Financial news on January 14th, 2008
Business and Financial news
Ford and Chrysler Unveil Their Redesigned Pickups
Cowboys and live cattle took over downtown Detroit Sunday as Ford Motor and Chrysler heralded new versions of their all-important pickup trucks. Read more..
When Gadget Parts Break or Get Lost
New services are helping appliance makers and consumers find spare components. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Intel | INTC | 22.89 | 23.20 | 22.41 | 23.08 | 85M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 26.61 | 26.67 | 26.20 | 26.29 | 53.7M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 34.46 | 34.57 | 34.08 | 34.39 | 52.8M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 21.44 | 22.12 | 21.11 | 22.06 | 48.8M |
| Apple | AAPL | 177.52 | 179.42 | 175.17 | 178.78 | 39.3M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 24.23 | 24.24 | 23.80 | 23.97 | 35.2M |
| General Electric | GE | 35.52 | 35.76 | 35.25 | 35.46 | 34M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 17.23 | 17.82 | 17.14 | 17.67 | 24.3M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 41.25 | 41.75 | 40.60 | 41.36 | 22.8M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 28.38 | 28.42 | 27.66 | 28.21 | 22.7M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 38.37 | 38.78 | 38.23 | 38.51 | 21.8M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 90.94 | 91.25 | 90.08 | 90.83 | 20.4M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 26.63 | 27.03 | 26.47 | 26.99 | 19.8M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 46.70 | 46.90 | 45.88 | 46.13 | 18.9M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 105.00 | 105.59 | 101.33 | 102.93 | 18M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 60.57 | 61.00 | 59.41 | 59.93 | 15.7M |
| Home Depot | HD | 25.10 | 25.50 | 24.54 | 25.39 | 15.5M |
| Merck | MRK | 59.00 | 59.88 | 58.66 | 59.78 | 14.5M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 70.41 | 70.89 | 70.01 | 70.29 | 13.1M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 83.75 | 84.11 | 82.91 | 83.39 | 13.1M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 54.89 | 55.31 | 53.72 | 54.96 | 12.9M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 67.89 | 68.29 | 67.31 | 67.95 | 11.7M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 63.75 | 64.52 | 63.75 | 64.30 | 11.5M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 42.76 | 43.23 | 42.53 | 42.99 | 11.1M |
| Altria | MO | 78.97 | 79.15 | 78.01 | 78.69 | 10.4M |
| Chevron | CVX | 91.19 | 91.85 | 90.41 | 90.91 | 9.97M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 82.18 | 83.32 | 78.87 | 82.87 | 9.06M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 651.14 | 657.40 | 645.25 | 653.82 | 8.89M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 30.45 | 30.75 | 30.12 | 30.35 | 8.72M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 47.50 | 47.90 | 47.03 | 47.67 | 8.57M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 48.38 | 49.05 | 47.37 | 48.16 | 8.03M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 94.77 | 95.95 | 93.50 | 95.53 | 7.81M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 77.86 | 78.39 | 76.65 | 76.92 | 7.76M |
| Boeing | BA | 81.58 | 82.37 | 80.15 | 81.67 | 7.73M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 47.61 | 48.35 | 47.38 | 47.93 | 7.26M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 56.23 | 56.50 | 55.08 | 55.42 | 6.19M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 72.11 | 72.50 | 71.61 | 72.19 | 4.29M |
| 3M | MMM | 78.13 | 78.64 | 77.50 | 78.50 | 2.93M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 115.25 | 116.34 | 114.68 | 115.24 | 2.24M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 4428.00 | 4429.00 | 4310.00 | 4327.50 | 10.9K |
Exchange Rates of January 14th, 2008
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 108.160 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.017 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.983 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.093 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.915 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7.252 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.138 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 160.820 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.006 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.760 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.316 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.653 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.605 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.512 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.661 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.625 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.615 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.472 GBP | 1 GBP = 2.117 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.027 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.974 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.940 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.064 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.010 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.990 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.174 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.460 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.989 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.503 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.137 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.468 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.914 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.094 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.983 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.018 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.075 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.931 CAD |
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