Financial news on September 17, 2007
Business and Financial news
In an interview timed with the release of his memoir, Alan Greenspan, a lifelong Republican, sought to distance himself from the economic policies of President Bush. Read more..
Weeks before Halloween, marketers, retailers and media companies are busily painting the town orange in order to satisfy consumers who are already in the mood. Read more..
Top lawyers for Microsoft and the European Commission are to learn whether the company has persuaded the court to overturn a record $690 million fine and antitrust ruling. Read more..
An older, more serious USA Today is facing the challenge of readers and advertisers fleeing to the Internet. Read more..
Talks between the United Automobile Workers and General Motors appeared close to an impasse Sunday night. Read more..
The New York Post is introducing Page Six Magazine as a Sunday insert. The title refers to The Post’s gossip page, but the magazine will be broader than its namesake. Read more..
The Treasury secretary said that turmoil in the world’s financial markets could continue for some time, but he cautioned against hasty introduction of new regulations. Read more..
Are audiences ready for the steady stream of movies and documentaries that bring a faraway war very close? Read more..
Apple’s reportedly will announce deals to sell the iPhone in Europe this week. Carriers O2, Orange and T-Mobile are said to be giving huge portions of the usage fees back to Apple. Read more..
Shares in Northern Rock dropped 40 percent to a 7-year low in London after customers reportedly withdrew at least £2 billion, or $4 billion. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Intel | INTC | 24,87 | 25,08 | 24,76 | 24,85 | 46.4M |
Pfizer | PFE | 24,16 | 24,23 | 23,85 | 24,13 | 40.7M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 28,79 | 28,88 | 28,62 | 28,73 | 39.5M |
Apple | AAPL | 138,99 | 140,59 | 137,60 | 138,41 | 28.3M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 40,31 | 40,55 | 39,98 | 40,00 | 25M |
General Electric | GE | 40,08 | 40,35 | 40,04 | 40,18 | 24.3M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 20,00 | 20,23 | 19,88 | 20,02 | 23.3M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 88,50 | 89,74 | 88,30 | 89,26 | 19M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 25,01 | 25,06 | 24,57 | 24,89 | 18.3M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 45,39 | 45,63 | 44,89 | 45,29 | 18M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 31,26 | 31,74 | 31,25 | 31,50 | 15M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 48,27 | 49,52 | 48,21 | 49,14 | 14.5M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 43,23 | 43,54 | 42,99 | 43,32 | 14M |
Home Depot | HD | 35,35 | 35,70 | 35,18 | 35,38 | 13.1M |
McDonald's | MCD | 55,30 | 55,44 | 54,14 | 54,64 | 11.7M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 35,46 | 35,79 | 35,38 | 35,66 | 11.6M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 42,50 | 42,99 | 42,42 | 42,59 | 11.2M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 63,02 | 63,33 | 62,70 | 62,94 | 11.1M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 56,00 | 56,10 | 55,04 | 55,28 | 10.5M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 67,49 | 68,29 | 67,26 | 67,95 | 10.3M |
Amgen | AMGN | 55,65 | 55,99 | 54,51 | 55,46 | 10.1M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 84,71 | 85,66 | 84,42 | 84,73 | 9.47M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 51,91 | 52,28 | 51,51 | 51,99 | 8.41M |
Chevron | CVX | 90,01 | 91,54 | 90,00 | 90,93 | 7.73M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 33,36 | 33,45 | 33,06 | 33,38 | 7.21M |
Merck | MRK | 49,25 | 49,65 | 48,97 | 49,41 | 6.87M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 28,33 | 28,50 | 28,01 | 28,08 | 6.85M |
Altria | MO | 67,08 | 67,53 | 66,77 | 67,00 | 6.66M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 49,73 | 50,11 | 49,57 | 49,95 | 6.28M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 99,99 | 101,86 | 99,45 | 99,63 | 5.7M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 37,80 | 37,86 | 37,05 | 37,23 | 5.21M |
Pepsico | PEP | 69,36 | 70,06 | 69,12 | 69,80 | 5.1M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 114,70 | 115,25 | 114,30 | 114,52 | 5.02M |
Amazon | AMZN | 86,98 | 87,34 | 85,98 | 86,91 | 4.48M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 526,53 | 529,28 | 524,07 | 525,30 | 4.39M |
Boeing | BA | 98,80 | 99,73 | 98,07 | 98,64 | 3.79M |
United Technologies | UTX | 75,70 | 76,24 | 75,52 | 75,83 | 2.6M |
3M | MMM | 88,95 | 89,74 | 88,74 | 88,93 | 1.89M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 111,61 | 112,21 | 110,59 | 111,00 | 1.12M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3995,00 | 3995,00 | 3938,00 | 3947,50 | 9.8K |
Exchange Rates of September 17, 2007
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 115,070 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,009 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1,028 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,973 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1,187 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,842 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7,523 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,133 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 159,490 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,006 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,695 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,439 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,664 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,601 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,424 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,702 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,646 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,608 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0,436 GBP | 1 GBP = 2,296 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,043 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,959 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0,892 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,121 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1,032 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,969 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,394 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,418 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,049 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,488 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2,368 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,422 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0,855 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,169 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0,988 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,012 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1,155 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,866 CAD |
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