Press Release
Contact:
David Beasley
650-347-2220 x.132
dbeasley@briefing.com
Ten million AOL users
benefit from Wall Street commentary provided by Briefing's top
analysts Burlingame, CA, November 19,
1997...Briefing.com, the only Internet provider of live
stock market analysis by noted financial professionals, has been
selected by AOL Networks, the Internet Online service division
of America Online, Inc., to contribute the content for
MarketDay, the "breaking market news" section on their
Personal Finance Channel. Three times daily, AOL will draw
on Briefing's market analysis and commentary to present users a
"snapshot" of important current stock and bond market
developments. The MarketDay icon opens a page where
AOL subscribers view, depending on the time of day, MarketDay
Open, MarketDay Midday, or MarketDay Close. All three
updates feature content from the following Briefing pages: -
Stock Ticker: Timely insight on stock market moves
-
Story Stocks: The major stories of the day
-
Bond Ticker: Analysis of movements in the bond market
-
Dollar Ticker: What is happening in foreign currency
markets
- Economic Calendar: Developments on
the economic front
- Sector Ratings: Reviews
of the major sectors of the market
"We feel
that Briefing's service, which provides frequently updated
market commentary and timely content, will be an excellent
addition to our Personal Finance Channel," said Barry Schuler,
President, Creative Development, AOL Networks. "Because
Briefing's analyses represent the viewpoints of top Wall Street
analysts, with proven track records in providing commentary to
financial professionals, MarketDay will be an extremely
valuable resource for our members." MarketDay provides a
concise, single source for AOL readers seeking a timely analysis
of all aspects of the market. AOL members can access
MarketDay by using Keyword: MarketDay, or by selecting the
MarketDay button that appears on the AOL Today page. The Channel
offers various other financial features beside the prominently
displayed MarketDay, such as access to company research,
online versions of financial magazines, and tax planning
assistance. From the MarketDay page, users
who would like more categories of market coverage, as well as
continuous updates, click on an icon that links directly to
Briefing's own site. Here they can review Briefing's two
subscription services, Stock Analysis™ and
Professional, which offer comprehensive financial content
tailored to the needs of individual and professional investors,
at a fraction of prices charged by traditional vendors.
Briefing's Stock Analysis™ is a comprehensive service for
individual investors, while the new Professional package
is geared towards fixed income professionals such as bond
traders, funds managers, corporate treasurers and mortgage
brokers. Briefing.com Professional includes live
bond market commentary, 15 minute bond and FX quotes, leading
edge Economic Analysis and much more. Stock Analysis™
includes a live market analysis section as well as the
extremely popular Upgrades/Downgrades and Splits
Calendars. A subscription to Briefing.com Professional
includes the Stock Analysis service. Briefing
employs a staff of well-known Wall Street professionals with
proven track records, whose insights are regularly sought by
Reuters, Dow Jones Markets, CNBC, CNNfn,
The New York Times, Investor's Business Daily, The Los Angeles
Times, and the Toronto Financial Post. On October 27,
1997, Barron's ranked Briefing as one of the Top Ten
Investment Sites, calling it "a well-constructed package of
daily market comments, quotes, charts, news and analysis." The
Financial Times of London recently elected the site number
three worldwide, and search engine Lycos ranked Briefing the
number five site in the world under the category Money and
Investments.
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 America
Online, Inc.
America Online, Inc. (NYSE: AOL), based in
Dulles, Virginia, is the world's leading Internet online
service, with more than 10 million members worldwide. AOL,
founded in 1985, offers its subscribers a wide variety of
services including electronic mail, conferencing, software,
computing support, interactive magazines and newspapers and
online classes, as well as easy access to services of the
Internet. Personal computer owners can obtain America Online
software at major retailers and bookstores, by calling
800-827-6364, or by downloading from
www.aol.com.
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