Summary and Popularity of Site
BBC News is synonymous with professionally dealing with breaking news and their business section is aimed at those with a keen interest in the world of finance. Unsurprisingly, given their worldwide reputation, this site is ranked 44 in the world and in the top 5 in Britain in terms of popularity*.
Site Design
The business section looks exactly like their news section as far as design goes. They have all the business news divided upon into international regions and the biggest financial news stories of the day adorn the homepage. They also give basic stock exchange information with the FTSE 100 and Dow Jones Indexes featured.
Content
There is no singular purpose on this site with business news of all kinds coming in from Asia, Africa, the Middle East and every other region in the world. You may think that trying to cover so many areas would prove to be their undoing, but they manage it quite well. All of the most relevant world business news stories are on display with no attempt made to splash numbers all over the page.
This helps contribute to its ease of use and the information is well laid out and easy to distinguish. Each headline clearly describes what the story is about with a company name or a region figuring prominently in the headline. While it seems that there is an overwhelming amount of information on the page, closer analysis reveals that this is not the case. This is a testament to their ability to choose not only the right headline, but also the right amount of news which is what you would expect from a top news station.
Positives and Summary
All the stories are official news stories complete with comments from respected sources. They are relatively easy to read though the writing style is a little on the formal side.
Overall, this is an excellent site although vast majority of the stories will probably be of little concern to people living within Britain. While certain stories affect entire continents, a reader in Bolton is unlikely to be worried about the financial situation in Greece.
