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MarketWatch Scraper
parseforge/marketwatch-scraper
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Scrapes MarketWatch news articles from Latest, Markets, Investing, Economy, or Technology sections. Returns each article as a flat row with headline, summary, authors, publish date, and full body text.
- Total users
- 22
- Monthly active
- 6
- Total runs
- 130
- Bookmarked
- 0
- Rating
- Not rated yet
- Last modified
- 12 days ago
Overview
MarketWatch Scraper
Scrape MarketWatch news articles from any section, up to a million per run. Each article comes with its headline, summary, authors, publish date, and full body text. No login or API key. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.
MarketWatch's official API needs a subscription and rate-limits you. This reads the public news sections directly, filtered by section, and returns each article in one fixed schema. Get the latest stock market news, investing insights, and economy updates without writing a single line of code.
| Who uses it | What they scrape MarketWatch for |
|---|---|
| Financial analysts | Monitor breaking stock market news for their coverage universe |
| Traders | Get the latest market-moving headlines before the open |
| Data scientists | Build a clean dataset of financial news for sentiment models |
| Journalists | Track what MarketWatch is reporting on a company or sector |
| Fintech developers | Feed fresh financial news into an app or trading bot |
What it does
This Actor collects MarketWatch news articles from the section you choose and returns each one as a flat row.
- 📰 Section selector: choose Latest, Markets, Investing, Economy, or Technology.
- 🔢 Max records: cap the run from 1 to 1,000,000 articles.
- 📄 Flat rows: every article is one row, ready for Excel or a database.
- ⚡ No API key: the public feeds are read directly, no registration.
Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.
What you can do with MarketWatch data
📈 Monitor breaking stock market news.
A trader runs the Actor on the Markets section every morning and gets the latest headlines in a spreadsheet before the opening bell.
🧠 Build a sentiment dataset.
A data scientist scrapes the Investing section for a month and feeds the article summaries into a sentiment model.
📊 Track a sector's coverage.
An analyst scrapes the Technology section weekly to see which companies MarketWatch is writing about most.
🤖 Power a trading bot.
A developer schedules the Actor to push new Economy articles into a bot that adjusts positions on macro news.
Why choose this scraper
| What you get | |
|---|---|
| No MarketWatch API key | The public section feeds are read directly, so you skip registration and rate limits. |
| One fixed schema | Every article returns the same fields, so your pipeline never breaks. |
| Runs on Apify | Schedule it, monitor it, and export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML. |
How it compares
This Actor focuses on scraping whole MarketWatch sections with a simple selector, while the competitors below add URL scraping, search, or multi-source ticker filtering.
| Feature | ParseForge | MarketWatch Scraper (6 users) | US Stock Market News Scraper (18 users) | MarketWatch Scraper (2 users) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrape whole sections | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yes |
| Full article body text | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Yes |
| Filter by ticker or keyword | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Not listed |
| Scrape specific article URLs | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes |
| Multi-source news (Bloomberg, Yahoo) | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Not listed |
| No API key required | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Not listed |
Configure the run
Drive the Actor from a single section selector, and set a maximum number of articles to return. The Input tab lists every parameter.
A first run with the defaults:
{
"maxItems": 10
}
A larger pull:
{
"maxItems": 200
}
Pricing
Pay-per-result: $0.021 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.
| Results collected | Approximate cost |
|---|---|
| 100 results | $2.10 |
| 1,000 results | $21.00 |
| 10,000 results | $210.00 |
New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.
Free users
Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.
Run it
- Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
- Open the MarketWatch Scraper.
- Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
- Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.
Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.
Use with AI agents (MCP)
Give an AI agent live access to MarketWatch through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:
claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/marketwatch-scraper"
Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.
Troubleshooting
Why am I getting no results?
Make sure the section is spelled correctly and maxItems is at least 1. If the section is valid, MarketWatch may have no new articles at that moment.
Why did I only get 10 items?
Free runs are limited to 10 items as a preview. Upgrade to a paid plan to get more.
The run failed with a timeout.
Lower maxItems or try again later. MarketWatch may be slow or blocking the request.
Some articles are missing the body text.
A few articles may be paywalled or have unusual layouts. The Actor returns what is publicly available.
Can I scrape a specific article URL?
Not with this Actor. It scrapes sections only. For URL scraping, try the other MarketWatch Scraper by lexis-solutions.
FAQ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Do I need a MarketWatch API key? | No. The Actor reads the public section feeds directly, so there is no registration or key. |
| Which sections can I scrape? | Latest, Markets, Investing, Economy, and Technology. Pick one per run. |
| What does each article include? | Headline, summary, authors, publish date, and full body text, returned as one flat row. |
| How many articles can I get? | Free users get up to 10 items as a preview. Paid users can set any number up to 1,000,000. |
| Can I filter by ticker or keyword? | Not in this Actor. It scrapes a whole section. For ticker filtering, try the US Stock Market News Scraper. |
| What formats can I export to? | CSV, JSON, Excel, and XML, straight from the Apify dataset. |
| Is this legal? | You are responsible for how you use the data. MarketWatch content is copyrighted by Dow Jones & Company, Inc. |
| Can I schedule this to run daily? | Yes. Use Apify Schedules to run it every day and get fresh articles automatically. |
| Does it get the full article text? | Yes, the full body text is included for each article. |
| What if I get no results? | Check the section name and your maxItems setting. Some sections may have fewer articles at certain times. |
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🆘 Need help? Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.
⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Dow Jones & Company, Inc. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.
Input
| Field | Type | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| section | string (5 options) | Which MarketWatch section to scrape. | latest |
| maxItems | integer | Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000 | 10 |
Pricing
from $19.00 per 1,000 results
| Charged for | What it is | Price each |
|---|---|---|
| result | Single result in the default dataset. | $0.019 to $0.021 |
Tiered: the lower figure is the price on a higher Apify plan. Billing and the free credit live on Apify.
API
One POST returns the dataset directly. Same shape for every scraper in the library, so swapping the slug is the only change.
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/parseforge~marketwatch-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"helloWorld": 123
}' Examples
Input that runs as-is.
{
"helloWorld": 123
} Reviews
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Issues
We build and maintain this scraper, so a problem with it comes to us. Report it on the Apify listing and the thread stays attached to the scraper where the next person can find it: open an issue.
Broken and urgent, or you would rather not post in public? Write to parseforge@protonmail.com and it reaches the people who wrote it.