Press Release
Contact:
David Beasley
650-347-2220 x.132
dbeasley@briefing.com
Analysis and
Commentary Complements Financial News and Information
NEW YORK, NY — June 16, 1999 — News Alert, a leading
business and financial news Web site, announced today that it
has entered into an agreement with Briefing.com, a leading
provider of live market analysis, to provide its proprietary
financial information, analysis and commentary to
www.newsalert.com. The deal allows News Alert users free access
to one of the premier resources for online investors.
"Briefing.com is one of the top destinations for "live"
financial markets information and analysis on the Internet,"
said Sam Dobner, president of News Alert. "We are pleased to be
able to provide their unique and incisive commentary on market
events, news and stock activity. Our relationship with
Briefing.com is just the latest example of why News Alert is a
premier source for the active investor and business
professional." Briefing.com supplies a Market Comment
analysis of stock market activity, Economic Calendar with "live"
analysis on breaking economic releases, "intra-daily"
Upgrades/Downgrades of U.S. stocks, and a Splits Calendar. The
information can be found in the News & Analysis section of the www.newsalert.com Briefing.com’s
Market Comments are updated three times a day. The Economic
Calendar provides a forecast by Briefing’s analysts for each
upcoming release with in-depth analysis immediately after the
release. Upgrades/Downgrades is updated three times per day with
recommendations from major Wall Street brokerage firms.
Briefing’s Splits Calendar succinctly lists upcoming U.S. stock
splits. About News Alert
As one of the first
financial news and information sites in the nation, News Alert
ranks among the Top 20 news sites on the Internet, attracting
more than half a million unique visitors per month. Smart Money
magazine has cited News Alert as one of the best sites for the
active investor, saying "... Few sites offer the kind of
real-time, detailed news throughout the day that can help
investors keep tabs on their stocks." Snap.com has
recognized News Alert with an Editors' Choice award as a top
business and money news site. News Alert, established in 1991,
also is a leading provider of co-branding and outsourcing
solutions to prominent financial and banking institutions, media
companies, and corporations. The company's clients include Dow
Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ) Datek Online, Charles Schwab
International (NYSE: SCH), CBS MarketWatch (Nasdaq: MKTW)
Dreyfus, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, MarketGuide (Nasdaq: MARG), and
many others.
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.
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