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Nasdaq OMX Group Launches Mobile Edition of Nasdaq.com

Nasdaq OMX Group has partnered with mDog.com to launch mobile.nasdaq.com, the mobile edition of Nasdaq.com.  The offering features real-time stock quotes, pre-market and after-market data, charts and press releases as well as a quirky feature called Guru Analysis that assigns percentage ratings to stocks relative to the trading methodologies of certain investment managers and professional stockpickers.   At this time, the mobile site offers a few news articles written by freelancers instead of turning to mainstay business news providers like AP, Reuters and Bloomberg.

Kiplinger Launches Enhanced Website

Kiplinger has relaunched its website with a new wider layout with a more magazine-like approach. The website features a carousel of five leading stories as well as a daily video and an enhanced video section devoted to personal finance.   The publication appears to have dropped the use of the Kiplinger.com name in favor of just Kiplinger.

SEC Launches Investor Education Website

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has launched Investor.org, a much-needed online resource to educate investors.  The website prominently features an anti-fraud section and links out to other website for financial tools and calculators.  The website also includes Moneytopia, an online game developed in partnership with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

CNBC Launches iPhone App

CNBC has launched CNBC Real-Time, an iPhone app that features real-time stock quotes provided by Nasdaq.  The free program also includes 150 video clips from CNBC's television newscast every business day.

Bloomberg Enhances Website for Japanese Investments

Bloomberg has launched an enhanced version of www.bloomberg.co.jp, its Japanese language website.   Readers can get access to business news, global market snapshots and portfolio tracking tools tailored specifically for the Japanese market.  The website also features enhanced charting tools and stock quotes from more than 100 exchanges worldwide.

Coming Soon: Fee-Based Access to Wall Street Journal on Mobile Devices

Rupert Murdoch, chief executive of News Corp. which owns the Wall Street Journal, has revealed that the financial publication may start charging as much as $2 a week for users to read its articles on BlackBerrys, iPhones and other mobile devices.   A free reader had been available since last summer.  The Wall Street Journal currently claims to have over one million paid subscribers to its website.

Intuit Snaps Up Mint.com

Intuit, the maker of Quicken finance software, has offered $170 million to buy Mint.com, the popular personal finance website.  The news was announced by Mint.com's chief executive Aaron Patzer at the TechCrunch50 conference.

Zacks Investment Research Partners with SkyGrid for Real-Time Financial News

Zacks Investment Research has selected SkyGrid as a provider of financial news to give its user access to a real-time news offering.  Zacks provides analyst coverage of publicly-traded companies, publishes newsletters and provides financial content to websites.  TechCrunch cited this latest development as evidence of SkyGrid's growing "real-time financial news empire."

SeekingAlpha Adds Real-Time Market Data to Website

SeekingAlpha has selected Xignite as a provider of real-time market data for its online investment community.  SeekingAlpha reprints articles from top financial bloggers and offers to its users free online access to transcripts of quarterly earnings calls.

Yahoo Rolls Out Financially Fit Articles

Yahoo Finance has launched "Financially Fit", a collection of articles offering personal finance advice that is sponsored by Bank of America.   The special edition is the latest in a series of custom sites developed by Yahoo Finance that aggregates original content from publishers like BusinessWeek, Fortune, Kiplinger and Smart Money.