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Access to financial market databases such as SEC filings, stock exchange quotes and more.

Finance » Company Profiles

Internet databases for researching information on specific American companies

Annual Report Service [14899] ?

Conduct online company research, including viewing annual reports

Annual Reports Service [12008] ?

Quick access to Annual Reports and other information on select companies

Business Credit USA [17088] ?

Credit ratings on 12 million businesses, including small business

EDGAR System [21793] ?

SEC database of online corporate financial information

FDIC Bank Failures [14927] ?

The list of Bank Failures and Assistance Transactions in the USA

FDIC Enforcement Decisions & Orders [14898] ?

The full text of the FDIC Enforcement Decisions and Orders (ED&O) is published here in its entirety

FDIC Institutions Search Engine [14921] ?

Provides nonfinancial demographic and classification information on FDIC Financial Institutions

FDIC Summary of Deposits [14924] ?

Provides the total deposits by institution and branch

Fortune 500 List [1470] ?

Fortune 500 companies are listed by revenues

Global 500 List [1483] ?

Company profiles of the Fortune Global 500 companies

Industry Week 1000 [2645] ?

The world's 1,000 largest publicly held manufacturing companies based on revenue

Yahoo! Finance [5811] ?

Obtain stock and the latest news information - search by company stock symbol

Zacks Research Center [10412] ?

Obtain investment information on companies

Finance » Data

Financial market data, treasury bill rates, treasury bond futures, calculators

Financial Data Finder [3536] ?

Search for data for finance researchers and scholars

FRASER: Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research [3535] ?

Economic information and data to researchers interested in the U.S. economy

Missing Money [20922] ?

An on-line searchable database which contains unclaimed property records from participating states

State Unclaimed Property Databases [20923] ?

Links to a local state's unclaimed property web site

US Economic Indicators [24040] ?

1995 to the present

Finance » Economy

Historical US economic and financial data, including daily interest rates, etc.

FRED II - Federal Reserve Economic Data [3531] ?

A database of over 800 U.S. economic time series of Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)

Report on Business [3068] ?

National report that reflects the condition of the entire US economy

Finance » Exchanges

Stock exchanges. Stock market information.

FTSE Indices [2713] ?

Over 120,000 equity, bond and alternative asset class indices

IPO List [4041] ?

A list of Initial Public Offerings

Finance » Funding

Business funding & venture capital directories, guides, resources

America's Business Funding Directory [11099] ?

Designed to assist in bringing capital to business

Finance » Pensions

Pension plan guides for employers, plan participants and others

Pension Search Directory - Missing Participants [6615] ?

Database of workers who have earned a pension benefit but may not know it

Finance » SEC

Databases & resources from the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) - EDGAR

Canada: SEDAR [17073] ?

Database of Canadian company filings

EDGAR Company Filings [19477] ?

Search SEC filings

Securities & Exchange Commission Filings - EDGAR [1456] ?

SEC filings information on US companies - database archives from 1993 to present

Finance » Unclaimed Property

Federal and state databases and requirements for unclaimed property holders

AK-Alaska Unclaimed Property Section [21836] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

AL-Alabama Unclaimed Property [21844] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

AR-Arkansas Unclaimed Property [21846] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

AZ-Arizona Unclaimed Property [21845] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

CA-California Bureau of Unclaimed Property [21840] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

CO-Colorado Unclaimed Property [21847] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

CT-Connecticut Unclaimed Property [21848] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

DC- District of Columbia Unclaimed Property Unit [21850] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

DE-Delaware Unclaimed Property [21849] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

FL-Florida Unclaimed Property [21851] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

GA-Georgia Unclaimed Property Section [21852] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

HI-Hawaii Unclaimed Property [21838] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

IA-Iowa Unclaimed Property [21855] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

ID-Idaho Unclaimed Property [21841] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

IL-Illinois Unclaimed Property [21853] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

IN-Indiana Unclaimed Property [21854] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

KS-Kansas Unclaimed Property Division [21856] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

KY-Kentucky Unclaimed Property [21857] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

LA-Louisiana Unclaimed Property [21858] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

MA-Massachusetts Abandoned Property [21861] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

MD-Maryland Unclaimed Property Unit [21860] ?

Takes possession of unclaimed property and attempts to locate rightful owners

ME-Maine Unclaimed Property [21859] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

MI-Michigan Unclaimed Property Division [21862] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

MN-Minnesota Unclaimed Property [21863] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

MO-Missouri Unclaimed Property Division [21865] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

MS-Mississippi Unclaimed Property [21864] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

NC-North Carolina Unclaimed Property Program [21872] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

ND-North Dakota Unclaimed Property Division [21873] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

NE-Nebraska Unclaimed Property [21866] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as

NH-New Hampshire Unclaimed Property [21868] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

NJ-New Jersey Unclaimed Property [21869] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

NM-New Mexico Unclaimed Property [21870] ?

Unclaimed property forms

NV-Nevada Unclaimed Property [21867] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as

NY-New York Unclaimed Funds [21871] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

OH-Ohio Unclaimed Funds Division [21835] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

OK-Oklahoma Unclaimed Property Program [21874] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

OR-Oregon Unclaimed Property [21839] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

PA-Pennsylvania Unclaimed Property [21875] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

PBGC Early Warning Program [21888] ?

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation monitors underfunded defined benefit pension plans

RI-Rhode Island Unclaimed Property [21876] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

SC-South Carolina Unclaimed Property [21877] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

SD-South Dakota Unclaimed Property Division [21878] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

TN-Tennessee Unclaimed Property [21879] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

US FDIC Unclaimed Funds [21889] ?

Unclaimed insured deposits for financial institutions that were closed by a regulatory agency between 1/1/89 - 6/28/93

US HUD Refunds [21887] ?

Database of those eligible for refunds for HUD/FDA insured mortgages

UT-Utah Unclaimed Property Division [21881] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

VA-Virginia Unclaimed Property [21883] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

VT-Vermont Unclaimed Property Division [21882] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

WA-Washington Unclaimed Property [21837] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

WI-Wisconsin Unclaimed Property Division [21884] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

WV-West Virginia Unclaimed Property [21885] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

WY-Wyoming Unclaimed Property List [21843] ?

Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as unclaimed

General Business » Best Practices

Handbooks on more than 2,000 Best Manufacturing Practices (BMP). Benchmarking.

Best Practice Surveys [2733] ?

Best practices report survey summaries for manufacturing

General Business » Company Research

How to search for information on public and privately-held companies worldwide

Updated Agency Compile [17067] ?

Directory of marketing communications agencies

Canadian Company Capabilities [12013] ?

An online database with thousands of Canadian companies and 200,000 products and services

Fortune 500 [30066] ?

A list of the companies with business and financial summaries

Full Proxy, 10-K, Summary Compensation, and Nonprofit Information [24898] ?

Database provides SEC information including proxy, 10-K, Form 990

Health & Human Services OIG Exclusions: List of Excluded Individuals/Entities [12237] ?

List of individuals/entities excluded from USA federal health care programs

Intellectual Property Network [8321] ?

View patent documents from the USA, Europe and World Intellectual Patent Office (WIPO)

List of Parties Excluded From USA Federal Procurement & Nonprocurement Programs [12238] ?

identifies those parties excluded throughout the USA Government from receiving federal contracts

Patent Search [5816] ?

A searchable database of front page information from US patents issued from 1/76 to 6/23/98

Searchable Public Record Databases [12440] ?

Public searchable databases for US nationwide, by state and Canada

ThomasNet [3069] ?

Formerly known at the Thomas Register

General Business » Exports/Imports

Tariffs and resources related to exports and imports for US business

US Staged Tariff Reductions by Product [13923] ?

Information on planned general U.S. tariff reductions by product

US Treasury Department Financial Sanctions [24152] ?

Information on Specially Designated Nationals, counter terrorism sanctions, etc

USA Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines [pdf] [12903] ?

Text of the final rule published in the Federal Register Nov, 2009

USITC Trade Database [13922] ?

Access to the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) Tariff Database

General Business » Nonprofits

Management of nonprofits, risk management, insurance, issues

GuideStar [13983] ?

A searchable database of more than 700,000 nonprofit organizations in the United States

General Business » RFP

How to write and respond to a Request for Proposal (RFP)

Sample RFPs, RFQs, Bid Requests and Procurement Contracts [20858] ?

These samples are for the principal use of cities, towns and counties

International » Country Profiles

Geographic, economic and political facts on countries throughout the world

Updated Country Briefings [17733] ?

News, country profiles, forecasts, statistics and more

International » Intellectual Property

Patent, trademark and copyright law worldwide

Canadian Patents Database [23438] ?

Access the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) patent database

Updated Canadian Trade-Mark Search [13101] ?

Search Canada's trademarks databases

Canadian Trademarks Database [23439] ?

Database from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office

Updated CTM: Community Trade Mark [13100] ?

European Community trademarks regulations and guidelines

Europe's Network of Patent Databases [15406] ?

Search patent applications from worldwide

Worldwide Patent Offices [10608] ?

Links to each country's Patent Office website

Legal Topics » Federal Enforcement

Enforcement actions, inspections from US federal agencies

FINRA Disciplinary Actions [16024] ?

Database of disciplinary actions against firms and individuals for violations (formerly NASD)

FINRA Office of Hearing Officers Decisions and Proceedings [16026] ?

FINRA orders and decisions (formerly known as NASD)

OCC Enforcement Actions [16025] ?

Database of enforcement actions by the Comptroller of the Currency Adminstrator of National Banks

SEC Enforcement Division [16027] ?

Databases of SEC enforcement actions - archives 9/95 to present

SIPA: Security Investor Protection Corporation [16023] ?

SIPC works with an independent court-appointed trustee in a missing asset case to recover funds

Legal Topics » Forms

Large number of resources for fill-in-the-blank legal forms and contracts

WA-Washington Municipal Agreements/Contracts [20857] ?

These samples are for the principal use of cities, towns and counties

Legal Topics » Intellectual Property

Case developments, articles, resources related to intellectual property

European Patent Office Database Search [26483] ?

Search engines for patents and trademarks by EPO

TARR: Trademark Applications & Registrations Retrieval [13105] ?

Check on the status of trademarks in the USA

TESS: U.S. Trademark Electronic Search System [13104] ?

This will be a replacement for the US Trademark Search Database

US Copyright Search [18273] ?

Search databases of copyright information with documents back to 1978

WIPO Intellectual Property Digital Library [26482] ?

Search engine for patents and trademarks by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Legal Topics » Labor Law

Case developments, articles, resources related to employment & labor law

Labor Law Definitions [19454] ?

Quick desk reference guide to legal terms for labor and employment

Publications » Construction

Periodicals and publications related to the construction industry

Sweet's Network [8659] ?

Business directory for building products

Reference » Directories

Internet directories for addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, website

Airline Toll-Free Numbers and Websites [28865] ?

US and international airlines

Canada Postal Code Look-up [28864] ?

Find postal codes for Canada

GTE Superpages [3028] ?

Business yellow pages - locate business websites on the internet

National Address and Zip+4 Browser [6568] ?

Input the company name and locate their addresses nationwide

Reverse Phone Directory [12448] ?

Find People by Home Phone Number and Cell Phone Number

SuperPages [1196] ?

Directories for businesses

Switchboard [1200] ?

People and business directories - addresses and phone numbers

Toll Free Directory [9654] ?

For businesses in the US and Canada

US National Address Server [12137] ?

Type in a basic address - get back Zip+4 as well as correct capitalization, punctuation, street type

Reference » Graphics

Download thousands of graphics including buttons and backgrounds

Images - Stock Photos [27890] ?

A collection of stills

Learning Graphics [27889] ?

Images for education-use

Statistics » Economic

Government and industry sources of statistical data on economics

Zip Business Patterns [27006] ?

Displays data for industries and ZIP Codes

USA Government » Govt Contracts

Resources for doing business with the US government - request for proposals, etc

CCR: Central Contractor Registration User Guide [13136] ?

Instructions on how to register

Dynamic Small Business Search - USA [13128] ?

Database of small businesses used by government contracting officers

Federal Supply Codes - Product Service Codes [13225] ?

Database of Federal Supply Groups (FSG) or Service Codes






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