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Journals/Magazines

ABI/INFORM databases Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Search all three ABI/Inform databases together here, or choose one at a time below.

ABI/INFORM global Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
International business, finance, economics: journals, company profiles, Wall Street Journal. 1971-current.

ABI/INFORM dateline Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Business, Economics: local and regional business publications. 1985-current.

ABI/INFORM global Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
International business, finance, economics: journals, company profiles, Wall Street Journal. 1971-current.

Business Source Premier (Original Interface) Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Business topics: management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, etc. SWOT analysis on selected companies.
Note: Also available via Special Business Interface

Business and company resource center Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only bcrc_handout.pdf Some full text available
Detailed company and industry information, histories, investment reports; 1980-current.

ABI/INFORM trade & industry Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Business, economics: trade and industry periodicals and newsletters. 1971-current.

ScienceDirect Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Full-text scientific, technological, medical journals; subjects covered include biology, biochemistry, business management and accounting, chemistry, computer science, economics, finance, environmental science, mathematics, medicine, neuroscience, nursing, physics, psychology, education, and communication. Includes access to selected full-text reference books. Indexing/Abstracts to additional titles.

Newspapers

The Wall Street Journal Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Full-text of WSJ from 1984-present.
Note: For archives (1889-1987), see ProQuest historical newspapers: Wall Street Journal

New York Times Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Full-text of NYT from 1998 - present.
Note: For archives (1851-2001), see ProQuest historical newspapers: New York Times

ProQuest historical newspapers: Wall Street Journal Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available Resource contains images
Complete archive covering 1889-1987, fully searchable cover to cover; full text and full image, including advertising.

ProQuest historical newspapers: New York Times Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available Resource contains images
Complete archive covering 1851-2004, fully searchable cover to cover; full text and full image, including advertising.

Web Sites

Symbol Lookup from Yahoo Finance Unrestricted Resource
Find symbols for companie and indices.

Business Journalism.org : tutorials Unrestricted Resource Resource contains images Resource contains audio
Combination of web & audio files provides a primer to a variety of topics such as how to cover: the Business of Health Care, Private Companies, the Business of Sports, S.E.C. filings, Financial Statements, use & interpretation of numbers and the Economy, etc.

Central Bank lists from Bank for International Settlements Unrestricted Resource
Link to Central Banks for countries around the world. Useful for getting statistics, exchange rate information and news and policy briefings.

Bloomberg Unrestricted Resource
Get news, stocks quotes, etc.

Closed-End Fund Center Unrestricted Resource
Gives information about closed end funds and investing including how they work, NAV (Net Asset Value), etc.

Internet Intelligence Index by Fuld & Company Unrestricted Resource
Fuld & Company is a consulting firm that specializes in competitive intelligence. They developed this useful portal to business and industry resources.

Merger and Acquisition announcements via Yahoo Unrestricted Resource
Announcements of mergers and acquistions searchable by month with news.

National Association for Business Economics-Links Unrestricted Resource
This set of links is a guide to useful and interesting information in the field of business economics. Includes micro & macro data, international links, Finance news, Federal Reserve, economic blogs and more.

Government Information

Survey of current business Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Bureau of Economic Analysis monthly journal presents summary estimates and analyses of U.S. economic activity. Includes the "Business Situation," a review of recent economic developments, regular and special articles about the national, regional, and international economic accounts and related topics. Latest estimates of the national income and product accounts every month.

Statistics/Data

SEC EDGAR database Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Official SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) documents such as Form 10-K, 10-Q, Proxy statements, registration statements, and merger and acquisition documents.

Yahoo Finance-Historical Quotes Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Historical stock quotes for companies and indicies. Some as far back as 1962.

Federal Reserve Board -Statistical Releases Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Various statistical releases such as: foreign exchange rates, interest rates, commercial paper, banks, flow of funds, etc. Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual statistics both current and historical

International Financial Statistics (IMF) Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available
Statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance. Contains time series data from 1948. From the International Monetary Fund.

Business and company resource center Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only bcrc_handout.pdf Some full text available
Detailed company and industry information, histories, investment reports; 1980-current.

Economic Data - FREDŽ II-Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Unrestricted Resource
Federal Reserve Economic data. A database of over 3000 U.S. economic time series. With FREDŽ II you can download data in Microsoft Excel and text formats and view charts of data series.

EdgarScan Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
EdgarScan is an interface to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) Filings. EdgarScan pulls filings from the Edgar Database ly to find key financial tables and normalize financials to a common format that is comparable across companies

Investext plus Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Investment, company and industry reports from brokers worldwide.

Morningstar.com Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available
Stock and mutual fund research resource. Gives independent analysis and recommendations. Screening capability.

Value line investment survey Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available
Information and advice on stocks, industries, the stock market and the economy. Online: current quarter only; Print: Last 3 years in Reference Stacks.


Call Number: REF HG4501 .V26
Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Information and advice on stocks, industries, the stock market and the economy. Online: current quarter only; Print: Last 3 years in Reference Stacks.

SEC Info Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Securities Information from the SEC EDGAR database. Search by Name, Industry, Business, SIC Code, Area Code,Topic, CIK, Accession Number, File Number, Date, ZIP. You may have to join but membership is free.

Economic Calendar via Yahoo Unrestricted Resource
List what economic indicators are released by week with links to the actual indicators.

Economic Indicators.gov Unrestricted Resource
Economic Indicators.gov is brought to you by the Economics and Statistics Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Provides timely access to the daily releases of key economic indicators from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau.