The Financial Times was founded in 1888. The business newspaper, which is published daily, focuses on providing extensive finance and business news, commentaries and analysis. In addition, Financial Times is the only UK paper that provides a daily overview of the London Stock Exchange and world markets. The newspaper is published six days a week and printed in 20 cities worldwide.

Forbes was established in 1917 and written for C-level corporate executives, top managers, institutional and individual investors and affluent business professionals. Its mission is to give its readers a competitive edge by providing them with predictive and preemptive analysis of the corporate world and financial markets. Presents articles on industries, business trends, management issues, marketing, technology, investments and the people who hold power in American business.

Background and Format: The London bureau of Bloomberg News. Bloomberg News was founded in 1981 by Michael Bloomberg, with the help of Thomas Secunda. It published its first news story in June 1990 and is one of the world's largest information sources. Bloomberg News offers a wide array of communication services available to the public. These include television and radio programs in seven languages, financial book publishing, a magazine and print news carried by more than 400 publications in 70 countries. Bloomberg News is a real-time news service that provides coverage of companies, markets, industries, economies and governments 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.  The goal is to help people make informed investment decisions. Reporting also includes derivatives, legislation, financial statements and bond. There are more than 2,300 reporting staff in over 150 bureaux in 72 countries. PR Tips: Stories submitted to Bloomberg News UK should have an international relevancy, the less localised the better.

Designed for C-level executives, top management, high-end investors and those aspiring to positions of corporate leadership as a source of insight into the people, companies and technologies driving business and creating wealth today and in the future. Covers companies and the people who run them, industry news, marketing law, taxes, the latest technology in computers and communications, investments, management performance and reviews global business trends. Provides daily updates on the top world business and financial news, archives from previous issues and complete access to the Forbes Lists of companies, people and places. The site is divided into channels: Business (subsections include Autos, Energy, Media & Entertainment, Pharma & Healthcare, SportsMoney, Wall Street and Washington); Investing (subsections include Advisor Network, Bonds, Commodities & Currencies, ETFs, International, Intelligent Investing, Markets, Mutual Funds, Options, Personal Finance, Real Estate, Retirement, Stocks and Taxes); Tech (subsections include CIO Network, Games, Gear, Greentech, Innovation & Science, Intelligent Tech, Mobile, On Demand, Security and Social Media); Entrepreneurs (subsections include Exit Strategy, Financing, Management, Players, Sales & Marketing and Taxes & Law); Op/Ed (subsections include Culture & Books, Fact & Comment, Economics, Forbes Quotes, Innovation Rules, Law, Policy, Politics, Regulation and World Affairs); Leadership (subsections include Careers, CEO Network, CMO Network, Corporate Responsibility, Education, Woman@Forbes, Leaders, Managing and Sales Leadership); Lifestyle (subsections include Health, Places & Spaces, Sports & Leisure, Travel and Vehicles); and Lists (highlighting the top companies, celebrities, richest people and more). The site also includes a section covering research generated from the Forbes Insights Practice and a section called UNDER 30 which covers young entrepreneurs and innovators who are changing the world.

CNBC offers in-depth and breaking news coverage, focusing on politics, business, and finance. Programming includes live ongoing coverage of daily stock market activity, breaking business news, and in-depth interviews with top business analysts and executives. The network also features an extensive array of talk-based entertainment programming featuring prominent celebrity guests and business leaders.PR professionals should be aware that CNBC typically covers only publicly-traded companies worth over 500 million dollars, the exception being a smaller company that is somehow directly related to a major national or international news story. Send press releases to the CNBC assignment desk or to the producer of the appropriate CNBC program. Due to the volume of information received, non-breaking news pitches are rarely taken over the phone. In May 2006, NBC News made segments of CNBC specials available for downloading on iTunes.