Financial news on November 12, 2010
Business and Financial news
New rules would oblige financial services firms to record relevant employee communications made on their work cell phones. Read more..
Beijing has been taking steps to temper the nation’s growth and after a steep rise in inflation, will most likely do more. Read more..
Profit for the quarter fell 7 percent, to $835 million, though earnings soared 20 percent for the financial year. Read more..
Weak economic growth in Greece and Spain made it difficult for both countries to reduce unemployment and restore public finances. Read more..
The idea of a vast free-trade zone of Pacific countries pits Japan’s farmers, who benefit from tariffs, against the country’s exporters. Read more..
Banking, a public utility? | More clues on Goldman’s Harbinger exit | What New Yorkers complain about Read more..
Europe’s air safety regulator has ordered a new round of inspections on all A380 jetliners using Rolls-Royce engines. Read more..
New rules are not needed to keep the Continent’s telecommunications companies from selectively managing Internet access, Europe decides. Read more..
Toby Barlow, executive vice president and chief creative officer at Team Detroit, is assuming the new responsibilities of chief creative officer at Global Team Ford. Read more..
The investor J. Christopher Flowers made billions by investing in Shinsei Bank of Japan, but it remains to be seen if he has made new deals to match that. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 20,62 | 20,67 | 20,03 | 20,15 | 235M |
Intel | INTC | 21,44 | 21,81 | 21,33 | 21,53 | 101M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 26,47 | 26,52 | 26,10 | 26,27 | 65M |
General Electric | GE | 16,25 | 16,39 | 16,11 | 16,25 | 48.3M |
Pfizer | PFE | 16,84 | 16,97 | 16,76 | 16,85 | 40.8M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 36,76 | 38,00 | 36,60 | 37,75 | 39.2M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 39,86 | 40,26 | 39,38 | 39,61 | 33.5M |
Apple | AAPL | 316,00 | 316,50 | 303,63 | 308,03 | 28.4M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 49,56 | 49,60 | 48,48 | 48,58 | 27.3M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 28,01 | 28,04 | 27,40 | 27,54 | 27M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 28,73 | 28,76 | 28,19 | 28,46 | 26.4M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 28,50 | 28,61 | 28,09 | 28,32 | 25.8M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 71,38 | 71,40 | 70,43 | 70,99 | 24.6M |
Merck | MRK | 35,04 | 35,06 | 34,39 | 34,71 | 23.8M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 42,72 | 42,98 | 42,02 | 42,21 | 18.2M |
Altria | MO | 25,04 | 25,05 | 24,54 | 24,85 | 18.2M |
Boeing | BA | 65,01 | 65,25 | 63,01 | 63,09 | 16.7M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 20,46 | 20,73 | 20,36 | 20,43 | 16.1M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 63,69 | 64,09 | 63,51 | 63,67 | 12.9M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 38,50 | 38,70 | 37,64 | 37,80 | 12.1M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 32,33 | 32,63 | 32,25 | 32,56 | 12M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 73,59 | 74,90 | 73,24 | 74,11 | 11.1M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 26,20 | 26,35 | 26,00 | 26,02 | 10.7M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 54,10 | 54,34 | 53,86 | 54,13 | 10.7M |
Home Depot | HD | 31,47 | 31,76 | 31,35 | 31,44 | 10.6M |
Chevron | CVX | 85,46 | 85,61 | 84,56 | 85,44 | 10.6M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 62,72 | 62,96 | 62,39 | 62,92 | 10M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 64,26 | 64,52 | 64,02 | 64,33 | 9.28M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 37,21 | 37,33 | 36,23 | 36,67 | 7.37M |
Amazon | AMZN | 170,12 | 171,26 | 165,05 | 165,68 | 7.16M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 613,99 | 616,90 | 601,21 | 603,29 | 6.78M |
Amgen | AMGN | 54,28 | 54,70 | 54,23 | 54,47 | 5.02M |
McDonald's | MCD | 79,30 | 79,45 | 78,14 | 78,85 | 4.95M |
Pepsico | PEP | 64,63 | 64,90 | 64,37 | 64,64 | 4.91M |
United Technologies | UTX | 74,94 | 75,22 | 74,42 | 74,88 | 4.77M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 144,59 | 145,77 | 143,55 | 143,74 | 4.73M |
3M | MMM | 86,02 | 87,17 | 85,63 | 86,24 | 4.12M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 80,95 | 80,96 | 80,16 | 80,25 | 3.35M |
Visa | V | 78,57 | 78,81 | 76,91 | 76,94 | 3.33M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 90,28 | 91,34 | 89,60 | 90,29 | 2.61M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 62,18 | 62,62 | 61,76 | 62,42 | 1.97M |
Exchange Rates of November 12, 2010
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 82,520 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,012 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1,011 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,989 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 0,981 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,020 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6,637 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,151 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 112,950 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,009 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,849 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,177 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,389 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,720 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,385 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,722 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,343 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,745 EUR |
Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9,093 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,110 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0,752 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,331 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,229 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,814 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,226 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,816 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1,188 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,842 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1,636 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,611 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1,631 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,613 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1,580 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,633 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10,698 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,093 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0,996 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,004 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0,966 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,036 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6,544 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,153 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0,969 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,032 CAD |
Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6,569 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,152 CAD |
Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6,772 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,148 CHF |
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