Financial news on January 11th, 2007
Business and Financial news
The three principals of the KL Group were accused of orchestrating an extensive fraud that raised more than $194 million from at least 250 investors. Read more..
US Airways increased its bid for Delta to about $10.3 billion. Hours later, Northwest Airlines emerged as a potential suitor. Read more..
The departure of Paramount Pictures president, Gail Berman, carried a message that the turmoil at the studio is not over. Read more..
EMI Group is said to have sacked its recorded music chief, Alain Levy, ahead of a reorganization aimed at reviving the flagging company. Read more..
The Canon DC50 digital camera has a 10x zoom lens and includes both a built-in flash and video light. Read more..
The animated cinematic sequences in Lost Planet: Extreme Condition are slickly produced and well acted but not remotely engaging. Read more..
The notion of a computer at the heart of every home gets a little bump with the multitasking Hewlett-Packard's $1,800 TouchSmart PC. Read more..
Despite the improvement, the U.S. is on track to end 2006 with a record trade imbalance, eclipsing the $716.7 billion deficit in 2005. Read more..
Good voice and presentation skills can help entrepreneurs come into their own and even compete against larger competitors with big marketing budgets. Read more..
Thanks to cellphones, friends and relations can find you anywhere in the world. But can you find yourself? Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Microsoft | MSFT | 29.76 | 30.75 | 29.65 | 30.70 | 99.5M |
Intel | INTC | 21.61 | 22.05 | 21.03 | 21.92 | 99.3M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 17.79 | 17.81 | 17.35 | 17.39 | 65.4M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 28.77 | 28.99 | 28.61 | 28.69 | 54.6M |
Apple | AAPL | 95.94 | 96.78 | 95.10 | 95.80 | 51.4M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 64.00 | 64.44 | 61.59 | 61.82 | 43.3M |
Pfizer | PFE | 26.02 | 26.51 | 25.78 | 26.46 | 37.2M |
General Electric | GE | 37.56 | 37.96 | 37.42 | 37.92 | 30.8M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 72.10 | 72.85 | 70.77 | 70.98 | 29.2M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 34.09 | 34.52 | 33.60 | 34.49 | 24.3M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 47.27 | 47.73 | 47.21 | 47.60 | 14.8M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 497.20 | 501.75 | 496.18 | 499.72 | 14.4M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 57.30 | 58.66 | 56.31 | 56.52 | 14.2M |
Altria | MO | 89.42 | 90.50 | 89.35 | 89.40 | 14M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 50.44 | 50.98 | 50.17 | 50.35 | 12.6M |
Chevron | CVX | 69.32 | 71.14 | 68.48 | 68.69 | 12.4M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 34.59 | 35.03 | 34.45 | 34.99 | 12.4M |
Home Depot | HD | 39.65 | 40.19 | 39.65 | 40.08 | 12.1M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 42.33 | 42.79 | 41.95 | 42.64 | 11.8M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 42.90 | 43.06 | 42.71 | 42.95 | 10.2M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 36.71 | 37.21 | 36.50 | 37.11 | 9.74M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 26.50 | 26.57 | 25.98 | 26.54 | 8.27M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 48.00 | 48.42 | 47.94 | 48.31 | 8.05M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 99.85 | 99.90 | 98.50 | 98.65 | 8M |
Merck | MRK | 44.25 | 44.60 | 43.92 | 44.26 | 7.68M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 35.54 | 35.64 | 35.45 | 35.54 | 7.09M |
Pepsico | PEP | 64.20 | 65.06 | 64.20 | 64.95 | 6.91M |
Amgen | AMGN | 71.16 | 72.21 | 70.74 | 71.91 | 6.87M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 64.16 | 64.80 | 64.10 | 64.64 | 6.59M |
Amazon | AMZN | 37.17 | 38.00 | 37.17 | 37.40 | 6.47M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 66.40 | 66.84 | 66.28 | 66.73 | 6.37M |
McDonald's | MCD | 44.22 | 44.60 | 44.11 | 44.51 | 5.63M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 48.75 | 48.87 | 48.60 | 48.74 | 5.5M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 53.11 | 54.50 | 52.95 | 54.45 | 5.49M |
United Technologies | UTX | 62.99 | 63.95 | 62.72 | 63.70 | 5.01M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 64.99 | 66.25 | 64.71 | 66.24 | 4.42M |
Boeing | BA | 88.97 | 89.27 | 88.32 | 88.84 | 4.05M |
3M | MMM | 77.94 | 79.03 | 77.88 | 78.65 | 2.37M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 90.23 | 90.96 | 90.23 | 90.50 | 2.17M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3654.00 | 3670.00 | 3650.00 | 3670.00 | 11.4K |
Exchange Rates of January 11th, 2007
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 120.490 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.008 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.178 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.849 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.250 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.800 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7.795 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.128 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 155.340 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.006 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.663 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.509 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.651 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.606 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.518 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.659 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.611 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.621 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.426 GBP | 1 GBP = 2.345 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.062 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.942 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.977 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.024 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.037 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.964 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.491 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.402 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.291 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.436 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.430 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.411 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.919 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.088 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.975 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.025 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.061 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.943 CAD |
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