Block is joining the S&P 500, replacing Hess as of July 23.Block is joining the S&P 500, replacing Hess as of July 23.
Jack Dorsey, co-founder and chief executive officer of Twitter Inc. and Square Inc., listens during the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Florida, on Friday, June 4, 2021.
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It’s the second change to the benchmark this week, after S&P Global announced on Monday that ad-tech firm The Trade Desk would be added to the S&P 500. Trade Desk is taking the place of software maker Ansys, which was acquired by Synopsys in a deal that closed on Thursday.
Hess’ departure comes just after ChevronExxon Mobil in a legal dispute over offshore oil assets in the South American nation of Guyana.
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