Handelsblatt

Handelsblatt is Germany's leading business and financial daily newspaper, based in Düsseldorf. It focuses on economics, markets, companies, and finance, serving a professional and investor audience, with coverage that is generally pro-market in orientation. The publication combines its print edition with a comprehensive website covering German and international business news.

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Handelsblatt at a glance

Country: Germany
Region: Western Europe · Europe
Kind of outlet: Business daily
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Founded: 1946
Owner: Handelsblatt Media Group (DvH Medien)
Published from: Düsseldorf
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How Crosswire groups Handelsblatt

Crosswire groups Handelsblatt as Centrist for comparisons within Germany's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate. In Germany, taz is listed as Left-leaning, while BILD and Die Welt are listed as Right-leaning — so you can open Handelsblatt beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

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Where Handelsblatt sits in Germany's press

Handelsblatt was founded in 1946, is published from Düsseldorf and is owned by Handelsblatt Media Group (DvH Medien). It is one of 11 outlets tracked in Germany and the only business daily tracked there. By outlets tracked, Germany ranks second of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.

Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 13 of the 30 business dailies in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Handelsblatt outside Germany, starting with Western Europe, are Naftemporiki (Greece), Hospodárske noviny (Slovakia), Capital (Bulgaria) and Kommersant (Russia). Opening one of them beside Handelsblatt is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.