Full Record 

Producer:

Yahoo!

Brief Description:

Extensive coverage of companies, industries, and market indices worldwide. Other information includes stock prices, financial news, currency rates, and financial education. According to Yahoo!, personal information is collected on this site.

Full Description:

Yahoo! partners with various independent information providers to populate this extensive portal to financial information. Use the Get Quotes section to  find current and historical stock prices and create customized charts showing highs, lows, splits, and volumes traded. Company profiles are available using Finance Search, and include a list of competitors, basic directory information as well as SEC filings for public companies. Yahoo! Finance also compiles current data on major U.S. and foreign market indices and lists components.

Update Frequency:

Daily

Coverage:

Varies, often decades.

Geographic Focus:

Worldwide

Tools Available:

Yahoo! Finance Help explains how to use all sections of the site. Students will find tutorials on Charts helpful for customizing data displays.

Formats:

Electronic Resource

Type:

Facts & Statistics

Subjects:

Accounting, Business, Finance, Management & Administration, Marketing, Statistics & Facts

Liaison:

J. Garrison

URL:

http://finance.yahoo.com/