Financial news on April 30, 2013
Business and Financial news
Joe Sharkey On the Road column notes airlines are justifying fee increases for schedule changes, premium seating and other amenities by citing overall consumer demand for low fares. Read more..
The automaker said first-quarter earnings fell because it spent heavily to prepare to introduce new vehicles, and it reaffirmed earlier full-year forecasts. Read more..
Confidence in the European economy fell for a second straight month, strengthening the case for a cut in interest rates this week. Read more..
From damaged luggage to seatmates unfamiliar with soap, the road warriors have tales to tell. Read more..
The aid comes after Greek lawmakers approved a controversial plan to dismiss 15,000 civil servants by the end of next year. Read more..
Economies must improve government institutions and liberalize rigid labor and product markets to encourage development to avoid a middle-income plateau, the fund said. Read more..
Wolfgang Büchner, the former top editor at the newswire Deutsche Presse-Agentur, will work at integrating two highly autonomous enterprises. Read more..
When the German finance minister said this month that a change to the E.U. treaty was necessary if Europe were to build a full banking union, there was more than a little angst in Brussels. Read more..
With its revenue from commodities slipping, Indonesia is pushing to draw more tourists, but it faces obstacles including poor infrastructure and concerns about safety. Read more..
Stocks rise, recovering ground lost in previous two weeks, as technology companies lead Standard & Poor's 500-stock index to new closing high. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 32.56 | 33.11 | 32.28 | 33.10 | 75.2M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 29.42 | 29.89 | 29.03 | 29.07 | 70M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 32.22 | 32.87 | 32.22 | 32.78 | 50M |
| Intel | INTC | 23.72 | 24.00 | 23.64 | 23.95 | 41.5M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 20.99 | 21.25 | 20.80 | 20.92 | 37.8M |
| FB | 27.13 | 27.85 | 27.01 | 27.77 | 36.2M | |
| General Electric | GE | 22.29 | 22.38 | 22.21 | 22.29 | 34.1M |
| Apple | AAPL | 435.10 | 445.25 | 432.07 | 442.78 | 24.7M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 37.37 | 37.62 | 37.28 | 37.46 | 24.1M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 37.96 | 38.04 | 37.54 | 37.98 | 20.6M |
| Merck | MRK | 47.75 | 47.84 | 47.00 | 47.00 | 19.7M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 53.51 | 54.31 | 53.45 | 53.91 | 16.1M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 20.55 | 20.70 | 20.24 | 20.60 | 15.1M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 88.26 | 88.99 | 87.76 | 88.99 | 14.6M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 48.96 | 49.25 | 48.72 | 49.01 | 13.8M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 50.75 | 50.89 | 49.43 | 50.64 | 13.6M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 42.15 | 42.39 | 41.88 | 42.33 | 13.4M |
| Altria | MO | 36.56 | 36.59 | 36.28 | 36.51 | 12.3M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 85.39 | 85.70 | 84.89 | 85.23 | 12.1M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 39.83 | 39.83 | 39.18 | 39.72 | 11.9M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 77.86 | 77.89 | 76.60 | 76.77 | 9.65M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 41.66 | 41.68 | 41.13 | 41.30 | 8.88M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 62.93 | 63.08 | 62.44 | 62.84 | 8.53M |
| General Motors | GM | 30.77 | 30.97 | 30.57 | 30.84 | 8.12M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 78.28 | 78.30 | 77.37 | 77.72 | 7.97M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 199.13 | 202.59 | 197.35 | 202.54 | 7.54M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 74.17 | 74.62 | 73.34 | 74.43 | 7.39M |
| Chevron | CVX | 121.05 | 122.01 | 120.12 | 122.01 | 6.91M |
| Home Depot | HD | 73.50 | 74.01 | 73.22 | 73.35 | 6.6M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 36.70 | 36.98 | 36.48 | 36.92 | 6.43M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 59.84 | 60.45 | 59.51 | 60.45 | 6.21M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 60.14 | 60.38 | 59.21 | 59.93 | 5.7M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 106.66 | 106.66 | 103.85 | 104.21 | 5.48M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 106.60 | 106.70 | 105.63 | 106.32 | 5.05M |
| Boeing | BA | 91.35 | 91.99 | 90.82 | 91.41 | 4.71M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 819.00 | 827.64 | 817.68 | 824.57 | 4.61M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 249.37 | 254.68 | 248.56 | 253.81 | 4.25M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 102.27 | 102.36 | 101.56 | 102.14 | 4.21M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 92.10 | 92.23 | 91.04 | 91.29 | 4.18M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 82.41 | 82.65 | 82.02 | 82.47 | 4.12M |
| 3M | MMM | 103.98 | 104.74 | 102.97 | 104.71 | 3.77M |
| Visa | V | 168.59 | 169.90 | 168.04 | 168.46 | 3.04M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 147.49 | 148.00 | 146.32 | 147.96 | 1.7M |
Exchange Rates of April 30, 2013
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 97.370 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.010 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.007 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.993 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 0.929 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.076 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.165 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.162 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 128.220 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.008 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.847 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.180 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.270 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.787 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.326 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.754 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.224 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.817 EUR |
| Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 8.123 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.123 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.661 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.514 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.990 AUD | 1 AUD = 1.010 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.034 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.967 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 0.954 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.048 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.498 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.667 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.564 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.639 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.444 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.693 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 9.584 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.104 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 1.044 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.958 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.963 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.039 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6.396 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.156 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.922 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.084 CAD |
| Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.124 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.163 CAD |
| Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.636 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.151 CHF |
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