Using Yahoo Finance News Tool

Overview

The Yahoo Finance News Tool fetches the latest headlines and market data for any stock symbol directly from Yahoo Finance. It’s perfect for finance-related agents and applications that require real-time insights before making decisions.

The image shows a Yahoo Finance webpage displaying stock information for NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), including current and after-hours prices, market data, and a summary of financial metrics.

Initialization

First, import and instantiate the tool in your Python script:

from langchain_community.tools.yahoo_finance_news import YahooFinanceNewsTool

tool = YahooFinanceNewsTool()

Fetching News for a Symbol

Call the run method with a stock ticker to retrieve the top news summary:

res = tool.run("NVDA")
print(res)

Example Output

Nvidia (NVDA) Rises But Trails Market: What Investors Should Know  
Nvidia (NVDA) closed at $877.57 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.03% move from the prior day.

How It Works

Under the hood, the tool scrapes Yahoo Finance’s News page for your specified symbol (e.g., “NVDA”) and returns:

Top headlines
A brief summary of price movements and key financial metrics

Note

This tool makes live HTTP requests to Yahoo Finance. Excessive usage may trigger rate limiting or IP bans.

Use Cases

Use Case	Description
Agent Workflows	Provide agents with up-to-date market news before trading.
Financial Dashboards	Display real-time headlines and stock summaries in your UI.
Trading Signals	Integrate news-driven signals into algorithmic strategies.

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