Financial news on November 5th, 2007
Business and Financial news
After enduring accusations in the media of questionable interactions with Citigroup, CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo is now in the midst of a turnaround year. Read more..
<p>Barry Diller’s decision to split IAC/InterActiveCorp into five parts says a lot about Mr. Diller’s restlessness. But it also shows the flaws in the strategy that he has been trying to pursue for a decade: building an Internet conglomerate.</p> Read more..
The board of Citigroup accepted the resignation of Charles O. Prince III today and appointed Robert E. Rubin, the former Treasury secretary, as its chairman. Read more..
A recent Louis Vuitton ad featuring Mikhail S. Gorbachev showed the former Soviet leader toting a publication discussing the murder of Alexander V. Litvinenko. Read more..
If the Hollywood screenwriters go on strike, the typical American household will not run out of content any time soon. But will the audience return after a lengthy strike? Read more..
Ford seeks to assure Wall Street that it is not backtracking on its revamping while the United Automobile Workers union will try to win support for the deal with a layoff-weary membership. Read more..
With Google’s introduction of a cellphone operating system, it adds another front of competition with Apple, even though Eric Schmidt, Google’s chief executive, serves on Apple’s board. Read more..
Google’s Android software is meant to support cellphones of many shapes and sizes. It is wide open to any applications, but wireless carriers have the freedom to lock phones more tightly than even an iPhone. Read more..
Highlights from Bits, the technology blog updated all day at nytimes.com/bits. Read more..
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Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 36,76 | 37,10 | 36,63 | 36,73 | 75.5M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 32,64 | 33,25 | 32,38 | 33,08 | 69.6M |
| Intel | INTC | 26,48 | 27,03 | 26,44 | 26,84 | 55.4M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 23,60 | 23,92 | 23,52 | 23,67 | 32.7M |
| General Electric | GE | 39,95 | 40,54 | 39,95 | 40,20 | 29.7M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 32,00 | 32,46 | 31,54 | 31,93 | 29M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 42,69 | 43,20 | 41,67 | 42,77 | 28.9M |
| Apple | AAPL | 185,29 | 188,96 | 184,24 | 186,18 | 28.7M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 21,83 | 22,21 | 21,76 | 22,07 | 26.5M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 87,02 | 88,27 | 86,51 | 87,66 | 24.8M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 20,48 | 20,59 | 20,34 | 20,42 | 24.1M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 39,98 | 40,39 | 39,88 | 40,04 | 20.6M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 706,99 | 730,23 | 706,07 | 725,65 | 17.7M |
| Home Depot | HD | 30,15 | 30,15 | 29,53 | 29,80 | 17.5M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 82,72 | 85,00 | 82,70 | 83,92 | 13.2M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 44,35 | 44,40 | 43,72 | 43,82 | 13.1M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 28,13 | 29,39 | 28,13 | 29,13 | 12.9M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 69,53 | 70,92 | 69,38 | 70,18 | 12.7M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 44,25 | 44,38 | 43,78 | 44,03 | 12.6M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 51,86 | 52,84 | 51,79 | 52,54 | 12M |
| Merck | MRK | 55,00 | 56,85 | 55,00 | 55,93 | 11.8M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 64,01 | 64,86 | 64,01 | 64,49 | 10.1M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 56,26 | 57,57 | 55,69 | 57,46 | 9.85M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 54,50 | 54,50 | 53,60 | 54,02 | 9.7M |
| Chevron | CVX | 87,47 | 89,20 | 87,46 | 88,48 | 9.09M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 60,50 | 60,73 | 59,92 | 60,34 | 8.92M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 46,64 | 47,65 | 46,00 | 47,20 | 8.24M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 97,60 | 99,47 | 96,58 | 97,68 | 8.06M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 33,40 | 34,26 | 33,40 | 33,88 | 7.98M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 84,83 | 86,02 | 82,76 | 84,37 | 7.45M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 115,11 | 115,11 | 112,83 | 113,40 | 7.16M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 59,00 | 59,89 | 58,76 | 59,67 | 7.03M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 73,56 | 73,56 | 72,62 | 72,76 | 6.66M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 48,50 | 49,46 | 48,50 | 49,12 | 6.62M |
| Altria | MO | 72,00 | 72,71 | 71,77 | 72,36 | 6.15M |
| Boeing | BA | 97,59 | 98,67 | 96,51 | 97,97 | 4.46M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 75,00 | 76,51 | 75,00 | 76,11 | 3.9M |
| 3M | MMM | 84,94 | 85,34 | 83,84 | 85,05 | 3.74M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 125,00 | 126,75 | 124,60 | 125,61 | 2.65M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 4470,00 | 4472,00 | 4417,00 | 4437,00 | 36.8K |
Exchange Rates of November 5th, 2007
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 114,520 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,009 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 0,933 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,072 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1,154 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,867 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7,454 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,134 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 165,690 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,006 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,695 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,438 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,571 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,637 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,350 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,741 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,669 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,599 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0,419 GBP | 1 GBP = 2,384 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0,948 AUD | 1 AUD = 1,055 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0,814 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,228 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1,007 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,993 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,259 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,443 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1,942 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,515 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2,400 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,417 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0,859 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,164 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 1,062 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,942 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1,236 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,809 CAD |
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