Financial news on March 03, 2010
Business and Financial news
In the lawsuit, Apple said HTC phones running Android violate 20 of its patents, including those relating to the iPhone’s ability to recognize the touch of multiple fingers on its screen at once. Read more..
CF Industries told shareholders in January that it was done chasing its big rival, Terra Industries, but an about-face by CF has brought it back with a new unsolicited bid worth $4.7 billion. Read more..
Michael Carpenter’s pay for a month and a half of work was equivalent to full-year pay of $9.5 million, according to a regulatory filing. Read more..
The government needs to raise an additional $4.8 billion in revenue to convince markets that it is serious about curbing its budget deficit and averting a debt crisis. Read more..
Whatever you thought at the start of the year about the recovery, you probably need to be more pessimistic today. Read more..
The main focus in the markets continues to be the Greek debt crisis and whether Germany and France are prepared to offer a lifeline. Read more..
Jamestown Properties, a German commercial real estate investment company, has decided it will go “green” with energy-saving overhauls in nearly its entire $4 billion portfolio of buildings. Read more..
Bravado Designs, which makes bras for breast-feeding, considers online support for mothers central to its marketing efforts. Read more..
Two big commercial developments help revitalize a once-thriving neighborhood in the city’s East End. Read more..
The fracture with Viacom will take “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” and other Comedy Central shows off the video site. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Pfizer | PFE | 17.45 | 17.60 | 17.21 | 17.32 | 109M |
General Electric | GE | 15.98 | 16.29 | 15.95 | 16.03 | 83.8M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 24.70 | 24.93 | 24.60 | 24.84 | 50.7M |
Intel | INTC | 20.76 | 20.82 | 20.44 | 20.52 | 49.9M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 28.51 | 28.61 | 28.35 | 28.46 | 48.4M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 27.95 | 28.45 | 27.94 | 28.20 | 35.9M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 41.65 | 42.06 | 41.34 | 41.53 | 27.6M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 16.89 | 16.99 | 16.78 | 16.96 | 23M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 65.77 | 65.97 | 65.38 | 65.43 | 22.3M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 24.51 | 24.69 | 24.40 | 24.50 | 20.7M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 25.03 | 25.03 | 24.81 | 24.89 | 20.7M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 49.88 | 49.98 | 49.34 | 49.38 | 18.2M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 63.39 | 64.03 | 63.03 | 63.23 | 15.3M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 24.74 | 24.78 | 24.25 | 24.33 | 14.4M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 29.32 | 29.34 | 29.03 | 29.13 | 14.2M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 54.60 | 54.84 | 53.92 | 54.08 | 14M |
Home Depot | HD | 31.43 | 31.81 | 31.32 | 31.47 | 13.9M |
Apple | AAPL | 208.94 | 209.87 | 207.94 | 209.33 | 13.3M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 53.30 | 54.12 | 53.18 | 53.93 | 13.3M |
Altria | MO | 20.47 | 20.48 | 20.30 | 20.35 | 12.8M |
Merck | MRK | 37.69 | 37.85 | 37.10 | 37.21 | 12.6M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 81.36 | 83.15 | 80.75 | 82.95 | 11.9M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 53.35 | 53.75 | 53.15 | 53.66 | 11.6M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 51.11 | 51.35 | 51.00 | 51.10 | 11.5M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 31.95 | 31.96 | 31.55 | 31.64 | 10.3M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 63.59 | 63.75 | 63.22 | 63.40 | 9.36M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 47.31 | 47.67 | 47.25 | 47.57 | 8.82M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 63.66 | 63.90 | 63.43 | 63.55 | 8.61M |
Pepsico | PEP | 63.82 | 64.27 | 63.80 | 63.98 | 8.49M |
Chevron | CVX | 73.63 | 73.85 | 73.06 | 73.13 | 8.19M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 34.05 | 34.35 | 33.77 | 34.10 | 8.09M |
Amazon | AMZN | 125.40 | 126.94 | 124.43 | 125.89 | 6.44M |
McDonald's | MCD | 64.25 | 64.34 | 63.45 | 63.63 | 6.4M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 127.73 | 128.02 | 126.68 | 126.88 | 6.39M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 542.36 | 548.12 | 539.25 | 545.32 | 6.17M |
Amgen | AMGN | 56.87 | 57.17 | 56.67 | 56.90 | 5.66M |
United Technologies | UTX | 69.84 | 70.38 | 69.43 | 69.60 | 4.84M |
Boeing | BA | 64.58 | 64.97 | 64.05 | 64.45 | 4.29M |
Visa | V | 86.60 | 87.21 | 86.24 | 86.80 | 3.41M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 67.33 | 68.08 | 67.10 | 67.21 | 3.29M |
3M | MMM | 81.16 | 81.68 | 80.86 | 81.00 | 2.85M |
Exchange Rates of March 03, 2010
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 88.470 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.011 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.032 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.969 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.068 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.937 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.827 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.146 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 121.170 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.008 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.907 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.103 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.512 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.661 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.413 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.708 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.462 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.684 EUR |
Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9.348 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.107 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.748 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.336 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.247 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.802 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.166 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.858 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.207 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.829 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.667 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.600 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.558 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.642 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.612 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.620 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10.294 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.097 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.934 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.070 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.967 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.035 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6.180 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.162 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.034 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.967 CAD |
Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.614 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.151 CAD |
Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.390 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.156 CHF |
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