NEW YORK, June 15, 1999 (PRIMEZONE) -- 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 News Alert President Sam Dobner. "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 site.
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 (www.briefing.com) is an employee-owned company headquartered in Burlingame, CA with offices in Boston, Chicago and Jackson, WY. Briefing is the only Internet company designed to provide professional quality, "live" market analysis to professionals and individuals at an affordable price.