Financial news on May 11, 2006
Business and Financial news
Samsung Electronics, Hynix Semiconductor and Infineon Technologies will pay $160 million to resolve claims that they drove up computer chip prices. Read more..
Airbus is expected to radically redesign its A350 jet in a move that could give Boeing the upper hand in a critical segment of the commercial aircraft market. Read more..
Asian car companies have moved squarely into the front yard of the capital of American automotive dominance. Read more..
The judge agreed to allow jurors to find Jeffrey K. Skilling and Kenneth L. Lay guilty for consciously avoiding knowing about wrongdoing at the company. Read more..
Q. When I close Outlook Express I get a pop-up window that reads: "To free up disk space, Outlook Express can compact messages." What does this mean? Read more..
If so many people at Microsoft saw the UMPC disaster coming, how does something so misguided like the UMPC get past the drawing board? Read more..
The Nasdaq Stock Market raised its stake in its trans-Atlantic rival to 24.1 percent, a level that will allow it to count some of London's profit as its own. Read more..
The Bush administration said that it would not cite China as a currency manipulator and provoke a confrontation over the issue. Read more..
Toshiba's high-definition DVD player is the first volley in an absurd format war among the titans of the movie, electronics and computer industries. Read more..
Toyota's sixth consecutive year of record profit indicates to analysts that the company may pass G.M. as the world's largest carmaker. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Microsoft | MSFT | 23,71 | 23,79 | 23,15 | 23,22 | 92.9M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 20,63 | 20,66 | 19,96 | 20,05 | 84.8M |
Intel | INTC | 19,58 | 19,60 | 19,21 | 19,36 | 57M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 14,19 | 14,28 | 13,80 | 13,91 | 31.5M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 45,10 | 45,34 | 43,93 | 44,37 | 30.2M |
Pfizer | PFE | 25,27 | 25,39 | 24,70 | 24,81 | 29M |
Apple | AAPL | 70,80 | 70,84 | 67,55 | 68,15 | 29M |
General Electric | GE | 34,50 | 34,67 | 34,13 | 34,51 | 22.8M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 64,10 | 64,26 | 63,25 | 63,46 | 18M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 403,42 | 404,71 | 384,98 | 387,00 | 17.8M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 26,17 | 26,31 | 25,93 | 26,11 | 15.1M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 29,85 | 29,94 | 29,52 | 29,80 | 14.7M |
Chevron | CVX | 63,10 | 63,65 | 62,50 | 62,71 | 13M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 32,02 | 32,14 | 31,81 | 31,92 | 12.6M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 32,22 | 32,30 | 31,64 | 31,90 | 12.4M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 55,90 | 56,65 | 55,51 | 55,65 | 12.4M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 47,90 | 47,90 | 47,03 | 47,25 | 11.2M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 68,28 | 68,53 | 66,71 | 66,88 | 11.2M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 45,92 | 45,96 | 44,96 | 45,15 | 10.5M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 58,66 | 59,07 | 58,60 | 58,84 | 9.81M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 41,70 | 42,17 | 41,50 | 42,02 | 9.45M |
Home Depot | HD | 41,05 | 41,30 | 40,55 | 40,72 | 9.09M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 32,88 | 32,95 | 32,14 | 32,53 | 9.03M |
Altria | MO | 72,70 | 72,85 | 71,10 | 71,35 | 8.62M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 43,54 | 43,59 | 43,27 | 43,38 | 8.48M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 74,00 | 74,75 | 71,25 | 71,51 | 8.24M |
Amgen | AMGN | 67,70 | 67,94 | 66,89 | 67,28 | 7.74M |
Amazon | AMZN | 34,12 | 34,15 | 33,08 | 33,53 | 7.7M |
Merck | MRK | 34,61 | 34,89 | 34,41 | 34,51 | 7.27M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 24,95 | 25,03 | 24,54 | 24,62 | 6.66M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 82,65 | 83,09 | 82,45 | 82,46 | 5.27M |
McDonald's | MCD | 35,95 | 35,96 | 35,22 | 35,35 | 4.93M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 56,95 | 57,25 | 56,24 | 56,60 | 4.43M |
United Technologies | UTX | 66,03 | 66,39 | 65,64 | 65,82 | 4.41M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 67,82 | 67,94 | 67,03 | 67,48 | 3.89M |
Pepsico | PEP | 58,70 | 58,81 | 58,17 | 58,35 | 3.13M |
Boeing | BA | 89,45 | 89,55 | 87,90 | 88,21 | 2.65M |
3M | MMM | 87,25 | 87,64 | 86,78 | 87,17 | 2.56M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 97,10 | 97,10 | 95,48 | 96,60 | 2.14M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 2983,00 | 3000,00 | 2983,00 | 2987,00 | 9.6K |
Exchange Rates of May 11, 2006
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 110,630 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,009 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1,103 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,906 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1,213 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,824 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 8,004 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,125 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 141,970 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,007 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,682 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,467 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,654 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,604 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,416 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,706 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,557 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,642 EUR |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,426 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,412 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,076 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,482 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2,283 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,438 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0,855 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,169 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0,941 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,063 AUD |
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