The Wall Street Journal has been a respected source of business and financial news ever since it was founded in 1882 by Dow Jones & Company. Charles Dow, Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser were reporters who took the small Customers’ Afternoon Letter and turned it into one of the largest and most influential publications in the world. With 33 Pulitzers to its credit and the largest circulation of any paper in the U.S., it has become a necessary resource for business professionals worldwide.

These days a subscription to The Wall Street Journal offers much more than just its expertise on financial issues. Along with up-to-the-minute market news, there is coverage of political and global events, business news and breakthroughs in medicine and technology. Culture, lifestyle, leisure, sports, entertainment and fashion are all featured as well. In short, The Journal offers everything one needs to know to get ahead in the world, and then enjoy it once you get there. A 2005 readership profile reported that about 60% of subscribers to The Wall Street Journal are in top management with an average income of $191,000.

One can purchase a Wall Street Journal subscription , and receive a dependable bundle of news and insight five days a week at one address, and have the Weekend Edition sent to another. If you prefer a more tree-friendly investment, you can subscribe to the Wall Street Journal online, reportedly the biggest paid-subscription news provider on the Web. WST.com gets you “constantly refreshed” reporting and personalization features that allow you to customize your content, and have breaking news and analysis sent to your Blackberry, iPhone or iBook. It is also possible to get a combined electronic and print subscription, as well as access to The Wall Street Journal Asia and The Wall Street Journal Europe.