Government
Business Resources (International/federal/state/local)
Accounting
Accountancy
Age - Includes top 50 UK accounting firms
Accounting
Workshop
CPA JOURNAL Home Page
CPAdirectory
CPAnet
Deloitte & Touche
Ernst
& Young
Institute of Chartered Accountants
of England and Wales
KPMG International
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Pro2Net Accounting
Rutgers Accounting
Web(RAW)
Tax and Accounting Sites
Directory
Banks
& Banking
AAAdir
World Banks
American Bankers
Association
Bank for International Settlements
(BIS)
Bank of Japan
Bank Rate
Monitor
Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
Governmental information and advise on business. Publications
such as: Consumer Information Regulation, Supervision
Publications , and It's Your Money.
Czech National Bank
European Central Bank
FDIC - Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation
JOLIS
- World Bank and IMF Library Network
Mortgage Bankers Association
of America - MBAA
National Information Center
(Comprehensive bank information)
Office of the Comptroller
of the Currency - U.S. Treasury Dept.
Office of Thrift Supervision
- U.S. Treasury Dept.
Online
Banking Report - List of Web banks
Qualisteam Banking and
Finance
World Bank
Yahoo
- Banks
Company
Information
Business Wire
Service that distributes press releases from U.S. companies.
CI: Corporate
Information Provides approximately 300,000 public
and private company profiles drawn from sites around the world.
The site provides access to research reports on approximately
15,000 companies in more than 50 countries.
Companies Online
Directory of information on more than 100,000 public and private
companies. Users can search by company name and/or industry
sector, including natural resources, food, clothing, health
care, legal services, manufacturing, publishing, real estate,
finance, and computers.
FreeEDGAR Database
of filings by publicly traded U.S. companies with the Securities
& Exchange Commission (SEC). Includes summary reports,
complete filings, analysis of filings, and a resources area
with details on the SEC, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board (FASB), and other Internet-based resources.
Hoover's Online
(See Periodical Indexes for Subscription Service)Basic information
on more than 11,000 companies, with a brief capsule report
and quarterly financial data on each firm. Includes stock
quotes, news features, and a directory of corporate Web pages.
Detailed company profiles and historical financials are available
by subscription.
Quicken Provides
brief profiles of companies. A good source of company statistics
is also provided which includes high, low, and closing stock
prices as well as current dividends. Also provided is consumer
advice regarding various types of insurance, tips on debt
reduction, and planning for major expenditures such as hospital
stays, wedding expenses, and home purchases.
Consumer
Information
Consumer
Protection
Lots of consumer protection information from A - Z.
Consumer
Information from Pueblo, Colorado
Lots of free consumer information on autos, health, business,
employment & more!
U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer information on products, including recalled products.
Vehicle
and Equipment Information
Information on vehicle safety, equipment, regulations, R&D.
Has a recall information database.
Economics
Construction
Statistics
Traces new construction, including building permits and new
home sales statistics.
Consumer Price Index
(CPI)
The CPI measures the rate of price changes for fixed goods
& services & is used for information on adjusting
wages and pensions.
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Official information from BEA, an agency of the Department
of Commerce that tracks gross domestic product (GDP), personal
income, balance of payments, and other important economic
data. Includes an overview of the agency, access to BEA data,
news releases, and subscription information to the Survey
of Current Business.
Economic
Statistics Briefing Room
Provides access to current information on federal economic
indicators; some international indicators.
EDGAR Database
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Federal Government.
Great
Economists
Great
Entrepreneurs
***Bill
Gates
***Ross Perot
***Martha
Stewart
***Sam
Walton
History
of Economics Resources
Income
Statistics
Statistical information on the monetary income of households,
families & individuals.
International
Economics Gateway
Poverty
Current & historic statistics & publications from
the U.S. Census Bureau on poverty & income.
National
Trade Data Bank
Nobel
Laureates in Economics
Report
on the American Workforce, 2001
Financial
News and Investment
Bank
Rate
Daily averages
Bloomberg
Financial
CNNfn: The Financial Network
Official site of CNNfn, the cable network covering financial
news. Offers top stories, breaking news, and coverage of markets,
including the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, currency and
commodity markets, and international exchanges. Also, provides
stock quotes and personal finance resources, such as the "Lipper
Mutual Fund Report."
Currency Converter
- exchange rates
Ernst
& Young Tax Section A resource center for taxpayers
including updates for consumers on changes in tax legislation.
multex.com
Reuters Finance
& Business News
Reuters
Investing
Coverage of the financial markets from Reuters. Includes headlines,
15-minute delayed market snapshots, profiles for more than
6,000 public U.S. companies, quotes, the "Portfolio Tracker,"
and other resources for investors.
Yahoo Finance Vision
Analysis
Briefing.Com-
Concise
Market Analysis
Company
Boardroom
CyberInvest.com
Dr. Ed Yardeni's Economics
Network
Equity Analytics, Ltd.
FT
MarketWatch - Financial Times
InsiderSCORES.com
- Rating
of insider's trades
The
Internet Analyst - Financial
data on internet companies
INVESTools:
Investor Education
Investor Home -
Comprehensive
site for investors
Investor Links
MSN
Money Central Investor
Morgan
Stanley Dean Witter Technology Research/News
The Motley Fool
NMS
Market Analysis Articles
Raging
Bull
Silicon Investor
- Technology
Stocks
StockHouse - Micro/small
and medium cap stocks
Stocks
Covered in ValueLine Look-up
TheStreet.com
Street Events -
Master
calendar of Wall Street events
ValueLine
Wall Street ResearchNet
- Current
news, company info, research
Worldly Investor
ZD Interactive Investor
Bonds
Public
Securities Association - The bond market trade association
Bonds and
Rates - CNNfn
Corporate
Ratings Criteria - Standard & Poor's
High
Yield Bond Report - Weekly Archive
Investing in Bonds
- Bond Market Association
U.S.
Treasury Yield Curve - Bloomberg
Futures/Options/Commodities
Bloomberg
Active Futures Contracts
Chicago Board of Trade
Commodity Futures &
Financial Market Charts
Commodity
Futures Trading Commission
Commodity
Statistics and Information - Mineral
Commodities
Gold - Comprehensive
site for gold and other metals
Futures Guide
Futures &
Options Exchanges
INO - Investment News Online
- The
Web Center for Futures/Options
ISDEX - Internet
Stock Index Futures & Options - KCBT
Kansas City Board of Trade
Oilnergy - Oil
prices, etc.
Options
Industry Council
Indices
The
Dow Jones Averages - The
Market's Measure - 1896 to Present
The
Dow Jones Industrial Average...What
is it?
Indexfunds.com
NASDAQ
100 Index
Russell
Indexes - Includes
Russell 2000
S & P Index
Services - Standard
& Poors
S
& P 500 Constituents
Standard &
Poors - Homepage
STOXX - Dow Jones
STOXX Indexes
TrustNet
World Indices
Wilshire Indexes
Market
Data & Statistics
Big
Charts
An investment charting and research Web site that will access
stock quotes, industry analysis, market news, and commentary.
Perhaps the best featureavailable is the interactive charting
where you can create a customized chart with data comparisons!
You can even access historical financial information from
1985 in their "Historical Quotes" section.
Holt Report
Index - Statistical
summary of the financial markets
Ibbotson Associates
- Historical
performance of investments
STOCKSHEET - Media
General Financial Services
Mergers
& Acquisitions
TheDeal.com
MERGERSTAT - Contains
some free reports
Mutual
Funds
FundAlarm
- free
non-commercial site
MAXfunds
MORNINGSTAR.com
-
Fund Center
Mutual Fund Connection -
Investment
Company Institute (ICI)
Mutual Fund INVESTOR'S CENTER
Mutual Funds Interactive
Personal
Finance
American
Association of Individual Investors
BuyandHold.com
Individual Investor Online
INVESTools
Kiplinger.com
Merrill Lynch Online
Microsoft Money
Central
Money.com - Financial
Strategy Center
MoneyMinded.com
myStockOptions.com
personalfund.com
Roth IRA Website
SEC Investor Education
and Assistance
SmartMoney.com
TeachMeFinance.com
worldlyinvestor.com
SEC
Federal
Filings Online - owned
by Dow Jones
SEC
U.S. Securities & Exchange
Commission
Government
information for investors. Use EDGAR database to research
company SEC listings, 10K's, etc.
Stock
Exchanges
American
Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Federation of European Stock
Exchanges
FT
MarketWatch - Financial Times
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Kansas City Board of Trade
LatinStocks
- Argentina,
Brazil, Mexico
Links
to Markets
London Stock
Exchange
NASD Regulation, Inc.
NASDAQ - Includes
NASDAQ, NYSE, & AMEX quotes and screening.
New York Stock Exchange
Nikkei Stock Exchange
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
SIA - Securities Industry Association
Weekly
Bulletin - American Stock Exchange
World
Stock Markets - CNN
Stock
Splits
StockSplits.net
Ticker
Symbols
Search
Global Symbol Database - Data Broadcasting System (DBC)
Government
Resources - Business
International
Background
Notes (U.S. State Department)
Country profiles with information on geography, people, government
& economy. Profiles for other geographic entities and
international organizations, as well.
Country
Commercial Guides (U.S. State Department)
Extensive guide for studying a country’s commercial environment
through political, economic, & market analyses.
Handbook
of International Economic Statistics 1997 (U.S. Central Intelligence
Agency)
Comparative economic data for countries.
United
Nations
Economic
Commission for Africa (ECA)
Economic
Commission for Europe (ECE)
Economic Commission
for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAS)
Economic and Social Commission
for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Economic and Social
Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
World
Bank
Financial analyses of other countries and information on conducting
business world wide.
World
Factbook
Information on people, geography, government, economy, transportation,
communications, and defense forces in other countries.
World
Trade Information
Information on international tariffs and rules regarding
trading.
Federal
The
Better Business Bureau
Commerce
Business Daily Net
Searchable database with information on government contracting
opportunities, & the sale of governmental property.
Federal Acquisitions
Regulations
Official regulations on government contracts .
IRS
Home Page
Small Business
Administration Resources The
U.S. Small Business Administration provides information regarding
starting, financing, and expanding a small business. Also
provided are regulations and directory information containing
the locations of the agency’s local offices and phone numbers.
Links are provided for Congressional information including
recent legislation for Presidential actions and for various
state home pages.
United States
Department of Commerce
United
States Security and Exchange Commission (SEC)
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Business Advisor
U.S. Chamber of
Commerce
State
California
Local/Regional
Industries
General
Current
Industrial Reports
- U.S. Bureau of the Census
FT.com Industry Surveys
- [Please use Internet Explorer]
Industry
Week
Industry
Group Snapshots - Hoovers Online
North
American Industry Classification System (NAIS)
Information on the NAIS which is replacing the U.S. Standard
Industrial Classification (SIC) system, includes correspondence
tables between NAICS and SIC.
Standard
Industrial Classification ( SIC) Search
Specific
Advertising
Industry
American
Beverage Association
Autosite
Biotechnology Industry
Construction Industry
- Electronic Blue Book
Construction Industry - Engineering
News Record
Food
Products Association
Hotel & Lodging
Industry
Newspaper Industry
Oil Field Industry
Publishing
Industry
Pharmaceutical Industry
Recording Industry
Restaurant Industry
Retail Industry
- National Retail Federation Stores Online
Telecommunications
Industry - FCC State Link
Telecommunications Industry
- Personal Communications
Telecommunications
Industry - International Telecommunications Statistics
International
Business
Country
Surveys
CIA
World Factbook
Country
Commercial Guides
Financial
Times Country Surveys
Directories
Chamber of Commerce
International Directory
Europages - The Eurpoean
Business Directory
Telephone Directories on
the Web
Thomas Global Register
UK Company
Register
International
Equity Investing
ADR
- JP Morgan
CAROL - Company Annual
Reports Online International
Global Investor
Financial
Terminology Database: English, French, German, Italian
Regional
Sites
Africa
Africa
Asia/Pacific
Asia
Business Today
Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation
Business-in-Asia.com
Central
Europe
BISNIS
- Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States.
Europe
Europa
- The
European Union
OECD
Online
Latin
America
Latin
America Regional Sources (LANIC)
LatIN-FOcus
Super Sites
Directory
of Official Statistical Agencies
Ft.com
- Financial Times
International Business
Resource Connection - University of Kansas
International
Statistical Agencies
World Organizations
International
Finance Corporation
International
Monetary Fund
World Development
Sources - World Bank
Management
ceoexpress.com
A great site for managers or leaders in organizations
Marketing
& Advertising
Ad
Age Dataplace - Statistics
adflip - Archive
of classic print advertisements - 1940's - Current
AdForum - Directory
of advertising agencies
Advertsing
World - University of Texas, Austin
American Association of Advertising
Agencies - AAAA
DMA Interactive - Direct
Marketing Association
Know This...Marketing Virtual
Library
MarketResearch.com
- Academic version
Marketing Department
Homepage - The Wharton School - U of Pennsylvania
The Marketing Resource
Center - Marketing on the Net
Marketing
(U.S. and International) - LSU Library
MediaPost - for
media buyers, planners, and sellers
Online
Business Publications
BPubs.com
Brint
Business Journals Online (large listing)
Business
Week Online
Financial Times
Fortune
IndustryWeek
New York
Times - Business
PR Newswire
Rand
The Wall Street
Journal
Patents/Copyrights/Trademarks
Copyrights
Information on copyright related issues, basic laws &
required forms.
Trademarks/Patents
(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office)
Includes necessary forms and a searchable databases of patents.USPTO
Web Patent Datbases
Top
Business Schools
Wharton
School of Business - University of Pennsylvania
Kellog
School of Management- Northwestern University
Sloan School of Management-
MIT
Harvard
Business School - Harvard University
Taxes
The
Digital Daily
- Internal Revenue Service
Tax Guide
for Investors
The Tax Prophet
1040.com
Turbo Tax
- Quicken
U.S.
Tax Code Full-text Online
World
Tax
Trade
China
Gateway
Export Administration
Regulations
FAS Online - Export/Import information from Agriculture, Fish, Forest,
and Textile
Federal Trade Commission
Business advice, anti-trust legislation, consumer protection,
& other economic information.
Foreign
Trade Statistics - U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. International Trade
Administration
U.S. International Trade
Commission
U.S.
Merchandise Trade Statistics 1948 - 2000
World Trade Centers Association
World
Trade Organization Statistics
