In company profiles on Yahoo! Finance, Capital IQ provides information on over 9,000 public companies, including contact information, business summaries, and officer/employee information. Hemscott provides sector and industry classifications. While Institutional Shareholder Services provides Corporate Governance Quotients, evaluating the strengths, deficiencies, and risks of a company's corporate governance practices and board of directors.
Definitions
Industry: Hemscott has grouped its company universe into 215 distinctive industries. These industries have been developed to contain those companies that operate along similar lines of business.
Sector: Hemscott has grouped its industries into 9 distinct sectors. These sectors represent different segments of the U.S. economy.
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