Financial news on November 10, 2006
Business and Financial news
The gaping trade deficit the U.S. has with the rest of the world shrank largely because Americans imported and paid less for oil. Read more..
Danske Bank, the Nordic region’s second-biggest financial institution, said that it had agreed to buy Sampo Bank for 30.1 billion Danish kroner ($5.15 billion) to expand in Finland and the Baltics. Danske, based in Copenhagen, will sell shares and... Read more..
Andrew S. Fastow delivered the most expansive deposition yet in a spate of lawsuits stemming from Enron’s 2001 collapse. Read more..
Stock of the New York-based investment bank made swift gains, up $5.83, or 28 percent, from its initial public offering price of $21. Read more..
Fourth-quarter profit doubled on the popularity of movies, growth at ABC and successful celebrations at its theme parks worldwide. Read more..
Renault and Mahindra & Mahindra of India announced a joint venture to build a plant capable of making 500,000 cars a year. Read more..
The world’s largest insurer said its third-quarter earnings more than doubled after a quiet hurricane season. Read more..
The annual FourSquare conference mixes media titans and Wall Street bankers with 20-something Web entrepreneurs. Read more..
A securities filing by Fortress Investment Group provides a rare peek into the world of alternative investments. Read more..
Diesel engine makers have adapted to tougher environmental mandates, treating newer, cleaner engines as a point of pride. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 26.67 | 26.98 | 26.56 | 26.74 | 59.2M |
Pfizer | PFE | 25.82 | 26.07 | 25.40 | 25.71 | 47.1M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 29.17 | 29.29 | 29.15 | 29.24 | 37.9M |
Intel | INTC | 20.49 | 20.64 | 20.42 | 20.58 | 31.9M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 33.52 | 33.70 | 32.69 | 33.05 | 26.7M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 32.75 | 32.85 | 31.74 | 32.40 | 25.4M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 18.65 | 18.87 | 18.61 | 18.78 | 24M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 74.55 | 74.80 | 74.05 | 74.42 | 18.4M |
General Electric | GE | 35.30 | 35.31 | 35.12 | 35.17 | 18M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 36.21 | 36.27 | 35.27 | 35.59 | 14.6M |
Home Depot | HD | 36.80 | 36.85 | 36.48 | 36.64 | 14.2M |
Apple | AAPL | 83.55 | 83.60 | 82.50 | 83.12 | 13.4M |
Merck | MRK | 42.78 | 43.20 | 42.29 | 43.12 | 13.3M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 45.75 | 46.38 | 45.41 | 45.97 | 13.2M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 46.31 | 46.69 | 46.31 | 46.47 | 13.2M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 39.74 | 40.00 | 39.53 | 39.99 | 12.4M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 45.45 | 46.50 | 45.28 | 46.11 | 10.6M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 66.00 | 66.31 | 65.48 | 66.29 | 10.1M |
Chevron | CVX | 70.22 | 70.39 | 69.14 | 69.54 | 8.79M |
McDonald's | MCD | 42.10 | 42.22 | 41.97 | 41.97 | 8.64M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 63.19 | 63.44 | 62.57 | 63.09 | 8.09M |
Amgen | AMGN | 73.30 | 74.60 | 72.84 | 73.46 | 7.99M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 24.55 | 24.64 | 24.29 | 24.42 | 7.92M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 64.72 | 64.73 | 62.88 | 63.30 | 7.51M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 63.96 | 64.00 | 63.35 | 63.70 | 6.89M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 40.80 | 41.00 | 40.20 | 40.31 | 6.75M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 47.45 | 47.61 | 47.31 | 47.61 | 5.85M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 473.78 | 474.72 | 470.29 | 473.55 | 5.59M |
Boeing | BA | 86.39 | 86.98 | 85.44 | 85.62 | 5.5M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 92.30 | 92.35 | 91.63 | 91.76 | 5.37M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 36.74 | 36.82 | 36.48 | 36.67 | 5.37M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 46.65 | 46.75 | 46.28 | 46.47 | 4.94M |
Amazon | AMZN | 38.79 | 39.36 | 38.76 | 39.26 | 4.5M |
Altria | MO | 80.70 | 81.06 | 80.34 | 80.93 | 4.47M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 67.07 | 67.36 | 66.35 | 67.34 | 3.03M |
Pepsico | PEP | 62.61 | 62.80 | 62.47 | 62.55 | 2.91M |
United Technologies | UTX | 64.69 | 65.40 | 64.48 | 65.06 | 2.59M |
3M | MMM | 79.15 | 79.36 | 78.68 | 79.19 | 2.09M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 90.79 | 91.33 | 90.57 | 91.14 | 1.19M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3586.00 | 3611.50 | 3561.00 | 3570.00 | 15.2K |
Exchange Rates of November 10, 2006
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 117.540 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.132 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.883 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.242 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.805 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7.865 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.127 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 150.930 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.007 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.672 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.488 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.673 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.598 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.454 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.688 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.594 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.627 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.445 GBP | 1 GBP = 2.248 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.108 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.903 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.963 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.039 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.056 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.947 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.490 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.402 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.164 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.462 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.372 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.422 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.868 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.152 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.952 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.050 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.096 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.912 CAD |
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