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Definition of 'Press Release'

News that is sent out or released by the company making the news. If it's an earnings press release, the release will discuss the company's financial results for the recently completed quarter and may provide comments from management. Press releases often list valuable contact information that can assist investors in their research, such as the company's web address, and contact and address information.
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Investopedia explains 'Press Release'

Remember that press releases are written by the companies, not by a reporter, so they can be full of company bias. Often, as you search online news databases, it may be difficult to distinguish between a press release and a news story written by a journalist. The best way to distinguish the two is by looking closely at the first couple words of the story, which is where the source of the story is usually identified. If the source is identified as "BusinessWire" or "PR Newswire" then it is a press release issued by a company.
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'Press Release'

  • Conference Calls: Press 1 For Investment Insight

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/fundamental-analysis/09/conference-calls.asp
    ... The actual public release of earnings via a press release ends the quiet period
    and allows investors to gather insights into the just-finished quarterly ...

  • 4 Things To Know About Earnings Season - Investopedia.com

    http://financialedge.investopedia.com/financial-edge/1010/4-Things-To-Know-About-Earnings-Season.aspx
    ... 3. Go Past the Press Release Investors who only content themselves with reading
    a company's earning press release run the risk of getting only part of the ...

  • How To Decode A Company's Earnings Reports

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/fundamental-analysis/10/decoding-earnings-reports.asp
    ... Companies typically post a press release summarizing what is found in the 10-Q.
    The press release often contains nothing more than a few paragraphs of ...

  • The Flow Of Company Information

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/basics/07/flow_of_information.asp
    ... MD&A is a more complete disclosure of business performance during the quarter or
    year than would commonly be found in an earnings press release. ...

  • Tips For When To Buy, Sell Or Hold

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/financialcareers/06/snapdecisions.asp
    ... This means you'll have to read the entire press release to both take in what
    management said about the quarter, as well as look at the numbers. ...

  • Crisis Management Strategies For Business Owners

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/financial-theory/10/crisis-management.asp
    ... A prepared press release, either created in-house, or by an outside public relations
    or media relations firm, can also address the crisis, at greater length ...

  • Lululemon Talks A Good Game

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/Lululemon-Talks-A-Good-Game-LULU-NKE-UA-NMR0103.aspx
    ... LULU, NKE, NMR, UA. Christine Day, CEO of Lululemon (Nasdaq:LULU), had nothing but
    good things to say December 9 in the company's third-quarter press release. ...

  • Can Good News Be A Signal To Sell?

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/07/sell-on-news.asp
    ... reading, see The Flow Of Company Information.) A terrific example of mixing bad
    news with good news can be found in a 2007 Crocs (Nasdaq: CROX) press release. ...

  • Public Relations: Offering Businesses A Competitive Advantage

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/financial-theory/10/public-relations-competitive-advantage.asp
    ... This is usually done by sending a news release or press release (the terms are
    interchangeable) to the media in which the information is intended to appear. ...

  • Conference Board: Consumer Internet Barometer | Investopedia

    http://www.investopedia.com/university/conferenceboard/conferenceboard8.asp
    ... The full results of each survey are made available to subscribers only, but the
    main overall points are released to the public in a press release by the ...

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