Financial news on November 19th, 2010
Business and Financial news
More companies are trying to gain Hispanic customers by communicating with them in Spanish on the Web, on special sites for mobile phones and through texts. Read more..
The computer company said that revenue saw strong gains in every unit except consumer products. Read more..
Ford will cut its stake in Mazda to 3.5 percent from 11 percent as it restructures its global operations to focus on fast-growing, emerging markets. Read more..
Irish officials on Thursday said for the first time that the country was seeking “a very substantial loan” to restore confidence in its long-term finances. Read more..
Fed hacker indicted | Google’s relationship to money | A soccer player’s call to arms Read more..
Investors were also watching General Motors’ stock rise after the biggest public offering in the nation’s history. Read more..
No longer a start-up, Southwest seeks to balance growth and traditions as it approaches its 40th anniversary. Read more..
The bundle, which will cost roughly half what the current one does, will begin in New York on Monday. Read more..
Is the Federal Reserve using monetary policy to replace fiscal policy with its plan to pump $600 billion into securities? Columnist Joe Nocera and blogger Felix Salmon discuss the plan's merits. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
General Motors | GM | 34.15 | 34.50 | 33.11 | 34.26 | 108M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 19.83 | 19.84 | 19.50 | 19.61 | 101M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 25.80 | 25.83 | 25.60 | 25.69 | 52.4M |
General Electric | GE | 16.06 | 16.23 | 15.95 | 16.22 | 49.3M |
Intel | INTC | 20.97 | 21.20 | 20.88 | 21.14 | 49.1M |
Pfizer | PFE | 16.71 | 16.83 | 16.67 | 16.80 | 32.7M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 39.41 | 39.64 | 39.26 | 39.41 | 26.5M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 28.32 | 28.37 | 28.03 | 28.15 | 25.9M |
Home Depot | HD | 30.80 | 31.22 | 30.80 | 31.22 | 25.4M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 27.43 | 27.55 | 27.09 | 27.49 | 24.8M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 70.20 | 70.59 | 69.36 | 70.54 | 24.1M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 47.64 | 47.74 | 47.20 | 47.40 | 23.8M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 63.60 | 64.33 | 63.55 | 64.32 | 20.4M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 41.77 | 42.54 | 41.70 | 42.49 | 20.3M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 28.38 | 28.48 | 28.11 | 28.32 | 19.4M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 20.54 | 20.57 | 20.21 | 20.56 | 16.4M |
Merck | MRK | 35.30 | 35.36 | 34.92 | 35.33 | 15.6M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 26.00 | 26.12 | 25.85 | 25.95 | 15.6M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 35.54 | 36.49 | 35.34 | 36.00 | 14.3M |
Apple | AAPL | 307.97 | 308.40 | 305.24 | 306.73 | 13.7M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 37.10 | 37.33 | 36.75 | 37.01 | 13.7M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 32.65 | 32.73 | 32.22 | 32.59 | 13.4M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 63.89 | 64.22 | 63.65 | 63.83 | 12.9M |
McDonald's | MCD | 79.12 | 79.66 | 78.76 | 79.64 | 10.9M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 54.10 | 54.45 | 53.95 | 54.39 | 10.3M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 61.69 | 61.94 | 61.11 | 61.92 | 10.3M |
Altria | MO | 24.78 | 24.82 | 24.55 | 24.74 | 10M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 64.23 | 64.24 | 63.61 | 64.05 | 9.5M |
Amgen | AMGN | 55.53 | 55.58 | 54.72 | 55.00 | 9.15M |
Boeing | BA | 64.53 | 64.74 | 63.39 | 63.59 | 8.82M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 38.00 | 38.17 | 37.79 | 38.08 | 8.46M |
Chevron | CVX | 83.69 | 83.96 | 82.82 | 83.94 | 8.13M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 75.49 | 76.47 | 74.28 | 76.43 | 7.68M |
Pepsico | PEP | 64.42 | 64.71 | 64.27 | 64.71 | 5.51M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 144.38 | 145.35 | 143.99 | 145.05 | 5.02M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 597.00 | 597.89 | 590.34 | 590.83 | 4.59M |
Amazon | AMZN | 163.95 | 164.99 | 162.84 | 164.82 | 4.46M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 80.52 | 81.03 | 80.30 | 80.77 | 4.22M |
United Technologies | UTX | 75.09 | 75.41 | 74.65 | 75.31 | 4.02M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 91.87 | 92.08 | 91.21 | 91.82 | 3.35M |
3M | MMM | 85.53 | 85.55 | 84.72 | 85.01 | 3.22M |
Visa | V | 76.80 | 77.56 | 76.76 | 77.05 | 2.58M |
Exchange Rates of November 19th, 2010
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 83.530 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.012 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.017 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.984 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 0.992 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.008 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.640 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.151 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 114.170 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.855 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.169 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.386 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.722 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.390 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.719 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.356 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.737 EUR |
Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9.088 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.110 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.749 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.335 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.213 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.824 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.217 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.822 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.187 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.842 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.620 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.617 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.625 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.616 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.585 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.631 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10.608 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.094 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 1.003 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.997 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.978 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.023 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6.551 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.153 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.975 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.026 CAD |
Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.525 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.153 CAD |
Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.701 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.149 CHF |
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