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The Price Waterhouse Coopers' website now offers free full-text search of EDGAR
filings. Even though others have said this query tool is slow, my trial searches ran
fairly quickly. My impression is this is a remarkably powerful tool, especially given it
is free and does not require registration. Make sure you use the link above to access
the advanced search of the free service.
More Company Research Sites
Keep in mind that even those sites that do require payment and/or registration for full
access often provide some information for non-subscribers. Try these sites:
Annual Reports from Report Gallery
http://www.reportgallerv.com/
Free annual reports searchable by company name, stock ticker, or sector. Reports
may be in PDF or HTML formats.
Arab Data Net
http://www.arabdatanet.com/
Large amounts of information about business in the Arab world; be sure to check the
Directory for data on companies.
Business.com
http://www.business.com/
Excellent business-related search engine/directory; not limited to US companies
Business Information on the Internet
http://www.rba.co.uk/sources/index.htm
Great UK site with huge number of resources for researching businesses not only in
the UK but around the world. Working through this site is like taking a research
tutorial.
Corporate Information
http://www.corporateinformation.com/
Reports by Wright Investors' Service; full access requires registration; the available
free information is good.
Free Reports for Top 20 European Companies
http://amadeus.bvdep.com/amadeus/top20/top20.htm
Only 20 companies, but if you are researching of them, you have hit the jackpot with
this site. These are full financial reports for free.
Global Edge International Business Research (Michigan State University)
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp
The Center for International Business Education and Research at Michigan State
University maintains Global Edge, a site of international country studies and
business information with links to over 5000 resources. The site includes current
information on the business climate, economic landscape, and relevant statistical
data for 197 countries. "Powerful features such as comparing countries using
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