MSNBC.com launches new stocks page

Martin Wolk, the executive business editor of MSNBC.com, writes Monday about the Web sites new stock page.

Wolk writes, “To be quite honest, this change is long overdue. Msnbc.com users depend on us for the latest business news and deserve an easy way to track and research companies and investment ideas. With this new feature we take a major step toward a more complete integration of news and stock information.

“Data for the new stock quote pages come from Interactive Data Corp., a leading provider ofÂ financial information to institutions and investors, which worked with msnbc.com to create the customized offering.

“‘Together we were able to develop a solution to help msnbc.comâ€™s users more effectively analyze comprehensive financial data in order to make investment decisions,’ said Luan Cox, general manager of Interactive Data Managed Solutions for the Americas.”