Business, Company, & Consumer Information
Banking
Interest Rates
Bank Rate Monitor Infobank
Offers interest rates, mortgage rates, news and other information including consumer tips.
Card Web
CARDTRAK contains a survey of credit cards and their interest rates.
Selected Interest Rates FRB H15
Issued weekly by Federal Reserve Board. Shows daily rates for interest/yields on commercial paper, banker's acceptances, CD's, prime rate, US government securities (treasury bills, secondary market, etc.) and corporate bonds.
Foreign Exchange Rates
Foreign Exchange Rates, Monthly, FRB G.5 (405)
Provides monthly exchange rates for selected currencies, issued by Federal Reserve Board.
Foreign Exchange Rates, weekly, FRB H.10 (512)
Provides weekly exchange rates for selected currencies, issued by Federal Reserve Board.
Oanda 164 Currency Converter
Currency exchanges rates for 164 different currencies from January 1, 1990 through previous market day.
Federal Reserve Banks
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Home Page
Contains archive of approximately previous 6 months releases as well as current releases. Includes access to FRB Statistical weekly releases H.3; H.4.1; H6, H.8 H.10 and H.15; Monthly releases G.5 G.17 G.19; and Quarterly release Z.1. Includes the Beige Book.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Home Page
FRB St. Louis operates FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data), a site which includes economic research papers and other FRB indexes, statistics and series.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Market Rates
Offers Commercial paper rates, and other banking statistics on a timely basis.
Monetary Conversion
How Much is That? Economic History Service
Answers questions of relative value, comparing purchasing power (for U.S. Dollar back to 1665), exchange rates, and other variable between past and today.
The Inflation Calculator
Adjusts any given amount of money for inflation, according to the Consumer Price Index from 1800 to present.
Inflation Calculators
Lists several inflation calculator web sites
Salary Calculator
Use this calculator to compare the cost of living in hundreds of U.S. and international cities.
Additional Resources
Census of Finance and Insurance (1997)
Provides comprehensive statistics on the banking, investment, and insurance industries.
Census of Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (1997)
Provides comprehensive statistics on the , real estate and rental and leasing industries.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Includes banking news, consumer information, and banking laws and regulation.
International Monetary Fund
Includes publications, reports as well as statistics issued by the International Monetary Fund.
U.S. GSA Consumer Information Center
General Services Administration offers consumer information to a wide range of subjects. Its section on Money includes information on fair credit reporting and debt collection laws, and investing and financial planning.
U.S. Treasury Department
The Treasury Department offers links to many banking and money related agencies, such as:
Bureau of Public Debt
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Financial Management Service
Office of the Controller of the Currency
Office of Thrift Supervision
U.S. Mint
World Bank
Offers publications, proceedings and programs as well as statistics issued by the World Bank.
Companies
Private Companies
Internet 800 Search
Includes toll free telephone number of businesses.
Super Pages
Includes businesses with detailed street location map.
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
Includes manufacturers in US and in Canada. Searchable by product, company, and brand name.
Public Companies
Annual Reports Library
Provides links to annual reports of many publicly held companies. Includes also annual reports of selected nonprofit organizations.
EDGAR
This official Securities and Exchanges Commission site offers annual reports and 10-K statements of all publicly held companies.
Hoover's Online
Lists both private and public companies. Information includes financial data, and key personnel.
Wall Street Research Net Company Research
Includes publicly held companies in US and Canada.
International Companies
The European Business Directory
Maintained by Euredit, this page serves mainly companies in European communities who wish to trade beyond their national borders. The directory lists 150,000 selected companies from 25 countries.
BizWeb
Lists companies by services and products. Provides links to company's internet site.
Consumer Information
Better Business Bureau
Provides consumer and business guidance and information on dispute resolution.
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Provides information on consumer rights and responsibilities
Consumer Action
Provides consumer tips, advice and the Consumer Assistance Directory.
Consumer Guide
Includes product reviews and information.
Consumer Reports
Provides product ratings and general consumer information.
Consumer Search
Provides product reviews and information.
Consumer World
Provides information on products, prices and consumer agencies.
Credit Reports Free Annually
Federal Trade Commission site that provides information and a link on how to order your annual free credit reports.
Federal Consumer Information Center
Provides consumer information on numerous topics.
First Gov for Consumers
Resource for consumer information available from the federal government.
Recalls.gov
Federal government inter-agency web site providing safety information covering consumer products, motor vehicles, boats, medicine, cosmetics and environmental products.
Industry & Economy
NAICS/SIC Conversion Table
Introduces the industrial numbering system scheduled to replace Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes.
General Industry Statistics
Census Bureau: Economy - Wide Page
Gives national statistics on minority owned businesses, North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) which replaced the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) in 1997. Broad based information on business ownership, financial statistics and research for Business.
County Business Patterns
Provides business statistics by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code and by county. Beginning in 1998, data are tabulated by industry as in the North American Industry Classification System: United States, 1997 (NAICS). Data for 1997 and years are based on the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System.
Economic Census, Summary of National Statistics
Summary of establishments, sales, payroll and number of employees by SIC
or by industry. Profiles of U.S. economy every 5 years.
How to Find the Latest Business Data
Provides links to a variety of additional data available from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Statistics By Industry
- Census of Agriculture
- Offers agricultural statistics by geographic areas.
Internet AgriBusiness and AgriEconomics Resources
Includes commodities, futures and options, cooperative extension reports, statistics, trade agreements.
USDA: United States Department of Agriculture
News, general information, and opportunities with the USDA
Census Bureau: Construction Industry
Provides many reports on the construction industry published by the Census Bureau.
Census Bureau: Manufacturing
Offers census reports on manufacturing industry, including Annual Survey of Manufacturers, Census of Manufactures, Manufactures' Shipments to Federal Agencies, Manufacturing Technology Surveys, and the Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization.
Current Industrial Reports
Provides statistical data on commodity production and shipments for approximately 5000 products, accounting for more than 1/3 of all U.S. manufacturing.
Census Bureau's Retail & Page
Includes the Advance Monthly Retail Sales Survey, Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and Census of Retail Trade as well as Advance Monthly Wholesale Sales survey, Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey, Annual Wholesale Trade Survey, and Census of Wholesale Trade. There are links to related sites.
Census Bureau's Services Page
Includes links to all the Censuses that involve service industries, eg. Census of Service Industries, Census of Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate, Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities, Truck Inventory and Use Survey, Commodity Flow Survey, Motor Freight Transportation and Warehousing Survey, and Annual Survey of Communication Services.
Census of Transportation and Warehousing (1997)
Provides data on passenger and freight transportation, communication services. and electrical, gas, steam, water, or sanitary services to the general public or to business.
U.S. DOT. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Includes Transportation Statistics Annual Report, American Travel Survey and other travel and transportation related statistics.
U.S. DOT. Office of Airline Information
Includes statistics of airline industry
Federal Communications Commission
The home page of FCC offers information on auctions, consumer information, rules and regulation, and many other useful information.
Census of Utilities (1997)
Includes census information of communications industry as well as sanitation, electricity, gas, and water utilities.
Economic Indicators
Bankruptcy Statistics
Offers statistics of business and personal bankruptcy filings. Includes annual and quarterly statistics for US and major metropolitan statistical areas.
The Beige Book: Current Economic Conditions (2002)
The report, published by by Federal Reserve Board, provides summary of economic conditions by federal reserve district. Includes major economic indicators, and interviews with key businessmen, economists, market experts, and other sources.
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Includes many important national, international, and regional economic indicators. Links to many BEA's publications, including Survey of Current Business.
Business Cycle Indicators of the Conference Board
Includes links to many leading economic indicators, consumer confidence index, and other business cycle indicators.
Census Bureau's Economic Briefing Room
Provides current statistics of household income, poverty and other economic indicators.
Consumer Price Indexes
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' official site on consumer price index.
The Inflation Calculator
Offers instant calculation of inflation, based on consumer price index, from 1800 to 1997.
World Economic Indicators
UN Indicators on Income and Economic Activity
Provides basic income statistics of member countries of United Nations.
UN Indicators on Housing
Provides basic housing statistics of member countries of United Nations.
International Trade
Trade Leads and Suppliers
Asian Sources
Includes product suppliers and manufacturers in many Asian countries.
Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States
Trade leads and matchmaker services for companies doing business with former Soviet states.
Central & Eastern Europe Business Information
Companies doing business with Central and Eastern European countries.
Commerce Business Daily & FedBiz Opps
The official source for government contracts and bids is now available on the web. You can get one week free if you register as a guest.
Export Opportunity Hotline, Small Business Administration
Provides export assistance.
Owens Online
Provides trade leads and international credit reports.
Trade Opportunities Program (TOPS)
Provides companies with current sales leads from international firms seeking to buy or represent their products or services. This is a fee based service, but you can get information without subscription for trade leads three months and older.
World Trade Center Association
Provides international trade leads from World Trade Center.
Country Specific: Regulations & Practices
Country Library [TradePort]
Summarize all information you need to know in order to trade with a specific country. Includes each country's demographics, political environment, economic outlook and trends, trade regulations and standards, business travel overview, etc.
Guides to Doing Business
More than 100 Guides to doing business for Countries, States or Provinces compiled by Lex Mundi, an association of independent law firms.
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Provides access to product suppliers and service providers from Hong Kong and China. Includes information on trade leads, tradeshows, and practical tips for doing business in Hong Kong and in China.
International Business Resources on the WWW
Maintained by the Center for International Business Education and Research of Michigan State University. This site leads to news and magazine articles relating to international trade, and many regional or country specific information sites.
Official Economic Information of Mexico
Maintained by Mexico's Ministry of Finance & Public Credit, this site contains basic economic and financial data, documents and reports on economic policy, and links to various other Mexican economic sites.
Taiwan Products
Lists manufacturers in Taiwan.
Supporting Services
Export.gov
Portal to all export-related assistance and market information offered by the federal government, providing trade leads, free export counseling and help with the export process. Click on “Partner Agencies” to find other links, including the U.S. Commercial Service, which give additional information.
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Assists in export financing of US goods and services by offering direct and intermediary loans to foreign buyers of US exports, working capital and loan guarantees.
SCORE (Small Business Administration)
The SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives Association), is made up of retired, professional business managers from all disciplines of business and government. They volunteer their time to provide free management and business counseling and workshops.
Trade Information Center
Supported by the International Trade Administration, the Trade Information Center is the first stop for information about all federal export assistance programs, as well as country and regional market information.
U. S. Bureau of Industry and Security
Official site of the US Bureau of Export Administration offers information on export regulations and related information on exporting from US.
U.S. Customs Service
Provides general information about custom regulations.
U. S. Department of Commerce. International Trade Administration
Provides assistance in researching foreign markets, making business contacts overseas, and promoting products abroad.
International Trade Statistics
Foreign Trade Statistics
Trade statistics issued by U.S. Census Bureau.
ITA. Office of Trade & Economic Analysis
The Office offers Global Data Links, U.S. Foreign Trade Highlights, State Export Data, and many other trade statistics from its site.
Investment
Quick Quotes and Charts
BigCharts
Provides stock quotes, charts and links to stocks, mutual funds and futures traded in all major exchanges. Historical information included. Market reports on each exchange included.
Yahoo! Finance
Provides opening, closing, high, low, volume information, including splits and dividends and foreign currency exchange rates. Historical information downloadable in spreadsheet format. Covers bonds, mutual funds as well as EFTs [Exchange Traded Funds] and indices. Market reports available.
American Association of Individual Investors
This site gives all sorts of help to the investor. Pages include a glossary of investment terms, building an investment plan from scratch, basic investment principles, techniques for picking stocks, and others.
Hot Links for Traders
Links to sites of interest to the investment trader.
IPO Central
A commercial site that has the latest Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). Includes links to the EDGAR SEC IPO filings and other sites of interest.
Motley Fool
Provides stock quotes, company news, and opinions on publicly traded companies. Graphs and charts are available for most companies. A humorous and insightful approach to investing.
MSN Money
Provides comprehensive investment assistance and financial information about publicly held companies.
Stock and Commodity Exchanges
American Stock Exchange
Home page for the American Stock Exchange (AMEX).
Chicago Board of Trade
Includes news, quotes, and other marketing information on futures and options trading.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Includes news, consumer information (how to choose a broker), and trading information.
NASDAQ Home Page
Home page for the NASDQ network.
New York Stock Exchange Web Site
NYSE's Home Page "is designed as an educational tool for investors, students and teachers. It provides links to a rich diversity of information."
Bonds, Commodities and Mutual Funds
Investing In Bonds
Offers basic information on investing in bonds and how to read bond prices in the daily newspapers.
MorningStar
Offers rating and financial analysis of mutual funds as well as stocks.
World Bank Commodity Price Pinksheets
Commodity prices.
Labor & Employment
Job listings - See Jobs & Career
Employment and Labor Market Statistics
Connecticut Labor Market Information
Maintained by Connecticut Department of Labor, this site offers labor market statistics by industry or occupation, and by region.
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. News Releases
This site has current news releases in a number of areas of interest to labor. It has employment and unemployment, prices and living conditions, productivity and technology, employment projections, and regional news releases.
United Nations: Indicators on Unemployment
Provides unemployment rates for all member countries of the United Nations
Labor Laws & Unions
Americans with Disabilities Act ADA Home Page
Provides links to other sites which cover ADA information, technical assistance, and information hot lines.
Connecticut Labor Code
Labor and employment laws in Connecticut.
National Labor Relations Board Decisions
Full text of NLRB decisions.
Salaries and Wages
Employment Standards Administration, Wages and Hour Division
Gives information on the minimum wage, Family and Medical Leave Act, and employee rights.
JobStar Salary Survey
Provides links and descriptions to 150 salary surveys.
Salary Calculator
This calculator can be used to compare the cost of living in hundreds of U.S. and international cities.
WageWeb
Provides average salaries for clerical, professional and managerial jobs.
Real Estate
Finding a Home
Homebuyer's Fair
Includes listings for homes available for sale, and links to other useful information relating to home buying.
Homebuilder.com
Includes new home production, floor plans, and real estate market of the U.S. Links to 7,000 home builders' sites.
International Real Estate Directory
Includes real estate listing outside U.S.
Quicken Mortgage Home Page
Offers links to everything you need to know about securing a mortgage.
U.S. General Services Administration Consumer Information Center: Housing
Maintained by the General Services Administration, this section of the Consumer Information Center offers consumer information on housing and mortgages. It offers links to many booklets available in a wide range of subjects, see the section on Banking for the CIC pamphlets on money and financial services.
U. S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Offers links to consumer information on housing assistance.
General Resources
Building Owners & Managers Association (BOMA)
This site provides information on industry data and expenditure analysis of commercial real estate.
Connecticut Association of Realtors
This site provides consumer and industry information for Connecticut real estate industry.
MSN House & Home
Maintained by Microsoft, this site offers a one-stop shopping service for home hunters. Links to neighborhood information, price comparison, mortgage calculations, and property listing.
Realtor.com
Includes home listing, directory of realtors, and links to other useful resources in home buying.
Small Business Start-Up Information
Be the Boss
Includes links to franchise information.
Entrepreneur Magazine's Small Business Square
Includes everything you need to start and run a business. Lists businesses for sale, and forms for all business activities.
EntreWorld
Includes links to information on starting your business, increasing your business, and supporting entrepreneurship.
SBA Franchise Hotlist
Current links to franchise resource sites.
Business Plans
Small Business Administration, Business Plan Guide
Includes a step by step tutorial on how to write a business plan.
Bplan.com
Offers hands-on guidance to writing business plans. Includes real plans of companies that gained financing.
General Resources
Digital Commerce Center
Resources in the areas of electronic commerce, Internet advertising, digital asset management, small business development and corporate education.
Small & Home Based Business Links
Offers links to franchise and home based business opportunities.
Small Business Advisor
Contains a wide variety of online information for the entrepreneur and small business owner.
Small Business Administration
The official home page of Small Business Administration offers assistance, regulatory information, and statistics relating to small businesses.
Connecticut Unclaimed Property
Unclaimed Property list.