Type Daily newspaper Owner(s) Confindustria Political alignment Liberalism | Format Broadsheet Editor Roberto Napoletano | |
Founded 9 November 1965; 51 years ago (1965-11-09) | ||
Il Sole 24 Ore ([ilˈsoːle ventikwatˈtroːre]) is an Italian national daily business newspaper owned by Confindustria, the Italian employers' federation.
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History and profile
Il Sole 24 Ore was first published on 9 November 1965 as a merger between Il Sole (English: The Sun), founded in 1865, and 24 Ore (English: 24 Hours), founded in 1933. The latter was established by young economists, including Ferdinando di Fenizio, Libero Lenti and Roberto Tremelloni, on 15 February 1933. The owner of Il Sole 24 Ore is Confindustria.
Il Sole 24 Ore has its headquarters in Milan and is published in broadsheet format. The paper reports on business, politics, developments in commercial and labour law, corporate news and features. Extensive share and financial product listings are provided in its daily supplement, Finanza e Mercati.
Weekly supplements include:
Irregular supplements are also produced with a focus on a specific issue such as a particular business sector.
Circulation
The 1988 circulation of Il Sole 24 Ore was 320,000 copies. In 1997 it was the fifth best-selling Italian newspaper with a circulation of 368,652 copies.
The circulation of the paper was 520,000 copies in 2000 and 414,000 copies in 2001. In 2004 the paper had a circulation of 373,723 copies, making it the fourth best-selling newspaper in Italy. Its circulation was 334,076 copies in 2008.
The information integrated system
The printed newspaper is presented as part of an integrated information system which includes:
Professional services
The company offers professional services in the areas of: software, data access, professional business books and handbooks, classes, real time services.