(S)tandard & (P)oor's 500.
The S&P 500 is a market value weighted index of 500 blue-chip stocks, considered to be a benchmark of the overall stock market.
If the S&P 500 is up, usually the market as a whole is also up.
Finance World has an excellent website that is very informative on investment advise for stocks. Two good stock options they list are Vanguard Total Stock Market Fund and SPDR S&P 500. http://financeworldonline.net
The "P" in P and L generally stands for Profit.
George P. Lent Investment Properties was created in 1893.
It means the return on your investment is better than the market index you've chosen to compare to (S&P 500, Dow, etc.)
The letter P in the designation of aircraft during the World War II period (e.g. P-36 Hawk) represented Pursuit.
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it is the s&p 500
500 Pounds in a Metric ton.
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500 squares of paper in a roll?
500 Sheets of Paper (in a Ream)