Using The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal is perhaps the most heavily read business periodical in the United States. The daily reporting of developments in the business community, government, and national and international affairs is considered to be of value to all those in business and those active in the securities markets. Much of what is reported on individual companies and industries is taken from financial statement data published by the companies. After reading one or more recent editions of The Wall Street Journal, answer the following questions:

a. Who is the publisher of The Wall Street Journal?

b. Each issue of The Wall Street Journal normally has three sections. Describe the type of information found in each of the three sections.

c. Which section of the paper contains the digests of recent earnings reports of individual companies?

d. Which section contains information on stock prices for companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange? What other stock listings are included?

e. What type of information is included in the “What’s News—Business and Finance” column in the first section?

f. Is The Wall Street Journal online? If so, how can you access it?