Business

• AnnualReports.com company annual reports online, search by company name, ticker symbol, exchange, industry, sector or alphabetically
• Best’s Rating Center searchable database of life/health and property/casualty insurance companies, registration required
• Big Charts investment research site, includes  charts, quotes, market news, commentary, historical quotes
• Business Filings Database a directory of links to corporate and business filings available online –from the Law Library Resource Exchange
• CEOExpress useful site for anyone seeking basic reference or business information, multiple links to some of the best news, financial, legal and statistical sources
• CNN Money.com business resources from CNN, Money, and Fortune
• Consumer Price Index from the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, monthly data on price changes in representative goods and services
• County Business Patterns an annual series presenting economic data by industry, from the US Census Bureau
• Forbes 500s directory reporting the financial performance of America’s biggest corporations
• Hoover’s Online information on the largest public and private US companies, industries and executives
• Monthly Labor Review online edition of the US Department of Labor’s periodical–information on the labor force, the economy,  employment, wages
• The Motley Fool information on stocks, investing, personal finance,  and retirement, also includes discussion boards
• NASDAQ stock quotes, charts, initial public offerings, market data, activity and news, personal finance
• Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates national, state and municipal data on employment and wages for occupations in the US, frrom the Bureau of Labor Statistics
• SCORE site for the Service Corps of Retired Executives, a volunteer organization that gives guidance to small business owners–information on chapters, advice, business plans and trade shows
• Securities and Exchange Commission investor information, filings and forms, news and proposed rules
• Securities and Exchange Commission Filings & Forms (EDGAR) registration statements, reports, and other information filed by foreign and domestic companies, access and download for free
• Small Business Administration news, offices, business law, forms, a library, etc. from the government agency formed to assist small businesses
• Sweets: the Construction Marketplace information on building materials, contains a business directory searchable by state, company name or business type
• ThomasNet.com search manufacturers, distributors and service providers by state or Canadian province
• TreasuryDirect search Treasury securities auctioned since 1980, purchase securities direct from the US Treasury, get data and rules on securities and securities auctions