BUSINESS

  • Monthly Labor Review online edition of the US Department of Labor's periodical--information on the labor force, the economy and employment and wages
  • The Motely Fool small investor resource with information on stocks and personal finance

  • Big Charts investment research site, charts, quotes, market news and commentary

  • Bureau of Labor Statistics part of the US Department of Labor--extensive statistical information in the areas of labor and economics
  • Business Filings Database a directory of links to corporate and business filings available online --from the Law Library Resource Exchange
  • Researching Companies Online provides a tutorial on finding free business information from ticker symbols to high level info from Hoovers.
  • SCORE site for the Service Corps of Retired Executives, a volunteer organization that gives guidance to small business owners--information on chapters, advice, business plans and trade shows
  • County Business Patterns economic data by industry, use to analyze market potential, measure effectiveness of sales programs, develop budgets, from the US Census Bureau
  • Economic Indicators economic information on prices, wages, production, business activity, purchasing power, credit, money and Federal finance
  • ThomasNet.com focused on the industrial market, over 650,000 manufacturers and distributors indexed by product and service
  • Forbes 500s searchable database of the largest 500 public, American corporations
 
  • Hoover's Online information on the largest public and private US companies