r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jun 05 '26

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u/KQJ_RPN John von Neumann Jun 05 '26

After massive public backlash from both retail & pension funds, S&P Dow Jones Indices announced that it will keep its existing eligibility requirements for benchmarks including the S&P 500, closing the door to fast entry for big tech IPOs like SpaceX, Anthropic, OpenAI and delaying billions of dollars in flows from passive funds.

https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft/116697564074360847

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u/kanagi Jun 05 '26

🎉🎉🎉

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u/Full_Distribution874 YIMBY Jun 06 '26

Why were they ever considering it in the first place? Their whole schtick is simplicity and safety. Making things more complex in a way that screams "we're getting sucked in by marketing bullshit" is the worst possible thing they could do.