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Hoover's Company Records
Profiles for several thousand companies - each includes brief history and overview of company operations, plus key executives (including their compensation), competitors, and selected financial information...
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ABI/Inform Complete
Full-text for over 2600 business periodicals and journals (plus detailed abstracts for 3500). Links to Hoover's company profiles from the abstracts (click on "i" icon). Wall Street Journal full-text from...
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1971 -

Business Source Complete
"Company Profiles" from Datamonitor available (select from the right frame). Note: some reports may be delayed up to a year due to publisher restrictions. Major focus of this database is the full-text...
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1986 -

Factiva
Select "Companies/Markets" tab, then "Company". Retrieves company snapshot. Also see left frame option "Reports" - can choose "Ratio Comparison Report" or "Detailed Company Profile Report with Financial...
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dates vary

International Directory of Company Histories
For each company, a detailed history is provided. Includes brief bibliographies for further reading.
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HD2721.I56x-REFERENCE - and online via Business & Company Resource Center database

Mergent Online
Financial information (with link to EDGAR) for all U.S. public corporations; 10-year historical data too. Also includes one-page summaries for major companies (select the "TearSheets" tab). Ratios are...
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Current Edition

Morningstar Investment Research Center
Analyst reports for 1500 stocks and 2000 funds. Includes analysis tools for portfolios as well as screening. Key ratios as well as insider trading included - select from left frame when viewing company...
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1995- present

Value Line

Value Line is a comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks in 97 industries, the stock market and the econmy. Unique features include providing a beta figure re...
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Date varies

Value Line Investment Survey
Use for historical information (for current, see Value Line database) - focus is on individual company analysis (approx. 1600 companies) - one page each, including financials and beta. Also has one-page...
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HG4501.V26a Microfiche (1987 onward) ; HG4501.V26 (1970-86)