2025-02-12

The coming end of Webb-site 12 February 2025

David Webb, founder of Webb-site.com, announces the planned closure of his influential financial database platform due to terminal illness. The platform, which has served as a crucial resource for journalists, regulators, and investors since 1998, will cease manual data collection by March 2025 and completely shut down after Webb's passing.

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