Financial news on May 9th, 2011
Business and Financial news
While other nations have debated aspects of climate change, China has plunged into production at an unrivaled pace, according to a report by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature. Read more..
To stay competitive, relatively small cable channels that once relied on reality shows and repeats of others’ scripted programs are now showing original comedies and dramas. Read more..
Employees eligible for stock options can adjust the mix of salary and equity in their pay, and options are granted monthly rather than annually. Read more..
Insight on a deal that could shakeup the entire concert and sports ticketing business, with Andrew Mason, chief executive of Groupon, and Michael Rapino, chief executive of Live Nation. Read more..
Highlights from the DealBook newsletter. Read more..
The Murdochs are prepared to spend a lot of money to put Formula One racing on BSkyB, as well as on other News Corp.-owned or affiliated pay-TV siblings. Read more..
R/GA, part of the Interpublic Group of Companies, is growing, with units devoted to event marketing and data visualization. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Intel | INTC | 23.13 | 23.20 | 22.65 | 22.76 | 73.3M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 17.53 | 17.67 | 17.47 | 17.60 | 47M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 25.80 | 25.96 | 25.67 | 25.83 | 38.7M |
| General Electric | GE | 19.97 | 20.11 | 19.90 | 20.07 | 38.2M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 20.53 | 20.74 | 20.45 | 20.60 | 31M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 44.75 | 45.11 | 44.32 | 44.96 | 22.5M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 28.07 | 28.47 | 28.05 | 28.21 | 21.6M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 83.01 | 83.72 | 82.16 | 83.18 | 18.3M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 34.89 | 35.45 | 34.81 | 35.20 | 16.3M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 31.20 | 31.42 | 31.06 | 31.35 | 15.4M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 25.45 | 25.56 | 25.16 | 25.28 | 13.7M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 73.50 | 74.11 | 73.16 | 73.72 | 12.5M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 52.51 | 52.75 | 52.26 | 52.66 | 12.1M |
| Merck | MRK | 36.11 | 36.58 | 36.10 | 36.48 | 10.7M |
| General Motors | GM | 31.74 | 32.07 | 31.36 | 31.39 | 10.7M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 40.79 | 41.36 | 40.75 | 41.02 | 9.31M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 65.11 | 65.76 | 65.07 | 65.63 | 9M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 64.93 | 65.39 | 64.86 | 65.14 | 8.7M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 83.40 | 84.03 | 82.67 | 83.59 | 8.67M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 37.28 | 37.34 | 37.08 | 37.24 | 8.45M |
| Altria | MO | 26.97 | 27.16 | 26.95 | 27.14 | 8.18M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 40.88 | 41.53 | 40.84 | 41.24 | 8.13M |
| Apple | AAPL | 347.86 | 349.20 | 346.53 | 347.60 | 7.31M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 28.66 | 28.80 | 28.41 | 28.72 | 7.2M |
| Chevron | CVX | 103.25 | 104.86 | 103.00 | 104.09 | 7.12M |
| Home Depot | HD | 36.93 | 37.09 | 36.70 | 36.96 | 6.55M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 54.97 | 55.36 | 54.70 | 55.10 | 6.55M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 43.32 | 43.35 | 42.93 | 43.10 | 6.31M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 79.46 | 79.82 | 79.08 | 79.31 | 6.28M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 198.34 | 202.36 | 196.78 | 200.80 | 5.83M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 69.64 | 69.98 | 69.48 | 69.82 | 5.76M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 49.75 | 50.91 | 49.75 | 50.47 | 5.67M |
| Visa | V | 79.13 | 79.98 | 79.04 | 79.86 | 4.77M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 66.86 | 67.28 | 66.83 | 66.95 | 4.44M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 535.00 | 538.49 | 531.10 | 537.68 | 3.89M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 57.38 | 57.94 | 57.32 | 57.69 | 3.62M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 168.39 | 169.85 | 168.31 | 169.10 | 3.59M |
| Boeing | BA | 79.31 | 80.15 | 79.15 | 79.64 | 3.14M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 80.12 | 81.44 | 80.12 | 80.73 | 2.88M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 88.88 | 90.18 | 88.88 | 89.52 | 2.58M |
| 3M | MMM | 95.30 | 96.46 | 95.30 | 95.99 | 2.04M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 102.19 | 102.98 | 101.57 | 102.47 | 1.46M |
Exchange Rates of May 9th, 2011
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 80.290 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.012 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 0.963 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.038 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 0.872 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.147 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.494 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.154 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 115.250 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.876 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.142 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.331 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.751 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.383 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.723 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.252 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.799 EUR |
| Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9.324 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.107 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.760 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.317 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.154 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.866 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.200 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.834 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.086 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.920 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.520 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.658 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.580 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.633 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.430 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.699 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10.648 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.094 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 1.039 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.962 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.940 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.063 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 7.005 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.143 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.905 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.105 CAD |
| Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.740 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.148 CAD |
| Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 7.445 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.134 CHF |
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