Financial news on April 02, 2007
Business and Financial news
A Wired magazine reporter was accidentally sent a memorandum written by the company’s public relations firm to coach Microsoft executives on how to handle his questions. Read more..
The Public Radio Exchange is holding an online contest to find a new national radio star. Read more..
Ford Motor Drops. Read more..
The numbers are small, but pet food cookbooks have seen a sales jump in the wake of commercial pet food recalls. Read more..
A popular system for teaching and learning guitar will enter the legitimate business realm for the first time. Read more..
Former colleagues of “American Idol” contestant LaKisha Jones held up placards that included a corporate bank logo which is forbidden under the show’s rules. Read more..
A recent case has raised questions about the ability of small hospitals to care for patients who suffer complications. Read more..
International sports institutions are imposing vigorous controls over the online use of game information and photographs. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Intel | INTC | 19.15 | 19.24 | 19.03 | 19.13 | 54.2M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 27.89 | 27.93 | 27.56 | 27.74 | 42M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 39.72 | 39.79 | 39.06 | 39.46 | 39M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 25.67 | 25.73 | 25.31 | 25.40 | 33.5M |
Pfizer | PFE | 25.28 | 25.61 | 25.23 | 25.34 | 30.2M |
Altria | MO | 67.00 | 68.43 | 66.91 | 68.22 | 24M |
General Electric | GE | 35.41 | 35.53 | 35.11 | 35.29 | 23.5M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 75.55 | 76.40 | 75.28 | 76.16 | 21.5M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 18.08 | 18.18 | 17.99 | 18.14 | 20.7M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 34.42 | 34.45 | 33.93 | 34.01 | 19.1M |
Apple | AAPL | 94.14 | 94.25 | 93.02 | 93.65 | 17.9M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 48.38 | 48.49 | 47.70 | 47.90 | 13.8M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 47.06 | 47.52 | 46.85 | 47.40 | 13.7M |
Merck | MRK | 44.64 | 45.29 | 44.52 | 45.01 | 13.4M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 68.21 | 68.77 | 67.80 | 68.19 | 13.3M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 55.80 | 56.25 | 55.16 | 55.81 | 13.1M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 37.40 | 38.23 | 36.75 | 37.83 | 11.4M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 40.37 | 40.42 | 40.05 | 40.31 | 11.4M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 48.20 | 48.66 | 48.05 | 48.52 | 11.2M |
Amgen | AMGN | 56.19 | 56.55 | 55.45 | 55.55 | 11.1M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 69.10 | 70.91 | 68.25 | 70.82 | 10.6M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 25.95 | 26.01 | 25.60 | 25.74 | 10.4M |
Home Depot | HD | 36.67 | 36.86 | 36.60 | 36.79 | 9.92M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 60.26 | 60.40 | 60.03 | 60.10 | 9.73M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 53.40 | 53.95 | 53.13 | 53.73 | 8.85M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 27.78 | 27.92 | 27.62 | 27.88 | 8.37M |
Chevron | CVX | 74.06 | 75.05 | 74.05 | 74.83 | 8.19M |
Amazon | AMZN | 39.85 | 40.47 | 39.55 | 40.42 | 7.09M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 34.40 | 34.51 | 34.24 | 34.47 | 7.05M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 457.76 | 458.53 | 452.12 | 458.53 | 6.89M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 63.22 | 63.35 | 62.65 | 63.02 | 6.48M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 94.51 | 95.50 | 94.06 | 95.21 | 5.88M |
McDonald's | MCD | 44.32 | 45.14 | 44.26 | 44.82 | 4.66M |
Pepsico | PEP | 63.54 | 63.70 | 63.12 | 63.39 | 4.6M |
United Technologies | UTX | 65.03 | 65.40 | 64.65 | 64.72 | 4.15M |
Boeing | BA | 88.90 | 89.01 | 88.08 | 88.83 | 3.44M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 76.91 | 77.09 | 75.74 | 76.51 | 2.53M |
3M | MMM | 76.44 | 76.44 | 75.91 | 76.28 | 2.41M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 101.41 | 102.11 | 100.41 | 101.97 | 1.47M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3610.00 | 3619.00 | 3586.00 | 3603.00 | 14K |
Exchange Rates of April 02, 2007
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 117.850 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.008 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.156 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.865 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.215 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.823 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7.729 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.129 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 157.510 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.006 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.676 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.480 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.635 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.611 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.545 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.647 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.624 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.616 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.429 GBP | 1 GBP = 2.333 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.038 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.964 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.981 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.020 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.031 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.970 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.421 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.413 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.287 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.437 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.403 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.416 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.944 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.059 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.993 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.008 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.051 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.952 CAD |
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