Financial news on December 9th, 2013
Business and Financial news
The new cable channel El Rey Network selects agencies, and WPP is merging two tech units, 24/7 Media and Xaxis, for a unified programmatic advertising platform. Read more..
A campaign to highlight the potential of children with learning difficulties uses famous achievers from history who are believed to have had some of the same problems. Read more..
Japan’s much-lauded growth plan is a throwback to the country’s troubled ’90s when it tried hard to build its way back to prosperity; some economists say country's recovery has become dangerously dependent on large-scale public works spending. Read more..
Sen Edward J Markey, Massachusetts Democratic, plans to introduce legislation that will provide stronger privacy protections for consumers; included in law will be requirement of warrant for police to get cellphone location information from carrier as proof that it will help uncover evidence of crime; carriers complied with 1.3 million requests from law enforcement agencies in 2011. Read more..
Account assignments, executive appointments and miscellaneous news from advertising agencies. Read more..
The pain of losing is more acute than the pleasure of gain, but sometimes taking a loss is the prudent financial choice. Read more..
When are disclaimers and warning labels adequate? Read more..
Advertising column; TD Ameritrade's new campaign, which features seven athletes sponsored by the online broker, draws a parallel between their long journey to the Olympics and the fortitude required of long-term investors. Read more..
Modern magazine assistants have an understanding of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter that time-stretched, and old school, magazine editors lack; increasingly they are assuming responsibility for spreading the magazine’s message, and brand, across social media. Read more..
David Carr The Media Equation column discusses efforts in China and even Britain that erode role of free press in democratic society; points out how situations in both countries underscore how transparency, however painful in the moment, allows democracy, business and the citizenry to thrive in the long run. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 21,30 | 21,33 | 21,20 | 21,22 | 41.4M |
FB | 48,09 | 48,97 | 47,74 | 48,84 | 36.1M | |
General Electric | GE | 26,93 | 27,33 | 26,88 | 27,19 | 30.7M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 38,56 | 38,87 | 38,37 | 38,71 | 30.3M |
Intel | INTC | 24,84 | 25,08 | 24,68 | 24,93 | 29.6M |
General Motors | GM | 40,38 | 41,17 | 40,31 | 40,90 | 29.3M |
Pfizer | PFE | 31,53 | 31,69 | 31,41 | 31,58 | 21.3M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 34,51 | 34,73 | 34,27 | 34,69 | 18M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 76,07 | 76,11 | 74,23 | 75,19 | 17.2M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 35,48 | 35,75 | 35,40 | 35,60 | 16.8M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 95,95 | 96,25 | 95,60 | 95,84 | 15.5M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 27,61 | 27,68 | 27,20 | 27,25 | 15.5M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 44,14 | 44,48 | 44,14 | 44,32 | 14M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 56,28 | 56,53 | 56,09 | 56,51 | 12.7M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 40,40 | 40,50 | 40,20 | 40,40 | 12.2M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 49,07 | 49,63 | 48,79 | 49,57 | 11.9M |
Apple | AAPL | 560,90 | 569,58 | 560,90 | 566,43 | 11.4M |
Merck | MRK | 49,38 | 49,85 | 49,20 | 49,56 | 9.33M |
Chevron | CVX | 122,27 | 123,88 | 122,16 | 123,34 | 7.71M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 50,59 | 52,00 | 50,51 | 51,21 | 7.68M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 49,44 | 49,52 | 48,92 | 49,14 | 7.43M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 84,48 | 84,94 | 84,34 | 84,78 | 7.4M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 94,30 | 94,48 | 93,70 | 94,44 | 6.97M |
Altria | MO | 37,50 | 37,74 | 37,31 | 37,69 | 6.81M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 71,36 | 71,48 | 70,92 | 71,11 | 6.48M |
Home Depot | HD | 79,91 | 80,60 | 79,53 | 79,60 | 5.8M |
Pepsico | PEP | 82,92 | 83,20 | 82,36 | 82,69 | 5.37M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 88,52 | 88,52 | 86,94 | 88,03 | 5.07M |
McDonald's | MCD | 96,13 | 96,50 | 95,45 | 95,72 | 5.06M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 37,57 | 37,58 | 37,16 | 37,20 | 4.97M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 70,55 | 70,99 | 70,20 | 70,44 | 4.95M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 80,24 | 80,43 | 79,70 | 79,95 | 4.49M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 73,50 | 74,31 | 73,43 | 73,72 | 3.99M |
Boeing | BA | 135,49 | 135,95 | 134,57 | 134,68 | 3.8M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 177,99 | 178,15 | 176,83 | 177,46 | 3.8M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 116,88 | 117,46 | 116,77 | 117,14 | 3.37M |
Visa | V | 201,78 | 202,70 | 201,36 | 201,59 | 3.17M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 1070,99 | 1082,31 | 1068,02 | 1078,14 | 2.96M |
United Technologies | UTX | 111,05 | 111,55 | 110,71 | 111,18 | 2.8M |
Amazon | AMZN | 388,11 | 388,21 | 382,57 | 384,89 | 2.76M |
Amgen | AMGN | 114,18 | 114,32 | 113,51 | 113,98 | 2.45M |
3M | MMM | 128,80 | 129,18 | 128,39 | 128,57 | 2.06M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 164,56 | 165,27 | 163,88 | 164,50 | 1.78M |
Exchange Rates of December 9th, 2013
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 103,260 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,010 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1,063 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,941 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 0,890 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,123 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6,072 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,165 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 141,857 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,007 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,836 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,196 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,508 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,663 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,460 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,685 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,223 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,818 EUR |
Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 8,341 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,120 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0,589 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,698 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,062 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,941 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,029 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,972 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 0,862 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,160 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1,803 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,555 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1,746 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,573 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1,462 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,684 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 9,973 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,100 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0,968 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,033 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0,811 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,234 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 5,529 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,181 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0,837 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,194 CAD |
Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 5,710 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,175 CAD |
Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6,817 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,147 CHF |
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