Kares Library: Business Research: Websites

Websites

Annual reports.com
Large collection of annual reports of companies traded on the U.S. stock exchanges, including most of the Fortune 500. Searchable by seven criteria: alphabetically, by company name, by ticker symbol, by sector, by industry, by exchange, and by index.
Bloomberg Businessweek
Business news from Bloomberg BusinessWeek.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics website, for access to labor, employment, and economic statistics and reports.
CNN Money
Current business and economic news from CNN.
MSNBC Business & Financial News
The latest business news from MSNBC.
U.S. Census Bureau
State Government Tax Collections
U. S. Census Bureau's International Data Base
The International Data Base (IDB) provides a variety of demographic and socio-economic data for countries and areas of the world with a population of 5,000 or more. It has provided information to governments, academics, other organizations, and the public for over 25 years .

U.S. Department of State - Country Reports
CIA World Fact Book
Information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
BBC News: Country Profiles
Provide guides to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. Also included are audio and video clips from BBC archives.
Country Commercial Guides
From the International Trade Administration
Deloitte International Tax and Business Guides
Up-to-date reports on tax rates and regulations, and the business environment in general, in more than 150 countries, prepared by the international tax firm.
GlobalEdge
Created by the International Business Center at Michigan State University to connect international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities.
Library of Congress Country Profiles
Profiles offer brief, summarized information on a country’s historical background, geography, society, economy, transportation and telecommunications, government and politics, and national security.