Financial news on November 3rd, 2008, stock quotes, exchange rates

Financial news on November 3rd, 2008

Business and Financial news

As Blogs Eat Its Bread and Butter, a Satire Magazine Folds

Last week, Canada’s Frank magazine, which once took unvarnished delight in the failings of others, stopped publishing. Read more..

By IAN AUSTEN - The New York Times

‘Campaign Embeds’ Hitting End of Tours

While the experience of covering a presidential campaign is invaluable, journalists’ opportunities are few after the election. Read more..

By BRIAN STELTER - The New York Times

Debt Linked to Buyouts Tightens the Economic Vise

Analysts expect an array of private equity firms to face pressure as profits shrink and creditors come knocking. Read more..

By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED - The New York Times

Elections Are Fertile Ground for Testing Market Soothsayers

There is a long tradition of market watchers seeking connections between two of America’s favorite pastimes: picking presidents and picking stocks. Read more..

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM - The New York Times

Hefty Discounts Could Arrive on Big-Screen TVs, but Buyers May Be Resistant

This holiday season, retailers may have no choice but to resort to aggressive pricing to draw more people into the stores. Read more..

By ERIC A. TAUB - The New York Times

On Security, Microsoft Reports Progress and Alarm

In the latest edition of its “Security Intelligence Report,” Microsoft said that the security 0f its Windows operating system has significantly improved. Read more..

By JOHN MARKOFF - The New York Times

Wall Street Crisis as a Reality Show

The producers of the reality TV series “Wall Street Warriors” find themselves in a case of life imitating life. Read more..

By CARLA BARANAUCKAS - The New York Times

Stock Markets

Values are reported in US Dollars

Stock	Ticker symbol	Open	High	Low	Close	Volume
Microsoft	MSFT	22,48	22,91	22,21	22,62	61.9M
Cisco Systems	CSCO	17,68	17,70	17,00	17,20	56.9M
General Electric	GE	19,78	19,88	19,20	19,30	56.4M
Intel	INTC	16,13	16,34	15,60	15,64	54.1M
Procter & Gamble	PG	64,54	65,25	64,07	64,40	50.5M
JPMorgan Chase	JPM	41,25	41,25	40,20	40,73	45.1M
Pfizer	PFE	17,85	18,01	17,57	17,76	41.5M
Apple	AAPL	105,93	109,10	104,86	106,96	37.8M
Wells Fargo & Co.	WFC	34,05	34,47	33,41	33,80	37.4M
ExxonMobil	XOM	73,45	75,18	72,50	74,29	35.5M
Oracle Corp.	ORCL	18,11	18,41	18,04	18,33	28.4M
AT&T Inc.	T	26,87	28,21	26,85	27,81	26M
Comcast	CMCSA	15,77	17,37	15,75	17,09	23.5M
HP Inc.	HPQ	38,28	39,39	38,05	38,61	21.7M
Walt Disney & Co.	DIS	25,85	25,85	24,19	25,04	19.7M
Wal-Mart Stores	WMT	56,76	57,20	55,76	55,97	18.8M
Home Depot	HD	23,59	23,59	22,11	22,22	17.9M
Schlumberger	SLB	52,34	52,66	49,19	49,73	17.1M
Verizon Communications	VZ	30,12	31,06	29,92	30,75	15.5M
Abbott Laboratories	ABT	55,12	56,26	54,75	56,00	13.3M
ConocoPhillips	COP	51,28	52,47	50,91	51,56	13.3M
Bristol-Myers Squibb	BMY	20,70	21,00	20,49	20,55	12.7M
Alphabet	GOOGL	357,58	362,99	341,43	346,49	11.9M
Johnson & Johnson	JNJ	61,49	61,82	60,56	61,16	11.8M
Altria	MO	19,39	19,39	18,94	19,13	11.8M
Merck	MRK	30,93	31,10	29,56	29,97	11.8M
Gilead Sciences	GILD	45,75	47,99	45,60	47,31	10.8M
Chevron	CVX	73,44	74,89	72,67	73,69	10.5M
Amgen	AMGN	60,47	61,84	60,21	61,55	10.3M
Coca-Cola	KO	44,51	45,65	44,16	45,45	9.29M
Boeing	BA	52,42	53,18	50,82	52,85	8.41M
McDonald's	MCD	57,93	58,93	56,59	57,03	7.76M
International Business Machines	IBM	92,64	94,67	92,17	92,68	7.69M
Amazon	AMZN	56,35	57,25	55,02	55,77	7.17M
Visa	V	55,35	56,10	51,91	52,49	7.11M
Pepsico	PEP	56,97	57,86	56,50	57,47	5.57M
Union Pacific	UNP	66,69	67,29	63,83	64,35	5.47M
UnitedHealth Group	UNH	23,68	23,99	23,25	23,49	5.45M
United Technologies	UTX	54,96	55,70	54,09	54,25	4.12M
3M	MMM	63,56	64,65	63,47	64,11	3.68M
Berkshire Hathaway	BRK.B	3800,00	3918,00	3790,00	3860,00	33.3K

Exchange Rates of November 3rd, 2008

Currencies		Exchange Rates
US Dollar	Japanese Yen	1 USD = 99,100 JPY	1 JPY = 0,010 USD
US Dollar	Canadian Dollar	1 USD = 1,181 CAD	1 CAD = 0,847 USD
US Dollar	Swiss Franc	1 USD = 1,175 CHF	1 CHF = 0,851 USD
US Dollar	Chinese Yuan	1 USD = 6,837 CNY	1 CNY = 0,146 USD
Euro	Japanese Yen	1 EUR = 125,300 JPY	1 JPY = 0,008 EUR
Euro	Pound Sterling	1 EUR = 0,799 GBP	1 GBP = 1,252 EUR
Euro	Australian Dollar	1 EUR = 1,868 AUD	1 AUD = 0,535 EUR
Euro	Canadian Dollar	1 EUR = 1,493 CAD	1 CAD = 0,670 EUR
Euro	Swiss Franc	1 EUR = 1,485 CHF	1 CHF = 0,673 EUR
Euro	Chinese Yuan	1 EUR = 8,642 CNY	1 CNY = 0,116 EUR
Japanese Yen	Pound Sterling	1 JPY = 0,637 GBP	1 GBP = 1,569 JPY
Japanese Yen	Australian Dollar	1 JPY = 1,490 AUD	1 AUD = 0,671 JPY
Japanese Yen	Canadian Dollar	1 JPY = 1,192 CAD	1 CAD = 0,839 JPY
Japanese Yen	Swiss Franc	1 JPY = 1,185 CHF	1 CHF = 0,844 JPY
Pound Sterling	Australian Dollar	1 GBP = 2,339 AUD	1 AUD = 0,428 GBP
Pound Sterling	Canadian Dollar	1 GBP = 1,869 CAD	1 CAD = 0,535 GBP
Pound Sterling	Swiss Franc	1 GBP = 1,859 CHF	1 CHF = 0,538 GBP
Pound Sterling	Chinese Yuan	1 GBP = 10,801 CNY	1 CNY = 0,093 GBP
Australian Dollar	Canadian Dollar	1 AUD = 0,799 CAD	1 CAD = 1,252 AUD
Australian Dollar	Swiss Franc	1 AUD = 0,795 CHF	1 CHF = 1,258 AUD
Australian Dollar	Chinese Yuan	1 AUD = 4,626 CNY	1 CNY = 0,216 AUD
Canadian Dollar	Swiss Franc	1 CAD = 0,993 CHF	1 CHF = 1,007 CAD
Canadian Dollar	Chinese Yuan	1 CAD = 5,792 CNY	1 CNY = 0,173 CAD
Swiss Franc	Chinese Yuan	1 CHF = 5,822 CNY	1 CNY = 0,172 CHF

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