Financial news on September 11, 2006
Business and Financial news
The cartoon “Lil’ Bush,” which pokes fun at the Bush administration and subjects like creationism and the Iraq war, made its debut on Amp’d cellphones on Sept. 1. Read more..
The first Nascar ad to publicize a book, “The Book of Fate,” a thriller by Brad Meltzer, ran on the hood of a car in a Nascar Busch Series race on Friday. Read more..
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The gaming industry is increasingly pursuing casual or coffee-break gamers, those who indulge in short-term play of games including puzzles, solitaire and mah-jongg. Read more..
Apple’s chief executive touched off speculation last week about how far Apple will go as it takes its next big step into digital video. Read more..
After the buyouts, The Dallas Morning News, which once had a national reach, is expected to focus mainly on local and regional news. Read more..
The following equity and convertible debt offerings are expected this week:. Read more..
A new Web site allows viewers to vote once a week to predict which of the 24 new broadcast network shows are most likely to be canceled. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Intel | INTC | 19.25 | 19.56 | 19.12 | 19.40 | 57.2M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 25.43 | 25.95 | 25.42 | 25.91 | 55.6M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 15.79 | 16.35 | 15.75 | 16.29 | 42.6M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 21.56 | 22.14 | 21.52 | 21.96 | 42.6M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 66.37 | 66.40 | 64.62 | 64.94 | 36M |
| Apple | AAPL | 72.43 | 73.73 | 71.42 | 72.50 | 33.9M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 59.75 | 59.82 | 58.26 | 58.80 | 23.3M |
| General Electric | GE | 33.76 | 34.43 | 33.76 | 34.43 | 21.5M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 27.50 | 27.89 | 27.50 | 27.88 | 20.4M |
| Chevron | CVX | 63.63 | 63.68 | 61.38 | 62.00 | 18.7M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 46.70 | 47.50 | 46.30 | 47.49 | 17.1M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 57.30 | 57.37 | 55.00 | 55.30 | 15.8M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 31.40 | 31.78 | 31.29 | 31.60 | 13.7M |
| Home Depot | HD | 34.28 | 35.23 | 34.20 | 35.06 | 13.3M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 35.75 | 36.62 | 35.71 | 36.36 | 12.1M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 48.66 | 48.90 | 48.55 | 48.64 | 12.1M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 22.99 | 23.55 | 22.86 | 23.39 | 11.8M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 37.60 | 37.75 | 37.10 | 37.12 | 11.2M |
| Altria | MO | 82.80 | 83.54 | 82.75 | 83.35 | 9.44M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 61.10 | 62.10 | 61.09 | 61.92 | 9.15M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 378.26 | 384.69 | 377.77 | 384.09 | 9.05M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 34.77 | 34.89 | 34.28 | 34.72 | 8.71M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 30.23 | 31.13 | 29.72 | 30.79 | 7.4M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 45.59 | 45.59 | 45.12 | 45.39 | 7.17M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 67.66 | 68.50 | 67.25 | 68.29 | 6.94M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 29.63 | 29.83 | 29.40 | 29.77 | 6.63M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 35.40 | 35.60 | 35.31 | 35.54 | 6.34M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 63.65 | 64.06 | 63.59 | 64.04 | 5.21M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 35.10 | 35.11 | 34.21 | 35.04 | 5.2M |
| Merck | MRK | 41.00 | 41.37 | 40.70 | 41.29 | 4.98M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 44.55 | 44.87 | 44.30 | 44.55 | 4.5M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 80.60 | 81.20 | 80.25 | 80.93 | 4.31M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 50.23 | 51.75 | 50.21 | 51.60 | 3.8M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 63.30 | 63.62 | 62.63 | 63.45 | 3.76M |
| Boeing | BA | 72.81 | 74.13 | 72.13 | 73.82 | 3.54M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 63.36 | 63.49 | 62.83 | 62.91 | 3.02M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 64.47 | 64.88 | 64.37 | 64.72 | 2.53M |
| 3M | MMM | 71.52 | 71.52 | 70.80 | 71.35 | 2.19M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 79.27 | 80.17 | 79.27 | 79.88 | 1.29M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3204.00 | 3227.00 | 3190.00 | 3206.00 | 9.5K |
Exchange Rates of September 11, 2006
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 117.620 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.121 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.892 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.245 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.803 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7.953 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.126 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 149.440 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.007 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.681 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.469 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.691 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.591 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.424 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.702 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.581 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.632 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.455 GBP | 1 GBP = 2.196 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.131 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.884 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.953 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.050 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.058 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.945 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.484 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.403 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.092 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.478 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.322 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.431 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.842 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.188 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.934 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.070 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.110 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.901 CAD |
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