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You can use the following methods on Nexis Newsdesk® to search for Company and Executive News.
Note: For positive and negative news search strategies, see Finding Positive and Negative News and Sentiment on Newsdesk.
Company indexing is a component of a proprietary algorithm that accurately identifies people, places, companies, and organizations from the text of the article, then indexes the article with this information. The Company indexing does not automatically pull in the subsidiaries of the company. Company indexing only applies to articles in the following languages: English, Spanish, French or Dutch. For more information about Newsdesk indexing, please see Using Indexing to Search Newsdesk.
The Companies mentioned indexing in Newsdesk can make searching easier for a company with a common name.
To narrow the search results down to articles that are concentrated on the company, you can try using search operators and power commands. For more information, see Search Operators and Power Commands on Newsdesk.
Earnings conference calls occur shortly after a public company's earnings are released:
Press Releases are a written or recorded communication directed at members of the news media for the purpose of announcing something noteworthy. Company press release are available from traditional Press release wires like PR Newswire and Business Wire, as well as other wire services like Associated Press and UPI.
Run the following search to find news articles regarding executive moves in the Television industry:
Run the following search to find news articles discussing whether Enron has been involved in any litigation:
Note: For positive and negative news search strategies, see Finding Positive and Negative News and Sentiment on Newsdesk.
Finding a Company Mention in the News
Company indexing is a component of a proprietary algorithm that accurately identifies people, places, companies, and organizations from the text of the article, then indexes the article with this information. The Company indexing does not automatically pull in the subsidiaries of the company. Company indexing only applies to articles in the following languages: English, Spanish, French or Dutch. For more information about Newsdesk indexing, please see Using Indexing to Search Newsdesk.
Run the following search to find articles for AirFrance:
| Search: | Take 1 of the following actions:
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| Note: | A list of indexing display beneath the search box. If you do not see any suggested terms, check your settings to make sure Yes is checked next to Show Search Assistant. The company indexing does not automatically pull in the subsidiaries of the company. |
from the Company/Organization list of suggested terms.
Run the following search to find articles discussing Market Share for Ford Motor or General Motors:
| Search: | Enter Ford Motors in the search box and select  from the Company/Organization list of suggested terms. In the search box, after the Ford Motors topic, enter OR, leave a space, and enter General Motors in the search box. Select  from the Company/Organization list of suggested terms.In the search box, after the General Motors topic, enter AND, leave a space, and enter Market Share in the search box. Select  from the Topic list of suggested terms. |
| Note: | A list of indexing display beneath the search box. If you do not see any suggested terms, check your settings to make sure Yes is checked next to Show Search Assistant. The company indexing does not automatically pull in the subsidiaries of the company. Therefore in the search above, the General Motors Co. topic will not automatically pull in the General Motors subsidiary OnStar. To ensure OnStar articles are retrieved, you must add the OnStar LLC topic to the search. |
Finding a Company with a Common Name in the News
The Companies mentioned indexing in Newsdesk can make searching easier for a company with a common name.
Run the following search to find articles for Enterprise:
| Search: | Enter Enterprise Rent in the search box and select  from the Company/Organization list of suggested terms. |
| Note: | A list of indexing display beneath the search box. If you do not see any suggested terms, check your settings to make sure Yes is checked next to Show Search Assistant. |
Another method of search of searching for a common company name by using a case sensitive command such as contentCS: or titleCS:, then enter the company name again near what the company is known for. A few tweaks may be needed before the search returns predominately on point results.
Run the following search to find articles for Enterprise or Budget, the car rental companies:
| Search: | (contentCS:(Enterprise OR Budget)) AND ((Enterprise OR Budget) NEAR/20 (rent OR rental) NEAR/5 (car)) |
| Note: | The contentCS: command cannot be directly next to the NEAR/n command. |
Finding Articles Focused on the Company
To narrow the search results down to articles that are concentrated on the company, you can try using search operators and power commands. For more information, see Search Operators and Power Commands on Newsdesk.
Run the following search to find articles for Ford Motors using the Title command:
| Search: | Enter Ford Motors in the search box and select  from the Company/Organization list of suggested terms. In the search box, after the Ford Motors topic, enter AND, leave a space, and enter title:(Ford) in the search box. |
| Note: | A list of indexing display beneath the search box. If you do not see any suggested terms, check your settings to make sure Yes is checked next to Show Search Assistant. |
Other methods of narrowing the search down to articled predominately about the company are using the START/n or MULTIPLE/n: search operators.
Run the following search to find articles for Ford Motors using Title command and other search operators:
| Search: | Enter Ford Motors in the search box and select  from the Company/Organization list of suggested terms. In the search box, after the Ford Motors topic, enter AND, leave a space, and enter title:(Ford) AND START/25:(Ford) AND MULTIPLE/5:(Ford) in the search box. |
| Note: | A list of indexing display beneath the search box. If you do not see any suggested terms, check your settings to make sure Yes is checked next to Show Search Assistant. |
Finding Earnings Conference Calls Released by a Company
Earnings conference calls occur shortly after a public company's earnings are released:
- The event briefs contain information from the earnings filing and may include analysis of the earnings and an outline of what happened on the call and in the filing report.
- The transcripts contain the verbatim text of the analyst call including both the presentation and question and answer portions of the call.
- Some analyst calls have an event brief, or a transcript and some calls have both an event brief and a transcript.
Run the following search to find earnings conference calls for Home Depot:
| Search: | (title:(Earning* OR conference)) PRE/5 (title:(Call)) AND title:("Home Depot") |
| Note: | Transcripts are not available for all companies, as some companies choose not to have their analyst calls transcribed. |
Run the following search to find earnings conference calls in general:
| Search: | (title:(Earning* OR conference)) PRE/5 (title:(Call OR transcript OR presentation)) |
| Note: | Transcripts are not available for all companies, as some companies choose not to have their analyst calls transcribed. |
Finding Press Releases Issued by a Company
Press Releases are a written or recorded communication directed at members of the news media for the purpose of announcing something noteworthy. Company press release are available from traditional Press release wires like PR Newswire and Business Wire, as well as other wire services like Associated Press and UPI.
Run the following search to find press releases issued by a company:
| Search: | Enter Press Releases in the search box and select  from the Topic list of suggested terms. In the search box, after the Press Releases topic, enter AND, leave a space, and enter title:("Home Depot") AND (("further information" OR "additional information" OR contact* OR "investor relation*" OR "media relation*") NEAR/10 ("Home Depot")) in the search box. |
| Note: | A list of indexing display beneath the search box. If you do not see any suggested terms, check your settings to make sure Yes is checked next to Show Search Assistant. |
Finding Merger & Acquisition News on a Company
Run the following search to find news articles regarding merger & acquisition activity for Deutsche Bank:
| Search: | Enter Mergers & Acquisitions in the search box and select  from the Topic list of suggested terms. In the search box, after the Mergers & Acquisitions topic, enter AND, leave a space, and enter title:(“Deutsche Bank”) in the search box. |
| Note: | A list of indexing display beneath the search box. If you do not see any suggested terms, check your settings to make sure Yes is checked next to Show Search Assistant. |
Finding Merger & Acquisition News on an Industry
Run the following search to find news articles regarding merger & acquisition activity for the Oil & Gas industry:
| Search: | Enter Mergers & Acquisitions in the search box and select .png?tk=AznrJEL4PjApPPWQmUU8g96idGHseJ3g%2B4ZcnN37Pog5rH4nBMEO7ES%2B4Q2pAtmwQFo83%2BFKfvwngZc9%2Bm%2FM4A55uyAlYykb1Q8z8wSz1a7pAtGsDd%2F6aHwrQxTn8I4Px8b9U5HMDuGLinNppuLaCzIaxHEsqqwTQFSj%2F144ivHemVubC9XIG7gdYoVZRbiPSB5Jvr0lt2AitdT6x7TNhu441PfNuKdfQVKjTY%2BoYeBisVRE3DNK52ITqUbjqwH73mUUT1Z9pq3yMmCOU5HrsJsIEjHRov5GYs8ir1SGEZDh1VfepeuAOuU9qkqgSS2ggDOmHPtqwntbN69YLLhPJPEAJElI5KB2XAmCaob69E6l8b1joxE4255OuEiy5RIzd3aevelqNObTcrN%2FwwrglRLyOg%2BMDsIaJN9Qka1TSHqWoS5h6isxPsIgLzPrGnTPlj2hgsk48TaymGBvueCb8w%3D%3D) from the Topic list of suggested terms. In the search box, after the Mergers & Acquisitions topic, enter AND, leave a space. Enter Oil & Gas in the search box and select  from the Topic list of suggested terms. |
| Note: | A list of indexing display beneath the search box. If you do not see any suggested terms, check your settings to make sure Yes is checked next to Show Search Assistant. |
Finding Executive Moves (Promotions, Changes, Hires, Fires, Etc.)
Run the following search to find news articles regarding executive moves in the Television industry:
| Search: | Enter Executive Moves in the search box and select  from the Topic list of suggested terms. In the search box, after the Executive Moves topic, enter AND, leave a space. Enter Television Industry in the search box and select  from the Topic list of suggested terms. |
| Note: | A list of indexing display beneath the search box. If you do not see any suggested terms, check your settings to make sure Yes is checked next to Show Search Assistant. |
Finding Lawsuits and Claims by and Against a Company
Run the following search to find news articles discussing whether Enron has been involved in any litigation:
| Search: | Enter Suits & Claims in the search box and select  from the Topic list of suggested terms. In the search box, after the Suits & Claims topic, enter AND, leave a space, and enter Enron in the search box. |
| Note: | A list of indexing display beneath the search box. If you do not see any suggested terms, check your settings to make sure Yes is checked next to Show Search Assistant. |