diff --git a/stockTicker.py b/stockTicker.py
index 0f0c3f2..db6c558 100755
--- a/stockTicker.py
+++ b/stockTicker.py
@@ -939,6 +939,7 @@ class StockTicker():
                 
                 percent_change = str(abs(percent_change))
                 point_change = str(abs(point_change))
+                current = str(current)
                 
                 if not all_crypto_settings['percent']:
                     percent_change = False
@@ -953,8 +954,8 @@ class StockTicker():
                        
                         logo = self.openImage(os.path.join(logos_path,  ticker + '.png'))
                         stitchedStock = self.stitchImage([logo,midFrame])
-                    except:
-                        
+                    except Exception as e:
+                       
                         stitchedStock = midFrame
                 else:
                     stitchedStock = midFrame
@@ -964,6 +965,7 @@ class StockTicker():
                 image_list.append(self.blank)
             
             except Exception as e:
+                
                 exc_type, exc_obj, exc_tb = sys.exc_info()
                 fname = os.path.split(exc_tb.tb_frame.f_code.co_filename)[1]
                 self.logf.write(str(e))
@@ -1072,11 +1074,11 @@ class StockTicker():
                 current = float(forex_settings[sb]['current'])
                 change = float(forex_settings[sb]['24hr_change'])
                 
-                percent_change = str(abs(forex_settings[sb]['percent_change'])) +'%' 
+                percent_change = str(abs(float(forex_settings[sb]['percent_change']))) +'%' 
                 
                
                 point_change = str(abs(change))
-           
+                
                 if not all_forex_settings['percent']:
                     percent_change = False
                 if not all_forex_settings['point']:
@@ -1086,7 +1088,7 @@ class StockTicker():
                 
                 
                 
-                current = '%.3f' % current
+                current = str(current)
                
                     
                 midFrame = self.textToImage(base+ '(' + symbol + ')', current, arrow, percent_change, point_change) #IMAGE THE TEXT
@@ -1115,6 +1117,7 @@ class StockTicker():
                 image_list.append(self.blank)
             
             except Exception as e:
+                
                 exc_type, exc_obj, exc_tb = sys.exc_info()
                 fname = os.path.split(exc_tb.tb_frame.f_code.co_filename)[1]
                 self.logf.write(str(e))
@@ -1163,7 +1166,7 @@ class StockTicker():
                 
                 if all_forex_settings["percent"]: 
                     # convert percent to points
-                    change = abs(forex_settings[sb]['percent_change'])/current * 100
+                    change = abs(float(forex_settings[sb]['percent_change']))
                     
                     change = str(change) + '%'
                 else:
@@ -1325,6 +1328,8 @@ class StockTicker():
                 
                 if all_stocks_settings["percent"]: 
                     change = str(abs(float(info['percent_change']))) + '%'
+                else:
+                    change = str(abs(change))
                     
                     
                 current = str(float(info['current'])) #TEXT
@@ -1781,7 +1786,7 @@ class StockTicker():
                 img = img.crop((0,0,x_offset ,32))
                 imgs.append(img)
             except Exception as e:
-                raise e
+              
                 exc_type, exc_obj, exc_tb = sys.exc_info()
                 fname = os.path.split(exc_tb.tb_frame.f_code.co_filename)[1]
                 self.logf.write(str(e))
@@ -2750,7 +2755,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             
             #stock_ticker.process_msg('-')
             #stock_ticker.process_msg('W')
-            #stock_ticker.process_msg('A')
+            stock_ticker.process_msg('A')
             
             
             
@@ -2758,7 +2763,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                 msg = getInput()
                 stock_ticker.process_msg(msg)
         except Exception as e:
-    
+           
             exc_type, exc_obj, exc_tb = sys.exc_info()
             fname = os.path.split(exc_tb.tb_frame.f_code.co_filename)[1]
             log.write(str(e))