Reading the Financial TimesWe are in the age of increasing information and while textbooks have formed the bedrock of your studies and coursework provides focused learning, daily updates are essential to your understanding of subjects ranging from economics to IT. The forces of globalization have forced companies and individuals to change their thinking. Understanding the U.S. in isolation is no longer enough. Instead, you will need information that will allow you to form a coherent understanding of the most important issues in business, economics and politics, worldwide. Think of the Financial Times as a daily fusion of knowledge and Alan Greenspan former Federal Reserve chairman as well as Warren Buffet, the world's most successful investor, both use the Financial Times daily. The FT.com website, companion to the daily hardcopy of the Financial Times gives you not only the archive of the FT but 3,000 other publications which are easy to navigate in search of specific geographic or political trends that interest you. The Financial Times has unique access to business and political leaders around the world and an unmatched corps of correspondents who write with accuracy and flair for the U.S. reader. |
| Clients who register for this course will receive a complimentary 4-month subscription to FT.com. The Financial Times is the world's most respected financial newspaper, providing a broad assessment on finance, business and the industrial sector. The move to the electronic version follows an ongoing review of our environmental responsibilities as a global business and as part of the Pearson group. FT.com also has features that are not available in hard copy, such as: Special Reports, Alphaville, editor blogs, education sections and much more! Subscriptions will start within 6-8 weeks of the start of class and are limited to one subscription per client. (Please note: as of May 1, 2011, the electronic subscription replaces the hard-copy 3-month Financial Times subscription.) |
