most tone-deaf tourism ads<\/a> in history: Yikes.<\/p>\nBeing removed from the index carries serious implications: it strips away prestige, reduces visibility and signals that a company no longer meets the criteria for size, stability or profitability.<\/p>\n
Because many index funds and ETFs (exchange-traded funds) automatically hold S&P 500 stocks, removal forces large-scale selling, which often drives a company’s share price down.<\/p>\n
Liquidity can shrink and volatility can increase. Which, as any of our former girlfriends can tell you, isn’t pleasant.<\/p>\n
Losing a spot in the S&P 500 can damage investor confidence, raise borrowing costs and make it harder for the company to raise capital.<\/p>\n
The Caesars empire goes far beyond Las Vegas, but we only really care about the Las Vegas part.<\/p>\n
Mostly, we care about liquidity shrinkage and engorged borrowing costs because if a company has to slow its spending, we get fewer shiny new things.<\/p>\n
Thanks a lot for kicking Las Vegas when it’s down, S&P 500.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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