What a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, or Globe and Mail charge means

What the line can say

Match the date and the amount to the receipt email before you treat the line as a stranger. The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and The Globe and Mail each bill in their own name when you pay them directly. A charge through Apple, Google Play, or another store shows the store, not always the paper. Those store lines are on APPLE.COM/BILL and GOOGLE*. A payment company in the middle is on PayPal.

The New York Times Terms of Sale, effective 9 March 2026, say a recurring subscription keeps charging at the selected interval until you cancel, the paper declines to renew, or the terms end. A free trial needs a payment method up front. When the trial ends, the paid price is charged unless you already canceled. A promotional rate lasts for the periods in the offer, then the subscription renews at the full rate unless you cancel before that promotional period ends. If the paper raises the price, it says it will notify you and give you a chance to cancel before the new price is charged.

The Wall Street Journal subscribe page, opened 17 October 2026, says rates vary by package. Introductory prices are the lowest rates and are only for new subscribers. At the end of the introductory term, the subscription renews at the standard price for that package. The page tells you to open the package to see the rate. It does not print one dollar that applies to every reader, so this guide does not copy a sale price from the order form.

The Globe and Mail terms say one time purchases cannot be canceled or refunded, and that no refund is provided for an amount under $5 CDN. The paper may still issue a refund or a credit, but it does not have to. A digital checkout page can show a short offer. Treat that number as the offer on the screen that day, not as a permanent price.

How to cancel The New York Times

The New York Times help page says eligible digital and home delivery subscriptions billed by the paper can be canceled in the account. Open Subscription Overview, then Cancel your Subscription, and follow the screens. In the United States you can also call 866-273-3612. The hours on that page are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday to Friday, and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern Time on weekends and holidays. Chat with Customer Care uses the same hours. Outside the United States, the help page points to a separate international contact list.

The Terms of Sale say canceling stops future charges. You can start the cancellation any time, but a paid subscription ends at the end of the current billing period, and you keep access until then. A cancellation during a free trial is effective immediately. Canceling The New York Times does not cancel The Athletic. The Athletic is canceled on The Athletic account page, or through its own support. A subscription bought through Google Play, Apple, or another third party is canceled with that store. The paper says it cannot start, cancel, or refund that third party subscription for you.

If you cancel before the end of the current period, the terms say you will not be charged, or you will be eligible for a refund of additional charges. Read the Subscription Overview for the period end date before you assume the next statement will be clean. Family subscriptions are managed by the primary account holder. A sub account holder does not cancel the family plan.

How to cancel the Journal and the Globe

The Wall Street Journal subscribe page says to cancel in the Customer Center or by calling Customer Service at 1-800-JOURNAL (568-7625). The same page also lists 609-514-0870. For a monthly or quarterly subscription, you can say you want to cancel at any time. The cancellation becomes effective at the end of the current billing period. You do not get a refund. Access and delivery continue for the rest of that period.

A 6 month or annual Journal subscription follows the purchase date. For a subscription purchased before 9 July 2026, canceling a 6 month plan ends it immediately and the page says you receive a refund prorated to the cancellation date, unless you cancel in the final 30 days. In those final 30 days, cancellation waits until the end of the billing period and there is no refund. An annual plan purchased before that date works the same way in the first 11 months, and the final 30 days of the 12 month term wait until the period ends with no refund. For a subscription purchased on or after 9 July 2026, canceling a 6 month plan in the first 5 months, or an annual plan in the first 11 months, keeps access until the end of the current billing period and does not refund you if you cancel online. A prorated refund for that case requires the call center. The page says refunds are not available for those subscriptions when they are canceled online. The final 30 days still wait until the period ends, with no refund.

The Globe and Mail terms say a print subscription can be canceled with at least 28 days notice by calling 1-800-387-5400. Charges continue until the end of the notice period or the end of the current billing period, whichever is earlier. Access ends on the processed cancellation date. A periodic subscription of four weeks or less ends at the end of the current billing period. You do not get the current period refunded, and you keep access until that period ends. A longer subscription, including an annual one, also needs at least 28 days notice at the same phone number, with charges continuing until the earlier of the notice end or the billing period end. Reader Help lists 1-800-387-5400 for account maintenance and for technical support. The account settings page is behind a sign in, so this guide does not invent an online click path the public page did not print.

Upload the statement on Expenvo. The PDF stays on your device. Expenvo groups the same merchant when a similar amount shows up again about a week, a month, or a year apart, and it lists a line that already says membership or subscription. You can also mark a name yourself. It does not cancel the plan, and it does not count the charge as savings. One month can miss a yearly renewal. The longer checklist is find subscriptions from a statement.

Questions

Does a news charge have one required card code?

The pages opened on 17 October 2026 do not print a required code for The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, or The Globe and Mail. Match the paper's name, or the app store, to the date and the amount.

Does canceling The New York Times cancel The Athletic?

No. The Terms of Sale say canceling The New York Times does not automatically cancel The Athletic. Cancel The Athletic on its own account page.

Will the Journal refund a monthly plan?

On the subscribe page opened 17 October 2026, a monthly or quarterly cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period and does not include a refund. A 6 month or annual plan depends on the purchase date and on whether you cancel online or through the call center.

Sources

• New York Times: cancel your subscription
• New York Times: Terms of Sale
• Wall Street Journal: subscribe and cancellation
• The Globe and Mail: terms and conditions
• The Globe and Mail: reader help

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