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FIN 455: Equity Analysis & Valuation: News Research

Professor Jenny Simmers

EBSCO's Business Source Premier Database (News Research)

Possible Keyword Searches:

  • _______ industry
  • economic forecast(ing)
  • competition
  • trends
  • predictions
  • marketshare
  • rank OR ranking
  • leaders
  • new products
  • product introduction



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News Research

Keep in Mind...

  • When researching industry and company news, anything older than 6 months is considered out-dated information. 

News, Trends & Forecast Searching...

  • Search Business Source Premier under the industry name or SIC/NAICS codes when possible
  • Add additional keywords to your search such as: trends, forecasts, predictions, etc.

Market Share Searching...

  • Search Business Source Premier under the industry name or SIC/NAICS codes when possible
  • Add additional keywords to your search such as: market sharerank or ranking, and top or leaders

Financial Information Searching...

  • Utilize the Value Line Investment Survey to search the industry coverage of 95 industries 

Innovation Searching...

  • Search Business Source Premier under the industry name or SIC/NAICS codes when possible
  • Add additional keywords to your search such as: new productsproduct introduction, etc.

Legal Issues Searching...

  • Search LexisNexis Academic for legal and regulatory issues
  • In the Source Directory at the top of the page, choose Browse, and then select News & Business Topics filtered by United States, Company Information, and the folder selection of Legal News 
  • Search the Code of Federal Regulations for permanent rules published in the Federal Register
  • Search Regulations.gov for U.S. government agency issued regulations