The Business Library has acquired Global Financial Data (GFD). Global Financial Data is a collection of current and historical financial and economic data provided in ASCII or Excel format. Data includes: long-term indices on stock markets; Total Return data on stocks, bonds, and bills; interest rates; exchange rates; inflation rates; bond indices; commodity indices andContinue reading “New Acquisition: Global Financial Data”
Category Archives: New databases
New Research databases: Historical Annual Reports & Private Company data
The business library has recently acquired two databases: Mergent Historical Annual Reports (available in Mergent Archives) This collection starts in the early 1900’s and contains over just over 1,000,000 global annual reports. Mergent Intellect Intellect provides Hoovers private company data on over 100 million privately held companies globally (plus 145 million inactive global companies) andContinue reading “New Research databases: Historical Annual Reports & Private Company data”
Database of the Week: Passport
Each week we will highlight one of the many databases we have here at the Pomerantz Business Library. The database: Passport (Consumer Industries) – Euromonitor International Where to find it: You can find it Passport, and under P in the databases A-Z list. NB: HawkID login is required for all users. Passport is Euromonitor International’sContinue reading “Database of the Week: Passport”
New Business Library Acquisition: Passport (from Euromonitor)
Faculty, staff and students now have access to Passport. Passport is Euromonitor International’s global market analysis software platform and provides industry analysis in countries around the world. The database includes a market size and market share database for all products across key countries. Passport can be accessed from the Business Library website’s Databases A-Z list:Continue reading “New Business Library Acquisition: Passport (from Euromonitor)”
Looking for a Public Company’s Customer List? Check out Mergent Horizon
The library now subscribes to Mergent Horizon. This research site covers 6200 companies that are traded on the NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ. Mergent Horizon enables the researcher to: Identify companies simply by entering a product or trade name Highlight the relationships between a company’s major customers, suppliers and partners Analyze data for sector aggregates or averages,Continue reading “Looking for a Public Company’s Customer List? Check out Mergent Horizon”
SEC Releases a New Search Engine
The SEC has released IDEA, a more user friendly search portal. IDEA stands for Interactive Data Electronic Applications and will eventually replace the EDGAR database. IDEA offers faster retrieval of public company and mutual fund information. In addition, some information can be imported into spreadsheets for analysis. Click here to search IDEA.
New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics
We now have access to the New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics online at http://proxy.lib.uiowa.edu/login?url=http://www.dictionaryofeconomics.com/
New Database: IBISWorld
The UI Libraries have purchased a subscription to IBISWorld. This online database offers access to over 700 US industry market research reports. The report topics range from car washes to management consultants. IBISWorld also includes US public company profiles. All of the reports can be downloaded in pdf or MS Word format. Please note: Our subscription onlyContinue reading “New Database: IBISWorld”