- Add lib/server/utils/normalize.ts with normalizeTicker, normalizeTagsOrNull, nowIso, todayIso
- Add lib/server/utils/validation.ts with asRecord, asBoolean, asStringArray, asEnum
- Add lib/server/utils/index.ts re-exporting all utilities
- Remove duplicate lib/server/utils.ts (old file)
- Update all repos and files to use shared utilities
- Remove redundant ?? '' from normalizeTicker calls
- Update watchlist.ts to use normalizeTagsOrNull for null-return tags
- Replace synthetic fallback in getQuote()/getPriceHistory() with null returns
- Add QuoteResult/PriceHistoryResult types with { value, stale } structure
- Implement stale-while-revalidate: return cached value with stale=true on live fetch failure
- Cache failures for 30s to avoid hammering provider
- Update CompanyAnalysis type to use PriceData<T> wrapper
- Update task-processors to track failed/stale tickers explicitly
- Update price-history-card UI to show unavailable state and stale indicator
- Add comprehensive tests for failure cases
- Add e2e tests for null data, stale data, and live data scenarios
Resolves#14