The U.S. stock market today continues to plunge in the wake of the S&P’s downgrade of the U.S. credit rating.
Many investors — big and small — are reacting to the news by rushing to sell-off positions. All three major U.S. stock indexes are down between 5% and 6%, which has pushed the Dow down 500 points.
We can’t offer you any investment advice, but we can point out 10 mobile apps, iPad apps and websites that should make tracking investments and the state of the market less complicated.
1. CNBC Real-Time for iPad [iTunes link]
Released in December 2010, CNBC's iPad app remains one of the best finance apps for the iPad.
It includes real-time stock quotes and charts from the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ and the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
2. Bloomberg and Bloomberg Anywhere
Bloomberg's free mobile app isn't as feature-rich as what you get from CNBC, but it does work on multiple platforms. It loads quickly, has market quotes (delayed) and has fantastic charts.
For Bloomberg Professional subscribers, the Bloomberg Anywhere apps turn your iPad or smartphone into a Bloomberg Professional desktop.
3. NASDAQ QMX Portfolio Manager [iTunes link]
StockTwits and Nasdaq teamed up to combine the StockTwits Human Ticker with real-time market data.
The iPad app is free and also provides access to StockTwits discussions, post updates and StockTwits.tv.
StockTwits also has mobile apps for the iPhone, BlackBerry and Android.
4. Yahoo MarketDash for iPad and Yahoo Finance for Mobile
Yahoo finance remains one of the best financial portals on the web. The MarketDash app for iPad provides real-time market data, stock performance comparisons and interactive charts.
The Yahoo Finance mobile apps are available on the web, for BlackBerry, iPhone and Android.
5. E*Trade Mobile Pro
The E*Trade Mobile Pro app is a great tool for ETrade customers, but the real-time market and news data also makes it a great app to follow the state of the market for users who use a different brokerage firm.
6. YCharts
YCharts is a superb research tool that lets users chart data from 70 different metrics for more than 5,000 stocks.
It has a clean interface and lets users run comparison charts for multiple companies or for industries. It also has economic indicator charts going back almost 100 years.
7. FinViz
FinViz is a top-notch stock screener and visualization tool. Most of the content on the site is free, but for $40 a month, users can access real-time quotes, premarket data and more advanced charting.
8. & 9. Chart.ly/StockTwits
In just three years, StockTwits has evolved from a Twitter app into a bonafide social network for investors.
8. & 9. Chart.ly/StockTwits
Along with Chart.ly and the recently released StockTwits IR Suite, StockTwits is at its core, a way for investors to share ideas, charts and news in real-time.
10. Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha is one of the biggest stock market sites on the web. It publishes more than 250 articles daily, with a focus on opinion and analysis, rather than news.
The site also serves as a great research point for investors and it has a vibrant community of contributors and commenters.
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Many investors — big and small — are reacting to the news by rushing to sell-off positions. All three major U.S. stock indexes are down between 5% and 6%, which has pushed the Dow down 500 points.
We can’t offer you any investment advice, but we can point out 10 mobile apps, iPad apps and websites that should make tracking investments and the state of the market less complicated.
1. CNBC Real-Time for iPad [iTunes link]
Released in December 2010, CNBC's iPad app remains one of the best finance apps for the iPad.
It includes real-time stock quotes and charts from the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ and the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
2. Bloomberg and Bloomberg Anywhere
Bloomberg's free mobile app isn't as feature-rich as what you get from CNBC, but it does work on multiple platforms. It loads quickly, has market quotes (delayed) and has fantastic charts.
For Bloomberg Professional subscribers, the Bloomberg Anywhere apps turn your iPad or smartphone into a Bloomberg Professional desktop.
3. NASDAQ QMX Portfolio Manager [iTunes link]
StockTwits and Nasdaq teamed up to combine the StockTwits Human Ticker with real-time market data.
The iPad app is free and also provides access to StockTwits discussions, post updates and StockTwits.tv.
StockTwits also has mobile apps for the iPhone, BlackBerry and Android.
4. Yahoo MarketDash for iPad and Yahoo Finance for Mobile
Yahoo finance remains one of the best financial portals on the web. The MarketDash app for iPad provides real-time market data, stock performance comparisons and interactive charts.
The Yahoo Finance mobile apps are available on the web, for BlackBerry, iPhone and Android.
5. E*Trade Mobile Pro
The E*Trade Mobile Pro app is a great tool for ETrade customers, but the real-time market and news data also makes it a great app to follow the state of the market for users who use a different brokerage firm.
6. YCharts
YCharts is a superb research tool that lets users chart data from 70 different metrics for more than 5,000 stocks.
It has a clean interface and lets users run comparison charts for multiple companies or for industries. It also has economic indicator charts going back almost 100 years.
7. FinViz
FinViz is a top-notch stock screener and visualization tool. Most of the content on the site is free, but for $40 a month, users can access real-time quotes, premarket data and more advanced charting.
8. & 9. Chart.ly/StockTwits
In just three years, StockTwits has evolved from a Twitter app into a bonafide social network for investors.
8. & 9. Chart.ly/StockTwits
Along with Chart.ly and the recently released StockTwits IR Suite, StockTwits is at its core, a way for investors to share ideas, charts and news in real-time.
10. Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha is one of the biggest stock market sites on the web. It publishes more than 250 articles daily, with a focus on opinion and analysis, rather than news.
The site also serves as a great research point for investors and it has a vibrant community of contributors and commenters.
More About: Bloomberg, cnbc, dow jones industrial average, finance, Financial, financial crisis, finviz, nasdaq, new york stock exchange, seeking alpha, stock market, stock quotes, StockTwits, yahoo finance, ychartFor more Tech & Gadgets coverage:Follow Mashable Tech & Gadgets on TwitterBecome a Fan on FacebookSubscribe to the Tech & Gadgets channelDownload our free apps for Android, Mac, iPhone and iPad
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Comments: http://mashable.com/2011/08/08/stock-market-apps/#comments