Financial news on June 8th, 2006
Business and Financial news
Three directors are said to have dissented from a plan to buy back stock because the move would not address the fundamental challenges facing the Tribune Company. Read more..
The lens mount and many mechanical parts of the Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 come from a discontinued camera made by Konica Minolta. Read more..
By Bloomberg News. Read more..
The recent spike in gasoline prices has prompted a wave of proposals from many government officials that if enacted would do far more harm than good. Read more..
It might be a good idea to keep Windows Vista, the upcoming new version of Windows, in mind when buying a new computer. Read more..
McClatchy has now found buyers for 11 of the 12 newspapers it planned to sell after agreeing to buy Knight Ridder for $4.5 billion. Read more..
How do I transfer my Internet Explorer Favorites from my old PC to the Web browser on the new Mac? Read more..
The Skype U.S.B. Phone Adapter from D-Link lets you make Skype calls without using an awkward computer headset. Read more..
With oil revenue flowing into its coffers, Venezuela is spending more on social programs that free up cash for the poor, creating what could be an artificial boom. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Intel | INTC | 17.24 | 17.36 | 17.05 | 17.11 | 114M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 22.03 | 22.21 | 21.97 | 22.11 | 104M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 19.76 | 20.08 | 19.41 | 19.89 | 71.7M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 13.45 | 13.59 | 13.20 | 13.53 | 50.9M |
| Apple | AAPL | 58.44 | 60.93 | 57.15 | 60.76 | 49.9M |
| General Electric | GE | 34.33 | 34.60 | 33.94 | 34.57 | 37.3M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 23.79 | 23.89 | 23.32 | 23.86 | 34.6M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 58.85 | 59.70 | 57.82 | 59.57 | 33.4M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 26.52 | 26.96 | 26.15 | 26.58 | 26.7M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 60.02 | 61.16 | 58.76 | 61.09 | 25.2M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 30.90 | 30.91 | 29.00 | 30.06 | 23.4M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 30.45 | 30.48 | 29.70 | 29.87 | 20.9M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 32.60 | 33.31 | 32.49 | 32.88 | 20.8M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 387.75 | 394.27 | 378.59 | 393.30 | 20.7M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 58.60 | 60.25 | 57.49 | 60.22 | 19.7M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 47.09 | 47.54 | 46.84 | 47.30 | 16.3M |
| Chevron | CVX | 56.77 | 58.00 | 55.41 | 57.86 | 15.3M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 53.50 | 55.10 | 53.30 | 54.74 | 15.1M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 31.98 | 32.15 | 31.29 | 31.66 | 14.9M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 42.00 | 42.50 | 41.25 | 42.35 | 14.4M |
| Altria | MO | 71.30 | 71.65 | 70.10 | 71.29 | 14.2M |
| Merck | MRK | 33.92 | 34.54 | 33.46 | 33.97 | 14.2M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 78.74 | 79.58 | 76.75 | 77.03 | 13.5M |
| Home Depot | HD | 36.70 | 37.40 | 36.53 | 37.25 | 13.2M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 42.50 | 43.19 | 42.26 | 43.17 | 12.9M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 61.18 | 61.75 | 61.04 | 61.56 | 12.5M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 67.13 | 68.95 | 66.80 | 68.41 | 11.9M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 43.47 | 43.52 | 43.05 | 43.39 | 11.5M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 24.75 | 25.32 | 24.71 | 25.25 | 9.37M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 33.50 | 33.74 | 32.98 | 33.69 | 8.47M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 33.55 | 34.06 | 32.42 | 33.55 | 8.31M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 68.23 | 69.33 | 67.50 | 69.27 | 8.04M |
| Boeing | BA | 81.46 | 81.84 | 79.01 | 81.19 | 7.56M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 56.39 | 56.80 | 55.20 | 56.57 | 6.49M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 46.72 | 46.95 | 45.79 | 46.25 | 6.13M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 60.00 | 60.49 | 58.85 | 60.31 | 5.95M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 60.16 | 60.52 | 59.87 | 60.13 | 5.26M |
| 3M | MMM | 79.80 | 81.94 | 79.24 | 81.75 | 4.44M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 87.17 | 88.00 | 83.83 | 87.96 | 3.27M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3020.00 | 3024.00 | 2981.50 | 3008.00 | 20.3K |
Exchange Rates of June 8th, 2006
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 114.120 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.122 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.891 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.232 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.812 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 8.016 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.125 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 144.360 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.007 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.686 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.458 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.703 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.587 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.419 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.705 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.558 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.642 EUR |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.482 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.403 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.069 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.483 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.271 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.440 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.833 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.200 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.915 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.093 AUD |
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