Definition

A curated roadmap to finding stuff in a document or database, the thing your pointer finger is named after, or a numerical benchmark that tells you if markets are having a good day or a panic attack. In finance, it's the scorecard everyone obsesses over.

Example Usage

The S&P 500 index dropped 2% after the Fed announcement.

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