Case 24: Economic News Auto-Scrape

Scenario

James is an investment researcher at a hedge fund. Every morning before 8 he visits six sites (financial news, central bank, IMF, Fed, stats bureau), filters macro news, and emails a brief to the team. Simple in theory, 40–50 minutes in practice: open sites, scroll, judge importance, copy, format, send.

Prompt Example

Create my daily macro news brief:
1. Visit these sites and fetch news from the last 24 hours:
   - [Financial news site]
   - Central bank (e.g., federalreserve.gov)
   - IMF News
   - Stats bureau
2. Filter for macro policy, rates, FX, GDP, inflation
3. Format each: title + one-line summary + link
4. Rank by importance: "Must read" vs "Reference"
5. Format as a short email
6. Send to [e-mail], subject "Macro Daily – {today's date}"

What QoderWork Did

QoderWork used browser automation to hit the six sites, pull news, filter and rank, format the brief, and send the email. James arrives at the office and the brief is in his inbox.

Ongoing Use

Package as a Skill. Daily: “Send today’s macro brief.” For events (e.g., rate cut): “Analyze today’s rate cut impact and send a special report to the team.”

Key Metrics

Metric	Result
Sources	Multi-site collection + filtering
Flow	Collect → format → send
Audience	Researchers, analysts
Automation	Skill for daily runs

Pro Tips

Combine browser automation + email + Skill for a full “collect → curate → push” loop.

James’ prompt: (1) lists sites and keywords, (2) defines output format, (3) specifies email recipient and subject. One prompt covers the whole chain. As a Skill, it becomes a daily routine. Browser automation isn’t just for dashboards—it’s your personal info assistant.