| ACCOUNTING |
The Emanuel Saxe Distinguished Lectures in Accounting <http://newman.baruch.cuny.edu/digital/saxe/default.htm> : The Emanuel Saxe Distinguished Lectures in Accounting, a series of public lectures, are in the process of being digitized. The lectures date back to 1973.
| ANNUAL REPORTS |
NorthCote <http://www.northcote.co.uk/> : Provides links to UK annual reports
| BUSINESS FINANCE and ECONOMICS |
Alert-IPO <http://www.alert-ipo.com/cgi-bin/ai.exe?cobrand=ostman> : News about upcoming and recent IPOs
AnywhereYouGo.com <http://www.anywhereyougo.com> : This site contains articles and reports about wireless technologies and the wireless industry. There are also email newsletters to which you can subscribe.
Baker Library Industry Guides <http://www.library.hbs.edu/industry/aboutguides.htm> : The Baker Library Industry Guides have been prepared by Baker Library staff to support the academic and career research needs of the HBS community. The guides present a broad scope of information for several industries.
BigCharts <http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/> : BigCharts is a comprehensive and easy-to-use investment research web site providing access to professional-level research tools like interactive charts, quotes, industry analysis, intraday stock screeners, as well as market news & commentary. One useful feature is their historical stock quotes
The BizStop <http://www.thebizstop.com/> : A business portal specializing in Canadian Business
Business 2.0 <http://www.business2.com/> : Online journal on e-business
Business.com's B2B Markets <http://www.business.com/directory/internet_and_online/ecommerce/b2b_markets/> : Provides links to B2B markets for various industries
Citywire <http://www.citywire.co.uk/> : UK based site delivering investment news, analysis, recommendations and advice to investors. Possible to set up alert services.
Ecomponline.com <http://www.ecomponline.com> : A quick reference for finding information on executive compensation. Free access to current executive compensation data on more than 32,000 executives at more than 9,000 U.S. public
companies
Economic and Financial Data on Japan <http://www.stat.go.jp/english/19.htm> : Daily updated statistical economic and finanical information on Japan
The Emanuel Saxe Distinguished Lectures in Accounting <http://newman.baruch.cuny.edu/digital/saxe/default.htm> : The Emanuel Saxe Distinguished Lectures in Accounting, a series of public lectures, are in the process of being digitized. The lectures date back to 1973.
eMarketplaces <http://www.b2business.net/eMarketplaces/Major_Markets/Vertical_Industries/> : Links to various B2B marketplaces on the web; organized by industry
The Entrepreneur's Help Page <http://www.tannedfeet.com/> : The Entrepreneur's Help Page offers advice and resources for those looking to start up a new business. Articles are divided into Business, Financial, and Legal sections.
EYPassport <http://www.ey.com/global/gcr.nsf/EYPassport/EYPassport_Home> : EY/Passport is a guide to planning ventures in the global economy. This web version of Ernst & Young's popular tax library offers a wealth of tax and business knowledge on more than 130 countries.
Foster Business Library - Business Resources on the Web <http://www.lib.washington.edu/business/bizweb/> : The Foster Business Library (from the University of Washington) provides a starting point for finding business information resources on the web, including business law, statistics, government information, and international resources
GlobalEdge <http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp> : Formely known as International Business Resources on the web, this site is maintained by Michigan State University and provides links to several international business resources including news items, periodicals, specific country information, government and statistical resources
Hemscott <http://www.hemscott.net/> : Hemscott is a UK-based business information provider. They provide business information & research, news, resources and services
International Energy Agency: Selected Statistics <http://www.iea.org/statist/index.htm> : World statistics on energy, oil and gas compiled by the International Energy Agency
IPO Watch <http://www.ostman.com/alert-ipo/ai.exe?cobrand=ostman-iworld&dynamic=dynamic&dynamic_template=ondeck-asc.thtml&order=%5bCompany+Name%5d> : Lists internet companies that have filed to go public
Kompass - The Business To Business Search Engine <http://www.kompass.com> : Worldwide database of businesses. Can search for companies by country or globally
Merger Network <http://www.mergernetwork.com/> : MergerNetwork.com is a website for mid-market mergers and acquisitions. In 2001 it will list more than 15,000 businesses for sale with sales from under $1MM to more than $500MM. While 90% of the businesses listed on the site today are North American-based, international business listings in Europe, Asia, and South America are growing rapidly. Provides leads for both buyers and sellers.
The Minerals Yearbook <http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/myb.html> : The Minerals Yearbook is an annual publication that reviews the mineral and material industries of the United States and foreign countries. The Yearbook contains statistical data on materials and minerals and includes information on economic and technical trends and development. The Minerals Yearbook includes chapters on approximately 90 commodities and over 175 countries.
NASDAQ News <http://www.nasdaqnews.com/> : News about the NASDAQ and the companies that are listed on it
NorthCote <http://www.northcote.co.uk/> : Provides links to UK annual reports
Oanda, the currency site <http://www.oanda.com/> : A source of foreign exchange services, including historial currency exchange rates
PWCGlobal <http://www.pwcglobal.com> : Includes some international briefings by country/regions; as well as
industry perspectives (petroleum, mining, telecommunications, etc.)
Red Herring's Research Portal <http://www.redherring.com/index.asp?layout=Research_home> : Red Herring's portal for business and investing research in the technology fields
Securities Industry Association <http://www.sia.com/> : Provides informaiton about the securities industry, brokers, investment bankers. They have a useful factbook
Skyminder <http://www.skyminder.com> : SkyMinder is a subscription site that provides access to in-depth credit and financial information plus business information on millions of companies and industries world-wide.
U.S. Business Reporter <http://www.activemedia-guide.com/> : A portal for U.S. business research with information on company, market and industry research. Contains company, industry and market share reports.
Wand.com <http://www.wand.com/english/html/4_start.asp> : An online global business directory designed for linking online buyers and sellers worldwide
Women and Business <http://www.csulb.edu/~sbsluss/Women_and_Business.html> : This site is a selective, annotated list of links to Internet resources on women and business. It was developed as part of WSSLINKS, a project of the Women's Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries.
Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor <http://www.dol.gov/dol/wb/> : Provides statistical information and news on women in the workforce in the US
| BUSINESS, GENERAL |
FreeLunch / Free Lunch <http://www.economy.com/freelunch/default.asp> : A specialized search directory which organizes information on national and regional economies, industries, financial markets, and demographics, with over 1,000,000 time series available for download.. Free, but registration is required.
GlobalEdge <http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp> : Formely known as International Business Resources on the web, this site is maintained by Michigan State University and provides links to several international business resources including news items, periodicals, specific country information, government and statistical resources
Investopedia <http://www.investopedia.com/default.asp> : Educational guide to investing and personal finance. The site includes a comprehensive investing dictionary as well as tutorials and SUBJECTS:
FINANCE |
COMPUTER BASED TRAINING |
BUSINESS, GENERAL |
STOCK MARKETS
| CALCULATORS |
Global Financial Data <http://www.globalfindata.com/> : Fee based service for long-term historical indices on stock markets, interest rates, exchange rates, inflation rates and historical data on over 100 countries. Some information is free such as Current Indices: providing closing values for the previous month for 40 countries, Composite Indices, 1919-1999: providing annual data for the United States, the World Index, EAFE (Europe, Australia and Far East), Europe, Latin America and Emerging Asian Markets, National Indices, 1800-1999: providing annual data for the United States Standard and Poor's 500 Index, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Japan. Data are calculated in dollars so that direct comparisons can be made, Stock Markets since 1693, Interest Rates since 1700, and Inflation Rates since 1264.
| CANADA |
The BizStop <http://www.thebizstop.com/> : A business portal specializing in Canadian Business
Canadian Bankers Association <http://www.cba.ca/eng/index.cfm> : Comprehensive site offering news, statistics, glossary on banking and finance in Canada
| CANADIAN NEWS |
Canadian Bankers Association <http://www.cba.ca/eng/index.cfm> : Comprehensive site offering news, statistics, glossary on banking and finance in Canada
| CAREERS EMPLOYMENT RESUMES and JOBS |
Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor <http://www.dol.gov/dol/wb/> : Provides statistical information and news on women in the workforce in the US
| COMPANY DATA |
Biz/ed <http://www.bized.ac.uk/> : Biz/ed is a dedicated business and economics information gateway. Good resource for UK companies. Includes list of best management and marketing journals. See the site map. Of note is Between the Sheets, a tutorial on the use of spreadsheets for business and finance. Included are downlable spreadsheets on various topics, and a glossary of terms.
Skyminder <http://www.skyminder.com> : SkyMinder is a subscription site that provides access to in-depth credit and financial information plus business information on millions of companies and industries world-wide.
| COMPUTER BASED TRAINING |
Accounting Web - Expert Guides <http://www.accountingweb.co.uk/expert_guides/index.html> : This site designed to give users the benefit of the online community's expertise on subjects ranging from accounting standards to Excel pivot tables. Topics include Excel tutorial: charting business performance, audit and financial reporting iwht pivot tables, modelling and what if analysis, goodwill and intangible assets, etc.
Financial Management Training Center <http://www.exinfm.com/training/index.html> : All courses are free and accessible from this web page. There is a choice of two types of courses: Short Courses and Toll-Free Courses. Short Courses are downloaded by clicking on the hyperlinks on this page.Short Courses come in three formats: Microsoft Word documents, pdf files (requires Acrobat Reader) and exe files (self-extracting file). Toll-Free Courses (voice presentations over the phone) are taken by simply entering your telephone number, selecting a topic from the drop down menu and clicking on the Call Me Now button. Finally, Lecture Notes are available from other financial management courses on the Miscellaneous Files page. Topics include Evaluating Financial Performance,Capital Budgeting Analysis, Creating Value through Financial Management, and Strategic Planning
Investopedia <http://www.investopedia.com/default.asp> : Educational guide to investing and personal finance. The site includes a comprehensive investing dictionary as well as tutorials and SUBJECTS:
FINANCE |
COMPUTER BASED TRAINING |
BUSINESS, GENERAL |
STOCK MARKETS StudyFinance / Study Finance <http://www.studyfinance.com/> : Studyfinance.com is the web site for students of introductory finance at the University of Arizona. It is designed to serve as a starting point to learn about what finance majors do, and how to get started in a finance career. Online lectures and overviews include: Time Value of Money / Financial Calculators / Valuation / Depreciation / Overviews / Time Value of Money / Valuation of Corporate Securities / Types of Business Organization / Basic Financial Statements / Ratio Analysis / Working Capital Management / Capital Budgeting / Dividend Policy / Getting Started with Excel / Valuation on Excel / Time Value on Excel
| COUNTRY REPORTS and TRAVEL GUIDES |
EYPassport <http://www.ey.com/global/gcr.nsf/EYPassport/EYPassport_Home> : EY/Passport is a guide to planning ventures in the global economy. This web version of Ernst & Young's popular tax library offers a wealth of tax and business knowledge on more than 130 countries.
GlobalEdge <http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp> : Formely known as International Business Resources on the web, this site is maintained by Michigan State University and provides links to several international business resources including news items, periodicals, specific country information, government and statistical resources
PWCGlobal <http://www.pwcglobal.com> : Includes some international briefings by country/regions; as well as
industry perspectives (petroleum, mining, telecommunications, etc.)
| E-COMMERCE |
Business 2.0 <http://www.business2.com/> : Online journal on e-business
Business.com's B2B Markets <http://www.business.com/directory/internet_and_online/ecommerce/b2b_markets/> : Provides links to B2B markets for various industries
eMarketplaces <http://www.b2business.net/eMarketplaces/Major_Markets/Vertical_Industries/> : Links to various B2B marketplaces on the web; organized by industry
Foster Business Library - Business Resources on the Web <http://www.lib.washington.edu/business/bizweb/> : The Foster Business Library (from the University of Washington) provides a starting point for finding business information resources on the web, including business law, statistics, government information, and international resources
IPO Watch <http://www.ostman.com/alert-ipo/ai.exe?cobrand=ostman-iworld&dynamic=dynamic&dynamic_template=ondeck-asc.thtml&order=%5bCompany+Name%5d> : Lists internet companies that have filed to go public
Wand.com <http://www.wand.com/english/html/4_start.asp> : An online global business directory designed for linking online buyers and sellers worldwide
| ECONOMICS |
Economagic <http://www.economagic.com/> : Excellent source for historical financial and labour statistics. This page is meant to be a comprehensive site of free, easily available economic time series data useful for economic research, in particular economic forecasting. At this time, there are more than 100,000 time series for which data and custom charts can be retrieved. Though the greatest utility of this site is the vast number of economic time series, and the easily modified charts of that same data, an overlooked facility of great utility is the availability of Excel files for all series. There is a nominal subscription fee for advanced features.
Foster Business Library - Business Resources on the Web <http://www.lib.washington.edu/business/bizweb/> : The Foster Business Library (from the University of Washington) provides a starting point for finding business information resources on the web, including business law, statistics, government information, and international resources
FreeLunch / Free Lunch <http://www.economy.com/freelunch/default.asp> : A specialized search directory which organizes information on national and regional economies, industries, financial markets, and demographics, with over 1,000,000 time series available for download.. Free, but registration is required.
| EDUCATION and LEARNING |
Accounting Web - Expert Guides <http://www.accountingweb.co.uk/expert_guides/index.html> : This site designed to give users the benefit of the online community's expertise on subjects ranging from accounting standards to Excel pivot tables. Topics include Excel tutorial: charting business performance, audit and financial reporting iwht pivot tables, modelling and what if analysis, goodwill and intangible assets, etc.
Financial Management Training Center <http://www.exinfm.com/training/index.html> : All courses are free and accessible from this web page. There is a choice of two types of courses: Short Courses and Toll-Free Courses. Short Courses are downloaded by clicking on the hyperlinks on this page.Short Courses come in three formats: Microsoft Word documents, pdf files (requires Acrobat Reader) and exe files (self-extracting file). Toll-Free Courses (voice presentations over the phone) are taken by simply entering your telephone number, selecting a topic from the drop down menu and clicking on the Call Me Now button. Finally, Lecture Notes are available from other financial management courses on the Miscellaneous Files page. Topics include Evaluating Financial Performance,Capital Budgeting Analysis, Creating Value through Financial Management, and Strategic Planning
GE Center for Financial Learning <http://www.financiallearning.com/> : The GE Center for Financial Learning is an on-line educational resource intended to offer information and planning tools on personal finance and investments, where you can take online courses, explore the world of personal finance, and attend moderated discussions led by a financial advisor. Most of the courses online are free
StudyFinance / Study Finance <http://www.studyfinance.com/> : Studyfinance.com is the web site for students of introductory finance at the University of Arizona. It is designed to serve as a starting point to learn about what finance majors do, and how to get started in a finance career. Online lectures and overviews include: Time Value of Money / Financial Calculators / Valuation / Depreciation / Overviews / Time Value of Money / Valuation of Corporate Securities / Types of Business Organization / Basic Financial Statements / Ratio Analysis / Working Capital Management / Capital Budgeting / Dividend Policy / Getting Started with Excel / Valuation on Excel / Time Value on Excel
| ENGINEERING |
The Minerals Yearbook <http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/myb.html> : The Minerals Yearbook is an annual publication that reviews the mineral and material industries of the United States and foreign countries. The Yearbook contains statistical data on materials and minerals and includes information on economic and technical trends and development. The Minerals Yearbook includes chapters on approximately 90 commodities and over 175 countries.
| FINANCE |
Accounting Web - Expert Guides <http://www.accountingweb.co.uk/expert_guides/index.html> : This site designed to give users the benefit of the online community's expertise on subjects ranging from accounting standards to Excel pivot tables. Topics include Excel tutorial: charting business performance, audit and financial reporting iwht pivot tables, modelling and what if analysis, goodwill and intangible assets, etc.
Biz/ed <http://www.bized.ac.uk/> : Biz/ed is a dedicated business and economics information gateway. Good resource for UK companies. Includes list of best management and marketing journals. See the site map. Of note is Between the Sheets, a tutorial on the use of spreadsheets for business and finance. Included are downlable spreadsheets on various topics, and a glossary of terms.
Canadian Bankers Association <http://www.cba.ca/eng/index.cfm> : Comprehensive site offering news, statistics, glossary on banking and finance in Canada
CPANet <http://www.cpanet.com/index.asp> : An accounting and financial web portal, Internet researchresource, and online community. CPAnet includes over 3,000 accounting-related resources, organized within 18 categories.
Economagic <http://www.economagic.com/> : Excellent source for historical financial and labour statistics. This page is meant to be a comprehensive site of free, easily available economic time series data useful for economic research, in particular economic forecasting. At this time, there are more than 100,000 time series for which data and custom charts can be retrieved. Though the greatest utility of this site is the vast number of economic time series, and the easily modified charts of that same data, an overlooked facility of great utility is the availability of Excel files for all series. There is a nominal subscription fee for advanced features.
efinancial News <http://www.efinancialnews.com> : eFinancialNews is a source of information about Europe's investment banking, fund management and securities industries. At the core of eFinancialNews are the news stories, comment and analysis.
THE FINANCE PAGE in the World-Wide Web Virtual Library <http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/dept/fin/overvw.htm> : Topics covered on this page include financial markets, corporate financial management, trading strategies and procedures, personal finance and academic research in financial economics. From Ohio State University
Financial and Investing Glossaries <http://www.investorama.com/glossary.shtml> : Meta list of dictionaries dealing with business, finance and investments
Financial Data Finder <http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/dept/fin/osudata.htm> : Ohio State University. Meta list for finding financial data on the web
Financial Management Training Center <http://www.exinfm.com/training/index.html> : All courses are free and accessible from this web page. There is a choice of two types of courses: Short Courses and Toll-Free Courses. Short Courses are downloaded by clicking on the hyperlinks on this page.Short Courses come in three formats: Microsoft Word documents, pdf files (requires Acrobat Reader) and exe files (self-extracting file). Toll-Free Courses (voice presentations over the phone) are taken by simply entering your telephone number, selecting a topic from the drop down menu and clicking on the Call Me Now button. Finally, Lecture Notes are available from other financial management courses on the Miscellaneous Files page. Topics include Evaluating Financial Performance,Capital Budgeting Analysis, Creating Value through Financial Management, and Strategic Planning
Find <http://www.find.co.uk/> : A directory for UK-based financial companies and information
Foster Business Library - Business Resources on the Web <http://www.lib.washington.edu/business/bizweb/> : The Foster Business Library (from the University of Washington) provides a starting point for finding business information resources on the web, including business law, statistics, government information, and international resources
FRED: Federal Reserve Bank Economic Data <http://www.stls.frb.org/fred/> : Database categories include: Data Base Categories | Business / Fiscal Data | Daily/Weekly U.S. Financial Data | Exchange Rate, Balance of Payments and Trade Data | Gross Domestic Product and Components | Monthly Commercial Banking Data | Monthly Consumer Price Indexes | Monthly Employment and Population Data | Monthly Interest Rates | Monthly Monetary Data | Monthly Producer Price Indexes | Regional Data, including Employment and Banking | Statistics | Monthly Reserves Data
FreeLunch / Free Lunch <http://www.economy.com/freelunch/default.asp> : A specialized search directory which organizes information on national and regional economies, industries, financial markets, and demographics, with over 1,000,000 time series available for download.. Free, but registration is required.
GE Center for Financial Learning <http://www.financiallearning.com/> : The GE Center for Financial Learning is an on-line educational resource intended to offer information and planning tools on personal finance and investments, where you can take online courses, explore the world of personal finance, and attend moderated discussions led by a financial advisor. Most of the courses online are free
Global Financial Data <http://www.globalfindata.com/> : Fee based service for long-term historical indices on stock markets, interest rates, exchange rates, inflation rates and historical data on over 100 countries. Some information is free such as Current Indices: providing closing values for the previous month for 40 countries, Composite Indices, 1919-1999: providing annual data for the United States, the World Index, EAFE (Europe, Australia and Far East), Europe, Latin America and Emerging Asian Markets, National Indices, 1800-1999: providing annual data for the United States Standard and Poor's 500 Index, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Japan. Data are calculated in dollars so that direct comparisons can be made, Stock Markets since 1693, Interest Rates since 1700, and Inflation Rates since 1264.
Hypertextual Finance Glossary <http://www.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg/glossary.htm> : There is a Master Glossary Index By Letter. The site includes over 3,600 entries, each of which contains hyperlinks to other entries. There are more than 10,400 Hyperlinks.
Investment Funds Institute of Canada <http://www.mutfunds.com/ific> : Information on the Canadian mutual funds industry. Includes statistics and glossary
Investopedia <http://www.investopedia.com/default.asp> : Educational guide to investing and personal finance. The site includes a comprehensive investing dictionary as well as tutorials and SUBJECTS:
FINANCE |
COMPUTER BASED TRAINING |
BUSINESS, GENERAL |
STOCK MARKETS Investor Map / InvestorMap <http://www.investormap.com/> : 3,083 financial links with descriptions in 130 categories. Of note is the Financial Directory with links to: stock markets, global markets, mutual funds, advisories, investment talk, personal finance, commodities / futures, options, brokerages, exchanges, financial newsquotes/charts, software tools, research data, govt resources, education, organizations & clubs Qualisteam <http://www.qualisteam.com/eng/index.html> : Financial portal covering 95% of bank web-sites, Stock exchanges from 105 countries, Directory of 6000 financial servers. Banks Yellow Pages is a searchable database of banks with links to their web sites. Qualisteam also includes a financial bookstore. Quarterly Reports For Living Abroad Costs <http://www.state.gov/www/perdiems/quarterly_reports/> : The U.S. Department of State publishes quarterly report indexes of living costs abroad, quarters allowances, hardship differentials, and danger pay allowances. The statistics are computed by the Office of Allowances for use in establishing allowances to compensate U.S. Government civilian employees for costs and hardships related to assignments abroad. This information is also used by many business firms and other private organizations to assist in establishing private compensation systems. The data are published in January, April, July, and October each year.
StudyFinance / Study Finance <http://www.studyfinance.com/> : Studyfinance.com is the web site for students of introductory finance at the University of Arizona. It is designed to serve as a starting point to learn about what finance majors do, and how to get started in a finance career. Online lectures and overviews include: Time Value of Money / Financial Calculators / Valuation / Depreciation / Overviews / Time Value of Money / Valuation of Corporate Securities / Types of Business Organization / Basic Financial Statements / Ratio Analysis / Working Capital Management / Capital Budgeting / Dividend Policy / Getting Started with Excel / Valuation on Excel / Time Value on Excel Teach Me Finance <http://www.teachmefinance.com/> : Learn basic finance concepts such as: Time Value of Money | Annuities | Perpetuities | Kinds of Interest | Future Value of an Uneven Cash flow | Probability Distribution | Standard Deviation | CAPM | Security Market Line | Bond Valuation | Stock Valuation | Capital Budgeting Wachowicz's Web World <http://web.utk.edu/~jwachowi/wacho_world.html> : This site has categorized and briefly annotated financial management links, over 1,000 PowerPoint slides, interactive quizzes, web-based exercises, and more. WebEc: World Wide Web Resources in Economics <http://netec.wustl.edu/WebEc.html> : Virtual Library in economics
| INDUSTRY SPECIFIC |
International Energy Agency: Selected Statistics <http://www.iea.org/statist/index.htm> : World statistics on energy, oil and gas compiled by the International Energy Agency
| INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS |
Quarterly Reports For Living Abroad Costs <http://www.state.gov/www/perdiems/quarterly_reports/> : The U.S. Department of State publishes quarterly report indexes of living costs abroad, quarters allowances, hardship differentials, and danger pay allowances. The statistics are computed by the Office of Allowances for use in establishing allowances to compensate U.S. Government civilian employees for costs and hardships related to assignments abroad. This information is also used by many business firms and other private organizations to assist in establishing private compensation systems. The data are published in January, April, July, and October each year.
| INTERNATIONAL TRADE |
GlobalEdge <http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp> : Formely known as International Business Resources on the web, this site is maintained by Michigan State University and provides links to several international business resources including news items, periodicals, specific country information, government and statistical resources
| INVESTING |
Red Herring's Research Portal <http://www.redherring.com/index.asp?layout=Research_home> : Red Herring's portal for business and investing research in the technology fields
| JOURNALS, MAGAZINES, EZINES |
Business 2.0 <http://www.business2.com/> : Online journal on e-business
| LIBRARY CATALOGUES |
Foster Business Library - Business Resources on the Web <http://www.lib.washington.edu/business/bizweb/> : The Foster Business Library (from the University of Washington) provides a starting point for finding business information resources on the web, including business law, statistics, government information, and international resources
| REGIONAL: ASIA |
Economic and Financial Data on Japan <http://www.stat.go.jp/english/19.htm> : Daily updated statistical economic and finanical information on Japan
| REGIONAL: EUROPE |
Biz/ed <http://www.bized.ac.uk/> : Biz/ed is a dedicated business and economics information gateway. Good resource for UK companies. Includes list of best management and marketing journals. See the site map. Of note is Between the Sheets, a tutorial on the use of spreadsheets for business and finance. Included are downlable spreadsheets on various topics, and a glossary of terms.
Citywire <http://www.citywire.co.uk/> : UK based site delivering investment news, analysis, recommendations and advice to investors. Possible to set up alert services.
efinancial News <http://www.efinancialnews.com> : eFinancialNews is a source of information about Europe's investment banking, fund management and securities industries. At the core of eFinancialNews are the news stories, comment and analysis.
Find <http://www.find.co.uk/> : A directory for UK-based financial companies and information
Hemscott <http://www.hemscott.net/> : Hemscott is a UK-based business information provider. They provide business information & research, news, resources and services
NorthCote <http://www.northcote.co.uk/> : Provides links to UK annual reports
| SMALL BUSINESS |
The Entrepreneur's Help Page <http://www.tannedfeet.com/> : The Entrepreneur's Help Page offers advice and resources for those looking to start up a new business. Articles are divided into Business, Financial, and Legal sections.
Skyminder <http://www.skyminder.com> : SkyMinder is a subscription site that provides access to in-depth credit and financial information plus business information on millions of companies and industries world-wide.
| STATISTICAL INFORMATION |
Economagic <http://www.economagic.com/> : Excellent source for historical financial and labour statistics. This page is meant to be a comprehensive site of free, easily available economic time series data useful for economic research, in particular economic forecasting. At this time, there are more than 100,000 time series for which data and custom charts can be retrieved. Though the greatest utility of this site is the vast number of economic time series, and the easily modified charts of that same data, an overlooked facility of great utility is the availability of Excel files for all series. There is a nominal subscription fee for advanced features.
Economic and Financial Data on Japan <http://www.stat.go.jp/english/19.htm> : Daily updated statistical economic and finanical information on Japan
FRED: Federal Reserve Bank Economic Data <http://www.stls.frb.org/fred/> : Database categories include: Data Base Categories | Business / Fiscal Data | Daily/Weekly U.S. Financial Data | Exchange Rate, Balance of Payments and Trade Data | Gross Domestic Product and Components | Monthly Commercial Banking Data | Monthly Consumer Price Indexes | Monthly Employment and Population Data | Monthly Interest Rates | Monthly Monetary Data | Monthly Producer Price Indexes | Regional Data, including Employment and Banking | Statistics | Monthly Reserves Data
FreeLunch / Free Lunch <http://www.economy.com/freelunch/default.asp> : A specialized search directory which organizes information on national and regional economies, industries, financial markets, and demographics, with over 1,000,000 time series available for download.. Free, but registration is required.
International Energy Agency: Selected Statistics <http://www.iea.org/statist/index.htm> : World statistics on energy, oil and gas compiled by the International Energy Agency
Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor <http://www.dol.gov/dol/wb/> : Provides statistical information and news on women in the workforce in the US
| STOCK MARKETS |
Global Financial Data <http://www.globalfindata.com/> : Fee based service for long-term historical indices on stock markets, interest rates, exchange rates, inflation rates and historical data on over 100 countries. Some information is free such as Current Indices: providing closing values for the previous month for 40 countries, Composite Indices, 1919-1999: providing annual data for the United States, the World Index, EAFE (Europe, Australia and Far East), Europe, Latin America and Emerging Asian Markets, National Indices, 1800-1999: providing annual data for the United States Standard and Poor's 500 Index, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Japan. Data are calculated in dollars so that direct comparisons can be made, Stock Markets since 1693, Interest Rates since 1700, and Inflation Rates since 1264.
Investopedia <http://www.investopedia.com/default.asp> : Educational guide to investing and personal finance. The site includes a comprehensive investing dictionary as well as tutorials and SUBJECTS:
FINANCE |
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