Overview

This skill fetches recent stock news from Yahoo Finance and returns a structured feed of articles with titles, publishers, dates, and links, plus an overall sentiment summary. It helps users understand current developments around a ticker and surface headlines that may impact price or perception.

How This Skill Works

A Python script (scripts/news.py) is executed with the SYMBOL and optional --limit. It uses Yahoo Finance data (via yfinance) to assemble an articles list containing title, publisher, date, and link, plus a brief sentiment summary.

When to Use It

• You want the latest headlines for a stock and their sources.
• You need a quick sentiment snapshot for a ticker.
• Before a meeting or call, you want a recap of recent developments for a symbol.
• You’re researching a stock after a major event to gauge impact.
• You want a manageable set of recent articles to avoid noise (adjust with --limit).

Quick Start

1. Step 1: Run the tool with a symbol, e.g., uv run python scripts/news.py SYMBOL [--limit LIMIT].
2. Step 2: If uv is not available, use python scripts/news.py SYMBOL [--limit LIMIT].
3. Step 3: Review the returned JSON with articles and the overall sentiment summary.

Best Practices

• Specify the exact ticker symbol (e.g., AAPL).
• Use a sensible --limit (e.g., 5–20) to manage noise.
• Check article dates to ensure recency.
• Cross-check key headlines with official press releases.
• Treat the sentiment summary as context, not a price predictor.

Example Use Cases

• news-sentiment AAPL
• news-sentiment TSLA --limit 5
• news-sentiment MSFT
• news-sentiment NFLX --limit 20
• news-sentiment GOOGL

Frequently Asked Questions