Financial news on May 17th, 2007
Business and Financial news
The online store, to be introduced later this year, will allow people to play music on almost any personal device. Read more..
The chief executive of DaimlerChrysler argued that Cerberus offers the “best possible future setup” for his company. Read more..
Led by surging computer sales, Hewlett-Packard reported a 12.8 percent increase today in its quarterly revenues. Read more..
General Motors may sell its midsize truck business as it focuses on making profits from cars and light trucks. Read more..
The long-predicted convergence of the Internet and the broadcast world is accelerating, but finding the right hardware to make the leap from the PC to the living room still requires some thought. Read more..
Mr. Shark sought to recover $300 million of taxes that electric customers paid but that the government never received. Read more..
It’s war in the world of inkjet printers and cartridges as Kodak gets into the business. Read more..
I know there are advantages with Outlook and other programs, but is it really worth the hassle of managing mail on the local machine? Read more..
Pure Digital Technologies has modified its low-cost Flip Video camcorder by adding one-button instant uploading to video-sharing Web sites. Read more..
Sony hopes strong TV sales and films like “Spider-Man 3” will help its earnings by the end of the year. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Intel | INTC | 22,30 | 22,46 | 22,18 | 22,23 | 58M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 31,03 | 31,14 | 30,96 | 30,98 | 41M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 26,30 | 26,62 | 26,25 | 26,28 | 37.1M |
Apple | AAPL | 107,15 | 109,87 | 107,15 | 109,44 | 26.3M |
General Electric | GE | 36,75 | 36,83 | 36,45 | 36,53 | 24.4M |
Pfizer | PFE | 27,30 | 27,38 | 27,22 | 27,36 | 23.4M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 45,36 | 45,61 | 44,41 | 44,87 | 22.9M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 41,12 | 41,49 | 40,95 | 41,26 | 22.7M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 18,86 | 19,11 | 18,81 | 19,05 | 21.1M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 71,52 | 73,59 | 71,00 | 73,25 | 20.6M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 81,25 | 82,44 | 81,01 | 81,80 | 18.8M |
Amgen | AMGN | 54,16 | 54,45 | 53,37 | 53,68 | 14.2M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 42,61 | 42,70 | 42,10 | 42,14 | 13.7M |
McDonald's | MCD | 51,60 | 52,27 | 51,51 | 52,26 | 13.3M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 47,47 | 47,47 | 47,02 | 47,11 | 12.6M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 63,00 | 63,10 | 62,53 | 62,74 | 12.4M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 27,01 | 27,11 | 26,89 | 26,90 | 12.2M |
Amazon | AMZN | 62,88 | 63,52 | 62,02 | 62,17 | 11.9M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 76,25 | 79,18 | 76,20 | 78,71 | 11M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 63,05 | 63,59 | 62,76 | 63,37 | 10.1M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 36,05 | 36,30 | 36,00 | 36,24 | 9.46M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 52,74 | 52,99 | 52,10 | 52,20 | 9.4M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 472,46 | 475,22 | 470,81 | 470,96 | 9.31M |
Merck | MRK | 52,50 | 52,98 | 52,33 | 52,46 | 9.24M |
Home Depot | HD | 38,17 | 38,59 | 38,15 | 38,30 | 9.09M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 52,78 | 53,00 | 52,50 | 52,56 | 9.05M |
Altria | MO | 69,95 | 70,10 | 69,70 | 69,70 | 8.25M |
Chevron | CVX | 80,75 | 82,00 | 80,20 | 81,46 | 7.78M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 105,61 | 106,23 | 104,73 | 105,31 | 7.71M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 36,00 | 36,23 | 35,79 | 35,99 | 6.85M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 59,00 | 59,06 | 58,54 | 58,90 | 6.4M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 30,07 | 30,25 | 29,95 | 30,21 | 6.33M |
Pepsico | PEP | 68,45 | 68,71 | 68,13 | 68,49 | 5.72M |
Boeing | BA | 95,34 | 97,18 | 95,23 | 96,79 | 4.86M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 53,57 | 54,00 | 53,24 | 53,65 | 4.84M |
United Technologies | UTX | 68,52 | 69,56 | 68,37 | 69,37 | 4.24M |
3M | MMM | 86,21 | 86,90 | 85,75 | 86,67 | 4.19M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 83,98 | 84,45 | 82,83 | 82,93 | 3.29M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 119,00 | 121,08 | 118,78 | 120,81 | 2.89M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3635,00 | 3635,00 | 3611,00 | 3613,00 | 12.9K |
Exchange Rates of May 17th, 2007
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 121,290 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,008 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1,100 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,909 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1,227 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,815 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7,671 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,130 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 163,680 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,006 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,683 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,464 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,638 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,611 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,484 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,674 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,656 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,604 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0,417 GBP | 1 GBP = 2,397 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,000 AUD | 1 AUD = 1,000 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0,906 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,104 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1,011 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,989 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,398 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,417 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,172 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,460 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2,423 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,413 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0,905 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,105 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 1,010 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,990 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1,116 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,896 CAD |
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