New look means change for stocks

The Spokesman-Review’s new design has prompted changes to every section of the newspaper, including our stock market listings:

Starting today, we’ll be providing more information on companies in our back yard, with enhanced listings for the Northwest 50.

You’ll find our quick-reference “markets at a glance” information at the top of the main business page instead of at the bottom.

In response to reader requests, we’re now listing the ticker symbol of stocks traded on the Nasdaq and New York stock exchanges.

In an effort to contain our stock listings to a page, we’ve trimmed our mutual funds table to 1,200 of the day’s most heavily traded funds. Although a number of readers turn to Internet sources for real-time stock quotes, we realize that many of you still look to The Spokesman-Review stock pages for information on your investments. So if you’re particularly interested in a mutual fund and don’t see it listed in our table, contact me and I’ll ask to have it added to our list permanently.

The Nasdaq list is roughly the same as it had been, but we’ve shortened our New York Stock Exchange list somewhat. In both cases, the tables contain stocks with the highest trading volume, so the lists will change daily.

As always, Spokesman-Review subscribers are invited to request our weekly Investments report — a standalone section that’s delivered with your Saturday paper at no extra charge. Investments contains weekly trading data on about 3,000 mutual funds, 3,000 NYSE companies, 2,000 Nasdaq stocks and 700 American Stock Exchange shares. Again, this information-rich section is available free of charge to subscribers; all you have to do is call (509)747-4422 or (800)338-8801, ext. 7000, to request it.

If you have questions or concerns — or even kudos — please contact me at addyh@spokesman.com, or (509)459-5458.

Addy Hatch

Business Editor