In addition to monitoring news and markets, Bloomberg can also be used to analyze individual securities. In fact, the analytics available in Bloomberg are quite robust, and they cover a number of major asset classes including equities, fixed income, currencies, commodities, mutual funds and ETFs.

How much does a Bloomberg terminal cost per month? The cost of a Bloomberg terminal is about $2,000 per month.

That's because it's impossible to buy stock in Bloomberg, which is a privately owned company. This article highlights a brief history of the company, how it makes its money, and why it remains privately-held.

Bloomberg Businessweek, previously known as BusinessWeek (and before that Business Week and The Business Week), is an American weekly business magazine published fifty times a year.