Financial news on March 08, 2010
Business and Financial news
News of client assignments, agency positions and other developments in the advertising business. Read more..
This Canadian commercial is the basis for the new Premium Saltines campaign in the United States. Read more..
The companies’ feud, most recently exemplified by a Disney move that temporarily prevented Cablevision customers from viewing the Academy Awards, promises to spread across the country to other cable providers and stations. Read more..
An attempt by a public television stalwart to bring the young into the fold with punchy takes on social issues. Read more..
The show, to be staged at the New York City Center, reflects efforts by media companies to go beyond traditional realms of the printed page or TV set. Read more..
After a decade of near-death experiences, the Internet music service is attracting attention from investment bankers who think it could go public. Read more..
As Microsoft complies with new European rules to offer a choice of browsers to Windows users, smaller browsers are getting a boost. Read more..
ChatRoulette, a nascent Internet phenomenon, is providing Web researchers with a social networking case study into the nature of online togetherness. Read more..
A campaign promoting the ability of Premium saltine crackers to liven up a prosaic bowl of soup that began in Canada has arrived in the United States, with some changes. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 25,31 | 26,36 | 25,26 | 26,13 | 116M |
General Electric | GE | 16,37 | 16,47 | 16,24 | 16,27 | 53.7M |
Pfizer | PFE | 17,59 | 17,60 | 17,27 | 17,35 | 48.7M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 28,52 | 28,93 | 28,50 | 28,63 | 39.4M |
Intel | INTC | 20,81 | 20,88 | 20,70 | 20,77 | 35.7M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 64,08 | 64,41 | 64,02 | 64,20 | 33.4M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 29,13 | 29,35 | 28,82 | 28,89 | 31.3M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 42,85 | 43,03 | 42,47 | 42,59 | 28.5M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 25,05 | 25,36 | 24,90 | 25,28 | 24.7M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 66,77 | 66,79 | 66,23 | 66,48 | 20.3M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 29,30 | 29,72 | 29,20 | 29,63 | 17.1M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 24,97 | 24,97 | 24,68 | 24,70 | 16.8M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 17,32 | 17,67 | 17,24 | 17,56 | 16.7M |
Apple | AAPL | 220,01 | 220,09 | 218,25 | 219,08 | 15.4M |
Altria | MO | 20,80 | 20,81 | 20,67 | 20,74 | 13.9M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 32,96 | 33,50 | 32,95 | 33,19 | 13.2M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 51,65 | 51,98 | 51,58 | 51,73 | 12.9M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 25,23 | 25,35 | 25,15 | 25,31 | 12.4M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 63,83 | 64,65 | 63,78 | 64,48 | 12.3M |
Merck | MRK | 37,49 | 37,54 | 37,11 | 37,35 | 12M |
McDonald's | MCD | 64,41 | 65,54 | 64,23 | 65,12 | 11.8M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 63,55 | 63,67 | 63,03 | 63,19 | 11.3M |
Home Depot | HD | 31,68 | 32,04 | 31,68 | 31,72 | 11M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 54,72 | 54,87 | 54,32 | 54,46 | 9.46M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 54,37 | 54,55 | 54,12 | 54,42 | 8.99M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 50,56 | 50,87 | 50,41 | 50,73 | 8.17M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 83,57 | 83,57 | 82,65 | 82,79 | 7.88M |
Visa | V | 88,45 | 90,93 | 88,09 | 90,63 | 7.81M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 33,74 | 33,84 | 33,03 | 33,10 | 7.73M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 54,01 | 54,28 | 53,93 | 54,15 | 7.56M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 47,41 | 47,54 | 46,76 | 47,01 | 7.31M |
Chevron | CVX | 74,49 | 74,88 | 74,15 | 74,64 | 6.47M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 127,06 | 127,50 | 126,36 | 126,41 | 6.2M |
Amazon | AMZN | 128,30 | 130,85 | 127,71 | 130,11 | 5.61M |
Pepsico | PEP | 64,27 | 64,46 | 63,80 | 64,15 | 5.09M |
Boeing | BA | 68,01 | 68,01 | 67,13 | 67,24 | 5.08M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 564,78 | 565,18 | 561,01 | 562,48 | 4.77M |
Amgen | AMGN | 57,25 | 58,10 | 57,20 | 57,61 | 4.41M |
United Technologies | UTX | 71,19 | 71,42 | 70,76 | 70,76 | 4.02M |
3M | MMM | 82,42 | 82,53 | 81,23 | 81,31 | 3.63M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 69,31 | 69,76 | 69,06 | 69,49 | 2.4M |
Exchange Rates of March 08, 2010
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 90,290 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,011 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1,027 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,974 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1,073 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,932 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6,827 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,146 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 123,080 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,008 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,905 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,105 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,499 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,667 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,400 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,714 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,463 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,684 EUR |
Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9,306 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,107 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0,735 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,361 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,217 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,822 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,137 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,879 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1,189 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,841 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1,656 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,604 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1,547 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,646 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1,617 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,619 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10,274 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,097 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0,934 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,071 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0,975 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,026 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1,044 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,957 CAD |
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