| The Wall Street Journal was first published in 1882 in | | | | directly by Dow Jones and Company; later in 1902, |
| New York; apart from the American issue which | | | | Clarence Barron took over and transformed the |
| published daily, they also maintain a European and | | | | paper from a mere 7,000 issues to a daily circulation |
| Asian version; all issues are covering Business, | | | | of more than 50,000 copies. The paper was later ran |
| Financial news locally and around the world. Currently | | | | by the Woodworth family until the late 30âs |
| it is among the top five best selling newspapers in | | | | where management was taken by Bernard Kilgore; in |
| North America. It used to be the best selling | | | | the beginning of 1941 the Wall Street Journal took |
| newspaper until 2003 where they were overtaken | | | | the shape that carries more or less at present. The |
| by USA Today. | | | | new shape, together with the excellent editorial |
| In the beginning, the newspaper was first published | | | | brought circulation to 1,1 million copies in 1967. |