Several commonly available indexes enable individuals to locate articles from numerous business publications and periodicals. Articles can generally be searched for by company name or by subject matter. Four common indexes are The Wall Street Journal Index, Business Abstracts (formerly Business Periodicals Index), Predicasts F&S Index, and ABI/Inform.

Instructions Use one of these resources to find a list of articles about Best Buy, Circuit City, or Tweeter Home Entertainment. Choose an article from this list that you believe would be of interest to an investor or creditor of this company. Read the article and answer the following questions. [Note: Your library may have either hard-copy or CD-ROM versions of these indexes. |

(a) What is the article about?

(b) What company-specific information is included in the article?

(c) Is the article related to anything you‘read in this chapter?

(d) Identify any accounting-related issues discussed in the article.

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