Financial news on October 02, 2006
Business and Financial news
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Bob Woodward works for The Washington Post but does as he pleases, husbanding his most lustrous scoops for his books. Read more..
Using a new software program called NAV, the film “The Onyx Project” presents viewers with links to click that serve as departure points from one scene to the next. Read more..
METRICS GALORE There is a deluge of economic news this week, headlined by unemployment figures for September, which are expected to stay flat (Friday). Also of note will be vehicle sales for September, which are expected to nose up slightly (Tuesd... Read more..
“Inside the Jihad,” by Omar Nasiri, is a first-person narrative of Mr. Nasiri’s time in an Al Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan in the 1990’s. Read more..
Mediabase has taken an unconventional approach to raise its own visibility as it confronts a shake-up in the world of music industry magazines. Read more..
At 80, Albert Frère still prowls corporate Europe in a restless hunt for bargains, keeping the Continent’s business leaders on their toes. Read more..
The company says the changes are to better serve customers. Workers say they reduce already modest incomes and strain employees’ personal lives. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Microsoft | MSFT | 27,32 | 27,49 | 27,15 | 27,36 | 52.9M |
Intel | INTC | 20,56 | 20,75 | 20,40 | 20,44 | 51.7M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 17,91 | 17,96 | 17,59 | 17,66 | 41.1M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 23,05 | 23,24 | 22,96 | 22,98 | 33.2M |
Apple | AAPL | 75,10 | 75,87 | 74,30 | 74,86 | 25.5M |
Pfizer | PFE | 28,37 | 28,60 | 28,20 | 28,31 | 22.1M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 36,84 | 37,74 | 36,70 | 37,66 | 21.6M |
General Electric | GE | 35,32 | 35,71 | 35,28 | 35,50 | 20.8M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 32,56 | 32,93 | 32,19 | 32,23 | 19.8M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 67,29 | 67,76 | 66,90 | 67,00 | 19.1M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 48,40 | 48,86 | 48,03 | 48,44 | 18M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 64,93 | 65,67 | 63,79 | 64,28 | 15.1M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 37,20 | 37,34 | 37,02 | 37,14 | 14.8M |
McDonald's | MCD | 39,12 | 39,77 | 38,95 | 39,51 | 14.2M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 59,72 | 60,20 | 58,54 | 58,55 | 12.5M |
Merck | MRK | 42,15 | 42,25 | 41,67 | 41,67 | 9.16M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 62,03 | 62,26 | 60,81 | 60,91 | 9.02M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 37,06 | 37,24 | 36,28 | 36,29 | 8.98M |
Home Depot | HD | 36,18 | 36,69 | 35,98 | 36,34 | 8.62M |
Amgen | AMGN | 71,40 | 71,87 | 70,08 | 70,30 | 8.29M |
Altria | MO | 76,90 | 77,05 | 76,50 | 76,54 | 8.2M |
Chevron | CVX | 64,90 | 65,35 | 64,46 | 64,51 | 7.96M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 47,75 | 48,70 | 47,75 | 48,24 | 7.4M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 46,96 | 47,33 | 46,74 | 46,87 | 7.38M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 401,90 | 406,00 | 400,80 | 401,44 | 7.3M |
Amazon | AMZN | 31,98 | 32,03 | 30,83 | 30,87 | 6.82M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 30,79 | 31,02 | 30,40 | 30,53 | 6.7M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 65,00 | 65,33 | 64,94 | 65,09 | 6.24M |
Boeing | BA | 79,35 | 80,28 | 78,84 | 79,97 | 5.73M |
Pepsico | PEP | 65,19 | 65,30 | 64,17 | 64,33 | 4.93M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 49,11 | 49,58 | 48,52 | 49,43 | 4.92M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 25,03 | 25,03 | 24,68 | 24,68 | 4.9M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 62,15 | 62,31 | 61,89 | 62,04 | 4.73M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 44,90 | 44,93 | 44,50 | 44,50 | 4.73M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 36,32 | 36,32 | 35,83 | 36,05 | 4.58M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 81,76 | 82,47 | 81,58 | 81,87 | 4.48M |
3M | MMM | 74,70 | 74,70 | 73,33 | 73,59 | 2.94M |
United Technologies | UTX | 63,42 | 64,50 | 63,33 | 63,90 | 2.8M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 88,25 | 88,32 | 86,76 | 87,16 | 1.22M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3170,00 | 3210,00 | 3165,00 | 3175,00 | 15.6K |
Exchange Rates of October 02, 2006
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 117,720 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,008 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1,116 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,896 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1,243 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,804 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7,907 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,126 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 149,970 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,007 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,675 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,481 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,702 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,587 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,421 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,704 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,584 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,631 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0,450 GBP | 1 GBP = 2,223 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,135 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,881 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0,948 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,055 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1,056 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,947 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,522 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,397 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,105 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,475 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2,345 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,426 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0,834 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,198 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0,930 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,076 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1,114 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,898 CAD |
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