Yahoo! revamps financial site

Yahoo Inc. is beefing up the finance section of its Web site with more interactive stock charts and other features to help it maintain its longtime lead over rival financial information sites, according to an Associated Press story.

AP reporter May Wong wrote, “The redesigned Web page was in development for more than 18 months, said Peggy White, general manager of Yahoo Finance. ‘It’s about putting more power in the hands of the user,’ she said.

“Gone is the static, two-dimensional stock chart where scrolling elsewhere on the page was required for getting additional data or a different timeline view. Instead, users can stay on the chart itself to view major events such as splits or dividends or drag the timeline to a desired period.

“Users can also type in specific dates to create a chart and compare the performance of multiple equities within the same graph. They can then easily print the customized chart or send it to others via e-mail.

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