Financial news on June 11th, 2009
Business and Financial news
Ron Bloom, an adviser to President Obama’s auto task force, said the government should be able get most, if not all, of its investment back. Read more..
A manager faces murder charges following a fatal fire at a steel mill, while debate rages over proposed changes to worker protection laws. Read more..
Shipping and commodity executives are questioning China’s motives as it piles up extra quantities of products. Read more..
The decision is a setback for the music and movie industries, which had praised the French law as a solution to illegal file sharing. Read more..
Take a look at iPhoto’s built-in maintenance tools if you find the program misbehaving. Read more..
The government said the trade gap grew in April for a second month, while the Federal Reserve’s June beige book showed continuing economic weakness. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| General Electric | GE | 13.43 | 13.75 | 13.34 | 13.46 | 71.4M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 14.09 | 14.82 | 14.05 | 14.63 | 70.4M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 35.07 | 35.87 | 34.54 | 34.94 | 66.6M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 22.59 | 23.26 | 22.57 | 22.83 | 65.1M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 24.94 | 25.40 | 24.24 | 25.02 | 63.7M |
| Intel | INTC | 16.49 | 16.70 | 16.30 | 16.35 | 53.2M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 19.93 | 20.35 | 19.90 | 20.10 | 44.8M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 24.36 | 25.00 | 24.30 | 24.79 | 35.6M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 23.75 | 24.33 | 23.23 | 24.05 | 31M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 74.00 | 74.83 | 73.12 | 74.05 | 30.9M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 20.66 | 21.20 | 20.66 | 20.94 | 26.1M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 45.91 | 46.50 | 45.47 | 45.55 | 23.4M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 50.05 | 50.25 | 49.29 | 49.32 | 21.6M |
| Altria | MO | 16.95 | 17.18 | 16.84 | 16.85 | 21M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 14.23 | 14.81 | 14.22 | 14.51 | 20.5M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 44.21 | 45.09 | 44.19 | 44.56 | 19.2M |
| Apple | AAPL | 139.55 | 141.56 | 138.55 | 139.95 | 18.7M |
| Home Depot | HD | 24.39 | 24.64 | 24.16 | 24.23 | 17.9M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 19.47 | 20.04 | 19.43 | 20.00 | 17.7M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 59.80 | 63.78 | 59.16 | 62.18 | 17.1M |
| Merck | MRK | 25.69 | 26.57 | 25.69 | 26.19 | 17.1M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 36.77 | 37.73 | 36.77 | 37.23 | 15.7M |
| Chevron | CVX | 70.36 | 72.50 | 70.19 | 71.90 | 14.6M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 29.49 | 30.08 | 29.45 | 29.75 | 13.4M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 55.65 | 56.48 | 55.61 | 56.05 | 12.8M |
| Boeing | BA | 51.83 | 52.57 | 50.48 | 50.66 | 11.9M |
| Visa | V | 69.35 | 69.60 | 66.66 | 66.72 | 11M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 52.05 | 52.74 | 51.95 | 52.01 | 10.9M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 48.12 | 49.21 | 48.08 | 48.58 | 10.3M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 25.15 | 25.64 | 25.10 | 25.23 | 9.58M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 58.32 | 58.71 | 57.63 | 57.67 | 9.32M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 108.75 | 110.64 | 108.56 | 109.40 | 9.13M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 53.19 | 53.98 | 52.93 | 52.97 | 8.82M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 44.02 | 44.88 | 44.02 | 44.19 | 8.44M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 50.00 | 50.58 | 49.30 | 49.88 | 8.03M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 431.77 | 433.73 | 428.37 | 429.00 | 5.72M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 55.71 | 56.32 | 55.32 | 55.55 | 5.11M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 86.30 | 87.49 | 85.05 | 85.69 | 5.01M |
| 3M | MMM | 60.57 | 61.46 | 60.50 | 60.58 | 3.63M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 53.54 | 54.36 | 52.56 | 53.16 | 3.61M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 2917.00 | 2977.00 | 2917.00 | 2965.00 | 26.8K |
Exchange Rates of June 11th, 2009
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 97.700 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.010 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.103 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.906 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.071 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.934 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.837 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.146 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 137.720 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.007 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.850 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.177 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.721 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.581 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.555 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.643 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.510 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.662 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.618 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.619 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.250 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.800 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.130 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.885 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.097 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.912 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.024 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.494 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.828 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.547 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.775 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.563 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.903 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.107 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.877 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.141 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.970 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.031 CAD |
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