CNBC

CNBC launched in 1989 as a channel devoted to business and financial markets and sits within NBCUniversal. Its schedule is set by market hours: live coverage from the opening to the close of the New York exchange, corporate earnings, central bank decisions and market analysis form its spine.

It publishes separate editions for Europe and Asia, a direct consequence of global markets trading around the clock. It is one of the few international channels specialising in business journalism.

For a reader who wants to follow market moves live, it is a primary source alongside Bloomberg Television.