Financial Media

As the credit crunch has proved, the world's financial system is a tightly woven and interconnected web. You need to scour the world news to be able to fathom what's going on. You also need the best suite of interactive tools the web can offer.

  • ADVFN (Registration) Watch your portfolio of shares update in real time.
  • BigCharts.com Interactive charts for technical analysis of shares, indices, and currencies.
  • BBC Business Business reports and webcasts.
  • Citywire (Registration) Good source of investment and stocks news.
  • The Economist (Registration) News & commentary on the domestic and world economies.
  • The Globe and Mail Canada's top national newspaper.
  • The Guardian Not afraid to stick its head above the parapet.
  • The Herald Business section of the Glasgow-based newspaper.
  • The Independent Sometimes breaks stories, good economic commentaries.
  • Marketwatch Round-the-clock world markets news flow from a U.S. perspective, with varied commentaries, video, and picks of U.S. business media. Portfolio tools too.
  • Money Telegraph The Telegraph has always led with its business and finance section.
  • The Scotsman Business (Registration) The newspaper's daily business section with a Scottish slant.
  • This is Money Specialises in personal finance - mortgages, savings, credit cards, consumer horror stories.
  • Yahoo Finance Excellent portfolio tools for registered users are combined with news feeds from various publications.