Financial news on September 06, 2006
Business and Financial news
Plaintiffs say they expect to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a case that exonerated the I.B.M. Corporation’s cash-balance pension plan. Read more..
The reported find by Chevron, Devon Energy and Statoil ASA could be the largest American oil find in a generation. Read more..
The new policy would also be a step toward expanding the F.D.A.’s oversight to clinical laboratories. Read more..
William Clay Ford Jr. took the highly unusual step, for Detroit, of turning to an executive with no auto industry experience. Read more..
The new feature will direct users to both paid and free digital content on publishers’ Web sites, but will not directly generate revenue for Google. Read more..
The 20-year veteran, George A. Keyworth II, disclosed confidential information about Carleton S. Fiorina’s ouster as chief executive last year, the company said. Read more..
Phelps Dodge and Inco, the mine operators, walked away from their troubled merger agreement after being met with shareholder resistance. Read more..
Companies, including I.B.M. and Cisco Systems, announced plans for a vast network that will be the largest of a new breed of wireless networks being built across the country. Read more..
Major recalls of laptop batteries highlighted hazards that could give a market boost to thin-film batteries, which are less vulnerable to overheating and catching fire. Read more..
The nation’s biggest brewer is preparing to launch Bud TV, an online entertainment network with various channels including one similar to the Web site YouTube. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Intel | INTC | 19.63 | 19.82 | 19.27 | 19.31 | 76.7M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 21.79 | 22.29 | 21.60 | 21.69 | 65.6M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 25.51 | 25.72 | 25.51 | 25.61 | 50.2M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 15.68 | 15.81 | 15.57 | 15.62 | 44.8M |
Apple | AAPL | 71.08 | 71.69 | 69.70 | 70.03 | 34.8M |
Pfizer | PFE | 27.87 | 28.00 | 27.68 | 27.72 | 29.9M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 68.49 | 68.49 | 67.08 | 67.18 | 26.7M |
General Electric | GE | 33.87 | 34.05 | 33.85 | 33.95 | 18.7M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 63.70 | 63.71 | 61.63 | 61.77 | 17.5M |
Home Depot | HD | 34.37 | 34.50 | 33.97 | 34.17 | 11.7M |
Chevron | CVX | 66.09 | 66.38 | 65.10 | 65.22 | 11.1M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 35.90 | 36.16 | 35.84 | 35.84 | 10.5M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 31.67 | 31.81 | 31.49 | 31.56 | 10.1M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 45.44 | 45.65 | 45.15 | 45.40 | 10.1M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 48.20 | 48.26 | 47.31 | 47.93 | 9.71M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 61.62 | 61.99 | 58.80 | 58.91 | 9.14M |
Amazon | AMZN | 31.76 | 31.98 | 30.65 | 30.80 | 9.11M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 64.02 | 64.25 | 63.92 | 63.92 | 8.51M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 35.30 | 35.66 | 35.25 | 35.45 | 8.46M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 34.83 | 35.24 | 34.70 | 35.04 | 8.28M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 22.51 | 22.74 | 22.51 | 22.63 | 7.92M |
Merck | MRK | 41.01 | 41.49 | 40.72 | 41.40 | 7.51M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 382.10 | 383.19 | 379.66 | 380.14 | 7.44M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 34.95 | 34.98 | 34.49 | 34.69 | 7.21M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 45.65 | 46.05 | 45.48 | 45.88 | 7.13M |
Altria | MO | 82.11 | 82.83 | 82.10 | 82.61 | 6.36M |
McDonald's | MCD | 36.35 | 36.58 | 36.17 | 36.22 | 5.24M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 29.72 | 29.77 | 29.57 | 29.61 | 4.96M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 44.61 | 44.86 | 44.51 | 44.70 | 4.93M |
Amgen | AMGN | 68.84 | 69.17 | 68.33 | 68.49 | 4.86M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 61.56 | 61.67 | 61.14 | 61.44 | 4.6M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 50.51 | 51.10 | 49.71 | 50.42 | 4.55M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 62.56 | 62.86 | 60.94 | 61.54 | 4.53M |
United Technologies | UTX | 63.62 | 63.71 | 63.00 | 63.33 | 4.03M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 80.29 | 80.69 | 80.17 | 80.28 | 3.73M |
Boeing | BA | 75.36 | 75.55 | 74.20 | 74.44 | 3.04M |
Pepsico | PEP | 64.93 | 65.10 | 64.78 | 64.93 | 2.89M |
3M | MMM | 71.40 | 71.74 | 71.04 | 71.50 | 2.5M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 80.40 | 81.24 | 80.20 | 80.26 | 1.29M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3213.00 | 3213.00 | 3197.00 | 3200.00 | 5.2K |
Exchange Rates of September 06, 2006
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 116.670 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.106 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.904 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.235 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.810 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7.944 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.126 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 149.360 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.007 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.679 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.473 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.671 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.599 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.415 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.707 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.582 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.632 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.454 GBP | 1 GBP = 2.201 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.118 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.895 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.947 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.056 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.059 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.945 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.461 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.406 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.085 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.480 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.329 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.429 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.847 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.181 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.946 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.057 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.117 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.895 CAD |
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