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  • Major Security Indexes
  • Major Foreign Currencies
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    INDEX OF LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS

    The index of leading economic indicators is a monthly composite, intended to predict future economic activity.
    • Average workweek of production workers in manufacturing
    • Average initial weekly claims for unemployment insurance
    • New orders for consumer goods and materials
    • Vendor performance
    • Contracts and orders for plant and equipment
    • New building permits issued
    • Change in manufacturers' unfilled orders
    • Change in sensitive materials prices
    • Index of stock prices
    • Money supply
    • Index of consumer expectations

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    MAJOR AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGES

    AMEX (American Stock Exchange)
    http://www.amex.com

    NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations)
    http://www.nasdaq.com

    NYSE (New York Stock Exchange)
    http://www.nyse.com

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    MAJOR SECURITY INDEXES

    Dow Jones Industrial Average (30 selected industrial firms)
    http://averages.dowjones.com/jsp/index.jsp

    NASDAQ Composite
    http://www.nasdaq.com

    NYSE Composite
    http://www.nyse.com

    Standard & Poor's 500 (500 largest U.S. companies)
    http://www.cftech.com/BrainBank/FINANCE/SandPIndexCalc.html

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    MAJOR FOREIGN CURRENCIES

    Argentinapeso
    Indiarupee (Re)
    Britainpound (£)
    Canadadollar ($)
    Japanyen (¥)
    Chinayuan
    Mexicopeso ($)
    Europeeuro (€)
    Russiaruble
    South Africarand (R)
    Germanymark (DM)
    Switzerlandfranc (CHF)

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    WEB SITES

    Internet Public Library: Business and Economics
    http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/bus00.00.00

    Michigan State University Center for International Business Education and Research
    http://ciber.msu.edu

    Federal Reserve Board
    http://www.federalreserve.gov

    SEC EDGAR Database
    http://www.edgar-online.com/start.asp

    WebEc
    http://www.helsinki.fi/WebEc

    World Trade Organization
    http://www.wto.org

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