OLD Media Moves

WSJ to cut printed stock listings

November 17, 2008

The Wall Street Journal announced Monday that it’s cutting its printed stock and mutual fund listings.

The Journal is cutting its stock listings during the week to 1,000 from 1,500, and its mutual fund listings during the week and Saturday will be cut to 250 from 500 during the week and 2,000 on Saturday. Stock listings on Saturday will be cut to 1,000 fromn 4,000.

The Journal stated, “Starting today, several data tables, including stock lists, will be reduced in length and appear more-fully in the Online Journal.

“In one case — stock tables on Saturday — data are being added in print to stocks still listed.

“The goal is to ensure that the finite amount of pages are used for the most-relevant news as more subscribers access data online.”

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