Financial news on February 07, 2012
Business and Financial news
Travelers are figuring out creative ways to avoid paying to take baggage on flights as number of fees airlines place on customers grows; entire cottage industry has emerged for products that help people evade baggage-check fees. Read more..
A major foreclosure services company is indicted for "robo-signing," even as a multibillion-dollar deal to provide relief to struggling homeowners offers limited legal protection for financial firms. Read more..
The insurer’s profit was up, but shares fell as its full-year outlook failed to meet Wall Street’s expectations. Read more..
Joe Sharkey On the Road column contends Priceline’s 'name your own price' feature is not perfect, but its deals on hotel rooms can be worth the effort; notes firm is de-emphasizing that part of its business, even though blind bidding still accounts for most of its hotel bookings in the United States; notes Priceline is emphasizing its segment that publishes discount prices before reservations. Read more..
Stocks close slightly lower as European debt and corporate earnings eclipse optimism about economic growth. Read more..
The normally cautious German chancellor is taking a big risk by planning campaign appearances in support of the French leader, who seems likely to be defeated in coming elections. Read more..
Frequent Flier column features Laurent-Perrier Champagne executive vice president Michelle DeFeo discussing her flying experiences. Read more..
Search engine Wolfram Alpha introduces its new Wolfram Alpha Pro version, described by creator Stephen Wolfram as a 'computational knowledge engine' designed to appeal to more than math and science enthusiasts; new premium version does not forage the Web, but instead culls its own painstakingly curated database to find answers for the average user. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 20,09 | 20,33 | 20,00 | 20,20 | 61.4M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 30,15 | 30,49 | 30,05 | 30,35 | 39.2M |
Pfizer | PFE | 20,87 | 21,10 | 20,80 | 21,05 | 37.4M |
General Electric | GE | 19,02 | 19,20 | 18,91 | 19,18 | 36M |
Intel | INTC | 26,63 | 26,74 | 26,43 | 26,64 | 33.1M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 30,02 | 30,49 | 30,00 | 30,26 | 25.4M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 29,85 | 30,15 | 29,80 | 30,04 | 24.2M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 37,86 | 38,12 | 37,70 | 37,87 | 21.1M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 28,91 | 29,00 | 28,75 | 28,95 | 20.3M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 40,73 | 41,15 | 40,20 | 40,98 | 20.1M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 85,22 | 86,44 | 84,94 | 86,34 | 15.8M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 28,73 | 29,17 | 28,59 | 28,95 | 14.6M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 55,20 | 55,88 | 54,66 | 55,08 | 13.7M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 38,29 | 38,30 | 37,68 | 37,92 | 12.5M |
Merck | MRK | 38,27 | 38,78 | 38,25 | 38,63 | 12.4M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 55,24 | 55,86 | 55,19 | 55,71 | 12.4M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 27,00 | 27,15 | 26,76 | 27,09 | 12.2M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 68,09 | 69,45 | 67,63 | 68,55 | 12.1M |
Apple | AAPL | 465,25 | 469,75 | 464,58 | 468,83 | 11.3M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 71,48 | 72,13 | 71,27 | 71,92 | 10.8M |
General Motors | GM | 26,62 | 26,62 | 26,15 | 26,22 | 10.8M |
Home Depot | HD | 45,13 | 45,58 | 45,10 | 45,46 | 9.73M |
Altria | MO | 28,52 | 28,97 | 28,52 | 28,82 | 9.68M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 65,16 | 65,39 | 65,02 | 65,26 | 9.25M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 63,56 | 63,91 | 63,37 | 63,70 | 8.9M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 32,04 | 32,21 | 32,02 | 32,15 | 8.81M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 79,34 | 79,69 | 78,00 | 79,50 | 7.55M |
Amgen | AMGN | 68,71 | 69,24 | 68,15 | 69,17 | 6.87M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 61,62 | 61,90 | 61,62 | 61,69 | 6.08M |
Chevron | CVX | 106,02 | 107,06 | 105,44 | 106,83 | 6.03M |
McDonald's | MCD | 99,57 | 101,18 | 99,56 | 100,91 | 6.03M |
Pepsico | PEP | 66,27 | 66,98 | 66,14 | 66,76 | 5.6M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 51,09 | 52,13 | 50,91 | 52,03 | 5.24M |
Amazon | AMZN | 182,65 | 184,94 | 182,06 | 184,19 | 5.1M |
Boeing | BA | 75,04 | 75,35 | 74,30 | 75,20 | 4.44M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 607,15 | 609,39 | 603,76 | 606,77 | 4.18M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 192,45 | 194,14 | 191,97 | 193,35 | 3.43M |
Visa | V | 107,46 | 107,55 | 106,06 | 106,98 | 3.26M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 114,51 | 115,06 | 112,28 | 114,68 | 3.1M |
3M | MMM | 87,32 | 88,22 | 86,69 | 87,89 | 2.96M |
United Technologies | UTX | 80,34 | 80,49 | 79,67 | 80,28 | 2.8M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 79,38 | 80,00 | 79,18 | 79,88 | 2.26M |
Exchange Rates of February 07, 2012
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 76,740 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,013 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 0,995 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,005 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 0,912 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,097 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6,305 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,159 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 101,780 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,010 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,834 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,199 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,227 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,815 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,319 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,758 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,209 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,827 EUR |
Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 8,366 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,120 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0,819 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,221 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,205 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,830 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,295 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,772 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1,187 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,842 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1,471 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,680 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1,581 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,632 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1,449 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,690 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10,032 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,100 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 1,075 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,930 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0,985 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,015 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6,818 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,147 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0,917 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,091 CAD |
Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6,343 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,158 CAD |
Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6,918 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,145 CHF |
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