WSJ

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WSJ
Stands forThe Wall Street Journal
CategoriesOrganizations & Companies

WSJ stands for The Wall Street Journal, a media and broadcasting abbreviation.

American business-focused daily newspaper published by Dow Jones & Company, covering markets, companies, politics and economics. Owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp since 2007.

Example: A WSJ report on the merger talks sent both stocks higher.

Usage notes

First published on July 8, 1889, by Charles Dow, Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser, founders of Dow Jones & Company and creators of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Its hand-drawn stipple portraits, called hedcuts, became a signature. It has one of the largest paid circulations of any US newspaper.

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