Financial news on January 29th, 2014
Business and Financial news
Vivian Marino 30-Minute Interview with Abramson Brothers president and chief executive Alan B Abramson, who discusses working with his son in New York City's commercial real estate business. Read more..
Ezra Klein’s decision to leave The Washington Post for Vox Media reflects the growing influence of new players in online journalism. Read more..
Comcast reports fourth-quarter revenue of $6.5 billion, up 7.5 percent from one year earlier; company added 43,000 TV subscribers, halting more than 26 consecutive quarters of losses. Read more..
Eduardo Porter Economic Scene column compares Today's persistent unemployment to that in the 1930s, noting that Pres Franklin Delano Roosevelt responded in his era by instituting the New Deal; explores ways in which public infrastructure projects could help jump start employment among older and unskilled workers today. Read more..
Unionization drive at Volkswagen plant in rural Tennessee has drawn national attention as outside business groups combat organized labor's first attempt to gain foothold at foreign-owned auto plant in the South; VW's surprising decision not to oppose the United Automobile Workers has only increased anxiety. Read more..
Los Angeles broadcast television stations KLCS and KJLA will become first participants in pilot program meant to show that channels can be squeezed together in order to free up space on the electromagnetic spectrum; wireless companies are eager to purchase spectrum space for use in high-speed wireless Internet connections. Read more..
Stocks rise following three days of losses as investor concerns about slow growth in China and other emerging markets appears to fade. Read more..
Honda becomes Japan’s first net exporter from the United States, and Thai police say Karl Slym argued with his wife before committing suicide. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
FB | 54.61 | 54.95 | 53.19 | 53.53 | 93M | |
AT&T Inc. | T | 32.40 | 33.55 | 32.01 | 33.31 | 83.1M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 35.98 | 36.88 | 35.90 | 36.66 | 52.7M |
General Electric | GE | 25.34 | 25.52 | 25.16 | 25.29 | 39.6M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 21.62 | 21.84 | 21.60 | 21.65 | 35.4M |
Pfizer | PFE | 30.24 | 30.46 | 30.00 | 30.11 | 29.2M |
Intel | INTC | 24.75 | 24.96 | 24.63 | 24.68 | 27.1M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 54.96 | 55.87 | 54.85 | 55.53 | 25.5M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 47.00 | 47.98 | 46.69 | 47.69 | 25M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 38.57 | 38.57 | 37.82 | 37.90 | 23.8M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 45.63 | 46.21 | 45.49 | 45.59 | 20.4M |
Merck | MRK | 52.70 | 52.84 | 51.78 | 52.21 | 19.3M |
Apple | AAPL | 503.95 | 507.37 | 498.62 | 500.75 | 18M |
General Motors | GM | 36.06 | 36.96 | 36.01 | 36.35 | 17.5M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 37.18 | 37.25 | 36.71 | 36.97 | 16.6M |
Boeing | BA | 131.70 | 131.76 | 128.07 | 129.78 | 16M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 53.28 | 53.46 | 52.51 | 53.06 | 15.2M |
Altria | MO | 36.68 | 36.69 | 36.16 | 36.43 | 14.4M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 28.92 | 29.15 | 28.75 | 29.02 | 13.9M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 78.80 | 78.80 | 77.38 | 77.64 | 13.4M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 94.93 | 96.20 | 94.65 | 95.11 | 13.2M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 50.72 | 51.23 | 49.85 | 50.22 | 11.3M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 89.47 | 89.71 | 88.53 | 88.90 | 11.2M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 36.26 | 36.50 | 35.65 | 35.85 | 10.4M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 80.01 | 81.09 | 78.96 | 79.85 | 10.1M |
Home Depot | HD | 78.28 | 78.75 | 76.63 | 76.68 | 9.2M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 71.97 | 72.24 | 71.12 | 71.33 | 8.6M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 75.29 | 75.37 | 74.07 | 74.10 | 8.43M |
McDonald's | MCD | 93.96 | 94.30 | 92.87 | 93.15 | 8.01M |
Pepsico | PEP | 81.87 | 81.87 | 80.10 | 80.22 | 7.54M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 87.08 | 87.52 | 86.43 | 87.30 | 6.66M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 71.39 | 72.96 | 70.84 | 71.26 | 6.01M |
Amgen | AMGN | 117.00 | 121.16 | 117.00 | 119.17 | 5.73M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 66.17 | 66.21 | 65.34 | 65.82 | 5.67M |
Chevron | CVX | 116.14 | 116.89 | 115.71 | 116.00 | 5.52M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 175.98 | 178.53 | 175.89 | 176.40 | 4.97M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 1119.12 | 1121.75 | 1099.42 | 1106.92 | 4.76M |
Visa | V | 219.10 | 220.74 | 216.50 | 217.12 | 4.2M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 111.41 | 112.04 | 111.12 | 111.28 | 3.91M |
United Technologies | UTX | 113.06 | 114.05 | 112.43 | 113.27 | 3.88M |
3M | MMM | 130.10 | 131.27 | 129.00 | 130.25 | 3.58M |
Amazon | AMZN | 392.16 | 392.85 | 383.24 | 384.20 | 3.38M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 172.16 | 173.18 | 171.19 | 171.95 | 2.76M |
Exchange Rates of January 29th, 2014
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 102.270 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.010 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.117 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.895 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 0.894 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.118 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.056 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.165 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 139.730 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.007 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.825 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.213 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.563 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.640 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.526 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.655 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.222 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.818 EUR |
Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 8.273 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.121 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.590 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.695 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.118 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.895 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.092 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.916 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 0.874 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.144 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.895 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.528 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.850 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.541 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.481 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.675 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10.029 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.100 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.976 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.025 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.781 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.280 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 5.291 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.189 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.800 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.250 CAD |
Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 5.420 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.184 CAD |
Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.768 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.148 CHF |
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