Business News

Business News: Helpful Information from the Kresge Business Adminstration Library

The Kresge Business Administration Library provides resources and research assistance for all business related topics, including finding business news.  Since the Kresge Library is independent of the University Library, their web pages can not be incorporated into the MLibrary web site.  Following are links to some Kresge resources that will be helpful in finding business news.  For assistance with research on business topics, please contact the Kresge Library.

A great resource for finding out how to use various business resources, is the Kresge Business Administration Library Wiki.   Here are links to some of the Kresge wiki pages that will be helpful with business news research.

I Need To Find...Wall Street Journal

I Need to Find Wall Street Journal Articles in Factiva

I Need To Find...New York Times

Intro to Kresge Databases

Business News Resources (this link takes you to a page on the ebooks industry, scoll down to the section on Business News Resources)

 

 

 

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ABI/INFORM Dateline

Alternative Titles
ABI Dateline
Description

Contains news and analysis, information on local markets, and more gathered from major business tabloids, magazines, daily newspapers, wire services, and city, state, and regional business publications.

Type
Newspaper(s)
Coverage
1985 -
Access
Authorized UM users (+ guests in UM Libraries)Authorized UM users (+ guests in UM Libraries)

OneSource Global Business Browser: US Edition

Description
This database delivers in-depth business information on almost 700,000 companies, including around 600,000 large and mid-sized companies in the United States and Canada, and nearly 100,000 other companies globally. OneSource aggregates and enhances content from over 30 diverse content providers representing 2,000 separate information sources including Reuters, CorpTech, Investext, RMA Industry Ratios, StatUSA.
Type
Database

ABI/INFORM Global

Alternative Titles
ABI, ABI Global
Description

Indexing and abstracts for over 3,040 business and management-oriented periodicals, with full text for articles from over 2,060 of them (including the Wall Street Journal Eastern Edition, 1984-present). Includes many publications relevant to related fields such as psychology, engineering, etc. Also includes full text of: 28,000+ dissertations and theses concerning business filed at universities from 1961 to 2007; 5,200 Business Cases from Ivey, Thunderbird, Idea Group, and Darden; EIU ViewsWire daily business intelligence briefings on over 200 countries (2003-present); and Going Global Career Guides for 23 countries (2004-2006).

Type
Newspaper(s)
Coverage
Coverage varies by title. 1923 -

Gale Business Insights: Essentials

Alternative Titles
GBIE, BIE
Business & Company Resource Center, BCRC
Ward's Business Directory of Private and Public Companies (U.S. Canada and Mexico)
Description

This database conveniently brings together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database using a company name, ticker symbol, industry code or description, geographic location or personal name. Includes the content of Ward's Business Directories, Market Share Reporter, American Wholesalers and Distributors Directory, Brands and Their Companies, Business Rankings Annual, Consultants and Consulting Organizations Directory, Encyclopedia of American Industries, Graham and Whiteside Major Company Series, and other reference works.

Type
Statistics
Access
Authorized for UM users + guests provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL)Authorized for UM users + guests provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL)

LexisNexis Academic

Alternative Titles
Academic Universe, Lexis-Nexis, Lexis Nexis, Lexis/Nexis, LN
Description

Provides full-text access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information, including hundreds of U.S. and foreign newspapers, legal and business publications, wire services, broadcast media transcripts, and trade/news magazines.

Type
Article Index
Coverage
1980 - (but varies by title) Over 5,900 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications.

General BusinessFile ASAP

Alternative Titles
General Business File
Description
Provides a combination of indexing, abstracts and full text for over 2,900 business and trade publications. Includes directory listings for 200,000 public and private companies from Ward's Business Directory, as well as 50,000 investment analysts' reports on major companies and industries.
Type
Article Index
Coverage
1980 -

Regional Business News (EBSCO)

Alternative Titles
formerly Business Wire News
Description
Regional Business News provides comprehensive full text for regional business publications (including titles from Crain Communications). This database has full text for more than 50 sources.
Type
Article Index
Access
Access in specified UM campus buildings onlyAccess in specified UM campus buildings only

MarketLine Advantage

Alternative Titles
MarkeLine Business Information Center
Description
This database is comprised of 4 major components: 1) 10,000+ Company Profiles (includes company overviews, business descriptions, company history, executive listings, and product listings); 2) 2,000+ Industry Profiles (includes 5-year historical and 5-year market forecasts, market segmentations, company/product market shares, major trends/growth points and analysis of each market's competitive landscape); 3) 50+ Country Profiles (includes a description of the country's economic performance and GDP, an assessment of the potential for development, and a detailed market and industry analysis of the country's business environment); 4) News & Comment (Datamonitor analysts' reaction to breaking industry news, including merger and acquisition activity, product launches and regulatory changes, and insight into how these issues will impact both companies and consumers). Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)."
Type
Database

ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry

Alternative Titles
ABI Trade & Industry
Description

Full text access to more than 750 business periodicals and newsletters with a trade or industry focus. Contains publications on every major industry, including finance, insurance, transportation, construction, and many more.

Type
E-Journal(s)
Coverage
1971 -
Access
Authorized UM users (+ guests in UM Libraries)Authorized UM users (+ guests in UM Libraries)

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