Financial Reports |
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Analyzing
company reports
From Ameritrade, Inc., a guide to understanding corporate financial
reports. |
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Guide
to understanding financials
From IBM, a guide to understanding corporate financial reports,
with glossary. |
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Hoover's online
From Hoover's Inc., a database of corporate directories, financial
reports, and business news. (Some information available to subscribers
only.) |
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SEC filings & forms (EDGAR)
From the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a database of
federally mandated corporate financial reports, including Form 10-K
annual reports. |
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Free
EDGAR
From EDGAR Online, Inc., an easier-to-use database of EDGAR information,
derived directly from the SEC database. |
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General
Resources |
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Bplans.com
From Palo Alto Software, Inc., a collection of sample business plans
and tips on starting a business. (Some information available to
subscribers only.) |
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Business ethics
From Sharon Stoerger, links to a variety of resources in business
ethics. |
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Complaints.com
From Complaints.com, a searchable database of complaints against
companies--posted by the general public and mostly unfiltered. |
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U.S. chamber of commerce directory
From the National Chambers of Commerce, links to state and local
chambers of commerce and convention and visitors bureaus. |
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Glossaries |
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Accounting
terms a-z
From Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants, an accounting
glossary. |
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Acronym finder
From Mountain Data Systems, a searchable database of acronyms. (It
expands the abbreviations, but does not define them.) |
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Business
buzzwords
From Monster Worldwide, Inc., a glossary of terms likely to be heard
in a job interview or new workplace. |
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Financial glossary
From Yahoo, Inc., a glossary prepared by Campbell R. Harvey, professor
of finance at Duke University. |
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International Business |
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Center for Immigration Studies
From the Center for Immigration Studies, information on people and
goods moving across borders, including a database of employers investigated
by the former U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. |
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Globaledge: your source for global
business knowledge
From Michigan State University, a broad range of economic information,
arranged by topic, region, or country. |
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International business resource
connection
From the University of Kansas School of Business, information on
international trade, travel, and culture, arranged by country or
topic. |
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VIBES: virtual international
business & economic sources
From the Library of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte,
a broad range of business information, arranged by topic, region,
or country. |
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Market
Reports |
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Big charts
From Marketwatch.com, Inc., stock market information, including
historical analysis. (Some information available to subscribers
only.) |
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Value line
From Value Line, Inc., stock market information and investment tutorials.
(Some information available to subscribers only.) |
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Yahoo finance
From Yahoo, Inc., stock market information, including a news database
searchable by company symbol. (Some information available to subscribers
only.) |
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News |
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CNN Money
From the Cable News Network and Money magazine, financial
news, updated constantly. |
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Fortune.com
From Fortune magazine, business news, including famous
lists such as the Fortune 500, the Global 500, and the 100 Best
to Work For. |
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Marketplace
From Minnesota Public Radio, business news with a liberal slant. |
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Red herring
From RHC, Inc., business news with an emphasis on technological
innovation. |
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Statistics |
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Bureau of Economic Analysis
From the U.S. Department of Commerce, economic reports on a variety
of topics, including the U.S. Gross Domestic Product and the international
balance of payments. |
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
From the U.S. Department of Labor, statistics on most economic matters
of interest to the U.S. government, including the Consumer Price
Index and unemployment rates. |
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Census Bureau economic
programs
From the U.S. Census Bureau, a wide variety of economic indicators,
including county business patterns, advance monthly sales, and e-commerce
reports. |
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North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS)
From the U.S. Census Bureau, a listing of codes used to classify
jobs and industries in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with
tables for the corresponding SIC codes. These codes are useful for
finding statistics in many databases |
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Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC) system search
From the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration, a
database of the codes used for classifying industries in the United
States. These codes are useful for finding statistics in many databases. |
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U.S.
Government |
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Department of Commerce
From the U.S. Department of Commerce, economic indicators and other
statistics, grant and contracting opportunities, and a broad range
of information on government and business. |
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Internal Revenue Service
From U.S. Department of the Treasury, press releases, tips, alerts,
and other tax information. |
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Occupational Safety & Health
Administration
From the U.S. Department of Labor, databases of OSHA standards and
regulations, inspection records, investigation records, and information
on complying with the law. |
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Small Business Administration
From the U.S. Small Business Administration, summaries of business
laws and regulations, information on grants and loans, and links
to other resources. |
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U.S. House Committee
on Energy and Commerce
From the U.S. Congress, information on hearings and pending legislation. |
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
From the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, information on
proposed regulations, ongoing investigations, in addition to tips
for investors and a complaints center. |
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U.S. Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, & Transportation
From the U.S. Congress, information on hearings and pending legislation. |
