Financial news on January 5th, 2009
Business and Financial news
With his reputation for being tough on crime and his way with a good quote, Sheriff Joseph M. Arpaio of Maricopa County in Arizona would seem to be a reality show waiting to happen. Read more..
Rising vacancy rates across the country could make it hard for building owners to pay their mortgages. Read more..
Each of the six largest automakers, including foreign and domestic brands, is expected to say that its sales in the United States fell at least 30 percent in December. Read more..
A few resolutions Barack Obama should make for 2009. Read more..
When TheWB.com launched in August 2008, Warner Brothers executives knew they had something most start-up sites do not have — a loyal audience base. Read more..
Faced with declining advertising revenue, The Times joins many other newspapers across the country in a break with tradition. Read more..
The sale of Rogue Pictures, a maker and distributor of lower-cost films, to Relativity Media signifies further reordering in Hollywood’s specialty movie business. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| General Electric | GE | 17.17 | 17.24 | 16.50 | 16.63 | 72.5M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 20.20 | 20.67 | 20.06 | 20.52 | 61.5M |
| Intel | INTC | 15.07 | 15.29 | 14.81 | 14.91 | 57.3M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 16.85 | 17.30 | 16.75 | 17.11 | 45.5M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 30.73 | 30.77 | 29.08 | 29.25 | 44.1M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 29.74 | 29.79 | 28.06 | 28.06 | 43.6M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 81.27 | 82.42 | 80.68 | 81.63 | 43.3M |
| Apple | AAPL | 93.17 | 96.18 | 92.71 | 94.58 | 42.2M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 18.40 | 18.48 | 17.88 | 18.16 | 42.2M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 33.70 | 33.70 | 31.84 | 32.48 | 36.1M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 17.80 | 17.86 | 16.91 | 17.03 | 35M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 28.80 | 28.89 | 28.06 | 28.43 | 32.4M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 18.19 | 18.25 | 17.86 | 18.09 | 28.3M |
| Altria | MO | 15.15 | 15.44 | 15.10 | 15.38 | 24.2M |
| Home Depot | HD | 24.02 | 24.88 | 23.81 | 24.71 | 22.6M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 54.65 | 56.05 | 54.45 | 55.47 | 20.4M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 23.84 | 23.93 | 23.12 | 23.23 | 17M |
| Chevron | CVX | 76.16 | 78.37 | 75.74 | 76.66 | 17M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 56.96 | 57.35 | 55.68 | 56.52 | 16M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 60.42 | 60.77 | 59.36 | 60.05 | 15.5M |
| Merck | MRK | 31.45 | 31.66 | 30.29 | 30.53 | 15M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 36.80 | 36.80 | 36.05 | 36.33 | 14.5M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 62.32 | 62.44 | 61.59 | 62.35 | 14.3M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 45.12 | 48.99 | 44.81 | 46.82 | 13.7M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 53.20 | 53.48 | 52.07 | 52.64 | 13.1M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 23.51 | 24.00 | 23.29 | 23.50 | 11.7M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 59.22 | 59.65 | 58.00 | 59.65 | 10.9M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 45.57 | 45.89 | 45.18 | 45.44 | 10.1M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 321.00 | 331.24 | 315.00 | 328.05 | 9.77M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 55.73 | 55.74 | 53.03 | 54.06 | 9.51M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 27.40 | 27.67 | 26.56 | 27.14 | 8.52M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 86.42 | 87.67 | 86.18 | 86.82 | 8.32M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 51.76 | 51.98 | 50.41 | 51.00 | 7.83M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 63.26 | 63.84 | 62.89 | 63.56 | 7.69M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 55.82 | 55.90 | 55.10 | 55.60 | 7.12M |
| Boeing | BA | 45.50 | 46.81 | 44.80 | 46.17 | 6.92M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 50.69 | 52.61 | 49.59 | 52.05 | 6.26M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 54.32 | 54.98 | 53.80 | 54.30 | 5.46M |
| Visa | V | 53.00 | 55.30 | 53.00 | 53.82 | 4.15M |
| 3M | MMM | 58.79 | 59.09 | 58.11 | 58.50 | 3.77M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3343.00 | 3405.00 | 3291.00 | 3349.00 | 28.7K |
Exchange Rates of January 5th, 2009
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 93.320 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.011 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.189 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.841 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.109 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.902 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.831 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.146 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 127.190 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.008 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.927 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.079 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.900 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.526 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.621 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.617 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.512 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.662 EUR |
| Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9.299 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.108 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.729 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.372 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.493 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.670 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.274 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.785 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.188 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.842 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.049 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.488 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.746 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.573 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.630 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.614 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10.025 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.100 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.852 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.173 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.795 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.258 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 4.900 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.204 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.932 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.073 CAD |
| Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 5.744 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.174 CAD |
| Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.147 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.163 CHF |
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