Excellent source of information

I have been reading BW for more than 3 years now. Its breadth and depth of coverage of business news is outstanding. Granted that there are tons of other magazines with a much specific focus - Mutual Funds, Personal Finance, etc., but this one provides an overarching view of the business world and how recent events will affect all players. It also provides some analysis of current events - though this is not the strength of the magazine.

My only problem has been that the subscription arrives a bit erratic and often there is not enough time to completely read an issue. Irrespective of which other magazines/business newspaper you read, this one is an absolute must in your list. A great overview of all business news.

BW has a very liberal bias

I used to like this magazine but it has become too liberal. The writing is not very good compared to WSJ and Forbes. BW does have an occassioanl good story but not very often.

I never could figure out why a business mag had a left wing bias until I remembered McGraw Hill is one of the biggest textbook publishers in the world. Teachers and educational professionals decide which textbooks are purchased. Teachers unions strongly support Democrat candidates. You get the picture why McGraw Hill/BW likes bashing Republicans on a regular basis. I used to also see this with S&P's (another McGraw Hill company) chief economist Bill Wollman. He was always very supportive of big govt programs.

If you want a professional business news magazine, go with Forbes or the Wall Street Journal. If you are looking for a good investing magazine - go with Forbes.

Agenda Driven, Content Light.

Businessweek is junk-news. The shrillness of this publication's headlines are so politically driven (liberal) that it has turned me off to this publication as a serious source of business news. Should be renamed Socialist Week.

Information is generally after the fact, and what information they do have is too lacking in substance to be useful.

A waste of money and, even worse, a waste of time. I let my subscription run out.