financial times subscription is one of the services provided by financial times. Also known as ft, financial times is one of the most popular Financial newspapers worldwide.

3 out of 5: Subscribe to FT : It's Decent
omegareport, February 03 2005

It’s a great paper if your business savvy. It of course covers the major world and national events. Then it focuses on economic affairs of the US and other nations to see what is going on in the world of business. I highly recommend this is business people those that like to know about the market, and the various events that affect economies and businesses.
 

3 out of 5: Good for reading if you are in finance
Blinks55, January 26 2005

This is a good place to start if you want to learn about the finance world. It keeps you update in term of how the world economic world is doing.

5 out of 5: Financial Times: A Very Rewarding Read
azescobar, Jan 25 2005

I've been a subscriber to the FT since I was a junior in college, back in 1994. Even though I am not a high-flying entrepreneur or big-deal investor, I find the FT indispensable. The Wall Street Journal features timely coverage of a surprisingly wide array of business and non-business issues. The paper's layout is crisp and remarkably consistent and features some fantastic big-budget advertising, while FT's writers have a tenacious grasp of clarity, brevity and intelligence. The physical paper itself is thick and low-contrast and the dimensions are very pleasing. I have yet to find a recurring publication that has better production values than the Wall Street Journal. The editorial page is perhaps America's finest daily display of current supply-sider thought and outlook. In addition to the expected stock tables, the FT is filled with human interest stories, articles on the arts and music, columns on managing your career and money, reviews of everything from snowshoes to polo shirts and special sections that cover hot topics like e-Commerce and telecommunications. What keeps me as a subscriber is the broad focus this business daily takes. The FT is not simply about stocks and bonds, it's about the modern free-market economy and how it affects our lives.

Love this product, but I would have ordered it earlier if I knew it was going to take more than 4 weeks to begin shipment. Apparently, even though the information on Amazon's website indicated that it would take 2-4 weeks, when I called to follow-up when I didn't receive my first issue in 4 weeks, I was told that shipping would begin 2-10 (!) weeks from my order date. It ended up taking 4 weeks and days- not sure if that had anything to do with my call to customer service.

I really like the FT's front page format: It lists one-two sentence teasers in one column, and more lengthy beginnings of features. I like the combination of biz news, breaking news and human interest features on the front page. Most of all, I savor its responsible tone. This is no National Enquirer, or even the New York Times, which is a very good paper but sometimes bounces around tone-wise. As for business news, which I am very interested in understanding, it's best quality is its versatility of businesses chosen for coverage and its versatility of approaches.