Why financial news needs a publisher allowlist
Market news moves faster than most verticals. The same earnings print, Fed decision, or M&A rumor shows up on Bloomberg, CNBC, Yahoo Finance, Seeking Alpha, and a dozen retail investing sites within minutes. Keyword-only news search for "stocks," "banks," or "fintech" also drags in personal-budget blogs, crypto spam, and press-release mills.
If you care about best financial news sources — outlets that actually cover public equities and market movement — lock the publisher set first, then search inside it. That is what Perigon's top25finance source group is for.
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Financial news source group: top25finance
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | top25finance |
| Display name | Finance |
| Source group ID | 21 |
| Size | 25 domains |
| Scope | Financial news, market movement, public equities |
Pass sourceGroup=top25finance on Articles (/v1/all), Headlines (/v1/headlines), or Stories (/v1/stories/all). Same group name on every endpoint — no 25-domain source = string to maintain.
GET https://api.perigon.io/v1/all?apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY&sourceGroup=top25finance&sortBy=addDate&size=25
Best financial news sources for markets and business press
| Domain | Publication | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| bloomberg.com | Bloomberg | Global markets, macro, equities data |
| wsj.com | Wall Street Journal | Corporate investigations, markets |
| ft.com | Financial Times | International markets and commentary |
| cnbc.com | CNBC | Live markets, CEO interviews |
| marketwatch.com | MarketWatch | Stocks, indexes, investing headlines |
| barrons.com | Barron's | Equities research, weekly outlook |
| economist.com | The Economist | Macro, policy, global business |
| fortune.com | Fortune | Corporate strategy, leadership |
| foxbusiness.com | Fox Business | Markets and economy headlines |
Market news, quotes, and retail investing publishers
| Domain | Publication | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| finance.yahoo.com | Yahoo Finance | Quotes, portfolios, broad market news |
| nasdaq.com | Nasdaq | Listings, exchange news, market data |
| investing.com | Investing.com | Indices, calendars, multi-asset coverage |
| fool.com | Motley Fool | Stock picks, retail investing analysis |
| seekingalpha.com | Seeking Alpha | Earnings notes, equity commentary |
| thestreet.com | TheStreet | Trading-oriented market news |
| investors.com | Investor's Business Daily | Growth stocks, market trends |
| morningstar.com | Morningstar | Fund and equity research |
| money.usnews.com | U.S. News Money | Personal finance and investing guides |
Fintech news, investing education, and international finance
| Domain | Publication | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| investopedia.com | Investopedia | Definitions, how-to investing explainers |
| benzinga.com | Benzinga | Fast movers, trading catalysts |
| moneymorning.com | Money Morning | Investing ideas and commentary |
| financialpost.com | Financial Post | Canadian markets |
| business-standard.com | Business Standard | India business and markets |
| qz.com | Quartz | Business, tech, global economy |
| ibtimes.com | International Business Times | International business news |
Paywalls: WSJ, FT, Barron's, and friends
Finance is heavier on subscription publishers than many verticals. Inside top25finance, treat these as gated or partially gated:
| Domain | Paywall pattern |
|---|---|
| wsj.com | Strict subscription |
| ft.com | Strict subscription |
| barrons.com | Strict subscription |
| economist.com | Strict subscription |
| bloomberg.com | Mixed free + premium |
Perigon can return articles from some paywalled sources, but that coverage is agreement - and account dependent. It is not turned on for every gated domain by default.
Ask support for FT.com and other paid outlets
If your product needs Financial Times (ft.com), WSJ, Barron's, or similar full-text / expanded paywall coverage.
Contact Perigon support and request paywalled-source access for the domains you need.
Plan integrations assuming FT and peers are opt-in, not automatic.
Open and lightly gated outlets in the group (Yahoo Finance, CNBC, Investing.com, Investopedia, and similar) work under standard API access without that step.
Query recipes for market and fintech feeds
sourceGroup sets the allowlist. Layer search, entities, and time on top for desk-specific filtered news feeds.
Earnings season across the finance bundle
Fintech keyword slice
| Desk / product | Tighten with |
|---|---|
| Breaking markets | source=cnbc.com,bloomberg.com,marketwatch.com |
| Equity research tone | source=barrons.com,fool.com,seekingalpha.com |
| Quote / portfolio UIs | source=finance.yahoo.com,nasdaq.com,investing.com |
| International markets | source=ft.com,economist.com,financialpost.com,business-standard.com |
| Trading catalysts | source=benzinga.com,thestreet.com |
| Investor education | source=investopedia.com |
Useful companions: addDateFrom for incremental polls, excludeSource to drop one loud domain, excludeLabel=opinion when you want hard news over commentary. Full parameter list: News API reference.
Headlines, stories, and source metadata
Headlines API — same sourceGroup=top25finance when you only need title-level market news surfaces.
Stories API — cluster reprints of one Fed decision or mega-cap earnings print so breaking news monitoring tracks the narrative, not every mirror. Example: topic=Markets with the finance group. See Stories API.
Sources API — inspect the 25 publishers (traffic, geography, paywall flags) before you fork a private group.
Build a narrower custom source list (e.g. US equities only, no education sites) via source groups when the full 25 is too wide.
Compare list: short "best of" vs top25finance
Roundups of best finance websites or best financial news sources usually name eight brands — Bloomberg, CNBC, Yahoo Finance, WSJ, MarketWatch, FT, Investing.com, Barron's — with Reuters, Investopedia, Motley Fool, or TradingView rotated in. Useful starting points; incomplete allowlists.
| What short lists usually include | What top25finance adds |
|---|---|
| 1–2 wire / TV desks | CNBC + Fox Business + MarketWatch depth |
| Yahoo or Investing | Yahoo + Nasdaq + Investing + Morningstar |
| WSJ / FT sometimes | WSJ + FT + Barron's + Economist (paywall-aware) |
| One retail voice | Fool, Seeking Alpha, TheStreet, IBD |
| Rarely education | Investopedia |
| Rarely non-US | Financial Post, Business Standard, IBT, Quartz |
Use the short compare list for product marketing copy if you want. Use top25finance when the financial news provider feed must stay stable across earnings weeks and quiet Fridays alike.
From allowlist to briefing
Typical financial news stack:
Allowlist — sourceGroup=top25finance (request paywall extras if needed).
Signal — q, topic, companyDomain / ticker-oriented terms for the names you trade or cover.
Freshness — addDateFrom + sortBy=addDate for real-time news alerts.
Dedup narratives — Stories API on the same group when reprints explode.
Brief — Search Summarizer over the filtered hit set for a grounded financial news summary.
For structured Finance / Markets category paths, pair the group with taxonomy filters — news taxonomy guide.
FAQ
What does top25finance include?
Twenty-five high-popularity finance domains: flagship markets press, retail investing and quote sites, education, and selected international business outlets. API name: top25finance (ID 21).
How do I get only those publishers in search results?
Send sourceGroup=top25finance on Articles, Headlines, or Stories. That is publisher-level filter news by source for financial news and fintech news without maintaining a domain string yourself.
Can I still use keywords and company filters?
Yes. The group is the outer fence; q, topic, companyDomain, date windows, and excludeSource / excludeLabel narrow inside it.
Are FT.com and WSJ available out of the box?
They appear in the group roster, but paywalled coverage is not guaranteed by default. Ask support to enable FT.com and other subscription publishers for your account when you need them.
Should I use top25finance or paste my own source= list?
Prefer the group for the standard best financial news sources set — Perigon can refresh membership without a client deploy. Paste or fork a private group only when your product needs a deliberate subset (for example, exclude Seeking Alpha, or US-only).
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