LibGuides: AC115 Library Research Guide: Article Searching

Finding Business News Articles

Finding Business News Articles (Watch Time: 3 minutes 6 seconds)

In this tutorial, we will discuss how to search for and find news articles about a company or an industry using the library’s research databases.

Business News Databases

Article searching is a great way to learn more about a company and an industry. Articles can often help fill in the gaps between when annual reports, company profiles, and other items are published. They can also cover certain topics more in depth than a general overview.

The best sources for finding business news articles are:

Magazines
Newspapers
Trade Publications

ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Also known as ABI/INFORM Complete, content from ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Dateline, and ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry can be found in this one database. Provides access to business scholarly and trade journals, trade news, dissertations, and more. Coverage from 1971-present.
Business Source Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Business Source Complete provides coverage in business disciplines including marketing, management, management information systems, production and operations management, accounting, finance and economics. It includes full text for more than 3600 journals, including 1900 peer-reviewed titles. Also included are full-text case studies, company and industry profiles, country reports, executive and analyst interviews, market research reports and SWOT analyses.
Gale Business: Insights This link opens in a new window
Gale Business: Insights provides in-depth information on U.S. and international businesses, industries and products. Included are company and industry profiles, financial data, investment reports, business periodicals, interactive charting and comparison tools, and more.