Rampant economic growth of the 1920's sparked a wild era of reckless stock purchases that culminated in a drastic plunge of the market when panicked stockholders scrambled to sell. The possibility of an economic crisis of this magnitude ever recurring is almost non-existent, due in part to the aid of government regulations, mass media distribution, and quite possibly the most vital source of all, computer technology. Moellering Library has ten excellent electronic databases for anyone researching corporations, but two, Disclosure and Academic Universe are outstanding for providing quick, comprehensive, updated information to curious and conscientious investors. This writer's ignorance of stock market trends was somewhat diminished with Disclosure, which seems to be the most user-friendly of the two. Both contain current stock quotes, company profiles, stock pricing and earnings information, daily, weekly, and monthly stock graphs, and much, much more.
All information is current, even the stock quotes which are updated daily.
This database allows you to access corporate records as well as retrieve journal articles on a topic or company, but finding specific information seems to take a lot longer.