MGMT 4213 Business Strategy and Policy: Online Resources

at Yahoo Finance

via the U.S. Census Bureau

Economic Indicators is brought to you by the Economics and Statistics Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce. It provides timely access to the daily releases of key economic indicators from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau.

an executive department of the U.S. federal government concerned with promoting economic growth. Among its tasks are gathering economic and demographic data for business and government decision making, and helping to set industrial standards.

a U.S. government agency that provides official macroeconomic and industry statistics, most notably reports about the gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States and its various units—states, cities/towns/townships/villages/counties, and metropolitan areas. They also provide information about personal income, corporate profits, and government spending in their National Income and Product Accounts (NIPAs).

a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy.

the central bank of the United States; provides the nation with a safe, flexible, and stable monetary and financial system.

Commonly known as the Beige Book, this report is published eight times per year. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its District through reports from Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources. The Beige Book summarizes this information by District and sector. An overall summary of the twelve district reports is prepared by a designated Federal Reserve Bank on a rotating basis.

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The Survey of Professional Forecasters is the oldest quarterly survey of macroeconomic forecasts in the United States. The survey began in 1968 and was conducted by the American Statistical Association and the National Bureau of Economic Research. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia took over the survey in 1990.

where the White House press secretary gives briefings to the news media and the president of the United States sometimes addresses the press and the nation.

from Conference Board: leading indicators for US and several foreign countries.

World Bank

Provides free online annual reports to shareholders for most major US corporations.