In researching your company, there are several resources worth consulting. Here is a small list of useful databases, the content they contain and why they might be helpful.
News/Press Releases: Get up-to-date news reports on events occurring at your company. Includes financial information, major controversies or legal cases, and changes in business strategies. Can be found on: Mergent Online, ReferenceUSA, Google Finance, Yahoo Finance.
Financial Statements/Annual Reports: Once you get pass the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement, much of a company's annual report contain very useful and practical information about the company's objectives/performance, main growth areas, product execution and strategies to be pursued in coming years. The 10k Annual Report contains the easy-to-understand summary of company initiatives and past year performance for investors. See: Edgar (SEC) or any company profiler.
Company Profilers: Company Profilers are subscription databases that provide comprehensive, one-stop-shop coverage of a company, complete with news, financial statements, stock reports, wider industry reports, competitors, and lists of reported case decisions.
Litigation/Legal Data: If you are working for a legal department within a company, and you want to get a preview of what kind of legal cases that the company often deals with- Bloomberg Representation Analytics can provide an overview of recent cases, firms and legal areas that the company was involved in.
Review Sites: Sites like Glassdoor provide good overviews about the culture and experiences of current and past employees.
US Newsstream enables users to search current U.S. news content, as well as archives that stretch back into the 1980s. It features top newspapers, wires, broadcast transcripts, along with national and regional news sources including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Star Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, and Chicago Tribune.
Thousands of local, national, and international newspapers, along with broadcast transcripts and college and university news sources. Includes the St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Star Tribune.
Profiles Contain: News, Company Details (synopsis of the firm’s history, objectives, business structure and segments), Reports (Annual financial statements and annual reports). Substantial private firm database.
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Profiles Contain: Information on over 14 million U.S. public and private companies, including contact information, estimated financials for private companies, industry codes, and more. Substantial private firm database.
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