Financial news on June 01, 2009
Business and Financial news
Cellphone Locator System Needs No Satellite
Wi-Fi signals and cell towers help iPhones and other devices using Skyhook Wireless to figure out where they are. Read more..
Hearst’s Contrarian Strategy Pays Off
Hearst’s magazines have held steady in circulation, and their ad pages fell about half as much last year as the industry average. Read more..
In Crisis, Banks Dig In for Fight Against Rules
Underlying a battle over derivatives trading is a broader debate over what the right amount of regulation is. Read more..
Judge Clears Way for Sale of Chrysler to Fiat
With the approval of the sale to the Italian carmaker, Chrysler could exit bankruptcy as early as this week. Read more..
Newspaper for Dogs Has Bite, if Not Taste
They say that the newspaper business is going to the dogs. A campaign for a new product has been making that sentiment come true, with humorous results. Read more..
People and Accounts of Note
Webdenda. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 25.76 | 26.05 | 25.00 | 25.43 | 122M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 19.15 | 19.77 | 19.01 | 19.50 | 103M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 37.40 | 37.73 | 35.77 | 36.11 | 90.2M |
| General Electric | GE | 13.82 | 13.99 | 13.51 | 13.86 | 86.4M |
| Intel | INTC | 16.03 | 16.59 | 15.97 | 16.50 | 75.5M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 15.36 | 15.45 | 14.70 | 14.76 | 70.5M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 21.00 | 21.50 | 20.86 | 21.40 | 57.3M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 70.46 | 72.04 | 70.25 | 71.76 | 31.8M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 19.75 | 20.02 | 19.60 | 19.92 | 31.6M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 24.97 | 25.11 | 24.56 | 24.64 | 27.9M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 13.93 | 14.08 | 13.84 | 13.92 | 24.7M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 49.25 | 49.45 | 48.72 | 49.02 | 21.3M |
| Merck | MRK | 27.71 | 27.85 | 27.13 | 27.53 | 20.2M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 50.18 | 50.70 | 49.58 | 50.59 | 20M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 29.53 | 29.60 | 29.10 | 29.25 | 19.9M |
| Home Depot | HD | 23.59 | 24.43 | 23.39 | 24.16 | 18.1M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 34.80 | 36.13 | 34.70 | 36.00 | 17.8M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 47.03 | 48.19 | 46.72 | 47.90 | 17.6M |
| Apple | AAPL | 136.47 | 139.99 | 136.00 | 139.35 | 16.2M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 45.30 | 45.42 | 44.66 | 44.98 | 14.3M |
| Chevron | CVX | 67.80 | 69.67 | 67.44 | 69.21 | 14.2M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 52.55 | 53.65 | 52.36 | 53.36 | 12.5M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 55.75 | 56.05 | 55.27 | 55.78 | 12.5M |
| Altria | MO | 17.19 | 17.25 | 17.10 | 17.19 | 12M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 24.83 | 25.26 | 24.75 | 25.03 | 12M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 58.63 | 59.49 | 57.96 | 59.17 | 11.6M |
| Visa | V | 68.50 | 68.95 | 65.82 | 66.66 | 10.9M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 78.21 | 84.80 | 77.49 | 83.05 | 10.8M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 20.10 | 20.16 | 19.85 | 20.11 | 10.5M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 26.90 | 27.66 | 26.66 | 27.50 | 8.33M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 52.27 | 53.39 | 52.25 | 53.13 | 8.26M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 50.64 | 53.23 | 49.78 | 51.97 | 7.78M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 59.18 | 59.99 | 58.92 | 59.85 | 7.75M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 106.94 | 108.67 | 106.67 | 108.37 | 7.72M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 43.15 | 43.64 | 42.41 | 42.77 | 7.39M |
| Boeing | BA | 45.54 | 47.81 | 45.54 | 47.70 | 6.92M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 418.73 | 429.60 | 418.53 | 426.56 | 6.64M |
| 3M | MMM | 57.90 | 59.87 | 57.90 | 59.29 | 6.01M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 53.49 | 55.58 | 53.21 | 55.27 | 5.97M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 50.45 | 50.63 | 49.87 | 50.10 | 5.23M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 2985.50 | 3027.00 | 2820.00 | 2984.50 | 29.1K |
Exchange Rates of June 01, 2009
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 96.540 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.010 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.091 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.916 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.071 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.934 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.827 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.146 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 136.610 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.007 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.861 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.162 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.747 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.572 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.544 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.648 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.515 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.660 EUR |
| Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9.661 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.104 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.630 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.588 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.279 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.782 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.130 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.885 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.109 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.902 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.029 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.493 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.794 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.557 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.760 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.568 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.883 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.132 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.867 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.154 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 5.520 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.181 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.981 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.020 CAD |
| Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.253 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.160 CAD |
| Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.374 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.157 CHF |
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