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Global Financial Data

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Daily, weekly, monthly, and annual data, with excellent coverage of stock market indices, interest rates, exchange rates, inflation, and commodity prices for countries around the world.

First time users, set up your individual account and agree to the terms of use when you log in. After that, you may use the link above.

Compustat

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A guide for analyzing investment opportunities through financial and industry data, research, news and analysis. WRDS account required - see Carrie Ludovico for details.

Integrates news, comprehensive market and sector-specific data and analytics into a variety of tools to help track performance, generate alpha, identify investment ideas, understand competitive and industry dynamics, perform valuation and assess credit risk.

EDGAR Search

SEC EDGAR Search
"This page allows you to search the full text of EDGAR filings from the last four years. The full text of a filing includes all data in the filing as well as all attachments to the filing."

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Resources for Finance Research

ABI-Inform This link opens in a new window
Scholarly, popular and trade journal articles and reports across a range of company, industry and market sources, with a focus on business and economics.

Citations and full-text; 1980s - present; varies by title
Factiva This link opens in a new window
Provides access to global news and business information from Dow Jones and Reuters.

Citations and full-text; 1968 - present
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Scholarly database providing a collection of bibliographic and full-text content in all disciplines of business.

Additional full-text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, and SWOT analyses.; Citations, abstracts, and full-text; Abstracts: 1886 - present; Full-text: 1990 - present
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Full-text of major newspapers with separate resources for environment, government, statistics, and legal information

Online access to current and back issues of major newspapers, journals, newsletters, and news sources from around the world. Full-text of legal materials (court cases, legislation, statutes, regulations, law reviews, and more). Congressional information back to 1789.; Full-text; Varies by title; 1980 - present
Social Science Research Network (SSRN) This link opens in a new window
Repository of scholarly papers and abstracts in the social sciences

Repository of working papers and submitted abstracts intended for early distribution of research results in social science disciplines.; Abstracts with some full-text; Varies; Most of the full-text papers can be downloaded for free. Those with $ signs should be checked for availability in Journal Locator.
Standard & Poor's Global NetAdvantage This link opens in a new window
Broad spectrum of industry, company and investment analysis including S&P Industry Surveys, Stock Reports (S&P Equity Research), and new Markets tab with drill downs to industry and sub-industry key ratios, benchmarks, constituents, etc. Company data covers a global universe of over 3 million private and public companies.
Value Line Investment Survey This link opens in a new window
Reports and analysis of stocks and mutual funds

Evaluates and ranks the most investable stocks individually and by industry as well as provides investment advice on the New York Stock Exchange.; Text, graphs, and interactive data; Includes the current issue and 12 back issues
Investor's Business Daily This link opens in a new window
Continuously updated investment information

Full-text; Password required - contact the Main Service Desk
Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Corporate financial database that provides information on U.S. and international companies

Provides comprehensive company research, including financial statement data (current and historical), annual reports, company histories, subsidiaries, joint ventures, and more.; Full-text reports and statistics; 1996 - present; More information
Morningstar Investment Research Center This link opens in a new window
Stock and fund research service (limited to 5 users at a time)

Mutual funds, stocks, financial analyst reports; Updated daily; User Guide
CRB Commodity Yearbook Collection This link opens in a new window
Covers the various commodities of the world. Provides data as well as commentary.

Format: Data and reports; Publication Dates: 1939 - Present

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FINANCE RESEARCH GUIDE: Research Resources

Global Financial Data

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