The World Bond Market totals more than a $30 trillion. While the stock market gets all of the attention the bond market quietly plays the key role in funding governments, mortgages, credit cards, auto loans as well as long-term financing for corporations. Find out about sources you can use to learn about bonds, investing in bonds, analyzing fixed-income securities and the bond market in general.

The Commercial Real Estate sector comprises office buildings, industrial sites, shopping centers and apartment complexes. The market value of the sector rivals the stock and bond markets in importance and is measured in the trillions. This Case Study illustrates some of the sources you can use to find out more about this dynamic sector of the real estate market.

China has recently joined the World Trade Organization and is now expected to become ever more integrated with the rest of the world. Learn about sources you can use to study doing business in the greatest of the emerging markets.

Dell Computer is the world's leading direct marketer of PCs and sells more than $40 million a day through it's Web site, DELL.COM. This Case Study shows you how you can quickly study a company's business using the databases in the Business Library.

The Enron bankruptcy has prompted serious calls for reforming U.S. accounting and auditing practices. This Case Study presents sample sources of information and relevant documents available in the Business Library that explore the effects of this notorious business scandal.

Globalization has become a catch-all term referring to the increasing international integration of peoples, cultures, trade, commerce, and finance. Emphasizing the economic aspects, this Case provides excerpts from and links to high-quality information sources including Key Websites, books, reports, articles and a six-hour PBS documentary Netcast.

There are more than 26 million golfers in the United States. Their average household income is $68,209,  well  above the national average of $51,855, making them an attractive target demographic. This Case explores sources of information you can use to study a market.

Goodwill Hunting

Accounting for goodwill is a controversial and high-stakes issue in the world of financial reporting. This Case examines the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (FASB) new proposal for accounting for goodwill in business combinations.

Current resources for studying the rapid rise in home prices in recent years that may be a signal  that the housing market is overvalued and at risk of bursting like the stock market did in the year 2000.

For centuries London has been the capital of European finance. This Case examines sources of information about the current status and financial future of London after the Euro.

Marketing Uruguay's Punta del Este

Punta del Este, a resort area on the southern coast of Uruguay  noted for its fine beaches,  is a popular destination during the Southern Hemisphere's summer months from December through April. Here you'll find an illustration of sources you could use to prepare a marketing plan for increasing tourism to the resort. Click Here to view the case.

After the 2000 Elections it is widely expected that both parties will agree to pass some form of "Marriage Penalty" tax relief.  This Case Study illustrates how you can use the sources in the Business Library to examine a current issue in taxation.

The Stock Market

During the bull market of the 1990s stock market investing became the national pastime. The bear market years of 2000-2001 have sobered investors. Yet interest in investing in stocks remains high because of the historically better performance of stocks vs. bonds. In this Case Study you can sample sources of information you can access in the Business Library that will teach you about Investing and the Stock Market.

The U.S. Economy

Spring 2002 brings signs of an economic recovery.  Learn about sources you can use to study the prospects for the United States economy. These include economic forecasts from Merrill Lynch and the Economist Intelligence Unit, economic indicators from the U.S. Census Bureau, articles from the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and a variety of other sources.