Where Can I Find News and Information about a Company?

Hoover’s Online calls itself "the business information authority." At this Web site, you can find business information about 12 million public and private companies worldwide, including company profiles, in-depth financials, contact names, competitors, and more.

With a paid subscription, users can look up business information under the following categories: Company Name, by Ticker, Stock Quote, IPO Companies, Industry Keyword, Executive Name, the news, or Report Search.

Dun & Bradstreet gathers business information in 214 countries around the world, in 95 languages or dialects, covering 181 currencies. Its products and services are drawn from a global database of 83 million companies. The Comprehensive Report is Dun & Bradstreet's premium small business report, and provides summary information on profitability, debts, assets, and corporate relationships, in addition to a comprehensive overview of a company's operational history.

At www.KnowX.com, you can search Dun & Bradstreet Business reports to research the operational and financial background of a company. A fee is required for obtaining the full information from your search.

The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) provides financial and business information about publicly held companies. The SEC's Web site at can be found at www.sec.gov.

EDGAR is the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval System. All companies, foreign and domestic, are required to file registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms electronically through EDGAR. Anyone can access and download this information for free.

EDGAR is a major resource for corporate information. You can retrieve real-time filings for a specific company and to find key company information, including its name, address, telephone number, state of incorporation, Central Index Key (CIK) number (the unique number that the SEC's computer system assigns to individuals and corporations who file disclosure documents with the SEC. All new electronic and paper filers, foreign and domestic, receive a CIK number), Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code, and fiscal year end. Simply type in the name of the company or its CIK number. You can also search for all SEC-registered companies in a particular state. Or you can search for all companies with a specific SIC code. Once you have found the company you want, you can limit the search results by date. Under Latest Filings you will find the most recent and companies, paper filers and electronic filers.

An easy method to locate publicly filed SEC information on companies can be found at www.SECInfo.com.

LexisNexis provides authoritative legal, news, public records and business information with legal, tax and regulatory publications. LexisNexis is a fee-based service, with several different payment options.