Corporate Finance

Financial transactions for businesses and strategies for corporate financial management.

Resources in this category:

CorporateInformation
http://www.corporateinformation.com/

"Focuses on providing access to Web-based information on companies throughout the world." Searchable by country, company name and industry. Gives recent news and fast facts for each country, links to sources of company information, a list of and definitions of extensions (such as Inc.) found after company names, and research reports for 15,000 companies. Profiles of some companies are also offered in French and Spanish. "A good starting point to find corporate information from around the world."

Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/

Reuters is a global information company providing information tailored for professionals in the financial services, media, and corporate markets. This website supplies global news – text, graphics, video, and pictures –to media organizations and websites around the world. It also provides news to businesses outside financial services. Users can also find information on stock quotes. (This site may take some time to load, especially on dial-up connections.)

SEC Filings & Forms (EDGAR)
http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml

Contains a searchable database for collecting and retrieving publicly available electronic filings submitted by corporations to the Securities and Exchange Commission from 1993 to the present. Non-electronic filings, filings that are not available to the public, and any data prior to 1993 are not included.

The World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org/

Official site of the World Bank providing detailed information on the activities of the organization which provides "low-interest loans, interest-free credits and grants to developing countries for an array of purposes. Includes a search tool for Data, research information, news, and much more.