| Business Summary | | MarketWatch.com,
Inc.
is
a
Web-based
provider
of
comprehensive,
real-time
business
news,
financial
programming
and
analytic
tools
through
its
Websites,
CBS.MartketWatch.com
and
BigCharts.com.
The
Company
designs
and
regularly
updates
its
Websites
to
provide
well-organized
and
relevant
financial
content.
The
Company's
Web
properties
provide
comprehensive
business
and
financial
news,
financial
programming
and
analytic
tools,
including
historic
charting
capabilities
from
its
BigCharts.com
Website,
which
it
acquired
in
June
1999.
Its
staff
of
approximately
100
professional
journalists,
including
freelance
journalists,
offers
real-time
coverage
of
business
and
financial
news
and
in-depth
commentary
on
market-moving
trends
and
events,
all
provided
to
its
users
free
of
charge.
Its
CBS.MarketWatch.com
Website
also
offers
personal
finance
commentary
and
data,
community
features
and
other
services
designed
to
provide
a
"one-stop-shop"
for
its
audience's
financial
information
needs. | More
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| Financial Summary | | MKTW
provides
online
business
news,
financial
programming
and
analytical
tools.
The
CBS
MarketWatch.com
Website
also
offers
paid
subscription
products,
commentary,
data
and
related
features.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
revenues
fell
8%
to
$23.7
million.
Net
loss
fell
15%
to
$39.6
million.
Revenues
reflect
a
decreased
number
of
advertisers
on
the
Company's
web
site.
Lower
loss
reflects
decreased
CBS
in-kind
advertising
and
reduced
cash
advertising
spending. | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY1999
Compensation | | Pay | Exer | |
| Larry Kramer, 49 Chairman,
CEO | $322K | $789K | Joan Platt, 46 CFO,
Sec. | -- | -- | Scot McLernon, 42 Exec.
VP of Sales and Marketing | 513K | 598K | William Bishop, 31 Exec.
VP and Gen. Mang. | 159K | -- | Thom Calandra, 43 Editor-in-Chief
and Exec. VP of News | 154K | -- | Dollar
amounts are as of 31-Dec-1999 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year. |
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from
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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