Financial news on February 17th, 2010
Business and Financial news
The corporations that are quitting the Climate Action Partnership cited concerns over the direction that climate change legislation has taken. Read more..
Google offers a new tool that out-Twitters Twitter when it comes to sending and receiving messages. Is there a catch? You bet your Buzz there is. Read more..
The Hershey Company is offering small pieces as well as candy bars that may reduce the sugar and calorie intake. Read more..
Some Federal Reserve presidents suspect the growing deficit could eventually help contribute to a higher inflation rate. Read more..
The German government is prepared to offer up to 1.2 billion euros to help Airbus, but that may not cover all the cost overruns. Read more..
European officials gave Greece new deadlines to reveal Wall Street’s role in its problems and to prove how it will slash its deficit. Read more..
A.I.G.’s efforts to sell one of its biggest life insurance companies to pay back its rescue loans are snagged on a tax issue that may require a special ruling by the Internal Revenue Service. Read more..
The reporter, Zachery Kouwe, is said to have resigned at a meeting called to discuss possible disciplinary action, including dismissal. Read more..
Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor, appears almost eager to share information about car recalls. Read more..
General Growth Properties, the bankrupt mall company, rebuffed the unsolicited $10 billion offer from the Simon Property Group, calling the bid too low. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
General Electric | GE | 16.19 | 16.22 | 16.06 | 16.15 | 60.6M |
Pfizer | PFE | 17.85 | 17.86 | 17.53 | 17.67 | 58.3M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 27.59 | 27.64 | 27.09 | 27.33 | 50.1M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 23.99 | 24.09 | 23.74 | 24.07 | 48.5M |
Intel | INTC | 20.86 | 20.86 | 20.53 | 20.66 | 47.3M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 28.53 | 28.65 | 28.36 | 28.59 | 45.9M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 40.26 | 40.45 | 39.76 | 40.04 | 34.6M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 23.95 | 24.29 | 23.94 | 24.18 | 26.1M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 49.77 | 50.25 | 49.70 | 50.12 | 23.5M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 66.34 | 66.45 | 65.57 | 65.76 | 21.8M |
Home Depot | HD | 29.76 | 30.06 | 29.75 | 30.02 | 21.5M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 25.41 | 25.52 | 25.20 | 25.40 | 19.5M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 46.96 | 49.00 | 46.94 | 48.65 | 17.8M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 49.91 | 50.25 | 48.99 | 49.30 | 15.9M |
Apple | AAPL | 204.19 | 204.31 | 200.86 | 202.55 | 15.6M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 53.69 | 54.25 | 53.65 | 54.06 | 15.5M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 62.80 | 62.97 | 62.51 | 62.85 | 14.4M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 29.26 | 29.40 | 29.03 | 29.14 | 14.3M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 15.77 | 15.77 | 15.60 | 15.66 | 13.4M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 54.79 | 54.98 | 54.57 | 54.75 | 13.3M |
Merck | MRK | 37.73 | 37.92 | 37.16 | 37.34 | 12M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 31.68 | 33.21 | 31.68 | 32.55 | 11.7M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 76.34 | 76.41 | 75.44 | 76.25 | 11.6M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 30.54 | 30.93 | 30.38 | 30.86 | 9.77M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 63.63 | 64.36 | 63.61 | 63.98 | 9.49M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 24.33 | 24.64 | 24.29 | 24.51 | 9.01M |
Amazon | AMZN | 117.08 | 117.13 | 115.55 | 116.31 | 8.94M |
Altria | MO | 19.77 | 19.85 | 19.70 | 19.78 | 8.75M |
Chevron | CVX | 73.22 | 73.43 | 72.46 | 72.84 | 8.73M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 54.81 | 55.55 | 54.76 | 55.33 | 8.53M |
Amgen | AMGN | 56.93 | 57.57 | 56.75 | 57.20 | 6.83M |
Pepsico | PEP | 61.48 | 62.20 | 61.25 | 62.11 | 6.7M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 65.83 | 66.00 | 64.88 | 65.43 | 6.43M |
United Technologies | UTX | 66.30 | 67.53 | 65.82 | 67.35 | 5.99M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 125.50 | 126.53 | 125.21 | 126.33 | 5.83M |
McDonald's | MCD | 64.21 | 64.35 | 63.77 | 64.26 | 5.42M |
Boeing | BA | 61.39 | 62.00 | 61.00 | 61.82 | 4.12M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 542.00 | 543.40 | 537.61 | 538.21 | 4.06M |
Visa | V | 86.01 | 86.54 | 85.76 | 86.42 | 3.74M |
3M | MMM | 80.42 | 80.69 | 79.74 | 80.14 | 3.1M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 65.56 | 65.66 | 64.06 | 64.98 | 2.79M |
Exchange Rates of February 17th, 2010
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 91.250 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.011 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.046 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.956 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.078 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.928 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 124.150 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.008 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.868 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.152 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.513 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.661 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.424 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.702 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.467 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.682 EUR |
Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9.291 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.108 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.699 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.431 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.218 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.821 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.146 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.872 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.182 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.846 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.742 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.574 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.640 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.610 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.689 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.592 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10.696 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.093 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.941 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.063 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.970 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.031 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6.145 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.163 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.030 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.971 CAD |
Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.529 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.153 CAD |
Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.334 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.158 CHF |
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