Financial news on April 06, 2009
Business and Financial news
Hong Kong Court Approves PCCW Privatization Plan
The ruling cleared the way for one of Hong Kong’s most prominent businessmen, Richard Li, to assume full control over the telecommunications giant. Read more..
People and Accounts of Note
AbelsonTaylor, Chicago, promoted three employees. Paul Tursky and Holly Wright, account supervisors, become senior account supervisors. And Rich Campbell, senior account executive, becomes account supervisor. Read more..
Pixar’s Art Leaves Profit Watchers Edgy
“Up,” the latest film from Pixar Animation Studios, is expected to be a critical and commercial success, but Wall Street has its doubts. Read more..
Vanity Fair Article Draws Outcries From Iceland
Michael Lewis’s depiction of Iceland in an article about the country’s economic collapse struck some as unfair. Read more..
When ‘S.V.U.’ Stands for ‘Shopping Victims United’
In today’s rough economy, consumers expect heavily marked-down prices, which has led K&G, a discount chain, to campaign that it offers “fashion without the victim.” Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| General Electric | GE | 10.85 | 11.23 | 10.66 | 11.19 | 132M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 15.48 | 15.64 | 15.04 | 15.25 | 119M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 28.27 | 28.90 | 27.68 | 28.20 | 72.2M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 17.56 | 17.64 | 17.07 | 17.53 | 63.4M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 13.56 | 14.19 | 13.54 | 13.71 | 59.6M |
| Intel | INTC | 15.65 | 15.87 | 15.45 | 15.86 | 47.7M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 18.54 | 18.76 | 18.27 | 18.76 | 47.5M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 43.86 | 44.32 | 42.76 | 43.36 | 35.5M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 19.00 | 19.11 | 18.69 | 19.11 | 29.3M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 69.66 | 70.43 | 69.01 | 70.05 | 27.2M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 26.40 | 26.65 | 26.05 | 26.59 | 26.7M |
| Apple | AAPL | 114.94 | 118.75 | 113.28 | 118.45 | 23.5M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 32.61 | 33.07 | 32.42 | 33.03 | 19.5M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 41.58 | 42.10 | 40.66 | 41.16 | 19.3M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 14.33 | 14.47 | 14.18 | 14.36 | 18.7M |
| Home Depot | HD | 24.78 | 25.03 | 24.46 | 24.85 | 17.1M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 34.02 | 34.09 | 32.92 | 33.76 | 15.9M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 20.56 | 20.91 | 20.25 | 20.51 | 15.6M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 53.41 | 53.75 | 52.90 | 53.43 | 15.5M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 20.33 | 22.05 | 20.25 | 21.93 | 12.9M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 52.03 | 52.54 | 51.67 | 52.20 | 12.8M |
| Merck | MRK | 26.28 | 27.54 | 26.28 | 26.67 | 12.7M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 46.87 | 48.45 | 46.65 | 48.37 | 11.5M |
| Altria | MO | 16.06 | 16.21 | 15.97 | 16.16 | 11.4M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 19.78 | 20.00 | 19.35 | 19.62 | 11.3M |
| Visa | V | 58.70 | 60.04 | 57.75 | 59.13 | 11.2M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 44.04 | 44.36 | 43.05 | 43.95 | 10.6M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 46.46 | 48.06 | 46.37 | 47.84 | 10.6M |
| Chevron | CVX | 69.74 | 70.05 | 68.67 | 69.89 | 10.4M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 49.46 | 49.97 | 48.91 | 49.65 | 10.3M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 100.90 | 101.85 | 100.00 | 101.56 | 8.82M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 44.70 | 45.23 | 44.54 | 44.99 | 8.04M |
| Boeing | BA | 37.48 | 38.22 | 36.54 | 38.16 | 7.39M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 45.68 | 45.84 | 43.00 | 44.06 | 6.97M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 367.00 | 369.82 | 361.40 | 368.24 | 6.55M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 56.47 | 56.61 | 55.60 | 55.94 | 6.49M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 77.26 | 78.36 | 76.00 | 77.99 | 5.75M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 45.30 | 46.36 | 44.63 | 46.31 | 5.58M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 52.54 | 53.04 | 52.25 | 52.67 | 4.51M |
| 3M | MMM | 52.00 | 52.20 | 51.22 | 52.08 | 3.89M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3000.00 | 3023.00 | 2955.50 | 2997.00 | 44.2K |
Exchange Rates of April 06, 2009
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 101.050 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.010 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.239 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.807 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.137 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.880 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.835 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.146 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 135.410 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.007 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.909 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.101 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.880 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.532 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.660 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.602 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.523 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.656 EUR |
| Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9.158 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.109 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.670 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.493 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.398 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.716 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.231 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.813 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.125 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.889 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.068 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.484 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.828 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.547 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.676 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.597 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10.065 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.099 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.883 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.133 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.809 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.236 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 4.871 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.205 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.917 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.091 CAD |
| Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 5.511 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.181 CAD |
| Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.012 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.166 CHF |
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