Databases
- Mergent Online This link opens in a new windowAccess to detailed international company information, including business description, history, property, subsidiaries, officers and directors, long-term debt and capital stock. Financial statements are presented in "as-reported" form. Access is limited to 5 users at a time.
- NetAdvantage (S&P Global) This link opens in a new windowReady access to S&P Industry Surveys, Stock Reports, Mutual Fund Reports, Bond Reports, Corporation Records, The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, and The Outlook.
- Value Line Investment Survey (Standard and Poor's) This link opens in a new windowData and performance analysis of approximately 8,000 stocks, 15,000 mutual funds, and 80,000 options and other securities. Company reports, analysis, industry benchmarking and comparisons. Data charts and exporting available.
- PitchBook This link opens in a new windowPitchBook delivers data and research covering private capital markets, including venture capital, private equity and M&A transactions. Download limit: 10 downloads a day/25 downloads a month, per user.
- Osiris This link opens in a new windowCourtesy of the D'Amore-McKim School of Business
Financial information on 53,000 companies worldwide (42,000 are non-US companies). - D&B Key Business Ratios (Mergent) This link opens in a new windowCompetitive benchmarking data from Dun and Bradstreet's database of public and private companies, featuring 14 key business ratios (users choose a one-year or three-year set of ratios) in 800 lines of business. Access is limited to 5 users at a time.
- Business Source Ultimate (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowScholarly, peer-reviewed articles and professional association news and information, the majority in full text. Some video.
- RMA eStatement Studies This link opens in a new windowComparative industry benchmark data that comes directly from the financial statements of small and medium-size borrowers of Risk Management Associations member institutions.
Popular Journals
Publisher Access
- Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new windowLeading economic, business, finance, and political news, information, commentary and analysis. For historic WSJ content dating back to 1985, please use Factiva (Opens in new window). Individual registration using a Northeastern email address is required.
- Financial TimesLondon-based and international in scope, with extensive business, marketing, economic, political, news and trends worldwide. Also hosts subject-focused newsletters, podcasts, and live conferences. Access to the Financial Times requires registration with a Northeastern or NU London email address.
- Bloomberg.comBloomberg.com provides news and media content. It includes Bloomberg news articles, live streaming of Bloomberg TV, radio, podcasts, and narrated articles, and subscriber-only content and newsletters. Account creation with a Northeastern email address is required for this resource.
- Economist This link opens in a new windowWeekly international news and business publication. The online edition features content from 1997 to the present.
- New York Times via NYTimes.com This link opens in a new window Northeastern offers current and archival access to the New York Times. Please use the link above to register with a Northeastern email address. Once registered, users can log in directly at https://www.nytimes.com or use the New York Times app on a smartphone or device. Our subscription does not include access to the Cooking, Games, or Athletic sections of nytimes.com.
- Washington PostWashington D.C.'s newspaper, with coverage of the city and region, national events, and coverage of federal government "inside-the-beltway" news. For off-campus access, please create an account and then follow these instructions (Opens in new window) to link our university subscription. Once registered, users can log in directly at www.washingtonpost.com.
- AtlanticThe Atlantic covers a broad range of topics including politics, society, the arts, and culture. The site includes content from 1857 to the present and includes audio, video and podcast extras.
- Portland Press HeraldThe Portland Press Herald is a daily newspaper based in South Portland, Maine, with a statewide readership. Our subscription to the Herald provides access to several newspapers included in the Maine Trust for Local News such as the Sun Journal and Central Maine Sunday. Registration with a Northeastern email address required.
3rd Party Access
- Harvard Business Review via EBSCOhostIndexed through EBSCOhost
coverage from 1922 - The Guardian via Access World NewsIndexed through Access World News
coverage from 1988 - The New Yorker via ProquestIndexed via Proquest
coverage from 11/4/02
Web Resources
- Yahoo FinanceFreely-available finance resource (Use an AD blocker)
- EDGARAnnual reports (10K), proxy statements (DEF-14) and other corporate statements filed with the Securities and Exchange commission.
- FRED - Federal Reserve of St LouisEconomic Data
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