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Corporate Reports

Annual Reports Library: Everything you need to know about corporate annual reports. Check out the link under "How to find a Company's Annual Report Online."
http://www.zpub.com/sf/arl/arl-how.html
EDGAR: EDGAR is the automated forms file sponsored by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The file contains the annual report on Form 10-K required of all publicly traded companies.
http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm
Yahoo!-Companies: A quick way to reach the home pages of over 10,000 companies.
http://www.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Companies/

Directory Information

Hoover's Online: Company information for more than 10,000 U.S. businesses. Directory information includes address, telephone and fax numbers, web sites, financials, business description and more. There are links to SEC filings, corporate annual reports, and other sites of interest to business researchers.
http://www.hoovers.com
Switchboard: Just click on the "find businesses" icon and search the directory for listings of over 10 million companies in the United States. You can limit your search by city or state.
http://www.switchboard.com
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers: Directory of 155,000 American manufacturers of industrial products and services.
http://www4.thomasregister.com/ss/.1354363322/loggedin.cgi

Economic Data

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Federal statistical releases reporting the performance of the nation's economy.
http://www.bls.gov/
Fedstats: Provides easy access to the full range of statistics produced by more than 70 federal agencies.
http://www.fedstats.gov/
FRED: Federal Reserve Economic Data: FRED provides historical U.S. economic and financial data, including daily U.S. interest rates, monetary and business indicators, and exchange rates.
http://www.stls.frb.org/fred/
STAT-USA: State of the Nation: "State of the Nation" provides current and historical economic and financial data, including the "Consumer Price Index," "Employment and Unemployment," and "Foreign Exchange Rates." This site, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce, is accessible on library terminals only.
http://domino.stat-usa.gov/econtest.nsf
U.S. Census Bureau: Official source for social, demographic, and economic information released by the federal government.
http://www.census.gov
WOODROW: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Economic data for the Ninth Federal Reserve District. Also has a handy link called "What is a dollar worth?" that calculates the relative worth of the dollar back to 1913.
http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us

International Business

Corporate Information: Excellent site for international business. Just scroll down the page for links to countries around the globe.
http://www.corporateinformation.com
Country Commercial Guides: "Country Commercial Guides" are prepared annually by U.S. embassies. These reports present a comprehensive look at commercial environments using economic, political, and market analyses.
http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/business/com_guides/1998
Emerging Markets Data Base: This site offers links to the stock exchanges of the developing world.
http://www.ifc.org/EMDB/EMDBHOME.HTM
MSU-CIBER's International Business Resources on the World Wide Web: Michigan State University's Center for International Business Education and Research produces this list of links to worldwide business information. Access to business newspapers, periodicals, company directories, and government resources is provided. Information on international trade shows and business events is also included.
http://ciber.bus.msu.edu/busres.htm
STAT-USA: GLOBUS and National Trade Data Bank: "GLOBUS and NTDB" guides users to current and historical trade-related releases, international market research, trade opportunities, and country analysis. This site also provides complete access to the popular "National Trade Data Bank." Users will only be able to search this site on library terminals.
http://domino.stat-usa.gov/tradtest.nsf

News

Bloomberg Personal: Provides summaries of the top business and financial news stories of the day. Reporting from the financial markets includes prices for the major American and foreign exchanges. There are also links to information on the day's biggest gainers, losers, and most active shares as well as insider trading.
http://www.bloomberg.com
CNNfn: Latest news from CNN on the U.S. and world markets and the day's top business stories on companies of interest.
http://www.cnnfn.com
Standard and Poor's Personal Wealth: A good site for the latest market news.
http://www.personalwealth.com

Workplace (including salary surveys)

JobSmart Salary Info: JobSmart's page on salary information provides links and descriptions for over 100 salary surveys or summaries. The surveys come from several types of sources: general periodicals, newspapers, trade and professional journals, trade and professional organizations, and recruiters or employment agencies. The information should be evaluated in terms of currency, geographic coverage, and application to each individual's situation.
http://www.jobsmart.org/tools/salary/index.htm
Linton's North American Training and Development Resource Center: Linton's comprehensive database of training suppliers and consultants is arranged into 4,000 subject categories.
http://www.linton.com/Search/overview.asp
WageWeb: Salary data for workers in accounting, information management, engineering, healthcare, sales and marketing, and manufacturing.
http://www.wageweb.com
Workindex: Any issue that relates to employment, the workplace, or human resources can be found at this site. Coverage includes benefits, training, technology, law, and compensation. One very useful link is to the Salary Relocation Calculator, which compares cost of living figures for various cities.
http://workindex.com
http://www.homefair.com:80/homefair/cmr/salcalc.html