Economic Report of the President
This annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors offers an overview of the nation's economic progress using text and extensive data appendices. The report is transmitted to Congress no later than 10 days after the submission of the budget of the U.S. government. Learn More>>
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
This site contains historical data such as bond rates, commercial rates, interest, etc., and surveys, studies, working papers, and reports by Federal Reserve staff. Learn More>>
Federal Reserve Board: Beige Book
This site provides a summary of commentary on current economic conditions and economic statistics from the various regional Federal Reserve Banks and has links to previous years' Beige Books. Learn More>>
Federal Reserve Board: Consumer Price Index Data Calculator
This site provides historical information about, and a tool to calculate, the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a market basket of goods and services. Learn More>>
U.S. Department of Labor—Bureau of Labor Statistics
This site provides a wealth of statistics on inflation, consumer spending, unemployment, productivity, price indexes, demographics, and much more. Learn More>>
U.S. Department of Labor
This comprehensive site includes a wealth of information about such labor issues as wages, benefits, and employment law. Learn More>>
FedStats
This site describes itself as the "gateway to statistics from over 100 federal agencies." Statistics can be researched by agency (alphabetically), subject, and geographically. Learn More>>
U.S. Department of Commerce
This site provides press releases and the latest statistics on economic indicators including gross domestic product; manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and orders; construction put in place; and new home sales. Learn More>>
U.S. Census Bureau
This site offers vast quantities of data on people and business. Among its more unique features are up-to-the-minute "clocks" that estimate populations of the U.S. (approaching 294 million) and world (6.4 billion). Learn More>>
Congressional Budget Office
This site has current and historical budget and economic projections, tax policy information, and economic outlooks. Learn More>>
Wachovia: Economic Commentary and Analysis
Wachovia's corporate site offers weekly economic commentary, economic indicator analysis, and monthly forecasts by its staff economists. Learn More>>
FindLaw.com
FindLaw describes itself as the highest-trafficked legal Web site, providing comprehensive resources for legal professionals, businesses, students, and consumers. These resources include Web search utilities, cases and codes, legal news, an online career center, and community-oriented tools, such as a secure document management utility, mailing lists, message boards, and free e-mail. Learn More>>
FindLaw.com: Legal Dictionary
FindLaw.com's legal dictionary is a licensed online version of Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law. Learn More>>
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
This site contains information on laws and regulations associated with the securities market; forms; data quality guidelines; investor information; news; SEC Rules of Practice; and a schedule of upcoming public events. Learn More>>
PCAOB
The Web site of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), a private-sector, non-profit corporation created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, includes information on rulemaking, standards, and enforcement affecting auditors of public companies. Learn More>>
Internal Revenue Service
The IRS site includes timely and topical information and forms for individuals, businesses and charities, and non-profit organizations. Learn More>>
CorporateInformation.com
This free, registration-required site from Wright Investors' Service offers information on world securities markets including company profiles from 53 countries. Learn More>>
SEC Info
This site offers securities information from the SEC EDGAR database. It is searchable by name, industry, business, SIC code, area code, topic, CIK, accession number, file number, date, and ZIP code. Learn More>>