There are many resources available on the internet, covering news, industries, stocks, markets, currencies, analysis and options, and much more. In the jungle of the internet, it is not only hard to find a resource, which is truly reliable and offers a high quality of data, but it is just as difficult to find a resource which is easy to understand and navigate.

About a year ago, I had started using Reuters for reading the news and researching companies. However, the site was not very easy to navigate, and at a certain point I had decided to use other resources, such as my own bank, or MSN Money. Last week, I rediscovered Reuters, mainly due to the fact it has greatly changed the look and feel of the website. And I am extremely positive about it, and can only hope that other financial service website will follow this example in future.

Entering the Reuters website, the reader is confronted with a very clean and calm front page. The most important headlines and indices are displayed on the front page already, but unlike the old version you will not be confronted with tons of links, headlines, and articles, which are chaotically organized.

At the top of the website is a toolbar like header. The toolbar allows readers to select the appropriate edition, as well as the different available section, such as News & Markets, Sectors & Industries, and Analysis & Opinion. The Reuters template uses a very clean layout, the top toolbar is on-screen continuously, while the right column offers links to related articles and sections.

Additionally, Reuters offers a very extensive but easy-to-use charting tool. Readers are therewith easily able to conduct a technical analysis on their favourite stocks, using indicators such as Moving Average, RSI, MACD, Stochastics, etcetera.

Generally speaking, I personally believe Reuters has made a big and important step towards a better usability and visibilty of its website. It would be a great pleasure to see other companies and websites follow.

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