Financial news on December 16, 2009
Business and Financial news
An Unwelcome Spotlight Falls on SAC Capital
After a former SAC analyst was charged for activities occurring after he left the firm, a flurry of articles have tried to connect SAC with the investigation. Read more..
As Goldman Thrives, Some Say an Ethos Has Faded
Under Lloyd C. Blankfein’s leadership, Goldman Sachs now puts quick profits above all else, some executives say. Read more..
F.T.C. Says Intel Stifles Competition
The agency asserted the chip maker systematically prevented rivals from selling their products by blocking access to the market. Read more..
MyTouch Advertisement
Charles Barkley and Dwyane Wade for T-Mobile. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Intel | INTC | 19.50 | 19.80 | 19.28 | 19.38 | 96.6M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 26.09 | 26.21 | 25.56 | 25.84 | 87.4M |
| General Electric | GE | 15.80 | 15.85 | 15.66 | 15.69 | 72.5M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 69.58 | 69.60 | 68.42 | 68.43 | 57.7M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 30.07 | 30.41 | 30.04 | 30.10 | 55.7M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 25.90 | 25.98 | 25.64 | 25.81 | 47.4M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 41.17 | 41.70 | 40.88 | 41.36 | 43.6M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 23.57 | 23.69 | 23.35 | 23.45 | 41.8M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 18.37 | 18.55 | 18.31 | 18.41 | 40M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 31.50 | 32.32 | 31.41 | 32.20 | 34.9M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 23.35 | 23.46 | 23.08 | 23.12 | 30M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 27.66 | 27.80 | 27.48 | 27.52 | 27.4M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 45.38 | 45.46 | 42.95 | 43.23 | 23.3M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 33.06 | 33.22 | 32.67 | 32.71 | 20M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 54.21 | 54.23 | 53.13 | 53.32 | 17.2M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 17.61 | 17.75 | 17.45 | 17.51 | 17.1M |
| Merck | MRK | 38.02 | 38.10 | 37.52 | 37.75 | 16.7M |
| Altria | MO | 19.79 | 19.82 | 19.62 | 19.63 | 16.2M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 50.90 | 51.54 | 50.89 | 51.36 | 15.6M |
| Home Depot | HD | 29.13 | 29.37 | 28.90 | 28.96 | 13.7M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 64.95 | 65.08 | 64.75 | 64.80 | 13.3M |
| Apple | AAPL | 195.10 | 196.50 | 194.55 | 195.03 | 12.6M |
| Chevron | CVX | 77.90 | 78.69 | 77.55 | 77.89 | 12.2M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 32.20 | 32.59 | 32.20 | 32.43 | 11.9M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 54.25 | 54.45 | 53.77 | 53.88 | 11.2M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 50.95 | 51.52 | 50.81 | 50.86 | 10.5M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 130.93 | 131.45 | 127.65 | 128.36 | 10.3M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 62.38 | 62.67 | 62.12 | 62.16 | 9.87M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 58.95 | 59.20 | 58.38 | 58.42 | 9.8M |
| Visa | V | 86.24 | 87.48 | 85.86 | 87.03 | 8.44M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 61.18 | 61.69 | 60.62 | 60.68 | 8.13M |
| Boeing | BA | 56.11 | 56.14 | 54.45 | 55.13 | 7.8M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 62.55 | 64.40 | 62.47 | 63.53 | 7.31M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 55.88 | 56.14 | 55.04 | 55.07 | 6.88M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 128.74 | 129.60 | 128.35 | 128.71 | 6.37M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 62.32 | 62.74 | 61.93 | 62.42 | 5.65M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 598.91 | 600.37 | 596.64 | 597.76 | 5.61M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 70.40 | 70.75 | 70.09 | 70.25 | 5.24M |
| 3M | MMM | 82.52 | 83.02 | 81.52 | 81.72 | 3.98M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 64.58 | 65.21 | 64.34 | 64.48 | 3.86M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3319.00 | 3323.00 | 3301.50 | 3308.50 | 42.2K |
Exchange Rates of December 16, 2009
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 89.770 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.011 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.061 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.943 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.038 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.963 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.828 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.146 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 130.450 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.008 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.889 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.124 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.614 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.620 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.542 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.649 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.509 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.663 EUR |
| Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9.932 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.101 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.682 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.467 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.236 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.809 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.182 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.846 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.157 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.864 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.814 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.551 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.733 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.577 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.696 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.590 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.955 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.047 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.935 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.070 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6.148 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.163 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.978 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.022 CAD |
| Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.435 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.155 CAD |
| Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.581 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.152 CHF |
See what else happened on December 16, 2009