ENG100 - Professor Watnik - Company and Business Research: Public or Privately Held

We compile our Global 2000 list by screening Interactive Data, Thomson Reuters Fundamentals and Worldscope databases via FactSet Research Systems FDS +1.54% for publicly traded companies.

Although much of the in-depth Company Profile information is fee-based, company contact information is readily available for more than 28 million public & private companies. Most of these are publicly listed, U.S. companies.

All companies, foreign and domestic, are required to file registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms electronically through EDGAR.
Database provides free public access to U.S. public company information, enabling research on a company's financial information and operations by reviewing registration statements, prospectuses and periodic reports filed on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. On the left side of the page, select Company Filings Search.

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