| Industry and Market Information |
| McKinsey Quarterly
(Free; registration required) Contains McKinsey's latest thinking on management, strategy, and finance across a global range of industries and functions. |
| City Business Journals
(Free) Archived articles from nationwide business journal newspapers by city. Select a specific city and then search by keyword. |
| Newspaper Links
(Free) Lists newspapers alphabetically by state. Also search for papers by city or newspaper name. Provides links to the newspaper's web site. |
| Zapdata
(Free; registration required) Search by SIC. Also search by company name. Provides market size statistics including the number of companies in the entire U.S. in any given 4-digit SIC code. |
| Freedonia
(Mainly pay, some free information; no registration required) Lists numerous, very specific industries. You can access a basic overview of the industry and a list of specific reports available for purchase. Can also view lists of companies within specific industries for free. |
| Company Research |
| Edgar Online
(Free; registration required) Links to required filings including 8K-(M&A), Form 144-(insider trading), Proxy-(stock holdings), 10K, 10Q. |
| Hoover's Company Capsules
(Free basic information, links to some pay sites; no registration required) Provides useful information on private and public companies. Can also search for contact names. |
| Yahoo! Finance
(Free; no registration required) Use for basic research: background, historical financial and stock performance, industry comparison, institutional holders, and insider trading. Also includes mutual fund, market index or corporate bonds. |
| E-Trade Stocks & Options
(Some free, some pay; no registration required) Good site for comparative historical financial statements, also provides stock prices, background, and insider trading information. Many sections are limited to members, but access to the main areas is free. |
| Thomas Register
(Free; registration required) Search by company name, product/service or brand name to generate a list of companies. Provides detailed product descriptions and contact information. |
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