Financial news on April 9th, 2007
Business and Financial news
Canadian TV Regulator Says ‘CSI: NY’ May Be Diverting, but It Is Not History
The show’s Canadian co-producer, Alliance Atlantis, is now arguing that the program is also about history. Read more..
Democrats Seek to Lead the Way in Tax Overhaul
New legislation would permanently shield all but the very richest taxpayers from the alternative minimum tax. Read more..
Online Booksellers Face Higher Costs for Shipping Abroad
Small used- and rare-book merchants say they will suffer since they rely on foreign demand. Read more..
Silicon Valley Moneymen Make a Play for Airwaves
An investment group is preparing to compete for the valuable radio spectrum that will be freed when broadcasters convert to digital signals. Read more..
The Latest Real Estate Drama in the Hamptons Is About Newspaper Turf
The introduction of The East Hampton Press as a competitor to The East Hampton Star involves a dynastic rivalry between its two owners. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Intel | INTC | 19,88 | 20,24 | 19,85 | 20,10 | 118M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 28,58 | 28,72 | 28,39 | 28,57 | 31.4M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 26,12 | 26,35 | 26,11 | 26,20 | 28.2M |
| General Electric | GE | 35,10 | 35,15 | 34,75 | 34,78 | 26.5M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 25,94 | 26,01 | 25,86 | 26,00 | 21.8M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 18,66 | 18,70 | 18,54 | 18,57 | 19.7M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 76,77 | 77,72 | 76,68 | 76,80 | 17.7M |
| Apple | AAPL | 95,21 | 95,30 | 93,04 | 93,65 | 14.8M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 39,45 | 39,66 | 39,15 | 39,33 | 13.8M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 57,05 | 57,47 | 56,80 | 57,21 | 13.4M |
| Altria | MO | 71,10 | 71,10 | 69,65 | 69,90 | 12.9M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 68,90 | 69,16 | 66,24 | 68,42 | 12.7M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 58,38 | 58,50 | 57,15 | 57,19 | 11M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 34,41 | 34,43 | 34,22 | 34,37 | 10.4M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 48,27 | 48,55 | 47,89 | 48,47 | 8.54M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 41,71 | 41,77 | 41,28 | 41,34 | 8.46M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 34,91 | 35,01 | 34,80 | 34,91 | 8.18M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 55,15 | 55,38 | 54,81 | 54,88 | 8.1M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 45,95 | 46,63 | 45,81 | 46,49 | 7.93M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 27,82 | 28,03 | 27,62 | 27,66 | 7.79M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 63,03 | 63,40 | 62,82 | 63,26 | 7.69M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 26,60 | 26,77 | 26,34 | 26,46 | 7.61M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 48,78 | 49,13 | 48,66 | 49,00 | 7.51M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 49,49 | 49,95 | 49,43 | 49,63 | 7.32M |
| Home Depot | HD | 37,97 | 38,25 | 37,86 | 38,08 | 7.31M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 63,60 | 63,75 | 62,96 | 62,99 | 6.85M |
| Chevron | CVX | 75,32 | 76,40 | 75,13 | 75,49 | 6.41M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 71,85 | 72,64 | 71,44 | 71,57 | 6.29M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 472,98 | 473,00 | 465,59 | 468,21 | 6.12M |
| Merck | MRK | 45,46 | 45,66 | 45,24 | 45,65 | 6.07M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 61,60 | 61,75 | 61,37 | 61,63 | 5.83M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 106,75 | 111,24 | 106,48 | 107,15 | 5.8M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 38,01 | 38,15 | 37,90 | 38,00 | 5.67M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 96,43 | 96,94 | 96,12 | 96,62 | 4.85M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 41,72 | 42,14 | 41,61 | 41,66 | 4.18M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 65,00 | 65,17 | 64,75 | 65,06 | 3.93M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 77,75 | 78,20 | 77,30 | 77,70 | 3.76M |
| Boeing | BA | 90,97 | 90,97 | 90,02 | 90,03 | 3.16M |
| 3M | MMM | 76,74 | 77,03 | 76,30 | 76,83 | 2.13M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3633,00 | 3638,00 | 3621,00 | 3635,00 | 11.3K |
Exchange Rates of April 9th, 2007
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 119,310 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,008 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1,153 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,867 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1,227 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,815 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7,734 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,129 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 159,340 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,006 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,680 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,470 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,635 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,612 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,539 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,650 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,638 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,610 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0,427 GBP | 1 GBP = 2,344 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,025 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,975 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0,966 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,036 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1,028 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,973 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,403 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,416 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,262 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,442 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2,407 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,415 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0,941 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,063 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 1,002 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,999 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1,064 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,940 CAD |
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