Yahoo! Finance Launches iPad App

Yahoo! today launched of Yahoo! Finance for the Apple' iPad for personal and professional Wall Street traders and executives.

The new app, Yahoo Finance MarketDash, allows consumers to track their investments, follow personally relevant companies, and read top financial stories on the iPad.

According to Yahoo, the top Internet site delivers the first centralized solution to manage portfolios and stock watch lists that can be accessed on desktop computers or dedicated apps for iPad, iPhone and Android-based phones.

Yahoo! Finance MarketDash for iPad is available for free from the App Store on iPad or at https://mobile.yahoo.com/ipad#finance.

MarketDash offers an intuitive design and multi-touch user interface which makes it easy for investors to find real-time market data and editorial content to stay abreast of their investments.

Key features of Yahoo! Finance MarketDash include:

• Market Data: Research and track investments and companies using easy to read and interactive search pages, featuring real-time quotes, historical prices, and key statistics.

• Interactive Charts: Elegant chart experiences include pinch, expand and scroll capabilities, timeline features, and the ability compare multiple stocks on one interactive screen.

• News Headlines: Read up-to-the minute editorial content from Yahoo! contributors and partners such as The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and Barrons.com.

• Personalization: Ability to create personally relevant watch list and news headline feeds, along with access to portfolios stored on Yahoo! Finance.

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