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GCat: Investments
MCat: Investment Research
Cat: Company Analysis

Research competitors and companies for investment purposes. Links and explanations of websites that provide online information on companies. The most common methods for acquiring information about competitors. Survey of US companies on the use of business intelligence. Patent search. FTC actions.

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Updated Agency Compile [17067] ?

Directory of marketing communications agencies

Annual Report Service [35470] ?

Will send out company annual reports to those who request them

Annual Report Service [14899] ?

Conduct online company research, including viewing annual reports

Annual Reports Service [12008] ?

Quick access to Annual Reports and other information on select companies

Business Credit USA [17088] ?

Credit ratings on 12 million businesses, including small business

Business to Business Directory [12447] ?

Links to companies websites that are categorized in the B2B market

Canada: SEDAR [32184] ?

Information filed by public companies and investment funds with the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA)

Canadian Company Capabilities [12013] ?

An online database with thousands of Canadian companies and 200,000 products and services

CEO, CFO Certifications of Financial Statements [21780] ?

Companies whose CEOs and CFOs are required to file sworn statements with the SEC

Chemical Guide [19399] ?

Detailed product and performance information on hundreds of chemcial manufacturing facilities

Company Information on the Web [14958] ?

Provides links to company research on the internet

Competitive Intelligence Guide [12218] ?

Strategies and tools to develop an competitive intelligence strategy

Edgar Search [4216] ?

An interface to the SEC - Edgar database

EDGAR System [21793] ?

SEC database of online corporate financial information

EPA Federal Register [5813] ?

Search the Federal Register for environmental issues faced by a company

Europages: The European Business Directory [6186] ?

Provides names, address, phone numbers, e-mail addresses of European companies

FDIC Bank Failures [14927] ?

The list of Bank Failures and Assistance Transactions in the USA

FDIC Enforcement Decisions & Orders [14898] ?

The full text of the FDIC Enforcement Decisions and Orders (ED&O) is published here in its entirety

FDIC Institutions Search Engine [14921] ?

Provides nonfinancial demographic and classification information on FDIC Financial Institutions

FDIC Reports of Condition & Income / Thrift Financial Report [14932] ?

Reports from 2001 to the present for individual banks and savings associations

FDIC Summary of Deposits [14924] ?

Provides the total deposits by institution and branch

Fortune 500 [30066] ?

A list of the companies with business and financial summaries

Fortune 500 List [1470] ?

Fortune 500 companies are listed by revenues

FTC Actions [5815] ?

Search to see if the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ever taken any actions against a company

Full Proxy, 10-K, Summary Compensation, and Nonprofit Information [24898] ?

Database provides SEC information including proxy, 10-K, Form 990

Global 500 List [1483] ?

Company profiles of the Fortune Global 500 companies

GuideStar Charity Check [32185] ?

Financial data on non-profit organizations in the U.S.

Health & Human Services OIG Exclusions: List of Excluded Individuals/Entities [12237] ?

List of individuals/entities excluded from USA federal health care programs

Industry Week 1000 [2645] ?

The world's 1,000 largest publicly held manufacturing companies based on revenue

Intellectual Property Network [8321] ?

View patent documents from the USA, Europe and World Intellectual Patent Office (WIPO)

IRS Publication 78, Cumulative List of Organizations [17091] ?

Online version of the IRS Database of Tax Exempt Organizations

List of Parties Excluded From USA Federal Procurement & Nonprocurement Programs [12238] ?

identifies those parties excluded throughout the USA Government from receiving federal contracts

Litigation Watch [22669] ?

Search a company or industry to determine litigation status

NLRB Decisions [5814] ?

Determine if a company has had any union disputes that the NLRB has mediated

NSF Product and Service Listings [23305] ?

Databases to determine if a manufacturer's products or services are NSF certified

Patent Search [5816] ?

A searchable database of front page information from US patents issued from 1/76 to 6/23/98

Search Newsgroups [12445] ?

Search newsgroups for discussions about companies and their products

Searchable Public Record Databases [12440] ?

Public searchable databases for US nationwide, by state and Canada

Silicon Valley Company Watch [17066] ?

Financial and company background for the 150 largest publicly traded Silicon Valley companies

Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals [12219] ?

Society for competitive intelligence professionals

The Public Register [8057] ?

Annual reports of public companies trading on the NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, and OTC exchanges

ThomasNet [3069] ?

Formerly known at the Thomas Register

UL Certification Databases [23321] ?

Check to see if a company and its products are UL certified

Yahoo! Finance [5811] ?

Obtain stock and the latest news information - search by company stock symbol

Zacks Research Center [10412] ?

Obtain investment information on companies


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