40+ Years of Financial Publishing Infrastructure
We started building algorithmic financial content systems when market data was still delivered by ticker tape. HBN is the product of four decades of iteration, expertise, and an obsession with editorial quality.
How We Got Here
HBN was born out of a simple observation: newspapers needed financial content, but financial content was expensive to produce. Hiring analysts, subscribing to wire services, building data infrastructure — it all adds up to costs most regional publishers simply can't justify.
Our founders had spent years inside financial publishing — building data systems, managing market desks, understanding what editors actually needed from their business sections. The question was whether algorithmic systems could produce content that met publication standards.
The answer, developed over decades, is yes — if you approach it as an editorial problem, not a data problem. Structure the content like journalism. Time it to publication cycles. Build in signal quality, not just data accuracy.
Today, HBN content appears in newspapers, news terminals, and financial platforms across 90+ markets. It consistently ranks in the top 10 most-read content on LSEG Workspace and LexisNexis — because readers actually want to read it.
Born in Financial Publishing
Our founders began building financial data systems for newspapers and news agencies at a time when market data was still delivered by ticker tape. The core insight: financial content should be structured, timely, and publication-ready.
First Algorithmic Content Systems
As markets digitized, we built the first generation of algorithmic tools for generating structured financial reports from live data. Our reports appeared in major regional newspapers across Asia and the Middle East.
Global Expansion
Expanded coverage to 90+ markets and 500+ indices. Built relationships with major information platforms including Thomson Reuters, Dow Jones, and Bloomberg. Content ranked Top 10 most-read on major terminals.
The HBN Platform Takes Shape
Consolidated 9 product lines under the HourlyBusiness.News brand. Automated delivery infrastructure rebuilt from the ground up. ADR Reports, People in Business, and Peer Stories launched.
The AI-Native Era
Integrated large language models into the editorial structuring layer. Coverage expanded to 90,000+ companies globally. New real-time streaming products launched for digital-native publishers.
The Most Comprehensive Financial Content Suite for Publishers
HBN serves newspapers, digital platforms, and brokerages across 90+ markets with 9 product lines, 40,000+ companies, and content delivered in TXT, PDF, and HTML.
Global Presence
Local expertise in every major financial publishing market.
London
Dubai
Singapore
New York
What Makes HBN Different
Editorial First, Data Second
Every HBN report is structured like a journalism piece — headline, lead, body, signals. We build content, not data dumps.
40+ Years, Not 4
We have been building financial publishing infrastructure since before the internet. That depth shows in every template, every signal, every editorial decision.
Breadth Without Compromise
40,000+ companies, 90+ markets, 500+ indices. The same depth of coverage for a mid-cap in Nairobi as for Apple on NASDAQ.
Built for Publishers, Not Traders
Our clients are editors and content teams, not quants. Everything we build is optimized for publication workflow — not for trading terminals.
Work With a Team That Understands Financial Publishing
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