I have no idea what S&P 500 is, I assume it’s a stock market index for Fortune 500 companies? Anyway, for the sake of humour and laziness I’m just gonna pretend it stands for Salt & Pepper 500 and is a knock-off of Indy 500.
Regardless of what you think about it, it’s good to know what it means because it’s like the financial thermometer of the US and what moves the world in a lot of ways
Not sure who the bags of douche downvoting this are, but good on you for asking questions and learning new things. Glad to see people in the thread are engaging with you positively in response.
yeah a lot of times i could just look things up myself but i feel like it’s much much more fun to talk to other people about it instead, hear their opinions and perspectives. i ask a lot of stupid questions on the fediverse.
S&P 500 (Standard and Poor’s 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followed equity indices and includes approximately 80% of the total market capitalization of U.S. public companies, with an aggregate market cap of more than $61.1 trillion as of December 31, 2025.
I have no idea what S&P 500 is, I assume it’s a stock market index for Fortune 500 companies? Anyway, for the sake of humour and laziness I’m just gonna pretend it stands for Salt & Pepper 500 and is a knock-off of Indy 500.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%26P_500
Regardless of what you think about it, it’s good to know what it means because it’s like the financial thermometer of the US and what moves the world in a lot of ways
Not sure who the bags of douche downvoting this are, but good on you for asking questions and learning new things. Glad to see people in the thread are engaging with you positively in response.
yeah a lot of times i could just look things up myself but i feel like it’s much much more fun to talk to other people about it instead, hear their opinions and perspectives. i ask a lot of stupid questions on the fediverse.
When the race starts at the Salt & Pepper 500, they blast “What’s New Pussycat” and leave it on repeat until a winner is crowned.
Why would this get downvoted so much?
Some people seem allergic to bad jokes, can’t say I blame them
Wikipedia
Standard & Poor
I got the second half