Company Info
- Wall Street Journal's MarketWatch Symbol LookupLook up a company's ticker symbol. If it doesn't have one, it's a privately traded company.
- Google the company's official nameYes, Google! Type in the name of the company and see the box that appears at the top right of your search results. You will find its official name there. Use that in your future searches for much more precise results.
- Wall Street Journal
Coverage: 1984 - current. SUNY Empire Login Required
- Regional Business News
Full-text articles from business magazines and newspapers. SUNY Empire Login Required
- EDGARLook up a publicly traded US company's SEC filings.
- AnnualReports.comLook up annual reports by company name, industry, sector, or stock exchange.
- Corporate Reports OnlineAnnual Reports for companies from 1800 to 1975.
Industry Info
- Business Source Complete
Scholarly and non-scholarly articles on business, management and economics. SUNY Empire Login Required
- Economic CensusHuge amounts of industry information gathered by the U.S. government once every five years.
- Global Edge Industry ProfilesIndustry profiles from Michigan State University's Global Edge project.
- Library of Congress - Peer Group/Competitor ComparisonThis web site from the Library of Congress links out to dozens of useful sites that rank businesses in different industries and categories.
- NAICS and SIC code lookupYou will need to know the NAICS and SIC code to start. Your industry may have more than one NAICS or SIC code.
- Vault Industry OverviewsProfiles of industries and professions intended for job hunters.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Office of Productivity and TechnologyNews releases, data, charts, and reports about the productivity of major industries in the U.S.
- Millie: your market intelligence analystMarket and competitive intelligence dashboards on a variety of industries.
- U.S. Census - Data Tools and AppsWorkforce and trade data from the U.S. Census that may be pertinent to your industry research.
- Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Economic ResearchResearch articles and the FRED database of economic data.
Country Info
- Country StudiesSeries of area study handbooks from the Library of Congress. These are public domain resources.
- Fortune - Largest US Corporations: Revenue Rankings For the Fortune 200 Top 10 Sectors Relative to One AnotherThis contains the Fortune 500 for 2022.
- Fortune - Ranked Within IndustiresThis contains the Fortune 500 for 2022.
- Global Affairs CanadaLearn about the communication styles, displays of emotion, clothing, rules about punctuality, what level of formality is expected, common stereotypes about and held by, preferred qualities in managers, and how workplace conflict is handled for different countries and regions.
- Global Edge Industry ProfilesIndustry profiles from Michigan State University's Global Edge project.
- HSBC Global Connections Trade ReportCountry guides and "doing business in" fact sheets for US businesses that want to expand internationally. From BusinessWire.
- International Monetary FundGlobal financial and economic data.
- International Monetary Fund - Country InformationReports on economic issues and risk in different countries.
- NationMaster.comMaps and country statistics about all the countries of the world, from hundreds of sources.
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)World macroeconomic and trade data. Click on the Statistics tab.
- Population Reference BureauSearch indicators and create reports related to population, health, and the environment around the world. Different parts of the world have different kinds of information available - it is not consistent. Data sources include the US Census, other national censuses, the UN, and the International Energy Agency.
- U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration - Export.gov - Market ResearchMarket reports on industries in various countries as well as trade issues in those countries.
- U.S. Department of Energy Energy Information Administration - Country Analysis BriefsStatistical profiles on oil, gas, and energy issues for different countries and regions.
- U.S. Department of State - A to Z List of Country and Other Area PagesBilateral relations fact sheets and sometimes also has links to country background notes.
- U.S. International Trade Commission - Interactive Tariff and Trade DataWebCensus import and export data going back many years. Usually fairly up to date - for example, January information should be available by March. You need to figure out the code for the product you're looking for.
- UNDataStatistical databases from the United Nations. You can search by keyword or browse by country. There is also a glossary and a description of each of the datasets.
- World Bank DataInternational socioeconomic development data, including t he World Development Indicator (WDI) and the Global Development Finance (GDF.)
- CIA World FactbookDetailed entries for every county. This is a public domain resource.
Economic Info
- Oxford Analytica Daily Brief Servicefrom ProQuest.
- Oxford Economic Country Briefingsfrom ProQuest.
Consumer Info
- American Customer Satisfaction IndexMeasures 10 economic sectors, 41 industries, and over 200 companies and government agencies for customer satisfaction. From the University of Michigan's Ross Business School.
- U.S. Census Factfinder for the NationSearch data from the Census including maps, tables, and reports. You can get information on population, housing, and fact sheets on towns, counties, zip codes, and states.
- National Retail FederationAn industry association web site that includes information about consumer behavior and spending. Look under the Industry Information tab.
- Nielsen CompanyFree newsletters and reports on consumer topics. Their raw data is subscription only.
- NPD GroupSee their Industry Expertise section.
- SpringWise.comNewsletter about "entrepreneurial ideas" based on trends.
- TrendWatching.comNewsletter about consumer trends.
Executive Info
- Biography Reference Source
Biographical information on notable people, both historical and contemporary. SUNY Empire Login Required
- Nexis UniSelect Company Info (bottom right) and search for a company. Info on executives of that company is included.
- Business InsiderSearch for the name of a CEO to get profiles and news items about them. Also industry, technology, and strategy/intelligence information.
