It's possible to find a lot of business and company information for free on the Web but there is also a lot that is incomplete or proprietary.
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Business topics; contains articles, company and executive profiles.
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You can enter the name or ticker symbol for the company.
Example: Enter the ticker symbol DIS in order to find information about Walt Disney Co.
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"Value Line is:
One of the largest independent research staffs of investment analysts and statisticians in the world.
Totally independent, objective and unbiased.
A research company that collects data and analyzes performance of approximately 8,000 stocks, 15,000 mutual funds, 80,000 options and other securities.
A company with 3/4 of a century of experience tracking, analyzing and ranking investments.
Best Known for The Value Line Investment Survey, one of the most widely read investment services in the world.
Critically acclaimed: 'I don't know any other system that's as good.' Warren Buffett
Value Line publishes more than a dozen print and electronic products which we think are used by more than half-a-million investors for timely information on stocks, mutual funds, special situations, options and convertibles."
You can find historical financial information and stock prices for publicly held companies in some Lavery Library resources and on some freely available websites.
Research and analysis on companies, industries and investments
Access to this database expired on 1/31/2021. It is currently available through the New York Public Library. Sign up for a library card at NYPL for access.
For help finding alternative sources, contact a librarian.
"Value Line is:
One of the largest independent research staffs of investment analysts and statisticians in the world.
Totally independent, objective and unbiased.
A research company that collects data and analyzes performance of approximately 8,000 stocks, 15,000 mutual funds, 80,000 options and other securities.
A company with 3/4 of a century of experience tracking, analyzing and ranking investments.
Best Known for The Value Line Investment Survey, one of the most widely read investment services in the world.
Critically acclaimed: 'I don't know any other system that's as good.' Warren Buffett
Value Line publishes more than a dozen print and electronic products which we think are used by more than half-a-million investors for timely information on stocks, mutual funds, special situations, options and convertibles."
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is another source for historical information that is freely available.