Business & Professional Topics

Financial & Investment
CNNfn Financial News
http://cnnfn.com
One of the best sites we've found for keeping abreast of daily financial news "happenings"; tracks markets, companies, market updates for: DOW, NASDAQ, S&P 500, and BOND markets.
Foreign Exchange Calculator
http://www.x-rates.com
Here's a wonderfully useful site for calculating exchange rates. Convert U.S. Dollars into other currencies or foreign currencies to U.S. Dollars.
 
General Reference
Basic Reference Source For The Web
http://us-webmasters.com/start.htm
Need a good place to start on the Web? Try this site, it has links to search engines, entertainment, news sites, shopping, track express package shipping.
National Automobile Dealers Association Price Guide
http://nadaguides.com
The NADA guide has been a standard in the industry for years. Use this site to check out prices for domestic and foreign cars, power sports, marine, aircraft and recreational vehicles.
 
Government-U.S.
Library of Congress
http://lcweb.loc.gov/homepage
Using the national library, its news and events.
United States Copyright Office
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright
General information on copyright basics, procedures, laws and publications for domestics and international copyright issues.
 
Internet Information
A-Z on Virus Hoaxes
http://urbanlegends.about.com/cs/lists/index.htm
Is the email message advising you of a virus fact or fiction? Check it out here.
Computer Incident Advisory Capability
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/
This division of the U.S. Dept. of Energy focuses on Cyber Security Alerts, Awareness, Bulletins and High-risk Vulnerabilities.
HOAXBUSTERS !!
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org
This site also provides information about mis-information on the "Net". A resource from the CIAC Team and U.S. Dept. of Energy
Internet Scambusters!!
http://www.scambusters.org/
This E-zine claims to be the #1 source for Internet scams and fraud.
Netlore: Rumors, Hoaxes & Urban Legends
http://urbanlegends.about.com/cs/nethoaxes
Wondering what's true and false on the "Net", here's a good place to start
Symantic Virus Research Center
http://www.sarc.com/
One of the "top" sites to visit for all types of information regarding Internet virus questions. Defintions, Updates and Removal Tools
Truth On The Internet
http://library.rwu.edu/evaluat.html
Not everything one sees or reads on the "Net" is accurate or truthful. This site provides useful guidelines for evaluating "Net" veracity.
 
Misc Business
Microsoft Product Support
http://support.microsoft.com/directory
A quick link to support for Microsoft product support. Includes technical support, Microsoft downloads and updates and support phone numbers.
National Association for the Self-Employed
http://www.nase.org
NASE was founded for small-business owners who are seeking the kinds of benefits and services that are available to large corporations. NASE provides group-buying power for goods and services.
The Weather Source
http://www.weather.com
If you're trying to plan your day or tomorrow's trip, better stop here first. Site has U.S. and foreign cities weather info.
Zogby International
http://www.zogby.com
America's leading pollster tracks key political races and issues in the United States. Zogby has repeatly achieved the most accurate polling results in recent years' elections.
 
Papers-International
Financial Times
http://ft.com
Europes leading financial news sources for markets, trends, companies and business.
 
Papers-Internet
World Net Daily
http://worldnetdaily.com
 
Papers-U.S.
Chicago Tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com
Chicago's #1 paper! Read their top rated marketing column daily...
Los Angeles Times
http://latimes.com
New York Post
http://nypost.com
New York Times
http://nytimes.com
One of America's leading news publications.
Wall Street Journal Online
http://interactive.wsj.com
Washington Post
http://washingtonpost.com
A leading newspaper in Washington DC, America's political center.
Washington Times
http://washingtontimes.com
An alternative point of view to the Washington Post.
 
Publications & Magazines
Barrons Magazine
http://www.barrons.com
Forbes Online
http://www.forbes.com