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Let's use our Discussion Board to continue to familiarize ourselves with what is out there in cyberspace to support business people. Check out the following sites:

Check the Economic Statistics Briefing Room for data on production and consumption at http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/economy/.

Visit the Education site at the NYSE at http://www.nyse.com Select "About the NYSE," and then click on "Education."

The AMEX site contains market information and other features at http://www.amex.com.

See which companies have IPOs at http://www.ipocentral.com.

Find information on small companies at http://www.nasdaq.com.

Select a company from the NYSE list at http://www.nyse.com. Use the "Search" box in the upper right corner or the "Listings" tab on the left side to find the company of your choice, and then review its stock quotes, market data, annual reports, etc.

Interest rate info in a nutshell is available at http://www.Channel3000.com/money .

For info on government securities see http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov.

To learn more about interest rates and yield curves go to http://www.smartmoney.com/tools .

If you have trouble clicking on these locations just copy/paste the link to your address bar.

In the chat room comment on things you found interesting at these websites ... go ahead, explore them, enjoy them and tell us something about your trip. Although you are not required to comment on every website, it would be helpful if you at least briefly visit each one.