Directory of companies by industry. US

Cortera   "a commercial credit network"
Lists companies by industry.  Brief Company info. Includes branches, subsidiaries, privates.
Detailed profiles cost $5.
Free reg. req. for credit reports.
(I didn't try it)  

Annual Returns on Stock Indices, T.Bonds and T.Bills: 1928 - Current

Prof. Damodaran Stern School, NYU.   
Source:  Federal Reserve database in St. Louis (FRED)

BRICS Joint Statistical Publication: Annual

293 pages

"General information, economic and social indicators comparison of BRICS countries"

Barrons Markets Data Center

Yes, another free financial data site. This one tracks more instruments (daily -- bonds, currencies, futures, funds, etc) than the others AND all on one page.
(Thanks Ramona Howerton!)

Company Information - Public & Private - Bloomberg

Bloomberg - Fee Based Database. Search Aid.
 Research Guide. University of Southern California

Career Center. | American Advertising Federation.

Jobs in Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations.

Advertising FAQ's: A Guide for Small Business

Federal Trade Commission

OECD Science, Technology & Industry Scoreboard - OECD

Published every other year.
"shows how the digital transformation affects science, innovation, the economy, and the way people work and live. "

Research Congress - GovTrack.us

Easy way to track legislation and voting records.

Track this one!
HR 801 "Fair Copyright in Research Works Act"
by which The Association of American Publishers seeks to overturn open access to taxpayer funded research.

Who's my representative?
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd

Business | The Moscow Times

Search latest news full text 1 year back free.

Economic / Financial Indicators. Asia

Asia Regional Integration Center.
 "statistical data on external, real, and monetary sectors of 19
economies in Asia & four economies from South Asia. 
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UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, Annual

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

"cross-country comparable sets of global data."

 "fully interactive tool, including maps and charts"

European Central Bank

Check out Research & Statistics tabs.

America's Largest Private Companies List

(129 profiles)  Forbes

Inclusive Scientific Meetings

 "Where to Start"  by "500 Women Scientists"
Relevant for meetings in general.
(Thanks, Jill Hurst-Wahl)

TechCrunch

"The latest technology news and information on startups"
by Oath inc.  Lists are fee-based.

Mobile marketing Trends

eMarketer  14 pages. Free reg req.

Economic & Market Information - Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

Annual,2004 - current.

World Development Indicators | Data

World Bank. Annual. "data for many indicators going back more than 50 years."

African Development Bank

Up to date country profiles. AND be sure to hit knowledge for statistics & publications . (thanks, U of Pittsburgh)

Library Instruction

Tips for Standups
by Dave Arch of Creative Training Techniques

Franchisee Satisfaction Awards. Annual

Franchise Business Review. Top Franchises. by Category, Investment.

Enterprise Surveys - - World Bank Group

Scroll down to view the Survey Partners - Impressive!

"offers an expansive array of economic data on 135,000 firms in 139 countries. "  Aggregate data - no individual company info

Data book on Financial Development. Annual

World Bank.  Financial stats for world, region, country, income level.

EU Commission press releases.

Updated daily. Most recent only.

Institute of Museum and Library Services Grants

Search for available or awarded grants.
See also Data & Surveys.

Corporate governance - OECD

"Good corporate governance helps to build an environment of trust, transparency and accountability necessary for fostering long-term investment, financial stability and 
business integrity."

Global Outsourcing Survey. Deloitte

24 pages.

Japan OECD

current data & news, reports
Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development.

Idealist

 "Jobs, Internships, Volunteering, Organizations."
"Action Without Borders — a 501(c)3 non-profit organization."

Statistics South Africa |

“national government department responsible for production & coordination of official & other statistics.”

Bank of Russia

Research & Information. Quarterly inflation + more

Kommersant - Russia's Daily Online News - Russian & English language

Major Airplane Manufacturers |

 by| Business Jet Traveler 
Brief history & current activity.

OECD Economic Surveys. global

Org for Economic Cooperation & Development.  They're all here.
1961 - current. about 70 countries.
After your selected country site opens, click the WEB or READ tab. The other choices require a subscription.
Sign up for OECD releases.

Harvard Business Review Store

Buy HBR Case Studies - $5 - $9.00 each.

OECD iLibrary |

This has it ALL.  Stats, Country Profiles, Themes + more. 
Go for it.

9 Business Books That Will Make You a Better Entrepreneur in 2019

 Inc.com/    Just the list & description.

Entrepreneurship and business statistics - OECD

Global.  All this & more.  No individual company info.

Economic surveys and country surveillance - OECD

Includes selected non-OECD countries.  Each is 100+ pages.

990 Finder | Find Funding | Foundation Center

"990 Finder provides access to the most recent Forms 990 and 990-PF filed by nonprofit organizations with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)."

International trade and balance of payments statistics

 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

World Happiness Report.

"produced by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network in partnership with the Ernesto Illy Foundation."

Marketing Fact Pack 2019 | adage.com

" our annual guide to advertisers, marketers, media and agencies. -  drawing on the Ad Age Datacenter's rankings and analysis from the past year."

Free registration required.  (It's a beaut}

Bankruptcy Statistics - US

US courts.gov/ 1990 -current. That's it - stats, no company details.  (Thanks, Mollie!)

OECD Statistics

"includes data and metadata for OECD countries and selected non-member economies."

Library Connect Elsevier

A free monthly newsletter for academic librarians w/ helpful guides & articles by librarians.

NYPL Digital Collections

New York Public Library. Free
"a living database with new materials added every day, featuring prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more."

Bank Tracker US

Banks & Credit Unions.  Search by City or Name.  Also Failed Bank List, 2010 - current. & list of TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) recipients. Links to financials for all.
by American U Schl of Communication.

Free Financial Planning Tools | Investor.gov

Includes free calculators, alerts, news + more.