Research Guides: NYU Business Library: Company & Financial Information

Company Profiles

Business Insights: Essentials This link opens in a new window

This database is part of NovelNY and is therefore only available to users within the NYU New York network
eCommerceDB This link opens in a new window
Emerging Markets Information Service (EMIS) This link opens in a new window

Requires NetID and password.
Factiva This link opens in a new window
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Requires NetID login from on or off campus.
Foundation Directory Online This link opens in a new window
GuideStar: the National Database of Nonprofit Organizations This link opens in a new window
To access the premium section of Guidestar, you must register and create an account. Once registered, NYU users are permitted to download 1000 records per month.
Hoovers This link opens in a new window
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
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Mergent Intellect

Passport This link opens in a new window
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Requires Net ID and password.
Pitchbook This link opens in a new window
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Users must create an individual account using an NYU email address at the above link. Accounts reset annually on August 1st and users must re-register. Users must always use NYU Libraries' link to log in.

Downloading/printing is limited to 10 daily and 25 monthly rows of data. Screen capturing is prohibited. (NYU researchers may purchase an enhanced account with expanded downloading capabilities.)
ReferenceUSA This link opens in a new window

ReferenceUSA allows users to create personal accounts for saving searches and search criteria.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage This link opens in a new window
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Uniworld Online This link opens in a new window

Stock Indices & Exchanges

Historical Company Information

Annual Reports at Academic Business Libraries
A merged list of the corporate Annual Reports to Shareholders held by a group of major US business libraries. Does not contain full text and requires on-site use.
Columbia Digital Annual Reports

Financial Times Digital Archive

International Directory of Company Histories

Financial Information & Filings

Bloomberg This link opens in a new window
Must be accessed on-campus at Bobst, Dibner, Brause, Shanghai, and Abu Dhabi Libraries.
CB Insights This link opens in a new window
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Requires creation of a CB Insights account with an active NYU email. If your credentials have expired or you receive a trial account error, contact info@cbinsights.com.

Not all "Research" reports fall under NYU's subscription. Locked "Expert Intelligence" reports are not sold to academic clients.

Individual accounts may only download up to 6,000 rows of data per year. Faculty accounts with expanded downloading capabilities may be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Email the Head of the Business Library for more information.

Compact Disclosure. SEC; 1988-1995
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This resource is only accessible in Bobst Library. To use this resource, stop by the 5th floor Reference Center.
Compact Disclosure New Issues, 1995-98
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This resource is only accessible in Bobst Library. To use this resource, stop by the 5th floor Reference Center.
Capital IQ (Stern Only)
Capital IQ has information on private equity, venture capital, LBOs, hedge funds, private and public companies, M&As, buy-backs, and more.

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Access available only to NYU Stern students. Personal accounts only available to MBAs taking courses for which professors have indicated that Capital IQ is required.

D & B Key Business Ratios This link opens in a new window
Datastream This link opens in a new window
Emerging Markets Information Service (EMIS) This link opens in a new window

Requires NetID and password.
Factiva This link opens in a new window
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Requires NetID login from on or off campus.
Firsthand This link opens in a new window
Firsthand, formerly known as Vault, provides insights into potential employers, including organizational culture, pros and cons of working at a firm, etc. Vault also has a series of "Best of" employer lists across different industries and functions. Vault's ebook "Guides" provide information about careers, including work environment, education requirements, a day in the life, and career outlook.
Hoovers This link opens in a new window
Mergent Archives This link opens in a new window
Mergent Bond Viewer This link opens in a new window
Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Morningstar Investment Research Center This link opens in a new window
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
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Pitchbook This link opens in a new window
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Users must create an individual account using an NYU email address at the above link. Accounts reset annually on August 1st and users must re-register. Users must always use NYU Libraries' link to log in.

Downloading/printing is limited to 10 daily and 25 monthly rows of data. Screen capturing is prohibited. (NYU researchers may purchase an enhanced account with expanded downloading capabilities.)
Preqin This link opens in a new window
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Users may request large data downloads (that require delivery via a custom Preqin link) via Preqin's live chat. Preqin's private equity and venture capital data is also accessible via WRDS.
ProQuest Historical Annual Reports This link opens in a new window
Refinitiv Workspace This link opens in a new window
Users with existing accounts may log into the web interface here. Individual account creation required before you can login. Account requests are processed in 7-10 business days. Also known as Eikon, Refinitiv Workspace provides access to fundamental financial data on public companies, merger and acquisitions, financial market data and quotes, analyst reports, and private equity and venture capital. It features powerful screening and charting capabilities.

Users may log in via the web platform, or optionally via Refinitiv's Mac and PC software.

Each user is permitted to view and/or download up to 150 pages of analyst report content ("AMR") per 24 hour period. Faculty may request expanded AMR access - pending availability - by emailing the Business Library team using our form.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage This link opens in a new window
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Value Line This link opens in a new window
WRDS: Wharton Research Data Services This link opens in a new window
Account creation and on-site access is detailed in our WRDS guide.

WRDS access is restricted to currently enrolled/employed members of NYU. No exceptions.

Journal and Newspaper Article Resources

ABI/INFORM
Alternative Press Index
Business Source Complete
Conference Board Research Online
Ethnic NewsWatch
Factiva
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Requires NetID login from on or off campus.
Global Newsstream
ImpactAlpha

Individuals must register for an individual account using their @nyu.edu email.
Institutional Investor Journals
JSTOR
New York Times, 1980-present (via ProQuest)
The New York Times with Index (1851—2015)
Nexis Uni
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OmniFile Full Text Mega
ProQuest Central
Russian Central Newspapers

Search in Cyrillic or in Library of Congress English transliteration.
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
In order to subscribe to the NYU network one must create an account with their NYU email address. Please note that when accessing through off-site connection you may encounter a login screen which indicates you can 'login anonymously.' If you reach this choose to login anonymously and you will be granted access.

Wall Street Journal (ProQuest)

NYU Business Library

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Finance Research Guide

Research Tip: Understanding Financial Filings

Company Profiles

Stock Indices & Exchanges

Historical Company Information

Financial Information & Filings

Journal and Newspaper Article Resources