EBF Professional Blog Post Assignment

Victoria March

03/14/16

EBF

Professional Blog Post Assignment

The two websites I chose to use that might be of some use to me on a personal/business level are http://www.bloomberg.com/ and http://123world.com/stockexchanges/. Together the websites provide some interesting detailed information about what is going on in the world of business finance. As I explored the Bloomberg website, I found that it provides current news, market rates along with detailed information of the stock market in different entities, politics, and technology information. Personally, the Bloomberg website would be helpful for me in determining the best business pursuits in regards to making investments and being informed of current events within the country. It is precisely a lifestyle guide for business-minded individuals and a great source of business influence. In my opinion it is like a gossip site for business that exemplifies the do and don’ts of the industry. In exploring the second option that seems to be a useful entity, 123world.com/stock exchanges, provides a more centered focus on international stocks. The website is heavily relied on for its direct links to foreign and domestic stock exchanges.  It is alphabetized making it very easy to locate specific links to stock exchanges across the continents. I did find that some of the links are broken or that the domains have been changed or sold which is not very useful at all. I personally would only use 123world.com for specific stock exchange links that would be beneficial. I would also definitely consider using an alternate site for stock exchange information. Overall both sites seem to provide some decent information, one more than the other. I think that my best option in regards to business/personal use would definitely be to heavily rely on Bloomberg. It appears to be the best source for direction in starting a business and staking out my competitors.