Financial news on November 08, 2010
Business and Financial news
The acquisition suggests how intent Amazon is to maintain its edge in many corners of e-commerce. Read more..
AOL is exploring strategic options, which include a possible tie-up with Yahoo, and has retained financial advisers to do so, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources. Read more..
Mazel tov to Mr. Weinstein, the head of Saba Capital, who has rebounded since losing $1 billion at Deutsche Bank, and his new wife. Read more..
Bank of America is running out of time to fulfill a promise to raise more capital by year-end and may be forced to make up the shortfall by paying some bonuses in stock rather than cash. Read more..
Climate change and environmental issues have moved up Asia’s list of worries, often topping any concerns about the global economy, according to recent surveys. Read more..
A weekend gathering of top Fed officials and economists took on the air of an awkward family reunion, with rivalries for the affections of an ancestor, Milton Friedman. Read more..
High ratings are expected for the host’s first show on TBS, but the network says its only long-term goal is for him to attract a younger audience than before. Read more..
If MSNBC were really worried about coming off as impartial, don’t you think it would have chosen somebody besides Mr. Olbermann to anchor its election coverage? Read more..
Superlow interest rates have made it a chief financial officer’s world. Balance sheet repair is easier than ever, and debt investors are eager. Read more..
George W. Bush will end a self-imposed silence about his presidency in an NBC special with Matt Lauer on Monday. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Microsoft | MSFT | 26.68 | 27.05 | 26.58 | 26.81 | 71.7M |
Intel | INTC | 21.34 | 21.50 | 21.17 | 21.23 | 53M |
General Electric | GE | 16.62 | 16.84 | 16.62 | 16.71 | 47.8M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 24.35 | 24.58 | 24.28 | 24.39 | 40.4M |
Pfizer | PFE | 17.06 | 17.12 | 16.92 | 17.05 | 37.8M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 28.91 | 29.28 | 28.51 | 29.04 | 35.7M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 40.86 | 41.20 | 40.21 | 40.51 | 33M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 29.08 | 29.19 | 28.84 | 29.04 | 27.2M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 69.49 | 70.42 | 69.46 | 70.32 | 23.6M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 43.63 | 44.49 | 43.51 | 44.25 | 15.7M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 29.10 | 29.23 | 29.01 | 29.18 | 15.2M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 50.93 | 50.93 | 50.22 | 50.45 | 13.8M |
Merck | MRK | 35.65 | 35.81 | 35.57 | 35.62 | 13.7M |
Chevron | CVX | 84.62 | 85.00 | 83.79 | 84.80 | 11.8M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 61.50 | 62.47 | 61.35 | 62.41 | 11.6M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 20.91 | 20.99 | 20.72 | 20.91 | 11.5M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 38.78 | 38.91 | 38.19 | 38.83 | 11.1M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 33.31 | 33.34 | 32.92 | 33.17 | 11M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 75.39 | 75.66 | 74.24 | 74.84 | 10.6M |
Altria | MO | 25.93 | 25.96 | 25.75 | 25.87 | 10.3M |
Apple | AAPL | 317.20 | 319.77 | 316.76 | 318.62 | 10.1M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 54.91 | 55.08 | 54.51 | 54.91 | 9.94M |
Home Depot | HD | 31.63 | 31.64 | 31.20 | 31.49 | 9.7M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 64.56 | 64.61 | 64.10 | 64.33 | 8.48M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 64.87 | 64.92 | 64.57 | 64.75 | 7.2M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 26.54 | 26.63 | 26.29 | 26.47 | 7.17M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 37.05 | 37.14 | 36.89 | 37.06 | 6.8M |
Amazon | AMZN | 170.84 | 173.20 | 168.78 | 171.99 | 5.71M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 62.50 | 62.57 | 62.30 | 62.46 | 5.57M |
Pepsico | PEP | 65.00 | 65.31 | 64.75 | 65.11 | 5.52M |
3M | MMM | 85.80 | 86.60 | 85.55 | 85.86 | 5.52M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 83.05 | 83.27 | 81.89 | 82.32 | 4.95M |
McDonald's | MCD | 78.94 | 79.40 | 78.70 | 79.31 | 4.87M |
Amgen | AMGN | 55.13 | 55.43 | 54.99 | 55.29 | 4.53M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 145.35 | 146.58 | 145.25 | 146.46 | 4.46M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 36.63 | 37.18 | 36.61 | 37.12 | 4.37M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 624.02 | 629.49 | 623.13 | 626.77 | 4.2M |
Boeing | BA | 70.06 | 70.41 | 69.75 | 70.21 | 4.17M |
United Technologies | UTX | 76.52 | 76.91 | 76.33 | 76.63 | 3.15M |
Visa | V | 79.40 | 79.83 | 78.60 | 78.71 | 3.06M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 90.91 | 92.22 | 90.68 | 91.98 | 2.19M |
Exchange Rates of November 08, 2010
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 81.170 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.012 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.003 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.997 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 0.966 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.036 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.679 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.150 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 112.990 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.862 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.160 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.373 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.728 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.397 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.716 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.344 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.744 EUR |
Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9.300 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.108 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.763 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.311 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.215 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.823 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.236 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.809 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.189 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.841 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.592 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.628 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.620 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.617 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.559 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.642 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10.771 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.093 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 1.017 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.983 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.979 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.022 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6.768 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.148 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.962 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.039 CAD |
Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.660 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.150 CAD |
Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.918 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.145 CHF |
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