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Databases & Indexes: Business & Economics


Indexes & Abstracts  Directories  Company and Industry  Statistical  Information


Periodical Indexes & Selected Full-text Articles and Books
  • ABI/INFORM COMPLETE (Proquest)
  •  Covers a wide spectrum of publications on business, finance, economics.  Provides references to, and abstracts of articles, many in full-text from over 1,800 publications. Now includes the Wall Street Journal.
  • EconLit   Index to world-wide economics literature.
  • Books24/7
  •  Full text of new books in business, finance, strategic management, marketing, sales, etc.
  • General Business File ASAP
  •  Provides a combination of indexing, abstracts and full text for business and trade publications focusing on finance, acquisitions & mergers, new technologies & products, international trade, and investments & banking.
  • Lexis-Nexis Academic
  •   Full text of magazine and newspaper articles on general news, business, medical, and legal topics.
  • Gartner.com
  •   Gartner.com provides access to research on the business of Information Technology.
  • Regional Business News
  •   Full-text database of business journals, newspapers and newswires from all over the U.S..
  • Fed In Print
  •   Access to research published by the Board of Governors and all 12 Federal Reserve Banks.
  • Encyclopedia of Sports Management and Marketing
  • Hundreds of articles providing business-themed definitions and sport-specific examples to illustrate and explain the academic sport management context.  Supports sport management degree programs. 
  • NBER working papers
  •   Full text of working papers from the National Bureau of Economic Research.


Directories
  • Advertising Red Books
  •  Advertisers & Agencies Online. Profiles of over 15,000 U.S. and international advertising agencies and 21,000 global advertisers. Please logoff when finished, 3 SU limit.
  • Reference USA
  •   A comprehensive directory of US Businesses--from the largest to Mom & Pop operations--searchable by company name, industry (SIC) or keyword, size and location.
  • ThomasNet
  •   A comprehensive directory of industrial products and services, permitting brand name searching.



Company  & Industry Information
  • Mergent (former Moody's) Online
  • A source of in-depth financial information on currently traded U.S. and international companies. The database includes multi-year balance sheet and income statements as well as company histories. Indispensable for business students especially in the areas of financial analysis and mergers and acquisitions.
  • Mergent Manuals Online (part of Mergent WebReports)
  •  Complete run of the Moody's/Mergent manuals. It covers corporate histories including business descriptions, & information on properties, subsidiaries, officers and directors, long-term debt, financial statements. With the exception of the Municipal and Government, the database covers the following manuals: Industrial (1920-present), Public Utility (1914-present), OTC Industrial (1970-present), OTC Unlisted (1986-present), Transportation (1909-present), International (1981-present), Bank and Finance (1928-present).
  • Business News Americas
  • Online news and business intelligence service in English and Spanish. Covers 12 business sectors throughout Latin America: Oil & gas, Electric power, Mining, Metals, Infrastructure, Telecom, Technology, Banking, Insurance, Petrochemicals, Water & waste, Privatization. 
  • Hoover's Company Profiles
  • Database of corporate information and industry analyses. Search by company name, location, industry, sales, or type.
  • INVESTEXT
  • New platform providing investment research and industry analysis produced by investment banks and trade associations; news from Reuters, charts, market rates, deals, estimates, financials, ownership and more. Use only Internet Explorer as your browser. Please LOG OFF when finished: click on red arrow in the upper right corner. WE HAVE A LIMIT FOR ONLY 20 simultaneous users. LOGGING OFF is ESSENTIAL, OTHERWISE THE SESSION STAYS OPEN AND OTHER PEOPLE CAN'T USE THE DATABASE. If you have a problem please call Walsh Reference at x3586.
  • Standard & Poor's "NetAdvantage"
  • Broad spectrum of company and business information including "Corporation Records", S & P "Industry Surveys", the bond guide & stock report, "The Register of Corporation" as well as other S & P financial information.    FOR REMOTE ACCESS MUST USE  http://vpn.fordham.edu
  • TheStreet.com
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    Up to the minute news and analysis of the U.S. Stock Markets.



Statistical Information
  • Bureau of Economic Analysis
  • The BEA is a division of the Department of Commerce. This Web site provides regional, national, and international statistics on economic activity.
     
  • Country Reports (Economist Intelligence Unit)
  • Economic and political analysis of events, subscription limited to Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya. Two-year political and economic outlook. Text supported by data tables and charts. Sign in using username/password and click on My Content.
     
  • Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online (UN) 
  • Current economic statistics for most of the countries and areas of the world.  Use menu on the left to navigate content
     
  • ChildInfo
  • Statistical data from UNICEF on the situation of children and women throughout the world.
     
  • OECD National Accounts Database
  • Economic information and statistics for member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
     
  • OECD Economic Surveys
  • In depth reviews of member countries and selected non-member countries providing analysis of developments, reports on topics of current interests, and statistical information.
     
  • OECD Employment and Labor markets  Labor statistics covering a broad range indicators including employment, compensation, vacancies and labor disputes.

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  • OECD Revenue statistics of member countries  Data on government sector receipts, taxes in particular. Detailed and internationally comparable tax data for all OECD countries.
     
  • AidData Comprehensive database on international development finance and foreign aid, accompanied by a variety of innovative software applications to analyze these data.
     
  • Europa World Plus  Online version of the Europa World Yearbook and the nine-volume Regional Surveys.  Political and economic information for more than 250 countries. Comparative international statistics can be downloaded.



  • Accounting and taxation

     
  • Taxation Library-CHECKPOINT
  • Web-based research tool providing access to the most up-to-date tax and accounting information. CHECKPOINT online system delivers fully integrated tax, accounting, auditing and corporate finance content, including primary source materials and expert analysis.
     
  • The Willens Report
  • Contains unique insight into the complex world of tax and accounting. Provides access to “real time” tax and accounting analysis of deals and new accounting and taxation pronouncements.  LIMITED ACCESS, please contact Prof. Brodie brodie@fordham.edu or FordhamTaxSociety@gmail.com for login information.

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