Company Information (Law & Business)

Journals and Newspapers

American business is a rapidly changing environment. For example, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of company A may be the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Company B the following month. It is necessary to keep abreast of changes in the industry or company you are researching.

Bloomberg Law, Lexis+ and Westlaw each have news areas that include business news, magazines, etc.

Major Business Newspapers & Magazines include:

• Barron's 
  • 1988 - present
  • 2018 - present (online edition)
  • 1942 - 1987
  • 1921 - 1947
• Chicago Tribune
  • 1996 - present
  • 2017 - present (online edition)​​​
  • 1985 - 1996
  • Pre-1985 content (back to 1849)
• The Economist
  • 1992 - present 
  • 2008 - present (online edition)
• The Financial Times (1996 - present; 30-day delay)
• Los Angeles Times 
  • 1996 - present
  • 2017 - present (online edition)
  • 1985 - 1996
• ProQuest One Business (fka ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry) - provides critical information about companies, product and executives and allows users to leverage company-specific and/or industry-specific reports
• New York Times
  • 1980 - present
  • 1996 - present (online edition)
  • 1923 - 2021
  • 1857 - 1922

The Wall Street Journal

• 1984 - present
• 2010 - present (online edition)
• Washington Post
  • 1996 - present
  • 2016 - present (online edition)
  • 1987 - 1996
• To find the names and web sites for regional business newspapers, try Newspaper Source

Some Business News Sources on the open web include: 

MarketWatch.com

BizJournals - includes business news for various cities and an article lookup by company name