alpha vantage for news headlines

app.py

@@ -128,10 +128,11 @@ class NewsSentiment:
     def __init__(self, API_KEY):
         self.newsapi = NewsApiClient(api_key=API_KEY)
         self.sia = SentimentIntensityAnalyzer()
+        self.alpha_vantage_api_key = st.secrets.get("ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY")  # Add your Alpha Vantage key to Streamlit secrets
 
     def get_sentiment_and_headlines(self, symbol):
         """
-        Try NewsAPI first, fallback to yfinance if needed.
+        Try NewsAPI first, fallback to Alpha Vantage if needed.
         Returns (sentiment, headlines).
         """
         # Try NewsAPI
@@ -145,24 +146,34 @@ class NewsSentiment:
                 logger.warning(f"NewsAPI returned no headlines for {symbol}.")
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"NewsAPI error for {symbol}: {e}")
-            # Explicitly log that fallback will be attempted
-            logger.info(f"Falling back to yfinance for {symbol} sentiment and headlines.")
+            logger.info(f"Falling back to Alpha Vantage for {symbol} sentiment and headlines.")
 
-        # Fallback to yfinance
+        # Fallback to Alpha Vantage
         try:
-            ticker = yf.Ticker(symbol)
-            news_items = ticker.news if hasattr(ticker, "news") else []
-            headlines = [item.get('title') for item in news_items[:5] if item.get('title')]
+            if not self.alpha_vantage_api_key:
+                logger.error("Alpha Vantage API key not found in Streamlit secrets.")
+                return None, []
+            import requests
+            url = (
+                f"https://www.alphavantage.co/query?function=NEWS_SENTIMENT&tickers={symbol}"
+                f"&apikey={self.alpha_vantage_api_key}"
+            )
+            resp = requests.get(url)
+            data = resp.json()
+            # Alpha Vantage returns a list of news items under "feed"
+            headlines = [item.get("title") for item in data.get("feed", [])[:5] if item.get("title")]
             if headlines:
-                logger.info(f"Using yfinance headlines for {symbol}: {headlines}")
+                logger.info(f"Using Alpha Vantage headlines for {symbol}: {headlines}")
                 sentiment = self._calculate_sentiment(headlines)
                 return sentiment, headlines
             else:
-                logger.warning(f"yfinance returned no headlines for {symbol}.")
+                logger.warning(f"Alpha Vantage returned no headlines for {symbol}.")
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.error(f"yfinance error for {symbol}: {e}")
+            logger.error(f"Alpha Vantage error for {symbol}: {e}")
 
-        logger.info(f"No sentiment/headlines available for {symbol} from either NewsAPI or yfinance.")
+        logger.info(
+            f"No sentiment/headlines available for {symbol} from either NewsAPI or Alpha Vantage."
+        )
         return None, []
 
     def _calculate_sentiment(self, headlines):