Financial news on May 10, 2006
Business and Financial news
ABC and Parks Bolster Disney
The Walt Disney Company said second-quarter profit rose 12 percent on strong sales at theme parks and the ABC network. Read more..
Little by Little, an Overnight Success
Downtown revival seemed off to a slow start after 9/11. Suddenly, seemingly overnight, it is starting to burst into bloom. Read more..
More Infections Tied to Bausch Contact Cleaner
Government health authorities found a sharp increase in infections among users of ReNu lens cleaner made in Greenville, S.C. Read more..
Time Wins Top Award for Magazine Excellence
The weekly was honored for its coverage of Hurricane Katrina and its look inside the interrogation rooms at Guantánamo Bay. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 21.36 | 21.99 | 20.69 | 20.75 | 92.7M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 23.67 | 23.79 | 23.59 | 23.77 | 76.6M |
| Intel | INTC | 19.85 | 19.98 | 19.50 | 19.58 | 60.5M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 44.75 | 46.43 | 44.31 | 46.17 | 29.5M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 25.29 | 25.30 | 24.87 | 25.04 | 26.9M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 14.07 | 14.37 | 14.06 | 14.24 | 23.6M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 29.80 | 30.19 | 29.58 | 30.11 | 21.4M |
| General Electric | GE | 34.94 | 34.99 | 34.50 | 34.70 | 21.3M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 31.55 | 32.31 | 31.37 | 32.27 | 17M |
| Apple | AAPL | 71.29 | 71.33 | 69.61 | 70.60 | 16.4M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 32.78 | 32.78 | 32.07 | 32.34 | 15.7M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 63.50 | 63.95 | 63.00 | 63.88 | 15.3M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 408.31 | 411.71 | 401.86 | 402.98 | 12.4M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 26.31 | 26.38 | 26.03 | 26.17 | 11.6M |
| Chevron | CVX | 62.67 | 62.96 | 62.12 | 62.88 | 10.3M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 56.69 | 56.74 | 56.25 | 56.34 | 9.62M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 47.71 | 48.09 | 47.58 | 47.78 | 9.45M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 67.10 | 67.95 | 66.57 | 67.71 | 9.35M |
| Merck | MRK | 34.44 | 35.00 | 34.30 | 34.67 | 8M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 58.40 | 58.49 | 58.25 | 58.32 | 7.83M |
| Home Depot | HD | 41.30 | 41.36 | 40.85 | 41.21 | 7.47M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 43.67 | 43.76 | 43.47 | 43.58 | 7.45M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 42.25 | 42.25 | 41.77 | 41.79 | 7.42M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 71.78 | 73.06 | 71.33 | 73.06 | 7.36M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 45.74 | 46.12 | 45.51 | 45.92 | 7.21M |
| Altria | MO | 73.75 | 73.85 | 72.50 | 72.69 | 6.72M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 67.75 | 68.56 | 67.41 | 67.54 | 6.27M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 32.94 | 33.35 | 32.88 | 33.08 | 5.75M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 57.23 | 58.37 | 56.74 | 56.79 | 5.51M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 65.20 | 66.35 | 65.14 | 66.15 | 5.29M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 35.76 | 35.99 | 35.69 | 35.96 | 4.81M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 25.02 | 25.10 | 24.90 | 24.95 | 4.48M |
| Boeing | BA | 88.00 | 89.58 | 87.65 | 88.94 | 3.78M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 68.39 | 68.61 | 67.65 | 67.95 | 3.57M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 82.90 | 83.33 | 82.60 | 82.90 | 3.43M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 34.68 | 35.00 | 34.10 | 34.16 | 3.3M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 58.56 | 59.01 | 58.42 | 58.84 | 3.17M |
| 3M | MMM | 87.25 | 87.76 | 87.23 | 87.65 | 2.82M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 96.12 | 97.26 | 96.06 | 96.76 | 1.52M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 2985.00 | 2999.00 | 2974.00 | 2981.00 | 13.6K |
Exchange Rates of May 10, 2006
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 110.510 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.101 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.908 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.219 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.821 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 8.003 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.125 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 141.260 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.007 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.685 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.459 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.652 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.605 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.408 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.710 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.558 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.642 EUR |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.409 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.415 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.053 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.487 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.272 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.440 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.852 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.174 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.943 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.061 AUD |
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