Financial news on March 10, 2009
Business and Financial news
Times Co. Building Deal Raises Cash
The New York Times Company said Monday that it had raised $225 million through a sale-leaseback of part of its headquarters building, one in a series of moves to pay down its debts. Read more..
Wal-Mart Plans to Market Digital Health Records System
The company said its package deal of hardware, software, installation and service will make the technology more affordable for small physician offices. Read more..
Wondering if Crude Could Fall Even More
Most analysts do not believe prices will continue to fall, but a growing minority says the world recession could push prices still lower. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| General Electric | GE | 8.01 | 8.99 | 7.95 | 8.87 | 369M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 11.17 | 11.95 | 10.70 | 11.81 | 233M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 17.35 | 19.50 | 17.13 | 19.50 | 149M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 12.68 | 13.13 | 12.59 | 13.09 | 95.9M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 15.37 | 16.62 | 15.25 | 16.48 | 95.2M |
| Intel | INTC | 12.80 | 13.95 | 12.75 | 13.92 | 92.5M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 14.04 | 14.79 | 13.92 | 14.64 | 71.7M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 14.17 | 15.19 | 14.00 | 15.09 | 58.9M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 65.47 | 67.48 | 65.34 | 67.39 | 51.7M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 22.10 | 23.09 | 21.93 | 23.02 | 44.4M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 26.00 | 27.11 | 25.59 | 27.04 | 35.7M |
| Merck | MRK | 21.63 | 22.31 | 21.39 | 22.20 | 34.7M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 47.60 | 48.92 | 47.27 | 48.67 | 32.5M |
| Apple | AAPL | 84.87 | 89.17 | 84.36 | 88.63 | 30.2M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 11.50 | 12.25 | 11.34 | 12.21 | 28.5M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 19.42 | 20.24 | 19.26 | 20.23 | 28M |
| Altria | MO | 16.06 | 16.65 | 15.88 | 16.60 | 27.2M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 37.57 | 38.20 | 37.37 | 38.00 | 27.1M |
| Home Depot | HD | 18.34 | 19.58 | 18.26 | 19.42 | 25.5M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 15.23 | 16.62 | 15.14 | 16.61 | 24.3M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 47.30 | 47.43 | 46.34 | 46.98 | 24M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 37.50 | 40.61 | 37.49 | 39.52 | 22.2M |
| Chevron | CVX | 59.89 | 61.78 | 59.28 | 61.78 | 21.9M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 47.23 | 47.87 | 46.93 | 47.78 | 21.9M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 44.51 | 45.19 | 44.37 | 45.17 | 20.6M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 26.69 | 27.62 | 26.31 | 27.61 | 20.5M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 17.64 | 19.38 | 17.64 | 19.31 | 18.8M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 39.63 | 39.67 | 38.65 | 39.16 | 17.6M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 52.83 | 53.50 | 52.07 | 52.60 | 17.3M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 85.11 | 87.25 | 83.64 | 87.25 | 15.9M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 62.49 | 65.90 | 61.78 | 65.71 | 15.4M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 298.25 | 310.50 | 294.25 | 308.17 | 13.4M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 38.39 | 40.79 | 37.93 | 40.79 | 12.1M |
| Boeing | BA | 31.47 | 33.02 | 31.32 | 33.01 | 11.5M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 46.99 | 48.36 | 46.40 | 48.34 | 11.3M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 44.19 | 44.52 | 43.66 | 44.51 | 10.8M |
| 3M | MMM | 42.10 | 45.55 | 41.80 | 45.49 | 10.7M |
| Visa | V | 50.99 | 52.87 | 50.59 | 52.87 | 9.66M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 46.10 | 46.67 | 45.85 | 46.60 | 9.35M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 34.22 | 36.03 | 34.22 | 35.80 | 9.03M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 2325.00 | 2755.00 | 2325.00 | 2755.00 | 100K |
Exchange Rates of March 10, 2009
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 98.740 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.010 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.281 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.781 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.160 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.862 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.842 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.146 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 125.190 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.008 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.922 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.084 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.961 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.510 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.624 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.616 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.471 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.680 EUR |
| Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 8.676 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.115 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.737 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.358 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.566 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.639 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.297 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.771 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.175 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.851 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.125 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.470 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.760 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.568 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.595 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.627 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 9.392 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.106 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.828 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.208 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.750 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.334 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 4.422 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.226 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.905 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.105 CAD |
| Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 5.341 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.187 CAD |
| Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 5.897 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.170 CHF |
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