S&P Publishes Annual List of Midsize Companies Expected to Emerge as Challengers to the World's...

S&P Publishes Annual List of Midsize Companies Expected to Emerge as Challengers to the World's Leading Blue Chips S&P Global Challengers Class of 2008 Spans 33 Countries NEW YORK, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's, the world's leading index provider, published today its annual list of 300 mid-size companies that are expected to emerge as challengers to the world's leading blue chip companies. Designated the S&P Global Challengers, the list is comprised of those publicly traded companies that show the highest growth characteristics along dimensions encompassing intrinsic and extrinsic growth. Standard & Poor's publishes the list yearly, and tracks its performance through annual publications. The S&P Global Challengers List is based upon a robust methodology that applies consistent standards to multiple countries. The... [read full story]