1. Helpful Books:

• REF 336 COM Company Profiles for Students

• REF 338.7 HOO Hoover's Handbook of American Business. 

Located in our reference section, this two volume work provides brief profiles of 750 Major U.S. Companies.  A great place to start browsing for companies.  Your public library should also have this.  Look for a current edition.

• REF 338.7 HOO Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies

• REF 338.7 HOO Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies

• REF 338.7 HOO Hoover's Handbook of World Business

2.  Internet Sites

• Annual Report Gallery

Find links to the home pages and annual reports of more than 2,200 companies traded on the U.S. stock exchanges, including most of the Fortune 500.

• Bloomberg.com

• Nasdaq Stock Market

Known for its large share of technology related stocks, the NASDAQ site has stock quotes, initial public offerings, plus a broad array of current market data and index tracking. There's also a glossary of financial terms for investors.

• New York Stock Exchange

• CNBC  This is Money Central at MSN.com

• Morningstar

Fund and stock reports can be retrieved by name, ticker symbol, rating, or performance criteria. Free content includes basic analysis and background, ratings, performance statistics, and graphs, as well as articles on market trends. More detailed reports and portfolio management services are available to subscribers on a fee basis.

3.  Information Databases (remote access requires username & password).

• Use ProQuest Platinum to find and read in-depth current events about the companies you are researching: