Business-Related WWW Resources
Ready-to-use Web Units
Stock Choice Unit:  In this unit students learn about picking stocks, and establish a portfolio of three different stocks.  It is a good unit to do at the beginning of a semester because students can follow the progress of their investment over several months.

FORBES 400 Richest Americans: Great fun for students, this interactive unit includes the original Forbes list as it appears in the magazine, in searchable form by age, state, sex, industry, even marital status.  Includes worksheets and questions.  Who is the richest unmarried man in the state of Massachusetts?

FORTUNE 500 Biggest US Corporations: An interactive version of the famous Fortune 500 list.  The list is searchable by assets, sales, profits, industry, etc.  A Sample question set based on the information is available from mfeldman.

Market Monitors
YAHOO Quick Market Quote: Follow the Dow Jones Industrial Average minute by minute simply by hitting the "Reload" button.  Good news stories on market trends and easy to get quotes on individual stocks.
YAHOO International Markets: Follow market trends across the globe, as they develop in Asia, reverberate in Europe, and then mature on Wall Street.  A great one-page look at the most important markets around the world.
CNN Financial: Ted Turner's version of an all-in-one business resource. It has a good stock ticker and links to many other useful sites.


 

Related Resources

"The Economist" Readings with Question Sets: Cambridge University Press has assembled a set of readings from "The Economist" with questions and answers on-line. Excellent ESL resource.

The Washington Post Glossary of Business Terms: A complete and concise list of current business and finance terms, with easy to understand definitions.

The Humongous Bank: Check out this hilarious spoof of a mega-bank. Once you figure out how to get in, take the elevator to the different departments to apply for a loan, use a safe-deposit box, or complain to management. Their Motto: "Your money is our money"