Financial news on July 14th, 2006
Business and Financial news
Seven semiconductor makers are accused of overcharging customers, opening the latest chapter in a four-year-old investigation. Read more..
Carlos Ghosn, the chief executive of Renault and Nissan, hopes to reach a global alliance with General Motors, quickly. Read more..
While costs of higher education continue to escalate for young people, top lender Sallie Mae has been widening its reach and depth. Read more..
General Motors, Renault and Nissan agreed Friday night to begin studying whether they want to form a three-way, global alliance that could change the shape of the automobile industry. Read more..
The judge is displeased over how and when prosecutors turned over evidence and the pressure they exerted on KPMG to cut defendant legal fee payments. Read more..
A jury in New Jersey ruled that the painkiller Vioxx was not a cause of a 68-year-old woman’s heart attack. Read more..
Wall Street has long been seen as an exclusive club, and a discrimination suit against Merrill Lynch underscores that it is still struggling to overcome that reputation. Read more..
Despite political unrest, investors have remained calm because the economy’s underpinnings are stronger than they have been in decades. Read more..
The national oil company of Russia is preparing to offer shares to the public at a price higher than what was suggested by their banks. Read more..
When audits fail and scandals erupt, it sometimes turns out that the failure started small and grew as an error was repeated. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Microsoft | MSFT | 22.28 | 22.55 | 22.23 | 22.29 | 67.5M |
Intel | INTC | 17.72 | 18.10 | 17.68 | 17.88 | 65.4M |
General Electric | GE | 32.29 | 32.37 | 32.06 | 32.11 | 49.2M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 14.05 | 14.39 | 13.93 | 14.29 | 40.1M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 18.02 | 18.22 | 17.77 | 17.94 | 39.9M |
Apple | AAPL | 52.50 | 52.89 | 50.16 | 50.67 | 35.5M |
Pfizer | PFE | 22.87 | 22.87 | 22.16 | 22.42 | 28.4M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 64.57 | 65.00 | 63.97 | 64.90 | 21.5M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 43.93 | 44.03 | 42.81 | 43.05 | 20.1M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 26.53 | 26.79 | 26.47 | 26.58 | 17.9M |
Home Depot | HD | 33.96 | 34.37 | 33.62 | 33.84 | 16.3M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 31.07 | 31.27 | 30.71 | 30.76 | 15.8M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 410.33 | 411.49 | 398.61 | 403.50 | 15.1M |
Chevron | CVX | 65.48 | 66.79 | 65.44 | 66.38 | 14.9M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 67.70 | 67.89 | 66.26 | 67.45 | 10.9M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 28.55 | 28.70 | 28.15 | 28.49 | 10.7M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 41.25 | 41.51 | 40.61 | 40.89 | 10.4M |
Merck | MRK | 36.95 | 37.06 | 35.76 | 36.15 | 10.4M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 43.87 | 44.31 | 43.85 | 44.01 | 9.91M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 56.29 | 56.36 | 55.25 | 55.66 | 8.96M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 67.05 | 68.12 | 65.28 | 68.07 | 8.86M |
Amgen | AMGN | 65.40 | 65.65 | 64.23 | 64.35 | 8.47M |
Amazon | AMZN | 33.51 | 33.73 | 32.80 | 32.92 | 8.09M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 31.81 | 31.92 | 31.54 | 31.62 | 8.04M |
United Technologies | UTX | 61.44 | 61.47 | 58.30 | 58.81 | 7.6M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 60.31 | 61.06 | 60.15 | 60.46 | 7.53M |
Altria | MO | 76.95 | 77.64 | 76.55 | 77.39 | 7.47M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 31.40 | 31.63 | 31.00 | 31.05 | 7.21M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 74.24 | 74.30 | 73.37 | 73.57 | 6.96M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 43.00 | 43.18 | 42.37 | 42.65 | 6.89M |
Boeing | BA | 79.59 | 79.60 | 76.89 | 77.25 | 5.44M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 47.86 | 47.91 | 46.97 | 47.55 | 5.04M |
McDonald's | MCD | 32.96 | 33.13 | 32.75 | 33.04 | 5.02M |
Pepsico | PEP | 62.00 | 62.10 | 61.51 | 61.80 | 4.96M |
3M | MMM | 71.66 | 71.97 | 70.88 | 71.22 | 4.35M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 24.70 | 24.88 | 24.42 | 24.56 | 4.08M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 67.99 | 68.14 | 67.50 | 67.77 | 3.98M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 61.25 | 61.32 | 59.15 | 59.91 | 3.59M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 87.45 | 87.75 | 85.15 | 86.16 | 1.54M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3000.00 | 3000.00 | 2979.00 | 2995.00 | 16.4K |
Exchange Rates of July 14th, 2006
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 116.200 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.128 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.886 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.235 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.810 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7.998 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.125 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 146.920 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.007 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.688 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.453 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.679 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.596 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.427 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.701 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.561 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.641 EUR |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.440 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.410 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.073 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.482 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.268 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.441 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.849 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.178 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.929 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.076 AUD |
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