Financial news on March 7th, 2013
Business and Financial news
Kit Eaton App Smart column highlights new weather reporting apps that provide forecasts that are easy to understand and filled with usable information. Read more..
The comments from Yi Gang, a senior central bank official, emphasize the stability that Chinese policy makers want to ensure. Read more..
You're the Boss blog; many new apparel brands have decided to forgo traditional wholesale route of selling through multibrand boutiques and department stores, but direct selling is not for everyone. Read more..
European Union fines Microsoft $732 million for failing to respect antitrust settlement with regulators; top regulator Joaquin Almunia says bloc had been 'naive' to let the company monitor its own adherence to 2009 deal to offer its users wider choice of Internet browsers. Read more..
Prospects for United States-European Union free-trade pact have brightened the spirits of automakers who want to not only sell in the American market, but also to export their American-made cars back to Europe; industry is convening for the Geneva auto show. Read more..
Official data showed a contraction of 0.6 percent in gross domestic product for the 17-nation zone in the fourth quarter, with investment falling 1.1 percent. Read more..
Dow Jones industrial average rises slightly to another record high, though the overall market shows scant gains. Read more..
Survey of regional economic conditions in Federal Reserve's 12 districts finds 10 of districts reported moderate growth; Commerce Department reports total factory orders fell 2 percent in January compared with December; orders for core capital goods rose 7.2 percent. Read more..
Stuart Elliott Advertising column; Google is bringing three new brands to its digital advertising initiative, in attempt to get marketers to think of technology as their best asset. Read more..
As Black Friday approaches, David Gillen speaks with Gadgetwise’s Warren Buckleitner about Furby, Hexbug and Skylanders Giants. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
FB | 27,57 | 28,68 | 27,47 | 28,58 | 74.5M | |
Intel | INTC | 21,80 | 21,99 | 21,75 | 21,89 | 42.4M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 21,72 | 21,97 | 21,68 | 21,80 | 37.4M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 28,11 | 28,28 | 28,01 | 28,14 | 29.2M |
Pfizer | PFE | 28,18 | 28,38 | 28,12 | 28,27 | 27.7M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 50,05 | 50,86 | 50,01 | 50,63 | 24.2M |
General Electric | GE | 23,70 | 23,83 | 23,67 | 23,68 | 23M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 36,13 | 36,48 | 36,08 | 36,42 | 21.5M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 36,37 | 36,52 | 36,15 | 36,39 | 19.2M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 20,93 | 21,12 | 20,76 | 20,85 | 17.9M |
Apple | AAPL | 424,50 | 432,01 | 421,06 | 430,58 | 16.7M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 35,94 | 36,13 | 35,76 | 35,94 | 15.1M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 39,04 | 39,19 | 38,84 | 39,12 | 15.1M |
Merck | MRK | 43,82 | 43,93 | 43,09 | 43,27 | 13.7M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 89,63 | 89,76 | 88,68 | 88,71 | 12.9M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 47,40 | 47,57 | 47,21 | 47,48 | 10.6M |
Boeing | BA | 79,37 | 81,95 | 79,37 | 81,05 | 10M |
General Motors | GM | 27,86 | 28,14 | 27,79 | 27,88 | 9.43M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 45,10 | 45,20 | 44,51 | 44,95 | 9.18M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 77,62 | 77,96 | 77,59 | 77,75 | 8M |
Altria | MO | 34,21 | 34,23 | 33,83 | 33,96 | 7.74M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 37,78 | 37,81 | 37,51 | 37,53 | 7.64M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 77,22 | 77,49 | 76,78 | 76,90 | 7.11M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 73,49 | 73,61 | 73,20 | 73,32 | 6.68M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 40,83 | 40,99 | 40,61 | 40,62 | 6.67M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 34,30 | 34,54 | 34,16 | 34,43 | 5.67M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 58,00 | 58,14 | 57,85 | 57,86 | 5.33M |
Home Depot | HD | 70,40 | 70,50 | 69,94 | 70,25 | 5M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 56,36 | 56,47 | 56,01 | 56,32 | 4.81M |
McDonald's | MCD | 96,64 | 97,16 | 96,64 | 97,09 | 4.57M |
Pepsico | PEP | 76,76 | 77,17 | 76,67 | 77,14 | 4.46M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 53,76 | 54,18 | 53,69 | 53,80 | 4.46M |
Chevron | CVX | 118,62 | 118,89 | 118,21 | 118,56 | 4.38M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 834,06 | 836,62 | 829,58 | 832,60 | 4.1M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 208,29 | 209,60 | 208,24 | 209,42 | 3.88M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 77,20 | 78,00 | 77,10 | 77,82 | 3.62M |
Amgen | AMGN | 93,43 | 93,88 | 92,82 | 92,95 | 2.98M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 103,25 | 103,58 | 103,03 | 103,41 | 2.62M |
United Technologies | UTX | 91,20 | 91,89 | 91,18 | 91,71 | 2.53M |
Visa | V | 160,87 | 161,78 | 159,65 | 160,51 | 2.17M |
Amazon | AMZN | 274,10 | 274,80 | 271,85 | 273,88 | 1.94M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 138,89 | 139,23 | 136,25 | 137,02 | 1.89M |
3M | MMM | 104,80 | 105,16 | 104,49 | 104,54 | 1.88M |
Exchange Rates of March 7th, 2013
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 94,810 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,011 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1,029 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,971 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 0,942 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,061 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6,220 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,161 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 124,290 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,008 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,873 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,145 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,276 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,783 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,349 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,741 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,236 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,809 EUR |
Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 8,160 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,123 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0,702 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,424 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,026 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,974 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,085 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,922 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 0,994 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,006 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1,462 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,684 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1,545 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,647 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1,415 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,707 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 9,347 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,107 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 1,057 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,946 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0,968 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,033 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6,394 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,156 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0,915 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,093 CAD |
Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6,048 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,165 CAD |
Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6,602 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,151 CHF |
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