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Thought for Your Penny Marketwatch: A Review of Marketwatch, Inc. - Thought for Your Penny

Marketwatch: A Review of Marketwatch, Inc.

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Marketwatch: A Review of Marketwatch, Inc.

MarketWatch

MarketWatch is an online site that give daily financial news, company news, economic data, and personal stock market news. In addition to The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s Online, it’s a subsidiary of Dow Jones & Company Limited.

It is owned by News Corporation.

There are a lot of online business magazines and newspapers that provide business news as well as market data and advice but only few compare MarketWatch to the other two. The Wall Street Journal, for instance, is primarily a business paper while the Street Journal is primarily a newspaper.

But then again, both have their own advantages over marketwatch. Let me tell you what I think.

Marketwatch provides updated financial news and commentary on the major corporations listed in its database.

However, unlike the other two, it doesn’t make any recommendations on the buying or selling of stocks. Instead, it just tells you how the stocks of the companies it covers are doing. I personally don’t find that very useful, because I can already tell how well a stock is doing by looking at its chart and by having some knowledge about the company.

What I like best about marketwatch is that it provides my information in an easily understandable format.

I can read it from the home page, have a look at the various charts, and download the data to my computer. I don’t need to spend hours going through hundreds of pages of financial information just to know how well a particular stock is performing. I am also able to monitor my investments with just a few clicks.

Then again, there are some drawbacks.

Unlike the other two business papers, Marketwatch does not offer its services to its subscribers for free. You will need to pay a subscription fee in order to be able to get all the information you need in your email.

In addition to that, the updates from this app are not available in the morning or afternoon.

Another major disadvantage of MarketWatch is the way it distributes the business news. Unlike the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal, Marketwatch only lists U.S. stocks and does not include international stocks, commodity prices, or the most important financial information about international companies.

This news can be very biased, especially since Marketwatch editors are also stock-market investors themselves. Their biased information can be too inaccurate for me to use in my investing business.

What’s worse is Marketwatch’s biased tendency to rely on its factual reporting more than its own subjective and analytical writing. They focus more on the company’s financial data rather than their creative reports that highlight myriads of interesting facts.

They also make a lot of mistakes, as I have experienced firsthand, which makes me less enthusiastic to follow their recommendations. But I can still use them as a reference when looking up for specific financial news.

MarketWatch may become another victim of the growing left-biased trend in online journalism. They have already addressed the concerns of the right-center, but it would be a big mistake if they did not do the same with the left.

The company has a lot of potential if they can improve their performance by improving their editorial standards and providing more factual reporting. Unfortunately, this improvement will happen only if they can overcome their current bias problem.

Until then, I will continue to rely on the factual reporting of MarketWatch over their alternative recommendations.

Another problem that I see with the Marketwatch recommendations is that they are all too often based on facts and data, and very little or no creative writing.

Yes, MarketWatch pays for their factual reports, but their tendency is to focus on the company and its products than the creative content. This makes me less inclined to follow their recommendations, because I don’t feel that they give me enough information to make an informed decision.

Perhaps this is due to their left-center roots, but I believe it has something to do with the fact that most people who follow market trends and business news are also left-centrists. Whatever the cause, I am sure that MarketWatch has a lot of catching up to do in order to become more appealing to the creative writing crowd.

Still, even if they eventually become more evolved and become much more transparent, I will not lose my faith in MarketWatch. They are a good company for doing their job, and I see no reason why they won’t continue to be a valuable resource for me, my clients, and anyone else who might need information about specific companies and industries. They are also very good at giving out independent third-party research and statistics. Marketwatch is not the only company that does this, of course, but it probably is the best. With so many conflicting stories everywhere it is becoming increasingly difficult to decide on the truth.

When it comes to Marketwatch, however, I have nothing to worry about. Their reliability and dependability have always been above average, and I have never personally had any negative experiences with them. If you ever have a problem, however, I would urge you to contact them right away. Their customer service ranks right up there with the best, and I believe that their prices are reasonable considering all of the services they provide. That is my Marketwatch review, and I hope it helps you make a more informed decision!