AP Money & Markets
With AP Money & Markets Online readers know their newspaper Web site is the best source for the latest on the markets and their investments. It has a powerful package of interactive financial tools for stock and mutual fund prices and data. Markets, economy and company news is updated throughout the day.
Check out the following sites to see Money & Markets in action.
Basic markets update package:
Seattle Times
Example of a “markets page” with top markets headlines, M&M Index Graphic, Market Barometer module, Stocks Lookup module, with links to Local Stocks and other M&M tools.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Example of a page that incorporates M&M modules on a business front mixed with local stories, columns, AP news. Uses Market Index Graphic, links for several M&M tools. Has a Wisconsin stocks – Local Stocks module.
Indianapolis Star
Example of promoting Money & Markets from home page; business presentation Includes link to Watch List module, and Indiana Local Stocks module.
Examples of M&M section front:
Idaho State Journal
Example of a hosted page with all the basic elements of Money & Markets in a clean, well organized display. With one link, your site displays top market stories, key graphics and links to M&M tools.
Examples of M&M with advertising sponsors:
Star-Gazette
Several business-oriented advertisers on this page.
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Examples of strong local market modules:
Louisville Courier-Journal
Louisville promotes M&M with the Market Index Graph on its home page. It has good promotion of Money & Markets Watch List feature, and uses the Local Stocks module to build local area employer 401k lists.
The Journal News
Local list module in use and have all of the Investing tools that Money & Markets offers.
Examples of analytic modules, including Centerpiece, Question of the Day, plus Watch List module:
Athens Banner Herald
Online Athens uses the Centerpiece module with five thumbnails in its display. It also uses the Market Barometer module, Market Index Graphic, Question of the day and the Watchlist. With clear links to the other modules and tools, it makes it easy for users to navigate the service. It incorporates latest business headlines into its page.
Savannah Morning News
Savannah is an example of making things easy for users; it offers users a mini-guide to the tools, with brief explanations for each one with the links. Its page includes the Question of the Day, Quotable, and the rotating Flash version of the Centerpiece module.
Examples of Today Module:
Johnson City Press
In addition to the Today module, Johnson City also uses the Centerpiece, Market Index Graphic, Market Barometer as well as all of the investing and ranking tools.