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Earnings Forecasts

• I/B/E/S (WRDS) Connect via Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) and/or

Economics - Articles, Statistics

• EconLit (ProQuest)
• Fortune Encyclopedia of Economics - HB 61 .F67 1993 - Reference 3rd Floor
• FRASER (Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research)
• FRED® (Federal Reserve Economic Data)
• Global Financial Data
• International Financial Statistics (IMF eLibrary)
• International Financial Statistics Yearbook (International Monetary Fund) - HG 3881 .I621 - Reference 3rd Floor
• Journal of Economic Literature - HB 1 .J827 - Reference 3rd Floor
• National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Working Papers
• The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics - HB 61 .N49 1987 - Reference 3rd Floor
• New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online
• Oxford Economics - Global Economics and Global Industry Modules

Encyclopedias - Business, Finance, Management

• Encyclopedia of Banking and Finance (10th ed.) - HG 151 .M92e 1994 - Reference 3rd Floor
• Encyclopedia of Business (2nd ed.) - HF 1001 .E466 2000 - Reference 3rd Floor
• Encyclopedia of Busine$ and Finance - HF 1001 .E466 2001 - Reference 3rd Floor
• Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World (SAGE Reference Online)
• Encyclopedia of Finance (SpringerLink)
• Encyclopedia of Management (4th ed.) - HD 30.15 .E49 2000 - Reference 3rd Floor
• International Encylopedia of Business and Management (2nd ed.) - HF 1001 .I53 2002 - Reference 3rd Floor

Equity Analysts - Directories, Reports

• Nelson Information’s Directory of Investment Research - HG 4907 .N43 Reference 3rd Floor
• Investext (Thomson Reuters) [through August 31, 2012 only]
• Thomson ONE (Thomson Reuters) > Go to Research --> Company Research [functions in Internet Explorer only]
  

Exchange Rates, U.S. & Foreign
see also Currency - including Exchange Rates

• Currency Exchange Rates (Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia)
• Datastream and
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• Dollar Index (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta)
• Global Financial Data
• IMF International Financial Statistics (IMF eLibrary)
• "What Was the Exchange Rate Then?" (Economic History Service)

Executive Compensation
see also Wages and Salaries

• AFL-CIO Executive Pay Watch
• BusinessWeek Online: Executive Compensation Scoreboard
• Compensation Committee Handbook- HF 5549.5 C67 R435 2005 -1st Floor Stacks
• Compustat Capital IQ - People Intelligence (WRDS) (Access: select Compustat > Capital IQ > People Intelligence) connect via Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) and/or
• The Conference Board's Research Online Collection > Annual Reports > Top Executive Compensation
• eComp Executive Compensation Database (use Free Quick Compensation Search)
• Execucomp - Executive Compensation (WRDS) (access within Compustat North America) Connect via Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) and/or
• Executive Compensation: A Guide for Investors (SEC)
• Hoover's Online
• Forbes.com - Executive Pay
• Proxy Statements
• Top Executive Compensation (The Conference Board) - HD 4965.5.U5 C75 - Reference 3rd Floor

Exporting / Importing
see also Country Information and "Doing Business In..." Guides

• A Basic Guide to Exporting, 1998 edition (U.S. Dept. of Commerce)
• A Basic Guide to Exporting, 10th ed., 2008 (U.S. Dept. of Commerce) - selected sample chapters
• A Basic Guide to Exporting: The Official Guide for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (10th ed.) - HF 1416.5 .B37 2008 - Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF)
• Doing Business Law Library (The World Bank)
• Export.gov (U.S. Dept. of Commerce / USA.gov)
• Exporter Directory (CA Dept. of Food & Agriculture)
• Guide to Law Online - Nations (Law Library, Library of Congress)
• @Rating Country Experience: Finding Out Where To Trade Safely

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Financial Ratios - by Company

• Capital IQ
• Factiva
• Mergent Online > Company [Financial] Highlights section
• Mergent's [Moody's] Industry Review - HG 4961 .M68 - Reference 3rd Floor

Financial Ratios - by Industry

• Almanac of Business & Industrial Financial Ratios ("Troy Almanac") - HF 5681 .R25 A44 - Reference 3rd Floor
• Capital IQ
• Factiva > Individual company record > Ratio Comparison [to industry] Report (within record)
• Financial Studies of the Small Business - HF 2346 .U5 F55a - Reference 3rd Floor
• Industry Norms & Key Business Ratios (Dun & Bradstreet) - HD 2771 .I52 - Reference 3rd Floor
• IRS Corporate Financial Ratios (Schonfeld & Associates) - HF 5681.R25 I7 - Reference 3rd Floor
• Quarterly Financial Report for Manufacturing, Mining, and Trade Corporations (Census Bureau)
• RMA Annual Statement Studies - HF 5681 .B2 R5 - Reference 3rd Floor

Financial Ratios - Explained

• Fourteen Key Business Ratios Used by D & B (Dun & Bradstreet)
• Where to Find Company Operating & Financial Ratios in Premium Databases (Rosenfeld Library)
• Where to Find Industry Operating & Financial Ratios (Rosenfeld Library)

"Forbes 500," "Fortune 500," "Inc. 500"
see also Rankings

• Forbes Magazine Lists (Forbes.com)
• Fortune 500
• Inc. 500 [fastest-growing privately-held companies] (Inc. Magazine)

Forecasts, Business & Economic

• Economic Forecast & Industry Outlook for California and Southern California (Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation)
• Budget and Economic Outlook (U.S. Congressional Budget Office)
• Business Monitor Online > select "Country Forecasts" or "Industry Forecasts"
• Conference Board Research Collection Online > Economics tab > also select "Business Outlook" and/or "Economic Indicators"
• The Livingston Survey (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
• Monthly Economic Forecast (Wachovia Securities)
• Oxford Economics - Global Economics and Global Industry Modules
• Passport GMID (Euromonitor International) (Formerly known as Global Market Information Database)
• Survey of Professional Forecasters (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
• UCLA Anderson Forecast for the Nation and California - Current Journal Issues - 2nd Floor
• World Economic Outlook Reports (International Monetary Fund)

Foreign Direct Investment

• Business Monitor Online > Select Service = Company Intelligence
• Direct Investment (International Economic Accounts) (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis)
• Enterprise Surveys (The World Bank Group)
• Foreign Direct Investment Database (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) (requires free registration)
• Foreign Direct Investment in the U.S.: Country and Industry Detail for Capital Inflows (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis)
• International Direct Investment Statistics Yearbook = Annuaire des Statistiques d'Investissement Direct International - HG 4583 .I58 - Reference 3rd Floor; Also available online via SourceOECD
• Passport GMID (Euromonitor International) (Formerly known as Global Market Information Database)
• Policies to Attract Foreign Direct Investment [analytical papers and links] (World Bank)
• World Development Indicators Online
• World Investment Directory (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)

"Form D" (SEC Form D, "Notice of Sale of Securities)

• Form D Explained (Securities and Exchange Commission)
• FormDs.com - "We track investments into startups, growing businesses, hedge funds, and private equity firms"

Franchises and Franchising

• American Association of Franchisees and Dealers
• Annual Franchise 500 (Entrepreneur.com - The Wall Street Journal) Center for Entrepreneurs
• BizMiner > Franchise Comparison Reports Module
• "Buy a Franchise" (U.S. Small Business Administration)
• Franchise Help (About.com)
• Franchise and Business Opportunities Rule (U.S. Federal Trade Commission)
• Franchise Directory (FranchiseAdvantage.com)
• Franchise Directory (Franchise Direct)
• Franchise High Performers (StartupJournal - The Wall Street Journal Center for Entrepreneurs)
• The Franchise Registry
• Franchise Resources (Small Business Development Center)
• Franchise Solutions
• Franchising.com
• Franchising.org
• International Franchise Association
• An Introduction to Franchising (International Franchise Association Educational Foundation)
• Note: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Franchise Opportunities Handbook ceased publication in 1994.

Futures

• Chicago Mercantile Exchange - Futures Exchange
• Commodity Futures (Bloomberg.com)
• Commodity Futures Trading Commission
• Datastream and
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• Futures Industry Association
• Guide to Future and Options Quotations (Fuqua School of Business, Duke University)
• How the Futures Markets Work - HG 6024.A3 B49 2000 - 1st Floor Stacks
• Introduction to Futures Trading 101 (National Futures Association)
• National Futures Association
• New York Mercantile Exchange
• TurtleTrader [historical futures data]

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Government Contracting

• AcqNotes Dictionary (Defense Acquisition University, Dept. of Defense)
• Acquisition Central (www.acquisition.gov)
• Acquisition Process Guide (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
• Aerospace Database (ProQuest) > Search "government /industry relations" in "Subject heading (all) -- SU"
• CCH IntelliConnect > Government Contracts Reporter (Commerce Clearing House)
• Defense Acquisition University
• Defense Innovation Marketplace
• Doing Business with DLA (U.S. Defense Logistics Agency)
• FedBizOpps.gov: Federal Business Opportunities
• Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR - Acquisition Central)
• Federal Service Desk: "Start Here for Help on U.S. Government Contracts"
• Fedmarket: Sales Resources for Government Contractors
• Military & Government Collection (EBSCOHost) > Search on "PUBLIC contracts"
• NASA Acquisition Forecast (U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
• NASA Office of Procurement (U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
• NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office (U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
• Top 100 Federal Government Contractors Reports, 2006 to Current (Federal Procurement Data System)
• USA Spending.gov

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Harmonized Tariff Code

• Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S.

Hedge Funds

• Center for International Derivatives and Securities Markets (Isenberg School of Management, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst) [some free content]
• FormDs.com - "We track investments into startups, growing businesses, hedge funds, and private equity firms"
• Global Review 2010 (HedgeFund Intelligence.com)
• Handbook of Alternative Assets (Frank J. Fabozzi series) - HG 4530 .A57 2002 - 1st Floor Stacks
• Hedge Fund Demand and Capacity 2005–2015 (Greenwich-Van, LLC)
• HedgeFund247.com
• Hedge Funds: Definitive Strategies and Techniques - HG 4530 .P47 2003 - 1st Floor Stacks
• HFR Database (WRDS) Connect via Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) and/or
• Institutional Investor (March, May, & December issues) - Current Journal Issues - 2nd Floor

Historical Information
see also Companies - History and Obsolete Securities / Old Stock Certificates

• Basics of Business History: 100 Events That Shaped a Century (TheStreet.com)
• Bulletin of the History of Economics Society [online archive, 1979-1989]
• Business and Economic History Online (Business History Conference)
• Current Value of Old Money (University of Exeter)
• EH.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History (Economic History Association, et al.)
• Latin American Business History: Resources and Research (Harvard Business School)
• Museum of American Finance

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"Ibbotson"

• Ibbotson Associates' Beta Book Publication - HG 4028.V3 I23 - Reference 3rd Floor
• Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation Yearbook - HG 4501 .S7949 - Reference 3rd Floor

Industries - Articles

• Business Source Complete
• Factiva (IE 5.5 or higher is the supported browser; for Mac platform, use Safari browser only)
• LexisNexis™ Academic > Business > Industry & Market
• Regional Business News
• Wall Street Journal (ProQuest)

Industries - Overviews and Analyses

• Alacra Industry Spotlights (Alacra.com)
• Business Monitor Online > Industry Forecasts
• COMPUSTAT North America (WRDS) connect via Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) and/or
• Datamonitor 360
• Economic Census, 2002 (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Economic Census, 2007 (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Faulkner's Advisory for Information Technology Studies ("Marketplace" Reports cover IT industry trends)
• First Research Industry Reports (Hoover's Online/Dun & Bradstreet)
• Freedonia Focus Industry Market Research Portal
• IBISWorld Industry Market Research
• Industry Information Sources (ValuationResources.com)
• Industry Survey Locator: American Industries (Boston University Libraries)
• Investext (Thomson Reuters; TSX: TRI) [Available through August 31, 2012; as of September 1, 2012, use Thomson ONE (see below)]
• ISI Emerging Markets
• MarketLine Advantage (Datamonitor/Informa)
• Mergent Industry Reports > Select "Enter Mergent WebReports"
• Mergent Online > Select "Industry Reports" tab
• Mergent's [Moody's] Industry Review - HG 4961 .M68 - Reference 3rd Floor
• Passport GMID (Euromonitor International) (Formerly known as Global Market Information Database)
• Plunkett Research Online
• Standard & Poor's Creditweek - HG 4501 .S7662 - Reference 3rd Floor
• Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys - HG 4921 .S78s - Reference 3rd Floor
• Thomson ONE (Thomson Reuters) Go to Research --> Company Research - New platform for Investext content, as of September 1, 2012
• Industries Covered by S & P Industry Surveys
• U.S. Industry Snapshots (IBISWorld) (free IBISWorld content)
• Value Line Investment Survey HG 4501 .V249 - Reference Reserves @ Circulation Desk (newest) & 1st Floor Stacks (older vols.)
• Wall Street Transcript (via Business Source Complete database)
• Yahoo! Finance Industry Center - Full Industry List

Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)

• IPO Data (Prof. Jay Ritter, University of Floria)
• IPO Monitor
• Roadmap for an IPO: A Guide to Going Public (PriceWaterhouseCoopers, 2010)
• SDC Platinum (Thomson Reuters) > go to Global New Issues
• Zephyr (Bureau Van Dijk)

Insurance - Companies; Ratings

• Best’s Insurance Reports: Life-Health - HG 8943 .B46 - Reference 3rd Floor; Property-Casualty - HG 8523 .B46 - Reference 3rd Floor
• International Insurance Factbook (Insurance Information Institute)
• Life Insurers Fact Book (American Council of Life Insurers) 2009, 2010, and 2011 editions
• Market Sourcebook (Business Insurance) - HG 8011 .M37 - Reference 3rd Floor
• Mergent [Moody's] Bank & Finance Manual - HG 4961 .M65 - Reference 3rd Floor

International
see also Business Etiquette, International, Country Information, "Doing Business In…" Guides and Exporting/Importing

• Business Monitor Online
• Competitive Alternatives 2012: Comparing Business Costs in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific (KPMG)
• Datamonitor 360
• Doing Business [country by country] (The World Bank)
• Doing Business Law Library (The World Bank)
• EIU Country Commerce
• EIU Country Finance
• EIU Country Report (monthly)
• Enterprise Surveys (The World Bank Group)
• Financial Regulators Gateway: Regulatory Agencies Throughout the United States and Around the World (Heuerman Fund for the Study of Investment Law and Regulation)
• Foreign Businesses Doing Business in the United States (USA.gov)
• Global Practice Guides - 27 Practice Areas / Legal Topics Worldwide (Lex Mundi)
• GlobalEdge (Broad College of Business, Michigan State University)
• Guide to Law Online - Nations (Law Library, Library of Congress)
• Guides to Doing Business (Lex Mundi)
• IMF Country Reports (International Monetary Fund)
• International Trade Centre (United Nations and The World Bank)
• Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific (Asian Development Bank)
• Passport GMID (Euromonitor International) (Formerly known as Global Market Information Database)
• Political Risk Yearbook (via Business Source Complete database) > to limit, add [country name] to search.
• Portals to the World (Library of Congess)
• @Rating Country Experience: Finding Out Where To Trade Safely

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