<p>Do you think The Economist or The Wall Street Journal is better for a high school senior interested in majoring in finance or economics? If it helps I would say that i know a lot about business/finance/econ for a hs student but am interested in furthering my knowledge. Thanks.</p>
<p>They're pretty different publications; the Economist is more broad, detailing current events, politics, and science in addition to business, whereas the WSJ is almost entirely focused on business. If you're interested primarily in financial news, read the WSJ. If you like more general news, read the Economist. Or read both. The Economist is published weekly, so it's not too hard of a chore to read both.</p>
<p>WSJ for general finance. Economist for international issues (world economy/politics).</p>
<p>I'm not a business major, but I love reading the Economist. Every issue includes a Finance and Economics section with 3+ articles too. The writing and insightful knowledge is allways an interesting read. i.e. Why wasington's Protectionist Chinese attitude is more beneficial to China than the U.S. (May issue)</p>
<p>Economist is much better. You'll learn how to think from the Economist. That is always much more respected than repeating why bank A merged with bank B.</p>
<p>yea, just chill with the economist and business weekly</p>
<p>As people have already mentioned the Economist is great. But also check out the Economist "Intro to" series books. They have ones on banking, markets, economics, finance etc. I checked one out a while back and they are very good. I definitely recommend them.</p>