Research Links
*Business and Economics Database from CSUF Library
- Gale Business Insights contains company overviews, SWOT analysis, investment report (SADIF Analytics), competitors’ analysis, etc.
- IBISWorld provides access to in-depth industry reports on 1,200+ industries in the U.S. and worldwide.
- Mergent First Research provides industry profile that consists of a one-page executive summary, key statistics, competitive analysis, business challenges and opportunities, industry trends, and financial information.
- Mergent Online contains company data including balance sheets, income statements, bond information, etc.
- Standard & Poor’s Capital IQ NetAdvantage contains company reports that include financial statements, investment reports, bond data, industry surveys, etc.
- Value Line Investment Survey tracks 1,700 actively traded U.S. companies.
*Finance.Yahoo – price quote, news, earnings, etc.
*Economic Calendar from *Tradingeconomics– economic indicators for the month
*Economic Calendar from Econoday – economic indicators for the month
*Economic Calendar from Finance.Yahoo.com – economic indicators for the month
*Economic Calendar from MarketWatch – economic indicators for the month
*Economic Calendar from Forexfactory – economic indicators for the month
*Market Watch – news, market data, etc.
*CNBC – news, market data, etc.
*Earningswhisper.com – reports whispered earnings
*Treasury Yield Curve Rates – daily data for all Treasury yields
*Morningstar – 10 years of P/E, mutual fund data and screening, etc.
*Yardeni Research – plenty of charts of financial markets and economic indicators.
*NASD Bond Info – bond yields and transaction information on corporate bonds
*Mining.com – a great source for commodity news & prices
*InvestmentTools.com – equities, commodity/futures, notes/bonds, and economic data
*Damodaran Online – investment valuation models and data provided by Professor Damodaran at NYU
*BarChart – Futures quotes, data, and trading resources
*Bloomberg – news, market data, commentary, etc.
*ADVFN.com – beta, financials, ratios, etc.
*S&P500 Index Components and Weights
*S&P500 Sector Tracker – Track S&P500’s 11 sectors
*YCharts.com – free access to 90+ metrics on all US public stocks, as well as over 40,000 economic indicators
*Google Finance – news, market data, etc.
*Economic Data – Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis – historical interest rates data
*ETF Screener – Screening exchange-traded funds
*Netsteening.com – real time insider trading data
*Securities and Exchange Commission – EDGAR database that contains corporate and insider filings
*SEC Info – compiles SEC EDGAR database and is easier to use
*After Hour & Pre-Market Quotes
*Business Week – corporate and economic news
*The Motley Fool – commentary, news, etc.