Financial news on November 13th, 2006
Business and Financial news
The Walt Disney Company’s new emphasis on cost-cutting and family films even affects Jerry Bruckheimer, the most powerful producer in Hollywood. Read more..
The Perot Systems Corporation is setting up a technology center in Guadalajara where it expects to employ 270 engineers by the middle of next year. Read more..
Maurice R. Greenberg has become the latest wealthy mogul to express interest in the struggling newspaper industry. Read more..
The Mascoma Corporation plans to announce Monday that it has received $30 million in financing for a plant to produce ethanol from nontraditional sources. Read more..
The upscale department store Nordstrom is now betting on a new set of rising stars: musicians. Read more..
Bruce E. Karatz resigned under pressure and agreed to return $13 million in profit from backdated stock options. Read more..
Mr. Gooden recently retired as a vice president of the United Automobile Workers union and served on the board of DaimlerChrysler AG. Read more..
Morgan Stanley will choose two candidates for an internship based on how many votes each applicant’s homemade video receives. Read more..
Speculation about the sexual orientation of some high-ranking Republican officials was aired once on Larry King Live, but edited out of future broadcasts. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 26,75 | 26,80 | 26,52 | 26,68 | 49.3M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 29,19 | 29,46 | 29,16 | 29,35 | 47.3M |
Intel | INTC | 20,61 | 21,07 | 20,58 | 21,00 | 45.8M |
Pfizer | PFE | 25,67 | 26,02 | 25,57 | 25,89 | 41.2M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 18,79 | 19,21 | 18,75 | 19,18 | 34.4M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 46,47 | 46,84 | 45,97 | 46,32 | 24.2M |
General Electric | GE | 35,28 | 35,66 | 35,28 | 35,36 | 20.8M |
Home Depot | HD | 36,44 | 36,77 | 36,25 | 36,40 | 20.6M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 74,10 | 74,85 | 73,87 | 74,43 | 17.4M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 33,05 | 33,48 | 32,97 | 33,06 | 17M |
Apple | AAPL | 83,22 | 84,45 | 82,64 | 84,35 | 16.1M |
Amgen | AMGN | 72,77 | 73,38 | 72,56 | 72,70 | 13.6M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 40,00 | 40,27 | 39,93 | 40,22 | 13.5M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 62,33 | 63,77 | 62,10 | 63,07 | 12.9M |
Merck | MRK | 43,20 | 43,80 | 43,13 | 43,46 | 12.1M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 32,30 | 32,35 | 31,70 | 32,26 | 11.9M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 35,59 | 36,07 | 35,50 | 35,95 | 10.9M |
McDonald's | MCD | 41,20 | 41,60 | 40,85 | 41,51 | 10.2M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 46,24 | 46,86 | 45,80 | 46,75 | 9.12M |
Chevron | CVX | 69,54 | 70,83 | 69,06 | 70,35 | 8.86M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 66,25 | 66,78 | 65,75 | 65,94 | 8.79M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 474,90 | 481,17 | 474,14 | 481,03 | 8.68M |
Pepsico | PEP | 62,44 | 62,44 | 61,16 | 61,41 | 8.57M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 45,85 | 46,29 | 45,57 | 45,65 | 8.52M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 40,32 | 40,88 | 40,12 | 40,45 | 8.02M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 47,40 | 47,89 | 47,36 | 47,66 | 7.66M |
Amazon | AMZN | 39,23 | 40,00 | 39,13 | 39,99 | 6.94M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 46,41 | 46,60 | 46,19 | 46,41 | 6.84M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 63,30 | 63,80 | 62,76 | 63,20 | 6.68M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 36,71 | 36,95 | 36,39 | 36,49 | 6.55M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 24,32 | 24,68 | 24,31 | 24,41 | 6.21M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 63,77 | 63,79 | 63,15 | 63,25 | 6.03M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 91,75 | 92,43 | 91,41 | 92,07 | 4.36M |
Altria | MO | 81,00 | 81,49 | 80,69 | 80,84 | 4.26M |
Boeing | BA | 85,70 | 86,34 | 85,29 | 85,69 | 3.36M |
United Technologies | UTX | 65,18 | 65,85 | 65,06 | 65,32 | 3.16M |
3M | MMM | 79,05 | 79,77 | 78,84 | 79,50 | 2.57M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 67,22 | 67,59 | 66,39 | 67,07 | 2.32M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 91,14 | 92,95 | 91,02 | 92,55 | 1.29M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3596,00 | 3600,00 | 3539,00 | 3548,00 | 13.5K |
Exchange Rates of November 13th, 2006
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 118,150 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,008 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1,138 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,879 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1,245 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,803 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7,864 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,127 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 151,300 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,007 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,673 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,485 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,680 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,595 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,457 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,686 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 = 1,110 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,901 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0,963 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,039 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1,053 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,949 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,495 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,401 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,163 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,462 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2,366 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,423 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0,867 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,154 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0,948 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,055 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1,094 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,914 CAD |
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