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.

The Wall Street Journal is considered the most widely-read periodical in the nation's business and investment community. Information in the paper is also distributed to many Dow Jones outlets, including news service and specialized financial and commodity reports. The lead time for feature and news coverage is one day to one week. The lead time for The Wall Street Journal Reports is three to five months, although stories are often developed during the two or three months immediately preceding the issue. The lead time for Marketplace and Enterprise is two months. Deadlines are at 5:30pm ET for in-depth business and Marketplace stories and 3pm ET for shorter stories.

Bloomberg News is an international wire service, including print, digital, television, and radio, that provides news, data and analysis to business and media professionals around the world. Bloomberg publishes over 6,000 stories on an average day, syndicating to over 450 newspapers worldwide with a combined circulation of 80 million people. The service is part of Bloomberg Financial Markets and covers business, financial and economic issues, as well as technology, international, national, political, entertainment and sports news. Bloomberg employs reporters and editors in bureaus around the world and has a network of photographers based globally. PR pitches and press releases sent to release@bloomberg.net go to their assignment and speed desks to be forwarded to relevant reporters for scheduled and breaking news. There are no specific deadlines as news is produced 24 hours a day. Reporters are required to verify the authenticity of a press release before using it.

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.