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Use Google Finance? It just got a new Gemini-powered ‘Deep Search’ trick – how to try it

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ZDNET’s key takeaways

  • Google launched Gemini upgrades to Google Finance. 
  • You can now ask Gemini more complex questions. 
  • The assistant helps scan information from earnings calls.

Regardless of whether you are a pro or a beginner, understanding the financial world requires doing a lot of research and considering tons of data. The new AI-powered Google Finance is meant to make that process a lot easier and more seamless. 

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On Thursday, Google upgraded Google Finance by building its Gemini AI assistant into the platform to make information easier to access. Gemini can help surface data via a new Deep Research-inspired feature or make information from earnings calls accessible at a glance. Here’s everything that’s new. 

Deep Search

If you want to ask a question of Google Finance data that requires a more thorough answer, you can now use the platform’s new Deep Search feature. Before asking a question like you usually would, just select the new Deep Search option. 

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Then, similar to Google’s Deep Research feature, the Gemini models will analyze hundreds of different sources and create a cited report in a few minutes. Users can view the research plan and ask follow-up questions once the report is created. 

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Google said the Deep Search feature is rolling out over the upcoming weeks in the new Google Finance, where Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers will be able to enjoy higher limits. It is also available in early access through the Google Finance experiment in Labs. 

Predictions market data 

You can now also ask questions about future market events through the added support of prediction markets data from Kalshi and Polymarket. For example, Google said users can now ask something like, “What will GDP growth be for 2025?” in the search bar to see current probabilities. This feature will roll out in the upcoming weeks, with priority given to Labs users. 

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Other updates

Last week, Google launched a new earnings experience that helps you track all your stats more effectively, including a new Earnings tab that displays the next scheduled call. This allows you to tune in to the live audio stream and view a real-time transcript, which is also accessible after the call. 

Below the call, you’ll also see a new AI-powered “At a glance” section, which is updated before, during, and after the call with insights on key information from news reports and analysts’ reactions. Other earnings features include comparing new numbers against historical data, assessing how the current quarter’s performance aligns with expectations, and reviewing related reports, Google wrote in a blog post. The new Google Finance is also now available in India, offering language support for both Hindi and English. 

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Ultimately, all of these updates can be seen as Google’s attempt to better compete as a financial data search engine, a space where Yahoo Finance continues to maintain authority. While Yahoo Finance has also incorporated AI into its platform — such as the Analyze with AI feature, now in beta, which gives users an overview of the entity they are looking at, including news headlines, recent transactions, analyst leaderboards, earnings calls, and more — it has remained more conservative than Google in implementing AI features. 

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