S&P Global Inc. reports company news across data, benchmarks and analytics for capital, commodity and automotive markets. Coverage includes its credit ratings and market intelligence businesses, S&P Global Energy and Platts price assessments, and S&P Global Mobility products such as CARFAX vehicle history reports, listings, car care tools and recall data.
Recurring updates also include investor conference appearances, product and data launches, board and governance changes, and corporate-status developments involving the Mobility division.
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) has appointed Bill Eager as President of S&P Global Mobility effective August 15, 2025, and CEO designate for the planned standalone public company. Eager, currently CEO of CARFAX, succeeds Edouard Tavernier, who will transition to a strategic advisor role through September 30, 2025.
Eager brings over 20 years of leadership experience at CARFAX, where as CEO since 2021, he drove double-digit annual revenue growth and expanded consumer reach to over 50 million users. The company expects to complete the separation of Mobility within 12 to 18 months from the announcement date, subject to regulatory approvals and Board authorization.
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) has announced its second quarter 2025 results. The company will host a conference call on July 31, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. EDT where senior management will review the earnings results.
The earnings release, supplemental materials, and presentation slides are available on the company's Investor Relations website. Investors can access the live webcast and replay of the conference call at http://investor.spglobal.com/Quarterly-Earnings.
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) released the May 2025 S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, showing a 2.3% annual gain in U.S. home prices, down from 2.7% in April. The report revealed significant regional variations, with New York leading at 7.4% growth, followed by Chicago (6.1%) and Detroit (4.9%).
The data indicated a broader market slowdown with the 20-City Composite posting 2.8% growth, down from 3.4%. Western markets showed weakness, with San Francisco declining 0.6% and Tampa posting the lowest return at -2.4%. After seasonal adjustment, all three headline indices declined 0.3%, marking the third consecutive month of seasonally adjusted decreases for the National Composite.
The market shows signs of recalibration amid tighter financial conditions, subdued transaction volumes, and constrained inventory.Veracyte (NASD: VCYT) is set to join the S&P SmallCap 600 index effective prior to market opening on July 29, 2025. The company will replace Triumph Group (NYSE: TGI), which is being acquired by Warburg Pincus LLC and Berkshire Partners LLC.
The index change comes as Triumph Group's acquisition is expected to close soon, pending final conditions. Veracyte will be added to the Health Care sector of the index, while Triumph Group will be removed from the Industrials sector.
S&P Global Commodity Insights (NYSE:SPGI) has released a comprehensive analysis revealing significant methane emissions reductions in the Permian Basin. The study shows that methane intensity in the region declined by more than 50% during 2022-2024, with the 2024 intensity rate at 0.44% per barrel of oil equivalent, representing a 29% reduction from the previous year.
The analysis, conducted in partnership with Insight M, utilized over 500 high-resolution aerial surveys covering 90% of the basin's production. Absolute annual methane emissions in 2024 decreased by 21.3 billion cubic feet (22% decline), equivalent to avoiding 11.1 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The reduction was achieved through improved operations, better equipment, and the implementation of AI and advanced technologies.
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) has entered into a multi-year strategic partnership with Barclays, marking a significant expansion of their existing relationship. The agreement provides Barclays with comprehensive access to S&P Global's suite of products, data, and solutions through the S&P Capital IQ Pro platform.
As part of this collaboration, Barclays will contribute its data to S&P Global's cross-asset pricing and valuation services, enhancing accuracy and coverage across bonds, loans, credit, and derivative pricing. The partnership aims to support Barclays' enterprise-wide operations and improve its customer offerings while leveraging S&P Global's integrated capabilities through their Chief Client Office.
CARFAX, a subsidiary of S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI), has released new data revealing that Fridays are the most dangerous day for car accidents across at least 43 U.S. states. The study highlights that Mississippi leads with over 18% of accidents occurring on Fridays, followed by major states including California, Texas, Florida, and New York.
The research indicates that while Sundays show the lowest accident rates, Fridays experience the highest volume of crashes, attributed to heavy traffic, fatigue, and distracted or impaired driving. CARFAX emphasizes that their vehicle history reports can help buyers and sellers assess accident details and make informed decisions about vehicle condition and value.
S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) has announced that Brazil's National Agency of Petroleum (ANP) has selected Platts benchmarks as the pricing reference for calculating the nation's oil and gas royalty payments through 2035. This marks the second consecutive commitment following the 2020 award.
The agreement includes ten Platts pricing references, with Platts Dated Brent as the key oil reference, along with nine other benchmarks for various energy products. Brazil, producing 3.6 million barrels per day of crude oil, is Latin America's largest oil producer and among the world's top ten producers. The country recently joined OPEC+ and will host COP30 in November.
S&P Dow Jones Indices (NYSE: SPGI), the world's leading index provider, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire ARC Research, a subsidiary of ARC Group specializing in investment performance data and benchmarking for the private wealth market.
ARC Research brings significant value with its proprietary dataset of over 500,000 private client portfolios spanning two decades and partnerships with more than 190 investment managers and wealth advisers globally. The acquisition will enhance S&P DJI's ability to deliver specialized benchmarks and data solutions for wealth managers, private banks, and financial advisers.
The transaction is expected to close in Q3 2025, subject to regulatory approvals. Financial terms were not disclosed.
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) has launched AI-ready Metadata on its S&P Global Marketplace, marking a significant advancement in data accessibility and usability. The new offering provides machine-readable metadata that enhances data discovery and search capabilities for both human users and AI systems.
The initiative includes datasets covering economic, fundamental, cross reference, OTC derivatives, loan pricing, insurance, and other data types. Available under a complimentary license, the service is currently accessible through Snowflake®, with additional distribution channels planned. The metadata is designed to be vendor-neutral and supports traditional, agentic, and AI-centric tools.