Financial news on July 3rd, 2008
Business and Financial news
Technogym, an exercise equipment maker, is expanding its reach to countries with few health clubs, in a strategy to survive an economic downturn in the United States. Read more..
Australian retail sales rose in May at the fastest rate in six months. Sales increased 0.7 percent from April, the Bureau of Statistics said. Read more..
It was bound to happen sooner or later: Generation X nostalgia and modern technology have come together in the “Knight Rider” Global Positioning System from Mio Technology. Read more..
The decision to expedite work permits for the six staff members of a BP joint venture was a sign of apparent backpedaling by the Russian government. Read more..
Tubs of Kozy Shack rice and chocolate puddings are now being sold at Shea Stadium alongside the hot dogs and giant pretzels, and are being included in children’s meals at the ballpark. Read more..
In London, the Treasury secretary called for a new regulatory system that would allow even large financial institutions to fail without risking a wider market collapse. Read more..
Crude oil closed at $143.57 a barrel, another record, sending shudders through financial markets already worried about the prospect of a global economic slowdown. Read more..
Zach Scruggs, son of the Mississippi lawyer Richard F. Scruggs, was sentenced to 14 months in prison for his part in a scheme to bribe a judge. Read more..
How do I create a slide show on a DVD that combines stills and brief movies from a digital camera? Read more..
EyeClops Night Vision goggles use infrared L.E.D.’s that shine a wide beam of infrared light up to 50 feet away. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Intel | INTC | 20,53 | 20,80 | 20,26 | 20,66 | 41.4M |
General Electric | GE | 26,75 | 27,09 | 26,50 | 26,91 | 38.7M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 25,85 | 26,10 | 25,60 | 25,98 | 37.1M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 35,12 | 36,09 | 34,49 | 35,31 | 33M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 23,10 | 23,35 | 22,85 | 23,12 | 30.4M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 23,90 | 24,42 | 23,36 | 23,92 | 28.3M |
Pfizer | PFE | 17,77 | 17,87 | 17,60 | 17,75 | 24.3M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 87,97 | 89,53 | 86,90 | 88,27 | 23.1M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 24,50 | 24,99 | 22,72 | 22,96 | 22.8M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 32,95 | 32,99 | 32,13 | 32,58 | 22.4M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 20,94 | 21,19 | 20,69 | 20,73 | 21.6M |
Apple | AAPL | 169,59 | 172,17 | 165,75 | 170,12 | 18.7M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 54,95 | 55,17 | 54,28 | 54,75 | 16.9M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 91,42 | 93,07 | 89,50 | 91,84 | 15.7M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 43,60 | 43,79 | 42,66 | 43,44 | 13.6M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 56,86 | 57,57 | 56,03 | 56,60 | 11.8M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 18,61 | 18,76 | 18,27 | 18,33 | 11.7M |
Amgen | AMGN | 50,08 | 51,00 | 49,16 | 50,84 | 11.6M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 62,70 | 63,89 | 62,69 | 63,67 | 11.6M |
Home Depot | HD | 22,67 | 22,96 | 22,35 | 22,54 | 11.3M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 35,67 | 36,10 | 35,51 | 35,75 | 11.3M |
Merck | MRK | 38,28 | 38,70 | 38,28 | 38,45 | 10.7M |
Chevron | CVX | 97,79 | 99,43 | 97,00 | 98,63 | 9.4M |
Altria | MO | 19,93 | 20,16 | 19,84 | 20,12 | 9.13M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 104,00 | 104,89 | 100,00 | 101,88 | 8.43M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 64,35 | 65,36 | 64,25 | 65,12 | 7.71M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 51,37 | 51,75 | 51,19 | 51,48 | 7.45M |
Visa | V | 79,36 | 79,81 | 77,25 | 78,07 | 7.18M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 30,92 | 31,20 | 30,74 | 30,90 | 6.95M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 20,70 | 20,93 | 20,58 | 20,78 | 6.41M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 119,95 | 120,78 | 117,89 | 119,54 | 6.12M |
McDonald's | MCD | 57,60 | 57,88 | 56,26 | 57,19 | 5.83M |
Pepsico | PEP | 65,71 | 66,91 | 65,71 | 66,77 | 5.57M |
United Technologies | UTX | 60,08 | 61,09 | 59,99 | 61,05 | 5.4M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 531,00 | 539,23 | 527,50 | 537,00 | 4.8M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 51,75 | 52,20 | 51,04 | 51,09 | 4.34M |
Amazon | AMZN | 72,35 | 73,84 | 70,52 | 72,00 | 4.25M |
Boeing | BA | 64,01 | 64,60 | 63,54 | 64,47 | 4.06M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 70,66 | 71,82 | 69,61 | 70,85 | 3.45M |
3M | MMM | 68,77 | 69,96 | 68,68 | 69,46 | 3.08M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3940,00 | 3947,00 | 3801,50 | 3895,00 | 37.5K |
Exchange Rates of July 3rd, 2008
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 106,770 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,009 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1,018 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,982 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1,027 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,974 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6,851 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,146 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 167,600 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,006 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,792 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,263 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,635 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,612 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,598 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,626 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,612 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,621 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0,472 GBP | 1 GBP = 2,119 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0,975 AUD | 1 AUD = 1,026 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0,953 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,049 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 0,961 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,040 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,066 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,484 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,019 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,495 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2,035 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,491 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0,977 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,024 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0,985 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,015 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1,008 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,992 CAD |
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