diff --git a/app/api/v1/routes/news.py b/app/api/v1/routes/news.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17fca13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/v1/routes/news.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
+import requests
+from app.core.config import settings
+from app.core.websocket import start_finnhub_websocket
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+@router.get("/search")
+async def lookup(query: str, exchange: str | None = None):
+    """
+    API to search for a stock symbol.
+    """
+    params = {
+        "token": settings.FINNHUB_API_KEY,
+        "q": query
+    }
+
+    if exchange:
+        params["exchange"] = exchange
+
+    response = requests.get("https://finnhub.io/api/v1/search", params=params)
+    return response.json()
+
+@router.get("/marketnews")
+async def market_news():
+    """
+    API to get latest market news.
+    """
+    params = {
+        "token": settings.FINNHUB_API_KEY,
+        "category": "general"
+    }
+
+    response = requests.get("https://finnhub.io/api/v1/news", params=params)
+    return response.json()
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diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index 7121252..f9b2c76 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from app.core.config import settings
 from app.api.v1.routes import stock
+from app.api.v1.routes import news
 from app.ws.routes import trades
 app = FastAPI()
 
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ app = FastAPI()
 @app.on_event("startup")
 async def startup_event():
     app.include_router(stock.router, prefix="/api/v1")
+    app.include_router(news.router, prefix="/api/v1")
     app.include_router(trades.router, prefix="/ws")
     pass