Much of the actual data must be purchased, but there are several collections, including Stock Markets since 1693, Interest Rates since 1700, and Inflation Rates since 1264. Includes research papers written on the Eurodollar. International Business Research - Especially good for country and regional information. Links include recent articles and research reports, statistical tables and graphs, and meta pages. The expanded, international version of the Forbes 500.
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The original list of the top 500 US companies, plus a list of the Fortune Global 500. Global Securities Information - GSI Public Company Websites. GSI Online makes this index available to provide central easy access to information provided by public companies. Hoover's Online - Provides an industry update and information on companies arranged by the strongest and weakest sectors in the current economy. Annual list of America's fastest-growing private companies based on growth in company revenues between 1995 and 1999.