AI overview
S&P Global Ratings is a company that evaluates the creditworthiness of governments, corporations, and other borrowers—essentially assessing how likely they are to repay their debts. Because investors and lenders rely on these ratings to make financial decisions, the agency's assessments significantly influence who can borrow money and at what cost.
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Key facts
- Company type
- Subsidiary
- Industry
- Financial services
- Predecessor
- Poor's Publishing Standard Statistics
- Founded
- 1860 ; 166 years ago ( 1860 ) , 1941 ; 85 years ago ( 1941 ) (present corporation status)
- Founder
- Henry Varnum Poor
- Headquarters
- Manhattan , U.S.
- Key people
- John Berisford
- Revenue
- US$2.61 billion (2009)
- Number of employees
- 10,000+
- Parent
- S&P Global
- Website
- spglobal .com /ratings /
via Wikipedia infobox