Financial news on August 10th, 2009
Business and Financial news
After Winning Advertising Awards, an Invitation to Pay for the Trophies
The head of the group that hands out the Communicator Awards says selling the trophies keeps the cost of entry low. Read more..
As Rivals Branch Out, SAP Is Sticking to Software
The German software giant is focused on its core business and says expanding into hardware would pose challenges. Read more..
F.C.C. Weighs Need for New Cellphone Handset Rules
The federal government has always been involved in wireless networks but until now has rarely overseen the devices themselves. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| General Electric | GE | 14.62 | 14.83 | 14.39 | 14.57 | 85.7M |
| Intel | INTC | 18.60 | 18.83 | 18.56 | 18.76 | 46.9M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 21.98 | 22.12 | 21.50 | 21.64 | 46.6M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 42.03 | 43.22 | 42.01 | 42.69 | 43.7M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 28.50 | 28.99 | 28.15 | 28.64 | 43.4M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 23.46 | 23.55 | 23.30 | 23.42 | 35.3M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 15.85 | 15.98 | 15.81 | 15.91 | 28.1M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 14.92 | 15.16 | 14.79 | 15.00 | 21.4M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 21.21 | 21.41 | 21.03 | 21.25 | 19.5M |
| Merck | MRK | 30.29 | 31.00 | 30.11 | 30.60 | 18.2M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 43.70 | 44.56 | 43.51 | 44.52 | 17.2M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 69.47 | 69.47 | 69.47 | 69.47 | 16.2M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 25.72 | 25.72 | 25.43 | 25.58 | 15.7M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 49.38 | 49.73 | 49.01 | 49.72 | 13M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 43.37 | 43.75 | 43.18 | 43.67 | 12.2M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 51.92 | 52.28 | 51.58 | 52.17 | 11.8M |
| Altria | MO | 17.70 | 17.75 | 17.50 | 17.56 | 11.3M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 43.99 | 44.50 | 43.84 | 44.22 | 11.1M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 55.80 | 56.49 | 55.75 | 56.27 | 11M |
| Apple | AAPL | 165.66 | 166.60 | 163.66 | 164.72 | 10.7M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 21.89 | 21.99 | 21.75 | 21.88 | 10.5M |
| Home Depot | HD | 27.18 | 27.24 | 26.77 | 27.10 | 10.4M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 30.99 | 31.26 | 30.72 | 30.92 | 9.53M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 60.08 | 60.72 | 59.55 | 60.72 | 9.52M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 26.42 | 26.54 | 26.14 | 26.44 | 8.2M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 57.79 | 57.79 | 56.94 | 57.41 | 8.13M |
| Chevron | CVX | 69.28 | 69.79 | 68.84 | 69.23 | 7.91M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 26.47 | 27.14 | 26.18 | 27.07 | 7.7M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 49.26 | 49.48 | 48.98 | 49.44 | 6.75M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 60.47 | 61.33 | 59.79 | 61.24 | 6.73M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 53.26 | 53.83 | 52.79 | 53.51 | 6.27M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 45.93 | 46.27 | 45.54 | 46.00 | 6.13M |
| 3M | MMM | 72.59 | 72.59 | 70.32 | 70.91 | 5.92M |
| Boeing | BA | 46.41 | 46.41 | 45.19 | 45.77 | 5.62M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 55.46 | 56.43 | 55.35 | 55.89 | 4.93M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 85.01 | 85.47 | 83.27 | 84.44 | 4.44M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 118.17 | 119.19 | 117.97 | 118.70 | 3.98M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 455.14 | 458.41 | 453.79 | 456.61 | 3.48M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 61.04 | 61.04 | 59.04 | 59.27 | 3.35M |
| Visa | V | 69.04 | 69.49 | 68.60 | 68.88 | 2.51M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3510.00 | 3519.00 | 3311.00 | 3390.00 | 52.9K |
Exchange Rates of August 10th, 2009
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 97.050 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.010 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.088 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.919 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.085 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.921 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.834 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.146 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 137.270 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.007 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.858 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.166 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.688 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.592 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.539 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.650 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.534 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.652 EUR |
| Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9.667 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.103 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.625 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.601 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.229 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.814 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.121 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.892 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.118 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.895 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.967 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.508 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.794 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.557 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.788 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.559 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 11.257 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.089 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.911 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.097 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.909 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.100 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 5.727 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.175 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.997 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.003 CAD |
| Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.280 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.159 CAD |
| Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.298 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.159 CHF |
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