Financial news on February 10, 2010
Business and Financial news
Jean-Claude Trichet is returning early from Australia to attend a meeting of European leaders, amid speculation over possible action to ease the debt crisis in several countries. Read more..
The specifics of any bailout remained unclear and officials played down reports that Germany and France had already agreed on a rescue plan for Greece. Read more..
Ben S. Bernanke now faces the task of beginning to pull the Federal Reserve out of its extraordinary effort to prop up the economy. Read more..
Hector Sants said he had planned to leave after three years, but some said his move could start a regulatory overhaul. Read more..
The Japanese carrier said Tuesday that it will stay in the Oneworld alliance, rejecting an overture by Delta Air Lines of the rival SkyTeam group. Read more..
Three energy experts who are expected to join the Nuclear Regulatory Commission say that when tritium leaks at one nuclear plant, it puts other reactors in a negative light. Read more..
Commercial real estate is experiencing a boom in data center construction, especially in New Jersey, because of proximity to New York’s financial companies. Read more..
Investors in collateralized mortgage obligations could be in for trouble if interest rates increase, causing a sharp fall in the value of these products. Read more..
Whispers that a rescue for Greece might be near touched off a broad rally in European stocks, bonds and the euro, as well as American markets. Read more..
Medicare reports found problems ranging from poor record-keeping to staff members incapable of reading a heart monitor. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 74,54 | 74,59 | 74,25 | 74,42 | 1.38B |
General Electric | GE | 15,57 | 15,87 | 15,50 | 15,69 | 68.4M |
Pfizer | PFE | 17,92 | 17,98 | 17,63 | 17,74 | 60M |
Intel | INTC | 19,59 | 19,87 | 19,45 | 19,69 | 56.3M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 23,86 | 24,00 | 23,62 | 23,76 | 50.6M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 28,03 | 28,24 | 27,84 | 27,99 | 48.6M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 26,61 | 27,56 | 26,55 | 27,18 | 42.1M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 23,51 | 23,61 | 22,92 | 23,11 | 40.1M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 38,64 | 39,50 | 38,52 | 38,87 | 39.3M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 25,23 | 25,25 | 25,01 | 25,12 | 26.6M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 29,16 | 30,09 | 29,03 | 30,03 | 24.2M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 15,44 | 15,44 | 15,18 | 15,31 | 21.7M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 65,08 | 65,22 | 64,16 | 64,85 | 21.7M |
Merck | MRK | 36,50 | 36,69 | 35,76 | 36,20 | 16.8M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 28,79 | 29,02 | 28,55 | 28,87 | 16.2M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 53,26 | 53,49 | 52,67 | 53,26 | 15.5M |
Home Depot | HD | 28,84 | 28,96 | 28,40 | 28,65 | 14.5M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 48,53 | 48,72 | 47,75 | 48,02 | 13.9M |
Apple | AAPL | 195,89 | 196,60 | 194,26 | 195,12 | 13.2M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 48,51 | 48,65 | 47,80 | 48,26 | 11.8M |
Chevron | CVX | 71,02 | 71,23 | 70,00 | 70,75 | 11.6M |
Altria | MO | 19,54 | 19,54 | 19,25 | 19,38 | 11.4M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 46,44 | 46,79 | 45,69 | 45,97 | 11.4M |
Pepsico | PEP | 59,96 | 60,67 | 59,51 | 60,38 | 10.9M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 33,00 | 33,17 | 32,30 | 32,71 | 10.8M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 24,27 | 24,27 | 23,76 | 23,92 | 10.6M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 62,79 | 63,07 | 62,21 | 62,73 | 10.1M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 61,74 | 61,85 | 61,22 | 61,67 | 9.85M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 53,27 | 53,50 | 52,96 | 53,24 | 9.41M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 54,60 | 54,60 | 53,17 | 53,79 | 9.36M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 63,61 | 64,25 | 62,35 | 63,65 | 6.9M |
Amazon | AMZN | 118,00 | 118,61 | 116,00 | 117,36 | 6.23M |
McDonald's | MCD | 63,54 | 63,83 | 62,97 | 63,25 | 6.16M |
Amgen | AMGN | 57,09 | 57,29 | 56,37 | 56,84 | 6.02M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 534,07 | 537,79 | 527,69 | 534,45 | 5.34M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 122,94 | 123,65 | 122,21 | 122,81 | 5.22M |
United Technologies | UTX | 66,52 | 66,93 | 66,11 | 66,64 | 4.93M |
Boeing | BA | 59,71 | 60,05 | 58,94 | 59,54 | 4.24M |
Visa | V | 83,49 | 83,91 | 82,89 | 83,64 | 3.64M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 61,76 | 62,32 | 60,64 | 61,71 | 3.47M |
3M | MMM | 78,80 | 79,29 | 78,00 | 78,62 | 2.45M |
Exchange Rates of February 10, 2010
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 89,920 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,011 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1,062 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,942 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1,067 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,937 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6,828 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,146 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 123,510 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,008 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,881 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,136 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,569 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,637 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,459 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,686 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,466 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,682 EUR |
Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9,375 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,107 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0,713 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,403 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,269 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,788 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,180 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,847 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1,187 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,843 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1,781 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,562 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1,655 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,604 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1,665 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,601 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10,635 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,094 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0,929 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,076 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0,934 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,071 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 5,977 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,167 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1,005 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,995 CAD |
Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6,423 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,156 CAD |
Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6,394 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,156 CHF |
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