NEW YORK, March 25, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Wall Street Journal Online - http://wsj.com - will present a live webcast this morning featuring an interview with United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown by Robert Thomson, editor-in-chief of Dow Jones & Company and managing editor of The Wall Street Journal. The webcast will begin at approximately 8 a.m. ET today on WSJ.com and is being streamed live from New York City's Plaza Hotel.
Today's event with Mr. Brown follows the Journal's Future of Finance Initiative, which was held in Washington D.C. earlier this week.
The full interview will also be made available following the event at http://wsj.com/gordon-brown.
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