MBA: Masters of Business Administration

Investor.gov is your online resource to help you make sound investment decisions and avoid fraud.

The Federal Reserve System is the central bank of the United States. It performs five general functions to promote the effective operation of the U.S. economy and, more generally, the public interest.

Every investor in America relies on one thing: fair financial markets. To protect investors and ensure the market’s integrity, FINRA is a government-authorized not-for-profit organization that oversees U.S. broker-dealers. We work every day to ensure that everyone can participate in the market with confidence.

Our millions of users come to us from all over the world and from all walks of life. Some are learning about money and investing for the first time, while others are experienced investors, business owners, professionals, financial advisors, and executives looking to improve their knowledge and skills.

Nasdaq is a global electronic marketplace for buying and selling securities. Nasdaq was created by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) to enable investors to trade securities on a computerized, speedy and transparent system, and commenced operations on February 8, 1971. The term, “Nasdaq” is also used to refer to the Nasdaq Composite, an index of more than 3,000 stocks listed on the Nasdaq exchange that includes the world’s foremost technology and biotech giants such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Amazon, and Intel.

At the New York Stock Exchange, we are driven every day to lead through innovation and are proud to be the exchange of choice for those who embrace new thinking and fresh ideas. As a result, we have welcomed 70% of technology company proceeds since 2014, 70% of SPAC proceeds this year, and 100% of Direct Listings. The NYSE’s unique combination of experience and industry-leading technology allows us to keep our markets moving forever forward.

The American Library Association compiles lists of online sources approved by librarians. The subject index offers broad categories for you to browse.

This website offers a variety of options to create stock charts and graphs. The historical stock information is particularly useful (see historical quotes.)

Government links for business including country and trade data, business and employment data, and free government publications.

A site with an extensive list of business, news, government, reference, law, and technology links.

This site has concise information on US and global markets as well as stock market data.

An established competitive intelligence firm (business and industry research.) Their website offers links to numerous and useful free online resources.

Categorized list of sites including reference materials online and special “business search” sites.

Economic, consumer, wage, employment, industry, demographic, spending, occupational, safety and health data are all available from this excellent and well organized site.

This website offers free financial data including quarterly and annual reports on most U.S. public companies such as 10K and 10Q filings. In addition to corporate filings, news, laws and regulations, a quick EDGAR tutorial is offered on this site.

Open access to databases and datasets, including World Development Indicators (WDI), Global Development Finance (GDF), Africa Development Indicators (ADI), and Global Economic Monitor (GEM).

A substantial amount of free information and data including news, financials, stock research including current and historical data, and currency data. Yahoo has created an “Education Center” with some interesting glossaries and tutorials.