Financial news on May 11th, 2011
Business and Financial news
Casio calls the simple-to-operate Tryx “the Flip of still cameras” in tribute to the now-defunct pocket camcorder. Read more..
Blu, the maker of electronic cigarettes, has developed sensors that will let users know when other e-smokers are nearby. Read more..
Triple Five Group of Canada plans to invest $1 billion in American [email protected] in New Jersey, hoping to replicate its success at the Mall of America in Minnesota. Read more..
In agreeing to pay $8.5 billion to buy Skype, Microsoft is embracing a technology that is transforming the way people communicate at home and at work. Read more..
The company said its plans to upgrade 17 plants in eight states would create or save more than 4,000 jobs. Read more..
SKS Microfinance last week reported its first loss as a public company as loan repayments fell. Read more..
Prices rose 2.2 percent in April and 11 percent from a year ago, more than analysts had expected. Read more..
The purchase has potential advantages, but Microsoft has a poor record on mergers and acquisitions and is paying a high price. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 17.82 | 17.99 | 17.65 | 17.78 | 129M |
| Intel | INTC | 23.29 | 23.63 | 23.20 | 23.41 | 85.8M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 25.65 | 25.66 | 25.21 | 25.36 | 78.6M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 20.77 | 20.84 | 20.52 | 20.61 | 43M |
| General Electric | GE | 20.21 | 20.41 | 20.00 | 20.09 | 38.5M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 42.11 | 42.58 | 41.11 | 41.52 | 38.5M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 45.02 | 45.04 | 44.11 | 44.23 | 31.5M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 28.46 | 28.62 | 28.03 | 28.16 | 28.5M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 82.51 | 82.69 | 80.44 | 81.12 | 24.2M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 35.53 | 35.70 | 34.72 | 34.98 | 20.9M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 31.62 | 31.74 | 31.23 | 31.38 | 20.2M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 66.32 | 66.74 | 65.81 | 66.57 | 20M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 25.66 | 25.70 | 25.15 | 25.51 | 19.1M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 41.48 | 41.56 | 40.76 | 41.06 | 16.9M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 52.90 | 53.35 | 52.84 | 53.05 | 16M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 74.07 | 74.19 | 72.03 | 72.52 | 13.3M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 84.27 | 84.27 | 80.83 | 82.25 | 12.7M |
| Apple | AAPL | 349.02 | 350.00 | 345.24 | 347.23 | 12M |
| Merck | MRK | 36.77 | 36.95 | 36.47 | 36.63 | 11.9M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 41.15 | 41.18 | 40.31 | 40.77 | 11.5M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 37.59 | 37.68 | 37.01 | 37.26 | 11.4M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 28.54 | 28.88 | 28.53 | 28.76 | 10.3M |
| Chevron | CVX | 103.27 | 103.46 | 101.25 | 102.26 | 10.2M |
| Home Depot | HD | 37.01 | 37.34 | 36.92 | 37.23 | 9.59M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 55.11 | 55.61 | 55.04 | 55.17 | 9.42M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 65.79 | 66.12 | 65.65 | 65.92 | 9.18M |
| General Motors | GM | 31.57 | 31.86 | 31.11 | 31.30 | 9.07M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 58.50 | 59.20 | 58.05 | 58.86 | 7.2M |
| Altria | MO | 27.18 | 27.27 | 27.00 | 27.06 | 6.83M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 50.50 | 50.60 | 49.52 | 50.02 | 6.2M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 69.85 | 70.78 | 69.80 | 70.20 | 6.17M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 67.29 | 67.67 | 66.90 | 67.32 | 5.61M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 203.12 | 205.50 | 202.25 | 204.38 | 4.81M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 540.14 | 543.55 | 533.69 | 535.45 | 4.67M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 170.30 | 170.52 | 167.82 | 169.50 | 4.66M |
| Visa | V | 80.22 | 80.25 | 78.95 | 79.34 | 4.42M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 79.68 | 79.97 | 79.17 | 79.51 | 4.3M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 89.89 | 90.18 | 89.31 | 89.52 | 4.18M |
| Boeing | BA | 79.64 | 79.80 | 78.73 | 79.08 | 3.85M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 80.95 | 81.14 | 79.94 | 80.10 | 3.81M |
| 3M | MMM | 95.77 | 96.00 | 94.44 | 95.52 | 3.46M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 104.25 | 104.38 | 101.99 | 102.46 | 2.19M |
Exchange Rates of May 11th, 2011
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 81.160 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.012 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 0.961 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.041 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 0.886 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.128 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.493 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.154 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 115.240 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.868 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.152 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.326 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.754 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.364 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.733 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.259 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.794 EUR |
| Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9.218 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.108 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.753 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.328 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.150 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.869 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.183 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.846 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.092 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.916 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.528 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.655 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.571 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.637 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.450 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.690 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10.619 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.094 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 1.028 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.973 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.949 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.054 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6.950 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.144 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.923 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.084 CAD |
| Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.758 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.148 CAD |
| Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 7.322 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.137 CHF |
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