The bestselling guidebook to the world's most trusted newspaper, now fully revised and
updated
The Wall Street Journal has long been an essential daily business resource, and since
1984, The Irwin Guide to Using the Wall Street Journal has helped professionals understand
and get full value from the paper's detailed, up-to-the-minute information. The book's
clear explanations and illustrations have helped more than a quarter million readers
skillfully use the Wall Street Journal to identify market-moving events, track business
cycles, find facts and figures, get before-the-bell access to vital information, and more.
Dramatic changes in both the global business arena and the Journal itself have led to the
need for a revised and updated guide. The seventh edition features:
Six new chapters, along with hundreds of allnew graphs, charts, and examples straight from
the pages of The Wall Street Journal
New screen shots from the paper's increasingly popular online edition
Instant-access Web links to important government and industry sites
Since it was first published in 1984, The Irwin Guide to Using The Wall Street Journal
has shown more than a & ^^ quarter-million investors how to locate, y^^y understand,
and profit from the financial information found every day in the Journal. This seventh
edition expands and updates on the book's wide-ranging charts and information, making it
the most complete and up-to-date Wall Street Journal user's guide available.
For the first time, this latest edition also focuses on the Journal's companion
website, WSJ.com, and introduces you to the myriad ways in which the online edition
complements and expands upon the print edition. Examples of actual onscreen pages help you
quickly navigate the site to get just the information you need. In addition, step-by-step
directions walk you through four sets of data-gathering procedures of particular
value to investors:
- NEWS ARTICLE RETRIEVAL-Follow links directly to current news stories and use Advanced
Search to retrieve archived stories from past editions
- COMPANY INFORMATION-Obtain current and past stock quotes, financials, and analyst
recommendations, download hundreds of company reports for free, and more
- ECONOMIC IN FORMATION-Look up the latest government reports on economic indicators,
study expert industry analyses, track Fed policy and actions, and more
- MARKET INFORMATION-Read the latest news and numbers, receive "Heard on the
Street" and other e-mail updates throughout the day, gain access to columns available
only online, and more
The Irwin Guide to Using The Wall Street Journal covers virtually every financial
aspect of business and the economy. It shows you how to quickly find and interpret data
and information on literally hundreds of critical topics, including how and why interest
rates affect markets, how deficits impact the inflation rate and stock prices, the impact
of the Federal Reserve on your investment portfolio, and strategies to manage and even
reduce the risks of commodities and futures investing.
The Wall Street Journal is the authoritative source for business and investment news.
The Irwin Guide to Using the Wall Street Journal shows you how, by understanding a handful
of key statistical reports in the Journal, you can get a surprisingly quick and firm
comprehension of the ups and downs of the American economy, and use that comprehension to
dramatically improve both your short- and long-term investment performance.
Michael B. Lehmann, Ph.D., has been a professor of economics at the
University of San Francisco for more than 35 years. The author of Real World Economic
Applications: The Wall Street Journal Workbook and the coauthor of Macroeconomics Online,
Professor Lehmann has lectured extensively on business and investment and has been
featured and quoted in TheStreetcom, the San Francisco Examiner, and other popular media
resources. His seminar based on The Irwin Guide to Using The Wall Street Journal is
popular with investors as well as corporations as an in-house training program.