BA 101 Intro to Business & World Affairs: Business Databases
Business Databases at the PSU Library
This is not an exhaustive list. Check the Core Business Resource Quick Reference for best bets.
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Business Insights: Global This link opens in a new windowProvides company and industry profiles, including SWOT reports, market share reports, investment reports, articles, financials, and case studies.
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Business Source Premier This link opens in a new windowProvides full text and citations to articles in various business publications; also includes company profiles, industry profiles, and country information.
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Financial Times This link opens in a new windowProvides online access to the Financial Times Newspaper. You must create an individual account to access.
PSU faculty/staff/students please create an account using your PDX email -
Investext (via Mergent Online) This link opens in a new windowProvides reports written by analysts at investment banks, brokerage houses, and consulting firms. Reports cover financials and analysis on companies and select industries.
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Mergent Online This link opens in a new windowProvides detailed information on US and international public companies.
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Mintel This link opens in a new windowMaintains market research reports and consumer demographic/lifestyle profiles covering U.S. and international marketplaces.
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Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowIncludes full text sources for regional, national, and international newspapers as well as business, legal, and medical publications, and also, government documents.
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Passport (by Euromonitor) This link opens in a new windowContains extensive statistics and analyses on countries, industries, companies, and consumers.
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Portland Business Journal This link opens in a new windowProvides access to Portland Business Journal (and other city business journals) and Book of Lists. You must create an individual account to access.
PSU faculty/staff/students please create an account using your PDX email -
PrivCo This link opens in a new windowBusiness and financial information on US-based private companies. Searchable by companies, investors, funding, and M&A deals.
PSU faculty/staff/students please create a personal account using your PDX email -
Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA) This link opens in a new windowProvides profiles of U.S. companies, health care providers, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies.
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RIA Checkpoint This link opens in a new windowProvides access to U.S. federal and state tax publications, including both primary source materials (e.g., Internal Revenue Code and Federal Tax Cases) and editorial materials. To create a personal account for additional functionalities, check out the database tutorial.
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MRI-Simmons This link opens in a new windowDemographics, psychographics, and media usage of U.S. adult consumers. Allows 5 simultaneous users.
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Statista This link opens in a new windowProvides statistics from over 18,000 free and proprietary sources on a wide range of topics such as business, media, and demographics.
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Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new windowOffers full text articles in The Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition, 1984-present) and the online edition (2010-present ), excluding stock quotes and classified ads. Updated daily.
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Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) This link opens in a new windowProvides access to datasets in business, economics, finance, and sustainability (such as Compustat North America, CRSP, Dow Jones, Eventus, MSCI, TRACE, and more). Access limited to current PSU students, faculty, and staff. After logging in with PSU ID, user will get a 3-day Access Pass. Log in again to get another one after the previous pass expires. User may also request an account