Pearson PLC (LSE: PSON; NYSE: PSO) is a multinational publishing and education company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is both the largest education company and the largest book publisher in the world.
Pearson is organised into three main business groupings: Pearson Education (digital learning, education publishing and services including Poptropica and eCollege); Financial Times Group (business information, including the Financial Times newspaper); and Penguin Group (consumer publishing, including the Dorling Kindersley and Penguin Classics imprints). It also holds a 50% stake in the Economist Group.
Pearson has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It has a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
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