Financial news on December 3rd, 2010
Business and Financial news
Michael J. Copps, one of the agency’s five commissioners, would require more public interest programming if radio and TV stations intended to keep broadcasting. Read more..
If the Supreme Court rules in favor of Janus, other types of companies will create business structures that insulate them from lawsuits, legal experts say. Read more..
The Bose VideoWave TV has a 46-inch LCD display and 13 speakers concealed in its six-inch-deep cabinet. Read more..
Both PepsiCo’s offer for Wimm-Bill-Dann of Russia and ABB of Switzerland’s agreement to buy Baldor are structured in special ways. Read more..
Farmers, who would normally order their seeds around now for planting early next year, say they are unsure what to do. Read more..
The Colombo home, built of wood and cement, is so unusual in northern Italy that passers-by sometimes stop to take photos. Read more..
In a fast-changing niche industry, a variety of companies are competing to bring users the content they want, when they want it. Read more..
PepsiCo is paying a high price for Wimm-Bill-Dann, but analysts said the deal could pay off as Russian consumers opt for more Western products. Read more..
November retail sales in the United States exceeded analyst estimates, posting one of the biggest increases in three years. Read more..
Blackstone’s C.E.O. plans a temporary relocation as his firm becomes more global. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 19.16 | 19.17 | 19.00 | 19.07 | 89.4M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 26.81 | 27.06 | 26.78 | 27.02 | 52.6M |
General Electric | GE | 16.49 | 16.80 | 16.46 | 16.78 | 50.3M |
Intel | INTC | 21.63 | 21.78 | 21.62 | 21.69 | 43.9M |
Pfizer | PFE | 16.72 | 16.73 | 16.60 | 16.72 | 41.5M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 28.35 | 29.13 | 28.30 | 29.05 | 36.9M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 28.08 | 28.90 | 28.06 | 28.81 | 34.5M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 39.07 | 39.67 | 38.70 | 39.61 | 30.1M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 28.38 | 28.50 | 28.21 | 28.49 | 23M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 71.01 | 71.30 | 70.89 | 71.19 | 19.5M |
General Motors | GM | 34.55 | 34.60 | 33.97 | 34.55 | 19.4M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 42.52 | 43.27 | 42.52 | 43.03 | 17.7M |
Home Depot | HD | 33.18 | 33.56 | 33.00 | 33.48 | 16.4M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 47.57 | 47.65 | 47.12 | 47.37 | 15.9M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 20.67 | 20.81 | 20.51 | 20.71 | 15.1M |
Altria | MO | 23.78 | 23.98 | 23.75 | 23.81 | 14.7M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 63.66 | 64.06 | 63.53 | 63.92 | 13.5M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 32.53 | 32.90 | 32.41 | 32.90 | 12.6M |
Apple | AAPL | 317.01 | 318.65 | 316.34 | 317.44 | 12.2M |
Merck | MRK | 35.29 | 35.32 | 35.02 | 35.30 | 10.8M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 79.67 | 83.00 | 79.67 | 82.74 | 10.8M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 64.80 | 64.94 | 64.48 | 64.50 | 10.3M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 54.63 | 54.76 | 54.31 | 54.62 | 10.1M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 62.51 | 62.77 | 62.23 | 62.56 | 9.88M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 62.45 | 62.50 | 61.97 | 62.33 | 8.97M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 25.73 | 25.93 | 25.61 | 25.91 | 8.94M |
Amgen | AMGN | 54.00 | 54.25 | 53.46 | 53.73 | 7.12M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 37.05 | 37.67 | 37.05 | 37.59 | 6.9M |
Chevron | CVX | 84.49 | 85.00 | 84.36 | 84.89 | 6.72M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 37.46 | 37.53 | 37.06 | 37.25 | 6.31M |
Pepsico | PEP | 65.08 | 65.63 | 65.03 | 65.17 | 5.68M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 37.71 | 37.98 | 37.38 | 37.82 | 5.38M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 569.45 | 576.48 | 568.00 | 573.00 | 5.26M |
Visa | V | 76.73 | 77.54 | 76.22 | 77.35 | 5.17M |
Amazon | AMZN | 175.50 | 176.40 | 174.05 | 175.68 | 4.91M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 80.80 | 81.17 | 80.20 | 80.90 | 4.08M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 144.25 | 145.68 | 144.25 | 145.38 | 3.71M |
McDonald's | MCD | 79.31 | 79.79 | 79.05 | 79.76 | 3.61M |
Boeing | BA | 66.58 | 66.68 | 65.95 | 66.54 | 3.36M |
United Technologies | UTX | 78.42 | 78.81 | 78.29 | 78.74 | 3.23M |
3M | MMM | 86.06 | 87.24 | 85.81 | 86.94 | 2.91M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 93.09 | 94.73 | 93.09 | 94.55 | 2.19M |
Exchange Rates of December 3rd, 2010
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 82.530 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.012 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.004 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.996 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 0.973 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.027 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.663 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.150 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 110.700 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.850 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.176 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.351 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.740 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.347 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.743 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.306 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.766 EUR |
Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 8.950 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.112 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.768 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.303 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.220 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.820 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.216 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.822 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.179 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.848 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.588 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.630 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.584 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.631 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.536 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.651 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10.521 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.095 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.997 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.003 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.966 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.035 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6.622 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.151 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.969 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.032 CAD |
Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.648 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.150 CAD |
Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.851 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.146 CHF |
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