2007-01-31 10:32:37 · 6 answers · asked by Punkindews 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
Standard & Poor: An index that is made up of 500 stocks of major companies selected by market size, industry, and liquidity. The index is market value weighted, with every stock’s weight in proportion to its market value. The indexes performance is generally thought to be representative of the U.S. stock market as a whole.
The S&P 500 industry breakdown:
400 industrial firms,
40 financial firms,
20 transportation firms,
40 utilities
2007-01-31 10:35:45 · answer #1 · answered by Golf Beauty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
S&P stands for Standard & Poor....
Essentially, S&P evaluates a company's credit rating, risk, and investment research.
S&P ratings are typically used by investors to assess a companies stock prices among other factors.
2007-01-31 18:37:51 · answer #2 · answered by allthree 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Standard & Poor The S&P 500 is a stock index.
2007-01-31 18:35:39 · answer #3 · answered by on02151blueline 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Standard & Poors is the world's foremost provider of independent credit ratings
2007-01-31 18:35:30 · answer #4 · answered by tmvminjh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
standard and poor
2007-01-31 18:35:07 · answer #5 · answered by Doug B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
standard and poor
Rating system
2007-01-31 18:36:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋