Business Resources

Quicklinks:

• ABI/INFORM Global (FirstSearch)
• Business Source Premier
• Factiva
• SEC Filings:
  • SEC Web site | Lexis | Westlaw
• Investext Plus
• Hoover's Online
• Wall Street Journal:
  • Web | Lexis | Factiva .
• Thomson Research
• ISI Emerging Markets

Scholarly and General Business and Management Information

• Business Research Guide (designed for Kellogg Students and Faculty by Northwestern University Library)
• Electronic Resources in business and Management from Northwestern University Library
• ABI/INFORM Global (FirstSearch)
• Business Source Premier

Business News

• Factiva (formerly Dow Jones Interactive)
• Wall Street Journal
  • Search for articles in Lexis (WSJNL) (Jan. 1984-) or in ABI/Inform (Jan. 2, 1984- ) or in Factiva .
• Wall Street Journal (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) (PDF coverage from 1889- 1987)
• Lexis: News & Business > News > By Industry & Topic
• Financial Times (on Lexis)

Company Information

• SEC EDGAR database. Locate company filings by searching either company name or ticker symbol. Use search box in upper right to limit by form type, such as 10-K or 10-Q.
• LEXIS SEC DATABASES.
  • Search all company filings:
    • SEC Filings--Full-Text & Abstracts
  • Search individual filing types:
    • 10-Ks, 10-Qs, articles and bylaws, acquisition and reorganization plans
    • See other document options
  • Use segments for better searching (for example):

    company(boeing)
    exhibit-type(aircraft lease)
    ticker(ba) & exhibit-type(merger)

  • Locate the full range of Lexis financial filing databases at:
    • News & Business > Company & Financial > Financial Filings > U.S. Financial Filings
    • News & Business > Company & Financial > Financial Filings > European Financial Filings
• Westlaw SEC Database. Use template searching for simple company and exhibit search format.
• Factiva Select "Companies/Markets" from the bar at the top of the page, then select from Quotes, Charting, Company
• Investext Plus "Investment analysis reports on companies and industries from over 500 brokers worldwide."
• Hoover's Online Includes reports about public and private companies such as descriptive summaries and profiles, lists of top competitors, products and operations summary, subsidiary and ownership information and lists of company officers and their biographies. Also includes summary income statements and balance sheets. Additional links provide news stories related to the selected company. The "IPO Central" includes information about recent IPOs, lists of underwriters, lists of IPOs underwritten by a specific investment bank, pricing, etc. Also features video interviews with company CEOs.
• Thomson Research Annual reports and other SEC filings, U.S. and some foreign.
• ISI Emerging Markets Foreign company information.
• Standard and Poor's Net Advantage Includes company, financial and investment information as well as industry analysis.
• Datamonitor Reports Datamonitor reports on over 10,000 US and foreign companies, can be found in Business Source Premier. Enter site and click on Company Profiles. Reports include company overview, history, key employees, major products and services, top competitors, locations and subsidiaries.

Foreign and International Business Information

• See our guide to International Trade, Business, and Economic Law
• Northwestern University Library guide to foreign company information.
• ISI Emerging Markets Foreign company information.
• Economist Intelligence Unit Database of international business intelligence, including international business newsletters.
• Lexis: European Financial Filings

Statistics

• STAT-USA: The web site, which is sponsored by the Economic and Statistics Administration of the Commerce Department, is one stop shopping for economic, business, and international trade data and information.
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: This site provides access to BLS research papers as well as recent and historic economic statistics on salaries for various occupations, consumer price indexes, and collective bargaining agreements.
• U.S. Census Bureau: This site provides access to Census Bureau statistics on manufacturing, retail trade, service industries, and various economic indicators.