I'm using Qcharts and IB, and am looking for a good source for instant news headlines, earnings reports, government statistics (unemployment reports etc).
What online service do you recommend and what does it cost?
money.net offers dowjones realtime newswire for about $20/mo.
if you open an account with scottrade, you get the same for free. the problem with them is they don't accept international clients - except from China. I advise everyone to get a chinese passport, very trendy these days.