You may want to consider a pay service. If you use eco #'s as a major trading strategy, timeliness is everything. The money you make is well worth the relatively small subscription cost IMHO.
Don't trade on the fundamentals - just like to know what's happening? How much is a subscription anyway?
Open a $500 acct. w/ Scott trade and get DOW live.
Open same w/Refco ( YEAH ) and get live ( actually somewhat delayed ) Thompson news .
Have them both. Scott, voluntary...Refco, just trapped.