US Investment and Financial Research  

Morningstar - is a research company that has a number of offerings that are free as well as a premium offering that is accessed by a paid subscription. They cover stocks, ETFs, bonds and mutual funds. There is a decent amount of financial information that is free that will appeal to all investors. 

Zacks - is an investment research company that provides analyst reports and recommendations on companies. There are interesting articles about trends in particular industries. There are a number of paid subscription services that can be purchased on this website. 

Standard and Poors - is a research company that allows investors to pay to subscribe to a number of different product offerings that center around the research that standard and poors does. 

Business Week - Investing - this is a section of the Business Week  website that allows the investor to type in the symbol of the stock or ETF. It is a free offering and provides access to articles about the company or ETF in question that is a little different from the standard offerings of the major investing websites. This search accesses a lot of newspaper articles that do not so much cover the financial numbers but more of a mainstream media view of the company. It is useful for spotting trends or other products the company is planning or releasing.