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David Beasley
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Denise Collins
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The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition Adds Intra-daily Market Analysis From Briefing.com
Interactive Journal Users Benefit From Leading Edge Commentary And Economic Analysis

Burlingame, CA, November 17, 1998…Briefing.com (www.briefing.com), the leading Internet provider of live market analysis now brings its expertise to subscribers of The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition. Briefing.com will supply intra-daily U.S. bond market commentary, intra-daily world FX market commentary and instant analysis on late breaking economic releases.

Briefing's bond market analysis is updated three times per day and may be found in the Money & Investing's Credit Markets section, Briefing's FX commentary is updated three times per day and can be found in Money & Investing's Foreign Exchange section, with Briefing's economic analysis provided within one half hour after a release in the Economy section.

The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition is the largest paid subscription site on the Internet with more than a quarter million subscribers. Neil Budde, vice president and editor of the Interactive Journal, says, "Briefing's high quality analysis in the areas of fixed-income, FX and economic analysis is a real value add for our readers who share a strong interest in the financial markets."

Dick Green, president of Briefing.com adds, "Briefing's intra-daily commentary and analysis should be a particularly good fit for the discerning group of investors subscribing to the Interactive Journal." Briefing.com, having provided comparable market analysis to institutional clients with Standard & Poor's MMS International, has developed a Web based readership of over 11,000 paid subscribers in just two years from launch.

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About Briefing.com
Briefing.com is an employee-owned company headquartered in Chicago, with offices in Boston and the San Francisco Bay Area. Rated a “top site” eight consecutive years by Barron’s and three consecutive years by Forbes.com, Briefing.com is the leading provider of quality, live market analysis via the Internet.

About the Interactive Journal
Introduced in April 1996, The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition features continuously updated coverage of the full spectrum of business news both in the U.S. and around the world, prepared by a dedicated editorial staff, supported by the global resources of The Wall Street Journal. Subscribers have access to more than 10,000 in-depth background reports on companies, an archive of news articles, and personal news and stock portfolios. Subscribers can also access the vast Dow Jones Publications Library that features current and past articles from 6,000 newspapers, magazines and business-news sources. The Interactive Journal has attracted 256,000 subscribers as of September 30, 1998.