Others desire competitive intelligence while many want to educate themselves about legal issues pertaining to certain industries.
Intentions vary greatly.
As is the case with most queries, identifying the requester's motive for seeking the information helps us select the proper source. Web sites, like any other publication medium, offer industry data for many reasons. Some serve the interests of investors, brokers and other money managers. Typically, they offer industry research summaries or news stories. Other sites serve business researchers or educators.