<P> Pearson bought the paper in 1957 . Over the years the paper grew in size, readership and breadth of coverage . It established correspondents in cities around the world, reflecting early moves in the world economy towards globalisation . As cross-border trade and capital flows increased during the 1970s, the FT began international expansion, facilitated by developments in technology and the growing acceptance of English as the international language of business . On 1 January 1979 the first FT (Continental Europe edition) was printed outside the UK, in Frankfurt . Since then, with increased international coverage, the FT has become a global newspaper, printed in 22 locations with five international editions to serve the UK, continental Europe, the U.S., Asia and the Middle East . </P> <P> The European edition is distributed in continental Europe and Africa . It is printed Monday to Saturday at five centres across Europe reporting on matters concerning the European Union, the Euro and European corporate affairs . </P> <P> In 1994 FT launched a luxury lifestyle magazine, How To Spend It . In 2009 it launched a standalone website for the magazine . </P> <P> On 13 May 1995 the Financial Times group made its first foray into the online world with the launch of FT.com . This provided a summary of news from around the globe, which was supplemented in February 1996 with stock price coverage; the second - generation site was launched in spring 1996 . The site was funded by advertising and contributed to the online advertising market in the UK in the late 1990s . Between 1997 and 2000 the site underwent several revamps and changes of strategy, as the FT Group and Pearson reacted to changes online . FT introduced subscription services in 2002 . FT.com is one of the few UK news sites successfully funded by individual subscription . </P>

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