Financial news on January 16, 2007
Business and Financial news
A landmark deal to open Russia’s natural resources for development will most likely be scaled back, as the government tightens controls. Read more..
In a free online flash game called Airport Security, you have to be quick to click on newly prohibited or allowable items. Read more..
Perhaps the worst, and most uncomfortable, place I have ever fallen asleep was in a parking lot in Beirut. Read more..
The frenzied condominium market in big cities like Washington, Las Vegas, Miami and Boston has collapsed. Read more..
It is time again to ask 20 questions about advertising, marketing, the media and popular culture. Read more..
The battle over economic dominance in China is partly a contest between traditional power and international influence. Read more..
The first extension of the Registered Traveler program beyond Orlando, Fla., is scheduled to start today at Terminal 7 at Kennedy International Airport as the expedited security program begins nationally. Read more..
Netflix is introducing a service to deliver movies and television shows directly to PCs, not as downloads but as streaming video. Read more..
As director of the troubled Minerals Management Service, Johnnie M. Burton has faced widespread complaints from Congress. Read more..
Venezuela will end negotiations with foreign oil companies over how it will take a majority control of their operations along the Orinoco River, the country’s oil minister, Rafael Ramírez, said on Monday. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Intel | INTC | 22.10 | 22.30 | 21.78 | 22.30 | 132M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 28.59 | 28.59 | 28.00 | 28.04 | 75.6M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 31.26 | 31.45 | 31.03 | 31.16 | 62.4M |
Apple | AAPL | 95.68 | 97.25 | 95.45 | 97.10 | 44.4M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 17.39 | 17.48 | 17.26 | 17.30 | 35.7M |
Pfizer | PFE | 26.64 | 26.82 | 26.51 | 26.77 | 31.2M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 72.50 | 72.65 | 71.25 | 71.63 | 25.4M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 63.88 | 64.27 | 62.50 | 62.81 | 22.2M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 34.90 | 34.95 | 34.44 | 34.63 | 16.3M |
General Electric | GE | 38.00 | 38.25 | 37.93 | 38.11 | 15.8M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 35.83 | 36.50 | 35.75 | 36.23 | 15.2M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 507.55 | 513.00 | 503.30 | 504.28 | 15.1M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 47.98 | 48.48 | 47.79 | 48.31 | 14.5M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 44.23 | 44.89 | 44.03 | 44.47 | 14.1M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 57.40 | 58.20 | 57.15 | 57.79 | 12.8M |
Home Depot | HD | 40.00 | 40.42 | 39.92 | 40.29 | 12.6M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 50.51 | 50.88 | 50.38 | 50.61 | 12.2M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 37.41 | 37.49 | 36.97 | 37.16 | 12.1M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 35.09 | 35.15 | 34.89 | 35.03 | 11.2M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 64.91 | 65.00 | 64.72 | 65.00 | 10.4M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 43.35 | 43.49 | 43.05 | 43.20 | 10.1M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 99.40 | 100.84 | 99.30 | 100.82 | 9.6M |
Altria | MO | 88.67 | 89.50 | 87.99 | 89.29 | 8.9M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 48.16 | 48.46 | 48.10 | 48.39 | 8.7M |
Chevron | CVX | 70.07 | 70.70 | 69.23 | 69.67 | 8.28M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 55.00 | 55.95 | 54.72 | 55.75 | 8.21M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 66.65 | 66.75 | 66.30 | 66.54 | 7.96M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 26.25 | 26.57 | 26.12 | 26.57 | 7.94M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 48.48 | 48.69 | 48.34 | 48.50 | 6.34M |
Merck | MRK | 44.80 | 45.17 | 44.71 | 44.95 | 6.28M |
Amazon | AMZN | 38.40 | 38.89 | 37.97 | 38.66 | 5.64M |
Boeing | BA | 88.25 | 88.51 | 87.30 | 88.00 | 5.54M |
Amgen | AMGN | 73.40 | 73.58 | 72.77 | 73.50 | 5.47M |
McDonald's | MCD | 44.36 | 44.65 | 44.17 | 44.57 | 5.38M |
United Technologies | UTX | 64.82 | 65.00 | 64.27 | 64.53 | 4.11M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 91.68 | 95.88 | 91.68 | 95.43 | 3.71M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 66.17 | 66.48 | 65.85 | 66.35 | 3.57M |
Pepsico | PEP | 64.50 | 64.99 | 64.50 | 64.85 | 3.52M |
3M | MMM | 79.48 | 79.62 | 78.92 | 79.56 | 2.53M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3674.00 | 3682.00 | 3616.00 | 3619.00 | 16K |
Exchange Rates of January 16, 2007
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 120.660 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.008 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.176 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.850 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.248 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.801 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7.790 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.128 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 155.880 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.006 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.659 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.518 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.650 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.606 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.519 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.658 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.613 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.620 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.422 GBP | 1 GBP = 2.368 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.058 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.945 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.974 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.027 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.035 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.967 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.505 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.399 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.306 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.434 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.448 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.409 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.920 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.087 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.977 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.024 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.062 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.942 CAD |
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