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Recurring updates also include investor conference appearances, product and data launches, board and governance changes, and corporate-status developments involving the Mobility division.
R1 RCM (NASDAQ:RCM) will be removed from the S&P MidCap 400 index, effective prior to market opening on November 20, 2024. This change comes as a result of the company's pending acquisition by TowerBrook Capital Partners and Clayton, Dublier & Rice, expected to complete around November 19. Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) will replace R1 RCM in the index. The transition marks R1 RCM's departure from the Healthcare sector of the S&P MidCap 400, while Shift4 Payments will join as part of the Financials sector.
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) has launched the Kensho LLM-ready API in beta, enabling customers to integrate S&P Global datasets with generative AI models. The solution allows natural language querying of financial data through large language models like GPT, Gemini, or Claude. The API provides access to S&P Capital IQ Financials, Compustat® Financials, and Market Data, with partial access to Key Developments and GICRS. Additional datasets will be available throughout 2025. The service has been in beta testing with select customers since April 2024, helping institutions accelerate their GenAI adoption and workflows.
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) announced major generative AI enhancements to S&P Capital IQ Pro, introducing Document Intelligence and ChatIQ. Document Intelligence provides smart search and analysis capabilities for company filings, earnings calls, and other documents, while ChatIQ serves as an AI assistant for company and industry research. The platform now includes IQ Newsletters with mid-day market summaries for US, European, and Asian markets. These AI-powered tools aim to streamline analysis, improve user experience, and provide faster insights through modern technology solutions.
Global manufacturing demand showed continued weakness in October 2024, according to the GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index, which posted -0.39. U.S. factories made their strongest cutbacks to buying volumes in nearly 18 months, while Europe's industrial recession persisted, particularly affecting Germany's automotive sector.
In contrast, China's factory production rebounded after three months of contraction, and India maintained strong expansion. The index indicated one of the highest levels of spare capacity at global suppliers in over a year, with October marking the 14th consecutive month of excess supply relative to manufacturing demand globally.
By region, North America recorded the weakest purchasing activity (-0.72), followed by Europe (-0.52), while Asia showed more resilience (-0.20).
According to S&P Global Commodity Insights, Canadian oil sands' absolute greenhouse gas emissions increased by less than 1% in 2023 despite production growth. Since 2020, emissions growth has slowed to about 1% annually, compared to 5% in the previous decade. While absolute emissions were 3% higher in 2023 compared to 2019, production grew by 9% (250,000 barrels per day) in the same period. The average GHG intensity of production decreased to 58 kilograms of CO2 equivalent per barrel in 2023, marking a 28% reduction since 2009. Despite this trend, absolute emissions are expected to rise in the near term due to anticipated production increases.
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) announced that President and CEO Martina Cheung will participate in the J.P. Morgan 2024 Ultimate Services Investor Conference on November 14, 2024, in New York. Cheung will engage in a fireside chat presentation scheduled for 10:50 am EST. The session will be accessible via webcast, potentially including forward-looking information about the company.
S&P Global Commodity Insights has launched daily spot physical price assessments for pork in Europe and North Asia, effective November 1. The new assessments include the Platts EU Pork Marker (EUPM) for frozen pork belly in Barcelona, Spain, and the Pork Belly Cost and Freight (CFR) North Asia assessment for deliveries to Busan, South Korea. This expansion complements their existing protein price assessments for chicken, beef, and seafood, enhancing transparency in the global pork market where consumption reaches 118.3 million metric tons annually. Pork represents 40% of global per capita consumption and 68.6% in China.
Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 prior to trading on November 6, 2024, replacing Stericycle (SRCL), which is being removed ahead of its expected acquisition by Waste Management (WM).
The change is part of a routine index reconstitution by S&P Dow Jones Indices and becomes effective at the market open on the stated date.
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) has completed the sale of its PrimeOne business to TS Imagine, a provider of trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions. The transaction is not materially significant to S&P Global, and financial terms were not disclosed. The deal includes local closings in certain jurisdictions expected over the coming months. PrimeOne had been acquired through S&P Global's merger with IHS Markit in 2022.
MarketAxess Holdings (Nasdaq: MKTX) and S&P Global Market Intelligence have announced a strategic data partnership to enhance fixed-income market transparency. The collaboration involves integrating S&P Global Bond Reference Data into MarketAxess's data products and incorporating MarketAxess CP+™ real-time pricing into S&P Global's Evaluated Bond Pricing. The partnership combines S&P Global's evaluation of over 1.2 million bonds with MarketAxess CP+'s AI-powered real-time pricing, which provides updates every 15-60 seconds. The data integration is set to begin in the first half of 2025.