Market and Investment Information on International Public Companies Stocks
A corporation is owned by a group of investors called stockholders or shareholders. A share of common stock represents a portion of ownership in a company. Stockholders enjoy the privileges of ownership. They share company profits and exercise voting rights in the management of the company. The number of stocks an investor owns determines his/her share of income and control. Stocks are bought and sold daily on the stock market.Stock Exchanges
The stock market is not a literal market, it merely describes the activity of buying and selling shares of corporations. Some trading activity is organized into exchanges. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Tokyo exchange are the largest exchanges worldwide. Although there are over 100 stock exchanges globally, most stock value is controlled by the ten largest exchanges.As with U.S. companies, market and investment information will only be available on publicly-held foreign corporations. Information on international companies whose stock is traded on U.S. markets will be available in most of the resources listed in the Market and Investment Information for Public Companies section of this site.
The following resources will help you find information on companies whose stock is traded on international markets.
How do I look up my company's ticker symbol?
All public companies are assigned a ticker symbol, an abbreviation or code used to represent the company on the stock market. For example, Xerox Corporation's ticker is XRX. No two companies share the same symbol. The ticker is an effective search tool because it helps avoid confusion between similarly named businesses. In many situations, such as news and exchange reports, the ticker is used rather than the name. Most of the One-Stop financial resources listed above include the ticker symbol. The web sites below provides a comprehensive US and international ticker symbol lookup service.
CBS MarketWatch - Symbol Lookup
Ticker Symbol Lookup - Security APL
Guides to Finding Financial Information on the World Wide Web
The following sites will guide you through the maze of financial information available over the web.FINWeb
Financial Data Finder
NCS Directory
StreetEye
Foreign ExchangesStock Exchanges (European Financial Management Association)
Foreign Market and Investment InformationInternational Finance and Commodities Institute (IFCI) Database of Indices
International Investing Insights
International Markets and Indices From the Washington Post
International Stocks From Wall Street City
World Stock Market Performance
Library Resources
Market and Investment News
The following newspapers are generally very strong in market and investment news. There are certainly many other sources. See Finding Company Information in Newspapers.International Herald Tribune
Financial Times
New York Times Financial Section
Wall Street Transcript
Wall Street Journal