Most of the information and services provided at the following sites are free. 
Those that require fees are noted below.

 

StockCharts.com
        Great charts of US and foreign stocks, industry sectors, mutual funds, as well as major market indices in a variety of formats.   Also provides easy-to-follow instructional material on chart creation & reading.   Additional services for a fee, such as real time charts, education on technical analysis, and commentary by renowned technician and former CNBC regular, John Murphy.

Bloomberg Live Radio
        Web site of the Bloomberg financial news radio broadcast program.  Real time audio stream of the live radio broadcast, with up to date news reports, access to recently aired news reports, and more.

Bloomberg News
        Main page of the Bloomberg financial news web site.  Breaking news stories, access to recently aired news reports, and more.
MarketWatch
        MarketWatch financial new web site.   Recent and breaking news reports, quotes for US & international markets, charts, and more.
MSN Money
        MNS financial news web site.   Access to most recent news reports, quotes, charts, and more, from a variety of news sources.   Also reports from different segments of the economy.
CNBC Markets
        CNBC financial news web site's market summary page.   Recent quotes, charts, and news, as well as links to other financial resources.  
InvesTools
        Offers investment and stock market education services.   Fees apply in some cases.
The NASDAQ Site
        NASDAQ market quotes, charts, news, and ability to track your own personal portfolio.

Nightly Business Report
        Web site of the PBS stock market television program.  Quotes & charts, as well as transcripts from their daily televised broadcast, plus more.

Reuters News Service - World News videos
        Video reports on recent news events occurring globally, provided by Reuters News Agency.