Financial news on November 08, 2007
Business and Financial news
The selection of economic advisers by the top presidential candidates reveals policy differences among Democrats. Read more..
Among the investing cognoscenti, Edward S. Lampert is often mentioned in the same breath as Warren E. Buffett, but a recent investment in Citibank might tarnish that reputation. Read more..
Gadget-fixing is adapting to the modern era. Web sites can help users find and share solutions that can save a device from the landfill. Read more..
As television and movie writers entered the third day of their strike against Hollywood producers, the walkout continued to complicate matters for the networks. Read more..
The suggestion that oil cease being traded on commodity exchanges is based on a widely held belief that investors are artificially driving up oil prices. Read more..
Stock markets plummeted and the dollar sank today as investors grew skittish over rising oil prices and the prospect of a substantial U.S. economic slowdown. Read more..
It’s hardly a done deal, but if BHP Billiton succeeds in acquiring its rival mining giant Rio Tinto, it would be a tie-up for the record books. Deal price tags have not been this high since 2000, a banner year for megamergers that brought us the union of America Online and Time Warner. Read more..
A biochemical geneticist’s story demonstrates how recalls come about, in a time when they are becoming routine. Read more..
Hopes for a market rebound dimmed today as shares stayed in the red, extending yesterday’s 360-point swoon, with technology shares falling hardest of all. Read more..
Even as oil prices surge, the housing market contracts, Wall Street reels and multibillion-dollar deals falter, small businesses are helping to buoy the economy. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 30.41 | 31.09 | 29.51 | 29.63 | 192M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 35.60 | 35.90 | 34.40 | 34.74 | 134M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 21.90 | 22.05 | 19.82 | 20.35 | 94.8M |
| Intel | INTC | 26.89 | 26.97 | 25.29 | 25.93 | 91.4M |
| Apple | AAPL | 186.67 | 186.90 | 167.77 | 175.47 | 67.5M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 23.34 | 23.42 | 22.99 | 23.11 | 60.4M |
| General Electric | GE | 39.20 | 39.32 | 37.50 | 39.02 | 53M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 31.39 | 31.67 | 30.57 | 31.48 | 41.8M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 42.51 | 42.92 | 40.68 | 42.61 | 37.3M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 20.13 | 20.14 | 19.52 | 19.82 | 35.7M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 734.60 | 734.89 | 677.18 | 693.84 | 33M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 88.01 | 90.04 | 87.61 | 89.42 | 32.7M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 38.69 | 40.23 | 38.58 | 39.34 | 29.6M |
| Home Depot | HD | 29.50 | 29.56 | 28.25 | 29.09 | 25.3M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 51.88 | 52.10 | 48.50 | 49.94 | 24.8M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 110.10 | 110.32 | 103.99 | 106.11 | 23.1M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 44.19 | 44.38 | 42.82 | 43.62 | 20.8M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 82.30 | 85.19 | 82.30 | 83.95 | 19.2M |
| Merck | MRK | 54.46 | 55.15 | 54.06 | 54.77 | 17.9M |
| Chevron | CVX | 87.97 | 90.59 | 87.70 | 89.18 | 17.6M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 59.21 | 59.59 | 58.81 | 59.37 | 17.4M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 63.97 | 64.89 | 63.95 | 64.59 | 16.4M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 43.14 | 43.29 | 42.12 | 42.73 | 16.1M |
| Altria | MO | 72.33 | 72.93 | 71.97 | 72.72 | 14.9M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 69.76 | 71.02 | 69.10 | 70.84 | 14.4M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 53.80 | 54.08 | 52.95 | 53.92 | 14.3M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 60.72 | 61.64 | 59.90 | 61.47 | 13M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 33.44 | 33.83 | 32.89 | 33.63 | 12.1M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 86.80 | 86.96 | 81.40 | 83.58 | 11.8M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 56.96 | 57.07 | 55.98 | 56.03 | 11.8M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 95.22 | 97.28 | 93.43 | 96.33 | 11.3M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 28.75 | 28.93 | 28.38 | 28.73 | 11.2M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 44.52 | 45.50 | 44.35 | 45.07 | 10.1M |
| 3M | MMM | 83.34 | 83.58 | 81.53 | 82.83 | 7.58M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 50.09 | 50.35 | 49.54 | 50.29 | 7.34M |
| Boeing | BA | 96.97 | 97.25 | 94.90 | 96.28 | 6.99M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 72.40 | 73.75 | 72.00 | 73.50 | 6.82M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 74.82 | 75.14 | 74.02 | 74.70 | 6.18M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 124.68 | 126.75 | 123.29 | 126.48 | 3.08M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 4503.00 | 4527.00 | 4460.00 | 4485.00 | 33.5K |
Exchange Rates of November 08, 2007
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 112.650 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 0.935 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.070 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.128 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.887 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7.421 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.135 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 165.340 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.006 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.696 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.436 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.583 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.632 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.372 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.729 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.655 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.604 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.421 GBP | 1 GBP = 2.376 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.957 AUD | 1 AUD = 1.045 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.829 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.206 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.001 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.999 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.273 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.440 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.970 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.508 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.377 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.421 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.866 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.155 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 1.045 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.957 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.206 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.829 CAD |
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