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Google to Offer Real-Time Stock Quotes

Posted by kdawson on

Apro+im writes "Today, Google announced that Google Finance will report real-time prices on NASDAQ-listed securities. While real-time stock quotes are not new, they have long encumbered with subscriptions, legal agreements, or pay software. This may be the first free source for real-time quotes."

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  1. Re:Real time or delayed? by Clover_Kicker · · Score: 5, Funny

    If only the article contained this information...

  2. Who needs real time stock quotes? by ForestGrump · · Score: 5, Funny

    First it was "15 minutes delayed" stock quotes being all the rage.

    Now people are getting excited over "real time"? bah!

    Give me "In 10 Minutes" stock quotes and I'll pay for that!

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    Is it true that more people vote for the winner of American Idol, than vote for the president? -Ali G.
    1. Re:Who needs real time stock quotes? by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


      Give me "In 10 Minutes" stock quotes and I'll pay for that!

      I just bought several hundred thousand shares of some stocks that are supposed to go through the roof next week. Many emails from good friends who's names I don't recognize recommended them!

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  3. Welp by Ritontor · · Score: 5, Funny

    I feel a great disturbance on the Internet. As if millions of tenuous business models suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced.

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  4. Re:Yahoo users - don't be fooled by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey, I just did it - in FireFox 2.0.0.14 (Win XP), I went to http://finance.yahoo.com/ and typed fdrxx into the "get quotes" box and got 2.56% for a second, then it magically updated to 122,816.10% Wow! where do I invest!

  5. FIRST POST!!!! by flyingsquid · · Score: 4, Funny
    First post!!!

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