Wall Street Journal to Hike Newsstand Price

Dow Jones & Co. said it will raise the newsstand price for its flagship Wall Street Journal to $1 from 75 cents beginning April 2, the first rate increase since 1990. The Journal’s annual $175 subscription price, set in January 1997, will be unaffected. The increase would generate about $8.8 million in revenue the rest of this year, assuming newsstand sales are maintained.