Business/Consumer Info.
News and Reference:
Business Week OnlineNews and resources arranged into serveral categories: Investor, Global Business, Technology, Small Business, B-Schools and Careers. Note that some information is available only to Business Week subscribers.
CNN Financial Network
In addition to the lastest business news, check out the sections on retirement planning and consumer issues/personal finance. There is a site index and a search feature.
Universal Currency Converter
For the international traveler who needs to convert Bahamian dollars to Swedish krona. (Or maybe just US dollars to Canadian dollars.)
Taxes and Personal Finance:
Internal Revenue Service
Federal tax forms and publications page.
California Franchise Tax Board
California tax forms, instructions, and publications page.
Essential Links to Taxes
Links to federal and state tax forms, tax tips, and information on tax preparation.
Financial Planning
An excellent guide to web sites dealing with personal finance, including banking, budgeting, frugal living, insurance, and retirement planning.
Company Info and Stocks:
Hoover Online
more than 50,000 of the largest or fastest-growing public & private U.S. companies. Includes company address, number of employees, key people, financial data, news & selected links to company Web site, SEC filings & current stock prices.
Researching Companies Online
A business research tutorial for finding free company and industry information on the web.
Silicon Investor
Enter a company name or ticker symbol for current stock quotes. Then choose Charts, News, Financials, Earnings Est., Profile, Historical Prices, SEC filings and more.
Wall Street Research Net
Research a company, the economy, the markets, the news, mutual funds - it's all here! (A few of the links are to services which require a fee.)
Yahoo: Finance/Quote
Current day market, business news, and stock information.
Entrepreneurs:
Kauffman eVenturingThe Entrepreneur’s Trusted Guide to High Growth’
Small Business Administration
The SBA is a federal government agency which provides assistance to help Americans start, run, and grow their businesses. Many SBA publications are available on this web site.
Consumer Info:
Consumer World
Links to over 2000 useful consumer resources. Topics include discount travel, product reviews, price comparisons, mortgage rates, low rate credit cards, consumer protection and more.
Kelley Blue Book
New and used car prices, reseources for researching a car purchase, and insurance information