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version: "1.0.1" name: finance-news description: "Market news briefings with AI summaries. Use when asked about stock news, market updates, portfolio performance, morning/evening briefings, financial headlines, or price alerts. Supports US/Europe/Japan markets, WhatsApp delivery, and English/German output."
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:
bash
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:
bash
finance-news setup --section feeds # Just RSS feedsfinance-news setup --section delivery # Just delivery channelsfinance-news setup --section schedule # Just cron schedulefinance-news setup --reset # Reset to defaultsfinance-news config # Show current config
Quick Start
bash
# Generate morning briefingfinance-news briefing --morning# View market overviewfinance-news market# Get news for your portfoliofinance-news portfolio# Get news for specific stockfinance-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
bash
# Morning briefing (English is default)finance-news briefing --morning# Evening briefing with WhatsApp deliveryfinance-news briefing --evening --send --group "Market Briefing"# German language optionfinance-news briefing --morning --lang de# Analysis style (more detailed)finance-news briefing --style analysis
Market Data
bash
# Market overview (indices + top headlines)finance-news market# JSON output for processingfinance-news market --json
Portfolio Management
bash
# List portfoliofinance-news portfolio-list# Add stockfinance-news portfolio-add NVDA --name "NVIDIA Corporation" --category Tech# Remove stockfinance-news portfolio-remove TSLA# Import from CSVfinance-news portfolio-import ~/my_stocks.csv# Interactive portfolio creationfinance-news portfolio-create
Ticker News
bash
# News for specific stockfinance-news news AAPLfinance-news news TSLA
Configuration
Portfolio CSV Format
Location: ~/clawd/skills/finance-news/config/portfolio.csv
csv
symbol,name,category,notesAAPL,Apple Inc.,Tech,Core holdingNVDA,NVIDIA Corporation,Tech,AI playMSFT,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
bash
# Add morning briefing cron jobopenclaw cron add --schedule "30 6 * * 1-5" \--timezone "America/Los_Angeles" \--command "bash ~/clawd/skills/finance-news/cron/morning.sh"# Add evening briefing cron jobopenclaw cron add --schedule "0 13 * * 1-5" \--timezone "America/Los_Angeles" \--command "bash ~/clawd/skills/finance-news/cron/evening.sh"
Manual Cron (crontab)
cron
# 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
markdown
🌅 **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'sMomentum. Fed-Kommentare könnten Volatilität auslösen.
Integration
With OpenBB (existing skill)
bash
# Get detailed quote, then newsopenbb-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:
bash
# Run with approval before WhatsApp sendlobster "workflows.run --file workflows/briefing.yaml"# With custom argslobster "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-quotewrapper) - OpenClaw message tool (for WhatsApp delivery)
Troubleshooting
Gemini not working
bash
# Authenticate Geminigemini # 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 doctorfor WhatsApp status