Washington and Lee University
Specialized guides for journalists and journalism students to researching and writing on business.
We have additional online resources on journalism and mass communications, as well as a research guide for W&L's Journalism 371 course..
Subtitled The Ultimate Guide to Style, Grammar, Punctuation, Usage, Construction, and Formatting, this 2010 volume is divided into three sections: advice on the writing process; an alphabetical arrangement of over 300 entries on grammar, style, spelling, etc; and over fifty sample business documents.
Alphabetical listing of over 1,250 business terms.
Fourth edition (2011) is designed to "provide the analytical framework you need to scrutinize financial statements," including guidelines on how to interpret balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
2008 volume (second edition) is a "reference guide to the terms and jargon that fill the pages of the financial press -- from bonds and shares, to hedge funds and alternative investments, and to depositary receipts and bonds."
Second edition (2001) of "guide to writing about business and economics," covering "basic concepts of macroeconomics, microeconomics, financial markets, and international economics and trade."