LibGuides: Business Core: Financial Information

Financial Research Databases

Capital IQ
The S&P Capital IQ Platform combines deep and broad global financial intelligence with an array of tools for analysis, ideation, and efficiency.
Factiva
Access to more than 6,000 business, trade, and general publications and services, including same-day, full-text access to The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Financial Times, Los Angeles times and the Washington Post. Company and industry comparisons. Includes Reuters News Service reports. At least 150 dailies are available by 9:00 A.M. on day of issue. Limited to six seats.
MSCI’s ESG Direct
MSCI’s ESG Direct is an online research platform for evaluating environmental, social and governance (ESG) data, content and analysis at the company, industry and thematic report level.
All company, industry and thematic reports can be accessed in PDF format and/or through a data screener which allows for export to Excel, TAB, or CSV files.
Nexis Uni
Nexis Uni™ features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis®—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790—with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents.
S&P Capital IQ
Contains business and investment information, offering on-line access to Standard & Poor’s independent research, data and commentary on stocks, bonds, funds, and industries. Individual credentials are required to use this resource; first-time users should select "New User?" in the upper right corner and follow the prompts to create an account.

Web Sources

Bloomberg
Bloomberg is the global leader in business and financial data, news and insight. Using the power of technology, they are able to connect the world’s decision makers to accurate information on the financial markets – and help them make faster, smarter decisions.
CNBC.com
Includes news, analysis, feature articles, and data on stocks, funds, bonds, and financial markets.
Yahoo! Finance
Find the latest company news and company profiles, excellent charts, key statistics, financial statements, current and historical stock quotes going back to 1986, top ten competitors and SEC filings.

Investment Information Research

Edgar
Corporate reports for over 8,500 companies- 10K, 10Q, 8Q, Schedule 13 G files, Letters to Stockholders, Prospecti, etc. Also SEC Digest, Press Releases, Congressional Testimony and Special Studies.
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Investment Education Center
The Mutual Fund Education Center is designed to help investors learn the basics about mutual fund investing and how they can use mutual funds to reach lifetime goals. The site features basic education and investment tools, sample investment portfolios, fund data and links to resources and fund companies. The Portfolio feature provides the opportunity to build and track a personal portfolio of funds. Fund data at mfea.com is provided by Morningstar, Inc.
SEC Information for the Individual Investor
The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy provides a variety of services and tools to address the problems and questions you may face as an investor. We cannot tell you what investments to make, but we can help you to invest wisely and avoid fraud.