12 Best Real-time Trusted News Services for Traders Lab Tested

Smart traders know that financial news moves markets! As a trader myself, I have tested over 25 news sources and ranked the top 12 for speed, price, benefits, and trustworthiness.

My test results indicate that the best financial news services are MetaStock R/T for global coverage, Benzinga Pro for price and speed, and Bloomberg for depth. Each provides real-time, trustworthy stock market news for investors.

Top Stock Market News Services

News Services Lab Results

Platform	MetaStock	Scanz	eSignal	Benzinga
Composite Lab Performance Score	4.42	4.21	4.12	4.07
Pricing Index: $ per Day	$8.71	$5.40	$10.12	$6.48
Value Score (VP)	3.26	2.20	2.62	2.11
Speed & Ease of Use	3.33	4.67	2.92	4.33
Chart Analysis Depth Index	4.83	3.17	2.71	2.67
Chart Pattern Depth & Accuracy	3.70	2.60	0.00	N/A
Scanning Performance	3.71	3.58	2.75	2.60
Backtesting Performance	4.81	0.00	3.25	N/A
Trading Bot & Auto-Trading Reliability	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50
AI & Algo Index	2.50	1.50	2.00	2.00
Alert Speed	3.67	4.00	3.67	4.33
Trade Signal Quality	2.50	0.00	0.00	2.50
Broker Connectivity & Ecosystem Depth	1.67	2.40	4.00	1.50
Portfolio Tool Performance	2.60	2.00	2.80	2.00
Financial News Speed & Depth	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Community Utility Index (CUI)	3.25	2.75	2.50	3.25
Support Infrastructure & SLA Audit	4.00	3.75	3.75	4.25

Verdict

MetaStock R/T is the clear winner in this real-time news and market-data comparison, with the highest overall rating at 4.42. Its advantage is that it combines global market data, real-time news, powerful charts, screeners, and backtesting in one professional trading platform.

That makes it more complete than the other tools because it does not just deliver headlines; it gives traders the charting and testing environment needed to validate ideas before acting. The key differentiator is code-free backtesting, where MetaStock stands alone in this group.

Head-to-Head Features

Features	MetaStock R/T	Scanz	eSignal	Benzinga Pro	Bloomberg
Rating	4.42	4.21	4.12	4.07	4.06
Free Version	❌	❌	❌	✅	❌
Market Data	Globa	USA	USA	USA	Global
Real-time News	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Powerful Charts	✅	❌	❌	✅	✅
Stocks	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Futures	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Forex	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Cryptocurrency	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅
Social Community	❌	❌	❌	✅	❌
Screeners	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Backtesting	✅	❌	❌	❌	✅
Code-Free Backtesting	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Automated Chart Analysis	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
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Scanz, eSignal, Benzinga Pro, and Bloomberg are strong runners-up, but each has a clearer limitation. Scanz scores 4.21 and is excellent for U.S.-focused real-time scanning and news, but lacks strong charting and backtesting.

eSignal scores 4.12 and offers professional real-time news and market coverage, but also lacks backtesting and powerful charting in this comparison. Benzinga Pro scores 4.07 and is the best for news, crypto, community, and a free version, but does not offer backtesting.

Bloomberg scores 4.06 and has global data, crypto, charts, and backtesting, but no free version, no social community, and no code-free backtesting.

What to Look for in Stock News Sites

As an investor, you want new insights, thought-provoking analysis, and research to inspire you to make your next significant long-term investment. Long-term investors need news articles introducing them to new trends, services, industries, and companies.

As a trader, you need real-time news to give you an edge in the market. You need to understand if the news reports will make a 5% to 10% stock price move, up or down, in a day. It would be best if you had breaking news and opinions that would give you a chance to react to market volatility.

The Stock Market News Services I Use

I pay for MetaStock R/T and Benzinga Pro because they are cost-effective and provide the fastest real-time news. I also have TrendSpider and an Economist digital subscription, which lets me listen to the entire publication as audio. Finally, I pay $299 annually for Bloomberg Digital Access because the TV coverage and depth of stock market reporting are excellent.

1. MetaStock R/T: Top Real-time Global News

That matters because real-time traders need news fast enough to explain price movement while the setup is still actionable, especially around earnings, macro reports, analyst actions, commodities, FX, and global market events.

MetaStock R/T Xenith is the best real-time financial news feed for global traders because it delivers institutional-grade data from Refinitiv and is a leading technical analysis stock charting and backtesting service.

I recommend MetaStock R/T for traders who need real-time news and access to a huge stock-systems market, all backed by excellent customer service.

MetaStock News Rating	5.00
⚡ News Features?	Real-time Global News Feeds
🏆 Unique Features?	News Feeds Translated to Multiple Languages
🎯 Best for	Stock, FX & Commodity Traders
💰 Price	$100 | $265
🎮 Free Trial	❌
✂ Premium Discount	3 Months for 1
🌎 News Coverage	Global

MetaStock R/T is the fastest global news service available, including translations into all major languages. Refinitiv provides TV news coverage through smartphone and smart TV applications, and you get Insider alerts, exclusive content, and research provided by expert analysts on the financial network team.

Financial News Speed & Depth

News is only “useful” if it arrives fast enough and is filterable enough to act on. The benchmark score rewards real-time alerting, breadth of sources, filtering controls, and practical integration into trading workflows.

MetaStock scores 5.00, far above the Median (2.30) and at the ceiling. This is one of MetaStock’s clearest category wins: it is built to support traders who care about professional news flow.

Metric	What It Measures	Calculation	MetaStock	High	Median	Low
Financial News Speed & Quality Rating	News trading utility	Weighted rubric	5.00	5.00	2.30	0.00
Delay vs primary wires	Raw speed range	App vs Bloomberg/Reuters feeds	< 1s	< 1s	60s–300s	Hours/Days

Financial News Speed & Depth Test Winners

MetaStock 5.00

Benzinga Pro 5.00

Scanz 5.00

The platform is straightforward, as MetaStock emphasizes user experience and workflow. You can have multiple workspaces for multiple monitors and save each workspace seamlessly for reuse. Of course, the software is available on all devices, from PCs to smartphones and TVs.

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2. Scanz Real-time Scanning & News

Metric	Calculation	Scanz	High	Median	Low
Financial News Speed & Quality Rating	Weighted rubric covering news scanning, plots, watchlists, filtering, providers, alerts, and real-time delivery	5.00	5.00	2.80	0.00

Financial News Speed & Depth is Scanz’s strongest category, scoring a perfect 5.00 versus the median 2.80. This is a major differentiator for day traders because fast news can explain sudden volume, gaps, halts, breakouts, and reversals.

In the benchmark, Scanz is not just a scanner; it is a real-time market awareness platform. That news strength materially improves its usefulness for catalyst-driven trading.

The feature positioning supports that result. Scanz markets itself as a real-time platform for active day traders, and third-party summaries of its feature set consistently describe real-time data, news, alerts, and integrated trading as part of its core package. More importantly, the official platform pages emphasize real-time intraday discovery and pre/post-market workflows, which are exactly where news speed is most valuable.

Scanz News Rating	5.00
⚡ News Features?	Real-time USA News Feeds
🏆 Unique Features?	News Feeds, Fast Scanning
🎯 Best for	Stock Traders
💰 Price	$199/mo
🎮 Free Trial	❌
✂ Premium Discount	❌
🌎 News Coverage	USA

For active traders, that matters because a headline is only useful if it arrives while the price reaction is still developing. In my results, this makes Scanz especially valuable for catalyst-driven trading: earnings surprises, analyst changes, volume spikes, halt-related moves, and fast momentum breakouts.

The key advantage is how news connects to the rest of the Scanz workflow. The platform combines real-time scanning, custom alerts, and Level 2/quote data, and Scanz states that its Level 2 window streams real-time data with “no delays, no lag, and no freezing.” Its pricing page also says Scanz monitors more than 50,000 stocks simultaneously using price, volume, technical indicators, and custom criteria, which means news can be used alongside live market filters rather than viewed in isolation. That is why Scanz is more useful for day traders than for slow fundamental research: it helps answer the urgent question, “What is moving now, and why?” rather than simply archiving headlines after the opportunity has passed.

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3. eSignal Real-time Data & News

That matters for traders because market-moving news is perishable: a headline about earnings, guidance, M&A, macro data, or geopolitical risk loses trading value quickly if it arrives late. With my tested 1–5-second wire-delay range, eSignal behaves more like a professional news terminal than a delayed retail news feed.

Financial News Speed & Depth

This is eSignal’s signature advantage in my lab test: 5.00, the top possible rating. The measured wire delay (1–5 seconds) is effectively “institutional real-time” in practical trading terms. Compared to most retail platforms—where news is delayed, filtered, or resyndicated—eSignal can be configured to support a true pro news workflow. That’s why it can justify its cost for certain traders: if you are trading catalysts, macro, or global events, news latency and filtering depth are not nice-to-haves; they are the edge.

Metric	Calculation	eSignal	High	Median	Low
Financial News Speed & Quality Rating	Weighted rubric	5.00	5.00	2.80	0.00
Wire Delay	Seconds between primary wire feeds and the app	1s–5s	<1s	60–300s	Hours/Days

The real advantage is workflow integration. eSignal is already built around real-time market data, with the company stating that it provides real-time access to market data used by large institutions. When premium news is layered into that environment, traders can combine fast headlines with charts, alerts, quote windows, broker connectivity, and watchlists.

Dow Jones also announced that it was selected as the main provider of news content on ICE desktops, including eSignal, which supports the platform’s professional news positioning. In practical terms, eSignal’s news strength is not just “more headlines.” It is the ability to keep real-time news, market movement, and execution context inside one workstation—especially valuable for macro, catalyst, and intraday traders.

eSignal’s ecosystem explicitly supports premium news. Real-time News Built‑In. All plans now include Dow Jones Factiva streaming headlines from 600+ sources. Optional Dow Jones Newswire and MT Newswires remain available à la carte, reflecting its positioning as a professional news + data terminal rather than a retail add-on feed.

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4. Benzinga Pro: Fast Real-time US Stock News

It also supports stocks, Futures, Forex, cryptocurrency, real-time news, screeners, charts, and community features, giving it one of the broadest feature sets in the table.

Based on my in-depth testing, Benzinga Pro is the best real-time stock market news site for traders, delivering cost-effective, actionable news, charts, financials, and screening tools. Benzinga Pro includes a powerful calendar suite to get a trading edge, and the platform is designed to be where you get stock news first.

I personally subscribe to Benzinga Pro; I have been using the service for 5 years.

Benzinga Pro is designed for traders and costs 1/10 of a Bloomberg Terminal. What makes it unique is its fast news delivery, insider interviews, and direct access to reporters at the news desk. They also have a considerable amount of news content unavailable to regular subscribers.

Benzinga Pro News Rating	5.00
⚡ News Features?	Real-time News Feeds, Charts, Screeners
🏆 Unique Features ?	Squawk Audio, News Sentiment, News Ratings
🎯 Best for	Stock, FX & Crypto Traders
💰 Price	$197 | $166
🎮 Free Version	✅ Try Benzinga Free
✂ Premium	Free Benzinga Pro Trial
🌎 News Coverage	North America

The Benzinga PRO offers free real-time news feeds and watchlist alerts, but it lacks advanced filtering and an audio squawk box, which means you will be overwhelmed by news you cannot act on.

I recommend the Benzinga Pro Essential plan, which costs $166 monthly on an annual plan. It adds everything you need, including advanced filtering, a squawk box, calendars, sentiment indicators, and chat with newsdesk functionality.

Core to the Benzinga Pro service is access to the real-time newsfeed, which updates quickly and effectively. BZWire includes all Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) news and real-time PR newsfeeds. These can be incredibly important because SEC/FDA announcements can seriously move stocks.

Also, important company PR announcements are timed to coincide with or counteract the news, so receiving these as quickly as possible is a serious bonus.

The newsfeed is truly enormous. Despite the depth of financial content being released every minute, the Benzinga PRO web-based application is high-speed, responsive, and configurable. The newsfeed’s configurability is what makes the service so good.

I only want to see market-moving exclusives, hot news, market updates, and technology news that are readily selectable. There are 20 categories to choose from, and each news type can be color-coded to match your requirements.

Benzinga Pro newsfeed alerts allow you to set specific alarms for stock market sectors or categories. If any hot news or market-moving news is announced, you can be alerted via email, desktop pop-up, or sound.

Alerts hugely benefit the trader, so you do not need to watch the newsfeed continually; you can be trading and hear the alarm as a call to action. Benzinga Pro lets you set up as many watchlists as you wish, and you can receive alerts on specifically those stocks in the watchlist, for example, those that matter to you. You can get real-time alerts and summary emails for your watchlist.

The Benzinga Pro calendar suite is designed to provide real-time alerts on analyst upgrades and downgrades. Traders pay serious money for this data because Wall Street analyst guidance changes move stocks and impact markets.

Imagine having these analyst ratings streamed to your desktop in real-time. In the image below, I have a column highlighting the company symbol, the analysts covering the stock, the analyst’s name, and the action. In this instance, you see there is a downgrade for VNDA.

I dropped down the calendar selection box (on the right) to show you the different types you can choose from. The calendars cover upcoming conference calls, dividends, earnings, economics, earnings guidance, IPOs, retail sales, SEC filings, secondary offerings, and split announcements.

Price Change Since Published

Benzinga prides itself on delivering news in time so you can react to market moves and profit. To prove this point, they have added a feature called Change Since Publish, a straightforward upgrade to the existing newsfeed that demonstrates their continual innovation.

Hover your mouse over any stock ticker in the advanced newsfeed. A mini-chart will appear, indicating if the news positively or negatively impacted the stock price. This is a very nice feature.

In the example above, you can see an announcement that Cronos Group will receive a strategic investment from Altria; the stock moved 21% over the next two trading days.

Here is another example of how real-time news can impact the market. In the example below, President Trump announced that the Farm Bill is in “good shape.” Benzinga has categorized all potential companies that would benefit from a positive farm bill and grouped them into a “Change Since Published” report. In the chart, you will see a vertical line or a “Change Since Publish” label; this vertical line indicates when the news broke on the Benzinga newswire.

As you can see from the six stocks that Benzinga analysts targeted, four stocks have been gaining since the news was released.

Squawk Box & Sentiment Indicators

Benzinga’s Squawk Box frees you from staring at the on-screen newsfeed by having the newsroom reporters read the latest high-impact news live as it hits the feed. Squawk is one of the biggest benefits of the Benzinga Pro Essentials service.

As I wrote this, an announcement came that Novartis got FDA approval for a new drug. I just checked online; this is neither on the web nor announced on Bloomberg TV. Now, that is an advantage worth buying.

News sentiment indicators are an innovative feature that lets you see the sentiment of the analyst who submitted the news item; you can see this in the color of the ticker symbol: red is bearish, green is bullish. This is unique and a great asset.

Benzinga Signals

Signals show how Benzinga is continually innovating; the Signals setup creates a feed of block-trade or price-spike news that directly impacts a stock’s supply-and-demand balance at a foundational level.

Let’s take a look at a block trade. A block trade is a large trade executed in a single transaction between two parties; it contains information about the buyer and seller, date, time, quantity, and price. Block trades can detect changes in stock market sentiment; when traders see buying activity, they tend to notice and follow the trend. Benzinga Signals makes this data available to subscribers.

Block trades impact price, and depending on the direction of the trade, you can participate in that price move or not.

Block trades are specific, powerful trading strategies. Watch the block trades roll in, observe the direction, and make your trade. See a colossal block trade sell; buy Put Options; see a block trade buy; buy calls.

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5. Bloomberg: Best Financial TV News

The best stock market TV channel is Bloomberg, a powerhouse of financial investing news. Bloomberg caters primarily to Wall Street institutions, many of which pay a lot of money for the real-time feeds and core market intelligence the Bloomberg Terminals provide.

Trading during the day? Have Bloomberg TV running in the background to keep you updated on the latest market developments. One big drawback is the excessive number of repeated adverts; however, it is still an excellent stock trading news channel.

Bloomberg News Rating ?	4.30
⚡ News Features?	Bloomberg TV, Bloomberg.com App, Bloomberg Terminal
🏆 Unique Features?	Live TV News Streams, Newsletters, Podcasts
🎯 Best for	Stock, Fx & Commodity Traders
💰 Price	$2,000/m
🎮 Free Trial	❌
✂ Premium Discount	❌
🌎 News Coverage	Global

The downside is that Bloomberg’s TV broadcast is delayed; the news you are watching has already been seen and acted on by professional money managers with the premium Bloomberg service.

Most of us will know Bloomberg from the Bloomberg TV stream, which is broadcast in most developed countries and is available online. It is a resource-rich multimedia experience that mostly features high-quality reporting, debate, and opinion. Nearly every CEO on the planet at earnings time shows up at Bloomberg Studios for an interview.

Bloomberg Terminal Service & Pricing.

Bloomberg’s core market is not independent investors but rather professional traders and analysts at investment banks and on trading floors. To unlock the service, you will need a Bloomberg Terminal, specialized hardware, and a software solution that maximizes speed and data connectivity. The terminal requires significant training to use effectively and will cost you $2,200 per month for the privilege. Bloomberg is under constant price pressure from MetaStock R/T and Benzinga Pro to deliver real-time news.

I personally subscribe and pay for the Bloomberg Digital Pass

I subscribe to the Bloomberg Digital Pass for $299 annually, which provides access to all live TV articles, streaming audio news, and Bloomberg Businessweek. This is much cheaper than the Bloomberg terminal but offers the best of their reporting and TV broadcasts.

Subscribing to the Bloomberg Digital Pass costs $299 for the first year and $499 for the second year upon renewal.

Here’s how I save 40% on my Bloomberg subscription:

1. Before the renewal date, go to the Bloomberg website and log in.
2. Go to [Your Account] -> [Subscription]
3. Select [Contact Support to Cancel]
4. You will be routed to an automated chatbot
5. This chatbot will offer you a renewal for only $299, saving you 40%

Bloomberg Business Week Magazine

Bloomberg Business Week is a weekly periodical in direct competition with The Economist, Barron’s, and Kiplinger. It has a tighter focus on the financial markets and might also be worth trying if you are only interested in global and US financial markets.

6. Traders Magazine: Key for Technical Traders

Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities Magazine (TASC/Traders.com) is a comprehensive resource for traders or anyone interested in technical analysis. It includes articles on various topics, such as chart patterns, indicators, and strategies. The magazine includes interviews with successful traders and reviews of trading software and books. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced trader, the Technical Analysis of Stocks Magazine is a valuable resource.

TASC Magazine Rating ?	4.20
⚡ News Features?	Excellent Analysis of Stocks & The Markets
🏆 Unique Features?	Trading Strategies
🎯 Best for	Stocks, Fx & Commodity Traders
💰 Price	$89/yr
🎮 Free Trial	30-Day
✂ Premium Discount	No
🌎 News Coverage	USA

The Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities (TASC) magazine is best for serious technical traders who want to learn continually and keep a competitive edge.

I have subscribed to the Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities Magazine (TASC) for twelve years. It is the go-to magazine for experienced technical analysts. The magazine is very well-written and has a host of high-profile contributors.

I have been published in TASC with my “Side-Stepping the Next Crash” article. The magazine covers the technical analysis of stocks, options, commodities, bonds, precious metals, and foreign exchange.

It includes helpful learning articles, such as developing indicators and new market analysis methods. They also spotlight learning new techniques for beginners and intermediate traders. TASC also touches on the current market climate with an in-depth technical analysis of the various markets.

The contributors provide systems designed to help you gain an edge in the markets, including trading systems. Also, when a system is provided, the code for the various technical analysis services, such as MetaStock or TC2000, to implement your indicators and systems will be provided.

As a subscriber, you also get digital access to the entire back catalog, a pure goldmine of knowledge unavailable elsewhere.

TIP – Go for at least a 1 1-year subscription to get access to the entire digital library.

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7. Economist: Respected Business & Finance News

The Economist is a weekly magazine that covers politics, business, and economics, and is considered one of the world’s most respected and influential magazines. The magazine was first published in 1843 and has been continuously published ever since.

I have been a subscriber to the Economist for over ten years, I really enjoy the global perspective and insights it provides.

The Economist is known for its in-depth analysis of current affairs, and its coverage of global events is unrivaled. The magazine focuses strongly on economic policy and is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the complex workings of the global economy. The Economist is also widely respected for its high-quality journalism, and its writers are some of the most respected commentators in the industry.

The Economist News Rating ?	4.20
⚡ News Features?	In-depth Independent Financial Journalism
🏆 Unique Features?	Digital Edition, Full Audio, Excellent App
🎯 Best for	Investors, Economists
💰 Price	$289/yr
🎮 Free Trial	No
✂ Premium Discount	No
🌎 News Coverage	Global

The Economist provides political, economic, financial, and business news from across the globe. It is a quality independent weekly periodical featuring the highest-quality long-form journalism. The Economist is for big thinkers, standing out as a beacon for open markets, democracy, and a free world.

Considering all this, the thing I like about The Economist is that with a digital and print subscription, I get the entire magazine in print and digitally delivered every Friday morning, but best of all, in audio. That’s right; I get the entire Economist available through the Economist App on my phone or online.

A 12-month digital subscription in the US costs as little as $195.

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8. Wall Street Journal: In-depth Financial Journalism

The Wall Street Journal Website offers in-depth financial news, none of which is real-time. The website is full of thought-provoking opinions and insightful journalism. The WSJ Markets part of the website has stock market-specific news and statistics, including stock screeners and portfolio tracking tools. The overall service has a paywall, meaning you will have limited access to the articles after browsing, so you need to subscribe.

Wall Street Journal Rating ?	4.10
⚡ News Features?	Delayed News, Apps, Podcasts
🏆 Unique Features?	WSJ Journalists & Quality Writing
🎯 Best for	Investors
💰 Price	$9.99/mo
🎮 Free Trial	No
✂ Premium Discount	No
🌎 News Coverage	Global

Wall Street Journal pricing is $21.50 per month for the print edition delivered once per week, $19.50 for the digital-only edition, and $22.50 per month for print and digital. With the Digital version, you can access all the Apps, Podcasts, and exclusive interviews. A premium benefits program also lets you attend various virtual events and seminars.

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9. CNBC Markets: Good Financial TV & News

CNBC Stock Markets offers live stock market and business TV, and the CNBC Markets website provides extensive information, aggregating news from sources such as Reuters. The advantage they have is that they are a business news broadcaster, so they have a large audience and a reasonable US network of reporters.

CNBC News Rating ?	3.80
⚡ News Features?	Live TV, US, Europe, Asia
🏆 Unique Features?	News Articles & Analysis
🎯 Best for	Investors, Economists
💰 Price	$299/yr
🎮 Free Trial	7-day Free
✂ Premium Discount	No
🌎 News Coverage	USA

CNBC Markets has a paywall, so if you want to access all the site’s content and the live CNBC broadcast, it will cost you $29.99 per month or $299 per year. You will have access to the three main live streams with region-specific content from Asia, America, and Europe for that money.

In addition, they claim that you will uncover big data trends to help your trading. I am skeptical about that claim. It may seem like a pricey package, but it is reasonable if all you are looking for is a live-streaming financial news TV broadcast to your tablet, phone, or TV. Bloomberg has the same price point but is much better than CNBC Markets.

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10. Financial Times: A Respected Financial Newspaper

The Financial Times is one of the oldest and most respected financial print news organizations in the world, and it has done a good job with the website’s look and feel; it offers a lot of in-depth data and financial content.

Headquartered in London, the Financial Times is a British newspaper that offers business and financial news and commentary. The publication has been operating since 1888 and has a circulation of approximately 190,000 readers.

Financial Times News Rating ?	3.70
⚡ News Features?	News Stream, Detailed Journalism
🏆 Unique Features?	E-Paper Copy of Print Edition
🎯 Best for	Investors, Economists
💰 Price	$579/yr
🎮 Free Trial	No
✂ Premium Discount	No
🌎 News Coverage	Global

The Financial Times has a global reach, with readers in over 180 countries. In addition to its comprehensive business and financial news coverage, the paper offers readers insights on various topics, including politics, economics, and current affairs.

The Financial Times is respected for the quality of its journalism and is widely respected as a source of news and information on business and finance.

However, most of it is behind a paywall, costing you around $20 or 20 EUR per week. For that investment, you will get the Financial Times delivered to your home six days per week, from Monday to Saturday, plus the FT weekend paper and a digital newspaper edition.

The FT is a large newspaper with a wealth of content daily, so if you are willing to save a forest full of trees, you can opt for the Digital Daily for $6 per week or the Digital Daily Plus for $10 per week, saving trees and money.

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11. Forbes: Engaging Business & Finance News

Forbes is a business and finance magazine famous for its Forbes Rich List, but it has engaging original content. It does not just focus on money and investing; it is a business and lifestyle magazine.

Forbes Magazine is a business magazine that was founded in 1917. It is published biweekly and covers business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and lifestyle. The magazine has a readership of over 5 million people.

The magazine aims to “deliver information and insight on the most important business stories of the day.” In addition to its print publication, Forbes also operates a website that features original content and provides breaking business news 24/7.

Forbes is known for its annual lists, which rank the world’s wealthiest people, companies, and industries. The magazine also publishes rankings of colleges, cities, and countries.

Forbes News Rating Our testing and rating methodology.	3.60
⚡ News Features?	Full Access to All Articles, Good Value
🏆 Unique Features?	Ad Supported with Subscription
🎯 Best for	General Interest
💰 Price	$49/yr
🎮 Free Trial	No
✂ Premium Discount	No
🌎 News Coverage	USA

Its main product is Forbes Magazine, which is available worldwide with a subscription. Prices vary, but 12 annual issues will set you back around $100. The website content is free, and they have a whole host of contributors. As we know, free means plenty of advertising, but the content is good, and the advertising is not overbearing.

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12. Barrons: Best Site for Retirement Planning

Barron’s is another product in the Dow Jones Family; its market niche focuses on periodicals covering investing and retirement topics from the Dow Jones Network. The Barron business model is primarily print-focused, but there are also digital offerings through the digital pass.

Barrons News Rating ?	3.60
⚡ News Features?	Full Access to All Articles, Good Value
🏆 Unique Features?	Apps for Smartphones
🎯 Best for	General Interest
💰 Price	$60/yr
🎮 Free Trial	30-Day
✂ Premium Discount	No
🌎 News Coverage	USA

Barron’s Magazine is a weekly publication that covers business and financial news. The magazine offers in-depth analysis of current events and trends, as well as advice on investing and managing personal finances. Barron’s is known for its comprehensive coverage of the stock market and its regular features on individual stocks and mutual funds. In addition to its financial news and analysis, the magazine covers a wide range of topics, including politics, economics, and business. Barron’s is one of the most respected financial publications in the world, and investors widely follow its opinions and recommendations.

Non-US residents get the option of digital-only.On the website, you can see a tab called Real-time. If you click it, you get recent news, but you have to keep refreshing to see if there are any more updates.

Also, articles are shared across the Dow Jones Network, so you will see some Wall Street Journal articles added to the list.

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