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"Want info on a publicly traded stock or mutual fund?" asks Google. "Enter one or more NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, or mutual fund ticker symbols and Google will return the latest stock price (with a 15-minute delay for NASDAQ or a 20-minute delay for AMEX and NYSE), along with an intra-day chart, the daily high and low, the volume traded, the company's market capitalization, as well as a link to other financial information."
Yes, it's true. Google is expanding worldwide in every area possible, including finance. The instructions below will help you, the investor looking for past stock quotes and historical information, to use Google Finance to get all the information your little heart could possibly desire. The interesting things is this: the instructions below and all the information you find on this page is not created by or endorsed by Google. "What?" you say. You got it: Google is such a large sweeping monster that there are any number of millions of people trying to ride its coattails to certain fame and riches. Googleguide.com is no exception. But have no fear - the information found here is sure to be legitimate. The people running the page are undoubtedly trying to make money with Google Ads, which, honestly, is not worth the time it takes to click through on.
Click on the stock symbol link to see financial information from Google Finance. It may include the price of the last trade, the range of prices for the day and for the year, a one-year target price estimate, the previous day's closing price, the opening price for the day, the volume of shares traded during the day, the PE radio, dividends per share, the dividend date, and a chart. (You can also choose links to other financial information providers, which Google helpfully provides.) At the right and bottom sides are links to news reports, blogs, information about related companies, and more.
Near the "Sign In" link (which won't appear if you've already signed into your Google Account, by the way) is the "Portfolios" link. Portfolios, a way to keep track of your investments, is part of Google Finance. (Even if you've already signed into your Google account, you'll need to sign in again -- for a bit of extra security -- before you can use Portfolios.)
You can also enter several ticker symbols. Click on the "Stock quotes" link to view information for each stock symbol in your query.
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