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The ticker symbol for Allstate is ALL and it is traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
AAA car insurance is offered by the American Automobile Association, which is a federation of motor clubs. AAA itself does not have a publicly traded ticker symbol, as it operates as a non-profit organization. However, if you're looking for investment opportunities related to insurance companies, you might consider looking at publicly traded companies in the insurance sector, such as Allstate (ALL) or Progressive (PGR).
The ticker symbol is BUD for all the brands. Budweiser merged with another company and is now called InBev on the stock exchange.
A ticker symbol is used for trading public companies on a stock exchange. Not all companies have them. Companies that are traded publically need a symbol so that traders can easily identify and distinguish companies from one another. The ticker symbols assist in this regard.
Kellogg's ticker symbol on the NYSE is "K", General Mills' is "GIS", and Post Holdings is "POST". They all offer "Raisin Bran".
Using MSN, enter the symbol C- and you can see them all.
Mervyn's was a private company so it did not have a ticker symbol or any stock that was available to the public. In 2008, Mervyn's filed for Bankruptcy and all stores were closed and merchandise liquidated.
New York Life Insurance Company is a mutual insurance company. This makes it a private company with no shares traded publicly on any exchange. Therefore it does not have a ticker symbol. There is no stock symbol for New York Life Insurance Company as they are a mutual insurance company. Here is a quote from their web site explaining the difference: Unlike a stock company, a mutual insurance company, such as New York Life, does not offer shares of stock on public exchanges. Rather, it is operated and maintained for the benefit of its members, or policyowners. All policyowners have the right to vote for the Company's Board of Directors and to receive a fair share of the dividends may be declared by the Board each year.
The ticker symbol for Hollywood Video is HLYW. I don't know why you would invest in them tho because of all these portable DVD renters. That is of course unless they are the makers of those things.
Seven Jeans (or Seven for all Mankind) is a subsidiary of VF Corp. after being acquired on July 26, 2007. The ticker symbol for VF Corporation is VFC and it is traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
Not all subsidiaries have their own ticker codes; typically, only the parent company, or the ultimate parent in a corporate structure, has a ticker symbol. Subsidiaries often operate under the parent company's ticker, especially if they are not publicly traded themselves. However, if a subsidiary is publicly traded, it may have its own ticker code.
Commodities do not have ticker symbols. You can find ticker symbols for ETF's that are designed to track commodity prices but those will not track the underlying commodities at all times. Other factors could cause the prices to diverge.