MarketWatch.com Launches Newsletters & Research Section on its Flagship CBS MarketWatch Web Site

Business Wire, Jan 15, 2003

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2003

MarketWatch.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTW), a leading multimedia source of financial news and information, today announced that it has expanded its flagship CBS MarketWatch Web site with a new editorial section covering the investment newsletter industry, called Newsletters & Research.

The section may be accessed by clicking on a new tab at the top of the CBS MarketWatch home page. The tab has been added to the 5 existing tabs on the site - News & Commentary, Personal Finance, My Portfolios, Investor Tools and TV & Radio.

"Newsletters & Research provides our audience with a premier resource dedicated to the independent investment analysis offered by financial newsletters," said Bill Bishop, executive vice president and general manager, MarketWatch.com. "The section contains stories, research, and products pertaining to this diverse industry, and it's powered by our well-known objective newsletter rating service, The Hulbert Financial Digest, an essential resource for anyone who considers using the analysis of investment newsletters."

The Newsletters & Research section also includes four subsections - Market Advisers with third-party independent stock research, a Directory of investment newsletters, Analyst Ratings with the most recent upgrades/downgrades from Wall Street analysts, and a Purchase Products section where visitors can buy newsletter rating and profile products.

The Company's store currently offers three products - the Hulbert Financial Digest Monthly Newsletter, Individual Newsletter Profiles, and a recently launched product - the Hulbert Financial Digest Newsletter Honor Roll 2002. The Honor Roll offers a list of ratings for investment newsletters in terms of their performance in both up and down financial markets.

For more information visit CBS.MarketWatch.com.

About MarketWatch.com, Inc.

MarketWatch.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTW) is a leading multimedia source of financial news and information. Founded in 1997, MarketWatch.com operates two Web sites: CBS.MarketWatch.com and BigCharts.com. The Company also sells subscription-based content for evaluating investment newsletters under the Hulbert Financial Digest brand. In addition to offering top-notch financial reporting and investment tools on its Web sites, MarketWatch.com licenses a wide array of content and tools in custom-designed formats for brokerages and other online businesses. The Company also produces the syndicated CBS MarketWatch Weekend program, airs financial reports over The CBS Television Network, and provides updates every 30 minutes on the MarketWatch.com Radio Network.