Without any doubt, Wall Street Journal can be identified as one of the most popular and influential financial publications in the world. It is not only the USA that is interested about the news, reviews and forecasts published in the journal but the whole world is keeping their eyes open for what the journal has to say about the USA and global economical movements.

Unlike most of popular daily publications available today, Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has a long history. The WSJ is published by Dow Jones and Company which is the founder of the WSJ in 1889. From the early days (1900-1920), the journal was popular for fearless and independent reporting on financial news and issues making an image of higher credibility. By the end of 1920, the circulation reached to 50,000 and it was seven fold increments when compared to circulation of two decades ago.

If you are interested in buying and reading the news and reviews of the WSJ, either you should be located in the USA or you need to be located at a place where they send the journal via post. But the good news for the rest of other people is that there is an online version of the journal available for international readers even though it’s a little bit expensive compared to some of the other online journals. But trust me; every penny is worth subscribing to the WSJ.

There are many featured sections include in the WSJ such as political and economic news, opinions, marketplace analysis, analysis of international finance markets and service, personal investments, real estate, travel etc. According to the latest research carried out for the WSJ, 60 percent of the readers are top managers with an average annual income of $191,000. The WSJ’s reader community is rapidly growing day-by-day as most of the business decisions are made with the influence of this financial publication regardless of whether it’s the right thing or not.