Financial news on June 13, 2007
Business and Financial news
Silver Spring, Md., is enjoying a renaissance, a result of public involvement and private investment. Read more..
Inflation in China reached a 27-month high last month, but separate figures for growth in the money supply and loans suggested that the broader economy was not yet overheating. Read more..
Conrad M. Black and three former Hollinger executives rested their defense on federal fraud charges without taking the stand. Read more..
The European Union is planning a public-private partnership to help its aviation industry develop greener and quieter aircraft. Read more..
A case of two Coast Guard cutters shows that earmarks to faith-based groups may not achieve their stated purpose. Read more..
Stephen Richards will pay more than $29 million in restitution as part of an accounting fraud at the company. Read more..
Addressing privacy concerns, the company announced that it would keep search histories of users for only 18 months instead of 24. Read more..
Maurice R. Greenberg said testimony from three A.I.G. employees would discredit recent accusations by the State of New York. Read more..
Ford said it was working with financial advisers to sort out the future of the two British brands. Read more..
The Wall Street Journal announced a major newsroom shake-up, including the reassignment and replacement of several top editors. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Intel | INTC | 22.27 | 22.88 | 22.20 | 22.67 | 75.4M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 29.97 | 30.41 | 29.85 | 30.39 | 64.4M |
| Apple | AAPL | 121.15 | 121.19 | 115.40 | 117.50 | 61.5M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 26.22 | 26.53 | 25.86 | 26.53 | 43M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 26.20 | 26.38 | 25.95 | 26.35 | 43M |
| General Electric | GE | 37.25 | 37.66 | 37.10 | 37.64 | 33.3M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 18.87 | 19.30 | 18.72 | 19.30 | 29.8M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 82.32 | 83.50 | 82.25 | 83.35 | 27.1M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 39.41 | 40.01 | 39.03 | 39.98 | 22.7M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 26.20 | 26.87 | 26.07 | 26.87 | 21.1M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 43.17 | 43.40 | 42.49 | 42.90 | 18M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 77.31 | 78.19 | 77.30 | 77.75 | 17.7M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 33.50 | 33.55 | 33.00 | 33.40 | 16.1M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 45.13 | 45.50 | 44.81 | 45.50 | 16.1M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 62.29 | 62.82 | 62.02 | 62.37 | 15.5M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 61.87 | 62.26 | 61.32 | 62.18 | 14.8M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 49.63 | 50.39 | 49.52 | 50.29 | 14.5M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 49.18 | 49.54 | 48.97 | 49.50 | 14.1M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 507.09 | 508.54 | 498.69 | 505.24 | 14.1M |
| Home Depot | HD | 37.61 | 37.83 | 37.44 | 37.73 | 14M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 29.22 | 29.77 | 29.14 | 29.74 | 12.9M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 70.90 | 71.89 | 69.25 | 70.89 | 11.9M |
| Merck | MRK | 50.34 | 50.87 | 49.71 | 50.67 | 11.5M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 57.37 | 58.20 | 57.28 | 58.14 | 11.2M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 53.75 | 54.28 | 53.20 | 54.19 | 11.2M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 35.30 | 35.98 | 35.21 | 35.94 | 10.9M |
| Altria | MO | 70.24 | 70.35 | 69.63 | 70.26 | 10.2M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 51.17 | 51.50 | 51.06 | 51.36 | 10M |
| Chevron | CVX | 80.81 | 81.55 | 80.72 | 81.15 | 9.95M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 79.25 | 82.19 | 78.88 | 81.96 | 8.76M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 51.65 | 52.22 | 51.25 | 52.19 | 7.45M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 53.26 | 53.26 | 52.35 | 53.11 | 7.28M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 102.91 | 103.26 | 102.10 | 103.12 | 6.44M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 66.08 | 66.42 | 65.54 | 66.39 | 5.71M |
| Boeing | BA | 97.12 | 98.55 | 96.92 | 98.47 | 5.33M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 69.88 | 70.73 | 69.60 | 70.73 | 4.97M |
| 3M | MMM | 85.70 | 87.25 | 85.02 | 87.19 | 4.54M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 79.05 | 80.34 | 78.85 | 80.34 | 4.2M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 112.69 | 116.73 | 112.69 | 116.73 | 2.58M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3620.00 | 3625.00 | 3615.00 | 3625.00 | 8.4K |
Exchange Rates of June 13, 2007
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 122.700 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.008 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.066 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.938 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.244 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.804 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7.632 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.131 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 163.320 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.006 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.675 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.483 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.583 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.632 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.419 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.705 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.656 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.604 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.413 GBP | 1 GBP = 2.423 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.969 AUD | 1 AUD = 1.032 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.868 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.152 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.014 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.986 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.347 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.426 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.103 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.475 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.455 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.407 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.896 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.117 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 1.046 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.956 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.167 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.857 CAD |
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