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quid's link should give you a definitive answer, but just to set expectations, here's an article from the UPI: Essex Chemical Corp. has agreed to be acquired by Dow Chemical Co. in a $366 million, $36-a-share deal ... Any shares that remain outstanding after the merger will be converted into the right to receive $36 each in cash, the companies said. There's no mention of exchange for Dow stock, so it's likely that you would get $36 for this share of stock, if anything.
I appreciate all the responses, but again, I have NO experience or education in the field.  I haven't started any major related college courses yet and do not have a job in the field. I am looking for beginner, introduction level reading material to start reading up on to start understanding the field before I even start school. We can't really get into the research design at this time, because we don't want to bias the results.  I'm happy to follow up after the study with more details, if you like!  Please just send me an email to joshua.becker@asc.upenn.edu and I'll send you something, probably in the Spring. Have you tried their site? Some places may have portions available though also beware that some companies may charge for some of their research pieces. A book on the power of persuasion. The people will need you to lead them to the glory land like the Deacon* from Waterworld *Dennis Hopper.  Study up. Technically yes, but getting investigated also depends on the connection that can be established. If you learned something from information obtained at work or by affiliation (family/friend), you probably can't trade. If you (hypothetically) stumbled across information perhaps by eavesdropping or peeking on some stranger's conversation, it'd be hard to find the connection unless you went and told people how you came about it. "1. (a) ""The Economic Aspects of Human and Child Sacrifice"" by Peter Rwagara Atekyereza, Justin Ayebare, and Paul Bukuluki, published in 2014: #2c at https://www.reddit.com/r/worldpolitics/comments/5bpc5x/an_update_for_my_readers_by_peter_levenda/dbob0j2      (b) ""Miners' magic: artisanal mining, the albino fetish and murder in Tanzania"" by Deborah Fahy Bryceson, Jesper Bosse Jønsson, and Richard Sherrington, published in 2010: #9 at https://www.reddit.com/r/worldpolitics/comments/5bpc5x/an_update_for_my_readers_by_peter_levenda/dbwig0v      (c) ""Save our skins: Structural adjustment, morality and the occult in Tanzania"" by Todd Sanders, published in 2001: http://www.academia.edu/10412589      Source For #1 + Much More: https://www.reddit.com/r/worldpolitics/comments/5bpc5x/an_update_for_my_readers_by_peter_levenda/d9q9006   2. Human sacrifice, human mutilation, body parts, abductions, magic, occult, witchcraft, muti, muthi, Africa: #6 at https://www.reddit.com/r/Missing411/comments/41oph0/supernatural_abductions_in_japanese_folklore_by/d1tje65      Source + Much More: https://www.reddit.com/r/Missing411/comments/41oph0/supernatural_abductions_in_japanese_folklore_by/cz3we2z  3. ""The Rise of the Modern Charismatic Movement"" from the chapter ""Christian Magic and Diabolical Medicine"" in the book ""Raising the Devil: Satanism, New Religions, and the Media"" by Bill Ellis, published in 2000: #2b at https://www.reddit.com/r/worldpolitics/comments/5bpc5x/an_update_for_my_readers_by_peter_levenda/dbob0j2      Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/worldpolitics/comments/5bpc5x/an_update_for_my_readers_by_peter_levenda/d9q9006  4. Science, sorcery, occult rituals, magic, MKULTRA, United States of America (USA): #2 at https://www.reddit.com/r/worldpolitics/comments/5bpc5x/an_update_for_my_readers_by_peter_levenda/dfauxj7      Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/worldpolitics/comments/5bpc5x/an_update_for_my_readers_by_peter_levenda/d9q9006  5. ""The Believers: Cult Murders in Mexico"" by Guy Garcia, published on 29 June 1989 -- ""They thought their rituals of human sacrifice would make them invincible. In the end, a much stronger force prevailed."": https://www.reddit.com/r/worldpolitics/comments/5q3ylf/the_believers_cult_murders_in_mexico_by_guy/dcw2kbh  6. https://www.reddit.com/r/worldpolitics/comments/721cjo/before_trying_to_cow_north_korea_with_military/dnez5oo" "Here are some approaches you may value: Wolfram Alpha This is a search engine with a difference. It literally is connected to thousands of searchable databases, including financial databases. http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=list+of+public+companies+ Just keep clicking the ""more"" button until you have them all.You can also get great company specific information there: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=NYSE%3ADIS&lk=1&a=ClashPrefs_*Financial.NYSE%3ADIS- Just keep clicking the ""more"" button until you have them all.Then the company it'self will have great information for investors too:  [http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/investors][3] (Just keep clicking the ""more"" button until you have them all.) Regards, Stephen" Can you cite who funded it? A reddit commenter saying they say a ST commented claim something is a pretty sketchy source. Seattle Times says this is a UW study published by NBER, so I doubt its partisan propaganda as you're implying. It might help the poster if you recommended some of those? I recommended the ones I know of specifically in that field I know to be good. Perhaps you could do the same?  I also really like the books in this list:  http://www.fool.com/Specials/2000/sp001107a.htm  Note, Gorilla Game is, IMO the weakest of the bunch. Then it sounds like all we need is an internet connection and access to search. I guess information retrieval is the organizational equivalent of accessing long-term and short-term memory. Spammers are the equivalent of intrusive thoughts and songs you can't get out of your head. And links you weren't looking for but are fascinating anyway, maybe similar to inspiration... Theres loads of information on the costs of regulation to smaller businesses and larger corporations and the adverse affects its had on their ability to either go public or stay private. We learned boat loads about it this past year in my undergraduate course so I'm sure you could find quite a bit. MattMcA definitely gave you excellent advice and said a lot of what I would say to you. Most databases that are going to give you the most comprehensive information, but in a well formatted way, are going to require subscriptions or a fee. You should try to visit a library, especially one at a university, because they may likely have free access for you. At my alma mater the preferred database among students was LexisNexis Corporate Affiliations. http://www.corporateaffiliations.com/  With this company directory, you get public and private company profiles. You can use Corporate Affiliation’s MergerTrak™ and get full coverage on current and past mergers and acquisitions.  I definitely think this is a business database you should look into. You have nothing to lose seeing as they have a free trial.  Just to add, there’s always a business news feed on the homepage. As I just checked now, this one caught my interest: For Marvel Comics, A Renewed Digital Mission. Here is one the links for Goldmansachs. Not to state the obvious, but most of their research is only available to their clients. http://www.goldmansachs.com/research/equity_ratings.html They are almost always behind paywalls. The analysts that write these reports need to get paid somehow.  I'd search for reports on google by specific topic and see what you find, but no where is there a treasure trove of free information "I think it's very reasonable to expect a person to back up a claim they've made. Telling someone to ""go to Google"" seems rather lazy to me, or at least promoting extremely poor conversation skills. Or do you not agree that someone should support their own claims?   Your suggestion doesn't even make sense, to be honest. You're telling someone to check someone else's claim using a website that both confirms and contradicts the claim.  &gt;Reading usernames would definitely be a valuable skill for you to practice going forward.  Thanks for repeating what I said, I guess?"