apify-financial-news

Discover and extract financial news for tracked companies via Apify actors.

239|58|Updated Mar 10, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/apify/awesome-skills --skill apify-financial-news
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Skill: apify-financial-news
Source: https://github.com/apify/awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/apify-financial-services/skills/apify-financial-news
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/apify/awesome-skills --skill apify-financial-news

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires readability-lxml, lxml.

What problem does it solve?

Discover and extract financial news for portfolio companies via Apify Actors. It provides multi-source monitoring across 33 Tier 1 sources with Google News fallback, enabling timely tracking of press coverage and sentiment for tracked firms.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Multi-source coverage: 33 Tier 1 sources plus broad Google News fallback to capture a wide range of press.
  • Two-mode discovery: Single-company scans or portfolio-wide sweeps with de-duplication and routing to appropriate extractors.
  • Tiered results: Output structured Tier 1 (verified) and Tier 2 (broad) articles with source, title, author, date, and URL for AI agent workloads.
  • Flexibility & pragmatism: Designed to handle paywalls, language variations, and regional sources with source-specific extractors and post-processing.

Quick Start

Run a financial news scan for a portfolio company to retrieve Tier 1 and Tier 2 results.

Frequently Asked Questions about apify-financial-news

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I automate financial news extraction for a portfolio of tracked companies?

Automated financial news extraction is handled by running single-company scans or portfolio-wide sweeps via Apify actors across 33 Tier 1 sources to output structured articles. It deduplicates results and routes Tier 1 sources to verified extractors while routing Tier 2 to rag-web-browser.

What sources can I monitor for financial news using Apify?

You can monitor financial news across 33 Tier 1 sources alongside a broad Google News fallback to capture a wide range of press coverage. This multi-source monitoring enables timely tracking of press coverage and sentiment for tracked firms.

Do I need Python and Apify CLI to extract financial news for portfolio monitoring?

Yes, financial news extraction requires Apify CLI or MCP alongside Python 3 with the readability-lxml library installed. You must also configure a data/companies.json file and set up per-source extractors with a configurable workflow as described.

Does this financial news discovery tool handle paywalls and regional language variations?

Yes, the financial news discovery workflow is designed to handle paywalls, language variations, and regional sources using source-specific extractors and post-processing. This flexibility and pragmatism ensures broad coverage without breaking on edge cases.

How are extracted financial news articles structured for AI agent workloads?

Extracted financial news articles are output as structured Tier 1 (verified) and Tier 2 (broad) results containing the source, title, author, date, and URL. This tiered output format is specifically designed for AI agent workloads.

What is the difference between Tier 1 and Tier 2 financial news results?

Tier 1 financial news results are verified articles extracted directly from 33 specific sources using dedicated per-source extractors. Tier 2 results are broad articles captured via the Google News fallback and routed to the rag-web-browser for extraction.