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, and fees and registration or subscription are noted when required.
For additional resources visit UT Libraries Business Databases
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COMPANY DIRECTORIES
CorporateInformation.com http://www.corporateinformation.com/
The company research reports contained in CorporateInformation.com are produced on over 31,000 companies from over 55 countries. From Wright Investors’ which has researched and analyzed company information since 1960. Site provides snapshot reports for companies, more information available with registration.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. 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 options in the Company Profiles sources selection box.SEC and EDGAR
(Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval )
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.SECFilings http://www.secfilings.com/
This site offers a free membership to set up email and RSS alerts for specified companies as nee filing are made. Company filings are available in PDF, Word, and Excel formats.RealCorporateLawyer.com 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.
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 BureauSee also
SEC Form Types Primer -- Alphabetical Listing http://secnet.cch.com/homepagecontent/info/FormTypesByAlpha.htm
SECFilings http://www.secfilings.com/Glossary.aspx
Offers descriptions of form types and a glossary of financial terms.
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://www.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://money.cnn.com/magazines/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.Reuters Business and Finance http://www.reuters.com/finance
Covers breaking news and has categories that focus on industries, markets, and deals. Some fee based analyst research.Wall Street Journal Online http://online.wsj.com/public/us
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.
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/fred2/categories/22
From the Federal Reserve Bank, information about interest rates. Includes current and historical information.
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
COMPANY INFORMATION GUIDE: Company Research on the Web http://www.virtualchase.com/topics/company_information_index.shtml
Provides instruction on how to find information about companies on the Internet
Revised 8/1/08
Compiled by Cathy Cochran
Computer Services Librarian
UT College of Law Library
(865) 974-0236
cochran@utk.edu
George W. Kuney, Director
Clayton Center for Entrepreneurial Law
The University of Tennessee
College of Law
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