Tip: You can often guess the address for a company home page. The standard format is usually http://www.nameofcompany.com. For example if you are trying to find IBM's home page, try http://www.ibm.com .
An excellent resource for financial experts and novices alike, Bloomberg Personal offers easy access to breaking business news, market activity reports worldwide, and profiles of industry movers.
The CNNMoney.com home page always reports the Dow Jones industrial average, the NASDAQ composite and the 30-year Treasury bond in the upper right corner, updated every three minutes. Other features include hot stories, expanded market coverage, technology news and personal finance information.
This full-featured stock site includes market commentary, news headlines, earnings, tech stocks, IPO filings and much more. Users can enter a company name or ticker to get reams of company information.
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All companies, foreign and domestic, are required to file registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms electronically through EDGAR. Anyone can access and download this information for free.
Access information about stock indexes maintained by Standard & Poors. Includes current statistics, total return figures, and news as well as alphabetical and grouped by industry lists of the companies included in the various indexes. (S&P 500, Midcap 400, Smallcap 600, etc.)
