Financial news on June 15th, 2009
Business and Financial news
Even Forbes Is Pinching Pennies
The recession is testing Forbes magazine and the family behind it, long symbols of the fruits of capitalism. Read more..
Grim Outlook Persists for Asian Airlines
Asian airlines had a rotten financial year in 2008, losing an estimated $10 billion or more; 2009 is shaping up no better. Read more..
If The Globe Were Sold, What Price?
People with track records in valuing media properties were asked to assess The Boston Globe. Their answers were surprising. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| General Electric | GE | 13.36 | 13.36 | 13.01 | 13.15 | 75.5M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 23.23 | 23.54 | 23.02 | 23.42 | 69.1M |
| Intel | INTC | 16.05 | 16.17 | 15.72 | 15.98 | 60.4M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 25.22 | 25.50 | 24.65 | 24.71 | 59.9M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 14.70 | 14.70 | 14.02 | 14.13 | 59M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 34.88 | 35.04 | 33.93 | 34.00 | 55.4M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 19.68 | 19.70 | 19.10 | 19.36 | 48M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 20.64 | 20.65 | 20.00 | 20.22 | 40.6M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 24.78 | 24.92 | 24.35 | 24.63 | 32M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 72.64 | 72.96 | 72.25 | 72.81 | 27.9M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 43.83 | 43.86 | 42.45 | 43.10 | 27.2M |
| Merck | MRK | 25.83 | 26.00 | 24.79 | 24.96 | 27M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 49.10 | 49.20 | 48.22 | 48.46 | 24.6M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 14.19 | 14.20 | 13.70 | 13.82 | 23.6M |
| Apple | AAPL | 136.01 | 136.93 | 134.89 | 136.09 | 19.3M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 45.65 | 45.65 | 44.58 | 44.73 | 19.2M |
| Altria | MO | 16.58 | 16.64 | 16.45 | 16.55 | 17.6M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 29.84 | 29.96 | 29.51 | 29.73 | 15.2M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 55.84 | 55.98 | 54.54 | 54.75 | 14.8M |
| Home Depot | HD | 23.94 | 24.00 | 23.52 | 23.85 | 13.9M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 24.01 | 24.16 | 23.43 | 23.51 | 13.6M |
| Chevron | CVX | 71.96 | 71.96 | 70.36 | 71.08 | 13.3M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 37.32 | 37.55 | 36.72 | 37.08 | 13M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 52.38 | 52.38 | 51.07 | 51.33 | 12.2M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 19.73 | 19.83 | 19.35 | 19.42 | 12M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 48.61 | 48.66 | 48.10 | 48.11 | 8.82M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 107.63 | 108.83 | 107.24 | 107.62 | 8.57M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 59.25 | 59.36 | 57.30 | 58.59 | 8.32M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 24.78 | 24.78 | 24.04 | 24.25 | 7.87M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 45.00 | 45.00 | 43.72 | 43.93 | 7.56M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 58.10 | 58.15 | 57.24 | 57.78 | 7.54M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 421.50 | 421.50 | 414.00 | 416.77 | 7.47M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 49.98 | 50.25 | 49.21 | 49.44 | 7.04M |
| Visa | V | 63.98 | 65.88 | 63.07 | 64.43 | 6.39M |
| Boeing | BA | 50.90 | 51.09 | 49.02 | 49.52 | 6.36M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 53.45 | 53.54 | 52.78 | 52.88 | 6.09M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 55.31 | 55.40 | 53.97 | 54.72 | 5.76M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 82.83 | 83.30 | 81.00 | 83.18 | 5.4M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 54.00 | 54.00 | 50.89 | 51.60 | 4.56M |
| 3M | MMM | 60.40 | 60.40 | 58.71 | 59.31 | 4.23M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 2940.00 | 2948.00 | 2903.00 | 2929.00 | 29.1K |
Exchange Rates of June 15th, 2009
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 97.850 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.010 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.132 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.883 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.092 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.915 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.837 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.146 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 134.880 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.007 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.845 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.183 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.734 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.577 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.561 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.641 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.506 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.664 EUR |
| Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9.423 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.106 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.627 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.596 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.285 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.778 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.156 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.865 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.117 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.896 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.051 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.488 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.846 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.542 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.781 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.562 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 11.135 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.090 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.900 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.112 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.868 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.152 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 5.431 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.184 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.965 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.036 CAD |
| Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.038 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.166 CAD |
| Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.255 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.160 CHF |
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