The acquisitions of ChartIQ and TruSight Solutions in early 2023 are intended to enhance the company's product offerings in financial data visualization and third-party risk management, respectively.

The sale of Engineering Solutions was completed in May 2023 for $975 million, resulting in a pre-tax loss of $120 million. This divestiture is part of a broader strategy to focus on core businesses.

The company is expanding its business into major geographic and product markets, including sustainability, private markets and the People's Republic of China.

Management is focused on delivering an exceptional customer experience by enhancing foundational capabilities, evolving core businesses, and pursuing growth via adjacencies, with a focus on ease of discoverability, distribution, and delivery of products and services.

The company is strengthening data management capabilities, adopting modern cloud technologies, and formulating an enterprise-wide AI strategy to accelerate innovation and drive productivity.

Management is focused on improving diverse representation through hiring, advancement and retention, while continuing to raise awareness through Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion education.

The company's size and role in global markets increases its risk for cyber attacks, and its information systems and networks are exposed to risks related to cybersecurity and protection of confidential information.

The company faces the risk of being unable to innovate and compete with new or enhanced products and services of competitors, which could impact profitability.

The company is subject to increasing regulation in the U.S., Europe, and other jurisdictions, which could increase operating obligations, exposure, compliance risk and costs of doing business.

The company operates in intensely competitive markets, facing competition from both traditional and non-traditional providers, including some of its own clients.

The increased availability of free or inexpensive information sources, particularly through the internet, could reduce demand for the company's products and services.

The company's approach to integrating AI into its products and services may not be successful, which could materially and adversely affect its business.

The company is transitioning its technology to a cloud-based infrastructure, which is complex, time-consuming, and involves substantial expenditures and risks.

The company is facing increased operating costs, including employee compensation, capital investments, and costs from third-party service providers.

Consolidation of customers and reduced spending by customers could have a material adverse effect on the company's business, financial condition or results of operations.

The company has established a company-wide AI strategy and is making significant investments in various AI initiatives to protect its data and intellectual property, and to develop and offer products and services that effectively use AI.

The company is transitioning its technology to a cloud-based infrastructure, which is critical to developing and providing products and services, scaling the business for future growth, and accurately maintaining data.

The company is offering internal technology training programs to enhance the technology skills of its workforce and accelerate its ability to solve complex problems using a multidisciplinary blend of data inference, algorithm development and technology education for all employees.

The company repurchased $3.3 billion of shares in 2023, compared to $12 billion in 2022. The company has a remaining authorization of 18.7 million shares under the 2022 Repurchase Program.

The company expects to continue its policy of paying regular cash dividends, with a quarterly dividend of $0.91 per share approved by the Board of Directors in January 2024.

The company has the ability to borrow $2.0 billion through a commercial paper program supported by a $2.0 billion credit facility. The company issued $750 million of 5.25% senior notes in September 2023.

The company is focused on developing key product offerings in growth areas such as sustainability and growing new products and product features by leveraging technology investments.

Commitment fees for the unutilized commitments under the credit facility and applicable margins for borrowings thereunder are linked to the Company achieving three environmental sustainability performance indicators related to emissions, tested annually.

The company must apply resources and make investments to secure the competitiveness of its AI products and services and to ensure that they are developed and implemented in a way to minimize unintended and harmful impacts. In addition, the company's failure to continue development and adoption of ethical and transparent policies and procedures related to AI could negatively impact its reputation and customer confidence.

The company's business is impacted by general economic conditions and volatility in the U.S. and world commodity and financial markets. Economic conditions and volatility across the globe are generally affected by negative or uncertain economic and political conditions.

The volatility and health of debt, equity, commodities, energy and automotive markets, including credit quality and spreads, the level of liquidity and future debt issuances, demand for investment products that track indices and assessments and trading volumes of certain exchange traded derivatives may impact the company's business.

Geopolitical uncertainty (including military conflict) and conditions that may result from legislative, regulatory, trade and policy changes may impact the company's business.