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S&P Global is pleased to share that Martina Cheung, S&P Global’s current President of S&P Global Ratings, has been named our next President and CEO, effective November 1, 2024. Please join us in congratulating Martina!  Read our full press release on the news here: https://okt.to/aw48QK

Momentum strategies, which tend to thrive in trending markets, have recently delivered strong performance due to continued #economic strength and positive market sentiment. In the past 12 months, the S&P 500® Momentum Index posted notable outperformance compared with some other S&P 500 factors, as well as the S&P 500 itself. Read more from S&P Dow Jones Indices: https://okt.to/qvQfZI

When you first drive a battery-electric vehicle, it can be challenging to overcome the sense that the car is off. Internal combustion engines provide a variety of sensory clues that the car is operational, such as the growl and vibration of the engine and the faint smell of exhaust. Battery-electric #vehicles (BEVs), by contrast, lack that physicality. Some #ElectricVehicles attempt to compensate for this absence of sensory input by providing fake engine noises. The field of psychophysics, which studies our sensory interaction with materials, has a lot to say about consumer resistance to #EVs. Start every business day with the S&P Global #DailyUpdate — which offers our analyses of the most pressing developments affecting markets today, alongside a curated selection of our latest and most important insights on the global economy. Join the conversation in the comments, and subscribe to be notified of each new edition.

S&P Global Ratings identifies 4 key factors that will determine which economies benefit most from #AI. See what they are: https://okt.to/cytb65

In the #UK, viewing and attendance for #WomensFootball matches have maintained similar trends to those in US #basketball. Women's Euro and World Cup TV viewing has grown substantially in recent years, with England's victory in 2022 setting British Broadcasting Company (BBC) audience records. Read our latest research: https://okt.to/0EtHML

From S&P Global Market Intelligence: The first six months of 2024 were the busiest half-year since 2022 for worldwide M&A transactions larger than $10 billion, despite a slowdown in May and June. There were 17 deals valued over $10 billion announced during the period, with a combined transaction value of $304.58 billion. By both deal count and transaction value it was the busiest period for $10 billion-plus deals since the first half of 2022, which had 18 large deals worth $486.56 billion. Learn more about M&A trends! https://okt.to/NqJAFI

From S&P Global Market Intelligence: June marked a historic surge in US #corporate bankruptcy filings, with the highest number recorded in a single month since at least the start of 2020 and surpassing half-year figures seen in over a decade. Read more: https://okt.to/6UCLKx

#Rating activity last week was slightly higher than the week before. While the number of #upgrades was nearly triple that of downgrades, changes in outlooks and CreditWatch placements were balanced. Download the full S&P Global Ratings report for further insights: https://okt.to/xJQ5gI