Business Websites
Bizlink
Collection of worthy business links compiled by the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Library.
Business Topics
Librarian's Index to the Internet page.
CNN Money
Web page developed and maintained by CNN and Money Magazine.
New York Stock Exchange
A link to the New York Stock Exchange, useful for checking the overall DOW or any individual stock price.
United Nations
The official website for the United Nations.
Wolframalpha
World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations.
Accounting
Accounting Students
Daily accounting news, employment information, and much more.
Tax and Accounting Sites Directory
Directory with listings to many tax and accounting websites, including the IRS, AICPA, and other sources.
Annual Reports/Publicly Held Companies
Edgar Database of Corporate Information
Edgar is the free web database that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) maintains. All publicly owned companies must file annual reports with the SEC; Edgar will let you search for these reports by company name.
Hoover's Online
Hoover's provides information to annual reports, industrial information, Initial Public Offerings (IPO's), business news, and other subject areas.
Economics
Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
Contains information about current economic matters, including statistics, labor, income, economic snapshots and indicators, opinion pieces, unemployment, foreign trade, and demographics.
History of Economic Thought
Includes economists from the 17th Century to the present.
X-Rates.com
Current information about currency.
Finance
Building Wealth: A Beginner's Guide to Securing Your Financial Future
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas provides an interactive website to teach users how to budget and save money, how to control debt, and how to invest money.
Business and Economics Resources
Part of the Internet Public Library (IPL), this provides a directory to sites on a wide variety of business and economics topics, including accounting, finance, e-commerce, real estate, and statistics.
TeachMeFinance.Com
Teaches basic finance terms.
Government
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
The Federal Reserve System purpose and functions.
Constitution of the United States
Consititution of the United States, Analysis and Interpretation: 2002 Edition & Supplement
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is part of the central bank of the United States. The Federal Reserve System—the Fed, as it is often called—consists of twelve Reserve Banks located around the country and the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C. The Atlanta Fed territory covers the Sixth Federal Reserve District, which includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and portions of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. The Atlanta Fed and the other Reserve Banks play an important part in all three of the Fed's functions— monetary policy, bank supervision and regulation, and the operation of a nationwide payment system.
Landmark Supreme Court Cases
This site was developed to provide teachers with a full range of resources and activities to support the teaching of landmark Supreme Court cases.
State of Mississippi Judiciary
Search for current and past cases and search the Mississippi Code (State Laws).
Supreme Court of the United States
Free public access to legal information including opinions, court rules, and transcripts of oral arguments.
United States Department of Labor
A website that fosters and promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States by improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities for profitable employment, protecting their retirement and health care benefits, helping employers find workers, strengthening free collective bargaining, and tracking changes in employment, prices, and other national economic measurements.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Secures the homeland by preventing the illegal entry of people and goods while facilitating legitimate travel and trade.
U.S. Department of State
Serves as the State Department’s portal of information on U.S. foreign policy and information about the State Department.
Cornell University Resources
A free database sponsored by Cornell University that offers a variety of primary sources and includes a topic search for State codes, Federal, Uniform, and World Laws, and the Supreme Court and Constitution.
Forms
Business & General Forms
Wide collection of suggested legal and business forms.
IRS E-File
IRS page devoted to providing information for those individuals, businesses, or preparers who want to file their taxes electronically.
Where's My Refund?
A page set up entirely to answer the question about the status of your return and when you can expect to receive your refund check.
International
Basic Guide to Exporting
Brings together resources from across the U.S. Government to assist American businesses in planning their international sales strategies and succeed in today’s global marketplace.
Web Resources for International Trade
The most comprehensive searchable database of International Trade Web Resources on the Internet! More than 8000 links to International Trade / Import-Export Web sites are annotated and indexed.
Marketing
Advertising Age - The Advertising Century
Advertising Age provides information about advertising in the United States over the past 100 years. Gives links to the top 100 campaigns, top 10 jingles, top 10 slogans, and other advertising information.
The :30 Second Candidate
First broadcast on PBS in 1998, this site trails the history of political television ads in the United States, tricks of the trades, and a timeline.
News and News Sources
Business Week
CNN
Financial Times
Fortune
The Economist
The Wall St. Journal
USA Today Money