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Google Finance is a financial information site.
It offers general market news and financial information on specific stocks, mutual funds, and public and private companies.
The information comes from financial data providers, as well as from Google's main search database.
Beta designation...
...shows that the service is in beta testing and all kinds of changes may be expected.
It's not always so. Some Google services, carried this appendage for up to five years being in quite a stable state.
Blog Search link...
...opens the Google Blog Search page. A typical blog (Web log) is a personal webpage (website) with periodical journal style entries. Bloggers were formerly known as "escribitionists".
Blogs discuss any imaginable topic, and Google indexes millions of them. Blogs "push" updates to their subscribers and search engines, so the most recent information is usually available.
Blogger link...
...takes you to the Blogger website. You can search blogs, create your own blog, do all kinds of blog things here.
Blogger.com has been acquired by Google, and now it's an integrated part of the whole system.
Books link...
...opens the Google Book Search page. You can search the full text of hundreds of thousands of books.
Depending on copyright restrictions, you can have full access to the text of a book, or see its fragments, or only its description and indication where to get it.
Google Book Search allows out-of-copyright material to be downloaded in PDF format.
Calendar link...
...opens the Google Calendar page. You can create your personal calendar, share it with others, import data from MS Outlook and other calendar programmes, and so on.
You can also display a calendar on your site.
Documents link...
...opens a page with an explanation of the service and a Google Account login dialog.
You can work with your documents and spreadsheets online, make them accessible to designated people, or publish them as web pages.
Google Finance link...
...opens the Google Finance page which displays a combination of general market news and in-depth financial information on specific stocks, mutual funds, and public and private companies.
The information comes from a variety of financial data providers, as well as from Google's main search database.
Groups link...
...opens access to an archive of Usenet and Google groups. Usenet is one of the oldest parts of the Internet. It has over 30,000 active newsgroups where people discuss all kinds of topics.
You can search postings in both active and defunct groups between 1981 and today.
Clicking the link in Google, you automatically resubmit your search as a Groups search.
Labs link...
...opens the front page of "Google's technology playground".
Many new ideas are tried out here, such as Google RideFinder for a dozen of US cities, Google Mars, and a whole lot more. Some of them will make it to mainstream search features.
Orkut link...
...opens the Orkut online community page.
Patents link...
...opens the Google Patent Search page. All patents come from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and cover patents issued from the 1790s till about 6 months ago. More recent are not yet available.
Google has converted the entire image database of U.S. patents into a searchable format. You can search the full text of U.S. patents.
Photos link...
...opens the Google photo sharing page based on Picasa Web Albums.
Picasa lets you view, organize, edit and share the digital photos on your PC.
Google Products link...
...opens the Google Products Search page. As a shopping search engine, Google Products offers product information from price comparisons to store and product ratings and reviews.
Google Products helps you find products online.
Reader link...
...opens the Google Reader page.
Google Reader checks news sites and blogs for new content. You can specify what sources to check.
Scholar link...
...takes you to the Google Scholar search page. The Google Scholar sources are peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.
Depending on copyright issues, Google Scholar provides multiple ways to access scholarly content, from free full text to library links and purchase options.
more>> link...
...opens a long list of services and tools provided by Google. It has more search interfaces, such as Catalogs or Books, and a lot of related features, such as Labs or Blogger.
Web Search link...
...is inactive because this is a Web search screen. On other search screens, such as Image or News Search, this link takes you to Web search.
Originally, Google's home page was even simpler, but with the growing complexity of Google's features it has to carry ever more information.
Google keeps the page current, so at the time of your reading it may look a bit different.
Images link...
...opens the Google Image Search page with access to over a billion images. Google grants you only the right to view them on the web.
Google analyzes key words in the file name, the text on the page adjacent to the image, and other factors to return most relevant results.
Clicking the link in Google, you automatically resubmit your search as an Image search.
Video link...
...opens access to the Google Video library of TV shows, movies, music videos, documentaries, personal works, etc.
You can download free content, preview or buy commercial videos, and upload your own video.
Also, you can use Google Video for commercial purposes.
Clicking the link in Google, you automatically resubmit your search as a Video search.
News link...
...opens News page with access to news from more than 4,500 sources. Google News headlines are updated every 15 minutes.
The news database is separate from the main Google database. You can search news articles up to 30 days past.
Clicking the link in Google, you automatically resubmit your search as a News search, without having to retype your query.
Maps link...
... opens the Google Maps page. The feature offers a wide range of map-based information, from finding places and driving directions to local businesses, services, and landmarks.
Clicking the link in Google, you automatically resubmit your search as a Maps search.
Gmail link...
...opens the Gmail sign in/ sign up page.
Click on the Search Finance button to view results.
Search Box
Use this search box to search Google Finance for specific company and stock information.
Now, for demonstration purposes, you can click in the Search box to fill in a query.
Search Finance button...
Click to view a results page for this query.
Portfolios link...
...opens a page with a short description of Google Finance portfolios and a Google Account login dialog.
You can login to your account, create a portfolio, and work with it in many ways.
Sign in link...
...opens the Google Account page. You can access many Google services with one account.
Market summary...
...provides performance information on the Dow, NASDAQ, S&P 500 as well as main currency exchange rates.
For more details about each item click on its link.
Today's news...
...are business articles from Google News adapted for the needs of Google Finance.
Sector summary...
...shows the performance of major sectors in the U.S. financial market.
Click on the sector names for much more details.
Recent quotes...
...is a list of companies you've recently searched for, with their current stock price.
Related news...
...is a list of news headlines for the companies listed in the Recent Quotes section.
Top movers...
...shows how the most active companies are moving by price, market cap, volume, dollar volume traded and popularity. Click on links to view different data tables.
About Google Finance link...
...opens a page with FAQ and detailed explanations of various features of Google Finance.
Privacy Policy link...
...opens the front page of Google Privacy Center. It gives an overview of privacy issues and links to relevant sections of the full privacy policy.
Google Home link...
...takes you to the Google home page.
Terms of Service link...
...opens a page in Google Privacy Center that describes binding terms and conditions for the user. It also contains other legal provisions.