It’s possible to make hundreds, thousands, or even millions of dollars in a few minutes.  It’s also possible to lose tons of money in a short timespan, however, and this is even more likely to happen when someone’s dealing with outdated information.  So from now on, news stories will be streamed on Google Finance as they’re published.

Google has introduced Google Domestic Trends on Google Finance. This is a feature that tracks search traffic (on Google) across specific sectors of the economy.

If you happen to know any Google Finance users, have pity on them – they’re probably feeling a bit disconcerted (and not just because the Dow’s down 254.16 points).  Google Finance is testing some new site designs, and feedback so far has been less than positive.

Watching stock quotes trickle in after the market closed has always been a strange experience.  We can thank Google for making it a thing of the past, as real-time NYSE quotes are becoming available.