Wall Street Journal

Pros: Extensive financial and economic data; Award- winning journalists
Cons: Subscription price is high

When I’m asked to think of a financial news publication, the first one that pops into my head is the Wall Street Journal. This paper is a financial extravaganza with gobs of data on stocks, financial markets, economics, new products, and other...

Pros: Doesn't just cover business
Cons: None content wise. The newspaper is wide though.

Being a type of college student that is an information sponge, I spend quite a bit of time reading up on current events. The Wall Street Journal is a must read if you are a business major, or in the business world. Just like the New York Times is to...

Pros: (1) The nation's best market coverage, period. (2) Wide-ranging feature writing from a top-notch news staff; (3) wicked cool lithographs
Cons: (1) Lifestyle coverage can get cloying; (2) the op-ed warrens come off as the nation's loopiest funny pages — but they aren't meant that way

YOU CAN LOVE THE JOURNAL. You can hate the Journal. You can do both at once. Lord knows they make it easy.

America's finest business paper by miles, the Journal offers up daily doses of financial market coverage and...

Pros: Concise article, great stock coverage...
Cons: A little pricey for a daily paper...

With the great surge that modern economy is experiencing, especially within the stock market, many sources of periodical literature have popped up all over the places, both online and on newsstands.

However, Wall Street Journal is one of...

Pros: The nation's source for finance news and conservative daily opinion
Cons: None. This is essential reading.

OK, that's a bit of an exaggeration. But it's pretty close to the truth. There's really no excuse for not reading this newspaper. The Wall Street Journal is a daily newspaper published by Dow Jones, Inc. (yes, that Dow Jones). The paper ...

Pros: Top-notch presentation of news.
Cons: Too bad the online site is paid.

Read the Wall Street Journal, not just for its reporting on what happened yesterday but to find out what you're going to be reading about in the near and not so near future. The Journal knows, and not simply because it helps set the agenda.

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Pros: Superb writers who bring business and finance to life.
Cons: Rabid editorials.

The front page of The Wall Street Journal gives the impression that while times have changed, the paper hasn't. The unmistakable look and feel is still there: the famous masthead, triple-decker headlines, and illustrations that look like they came...

Pros: Candid stories, varied subjects, something for everyone
Cons: $$$

I grew up in a household that got local city papers and I never cracked the Wall Street Journal in my childhood. In fact, whenever I saw someone reading it, I'd think them pretentious and trying to look important. What was I thinking?

I...

Pros: Mandatory for the consummate businessman, or anyone else interested in making money.
Cons: Has a slight Republican slant in its editorials.

This former subscriber to the New York Times had to cancel his subscription because of the fact I wasn't reading any of the papers. The NY Times has a daily business section in one of its folders, and that part was my favorite section, along with the ...

Pros: Good news, fun features
Cons: editorials, lack of comics

The Wall Street Journal is in its 120th year of publishing and first under the ownership of Rupert Murdoch's Newscorp. The Journal publishes a mix of straight news, financial data, opinion and lifestyle reporting. All of these aspects of the paper are ...

Pros: interesting articles
Cons: none that i can think of

The Wall Street Journal is perhaps the most useful source of financial information out there...Beyond the web's basic information.

In keeping up to date with the latest more important corporate information, I am given the resources to stay...

Pros: highly readable intelligent insightful newspaper - rivals the New York Times
Cons: no weekend edition

I'm a huge Wall Street Journal groupie. I used to only read the New York Times until a chance encounter with the Journal in a college coffeeshop and i've been a convert every since.

The Journal provides pithy analysis and insight into the...

Pros: High degree of journalistic integrity
Cons: Not my usual cup of tea, subject-wise

I expect that most of the devoted readers of the WSJ are, well, avid little pinstripers, chaps in trade, wannabe CEOs. Ignore that fact.

Yes, the _Journal_ is the source of first resort for beancounters, brokers, and Brooks Bros buyers. It...

Pros: World-class production; excellent writing; surprisingly broad topic coverage; trusted
Cons: Takes a long time to read - lots of material

I've been a subscriber to the Wall Street Journal since I was a junior in college, back in 1994. Even though I am not a high-flying entrepreneur or big-deal investor, I find the WSJ indispensable. The WSJ features timely coverage of a surprisingly wide...

Pros: Accurate, unbiased source of information
Cons: Somewhat difficult to navigate through

I have not always been a fan of WSJ. For a long time, I thought that WSJ was a boring collection of business stats that were reserved for brokers who had to use that information for a living.

I do business with a lot of corporations. More...

Pros: Easy to read and helpful
Cons: biased

this sis a little bit off of the topic of the Wall Street Journal, but I was not sure where to offer this epinion. Additionally, I think the Journal is a wonderful publication.

The danger that I mentioned in my opening is the stealth biased...

Pros: Accuracy, cutting edge biz news, elegant English language usage
Cons: Takes a weekend to read in entirety and it comes every day

I started reading the Wall Street Journal when I was a grad student in Journalism School. If you want to get on top of business in America, this is as close to a "Business Bible" as you can find. What I love about it -- and it is not a quick...

Pros: It is everything you want from a financial information source.
Cons: I never have as much time as I want to read it all.

This review is about the newspaper Investors Business Daily. I could not find the new topic button.

IBD is the BEST financial source to help make money in the market. The Wall St. Journal has never helped make me a dime, but IBD has helped...

Pros: High quality writing that brings even seemingly uninteresting subjects to life.
Cons: Expensive. Not as eyecatching as other papers.

In college, the freshman economics classes all recommended the Wall Street Journal as required reading. Of course, many people ordered up the expensive paper on a daily basis, had it delivered to the dorm and NEVER read a single issue. This meant...

Pros: Outstanding features on a broad range of subjects
Cons: Nasty Op-Ed tone

A year or so back, the WSJ wrote a story on poverty in Vermont. Its indepth look at a family keeping a child home on the day of a school trip because they could not afford to send her and going to the freezer once to cut a piece off the carefully...

Pros: Efficient layout of the paper, quality of information
Cons: "Your money matters," and it does come snail mail so can't possibly be as timely as other modes sometimes

I am actually surprised that in today's high-tech on demand information age that the Wall Street Journal continues to be a necessity but for me there is still no better way to start my day.

Even though I have CNBC constantly on in my...

Pros: Technology-focused, heavy-duty reporting, not afraid to ask the hard questions, all-around investigation, Tech Thursday!
Cons: Only the flimsiness of the paper quality,

I enjoy reading the Wall Street Journal's editorials and the investment columns. In these editorials, the writers bring us topics that are thought-provoking. They do a good job digging and exposing the issues of the day. I have been reading the paper...

Pros: Cutting-edge, business-oriented and good for the serious business person, technology and user-friendly...Internet etc...
Cons: Can't complain about the whole package

I remember my International Business Strategy teacher for one thing. He always carried and brought a copy of The Wall Street Journal to the class. I guess he wanted to teach by example. He stated that this journal is one of the recommended readings...

Pros: A smattering of news in a format that is unoffensive to the literate
Cons: Forsaken by the illiterate, you will find no glossy photos

Don't you just hate reading something that obviously caters to well-read, educated individuals who care more about substance than outward appearances. How dull and unentertaining.

In a world where many people prefer to be entertained rather...

Pros: Well-written, Insightful, Great Web Site, Cutting Edge of Technology
Cons: None that I've found!

I've been a WSJ subscriber for a few years now and I couldn't be happier. The Wall Street Journal has the most professional, well-written paper in circulation.
Despite its heavy emphasis on business, current events and politics are also covered...

Pros: The best daily financial publication in the world
Cons: None

I've been reading the "Wall Street Journal" regularly since 1981, when the article about PCs entering the market, and the business arena, caught my eye. That's also the same time as the beginning of the current stock market boom, it's...

Pros: Unparalleled financial coverage. The best writing of any newspaper in North America.
Cons: Unapologetically conservative; if that's a problem.

When I signed up for my first college course in Economics, one of the pre-reqs was subscribing to the Wall Street Journal. I haven't let my subscription lapse since.

The Journal is most widely known for its financial coverage and in this...

Pros: Articles not found in other newspapers
Cons: none

It was a surprise to pick up a copy of the Wall Street Journal and find it wasn't just dull financial reports. There were actually interesting articles on various businesses. For instance, I read a really fascinating article on fashions and what is...

Pros: LOTS of information, various topics, well written
Cons: Can be too much data for some people

Everyone is not interested in the world of business. Those of us in the business world may find that statement hard to swallow, but it is true. Within the confines of the business establishment, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is known as a key source...

Pros: Distinguished Coverage at times.
Cons: Has a tendency to go ragtime.

Every so often, via mail or via phone, I get an offer to subscribe to the Wall Street Journal. The sales pitch is along the lines of how can you stand to be without its insights into the business world and investor trading, its hard hitting editorials,...

Pros: Well-Written, No Frills, Doesn't insult your intelligence.
Cons: I only regret that it is published but 5 times a week.

The Wall Street Journal is easily the best-written newspaper in America. I know this both as a reader and a journalism student.

Best Written
As a Journalism student, I am often assigned to read articles in this publication...

Pros: Excellent financial paper
Cons: Heavily slanted Editorial page

I have been a subscriber to the Wall Street Journal for over two years and have been reading the paper on and off for the last twelve years. I can say that I have learned from the paper and that it has kept me up to date on many of the latest dealings...

Pros: Easy to read, in depth reporting, reliable writers
Cons: Occasionally a little thick with ads

The big choice in morning business papers is whether to buy the Wall Street Journal or Investors Business Daily (IBD). In actuality, there is no choice. The Journal wins the contest and it is not even close.

Why is the journal superior?...

Pros: The best for business, influential and easily available, written for an intelligent readership, Al Hunt
Cons: Conservative editorial/op-ed page, too much business not enough general news

My title is not intended as a slight to women, particularly those interested in business and finance, and therefore those who read the Wall Street Journal. The title aims to get at the style of the newspaper more than anything. The Journal is...

Pros: Interesting Articles
Cons: No Sports Section

Read this paper! It's at your work somewhere. Find it! Read it!

All it takes is 15 minutes a day. Here's how:

Section A: Look at the three main columns-left, middle, and right. These columns only have one article each. If...

Pros: Top notch business news, Weekend section Fridays
Cons: Right-wing editorial views

The Wall St. Journal is ideally read on the train on your way into The City. (Doesn't matter which city as long as it's The City). If you don't have that kind of life, then every experience of the paper will be that much less authentic.
It's also...

Pros: well written
Cons: doesn't come out on the weekends

The Wall Street Journal is the best-written newspaper in America. Forget the tiresome trendy pinko New York Times--the Journal is written for thinkers and arguers, not ideologues. The Wall Street Journal is certainly pro-capital, pro-business,...

Pros: UnBiased, Quick Read
Cons: Section C

Each morning it arrives at my doorstep. I immediately toss out the "Money & Investing" section and turn to the front page for a quick review of the serious business I missed since 8PM the night before.
It's a quick read and I love it...

Pros: Has stood the test of time
Cons: Not available online for free

I had to subscribe to the Wall Street Journal for a semester when I took the BUS 460 Organizational Theory and Behavior class at my college in Fall 1999. It was worth it.

And I have links to all parts of the paper that are available online...

Pros: Definitive financial reporting, online article library, personal news views
Cons: Need web access

I have subscribed to WSJ Interactive for the past two years. Unless you need to get a physical newspaper every day or don't have Web access (unlikely if you are here), it is a better deal than the paper subscription, which is $175 a year. And you get...

Pros: Well written
Cons: Expensive

The Wall Street Journal provides the Nation's news in a concise format. The paper which is written on a "higher grade level" than most newspapers provides readers with all the important headlines in short order. This makes choosing what...

Pros: Best features on economics, business and technology.
Cons: none

One day a month ago I opened my door and near my foot was a Wall Street Journal with my name and address on it. I was puzzled and did not know where it came from. Nonetheless, I read it very happily. Three or four weeks passed when I received an...

Pros: accurate facts and details
Cons: Costs $.75, not for the casual investor

The Wall Street Journal is perhaps the best readily available financial newspaper out there besides the Investors News Daily. The Wall Street Journal is easy to pick up each day on the way to work or at lunch and it provides a very detailed look...

Pros: fantastic writing and news coverage of most of the basics
Cons: not nearly enough in-depth research of the facts: trusts the government bureaucracy and its reports too much

as a news professional, i have relied heavily upon wsj every morning for the basics and for newsworthy articles before scouring other major papers, locals, and stations for additional information which wsj might have missed. wsj's intended devotion to...

Pros: to the point, balanced
Cons: few graphics, very gray

I'm a college student new to investing. I use an online broker. I like hip hop music and other hip things, and I also like the Wall Street Journal. Before you jump back in amazement, consider what I have to say. The Journal delivers the vital info I need...

Pros: It's the paper of record
Cons: Pictures? What pictures?

That's the motto of the Journal, and boy, does it hold true. I began reading the Journal daily in July, and it has proven to be an invaluable resource.

Case in point: In mid August, the paper wrote a story profiling a tiny technology company...

Pros: Trusted, lots of information.
Cons: full page ads

This newpaper is filled with news, information, annoncements, quotes, filings, and various assorted knowledge daily. This paper runs Mon-Fri, and is the top selling investment newspaper in the world. This newspaper can be read by most...

Pros: front page summary
Cons: lots of information to absorb

I have been a subscriber to the Wall Street Journal for about 5 months now. I have read the paper prior to getting it home-delivered, but not on a regular basis, prior to this. I like that the summary page (front) is available to paruse prior to paging...

Pros: Good magazine
Cons: N/A Online

For all my economics, finance, and some accounting classes required to read the wall street journal. Over the years, I had to subscribe the wsj. I was happy to subscribe it. However, I signed up for management class this semester, which requires to read...

Pros: Great coverage of all aspects of markets
Cons: Online news makes hard copy news "old".

The Journal is a great newspaper for analysis of the business environment and specific corporations. The quality of writing is far better than most other newspapers. My only caution is that like all other media, some stories are hyped to create a sense...

Pros: excellent, imformative, well worth it
Cons: need more time to read through it all

I didnt know much about the financial world until about 2 years ago, i now know very much and know where to get what i dont know.

I am a self learner and always interested in knowing more than i do. i started getting the wall street journal...

Pros: Comprehensive articles
Cons: Editorials can be one sided

The Wall Street Journal gives a comprehensive view of the business world. It does not give anyone an edge, since everyone else reads it, but it does keep you up to date. The paper will sometimes have in depth articles explaining some of the inner...

Pros: One of the best written papers in the business.
Cons: Less financial news than in the past.

The Wall Street Journal used to be written for a certain kind of reader. Maybe he was one sided and wore a three piece suit with a yellow tie. Maybe he rode the train into the City every morning and bought his paper at the station.
Now the WSJ is...

Pros: Very Informative
Cons: Some info is needless

I arrive to my desk every morning with the Wall Street Journal awaiting me. I browse it as quickly as I can until the bell opens the market @ 9:30am. I read it at lunch and bring it home for analization at night. It truely informs me of what is going on...

Pros: reputation
Cons: Can not handle non CC subscribers

Is this what a business journal is all about. Obviously WSJ does not need any new customers or business. Turning away customers because their interactive, internet counterpart wants to be only a paperless business. We are a paying customer of the print...