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Factiva: Companies/Markets

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Companies/Market Infomation

The Companies/Markets tab provides information on Company, Industry, Quotes, and Market Data Charts. Choose the desired item from the drop-down menu.

  1. Company: Search for a company by name or ticker. You can get company snapshot, news, key development, peer comparison, financial results, and reports such as Company Report and Ratio Comparison Report. You are also given an option to create custom reports.
  2. Industry: Select by industry name to view industry snapshots, which include top companies by sales and company size, industry averages and ratios, industry news, industry breakdown by company size, etc.
  3. Quotes: Get current or historical quotes for Stocks, Funds, Currencies, and Common Market Indexes.
  4. Market Data Charts: On the Market Data Charts screen, find/enter a quote symbol in the text entry box under Symbol, then choose a date range and display options to create charts.

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