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S&P Global
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<p>S&P Global Inc. (prior to 2016, McGraw Hill Financial, Inc., and prior to 2013, The McGraw–Hill Companies, Inc.) is an American <a href="/facts/Public_company/tnJQvSdR">publicly traded corporation</a> headquartered in <a href="/facts/Manhattan/fF9JeXjh">Manhattan, New York City</a>. Its primary areas of business are financial information and analytics. It is the <a href="/facts/Parent_company/nBGIp6rU">parent company</a> of <a href="/facts/S%2526P_Global_Ratings/36l7vfEP">S&P Global Ratings</a>, S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Global Mobility, S&P Global Sustainable1, and <a href="/facts/S%2526P_Global_Commodity_Insights/nQ9xmmf1">S&P Global Commodity Insights</a>, <a href="/facts/CRISIL/HvP5Rxwp">CRISIL</a>. It is also the majority owner of the <a href="/facts/S%2526P_Dow_Jones_Indices/lcQrfV3c">S&P Dow Jones Indices</a> joint venture. "S&P" is a shortening of "Standard and Poor's". </p>