Chinadaily US Edition

Published in NY.   uncensored business, economy, general news & opinion.

Global entertainment & media outlook: 2011-15

PriceWaterhouseCoopers.  Not the entire report, but useful data : TV, Global Trends

DrugScope | Statistics| Drug markets

UK.

Afghanistan opium survey 2011  + other reports.

WorldCat.org

Advanced search

EU Business News

(Thanks, Rutgers U Library)

The Debate Over the American Community Survey - NYTimes.com

+ related articles

What Killing the American Community Survey Would Actually Mean

"In Defense of the New York Public Library"

NY Review of Books.  The whole story on closing down SIBL etc,

LibGuides at BRASS - Business Reference & Services Section

"Best of the Best" Business Websites

MITx: MIT's new online learning initiative

MIT and Harvard -- Free online courses starting Fall 2012

IMF eLibrary Data

International Monetary Fund.  Search on country, topic or data source.

Top 10 Consumer Trends for 2012: Euromonitor International

Just one of a nice selection of free Euromonitor reports.  Click on the BLOG tab to see all.

USASpending.gov

Federal Contract and Assistance Awards.  Annual,  2003 - current.  Search by state, agency, type and several other fields.

(Thanks, Amelia Kassel)

IMAA | Institute of Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances

 Publications & Resources tabs.  Both contain valuable statistics & reports
for selected regions, countries, industries.  Also world wide.    Top deals, 1995 - current for some countries.

International Intellectual Property Alliance

Watch List - Country Surveys.  2012 report.

World Intellectual Property Org. WIPO

2012 edition - PCT yearly Review.

Doing Business 2012. World Bank, IFC

Int'l Finance Corp. "Comparing regulation for domestic firms in 183 economies."

Financial Access Survey

Database.   annual geographic and demographic data on access to basic consumer financial services worldwide. 2004 - 2010/
IMF International Monetary Fund.

France - official statistics

National Institute of Statistics & Economic Studies.

Marketing Metrics

by Marketo.  A "how to" guide to marketing forecasting, ROI calculating + more.  66 pages.

See also Advertising & Marketing Industries Research Guide. 

Mapping Files from the US Census Bureau

TIGER/Line Shapefiles.  "our most comprehensive dataset. Designed for use with GIS (geographic information systems)."

US Census. Business & Industry data

 2012 Economic Census Preview.  +  2007 | 2002 economic censuses.
Note the other tabs: people, geography, data, research, newsroom.

When Is - Dates of Religious and Civil Holidays Around the World

2006 - 2020

Time Zone Converter – Time Difference Calculator

FareCompare

"Find the cheapest airline tickets on the web by using FareCompare's airfare search engine"
Hotwire, Expedia, Priceline and a bunch more.

ISDA - International Swaps and Derivatives Association

Loaded with industry, transaction statistics.  Select RESEARCH in right frame. + Dodd-Frank material.

Copper

Market data. Global - US focused.  Annual 1998 - current

Crude Oil Price, Commodity Prices & Crude Oil Analysis

by OILPRICE (UK)  Global.  energy, metals, alternative energy, environment.

Institute for Supply Management

  Select ISM Report on Business in left frame.  Statistics, Purchasing Manager Index.  PMI.    Manufaturing, Non-Manufacturing, Regional. Monthly, 2111 - current. 

The Top 25 Franchise Opportunities for 2012

North America.  by allbusiness.com/  a D&B property.

Global Retail Development Index

A.T.  Kearney.  Annual. "Ranks the top 30 emerging countries for retail development and identifies windows of opportunity for global retailers to invest in developing markets."

See also: Emerging Markets Research Guide

2012 Global Cities Index and Emerging Cities Outlook

A.T. Kearney.  See also Emerging Markets Research Guide.

Emerging Markets Research Guide - revised, updated

3000 hits can't be wrong!

Richest Green Billionaires 2012 - Forbes

".. the 10 billionaires with the largest investments in clean tech companies or an environmental preserve."

 (ad heavy)

Investing in India -- EIU

about 19 pages.  Includes links to case studies.
See also India Business Research Guide

Research & Ratings - Moody's

Daily Ratings announcements, 2005 - current.  Research reports and all else require subscription.

ProQuest business products & databases

New platform.  descriptive directory + tutorials

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

National, International, Regional, Industry, Integrated Macroeonomic Accounts.

How to Use Simply Map - YouTube

Simply Map is a premium database.

Penn to offer online classes via Coursera

New.  partnering with Princeton, Stanford and U of Michigan. Free.

Research @ Census

New -- statistical reports / working papers using census data.
Example: Number of  college grads employed in privately owned food service in Dothan Alabama.

The State of America's Libraries, 2012 ALA

66 pages

StAR - Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative -

- "An Initiative from the World Bank and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)"

World Energy Outlook. EIA. to year 2035.

Key Graphs.  The next issue will be released November, 2012.

Economist Intelligence Unit

Select from about four latest FREE EIU reports.
See also: EIU Publications Locator

Russian Federation | Data

World Bank. See also EMERGING MARKETS BUSINESS Research Guide.

Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances

Hudson Institute > 2012 Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances.
See also: Non-Profit Sector Research Guide

Research at the IMF. International Monetary Fund.

Economic Indicators.  Updates to World Economic Outlook.

Emerging Consumer Survey 2012. Copy link below.

Credit Suisse. 40 pages. | tinyurl.com/8xn3l7s

See also EMERGING MARKETS BUSINESS Research Guide.

CEO Compensation - Wall Street Journal / Hay Group

Annual.  US