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WSJ is most trusted biz news outlet

May 21, 2025

Posted by Chris Roush

The Wall Street Journal is the most trusted business news outlet, according to a survey by YouGov.

The Journal received a +22 net trust score and was followed closely by Forbes, which held a +19 rating.

The net trust score is the percentage point difference between the percentages of U.S. adult citizens who say each source is trustworthy or very trustworthy and the percentage who say it is untrustworthy or very untrustworthy.

Wire service Reuters held a +19 score while the Financial Times was +11 and both The Economist and Business Insider were +7.

Bloomberg received a +7 net trust score and CNBC received a +2 score. The Fox Business Network received a -2 score.

See all of the scores here.

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