Financial news on February 18th, 2010
Business and Financial news
Apple wanted publishers to discount best sellers, so its $12.99-to-$14.99 range is merely a ceiling, according to people familiar with talks with publishers. Read more..
The committee had different opinions as to the timing and order of the Fed’s plans to begin tightening monetary policy. Read more..
J. Ezra Merkin, a prominent hedge fund manager linked to Bernard L. Madoff, had said that a civil fraud complaint against him did not meet state standards. Read more..
The suit, brought by several of the largest financial companies, challenges MBIA’s move to split into two units. Read more..
Retirement accounts, charitable gifts and taxes faced by retirees on Medicare are all in dispute on Capitol Hill. Read more..
There are common-sense measures you can take to keep your data secure when using your computer on the road. Read more..
Turning down an inheritance may seem to be an alien concept. But with the estate tax in flux, this process can provide needed flexibility. Read more..
After 12 months in which antiques sales were down and prices fell, collectors and dealers again flocked to antique shows last month in New York. Read more..
The Federal Trade Commission announced seven civil suits as part of a crackdown, which officials said deceive job seekers by falsely promising work as federal employees. Read more..
On the new version of Facebook, how can I make it just show my friends’ status updates and not all that other stuff in my News Feed? Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Pfizer | PFE | 17,68 | 17,75 | 17,55 | 17,73 | 57.1M |
General Electric | GE | 16,10 | 16,29 | 16,08 | 16,24 | 47.3M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 28,59 | 29,03 | 28,51 | 28,97 | 42.9M |
Intel | INTC | 20,64 | 20,85 | 20,55 | 20,84 | 42.6M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 24,05 | 24,36 | 23,90 | 24,28 | 41.2M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 39,94 | 40,51 | 39,77 | 40,41 | 31.8M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 24,11 | 24,57 | 24,06 | 24,52 | 31.7M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 27,30 | 27,57 | 27,16 | 27,34 | 30.3M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 53,20 | 53,50 | 52,91 | 53,47 | 29.5M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 25,40 | 25,53 | 25,16 | 25,24 | 27M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 50,38 | 50,96 | 49,87 | 50,81 | 23.5M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 65,80 | 66,09 | 65,35 | 65,96 | 22.5M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 62,73 | 63,50 | 62,35 | 63,39 | 17.7M |
Home Depot | HD | 30,02 | 30,38 | 29,87 | 30,30 | 16.6M |
Apple | AAPL | 201,63 | 203,89 | 200,92 | 202,93 | 15.1M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 48,75 | 49,50 | 48,66 | 49,45 | 12.9M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 15,70 | 15,80 | 15,60 | 15,73 | 12.7M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 48,62 | 49,16 | 48,53 | 48,87 | 12.6M |
Merck | MRK | 37,28 | 37,50 | 37,03 | 37,29 | 12.3M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 29,14 | 29,26 | 28,94 | 29,15 | 11.9M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 24,51 | 24,88 | 24,42 | 24,84 | 11.3M |
Altria | MO | 19,75 | 20,08 | 19,73 | 20,00 | 11.2M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 54,69 | 55,00 | 54,67 | 54,97 | 11.2M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 32,23 | 32,99 | 32,12 | 32,69 | 10.3M |
Chevron | CVX | 72,69 | 73,72 | 72,34 | 73,62 | 9.85M |
Amazon | AMZN | 115,84 | 118,51 | 114,82 | 118,08 | 9.8M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 76,19 | 76,70 | 75,86 | 76,64 | 9.29M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 55,15 | 55,92 | 55,15 | 55,91 | 8.63M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 63,98 | 64,70 | 63,95 | 64,04 | 8.26M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 30,86 | 31,07 | 30,68 | 31,02 | 8.21M |
Amgen | AMGN | 57,30 | 57,44 | 57,10 | 57,27 | 8.12M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 65,88 | 66,33 | 65,09 | 65,81 | 7.7M |
Pepsico | PEP | 61,97 | 62,72 | 61,97 | 62,53 | 6.94M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 126,13 | 128,00 | 126,00 | 127,81 | 5.53M |
McDonald's | MCD | 64,11 | 64,62 | 64,00 | 64,48 | 4.98M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 537,54 | 545,01 | 536,14 | 543,22 | 4.67M |
Boeing | BA | 61,78 | 63,01 | 61,72 | 62,89 | 4.39M |
United Technologies | UTX | 67,53 | 68,29 | 67,42 | 68,11 | 4.12M |
Visa | V | 86,00 | 87,45 | 86,00 | 86,96 | 3.82M |
3M | MMM | 80,06 | 81,18 | 80,06 | 81,11 | 2.7M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 64,78 | 65,42 | 64,60 | 65,31 | 2.53M |
Exchange Rates of February 18th, 2010
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 91,740 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,011 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1,047 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,955 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1,084 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,923 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 124,100 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,008 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,871 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,148 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,513 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,661 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,416 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,706 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,466 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,682 EUR |
Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9,252 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,108 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0,701 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,426 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,219 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,821 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,140 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,877 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1,181 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,847 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1,736 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,576 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1,624 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,616 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1,682 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,594 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10,615 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,094 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0,936 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,069 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0,969 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,032 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6,127 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,163 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1,035 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,966 CAD |
Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6,539 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,153 CAD |
Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6,312 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,158 CHF |
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