The story
History and profile
Il Sole 24 Ore was first published on 9 November 1965 as a merger between Il Sole ("The Sun"), founded in 1865, and 24 Ore ("24 Hours"), founded in 1933. The latter was established by young economists, including Ferdinando di Fenizio, Libero Lenti and Roberto Tremelloni, on 15 February 1933. The owner of Il Sole 24 Ore is Confindustria.
In 2006, it was reported that Il Sole 24 Ore had Europe's highest circulation for a financial daily.
Il Sole 24 Ore has its headquarters in Milan, more precisely in Sarca Avenue 223, and is published in broadsheet format. The paper reports on business, politics, developments in commercial and labour law, corporate news and features. Extensive share and financial product listings are provided in its daily supplement, Finanza e Mercati.
Weekly supplements include:
Domenica (Sunday): art, literature, philosophy, theatre, cinema, book reviews, and related news;
Plus24 (Saturday): family savings, market analysis, real estate market news, and other private investment topics;
Nòva 24 (Sunday): science and technology.
Irregular supplements are also produced with a focus on a specific issue such as a particular business sector.
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The information integrated system
The printed newspaper is presented as part of an integrated information system which includes:
Radio 24: a news/talk FM/online radio channel;
Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor: business and financial news agency;
24 Minuti: a defunct free daily newspaper;
ilsole24ore.com: the online newspaper;
24ore.tv: a defunct financial all-news TV channel replaced in 2025 by Radio24-IlSole24OreTV channel
From Wikipedia’s article on Il Sole 24 Ore, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5