U.S. Stock Markets
Up-to-the-minute quotes of major markets and indexes from CNN. Fifteen-minute delay with automatic updates.
Hoover's Stock Screener
Handy stock performance tool that covers thousands of companies listed on NYSE, NASDAQ, and AMEX exchanges. Search for companies by up to 20 different performance criteria including various ratios, growth rates, company characteristics, margins, and rates of return.
New York Stock Exchange Historical Data. Search for historical NYSE data including NYSE daily reported volume from 1888 to the present and all NYSE Index closes (Composite, Industial, Transportation, Utility, and Fiancial issues) from 1996.
The Inc. 500. Inc. Magazine's coveted list of the 500 fastest revenue-growing companies in the United States over the last 5 years. Search by company name, descriptive keyword, state, industry, or simply browse list. Includes a link to previous winners since 1982 and a handy statistical tour which breaks down companies by industry, location, etc.
S & P 500 Index. Current day activity of the Standard and Poors 500 Index. Archives include data from last 10 years. Brought to you by Security APL.
NETworth The "24-hour mutual fund marketplace" which features in-depth information on over 5,000 funds from the Morningstar Database. Includes a NASDAQ stock quote server.
Stock Quotes and Ticker Symbols. Two different sites provide us with a listing of NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ ticker symbols as well as the ability to search for their current and historical values.
The Holt Stock Report
NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, foreign markets, currency rates, gold rates, and more. Links to archived reports.

Economic Statistics

State Tax Rates and Structure. Compiled by the Federation of Tax Administrators, this site includes information on individual and corporate state income taxes, state sales taxes, state excise taxes, state and local tax burdens, and links to electronic filing sites for all fifty states.
IMF Direction of Trade Data. Monthly, quarterly, and annual trade data published by the International Monetary Fund amoungst roughly 180 individual countries and country groups (i.e developing countries, oil exporting countries) from 1948 to present. Data are brought to you by the Social Science Data Center at the University of Virginia and restricted to researchers at ICPSR member institutions.
Economic Statistics Briefing Room. Whole host of current and selected historical economic statistics including output, income, employment, unemployment & earnings, production & business activity, prices, money, credit & securities markets, transportation, and international statistics gathered by several governmental agencies.
History of the Mininum Wage. What was the minimum wage in 1941? This site provides a "history of federal minimum wage rates under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 1938-1996."
Consumer Price Index, 1800-1996. If a Model-T cost $395 in 1919 what would it cost today? Use this handy guide, taken primarily from the two-volume Historical Statistics of the United States, enables us to convert historical prices to current dollars. An alternative site is available through the Financial Trend Forcaster.
Consumer Price Index. Text-file of the latest monthly CPI report.
Inflation Rate Data. Annual inflation rate data calculated monthly for the United States from 1913.
County and City Data Book. Find the latest official statistics for 1,078 cities, all 3,141 U.S. counties, and 11,097 places of 2,500 or more inhabitants in the latest edition of this useful resource. A new and improved Web-based version of the 1988 and 1994 Data Books are available from the Social Sciences Data Center.
U.S. Industrial Outlook. Search and read the latest edition of the famous Department of Commerce publication.
U.S. Treasury Bond Rates. Track T-Bills, Notes, and Bonds over the past 2+ years. Listings for metals prices as well. Brought to you by the Stock Room.

Company Information

CompaniesOnline3Information on over 75,000 public and private companies in the U.S. on the Web. Detailed information available after (free) registration. Search by name, location, industry, or URL. Joint venture between Dun & Bradstreet and Lycos.
U.S. Export Directory
Listing of products or services available for export from the United States. Search by product, SIC code, location, or company name. Includes over 15,000 businesses.
Web Business Directory. Easy way to find businesses with a presence on the Web.
SIC Code Manual. Look up Standard Industrial Classification Codes by keyword, company name, or company ticker symbol. Look here for an in-depth list of four-digit SIC codes.
Thomas RegisterSearch the Thomas Register of American Manufacturers database for product and service suppliers in 52,000 categories. Free, but it requires an initial registration.
Hoover's Masterlist of U.S.Companies. Search the Hoover database with a wealth of information on more than 10,000 of the largest public and private companies in the U.S.
SEC EDGAR Archives. The Internet EDGAR Dissemination Project will allows access to selected 1994 and 1995 filings to the Securities and Exchange Commission. This database consists of electronic filings by corporations to the SEC and only those that currently file electronically are included.

Personal Finances

Investment Calculator. Can you affort to retire early? Requires four things: initial investment amount, per-month investment, number of years investing, and assumed average annual rate of return.
IRS Tax Forms and Publications. Download all sorts of tax forms and booklets directly from the IRS.
Mortgage Calculator. New home buyer? Thinking about remortgaging? Check out this handy site. Calculate how much your house will cost you as well as how much house you can afford. It's mortgaging made easy.

Miscellaneous

Virginia Business Index. Indexes articles in Virginia Business magazine back to January, 1989. Search alphabetically by topic, company name, or personal name. From the reference staff at Virginia Commonwealth University.