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S&P Global Inc. (NYSE: SPGI) is a finance and insurance sector company that describes its mission as providing essential intelligence through credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions. The SPGI news stream highlights how the company’s data and insights intersect with capital markets, commodities, energy transition, artificial intelligence and the automotive sector.
News about S&P Global often covers corporate actions and capital allocation, such as Board-approved dividend increases and the company’s long history of annual dividend payments. Updates can also include announcements about planned or completed transactions, such as the sale of specific businesses or the expected separation of the S&P Global Mobility division into an independent public company.
Another key theme in SPGI news is research and market studies. For example, S&P Global has released a detailed study on copper in the age of AI, examining how electrification, digitalization, data centers and defense spending could affect copper supply and demand through 2040. These reports draw on proprietary data and cross-divisional expertise from areas such as S&P Global Energy and Market Intelligence.
News items also highlight regulatory and governance developments, including settlements involving S&P Global Ratings and the appointment of new directors to the company’s Board. In addition, readers will find coverage of philanthropic and workforce initiatives like the StepForward program, which focuses on AI-enabled workforce readiness for youth, and updates from CARFAX, part of S&P Global Mobility, on topics such as odometer fraud trends.
Investors, analysts and other stakeholders can use the SPGI news page to follow how S&P Global’s ratings, indices, research, financing activities and governance decisions evolve over time and how the company positions itself around themes such as AI, energy transition and global capital markets.
CARFAX (parent: SPGI) reported that 41% of U.S. vehicles are overdue for at least one major service as of Nov 18, 2025, raising safety and reliability concerns for holiday travel.
CARFAX defined "major services" to include brakes, steering, drivetrain, engine coolant flushes, and air filter replacements. The release also found ~30% of cars behind on tire rotations and ~20% behind on oil changes. CARFAX promoted its free Car Care app for maintenance reminders and provided practical seasonal safety tips (tire pressure, winter tires, battery check, wiper fluid/blades, and a winter kit).
S&P Dow Jones Indices announced that Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) will replace SpartanNash (SPTN) in the S&P SmallCap 600, effective before the market open on September 24, 2025.
The change follows an acquisition agreement in which C&S Wholesale Grocers is acquiring SpartanNash and the transaction is expected to close soon, pending final closing conditions. The table of changes lists the index action, tickers, sectors, and effective date.
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) on November 18, 2025 launched a no-code iLEVEL Snowflake integration that lets private markets investors extract iLEVEL raw datasets directly into their Snowflake environment.
The integration delivers all historical iLEVEL data at setup with ongoing syncs, uses Snowflake secure data sharing, and lets users monitor sync status via iLEVEL activity logs or within Snowflake. It aims to reduce technical barriers and time-to-insights, enable analysis of iLEVEL alongside Company Financials, RatingsXpress credit ratings and sustainability data from the Snowflake Marketplace, and free development teams to focus on strategic work.
S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) published Look Forward: Unlocking Africa on November 18, 2025, a research compilation examining Africa's economic outlook and development priorities.
The report highlights four drivers shaping the continent's future: renewable energy, sustainable and blended finance, capital market development, and infrastructure investment. It stresses the need for faster long‑term growth, multilateral support for capital markets, innovative financing to close energy gaps, and stronger governance for infrastructure projects. The publication notes rising sustainable debt issuance but concludes volumes remain insufficient for climate adaptation, water security and biodiversity needs.
The release coincides with the inaugural S&P Global Africa Summit 2025 on November 20 in Johannesburg focused on pathways to capital markets.
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) announced on November 14, 2025 that its Commodity Insights division will be renamed S&P Global Energy to reflect a strategic focus on energy benchmarks, data, and insights.
The division, home to the Platts benchmarks, aims to help customers plan and manage risk across energy sources, materials, transportation and supply chains, and will continue to provide benchmark prices, research, forecasts, and industry convening such as CERAWeek.
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) presented its next-phase growth strategy at Investor Day on November 13, 2025, outlining medium-term, non-GAAP targets and a new share repurchase program. Company set enterprise targets of 7–9% organic constant-currency revenue growth, 50–75 bps adjusted operating margin expansion, and double-digit adjusted diluted EPS growth. Division targets: Market Intelligence 6–8%, Ratings 6–9%, Energy 6–8%, and S&P Dow Jones Indices 10–12%. Board authorized repurchase of up to 30 million shares; a separate $2.5B ASR is expected in Q4.
Targets exclude any contribution from the announced Mobility separation; 2026 guidance will be provided with Q4 earnings in February 2026.
GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index (SPGI) reported global supply chains remained underutilized in October 2025, with the headline index at -0.33, signaling spare capacity and limited price pressure beyond tariffs. North America showed the steepest pullback in input purchases (-0.45 in October vs. -0.25), pointing to weaker factory production into winter. Asia cooled as China reduced buying (index -0.30), while Europe saw only a marginal recovery (-0.25). Inventories remain lean, material shortages are below trend, transportation costs eased slightly, and labor-related backlogs rose modestly.
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) said Martina Cheung, President and CEO, will participate in J.P. Morgan's 2025 Ultimate Services Investor Conference on November 18, 2025 in New York.
The scheduled fireside chat runs from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET and will be audio-only webcast. The company noted the session may include forward-looking information.
Live and replay access are available on the company's Investor Relations presentations page; the replay will be posted within 24 hours and remain available through December 18, 2025. Any additional presentation materials will be posted to the same Investor Presentations page.
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) completed its acquisition of ORBCOMM's Automatic Identification System (AIS) business on November 10, 2025.
The AIS business provides satellite vessel-tracking data and will operate within S&P Global Market Intelligence to strengthen maritime analytics, global trade intelligence and the company's supply chain strategy. The two companies also established a strategic alliance framework to develop differentiated supply chain data and insights.
S&P Global announced the agreement in April 2025 and does not expect the transaction to have a material financial impact on Market Intelligence or the company as a whole.
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) announced that Robert Moritz will join its Board of Directors effective March 1, 2026. Moritz brings over four decades of global audit and assurance leadership, most recently as global chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
He currently serves on the boards of Walmart and Northern Trust and will join S&P Global's Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance committees.