Company Financials

Posted by Matthew Simmons, Market Data Gnome We're happy to let you know we're now able to offer pricing data for Borsa Italiana listings. In addition to news and descriptive data (which we already offer for these listings), you'll now see intra-day market data and charts. You can search for companies by name using the search box, or you can search by ticker. For example, if you'd like to find the current price for stock in Alitalia, you can search for it by name , by RIC as AZPIa.MI , or as BIT:AZA . As always, if you notice any problems, please let us know . It may take us longer than we'd like to resolve issues, but we do read every report.

Posted by Gundy, Google Finance engineer Today, we're excited to release a Google Finance tab on iGoogle. This tab is a dashboard of financial gadgets which enables you to add, customize and share your Google Finance experience. But here's what's extra cool about these gadgets -- they now have communication skills and can "talk" or "sync" with each other. As part of this release, we're introducing a bunch of new gadgets, including: - Top Movers - SnapQuote - Related companies - Company overview - MiniChart - Company Sector Ready to see this tab in action? But wait, there's more! If you're a developer, we just made it easier for you to make a stock market gadget with our new API. The gadget API for market data provides a framework so developers can display stock market information from the American, Nasdaq and New York stock exchanges within a gadget on Google properties. Unfortunately, due to data licensing restrictions, we couldn't open...

Posted Matthew Simmons, Market Data Gnome We're pleased to announce the availability of pricing data for Australian (ASX) and New Zealand (NZX) listings on Google Finance . We've always had descriptive data and news for these listings -- now we have all that plus intra-day market data and pretty charts. You can search for companies by name using the search box. Alternatively, you can search by ticker. For example, if you'd like to find the current price for stock in the Auckland International Airport, you can search for it by name , as AIA.NZ , or as NZE:AIA . Similarly, if you'd like to find the current price for stock in Billabong, you can search for it by name , as BBG.AX ,or as ASX:BBG . As always, if you notice any problems, please let us know . It may take us longer than we'd like to resolve reported problems, but we do read every report.

Posted by Russell Leidich, Google Finance 20% Engineer You may have heard the idiom "green with envy". It refers to a strong feeling of desire to experience the same good fortune experienced by someone else. I must admit: that's exactly how I feel with respect to what I call the "Green Stock Boom". And what better time to examine green energy investments, than today, Blog Action Day ? It's starting to feel a lot like 1999 in this industry, and it would pay to have some insight into who might be the next Amazon.com ( AMZN ), rather than a glitzy second-tier competitor who ultimately fails to grow its profits. At its very roots, I think, the Green Stock Boom is about human survival: we must avoid the fate of the Easter Island civilization, and many others like it, whose population collapsed amid resource wars spurred in the wake of exponentially expanding consumption in the presence of limited resources. But a growing segment of the population has been ...

Posted by Matthew Simmons, Market Data Gnome What's hot in the world of finance? At least one correct answer must be "China". Over the past several years, the world has seen the economy of this enormous nation grow at a breakneck clip. The local stock markets have followed, showing unparalleled growth in value within the global market. In some Chinese circles, individual investing has become a near obsession; the topic is rumored to dominate discussions at coffee houses and at the dinner table. These investors are demanding more data, and they are demanding it in real time. Google Finance has heard the clamor, and we're pleased to be able to improve our service for the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges by providing pricing data in real time. Are you interested in intraday movements in the Bank of China ? Or perhaps Yunaan Copper , a large Copper mining group listed on the Shenzhen stock exchange? Now you can get the answer, in real time. We hope you enjoy your ...

Posted by Andrey Khorlin, Google Finance 20% Engineer We've gotten a lot of great feedback and suggestions on how to improve our charts. In response, today we're unveiling an updated UI as well as some new tools. The new chart UI makes it easier to compare stocks, indices and even mutual funds. In the "compare" tab, we provide some suggestions on what you might like to compare a stock with, such as industry competitors or general market indices. Or feel free to add your own stock, index or mutual fund. In addition, we have a bunch of new features to help analyze public companies. First, you can now "link to chart" with all of your settings preserved. For example, take a look at this 2-year comparison between Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF ( VWO ) and S&P 500. Copy and paste the link from the "Link To Chart" tab, then send a link to your friend or include it in your blog. Another feature we've recently added is support for logarithmic scale, ...

Posted by Katie Jacobs Stanton, Group Product Manager One of our favorite testers for Google Finance features is also a member of a fantastic local singing group, The Richter Scales , in San Francisco. They put the following video and song together to help us all take the edge out of the subprime meltdown. Enjoy!