Online Periodicals
- The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/
All the news that's fit to print. You need to register in order to use this
site, but registration is free.
- The Washington
Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/
Read the CIA's primary information source. No subscription necessary.
- The Economist
http://www.economist.com/
News from the Brits; the name says it all. Some articles may require registration
in order to read them.
- CNNmoney http://.money.cnn.com/
A website by the editors of CNN and Money Magazine. Covers breaking financial
and market news.
- Business Week
http://www.businessweek.com/
Some decent financial coverage, both domestic and international. Registration
is not necessary.
- Financial Times
http://www.ft.com
Good coverage of financial markets. Includes features for helping investors,
such as in-depth analyses of various industries.
- Fortune
http://www.pathfinder.com/fortune/
Like Money Magazine, I'm not sure it has too much to recommend. Nevertheless,
you never know what you might find, and all articles are available without
registration.
- The New Republic
http://www.tnr.com/
A weekly journal of opinion, although it doesn't specify whose opinion. Regardless,
it frequently addresses current economic issues of relevance.
- Slate http://www.slate.com/
An online magazine that covers a variety of contemporary issues, including
economics, policy, and finance. Since it is published by Microsoft Corp.,
one would expect it to be of dismal quality. It is, in fact, surprisingly
good, although frequent references are made to the mother company, and you're
unlikely to find anything addressing anti-trust issues. Unsurprisingly, they
started charging for subscriptions. Their web-savvy audience didn't tolerate
that for a minute: it's free again.
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