Financial Times | 
| Publisher: Financial Times
List Price: $308.00
Buy New: $99.00
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 710
Format: Newspaper Subscription
Type: Consumer magazine
Subscription Issues: 308
Subscription Length: 12 Months
Issues Per Year: 308
First Issue Lead Time: 2-4 Weeks
ASIN: B00074QG8E
Release Date: November 23, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 2 to 4 weeks
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Product Description
Known for its global perspective, the Financial Times provides the insight and analysis into business, politics, and the markets that keeps you ahead of the curve. Available to new subscribers in the continental U.S. only.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 17 more reviews...
 Pink With A 150 years Of Experience. August 31, 2007
Steve Guardala (Long Island, NY.)
39 out of 40 found this review helpful
For me this paper is a treat, the best aspects of "The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, & US News & World Report are all present here, without their defects. This is probably the best newspaper in the english speaking world. It never fails to inform, make one think deeply, & entertain. No this is not a celebrity shlock sheet. It truly covers the global news in detail with a wide range of perspectives. Tyler Brule & Lucy Kellaway write well, sometimes embarrassing their competitors & critics.
"The Financial Times," is a London-based daily covering in depth international coverage of industry intelligence & financial markets. Its pink color makes it distinctive as to stand out. The main reason to buy this newspaper are the supplements covering the industries of more countries than one thought existed. This paper has experts who actually prove regularly that they have earned that appellation. As their advertising slogan states: "No financial Times, no comment."
The world's most addicting and informative read January 5, 2006
J. Foster (Wisconsin)
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
December 2006 revision:
The Financial Times is still one of the best newspapers I know of in the world (that can be readily purchased in the U.S.)
I subscribe to both the Wall St Journal and Financial Times (FT), and also The Economist (newsmagazine). For comparison's sake, the WSJ is very good in its section one coverage, especially front page stories, political coverage, and its excellent and frequently quoted editorials. For me, the other stuff is fluff. Regarding the Economist, it is a highly touted weekly newsmagazine with two downfalls - it is weekly (!) and seems to interject alot of commentary into its stories. Which leads us to the FT.
With FT, I feel like I'm reading THE NEWS, and more importantly, it is in a daily format, ensuring you'll be up to date on the latest global news. There is excellent coverage of US happenings, along with Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Once you read it, you feel much better informed - where else could you get daily extended coverage of the Russian/Ukraine natural gas issue or, from several months ago, daily coverage of Germany's elections? Along with excellent reporting comes great, although somewhat left/liberal commentary - don't let that dissuade you, however. Other gems include business reporting, including stories on management ideas, business life, etc.... and the most excellent Weekend edition (Saturday), full of all sorts of cultural stories, including food, wine, arts, book reviews, travel, and the like. The Weekend Edition of the Wall St Journal has a lot of catching up to do - I typically find myself skimming through the Weekend Journal and tossing it in the trash as I settle in with my coffee and the Weekend FT.
Not to mention brilliant & wonderful columns by Lucy Kellaway, Tyler Brule, and Sathnam Sanghera (to return in Spring '07), and economists Tim Harford and Martin Wolf ...actually, all the columnists are quite good.
As an added note, most, if not all, the stories are fairly concise yet informative, without the constant page turning to continue a story ("story continued on page A15"!), as will be found in the Wall St Journal or many other newspapers.
You must pick this up and indulge yourself for a few weeks, if you are undecided. You will not be disappointed. Reading and owning the FT is a must.
A Little Too Liberal September 22, 2003
13 out of 40 found this review helpful
I've subscribed to the Financial Times for about three months now. It certainly provides diverse coverage of news from around the world. However, compared to The Wall Street Journal, it's much smaller in physical size and depth of coverage. WSJ's articles tend to be several times longer than those in the Financial Times.Also, the coverage seems to be much more slanted towards news coverage than financial coverage. If the American version of the paper wants to be oriented towards non-US news, so be it. But, I'm looking for in-depth analysis of international finance, not the latest non-financial news on what's happening in the UK and Europe. Also, the editorial pages, and even the primary news stories tend to have a liberal, combative slant towards them. I'm looking for a little more moderate viewpoint on things. It's interesting to compare how stories on identical events are reported in the WSJ and the Financial Times: the WSJ will look at it in a much more positive (and in my opinion, more accurate) way than the Financial Times. In summary, if you want an international newspaper that doesn't have very many pages per issue, has a left-leaning view of the world, and a little bit of financial coverage thrown in, the Financial Times is for you. If you want a more middle-of-the-road paper with lots of financial coverage, and sufficient coverage of the world scene for the American investor, get The Wall Street Journal.
 Best world coverage July 24, 2004
M. Preszler (AZ USA)
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
This newspaper provides an outside-the-box (US) opinion, even though Britain's outlook is similarities to ours. I read the WSJ daily and the NYTimes when I can, but the WSJ is so conservative and the NYTimes is so liberal that this provides a source that is at least one level removed from the conservative/liberal bias in this country.
Better than the WSJ December 1, 2006
E. Redd (Pittsburgh)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I received a subscription as a gift and I've been very happy with it. The paper does have some quirks, and I've come to appreciate and eventually love them. First, its color - the pink hue really stands out in a crowd, and unless you work on Wall Street, some one will probably ask you "what newspaper is that?". Second, its format... All stories end on the same page they start on. This means no more trying to find the end of your article, buried in the back of the section. Third, the coverage: it is based in London, and provides the best reporting you can get on Europe, Asia, Mid East, and every emerging market you can think of (AKA the Rest of the World). However, the pink paper really does cover US news, politics, and of course financial markets very well, often devoting the front page to it. I also like the columnist, including James Altucher, and the occasional opinion piece by guys like Vladimir Putin. Now that you know I love the paper let me tell you what I don't like: the delivery. If you live near a major city, then your fine; its delivered by the NY Times people here in Pittsburgh and is on my doorstep every morning in a matching salmon covered plastic bag. However, if you live out in the country (like I used to) you may receive it via USPS, at least one day late, sometimes more
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