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The '''''Financial Post''''' was an English [[Canada|Canadian]] business newspaper, which published from 1907 to 1998. In 1998, the publication was folded into the new ''[[National Post]]'',<ref name=merge>"Black says Post to merge with new paper". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', July 23, 1998.</ref> although the name ''Financial Post'' has been retained as the banner for that paper's business section and also lives on in the ''Post''<nowiki>’</nowiki>s monthly business magazine, ''Financial Post Business.''▼

The ''Financial Post'' was first published in 1907 by [[John Bayne Maclean]].<ref name=publishing>"Publishing Inc. on the move". ''[[The Globe and Mail]], April 9, 1983.</ref> It was a weekly publication, and one of the core assets of Maclean's media business, which eventually became [[Maclean-Hunter]].<ref name=publishing />▼

The paper was purchased by [[Sun Media]] in 1987, and expanded into a daily tabloid newspaper the following year. In 1998, Sun Media sold the ''Financial Post'' to [[Hollinger Inc.|Hollinger]], whose CEO [[Conrad Black]] had been seeking a way to establish a national newspaper.<ref name=snaps>"Black snaps up Financial Post". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', July 21, 1998.</ref> Sun Media acquired the ''[[Kitchener-Waterloo Record]]'', the ''[[Guelph Mercury]]'', the ''[[Hamilton Spectator]]'' and the ''[[Cambridge Reporter]]'' from Hollinger in exchange,<ref name=snaps /> but has since sold all four papers.▼

The Hollinger transaction was finalized in July 1998.<ref name=snaps /> Originally slated to launch on October 5, 1998,<ref>"Black's daily to debut Oct. 5". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', May 2, 1998.</ref> the ''National Post''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s launch was delayed until October 27 by the financial complications of the ''Financial Post'' purchase.<ref>"Black's newspaper delayed". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', August 8, 1998.</ref>▼

The ''Financial Post'' retains a loyal audience of English business readers in Canada, offering coverage similar to the ''[[Report on Business]]'' by ''[[The Globe and Mail]]''. Though there has been frequent speculation that the ''Financial Post'' would be merged into the business sections of the regional newspapers owned by the ''National Post''<nowiki>’</nowiki>s parent, [[Postmedia News]], much of the ''Post''<nowiki>’</nowiki>s editorial content is now syndicated to other Postmedia newspapers through the Postmedia News Service. The ''Financial Post'' publishes several popular editorial features throughout the year, including the annual competition ''Financial Post’s Ten Best Companies to Work For''.▼

Editors of the paper included [[Floyd Chalmers]],<ref name=publishing/> [[John Godfrey]]<ref name=replacing>"Francis replacing Godfrey as Post editor". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', June 5, 1991.</ref> and [[Diane Francis]],<ref name=replacing/> who was the paper's last editor prior to the launch of the ''National Post''.▼