Financial news on November 03, 2006
Business and Financial news
The arrests follow a two-year operation by the F.B.I. to identify suspects using stolen consumer information. Read more..
The German government agreed on a plan to cut its average corporate tax rate in a bid to encourage investment in the country, which has Europe’s largest economy. The step will take Germany from having the highest tax in Europe to one that is broad... Read more..
Credit Suisse reported its third-quarter profit slipped after a decline in equity trading reduced earnings from investment banking. Read more..
The European Central Bank signaled it would raise its benchmark interest rate to curb inflation in an expanding European economy. Read more..
The F.C.C. delayed the vote for the third time as commissioners remained far apart on what terms to impose on the $80 billion deal. Read more..
Tom Cruise will take charge of United Artists, the production company started by Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford. Read more..
As trading becomes more electronic, women traders on Wall Street are finding a slightly more level playing field. Read more..
The results suggest that lower- and middle-class Americans are holding on to their wallets even as energy prices fall and wages rise. Read more..
Sean M. Berkowitz has joined the litigation department of the law firm Latham & Watkins in Chicago as a partner. Read more..
A new $40 million ad campaign by the National Association of Realtors will promote that now is an ideal time to buy a home. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Intel | INTC | 20.66 | 20.69 | 20.35 | 20.51 | 47.9M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 18.32 | 18.34 | 17.67 | 17.78 | 47.2M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 28.85 | 28.93 | 28.61 | 28.73 | 41.1M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 24.01 | 24.03 | 23.56 | 23.77 | 39.3M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 34.04 | 34.10 | 33.46 | 33.72 | 30M |
Pfizer | PFE | 26.68 | 26.76 | 26.46 | 26.55 | 27.3M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 71.33 | 72.39 | 71.33 | 72.15 | 25.5M |
General Electric | GE | 34.81 | 35.00 | 34.69 | 34.77 | 19.1M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 48.30 | 48.47 | 47.20 | 47.53 | 18M |
Apple | AAPL | 79.36 | 79.53 | 77.79 | 78.29 | 15.4M |
Home Depot | HD | 37.33 | 37.40 | 36.80 | 37.20 | 14M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 60.14 | 61.44 | 60.13 | 60.97 | 13.7M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 37.00 | 37.10 | 36.58 | 36.70 | 13.5M |
Merck | MRK | 45.35 | 45.69 | 44.30 | 45.10 | 10.2M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 472.23 | 473.75 | 465.06 | 471.80 | 9.81M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 38.59 | 38.87 | 38.15 | 38.22 | 9.69M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 31.83 | 31.97 | 31.69 | 31.89 | 8.65M |
Chevron | CVX | 68.00 | 69.33 | 68.00 | 68.91 | 8.61M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 47.41 | 47.80 | 47.31 | 47.64 | 8.31M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 47.15 | 47.25 | 46.50 | 46.89 | 7.98M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 62.20 | 63.82 | 61.24 | 63.50 | 7.59M |
McDonald's | MCD | 42.05 | 42.10 | 41.21 | 41.24 | 7.38M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 68.00 | 68.32 | 67.76 | 67.81 | 7.1M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 40.18 | 40.31 | 39.38 | 40.02 | 6.76M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 48.75 | 48.75 | 47.47 | 47.83 | 6.68M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 35.97 | 36.23 | 35.93 | 36.00 | 6.36M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 24.57 | 24.60 | 24.32 | 24.53 | 6.24M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 46.80 | 46.83 | 46.40 | 46.50 | 5.97M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 63.27 | 63.49 | 63.10 | 63.40 | 5.5M |
Amazon | AMZN | 37.61 | 37.71 | 36.87 | 37.46 | 5.12M |
Amgen | AMGN | 75.25 | 75.31 | 74.21 | 74.87 | 4.87M |
Altria | MO | 81.28 | 81.55 | 80.82 | 81.18 | 4.8M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 91.76 | 92.34 | 91.18 | 91.41 | 4.51M |
Pepsico | PEP | 63.10 | 63.42 | 62.96 | 63.24 | 3.09M |
United Technologies | UTX | 64.87 | 64.98 | 63.73 | 63.97 | 2.93M |
Boeing | BA | 79.47 | 80.35 | 79.39 | 79.97 | 2.71M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 67.86 | 68.25 | 67.15 | 67.86 | 2.37M |
3M | MMM | 79.08 | 79.33 | 78.12 | 78.58 | 1.81M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 90.86 | 91.19 | 89.41 | 90.19 | 1.46M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3473.00 | 3505.00 | 3473.00 | 3501.00 | 17.6K |
Exchange Rates of November 03, 2006
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 118.000 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.008 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.130 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.885 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.254 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.798 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7.871 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.127 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 150.070 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.007 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.669 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.495 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.652 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.605 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.436 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.696 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.594 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.627 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.446 GBP | 1 GBP = 2.245 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.100 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.909 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.957 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.045 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.062 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.942 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.470 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.405 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.147 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.466 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.382 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.420 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.869 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.151 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.964 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.037 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.109 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.901 CAD |
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