Financial news on October 01, 2010
Business and Financial news
American International Group need not make payments to some former Bernard Madoff clients who said their homeowner insurance policies entitled them to coverage for alleged losses, a judge ruled, Reuters reported. Read more..
As part of the search for the next Oprah, Anderson Cooper, who hosted the reality show “The Mole,” will get his own venue. Read more..
BHP Billiton said Friday that it expected to file a challenge within the day to Potash Corporation of Saskachewan’s lawsuit trying to block its $39 billion hostile offer. Read more..
Stocks have been a disappointment over the last decade, but some analysts think earnings next year will finally surpass the 2006 peak. Read more..
Chrysler’s I.P.O. is expected in the second half of 2011 and it will be in more than one tranche, the American automaker’s chief executive, Sergio Marchionne, said on Friday. Read more..
Léo Apotheker succeeds Mark V. Hurd, who resigned after an investigation into sexual harassment allegations. Read more..
The Magazine Publishers of America will become MPA — the Association of Magazine Media (dash and all) to help highlight ways to connect with magazines beyond the printed page. Read more..
The F.D.A.’s principal deputy commissioner contradicted assertions by Johnson & Johnson executives that the problems had been more limited. Read more..
Sinopec’s $7.1 billion investment in Repsol’s Brazilian subsidiary is the latest in a string of energy deals in which the Chinese are recycling their enormous stockpile of dollars. Read more..
Job creation in advanced economies in the wake of the global economic crisis is increasingly being delayed, bringing a heightened threat of social unrest. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 41.21 | 41.29 | 40.25 | 40.77 | 63M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 24.49 | 24.82 | 24.30 | 24.38 | 62.7M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 21.90 | 22.22 | 21.78 | 21.91 | 42.2M |
Intel | INTC | 19.47 | 20.35 | 18.88 | 19.32 | 41.3M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 38.34 | 39.09 | 38.29 | 38.81 | 39M |
Pfizer | PFE | 17.25 | 17.29 | 17.11 | 17.18 | 35.5M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 27.18 | 27.61 | 27.14 | 27.24 | 33.7M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 25.30 | 25.69 | 25.12 | 25.56 | 32.1M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 62.32 | 62.58 | 61.80 | 62.54 | 24.2M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 18.08 | 18.32 | 17.81 | 17.82 | 22.6M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 28.85 | 28.96 | 28.66 | 28.81 | 22.2M |
Altria | MO | 24.01 | 24.05 | 23.66 | 23.78 | 16.4M |
Apple | AAPL | 283.75 | 286.58 | 281.35 | 282.52 | 16M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 57.97 | 58.09 | 57.34 | 57.86 | 15.9M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 32.78 | 32.97 | 32.65 | 32.89 | 14.5M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 33.30 | 33.58 | 33.12 | 33.34 | 12.9M |
Merck | MRK | 36.76 | 36.84 | 36.35 | 36.60 | 11.7M |
General Electric | GE | 16.40 | 16.53 | 16.27 | 16.36 | 11M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 60.09 | 60.37 | 59.95 | 60.16 | 10.3M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 52.54 | 52.58 | 52.12 | 52.58 | 9.92M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 62.09 | 62.25 | 61.57 | 61.75 | 9.77M |
Chevron | CVX | 81.89 | 82.36 | 81.48 | 81.95 | 9.57M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 27.11 | 27.32 | 26.95 | 27.28 | 8.9M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 62.37 | 62.85 | 61.80 | 62.43 | 8.84M |
Amazon | AMZN | 157.06 | 157.44 | 152.20 | 153.71 | 8.68M |
Home Depot | HD | 31.81 | 32.04 | 31.65 | 31.82 | 8.65M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 53.60 | 53.62 | 53.20 | 53.36 | 8.23M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 59.04 | 59.24 | 58.52 | 59.12 | 8.23M |
McDonald's | MCD | 75.04 | 75.20 | 74.54 | 74.92 | 7.19M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 35.61 | 36.23 | 35.56 | 35.76 | 6.95M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 35.07 | 35.47 | 34.76 | 35.43 | 6.5M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 135.51 | 136.28 | 135.09 | 135.64 | 5.62M |
Pepsico | PEP | 66.76 | 67.00 | 66.28 | 67.00 | 5.4M |
United Technologies | UTX | 71.68 | 72.03 | 70.98 | 71.13 | 5M |
Amgen | AMGN | 55.57 | 55.73 | 54.86 | 55.51 | 4.59M |
Visa | V | 74.74 | 74.77 | 73.17 | 73.32 | 4.53M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 83.30 | 83.48 | 82.33 | 82.71 | 4.52M |
Boeing | BA | 67.54 | 67.98 | 66.67 | 66.83 | 4.48M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 530.00 | 530.62 | 523.00 | 525.62 | 4.45M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 81.61 | 81.81 | 80.36 | 81.03 | 3.5M |
3M | MMM | 87.38 | 87.89 | 86.90 | 87.62 | 3.2M |
Exchange Rates of October 01, 2010
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 83.210 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.012 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.019 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.981 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 0.974 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.027 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.691 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.149 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 114.766 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.872 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.147 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.418 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.705 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.406 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.711 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.343 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.745 EUR |
Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9.218 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.108 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.759 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.317 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.236 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.809 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.225 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.817 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.170 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.855 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.628 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.614 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.613 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.620 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.540 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.649 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10.580 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.095 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.990 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.010 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.946 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.057 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6.509 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.154 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.955 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.047 CAD |
Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.561 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.152 CAD |
Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.855 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.146 CHF |
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