# Bloomberg

> The first word in business news.

Bloomberg provides real-time financial data, news, and analytics to professionals worldwide through its flagship Terminal and digital platforms.

Bloomberg gives financial professionals market data, news, research, and analytics through an integrated technology platform. Users monitor real-time pricing, analyze market trends, and connect with a global network of market participants. Its services support data-driven decision making across asset classes, including digital assets.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Data & Analytics
- Status: Active
- Founded: 1981-10-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/bloomberg

## Products

- [Bloomberg Terminal](https://thegrid.id/profiles/bloomberg): Bloomberg Terminal is a subscription workstation for financial professionals, combining real-time market data, news, research, analytics, and trading tools across all asset classes, including digital assets. It also provides messaging and collaboration with a global network of market participants. (Data Terminal, Live, Main Product)
- [Bloomberg Indices](https://thegrid.id/profiles/bloomberg): Bloomberg Indices is a family of rules-based benchmarks built on market capitalization and factor-based methodologies. The indices cover fixed income, equity, currency, commodity, and digital asset markets, with regular rebalancing. (Index Platform, Live)

## Links

- [Main](https://www.bloomberg.com)
- [Blog](https://www.bloomberg.com/company/press)
- [Privacy policy](https://www.bloomberg.com/notices/privacy)
- [Terms of Service](https://www.bloomberg.com/notices/tos)
- [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@bloomberglp)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/bloomberg)
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/bloomberg)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/bloomberg)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/business)

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- [Product Type Definitions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-definitions.md): Definitions for each product type
- [Product Type Classification](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-classification.md): Guide for classifying products into types
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