INTERNET RESOURCES FOR COVERING THE STOCK MARKET

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ABC News: Personal Calculators
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/business/Calculators/calculators_investingall_subindex.html
Answers to common investment questions, based on a cost/benefit calculation.

Adding Context to Business Stories
http://www.newslab.org/resources/business.htm
NewsLab links for backgrounding companies and sectors.

Calculators
http://www.newslab.org/links/calculatorlinks.htm
Links to online calculators thata make math easy.

Covering Business
http://www.facsnet.org/tools/biz_econ/covering_biz/story.php3
A guide to reporting on business from FACSNET.

Economy.com
http://www.economy.com/default.asp
Offers useful links to news stories.

The Economist
http://www.economist.com/finance/index.cfm
Finance section of weekly magazine has news stories, links to backgrounders, resources.

Enron's Collapse
http://moneycentral.msn.com/articles/specials/8796.asp
Special report by MSN with links to other media stories.

Investment Discussion Groups
http://www.investorlinks.com/directory/16/
InvestorLinks directory of chat rooms can help you find story ideas.

Investopedia
http://www.investopedia.com/university/stocks/
Stock basics tutorial, for beginners.

The Press and the World of Money
http://www.cjr.org/year/93/6/books-money.asp
Book review from CJR raises good questions journalists should ask in covering economic issues.

Society of American Business Editors and Writers
http://www.sabew.org/
Membership group encourages comprehensive reporting of economic events; does not offer many online resources.

Stock Market Glossary
http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/glossary.stm
From ask to yield, a glossary of trading terms compiled by the NASDAQ.

Webguide to Stock and Commodity Exchanges
http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/busi/stocks.shtml
Rutgers University library links to exchanges and other resources.

Yahoo! Finance
http://finance.yahoo.com/
News, resources, links, and a finance quiz.