Dow Jones launches custom news feed for client
Dow Jones & Co. has launched a custom news feed for users of London Stock Exchange Group’s Workspace financial data platform, reports Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette. Tobitt reports, “News and data from Dow Jones publications The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Market Watch and Investor’s Business Daily will appear in a customised dashboard, curated by a […]
Dow Jones CEO Latour talks WSJ’s tech news cuts
The Verge CEO Nilay Patel interviewed Dow Jones & Co. CEO Almar Latour about various topics on his podcast, including artificial intelligence and The Wall Street Journal’s recent cuts of its technology news staff. Here is an excerpt: But it happens that I have you on the day after the news, so I want to start with the news. […]
Dow Jones hires Archer as VP of product and business strategy
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal and MarketWatch.com, has hired Seth Archer as vice president of product and business strategy. He previously was at Business Insider as vice president of strategy and analytics, leading the newsroom strategy team. He also was the director of Markets Insider and a reporter covering markets. Archer […]
Dow Jones seeks WSJ+ platform editors
Dow Jones is seeking a platform editor to join the team behind WSJ+, a premium digital product offering personalized news and analysis from four prestigious titles: The Wall Street Journal , Barron’s , MarketWatch and Investor’s Business Daily . WSJ+ is an innovative subscription service designed for business-minded audiences who want personalized content that helps them make smarter decisions about their money, investments, […]
How Dow Jones is expanding its AI marketplace
Dow Jones, the parent company to the Wall Street Journal, has quietly built an AI marketplace for publishers to license their content to corporations, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer writes, “The initiative, which sits under Dow Jones’ business information and research company Factiva, now has nearly 5,000 publishing partners, up from nearly 4,000 in November and 2,000 […]
WSJ parent agrees to buy two intelligence companies
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com has agreed to acquire two intelligence firms for $40 million to expand its risk and compliance business. It is buying Dragonfly Intelligence, a geopolitical and security intelligence provider, and Oxford Analytica, a provider of geopolitical intelligence advisory services from FiscalNote Holdings Inc. The […]
Dow Jones Newswires to provide content on IG Invest
Dow Jones Newswires said Wednesday that it has struck a deal to provide content on IG Invest, an online trading services platform from global retail broker IG. Terms were not disclosed. The content will comprise of collections of top stories from Dow Jones’s newsrooms, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Investor’s Business Daily. […]
Investor’s Biz Daily subscriptions hit record high
Dow Jones & Co. CEO Almar Latour sent out the following on Thursday: Colleagues, We’re pleased to share that in the second quarter of FY25, Dow Jones had a strong performance, driven by our core businesses. Here are some key takeaways from our Q2 results, which were reported by News Corp last night: Dow Jones […]
Bundling subscriptions boosts Dow Jones’ performance
During the second quarter earnings conference call, News Corp. chief financial officer Lavanya Chandrashekar made the following comment: Bundling subscriptions for the quarter improved by 45% year-over-year to over 950,000 while also benefiting from improved yield with the focus on the three product bundle of Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch and Barron’s. Print volume declined by 16% […]
Dow Jones reports rise in revenue, profits
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, reported a 3% increase in revenue and a 7% increase in profits in the second quarter due to gains in subscription revenue. The company reported revenue of $600 million, up $16 million, and operating income of $174 million, up $11 million. Dow Jones is […]
