THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

The Wall Street Journal is an international daily newspaper published by Dow Jones & Company in New York City. It is the newpaper with the largest circulation in the United States. It also has Asian and European Editions. The paper gets its name from Wall Street which is the heart of the financial district. It has been printed continuously since July 8, 1889.

Dow Jones & Company was founded in 1882 by Charles Dow, Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser. The small paper Customer’s Afternoon Letter was changed to The Wall Street Journal by Edward Jones and began delivery of the Dow Jones News Services Via Telegraph. Journalist Clarence Baron purchased thepaper in 1902.

The Journal covers business and financial news and issues within the United States and around the world. It has won the Pulitzer prize 33 times which included articles on backdated stock options and the adverse effects to China’s booming economy. No other brand of newspaper has so effectively established its name for its content. The Wall Street Journal is the most associated and noted brand for accurate financial news.

Wall Street Journal is divided into three sections. The main section features any important headlining news from around the world that include political as well as economic news articles.
The second section is the Marketplace. In this section you will find featured stories on technology, corporations etc., Future market prices and a review of commodities are also included in this section

The last section or the Money and Investing section is the page most investors like to read. It contains articles about investment topics, and also will give you a market summary of the Dow, NASDAQ, S&P, Russell 2000, most active stocks, greatest gainers and losers, etc. And, of course, there is a market recap of all the New York Stock Exchange companies, NASDAQ companies, American Exchange companies, T- Bonds and Notes, preferred stock, Mutual fund prices, and closed- end fund price.

The Wall Street Jouranl offers a comprehensive and accurate picture of the financial world and many people enjoy reading the paper. Besides buying the paper, you can susbcribe to a wall street journal student subscription online, today.