James L. Clayton Center for Entrepreneurial Law

Resources for Corporate Information

The focus of this list is primarily free publicly available Web sites. Some of the sites have fee based content. I have tried to note when fees and registration or subscription are required.

COMPANY DIRECTORIES

Hoover's Online http://www.hoovers.com/
This fee-based site provides a great deal of free information. Public company profiles linked to current earnings updates, company web site, top competitors, free business news and additional Web searches. Also from Hoover's, IPO Central has filings, prices, news, statistics about initial public offerings (IPOs). UT Libraries users will find Hoover's Profiles included in the Business/Company Information section of Lexis Nexis Academic (a UT Libraries business database) as one of the selections under "Company Profiles."

Reuters http://www.investor.reuters.com/StockEntry.aspx?target=/stocks
This site provides links to analyst's research, a snapshot report, charts, news, significant developments, performance reports, earnings estimates, business description, company overview, income statement, balance sheet, and other information. Some reports are free; others are pay-per-view. Access to company profiles requires registration.

SEC and EDGAR

EDGAR Database of Corporate Information http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
The US Securities and Exchange Commission's collection of disclosure documents as filed by US public corporations beginning in 1994/96. No annual reports to shareholders, but forms 10-K, 10-Q, and many other disclosure documents are included. The advanced search option 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. Access is free.

EdgarScan http://edgarscan.pwcglobal.com/servlets/edgarscan
An Intelligent Interface to the SEC EDGAR Database that can scan individual filings for words and phrases. Provides downloading of filings in "raw", html, and rtf format. Choose advanced filing search.

10KWizard http://www.tenkwizard.com/
This site offers the ability to search by ticker symbol, company name, SIC code, type of form. The search can also be limited by date. It also provides full-text searching to all forms filed with the SEC - but users must pay a subscription fee to actually view/download the SEC filings.

RealCorporateLawyer.com at http://www.realcorporatelawyer.com
R. R. Donnelley Financial's educational resource that focuses on legal issues involving corporate and securities regulations. This site provides up-to-date news about SEC rules, regulations, and changes. Also offered is a monthly E-zine archived on the site and available via e-mail. Another feature is an extensive FAQ that covers topics ranging from Analyst communication to Web site liability.

SEC Info http://www.secinfo.com
Allows searching of SEC EDGAR and CSA(Canadian Securities Administrators) SEDAR documents. Search by Name, Industry, Business, SIC Code, Area Code, Topic, CIK, Accession Number, File Number, Date, ZIP but not ticker symbol. Table of contents are linked as are other documents incorporated by reference. Alternative formats such as rtf and txt available. Registration required.

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SEC FORM DESCRIPTIONS

Descriptions of SEC Forms http://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/forms/edgform.pdf
A .pdf document with descriptions of the most common corporate filings made with the SEC. Many of these filings are now made through the SEC's EDGAR system and available electronically.

Definition of forms http://www.gsionline.com/support/formtypes.html
Listing of SEC Form Types For Use With LIVEDGAR from Global Securities Information, Inc.

SEC Form Types Primer -- By Securities Act http://secnet.cch.com/homepagecontent/info/FormTypesByAct.htm
From Wolters Kluwer, CCH, Washington Service Bureau See also
SEC Form Types Primer -- Alphabetical Listing http://secnet.cch.com/homepagecontent/info/FormTypesByAlpha.htm

FINANCIAL NEWS

Bloomberg.com http://www.bloomberg.com
Includes business headlines and news plus current market quotes from Bloomberg, the business news service.

CNNmoney http://money.cnn.com/
Offers the day's top business headlines and stories, market news, and links to related information on the Web.

Financial Times http://NEWS.ft.com/home/us/
Follow world business news and track global stock prices and markets in this international business newspaper.

Forbes http://www.forbes.com/
Covers national and international business news. Some content requires registration for free membership.

Fortune http://www.fortune.com/fortune/
Provides business news. Some content for subscribers only.

New York Times http://www.nytimes.com
Registration required. Of special interest is the DealBook email option that provides interviews, breaking news about M&A, IPOs, Private Equity Transactions and Venture Capital Deals.

Wall Street Journal Online http://public.wsj.com/home.html
Provides news from America's leading business newspaper. Users must subscribe to access the publication via the Web. Wall Street Journal articles are available through individual accounts on Westlaw. LexisNexis has limited abstracts for Wall Street Journal.

Yahoo News Search http://news.search.yahoo.com/
Integrated news and blog search.

PubSub http://www.pubsub.com/index.php
Users create a search and PubSub "matches" new content by monitoring weblogs, newsgroups and SEC filings for related information.

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MARKETS, QUOTES AND RATES

New York Stock Exchange http://www.nyse.com
American Stock Exchange http://www.amex.com
NASDAQ Markets http://www.nasdaq.com
Official Web sites for the three major US stock markets. Each has links to market information and to the Web pages of listed companies.

Yahoo Finance http://finance.yahoo.com/?
Provides current stock quotes (delayed by 15-20 minutes) and historical US stock quotes (tipically back to 1970). Yahoo also has a multitude of financial and general company information in a very user-friendly format.

Big Charts http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/
Once you get past the splash advertisement this is a current, easy-to-use investment research Web site. This site provides access to research tools like interactive charts, quotes, industry analysis, intraday stock screeners, as well as market news and commentary. Historical quotes retrieve exact and split-adjusted stock price information and split adjustment factors as far back as January 1985.

Monthly Interest Rate Data http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred/data/irates.html
From the Federal Reserve Bank, information about interest rates. Includes current and historical information.

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MEGA SITES

FindLaw http://www.findlaw.com
Links organized by topic and jurisdiction. Comprehensive and well-organized. Also has legal directories, legal news, current awareness services, discussion areas, and a career center. Also check out FindLaw's Corporate Counsel Center for examples of contract documents such as merger and share exchange agreements.

CEOExpress http://www.ceoexpress.com
Lists news and business sources by subject, as well as, some industry specific resources. Also from the same Express group is LawyerExpress.

TUTORIALS FOR COMPANY RESEARCH ON THE WEB

The following Web sites provide instruction on how to find information about companies on the Internet:

COMPANY INFORMATION GUIDE: Company Research on the Web http://www.virtualchase.com/topics/company_information_index.shtml

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Revised 1/29/07

Compiled by Cathy Cochran
Computer Services Librarian
UT College of Law Library
(865) 974-0236
cochran@utk.edu