Standard & Poor's 500 Guide, 2007

From the information source trusted by more than one million investors--vital facts and figures on today's corporate giants The Standard & Poor's 500 index is the most watched index in America--if not the world. Whether you're an individual investor looking to make a smart stock purchase, an executive researching corporate competitors, or a job seeker looking for concise and up-to-the-minute overviews of potential employers, you'll find the critical, often hard-to-find information you need in Standard & Poor's 500 Guide, 2005 Edition. Easy-to-use and packed with market intelligence on all 500 of the companies listed in the S&P 500 Index, this authoritative reference includes: Summaries of each company's business activity, sales history, and recent developments Earnings and dividends data, with three-year price charts Exclusive Standard & Poor's Quality rankings (from A+ to D) In addition, unique at-a-glance charts detail: Stocks with A+ earnings and dividend (Quality) rankings Companies with five consecutive years of earnings increases--a key indicator of strong long-term performance Companies with 10 consecutive years of increasing dividends Put the comprehensive, updated data and analysis expertise of the world's premier securities information firm at your fingertips, with the Standard & Poor's 500 Guide, 2005 Edition.Standard & Poor's is the author of 'Standard & Poor's 500 Guide, 2007 ' with ISBN 9780071479066 and ISBN 0071479066.