Financial news on November 19, 2012
Business and Financial news
Ratings and ad revenue have steadily increased at PBS Kids Sprout, preschooler-oriented network that has been picked up by a growing number of cable providers. Read more..
The president has started softening up the population on the need for changes, but it is not clear that he can press further after losing the trust of parts of the business community and the electorate. Read more..
Business owners and investors are rapidly maneuvering to shield themselves from the prospect of higher taxes in 2013, strategy that is sending ripples across Wall Street and broad areas of the economy; overriding goal of wealthy is to record as much future income this year as possible through moves as diverse as sales of businesses, one-time dividends and the sale of stocks that have been big winners. Read more..
Account assignments, executive appointments and miscellaneous news from advertising agencies. Read more..
Taking to the Web sites eBay and Craigslist, people have begun marketing their hoards to whimsical collectors and junk-food lovers for hundreds, in some cases thousands, of dollars. Read more..
Spanish Prime Min Mariano Rajoy, facing a steep recession, uses a weekend summit meeting to try to persuade Latin American leaders to invest more in his country. Read more..
Tablets were supposed to be a simple alternative to the bloated personal computer market. But now that the iPad has strong competitors, shopping decisions are becoming harder. Read more..
David Carr The Media Equation column criticizes Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth's decision to replace executive editor Marcus Brauchli; contends that Weymouth is still struggling to get a good grasp on her company, which is facing significant market challenges, four years into her tenure. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
FB | 23.96 | 24.12 | 22.82 | 22.92 | 85M | |
Intel | INTC | 19.99 | 20.45 | 19.73 | 20.25 | 69.4M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 26.80 | 26.80 | 26.47 | 26.73 | 57.2M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 18.27 | 18.34 | 18.10 | 18.30 | 40.6M |
General Electric | GE | 20.41 | 20.72 | 20.39 | 20.66 | 38.3M |
Pfizer | PFE | 24.03 | 24.24 | 23.87 | 24.14 | 35.8M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 12.97 | 13.40 | 12.94 | 13.30 | 32.6M |
Apple | AAPL | 540.71 | 567.50 | 539.88 | 565.73 | 29.4M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 40.09 | 40.70 | 40.09 | 40.59 | 26.8M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 32.48 | 32.61 | 32.15 | 32.40 | 22.7M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 30.25 | 30.26 | 29.85 | 30.14 | 22.6M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 33.46 | 33.89 | 32.71 | 33.82 | 21.7M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 63.25 | 63.52 | 62.65 | 62.92 | 18.1M |
Altria | MO | 31.58 | 32.57 | 31.55 | 32.56 | 17.1M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 41.87 | 42.82 | 41.67 | 42.81 | 16.5M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 36.85 | 37.29 | 36.81 | 37.24 | 14.1M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 87.40 | 88.20 | 87.09 | 87.67 | 12.9M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 68.15 | 69.13 | 67.66 | 69.02 | 12.8M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 69.54 | 69.81 | 69.04 | 69.25 | 12.3M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 35.80 | 36.03 | 35.50 | 36.01 | 10.7M |
Home Depot | HD | 62.49 | 63.34 | 62.30 | 63.33 | 10M |
Merck | MRK | 43.32 | 43.40 | 43.09 | 43.34 | 9.19M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 74.72 | 75.24 | 73.76 | 74.82 | 9.16M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 66.99 | 67.92 | 66.86 | 67.92 | 8.74M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 47.70 | 48.03 | 47.45 | 47.91 | 8.51M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 31.91 | 32.05 | 31.78 | 32.03 | 8.24M |
General Motors | GM | 24.27 | 24.94 | 24.13 | 24.93 | 8M |
Chevron | CVX | 103.67 | 104.35 | 103.14 | 104.35 | 6.85M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 68.95 | 70.70 | 68.84 | 70.69 | 6.74M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 52.23 | 52.91 | 51.85 | 52.91 | 5.87M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 55.69 | 56.01 | 55.43 | 55.73 | 5.68M |
McDonald's | MCD | 84.54 | 85.05 | 84.37 | 85.04 | 5.56M |
Pepsico | PEP | 68.57 | 68.80 | 68.16 | 68.78 | 5.51M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 655.70 | 668.92 | 655.53 | 668.21 | 4.73M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 86.72 | 86.88 | 86.19 | 86.76 | 4.3M |
United Technologies | UTX | 76.08 | 76.73 | 75.60 | 76.58 | 3.81M |
Amgen | AMGN | 85.48 | 85.67 | 84.60 | 85.40 | 3.8M |
Visa | V | 144.00 | 145.66 | 143.66 | 145.65 | 3.78M |
Amazon | AMZN | 228.32 | 232.50 | 227.45 | 229.71 | 3.59M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 188.62 | 190.39 | 188.30 | 190.35 | 3.59M |
Boeing | BA | 71.49 | 72.08 | 71.08 | 71.96 | 3.48M |
3M | MMM | 89.25 | 89.70 | 88.77 | 89.57 | 2.69M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 118.61 | 119.72 | 118.19 | 119.71 | 2.1M |
Exchange Rates of November 19, 2012
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 81.400 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.012 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 0.996 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.004 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 0.940 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.064 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.235 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.160 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 104.310 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.010 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.805 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.242 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.230 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.813 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.276 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.784 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.204 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.830 EUR |
Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 7.995 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.125 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.772 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.296 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.179 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.848 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.223 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.818 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.155 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.866 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.527 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.655 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.584 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.631 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.495 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.669 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 9.926 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.101 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 1.037 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.964 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.978 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.022 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6.498 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.154 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.943 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.060 CAD |
Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.262 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.160 CAD |
Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.637 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.151 CHF |
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