These overseas companies are public, private, and state-owned. Hoover's Masterlist of Major European Companies sports a different format from the other above mentioned books. This first edition contains just capsule, directory-like information on 2,674 companies with indexes by industry, headquarters, and short name. Moody's Bond Record is a good basic monthly guide that provides information on domestic, Canadian and some foreign bonds all interfiled in a single listing. Convertible bonds are separately listed.
Commercial paper issued by companies is listed and rated.
Moody's assigns bond ratings to each bond. This source is published semi-weekly with cumulations. The year-end issue covers the entire year and updates information on common and preferred dividend paying stocks and mutual funds. Some foreign securities are included. Moody's Handbook of Common Stocks Issued quarterly, about 900 stocks with high investor interest are described, each given single page coverage.