One glass engraved with the S&P 500 index from 2001 to 2010.
The second glass engraved with the S&P 500 index from 2011 to 2020.
Each glass has roughly 60 bodies of text regarding key events of fortune 500 companies plotted on the corresponding month.
Key events include: index additions (+) & removals (-), mergers & acquisitions, company splits, scandals, bankruptcies, and inceptions.
Text body examples: October 2001: Chevron Acquires Texaco, 36B // Arthur Anderson Destroyed Enron Related Documents February 2004: The Facebook Launched March 2008: JP Morgan Chase Acquires Bear Sterns, 1.4B December 2009: Visa+, Replaces Ciena Corp- // AOL and Time Warner Split August 2010: Blockbuster 1B, Ch11 May 2015: Verizon Acquires AOL, 4.4B September 2016: Wells Fargo Account Fraud March 2019: Boeing Grounds all 737 Maxs // Disney Acquires 21st Centruy Fox, 71.3B
Glass is engraved rather than painted! No need to worry about the text or graph wearing away in the dish washer. A great gift/conversation piece for anyone interested in Fortune 500 companies or the stock market.
