Financial news on November 24th, 2006
Business and Financial news
Europe’s biggest airline said Thursday that it had begun talks that could eventually lead to the takeover of Alitalia, the Italian carrier. Read more..
Lone Star Funds canceled an agreement on Thursday to sell its controlling stake in Korea Exchange Bank to Kookmin Bank. Read more..
About half of all Bernese mountain dogs are prone to an unusual blood cancer called malignant histiocytosis. Boxers are four times more likely to get lymphomas than dogs in general, while Pomeranians are 10 times less likely. Cocker spaniels are m... Read more..
The Philippines is quickly gaining a share of the customer-service call center business, offering the country an employment boon. Read more..
Dogs are receiving groundbreaking drugs or other treatments for cancer, a leading cause of death in older dogs. Read more..
On Thursday, Microsoft met the latest deadline to provide information on whether it is complying with a 2004 antitrust ruling. Read more..
Not much has changed at the Battersea Power Station, an iconic, hulking shell on the south bank of the Thames, in the 13 years since developer Victor Hwang bought it. Read more..
Stocks in Europe fell for a second day Thursday over concerns that a five-month rally may have run its course, while shares in Asia jumped to record levels. Read more..
Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa seems to be taking on his job as finance minister of Italy with a combination of zeal and academic detachment. Read more..
A small group of mostly young entrepreneurs seem determined to turn their back on venture capitalists. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Intel | INTC | 21.46 | 21.75 | 21.42 | 21.59 | 23.1M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 29.66 | 29.84 | 29.64 | 29.76 | 20.5M |
Apple | AAPL | 89.53 | 93.08 | 89.50 | 91.63 | 18.5M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 26.70 | 26.88 | 26.24 | 26.84 | 13.5M |
Pfizer | PFE | 26.91 | 27.05 | 26.86 | 26.89 | 11.2M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 32.67 | 32.94 | 32.44 | 32.67 | 9.73M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 19.46 | 19.73 | 19.38 | 19.60 | 8M |
General Electric | GE | 35.85 | 35.88 | 35.69 | 35.69 | 7.26M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 71.90 | 72.82 | 71.85 | 72.38 | 5.57M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 47.76 | 48.05 | 47.55 | 47.90 | 5.08M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 34.76 | 35.00 | 34.70 | 34.75 | 4.74M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 47.08 | 47.20 | 46.84 | 46.95 | 4.04M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 39.35 | 39.79 | 39.30 | 39.56 | 3.93M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 39.32 | 40.02 | 39.13 | 39.75 | 3.89M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 35.34 | 35.73 | 35.28 | 35.57 | 3.66M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 504.50 | 507.50 | 504.00 | 505.00 | 3.46M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 64.38 | 65.02 | 64.25 | 64.29 | 3.39M |
Home Depot | HD | 37.85 | 38.15 | 37.71 | 37.72 | 3.06M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 47.22 | 47.53 | 47.18 | 47.27 | 2.93M |
Chevron | CVX | 68.97 | 69.80 | 68.74 | 68.84 | 2.88M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 66.50 | 66.55 | 65.85 | 65.85 | 2.87M |
Merck | MRK | 44.01 | 44.33 | 44.00 | 44.18 | 2.74M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 32.74 | 33.06 | 32.64 | 32.91 | 2.68M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 24.56 | 24.67 | 24.47 | 24.47 | 2.46M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 63.48 | 63.74 | 63.40 | 63.53 | 2.29M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 46.90 | 47.19 | 46.85 | 46.92 | 2.28M |
Amazon | AMZN | 42.56 | 42.94 | 42.31 | 42.41 | 2.24M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 65.33 | 65.91 | 65.10 | 65.36 | 2.22M |
Pepsico | PEP | 62.04 | 62.73 | 62.00 | 62.34 | 2.14M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 93.05 | 93.75 | 92.98 | 93.35 | 2.13M |
Altria | MO | 83.75 | 84.13 | 83.59 | 83.75 | 2.05M |
McDonald's | MCD | 41.87 | 42.26 | 41.67 | 41.88 | 1.88M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 46.40 | 47.00 | 46.19 | 46.71 | 1.84M |
Amgen | AMGN | 72.32 | 72.99 | 72.22 | 72.50 | 1.84M |
Boeing | BA | 89.25 | 90.08 | 89.15 | 89.77 | 1.21M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 66.05 | 66.80 | 65.89 | 66.15 | 1.12M |
United Technologies | UTX | 65.70 | 66.01 | 65.40 | 65.99 | 933K |
3M | MMM | 80.86 | 81.50 | 80.75 | 81.15 | 694K |
Union Pacific | UNP | 91.90 | 92.30 | 91.32 | 91.45 | 428K |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3593.00 | 3593.00 | 3575.00 | 3587.50 | 3.7K |
Exchange Rates of November 24th, 2006
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 115.830 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.135 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.881 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.209 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.827 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7.855 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.127 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 151.690 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.007 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.678 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.476 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.681 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.595 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.486 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.673 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.583 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.632 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.447 GBP | 1 GBP = 2.240 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.108 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.903 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.979 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.021 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.044 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.958 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.481 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.403 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.192 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.456 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.336 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.428 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.883 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.132 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.941 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.062 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.065 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.939 CAD |
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