Business information

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Business Information is a broad category that includes data derived from newspapers, databases, competitive intelligence, and research related to gaining knowledge about companies, people and industries engaged in for-profit enterprises.

Consumers of business information include: those involved in merger & acquisition deals and strategic planning, researchers, librarians, as well as institutional and individual investors.

The market can be divided into two parts: free information and premium (paid-for) information. For more information on the business information industry, see the AlacraWiki.

[edit] Free Information

There is a vast store of information available for free on the web and in public libraries.

EDGAR - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) database of documents filed by publicly traded companies (that is, companies whose stock is publicly traded) provides detailed financial information, biographical information on officers and directors, and information on major investors.

Yahoo! Finance - Provides stock charts, quotes, and company snapshots.

Marketwatch (formerly, CBS Marketwatch) - Provides investor tools, as well as Dow Jones Industry data.