S&P Global financial services and data

S&P Global, often associated with the S&P 500 index and credit ratings, traces its origins back to 1860 when Henry Varnum Poor founded Poor's Publishing to provide financial information to investors. The 'S' in S&P comes from Standard Statistics, which merged with Poor's in 1941 to form Standard & Poor's.

The brand has undergone significant transformations over the decades. For much of its history, it was a subsidiary of the McGraw-Hill Companies. However, following a series of divestitures and a focus on financial intelligence, the corporation rebranded as S&P Global Inc. in 2016. Today, it stands as an independent, publicly traded entity and is a dominant player in global financial markets, providing essential data, benchmarks, and ratings from its headquarters in New York.