Find Companies
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Capital IQ This link opens in a new windowUsed for analysis of public companies, investable industries, and financial markets. Contains financial news, market insights, company performance and industry data. Use the screener to search its large database for companies, equities, business developments, people, and other criteria.
Please note: If you are accessing remotely, you must download and use the VPN: vpn.usc.edu.
To find public (and some private) companies by industry:
- Under Screening tab/Quick Screener, screen for companies using the drop-down menu in the Industry field.
- Continue your search using the remaining filters (Geography, etc) and click View Results. Cap IQ will also have detailed reports on each company.
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Nexis Uni (formerly LEXIS/NEXIS Academic) This link opens in a new windowChoose Find a Company to locate profiles quickly, including news, cases, subsidiaries, financials, SWOT and industry news.
Finding Negative News on a Company
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Factiva This link opens in a new windowUse to find up-to-date information about companies and industries. Includes articles from newspapers and trade magazines, press releases, blogs, and business forecasters.
Conducting due diligence on a company may require finding any negative mention of them in the news:
- In the search field enter co= and start typing the company name. The ticker should pop up (if a public company)
- under Factiva Expert Search tab click on News Sentiment/Negative News/and the language of your choice
- click Search in lower right