Financial Ratios: A Guide to Library Resources

A comprehensive guide from U of Minnesota Libraries.  Well done!

The State of the News Media 2013

Annual.  Pew Research report on American Journalism.  Data-rich. Includes -Ethnic & Alternative.

BLS Data Finder. New.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Small business industry overviews.

"Audit Techniques Guide." IRS  e,g Childcare, Architects, etc. 

License! Global

Top Global Licensors, Licensees, Licensing Agents, License Finder.   Full text of License! magazine.

Health: Key Tables from OECD

• Global - includes non OECD countries.  Health Statistics     International Migration Statistics
• Social Expenditure Stats    Social & Welfare Stats.      Lots of data.

Survey of Current Business. BEA. Now online only

"Sign up for email notifications when each issue of the Survey is available on www.bea.gov."

IT Service & Consumption. EIU. Global.

Exec. summary.  5 pages.  Covers outsourcing + more.
Forecast survey of execs.

I'm off again!

This time to the South Pacfic.  I'll be back in early March.  In the meantime, continue to browse the tags ( I try to keep all the posts updated) for the free and the good. best to all, t

Timestamp-news wires

Timestamp-news wires   The official release time of corporate actions by  DJ, AP, Reuters and all the rest.

PR Newswire

Up to 180 days back of releases.  Searchable on several fields.  Good for earnings announcements, mergers, etc.

Global Product usage

Global TGI. (Kanter Media) About 52 products covered.  63 countries.  Free reg. req.

The Digital Consumer. US. Nielsen.

heaps of stats.  23 pages.  free registration required.

Enterprise Surveys. Country Profiles

IFC - World Bank Group

What a mess!

Dear vizidens (Value Information Zone) of the land of the free and the good.  Am in the middle of a muddled move of our residence.  Please bear with me while I get things straightened out.  ta, t

Manpower Employment Outlook Survey

ManpowerGroup   Global,  Quarterly.

Deloitte International Tax Source

 Country Guides and Highlights.  Investment climate.

Global market research reports

service.mail.com/      Sign on for free email alerts from US Commercial Service.
 Just a sample of current offerings below.
Building Products Import to Japan  October 2013 [01/15/2014] · 
Housing Starts in Japan ? November 2013 [01/15/2014]
 · Argentina - Travel and Tourism Services - Best ... [01/10/2014]

Review of ALA Guide to Economics & Business Reference

After viewing some adulatory reviews, decided to post mine.
(from Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship)

American FactFinder. Census

"Find popular facts (population, income, etc.) and frequently requested data about your community."

State and County QuickFacts. Census

 "Fast, easy access to facts about people, business, and geography"  Latest data available

Hong Kong Monetary Authority -

 Economic & Financial Data for Hong Kong.  Gov't of HK.

India. Traded Companies financial data.

by ICICI, an investment bank.

Reserve Bank of India - India's Central Bank

Indian economy, banking and finance

Master Gov't List of Federally Funded R&D Centers

 US National Science Foundation (NSF)
(Thanks Mike Yared)

OneLook Reverse Dictionary

Searching for just the right word?   Try this.

Lists of Private Companies Worldwide,

 Businessweek.  Brief description.     Tip: Enter a region, then a keyword such as chicago or  media.
slow loading.  Not the greatest, but it's free.
Thanks, Best Biz Web

World Investment Reports. UN

Annual, 1991 - current

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2014

United Nations.  33 pages

Foreign investment / transactions in US

Cmte on Foreign Investment in US.  Treasury Dept.  Tables, stats.  No company info.

Moving. Sporadic posting ahead.

Hello friends of the free and the good,
We're moving again,  not across the country for a change but still in San Francisco.  So till we get settled, I won't be able to post regularly.  Email me with gems you come across.  ta, t
terry.terese67@gmail.com

Venture capital

Seed-DB: "Data and analysis for entrepreneurs, program founders, and investors"    Mostly US.

CountrySTAT UN

Another Food & Agricultural Org. statistical database, but somewhat different format.

Food & Agricultural Org. UN

FAOSTAT  Global statistics.

Environment & Business Research Guide

Research Guide

CrunchBase, The Free Tech Company Database

Technology companies, people, and investors that anyone can edit.    + news, funding activity.  Free reg. required.

Access China EIU

Register for economic and political analysis on China and its cities
Free newsletter via email.

China articles and insights

Business & Economy studies.  McKinsey

China Business Handbook 2013

US Commercial Service.  Market Research, Doing Business, etc.  about 70 pages.

World Trade Profiles. WTO

Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.  200 pages.

Monthly statistics of International trade. OECD

This data table is free, along with many others.  Quite a few stats require subscription.

US Trade Balance.

US Int'l Trade Commission.  Trade by country : 2012 latest.  Trade by region is up to date.

Statistics of U.S. Businesses. 2010 Census.

Tabulations by Geography, Industry, and Enterprise Employment Size-Business & Industry.
Also County Business Patterns. + more.

The New York Times

Don't know why, but appears to be free.  Give it a try.

Economic Report of the President

 Economic Report of the President | The White House

NBER Macrohistory Database US

Nat'l Bureau of Economic Research.  1000's of historical data points,
e.g: U.S. Imports of Manufactured Foodstuffs 07/1905 - 06/1956

Int'l Telecommnications Union. UN

Annual.  Global Data & Analysis.  200 pages.  This detailed report used to be fee-based.

IT Salary Survey- Computerworld

Annual.  Covers more than 4000 IT workers.  View by job level, industry, region.

Asia-Pacific. Key Indicators.

Asian Development Bank.  340 pages

U.S. Digital Marketing Spending Survey

Gartner