CBS MarketWatch

CBS MarketWatch

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  • And you Thought CBS just offered Mediocre Television Shows!

    May 17 '02
    Pros: Cost- free; Timely news updates: Useful financial information
    Cons: Excessive advertising; Some financial information is outdated

    Summary: CBSmarketwatch.com is a financial super site that was founded in 1997. This site is owned by marketwatch.com, a company which has one- third of its ownership held by CBS broadcasting. This finance site contains lots of useful information and advice on...

  • CBS MarketWatch

    Jul 02 '04
    Pros: Lots of info-sections devoted to one topic Its all free
    Cons: none.

    Summary: Is the market up? Is it down? Did your company just file for Chapter 11? I hope not. But if you have any interest in a company CBS MarketWatch is one of many places to stop on the web for more info to research a company before jumping in or after you ...

  • CBS Marketwatch Respect on the Net

    Jul 16 '02
    Pros: Updated frequently by the Marketwatch staff. Great stock screener and profiles.
    Cons: Lots of advertising. Very little message board participation.

    Summary: 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...

  • One Stop Financial Resource, and It's Free

    May 10 '01
    Pros: The market screener is extremely helpful. Virtually any financial information/tool is available here.
    Cons: If you are using AOL, make sure that you type the web address "www.cbs.marketwatch.com".

    Summary: CBS.MarketWatch.com is the most comprehensive and useful financial site that I am aware of. Once you have used it for a while, it becomes increasingly easy to navigate as well.

    In my opinion, the best feature is the market screener which...

  • GREAT NEWS, NOT SO GREAT QUOTES

    Dec 30 '00
    Pros: News.
    Cons: Quotes.

    Summary:

    If you are looking for great news, forecast and expectations, then this is the site for you. But if you want quotes then I would direct you to freerealtime.com. CBS marketwatch is a website by cbs television devoted to informing the...

  • The Best

    Jul 11 '00
    Pros: Free, easy, all the facts
    Cons: none

    Summary: Marketwatch is hands down the best site for keeping up with your portfolio on a day to day basis. Most sites show you what the investment has done for that day but you have to remember what amount of money you started off with. Not with Marketwatch, you...

  • Gives good insight to whats happening

    Jul 07 '00
    Pros: Great overall coverage of the market
    Cons: Site too busy and not enough news on individual stocks

    Summary: As a writer for a large online investment newsletter, I use The CBS MarketWatch site nearly everyday. I have found that this site is a good source to find out whats going in the markets on a hourly basis as well as a place to find in depth coverage on...

  • A great source!

    Apr 24 '00
    Pros: good info, concise, relevant, the up/downgrades section
    Cons: a bit too many ads, but hey they gotta make money :-)

    Summary: I discovered CBS Marketwatch through Yahoo Finance which I also love about 6 months ago. They have up to date information on what is happening in the world of finance especially the stock market which I am addicted to. Their front page has plenty of...

  • The best on the net

    Feb 09 '00
    Pros: Great Stock anaysis
    Cons: none

    Summary: CBS Marketwatch is the most comprehensive financial website on the web. Their news is always accurate and correct. They also have great analytical tools for free usage. This is a free site with some of the best analysis on the web. I love their graphing...

  • Comprehensive Site

    Feb 06 '00
    Pros: Comprehensive and up-to-date
    Cons: User interface a little unsophisticated

    Summary: One of the best things you can say about any financial site is that it comprehensive and up-to-date. CBSMarketWatch certain succeeds in this area. Personally, the bulk of my investments are in blue chip and technology stocks, so I find the news...

  • My Eye is on CBS Market Watch

    Jan 25 '00
    Pros: Articles are a great resource
    Cons: Site is plain

    Summary: The articles in CBS marketwatch are excellent. Their summaries are often included on the Yahoo!Finance site for stocks' daily news. I frequent the site only through links, which is often. The construction of the site is well-organized with not much...

  • One of my Daily Visits. Overall, Not Bad.

    Jan 25 '00
    Pros: Good Content. Often up to date. Great Mutual Fund Section.
    Cons: Sometimes not exactly up to date. Quote information may be old.

    Summary: CBS MarketWatch is generally the first financial site that I hit during the day. It is usually up to date, and believe it or not, it's one of the few financial sites that has a fairly up to date chart on the front page. For some reason, other financial...

  • Keeps Me Current

    Jan 16 '00
    Pros: excellent resources and advice columns
    Cons: server is slow at times

    Summary: I hope my employer doesn't track my web usage, because I visit CBS Marketwatch at least once an hour. I've checked out a lot of financial sites (Bloomberg.com is also a good one), but for a one-stop all-purpose financial site, Marketwatch is hard to...

  • CBS Right on the Money!!

    Jan 14 '00
    Pros: FREE,Comprehensive
    Cons: none,in my opinion

    Summary: CBS Market Watch is one of the best all around financial news and information sites on the web, in my opinion.What makes them so good you ask? Well they have a bunch of different resources,and tools that you can use to stay up with fast pace market that...

  • Nothing like CBS TV nextwork

    Jan 12 '00
    Pros: Very informative and easy to navigate.
    Cons: Not enough after-hours quotes.

    Summary: Hey, we are in the internet age and guess what, one of the best informed business news site contains CBS. I say CBSMarketwatch.com is one of the best business information site out there. Their news story is proprietarily developed, not just from the AP...

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