Background
CBS, a Viacom subsidiary, has steadily and discreetly branded content to establish the CBS Eye logo as a major force on the Internet. With sites like CBS Marketwatch and CBS Sportsline individuals are turning to the CBS brand for in depth content and a fresh alternative to the juggernauts in each category. Viacom has a minority investment position in Marketwatch.

What can CBS.MARKETWATCH.COM do for me?
This web-site can provide the novice investor or student of the business world with all the information they need to make informed decisions and to develop informed opinions. The site features 7 day-a-week original content from its staff writers.

The most powerful and useful tool on Marketwatch is the stock quote engine. This process works like most stock quote look-ups on the Internet. However the Marketwatch version provides a detailed quote for each request. Two of the figures I always examine are Market Capitalization and Shares Outstanding. All quotes also have a profile page which contains a main address, cash-on-hand, and insider trading to mention a few. This tool also contains under-utilized message boards for each quote. One person on the Marketwatch staff is assigned to monitor the message boards, but I have not been unable to gather much useful information due to a lack of mass participation.

In Summary
CBS Marketwatch is a great site because it has a great staff of original writers, a great stock quote engine, and they have the respectability and backing of CBS and Viacom.


Recommended: Yes