Financial news on February 15, 2007
Business and Financial news
If the single-payer system embraced by virtually all other developed countries is clearly the best solution, why doesn’t the United States adopt it? Read more..
The Mint is encouraging Americans to drop the coins into cash registers, not just collectors' cases. Read more..
If you’re tired of spending time and cellphone minutes listening to the voice-mail lady, try new tools that convert voice messages to text and deliver them by e-mail. Read more..
Kodak is introducing a line of EasyShare all-in-one inkjet printers that aim to cut the cost of printing supplies up to 50 percent. Read more..
A Kentucky trial judge yesterday refused to reconsider a decision exempting an unusual medical-bill ministry from compliance with state insurance laws. Read more..
State Farm, the largest insurer in the state, is facing hundreds of lawsuits over claims from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Read more..
Some in the utility industry are arguing that it will take decades of investments and innovation to get substantial reductions in their emissions of greenhouse gases. Read more..
The New York Times Company and Monster Worldwide, the operator of the popular job-listing site, will form an alliance involving the newspaper company’s Web sites. Read more..
When I turn on my computer I receive a message that includes “Windows Defender Application failed to initialize.” What can I do to fix this error? Read more..
Nonprofits and private and public businesses of all sizes are turning to temporary finance chiefs. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Microsoft | MSFT | 29,58 | 29,65 | 29,22 | 29,46 | 63.9M |
Intel | INTC | 21,21 | 21,35 | 21,13 | 21,31 | 44.7M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 27,59 | 27,81 | 27,45 | 27,56 | 36.5M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 16,84 | 16,92 | 16,68 | 16,91 | 33.9M |
Pfizer | PFE | 26,58 | 26,58 | 26,35 | 26,53 | 29.5M |
General Electric | GE | 36,37 | 36,47 | 36,06 | 36,14 | 28.6M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 75,19 | 75,49 | 74,72 | 75,34 | 17.9M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 37,31 | 37,37 | 37,03 | 37,23 | 14.2M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 67,08 | 67,09 | 65,77 | 66,16 | 13.7M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 51,05 | 51,47 | 50,89 | 51,21 | 13.3M |
Apple | AAPL | 85,44 | 85,62 | 84,78 | 85,21 | 13M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 42,72 | 42,98 | 42,57 | 42,68 | 12.6M |
Amgen | AMGN | 68,70 | 68,92 | 67,91 | 68,28 | 11.6M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 47,82 | 48,54 | 47,82 | 48,36 | 11.3M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 34,70 | 34,73 | 34,17 | 34,67 | 11.2M |
Home Depot | HD | 41,57 | 41,85 | 41,32 | 41,66 | 10.8M |
Chevron | CVX | 71,92 | 72,06 | 71,16 | 71,36 | 10.2M |
Altria | MO | 86,38 | 86,61 | 85,90 | 86,08 | 10.1M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 47,99 | 48,10 | 47,58 | 47,85 | 9.6M |
Merck | MRK | 43,91 | 44,06 | 43,66 | 43,88 | 9.55M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 64,01 | 64,44 | 63,55 | 63,61 | 9.09M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 52,58 | 52,89 | 52,08 | 52,80 | 8.65M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 52,00 | 54,15 | 51,98 | 53,61 | 8.39M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 466,00 | 466,13 | 460,72 | 461,47 | 8.08M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 38,53 | 38,68 | 38,39 | 38,40 | 7.47M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 65,75 | 65,93 | 65,59 | 65,79 | 7.35M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 41,27 | 41,40 | 40,88 | 41,34 | 7.04M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 36,22 | 36,36 | 35,98 | 36,01 | 6.59M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 27,68 | 27,88 | 27,47 | 27,77 | 5.95M |
Boeing | BA | 90,02 | 91,80 | 89,86 | 91,71 | 5.7M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 99,06 | 99,52 | 98,48 | 98,92 | 5.57M |
United Technologies | UTX | 68,51 | 69,35 | 68,26 | 68,93 | 5.4M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 64,80 | 65,40 | 64,80 | 64,99 | 5.17M |
Amazon | AMZN | 40,14 | 40,32 | 39,86 | 40,06 | 5.09M |
Pepsico | PEP | 63,26 | 64,52 | 63,25 | 64,08 | 4.7M |
McDonald's | MCD | 44,90 | 45,24 | 44,84 | 44,98 | 4.13M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 71,52 | 72,27 | 71,29 | 72,19 | 3.65M |
3M | MMM | 76,90 | 77,38 | 76,60 | 76,91 | 3.63M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 103,60 | 104,09 | 101,25 | 102,24 | 3.16M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3605,00 | 3619,00 | 3552,00 | 3560,00 | 26K |
Exchange Rates of February 15, 2007
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 119,250 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,008 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1,163 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,860 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1,234 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,810 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7,756 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,129 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 156,710 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,006 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,673 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,485 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,675 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,597 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,528 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,655 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,622 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,616 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0,430 GBP | 1 GBP = 2,328 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,068 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,936 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0,975 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,026 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1,035 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,966 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,487 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,402 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,269 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,441 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2,408 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,415 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0,912 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,097 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0,968 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,033 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1,061 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,942 CAD |
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