And as the market news service StreetAccount points out, the company notched far higher net new subscriber growth than expected: 373, 000, well above the Street at 203, 000.

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Net subscriber adds were 132, 000, which as the subscription-based stock news service StreetAccount points out is well below the Street consensus at 304, 000.

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The Journal has been busy rolling out new products in recent years, such as its WSJ. magazine, which covers the fashion industry and caters to high net worth readers, and the WSJ Professional service, which caters to consumers of business news that want more than what the Journal gives them.

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