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Finance News

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  • Updated March 7, 2026
  • sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills

finance-news is an agent skill that aggregates RSS market headlines, summarizes them with Gemini, and delivers morning or evening briefings with portfolio-aware context.

About

finance-news is an AI-powered market briefing CLI packaged as an OpenClaw agent skill for stock headlines, index snapshots, and portfolio-aware summaries. First-time setup runs finance-news setup to enable RSS feeds such as WSJ, Barron's, CNBC, and Yahoo Finance, choose US, Europe, and Japan indices, wire WhatsApp or Telegram delivery, set English or German default language, and schedule morning or evening cron jobs. Commands generate finance-news briefing --morning or --evening briefings, finance-news market overviews with optional JSON output, portfolio CRUD via CSV at config/portfolio.csv, and per-ticker finance-news news SYMBOL lookups. AI summaries use the Gemini CLI with styles for summary, analysis, or headlines. Automated cron scripts morning.sh and evening.sh target 6:30 AM and 1:00 PM Pacific on weekdays with optional WhatsApp send. Lobster workflow YAML adds approval gates before delivery. The skill integrates with openbb-quote for quotes and OpenClaw message tooling. Dependencies include Python 3.10+, feedparser, gemini-cli authentication, and a fifteen-minute news cache directory.

  • Interactive setup wizard configures RSS feeds, regions, delivery, language, and cron schedule.
  • Covers US, Europe, and Japan indices plus portfolio CSV import and ticker-specific news.
  • Gemini-powered briefing styles include summary, analysis, and headlines in English or German.
  • Cron morning.sh and evening.sh automate weekday briefings with optional WhatsApp delivery.
  • Lobster workflows/briefing.yaml adds approval gates before sending market updates.

Finance News by the numbers

  • 2,742 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • +30 installs in the week ending Jul 28, 2026 (Skillselion tracking)
  • Ranked #47 of 1,136 Finance & Trading skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Security screen: HIGH risk (skills.sh audit)
  • Data as of Jul 28, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
At a glance

finance-news capabilities & compatibility

Capabilities
rss aggregation from wsj, barron's, cnbc, and ya · gemini ai summarization in english or german bri · portfolio csv management with per ticker news lo · market index overview for us, europe, and japan · cron and lobster workflow delivery with optional
Use cases
orchestration · research
From the docs

What finance-news says it does

AI-powered market news briefings with configurable language output and automated delivery
SKILL.md
npx skills add https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill finance-news

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How do I get automated stock market briefings with AI summaries for my watchlist without manually checking multiple news feeds?

Generate AI market briefings, index overviews, and portfolio news with RSS feeds, Gemini summaries, and optional WhatsApp delivery.

Who is it for?

Developers running OpenClaw agents who want scheduled US, Europe, and Japan market news with Gemini summaries.

Skip if: Skip when you need live order execution, deep fundamental analysis, or markets outside the documented RSS and index coverage.

When should I use this skill?

User asks for stock news, market updates, morning or evening briefings, portfolio headlines, or financial market summaries.

What you get

Formatted market briefing with index moves, portfolio ticker updates, ranked headlines, and optional WhatsApp or Telegram delivery.

  • morning or evening briefing markdown
  • market index snapshot
  • portfolio ticker news summaries

By the numbers

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Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

Finance News Skill

AI-powered market news briefings with configurable language output and automated delivery.

First-Time Setup

Run the interactive setup wizard to configure your sources, delivery channels, and schedule:

finance-news setup

The wizard will guide you through:

  • 📰 RSS Feeds: Enable/disable WSJ, Barron's, CNBC, Yahoo, etc.
  • 📊 Markets: Choose regions (US, Europe, Japan, Asia)
  • 📤 Delivery: Configure WhatsApp/Telegram group
  • 🌐 Language: Set default language (English/German)
  • Schedule: Configure morning/evening cron times

You can also configure specific sections:

finance-news setup --section feeds     # Just RSS feeds
finance-news setup --section delivery  # Just delivery channels
finance-news setup --section schedule  # Just cron schedule
finance-news setup --reset             # Reset to defaults
finance-news config                    # Show current config

Quick Start

# Generate morning briefing
finance-news briefing --morning

# View market overview
finance-news market

# Get news for your portfolio
finance-news portfolio

# Get news for specific stock
finance-news news AAPL

Features

📊 Market Coverage

  • US Markets: S&P 500, Dow Jones, NASDAQ
  • Europe: DAX, STOXX 50, FTSE 100
  • Japan: Nikkei 225

📰 News Sources

  • Premium: WSJ, Barron's (RSS feeds)
  • Free: CNBC, Yahoo Finance, Finnhub
  • Portfolio: Ticker-specific news from Yahoo

🤖 AI Summaries

  • Gemini-powered analysis
  • Configurable language (English/German)
  • Briefing styles: summary, analysis, headlines

📅 Automated Briefings

  • Morning: 6:30 AM PT (US market open)
  • Evening: 1:00 PM PT (US market close)
  • Delivery: WhatsApp (configure group in cron scripts)

Commands

Briefing Generation

# Morning briefing (English is default)
finance-news briefing --morning

# Evening briefing with WhatsApp delivery
finance-news briefing --evening --send --group "Market Briefing"

# German language option
finance-news briefing --morning --lang de

# Analysis style (more detailed)
finance-news briefing --style analysis

Market Data

# Market overview (indices + top headlines)
finance-news market

# JSON output for processing
finance-news market --json

Portfolio Management

# List portfolio
finance-news portfolio-list

# Add stock
finance-news portfolio-add NVDA --name "NVIDIA Corporation" --category Tech

# Remove stock
finance-news portfolio-remove TSLA

# Import from CSV
finance-news portfolio-import ~/my_stocks.csv

# Interactive portfolio creation
finance-news portfolio-create

Ticker News

# News for specific stock
finance-news news AAPL
finance-news news TSLA

Configuration

Portfolio CSV Format

Location: ~/clawd/skills/finance-news/config/portfolio.csv

symbol,name,category,notes
AAPL,Apple Inc.,Tech,Core holding
NVDA,NVIDIA Corporation,Tech,AI play
MSFT,Microsoft Corporation,Tech,

Sources Configuration

Location: ~/clawd/skills/finance-news/config/config.json (legacy fallback: config/sources.json)

  • RSS feeds for WSJ, Barron's, CNBC, Yahoo
  • Market indices by region
  • Language settings

Cron Jobs

Setup via OpenClaw

# Add morning briefing cron job
openclaw cron add --schedule "30 6 * * 1-5" \
  --timezone "America/Los_Angeles" \
  --command "bash ~/clawd/skills/finance-news/cron/morning.sh"

# Add evening briefing cron job
openclaw cron add --schedule "0 13 * * 1-5" \
  --timezone "America/Los_Angeles" \
  --command "bash ~/clawd/skills/finance-news/cron/evening.sh"

Manual Cron (crontab)

# Morning briefing (6:30 AM PT, weekdays)
30 6 * * 1-5 bash ~/clawd/skills/finance-news/cron/morning.sh

# Evening briefing (1:00 PM PT, weekdays)
0 13 * * 1-5 bash ~/clawd/skills/finance-news/cron/evening.sh

Sample Output

🌅 **Börsen-Morgen-Briefing**
Dienstag, 21. Januar 2026 | 06:30 Uhr

📊 **Märkte**
• S&P 500: 5.234 (+0,3%)
• DAX: 16.890 (-0,1%)
• Nikkei: 35.678 (+0,5%)

📈 **Dein Portfolio**
• AAPL $256 (+1,2%) — iPhone-Verkäufe übertreffen Erwartungen
• NVDA $512 (+3,4%) — KI-Chip-Nachfrage steigt

🔥 **Top Stories**
• [WSJ] Fed signalisiert mögliche Zinssenkung im März
• [CNBC] Tech-Sektor führt Rally an

🤖 **Analyse**
Der S&P zeigt Stärke. Dein Portfolio profitiert von NVDA's 
Momentum. Fed-Kommentare könnten Volatilität auslösen.

Integration

With OpenBB (existing skill)

# Get detailed quote, then news
openbb-quote AAPL && finance-news news AAPL

With OpenClaw Agent

The agent will automatically use this skill when asked about:

  • "What's the market doing?"
  • "News for my portfolio"
  • "Generate morning briefing"
  • "What's happening with AAPL?"

With Lobster (Workflow Engine)

Run briefings via Lobster for approval gates and resumability:

# Run with approval before WhatsApp send
lobster "workflows.run --file workflows/briefing.yaml"

# With custom args
lobster "workflows.run --file workflows/briefing.yaml --args-json '{\"time\":\"evening\",\"lang\":\"en\"}'"

See workflows/README.md for full documentation.

Files

skills/finance-news/
├── SKILL.md              # This documentation
├── Dockerfile            # NixOS-compatible container
├── config/
│   ├── portfolio.csv     # Your watchlist
│   ├── config.json       # RSS/API/language configuration
│   ├── alerts.json       # Price target alerts
│   └── manual_earnings.json  # Earnings calendar overrides
├── scripts/
│   ├── finance-news      # Main CLI
│   ├── briefing.py       # Briefing generator
│   ├── fetch_news.py     # News aggregator
│   ├── portfolio.py      # Portfolio CRUD
│   ├── summarize.py      # AI summarization
│   ├── alerts.py         # Price alert management
│   ├── earnings.py       # Earnings calendar
│   ├── ranking.py        # Headline ranking
│   └── stocks.py         # Stock management
├── workflows/
│   ├── briefing.yaml     # Lobster workflow with approval gate
│   └── README.md         # Workflow documentation
├── cron/
│   ├── morning.sh        # Morning cron (Docker-based)
│   └── evening.sh        # Evening cron (Docker-based)
└── cache/                # 15-minute news cache

Dependencies

  • Python 3.10+
  • feedparser (pip install feedparser)
  • Gemini CLI (brew install gemini-cli)
  • OpenBB (existing openbb-quote wrapper)
  • OpenClaw message tool (for WhatsApp delivery)

Troubleshooting

Gemini not working

# Authenticate Gemini
gemini  # Follow login flow

RSS feeds timing out

  • Check network connectivity
  • WSJ/Barron's may require subscription cookies for some content
  • Free feeds (CNBC, Yahoo) should always work

WhatsApp delivery failing

  • Verify WhatsApp group exists and bot has access
  • Check openclaw doctor for WhatsApp status

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FAQ

What news sources does finance-news use?

Premium RSS feeds include WSJ and Barron's; free feeds include CNBC, Yahoo Finance, and Finnhub plus ticker news from Yahoo.

How are briefings scheduled?

Morning runs at 6:30 AM PT and evening at 1:00 PM PT on weekdays via cron scripts or openclaw cron add.

What dependencies are required?

Python 3.10+, feedparser, Gemini CLI authentication, and OpenClaw message tooling for WhatsApp delivery.

Is Finance News safe to install?

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