Financial news on January 07, 2008

Business and Financial news
As Electronics Show Grows, Some Scale Back

The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has become a challenging place to introduce new products. Read more..

By BRAD STONE and MATT RICHTEL - The New York Times

Google’s Lunchtime Betting Game

Even at an Internet company, information travels fastest on the ground. Read more..

By NOAM COHEN - The New York Times

Saying ‘Will You’ for Prizes, on the Web

1-800-Flowers.com is holding a “Will You Marry Me?” contest to find the season’s most intriguing marriage proposal. Read more..

By DOUGLAS QUENQUA - The New York Times

Stock Markets

Values are reported in US Dollars

StockTicker symbolOpenHighLowCloseVolume
IntelINTC22.8023.0322.3622.88112M
MicrosoftMSFT34.5534.8034.2534.6180.2M
AppleAAPL181.25183.60170.23177.6474M
Cisco SystemsCSCO26.1026.3825.6826.1354.4M
PfizerPFE22.9323.3422.9023.2348.1M
General ElectricGE36.2036.5035.9136.1847.5M
Oracle Corp.ORCL21.9622.4821.7922.2540M
HP Inc.HPQ46.8747.1544.2145.3531.5M
ExxonMobilXOM92.4793.1590.2591.2228.9M
AT&T Inc.T41.1941.9440.9841.4326.8M
Wells Fargo & Co.WFC27.7028.0427.1127.6825.9M
JPMorgan ChaseJPM40.4041.5840.1641.3425.6M
Home DepotHD25.0025.8124.9325.3720.7M
Abbott LaboratoriesABT56.0358.0256.0057.5020.7M
Wal-Mart StoresWMT45.8046.8145.5946.5620.3M
ComcastCMCSA17.0917.3116.8317.0020.3M
ConocoPhillipsCOP86.2586.4983.7984.3917.8M
Bristol-Myers SquibbBMY25.9026.2625.7826.0417.4M
Verizon CommunicationsVZ42.9143.5742.7643.3516.1M
AltriaMO75.2277.4075.2277.2316M
ChevronCVX93.7493.7491.1592.1312.9M
AlphabetGOOGL653.94662.28637.35649.2512.8M
International Business MachinesIBM100.36101.0099.03100.0512.7M
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ66.0167.2165.7566.8612.4M
Procter & GamblePG72.2472.6771.9072.4911.9M
Coca-ColaKO62.1063.4461.9063.3111.9M
MerckMRK57.0958.4256.9557.9211.3M
McDonald'sMCD57.7558.2556.8758.0310.8M
Walt Disney & Co.DIS31.3831.4930.9131.1610.7M
SchlumbergerSLB98.7999.9795.6896.8110.3M
AmazonAMZN88.6290.5785.4788.829.98M
BoeingBA86.3086.3082.1782.879.96M
Gilead SciencesGILD46.6547.8046.3047.719.01M
AmgenAMGN44.7145.7644.5545.398.53M
PepsicoPEP75.7677.4475.7077.327.58M
UnitedHealth GroupUNH55.5457.1155.5456.886.09M
United TechnologiesUTX75.4975.7074.1074.675.85M
3MMMM81.9982.1580.7781.114.22M
Union PacificUNP120.54121.89117.39118.993.43M
Berkshire HathawayBRK.B4527.004548.004410.004438.0025.7K
Exchange Rates of January 07, 2008
CurrenciesExchange Rates
US DollarJapanese Yen1 USD = 109.160 JPY1 JPY = 0.009 USD
US DollarCanadian Dollar1 USD = 1.005 CAD1 CAD = 0.996 USD
US DollarSwiss Franc1 USD = 1.116 CHF1 CHF = 0.896 USD
US DollarChinese Yuan1 USD = 7.269 CNY1 CNY = 0.138 USD
EuroJapanese Yen1 EUR = 160.430 JPY1 JPY = 0.006 EUR
EuroPound Sterling1 EUR = 0.746 GBP1 GBP = 1.341 EUR
EuroAustralian Dollar1 EUR = 1.683 AUD1 AUD = 0.594 EUR
EuroCanadian Dollar1 EUR = 1.476 CAD1 CAD = 0.678 EUR
EuroSwiss Franc1 EUR = 1.641 CHF1 CHF = 0.610 EUR
Japanese YenPound Sterling1 JPY = 0.465 GBP1 GBP = 2.152 JPY
Japanese YenAustralian Dollar1 JPY = 1.048 AUD1 AUD = 0.954 JPY
Japanese YenCanadian Dollar1 JPY = 0.920 CAD1 CAD = 1.088 JPY
Japanese YenSwiss Franc1 JPY = 1.022 CHF1 CHF = 0.978 JPY
Pound SterlingAustralian Dollar1 GBP = 2.256 AUD1 AUD = 0.443 GBP
Pound SterlingCanadian Dollar1 GBP = 1.979 CAD1 CAD = 0.505 GBP
Pound SterlingSwiss Franc1 GBP = 2.199 CHF1 CHF = 0.455 GBP
Australian DollarCanadian Dollar1 AUD = 0.876 CAD1 CAD = 1.141 AUD
Australian DollarSwiss Franc1 AUD = 0.974 CHF1 CHF = 1.026 AUD
Canadian DollarSwiss Franc1 CAD = 1.111 CHF1 CHF = 0.900 CAD

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