The Internet has completely reconfigured the distribution of information and data around the globe. The recent rise of website design and usability means that it has become easy to access massive quantities of data on various topics presented in a condensed, readable way with the click of a few buttons. For example, there are multiple websites created by established business entities that provide stock market figures, interest rates, and government securities.
Just by typing in “apple” in the search bar on the official website of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and pressing enter, I can immediately see the corporation’s most recent quote and compare daily stock price fluctuation within the last year (NYSE, 2021). At the bottom of the page, I can also quickly gauge the value of commodities such as precious metals and energy. Interestingly, this information is freely available to the public, and now everyone can freely participate in a discussion of the economy instead of only the people who work with it directly.
Nasdaq is another stock exchange, and its website provides even more information such as corporate news that might influence prices, upcoming market events, and trending topics. It seems like a website that would be useful for gathering insight into potential trends, not just bare-bones information on market numbers like on the New York Stock Exchange. For example, by clicking on different topics, I can access expert views on the NFT market or how the current Infrastructure Bill before Congress could influence crypto exchange (Adams, 2021). There are even instruction guides on how best to invest a specific amount of money. Nasdaq’s website is as useful as NYSE’s for equalizing the availability of information and goes a step further by providing numerous educational resources for industry outsiders.
References
Apple Inc AAPL. (2021). NYSE. Web.
Adams, R. (2021). How the Infrastructure Bill Could Change Crypto. Nasdaq. Web.