A company profile can be an excellent starting point for the broad picture of a company. A profile typically includes a brief history, lists key products, locations of manufacturing facilities, key executives, and more.
After reading a profile, consider searching for current information on your target company by using sources listed on the Company News page.
And, if the company is "public", you might wish to look over financial data sources from the Company Financial Information page.
Listed below are best bets for profiles:
More detailed histories can be found in these sources:
And, searching for historical news or historical stock prices on your target company can be useful. These sources will be of use: