Business and Investing

Online Reference Room

Business & Company Resource Center
Company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.
Dun & Bradstreet's Million Dollar Database
The Million Dollar Database provides comprehensive information on both public and private companies and their executives. Company profiles include specialty information like executive biographies and corporate families, SIC codes and more.
Mergent Online
Business and financial information for U.S. and international public companies, including, annual reports; company histories and SEC filings.
Reference USA
Business directory information including the size, key executives and credit ratings for millions of businesses. (Click here for Norton Internet Security configuration instructions.)

A Lexington Public Library card is required to access some of the above resources outside the library.

Internet Links

Bloomberg
Presents stock and investment information, business news and market reports.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Includes regional and national statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook data and CPI indexes.
Business First of Louisville
The weekly business newspaper of greater Louisville.
Forbes Magazine
Features Forbes 500 and other lists, quotes and reports on stocks and mutual funds.
Morningstar
Evaluates stock and bonds funds and updates the market.
Small Business Administration
Tells how to start a new business, lists SBA rules, regulations, budgets and news.
The Motley Fool
Has up-to-date company, investment and news reports, with a lighter approach.
The Street
Lists current market information and provides good international business news coverage.
Thomas Register
Find manufacturers, suppliers and services in the U.S. and Canada.
Universal Currency Converter
Performs interactive foreign exchange rate conversions online.
Yahoo Internet Stock Quotes
Updates stock quotes (with symbol lookup) every 15 minutes and provides the latest market news.

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