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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, 2009 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:
　　Information on the bluest of blue chip stocks, from Abbott Labs and GE to Microsoft and Yahoo!
　　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)
　　New introduction by David M. Blitzer, Ph.D., Managing Director & Chairman of the Index Committee, Standard & Poor’s
　　In addition, unique at-a-glance charts detail:
　　Stocks with A+ 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 Standard & Poor's 500 Guide, 2009 Edition.