Financial news on December 07, 2009
Business and Financial news
The Times's Tom Zeller Jr. and Andrew C. Revkin, along with some people in Times Square, discuss the science and diplomacy behind the climate conference. Read more..
In a bid to introduce wind power into the cityscape, Dong Energy plans to sell a device that is only 30 feet high and produces enough energy for a family of four. Read more..
Without a high price for carbon emissions, most economists say, there are few prospects for the many investments needed to shift to a more sustainable energy base. Read more..
A campaign for a new restaurant in Minneapolis includes at live video feed from the kitchen. Read more..
Under the ownership of American City Business Journals, Portfolio.com is being reinvented as more helpful and earnest. Read more..
This season’s promotions are putting a new twist on the Happy Meal model of film marketing, with some efforts branching out into unexpected realms. Read more..
Canada has the largest crude oil deposits in the world after Saudi Arabia, a bounty that makes it enemies as well as friends. Read more..
Significant challenges remain before the wind-energy industry can achieve its potential, and chief among these is cost. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Comcast | CMCSA | 16.20 | 17.29 | 16.20 | 17.27 | 77.6M |
Pfizer | PFE | 18.49 | 18.58 | 18.04 | 18.06 | 76.1M |
General Electric | GE | 16.07 | 16.24 | 16.01 | 16.08 | 64.4M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 25.44 | 25.95 | 25.27 | 25.28 | 56.5M |
Intel | INTC | 20.21 | 20.51 | 20.19 | 20.37 | 47.1M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 29.78 | 30.08 | 29.68 | 29.79 | 38.1M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 27.07 | 27.31 | 26.18 | 26.36 | 35.8M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 24.11 | 24.40 | 24.10 | 24.21 | 33.1M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 41.63 | 41.96 | 41.06 | 41.25 | 32.9M |
Apple | AAPL | 193.32 | 193.77 | 188.68 | 188.95 | 25.5M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 27.81 | 28.26 | 27.70 | 27.97 | 24.5M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 22.72 | 22.89 | 22.35 | 22.48 | 24.1M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 73.95 | 74.72 | 73.59 | 73.77 | 17.8M |
Altria | MO | 19.33 | 19.47 | 19.24 | 19.37 | 17.8M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 32.78 | 33.57 | 32.75 | 33.25 | 17.2M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 49.48 | 49.88 | 49.15 | 49.21 | 13M |
Home Depot | HD | 28.04 | 28.30 | 28.04 | 28.22 | 12.7M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 30.93 | 31.24 | 30.82 | 31.00 | 12.5M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 54.14 | 54.98 | 54.14 | 54.93 | 11.4M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 27.54 | 28.47 | 27.52 | 28.30 | 11.3M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 53.84 | 54.25 | 53.62 | 53.66 | 11.1M |
Merck | MRK | 36.52 | 37.04 | 36.48 | 36.70 | 9.97M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 50.50 | 51.35 | 50.43 | 50.82 | 9.28M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 64.48 | 64.76 | 64.19 | 64.37 | 9.11M |
McDonald's | MCD | 61.66 | 62.26 | 61.29 | 61.93 | 9.04M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 62.39 | 62.73 | 62.04 | 62.47 | 8.95M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 56.96 | 58.10 | 56.70 | 57.87 | 8.35M |
Amazon | AMZN | 138.00 | 139.00 | 133.84 | 134.21 | 7.84M |
Chevron | CVX | 77.92 | 78.92 | 77.70 | 78.17 | 7.52M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 61.01 | 62.18 | 60.37 | 61.36 | 6.85M |
Pepsico | PEP | 63.70 | 64.48 | 63.57 | 64.23 | 6.26M |
Amgen | AMGN | 57.32 | 57.45 | 56.33 | 56.48 | 6.06M |
Boeing | BA | 55.20 | 55.95 | 54.90 | 55.82 | 4.95M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 126.88 | 127.53 | 126.59 | 127.04 | 4.14M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 65.34 | 65.57 | 64.82 | 64.82 | 4.01M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 46.50 | 46.91 | 46.42 | 46.62 | 4M |
United Technologies | UTX | 68.32 | 69.20 | 68.20 | 68.86 | 3.49M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 584.23 | 588.69 | 581.00 | 586.25 | 3.27M |
3M | MMM | 77.91 | 78.86 | 77.65 | 77.91 | 3.06M |
Visa | V | 80.26 | 80.64 | 79.84 | 79.93 | 2.42M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3310.00 | 3338.50 | 3305.00 | 3315.50 | 27.4K |
Exchange Rates of December 07, 2009
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 89.470 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.011 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.052 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.951 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.020 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.981 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.830 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.146 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 132.650 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.008 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.902 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.109 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.624 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.616 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.559 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.641 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.511 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.662 EUR |
Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 10.123 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.099 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.679 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.472 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.223 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.817 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.175 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.851 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.139 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.878 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.801 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.555 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.729 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.578 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.676 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.597 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 11.220 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.089 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.960 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.042 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.931 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.075 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6.233 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.160 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.969 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.032 CAD |
Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.492 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.154 CAD |
Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.698 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.149 CHF |
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