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Is the Net truly equalizing access to market-critical information? Hit your Reload button often enough and the answer seems to be yes. Bloomberg's US$1,640-per-month terminal still has a wider array of real-time data available than any Web site. But for breaking news, the free CNNfn does at least as well. And at $12 a month, upstart TheStreet.com is quick out of the blocks with financial news analysis.
How quickly does important news hit the bulletin boards – a sure sign that the word is out and the market has reacted? If the popular Silicon Investor is any indication (see below), rarely more than a few hours. So think fast.
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<p> mler/Chrysler merger<br> /98 India tests nukes<br> 1/98 DOJ sues Microsoft<br> 8/98 Greenspan holds interest rates<br> 9/98 </p>
ST POST OF ACTUAL EVENT (EST) </p>
omberg | 2:20 a.m. | 9:17 a.m. | 12:10 p.m. | 2:13 p.m. </p>
Street.com | 9:11 a.m. | 11:30 a.m. (5/13) | 12:55 p.m. | 2:16 p.m. </p>
fn.com | 8:40p.m.(5/6) | 8:19 a.m. | 11:21 a.m. | 2:15 p.m. </p>
icon Investor | 12:43 p.m. | 11:08 a.m. | 1:35 p.m. | 5:25 p.m. </p>
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manages to hold above 9,000 MSFT down 4% on heavy volume Mumbai Index off 2% Chrysler up 30% </p>
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