Locating Financial Data

We now want to find more details about Apple Computer's financial status. The primary database to use for comprehensive financial information on a U.S. public company is Disclosure Database^® (File 101). I will also use the EXPAND command, the same technique I used in File 516 earlier to retrieve the financial data.

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Tip 1-7

Other databases for U.S. companies, such as Standard & Poor's Corporate Descriptions plus News (File 133), provide financial data on public companies. Dialog also has financial information on private and international companies.

Key Sources
Financial Information Key Sources

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Search Tip 1-7:

Use FORMAT 6 to check the latest financial data available for a company. In this way, you can see how current the financial data will be.

Example:

type s#/6/1