Definitions for "Standard and Poor's"
A leading rating agency in the evaluation of the financial soundness of corporations and businesses, used for investment performance measurement.
A financial services company which is one of the best known bond rating agencies in the country.
Standard & Poor's is a pre-eminent global provider of independent financial analysis and information, including credit ratings and index construction.
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A US firm engaged in assessing the financial health of borrowers. The firm has also generated certain stock indices i.e. S&P 500.
a broadly based stock market index
Five hundred widely held common stocks whose average performance serves as a broad-based measurement of changes in stock price.