Financial news on November 11th, 2008
Business and Financial news
The Army’s new recruiting campaign places more emphasis on connecting with young Americans on a closer, more personal level. Read more..
Almost 90 percent of homeowners in Mountain House, Calif., owe more on their mortgages than their houses are worth. Read more..
The bank joined a growing list of financial institutions which are offering a program to help thousands meet their monthly payments. Read more..
Google is tracking the ebb and flow of Web queries like “flu symptoms” in an effort to identify outbreaks. Read more..
Hotels are under such pressure to keep up with their gadget-obsessed guests that they are working with technology companies to regain their edge. Read more..
Economic jitters returned to Wall Street as American markets shaved off early gains and headed into negative territory. Read more..
Some small-business experts are arguing that in a slowing economy, this may be the perfect time to increase marketing budgets — and even prices. Read more..
The report from an administrative law judge at the Securities and Exchange Commission on the investigation into possible insider trading at the hedge fund Pequot Capital Management is at odds with other findings. Read more..
The clinical trial results could represent a significant step in the fight against the bacterium, which is commonly spread in hospitals and is becoming more deadly. Read more..
The meat products producer posted a quarterly profit below analysts’ estimates and predicted a possible loss this quarter, setting off a decline of 10 percent in its share price. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
General Electric | GE | 18,27 | 18,30 | 17,36 | 17,81 | 104M |
Intel | INTC | 14,03 | 14,18 | 13,46 | 13,93 | 84.9M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 21,29 | 21,30 | 20,79 | 21,20 | 78M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 27,95 | 29,53 | 27,94 | 28,83 | 65M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 35,82 | 37,45 | 35,27 | 36,35 | 61.6M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 17,38 | 17,45 | 16,94 | 17,18 | 49.8M |
Apple | AAPL | 94,81 | 97,17 | 92,26 | 94,77 | 43.7M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 72,65 | 74,16 | 71,59 | 72,65 | 42M |
Pfizer | PFE | 16,55 | 16,79 | 16,11 | 16,77 | 37.6M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 17,38 | 17,52 | 16,79 | 17,29 | 35.7M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 27,28 | 28,10 | 26,91 | 27,33 | 26.6M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 16,41 | 16,43 | 15,26 | 15,74 | 24.1M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 54,99 | 55,64 | 53,12 | 54,75 | 23.8M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 21,77 | 22,41 | 20,49 | 21,78 | 23.2M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 308,69 | 316,30 | 300,52 | 311,46 | 20.3M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 30,12 | 30,57 | 29,42 | 29,72 | 20.1M |
Altria | MO | 17,77 | 17,95 | 17,12 | 17,33 | 20M |
Home Depot | HD | 20,39 | 21,47 | 19,94 | 20,51 | 17.4M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 64,65 | 64,88 | 63,23 | 63,82 | 16.3M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 33,57 | 33,99 | 32,21 | 33,25 | 16.1M |
Chevron | CVX | 72,63 | 75,00 | 71,56 | 73,54 | 15.8M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 49,38 | 50,45 | 48,09 | 49,08 | 14.5M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 59,29 | 60,40 | 58,01 | 59,55 | 14.4M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 54,73 | 56,47 | 54,41 | 55,17 | 14.3M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 45,59 | 45,78 | 43,93 | 44,44 | 13.7M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 19,96 | 20,33 | 19,82 | 20,04 | 13.2M |
Merck | MRK | 27,81 | 28,04 | 27,02 | 27,55 | 11.8M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 83,25 | 84,29 | 80,25 | 82,74 | 10M |
Amazon | AMZN | 47,10 | 48,06 | 44,81 | 46,30 | 9.94M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 50,55 | 50,60 | 47,73 | 48,64 | 9.8M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 21,08 | 21,08 | 19,59 | 20,16 | 9.59M |
McDonald's | MCD | 56,39 | 57,01 | 55,62 | 56,29 | 9.08M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 44,52 | 45,15 | 43,70 | 44,14 | 8.52M |
Amgen | AMGN | 58,22 | 59,31 | 57,61 | 58,43 | 8.43M |
Visa | V | 50,99 | 54,99 | 50,36 | 53,79 | 8.1M |
Boeing | BA | 45,50 | 45,50 | 42,75 | 43,97 | 7.93M |
Pepsico | PEP | 54,61 | 56,12 | 53,47 | 55,08 | 7.53M |
United Technologies | UTX | 51,41 | 53,00 | 50,00 | 51,80 | 6.74M |
3M | MMM | 63,87 | 64,94 | 61,40 | 62,38 | 6.57M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 61,50 | 63,47 | 59,36 | 62,36 | 5.89M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3505,00 | 3510,00 | 3400,00 | 3460,00 | 62.1K |
Exchange Rates of November 11th, 2008
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 97,630 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,010 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1,206 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,829 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1,187 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,842 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6,821 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,147 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 122,260 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,008 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,814 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,229 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,906 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,525 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,510 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,662 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,487 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,672 EUR |
Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 8,545 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,117 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0,665 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,503 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,558 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,642 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,236 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,809 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1,216 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,822 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,341 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,427 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1,855 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,539 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1,827 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,547 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10,479 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,095 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0,792 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,262 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0,780 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,282 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 4,485 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,223 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0,984 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,016 CAD |
Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 5,653 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,177 CAD |
Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 5,743 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,174 CHF |
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