LibGuides: AGR739 Agribusiness Management: Research

Online resources

IBISWorld

Provides economic, demographic and government data on 700+ industries.
Value Line
Provides information about investments for individual investors, portfolio managers, corporate finance professionals, and academic institutions. Access includes the Investment Survey and Small and Midcap Survey.

EDGAR | Search Tools (Company filings)
This sources from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission maintains all the government filings for publicly traded companies
Yahoo Finance!
Easy online free source; lacks complete financials and ratios, lacks historic data, lacks SWOT. But is an excellent source of most important current ratios/financials, especially at the industry level, and basic company profiles/news.

IBISWorld

Provides economic, demographic and government data on 700+ industries.
Market Share Reporter

Presents comparative business statistics in a clear, straightforward manner. It affords an immediate overview of companies, products and services and cites original sources for more than 2,000 entries.
Value Line
Provides information about investments for individual investors, portfolio managers, corporate finance professionals, and academic institutions. Access includes the Investment Survey and Small and Midcap Survey.

Who's Buying Series [Reference HF1016 .W46 Exec 2013]
This book series (located in the Reference collection at Waterfield Library) breaks down purchasing of different consumer goods by age, race, household, etc.
World consumer lifestyles databook : key trends 2012 [Information Desk HF5415.32 .W67]
This book (located at the Information Desk in Waterfield Library) examines consumer behavior and spending in 73 countries worldwide, including the United States.
International Marketing Data and Statistics [Information Desk HA 42 .I56]
Contains demographic, economic and marketing statistics for 160 non-European countries. A broad range of data is included, such as home ownership, health and population statistics.

New York Times

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(Old instructions for reference) The New York Times Archive searches the contents of the New York Times from 1851 to present. Full text is provided to Murray State users. Murray State users must create an account to authenticate access, AND MUST BE ON CAMPUS FOR REGISTRATION. Following registration, access is available off-campus. Visit https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/ippass to create a free account. If you are unable able to come to campus to create your account, please contact Cris Ferguson .

NAICS Code Tutorial

Identifying NAICS (Industry) Codes. From the University of North Carolina Greensboro business librarian. Run time: 5:18.