C# - Get XML from remote API

gistfile1.cs

static IEnumerable<string> FetchStockQuotes(string[] symbols)
{
  var quotes = new List<string>();

  string url = string.Format("http://query.yahooapis.com/v1/public/yql?q=select%20*%20from%20yahoo.finance.quotes%20where%20symbol%20in%20({0})&env=store://datatables.org/alltableswithkeys",
      String.Join("%2C", symbols.Select(s => "%22" + s + "%22")));
  var wc = new WebClient {Proxy = WebRequest.DefaultWebProxy};
  var ms = new MemoryStream(wc.DownloadData(url));
  var reader = new XmlTextReader(ms);
  XDocument doc = XDocument.Load(reader);
  XElement results = doc.Root.Element("results");

  foreach (string symbol in symbols)
  {
    XElement q = results.Elements("quote").First(w => w.Attribute("symbol").Value == symbol);  
    quotes.Add(symbol + ":" + q.Element("AskRealtime").Value);
  }

  return quotes;
}