The websites listed on this page are recommended by library staff. There may be additional useful websites available. For help in identifying websites please ask for assistance at the Information Desk on the main floor of the library.

Statistics & Policy

Companies

Industry

International

Gateways To Business Information

Federal Government information via
GPOAccess
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html
This site provides access to a wide variety of materials printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). It links to over 1,500 databases of federal government information.

Worldclass Supersite
http://web.idirect.com/tiger/public/supersit.htm
Designed to assist the international businessperson, this site links to over 1,000 business sites from 95 countries. Among its features are links 61 daily business newspapers.

FINWeb: a Financial Economics
WWW Server
http://www.finweb.com
This site links to several economic journals and databases. A highlight is the "Jokes about Economists and Economics" in the "Miscellaneous" folder.

Yahoo Finance Site
http://finance.yahoo.com
This site provides a great deal of information on publicly traded companies. Much of the information is free, more information is available to subscribers.

Business Researcher’s Interests
http://www.brint.com
There is much instructional information about the "new" electronic economy on this site. However, there is a great deal of jargon and some of the information is buried several layers deep.

Wall Street Research Net
http://www.wsrn.com
Provides up-to-the-minute information on publicly traded stocks and mutual funds. Some information is free, while more in depth information is available for a fee.

Directories

The Nation Directory
http://www.thenation.com/directory/
A searchable directory from the journal The Nation. Links to organizations, non-profits, agencies, think-tanks and other sites covering political science, economics, social issues and culture.

Associations on the Net
http://www.ipl.org/ref/AON/
A directory of professional and trade association websites.

SuperPages.com
http://www.bigyellow.com/
A Yellow Pages on the web.

Dictionaries

Campbell R. Harvey's Hyptertextual Finance Glossary
http://www.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg/glossary.htm
Campbell R. Harvey is a professor of international business at Duke University. This excellent glossary has over 7,200 entries and over 18,000 hyperlinks.

Onelook Business Dictionary
http://www.onelook.com/
This site indexes over 740 online dictionaries including multilingual finance dictionaries.

Statistics & Policy

Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://stats.bls.gov
The best site for U.S. employment and labor statistics, including state and metropolitan areas.

Consumer Price Index
http://www.bls.gov/cpi/
Federal, state and metropolitan CPI data. Includes historical information from 1913 to present at ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiai.txt

1997 Economic Census Data
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/econ97.html
The latest economic census reports. This report is done every 5 years. Includes national and local data.

How to Find the Latest Business Data
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/recent.htm
Links to recent economic and other business related data via the U.S. Census Bureau.

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
http://www.kc.frb.org/
Economic data for the area and links to other banks in the Federal Reserve Bank system.

Federal Reserve Board of Governors
http://www.federalreserve.gov
This is the major website on monetary policy in the United States. Also contains links to the banks in the Federal Reserve Bank system.

United States Commerce Department
http://www.commerce.gov/organization.html
This department is the federal agency which serves to promote economic growth and trade in the United States. Individual agencies within the department can be accessed through this website.

Statistical Data Locators
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/lib/stat/statdata.htm
Directory of economic and financial data sources.

National and State Population Estimates
http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php
Population estimates through 2025 from the Census Bureau.

Population Reference Bureau
http://www.prb.org
This site provides population data sets according to criteria such as labor/employment, income/poverty, race/ethnicity and other factors. The data is pulled from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Economic Time Series Page
http://www.economagic.com/
Historical economic data presented in time series.

Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis University of Missouri
http://www.oseda.missouri.edu
Statistics for the state of Missouri, this site is especially good for economic data.

Missouri Economic Research and Information Center
http://www.missourieconomy.org/indicators/index.stm
Missouri economic data from the Missouri Department of Economic Development.

University of Missouri Kansas City Center for Economic Information
http://cei.haag.umkc.edu/cei/queries
Kansas City metropolitan area economic data, as well as other Missouri economic data..

Kansas Economic Data Summary
http://www.ku.edu/pri/ksdata/esum
Economic activity for all Kansas counties.

Kansas Labor Market Information
http://laborstats.dol.ks.gov
Labor statistics for the state of Kansas.

Company Information

EDGAR Database of Corporate Information
http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm
Produced by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, this site lists most of the disclosure forms required to be filed by publicly-held corporations.

ReportGallery
http://www.reportgallery.com
Links to annual reports for approximately 2,000 publicy-held U.S. companies.

Wright Investor Services
http://www.corporateinformation.com/
Information about over 20,000 companies. Requires registration to see indepth company reports.

Hoover’s Online Database of Corporate Information
http://www.hoovers.com
Free company profiles are available for many companies. In depth reports require a fee to be paid.

Industry

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html
U.S. industry classification system. Searchable by number or keyword.

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
Classification system implemented after NAFTA, classifies goods and services that are traded between the NAFTA countries. Searchable by number and keyword.

Current Industrial Reports
http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/cir/www/
Data on various industries produced by the Department of Census.

County Business Patterns
http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html
Annual data for U.S., state and county economic activity by industry.

International

International Monetary Fund
http://www.imf.org
Begun after World War II, this organization exists to facilitate monetary cooperation among it's member nations.

World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org/
The official website of the World Bank. The "Data" and "Countries" sections of the site are particularly rich information centers.

World Trade Organization
http://www.wto.org
This is the organization that deals with global trade issues.

Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Studies produced by the United States government covering various aspects of individual countries. Not every country is covered and some are several years old.

World Factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Statistical data and maps about foreign countries, provided by the United States Central Intelligence Agency.

Country Commercial Guides Index
http://www.state.gov/e/eb/rls/rpts/ccg/
Reports on foreign countries' commercial environments.

International Trade Commission
http://www.ita.doc.gov
Statistical information on foreign trade, taxes, market research, etc.. geared to doing business abroad

Foreign Trade Statistics
http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/foreign-trade/www/
International trade statistics provided by the Census Bureau, including information on the balance of trade by country.

Commodity Trade Data
http://www.censtats.census.gov/sitc/sitc.shtml
Commodity trade data provided by the Census Department.

Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices
http://www.state.gov/e/eb/rls/rpts/eptp/2001/
Trade policy and practices as reported by the U.S. State Department. Older information is available at http://www.state.gov/www/issues/economic/
trade_reports/index.html.

Global Edge from Michigan State University
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp#
This site is supported by the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at Michigan State University. The site is divided into four parts: Global Resources, Country Insights, Market Potential Indicators and a Glossary.

Market Research Library
http://www.buyusainfo.net/
adsearch.cfm?search_type=int&loadnav=no
Industry data for regions and individual countries.

Virtual International Business and Economic Sources
http://library.uncc.edu/vibes
Links to free international business and economic sources.

Europages: The European Business Directory
http://www.europages.com/en/
Information on European business and economics.

Government and Law Internet Sources
http://www.rockhurst.edu/services/library/internet/intergov.asp
Links to recommended internet sites on public affairs and law selected by librarians at the Rockhurst University Greenlease Library.

News

Bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/search/
Search for business information appearing in local business journals for many cities in the U.S. This site is produced by American City Business Journals, which publishes the Kansas City Business Journal. Several years of archives are available.

CNNMoney
http://money.cnn.com
Produced by the editors of CNN and Money magazine, this site has some of the latest financial news and analysis. In addition, there are fun links allowing you to select the perfect automobile or city for your lifestyle.

BBC World Service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/index.shtml
Business news is only a small component of this British Broadcasting Company site. The lastest in world news is combined with arts, sports, and entertainment news.

Financial Times of London (registration required)
http://www.ft.com/home/us
This is an excellent source for international business news.

International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/
Smaller in scope than some of the other news sites, this is a good source for concise international news stories.

Kansas City Star
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/
In addition to the latest local news, articles dating back to 1991 are archived and searchable.

Newspaper Archives on the Web
http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html
The archives of newspapers from all around the United States can be searched. Some of the newspapers make the full text of their articles available for free, in other instances, full-text articles can be purchased.

New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com
Users must complete a free registration form in order to view the full-text of New York Times articles for the last 7 days. Archived articles dating back to 1996 are also available but must be purchased.

Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/public/us
A subscription is necessary to view the full-text of the Wall Street Journal articles, but the site has some free information as well. The Greenlease Library has this title in print and on microfiche.

Investments

Exchanges

Each stock exchange has an extensive set of standards for a company to be listed. Some of these criteria are listed below. In today's fluctuating market, these standards are subject to change.

American Stock Exchange
http://www.amex.com/
The American Stock Exchange has both "quantitative and qualitative standards" for a company to be listed. Among the quantitative standards for a U.S. company to be listed initially, it must have a shareholders' equity of $4 million and it must have earned $750,000 in the last fiscal year (or in two of the last three years).

NASDAQ
http://www.nasdaq.com/
NASDAQ tends to emphasize technology stocks more than the other U.S. exchanges. For an initial listing, companies must have a shareholders' equity of $15 million and it must have earned $1 million in the last fiscal year (or in two of the last three years). The requirements to be listed on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market are smaller.

New York Stock Exchange
http://www.nyse.com
The New York Stock Exchange is the "largest equities marketplace in the world". In order to be listed initially, a company must have earned $2.5 million in the previous fiscal year.

Chicago Board of Trade
http://www.cbot.com
The Chicago Board of Trade is the "world's oldest derivative (futures and futures-options) exchange." It trades both agricultural futures and financial contracts (such as U.S. Treasury Bonds).

Tokyo Stock Exchange
http://www.tse.or.jp
Although foreign currency and some foreign companies are traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the emphasis is on Japanese companies. For initial listing, a Japanese company must have a shareholders' equity of at least 1 billion yen (approximately $8.35 million) and a two-year profit of at least 500 million yen.

Indices

International Indices
http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/
This is an excellent source for up-to-the-minute information on worldwide markets. Archives can be accessed for historical data.

Prices

Bloomberg.com
http://www.bloomberg.com
This site offers much more that stock prices. Among its other features are information on worldwide markets and currencies.

Quicken.com
http://www.quicken.com
This site can be used to quickly locate a stock price or to create your own portfolio.

PCQuote.com
http://www.pcquote.com
This site can be used to locate stock information or to link to CNN articles.

Yahoo’s Business Homepage
http://finance.yahoo.com
This is a fairly complete finance site with stock prices, bond prices, world indices, currency information, and more.

Bonds Online
http://www.bonds-online.com
Bond prices and investment advice are available here.

Investing in Bonds
http://www.investinginbonds.com
This site offers a step-by-step plan for learning about bonds. It also links to a Spanish language investment advice site.

Smart Money Bond Investing
http://www.smartmoney.com/onebond
General information on bonds is available for free. You can subscribe and get advice tailored to your needs.

Rates

Federal Reserve Board
http://www.federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2006
The Beige Book is produced by the Federal Reserve Bank eight times a year. It summarizes economic activity in each of the 12 Federal Reserve districts. Statistics can be found at http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/.

Chambers of Commerce

United States Chambers of Commerce
http://www.uschamber.com/
The official web site of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The "Political Advocacy" section summarizes the lobbying position of the chamber on a number of issues, while the "News & Events" section has numerous brief, business-related items.

World Chamber of Commerce
www.chamberofcommerce.com/
This site is a directory of U.S. and foreign chambers of commerce. Also included are U.S. states and foreign tourist bureaus.

Marketing

Marketing and Advertising via University of Texas
http://advertising.utexas.edu/world/
This is a well-organized and detailed index of marketing and advertising ideas.

Small Business

Small Business Administration
http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov
This is the U.S. federal government site for information on starting or maintaining a small business. The frequently asked questions section (FAQs) is particularly helpful.

U.S. Business Advisor
http://www.business.gov
This site was created by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Its purpose is to provide a link to the business information produced by various federal organizations.

Small Business State Profiles
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/profiles
Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy provides latest 3 years of data showing number of firms, small business income, industrial type and job growth.

Bplans.com
http://www.bplans.com
Sample business plans that can be read and downloaded, but you have to purchase the software produced by Palo Alto Software.

Morebusiness.com
http://www.morebusiness.com/templates_worksheets/bplans How to set up business and marketing plans. Some plans require purchase of software to print copies.

Business Owner's Toolkit from Commerce Clearing House
http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/buspln_m.asp
Helpful information on small business, including sample business plans.

Venture Associates Business Plans and Planning
http://www.venturea.com/business.htm
Information on putting together a business plan.

'Lectric Law Library
http://www.lectlaw.com/formb.htm
Business and general legal forms.

Kauffman eVenturing
http://www.eventuring.org/eShip/appmanager/eVenturing/eVenturingDesktop
Information on starting and growing a business from the Kauffman Foundation.

Franchise Handbook Directory
http://www.franchise1.com/directory
A directory of franchises available for purchase. Also contains articles detailing the pros and cons of purchasing a franchise.

Operating a Business in Kansas
http://www.accesskansas.org/operating/index.html
Information on starting a business in Kansas.

Missouri Economic Development Business Assistance Center
http://www.missouribusiness.net/sdbc/index.asp
Information on starting a business in Missouri.

Non-profit Business

Nonprofit Web Site Directory - Action Without Borders
http://www.idealist.org/
Directory of over 11,000 nonprofit Web sites in 125 countries.

KCPhilanthronet
http://www.kcphilnet.org
Greater Kansas City Council on Philanthropy website. Good source for non-profit job opportunities and "Research Tools" links to nonprofit websites.

Taxes

Federal

Internal Revenue Service
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/
Good site for information on recent changes in tax law and all things related to U.S. federal income taxes.

Federal Tax Forms
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/formspubs/lists/0,,id=97817,00.html
Most federal tax forms can be downloaded from this site.

State Tax Forms

Missouri
http://www.dor.mo.gov/tax/personal/

Kansas
http://www.ksrevenue.org/forms-perstax.htm

Other States
http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/forms.ssi