Financial news on March 19th, 2007
Business and Financial news
Internet radio companies say a recent decision by the Copyright Royalty Board would make it impossible for them to stay afloat. Read more..
In part because of its provocative ads, True.com has become one of the most popular and controversial sites in the online dating industry. Read more..
Lycos Europe is remaking itself for the U.S. market using the brand and services of Jubii, its Danish search and community business. Read more..
The recall involves more than 60 million cans of dog and cat food sold under dozens of brand names. Read more..
The president of UBS’s investment bank who helped turn the Swiss bank into a mergers and acquisitions giant, is said to be leaving the firm. Read more..
Microsoft researchers say they have traced the companies and techniques behind thousands of spam Web pages. Read more..
A business partner of Conrad M. Black and three companies will pay $63.4 million to settle with the Sun-Times Media Group. Read more..
FED MEETING The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee will conduct a two-day meeting, to conclude Wednesday. It is expected to keep the benchmark interest rate steady at 5.25 percent, as it has since June, but analysts will be looking closely at i... Read more..
A fledgling film-financing company may give filmmakers and stars more earning power and ownership of their projects. Read more..
Video advertising is the fastest-growing advertising category online, and Viacom is investing aggressively. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Intel | INTC | 19,20 | 19,28 | 18,95 | 19,11 | 59.1M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 27,34 | 27,83 | 27,20 | 27,83 | 49.4M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 26,19 | 26,37 | 26,00 | 26,30 | 37.5M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 16,83 | 17,23 | 16,83 | 17,18 | 29.5M |
Pfizer | PFE | 25,07 | 25,36 | 24,95 | 25,36 | 27.7M |
General Electric | GE | 34,50 | 34,67 | 34,43 | 34,67 | 26.5M |
Apple | AAPL | 90,24 | 91,55 | 89,59 | 91,13 | 25.5M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 70,12 | 71,18 | 70,11 | 71,10 | 23.2M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 37,17 | 37,80 | 37,13 | 37,58 | 21.3M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 65,64 | 66,16 | 65,11 | 65,65 | 19.4M |
Altria | MO | 83,61 | 85,36 | 83,45 | 85,22 | 19.1M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 47,20 | 47,80 | 47,16 | 47,58 | 14.4M |
Chevron | CVX | 68,58 | 69,75 | 68,52 | 69,38 | 14M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 34,30 | 34,44 | 34,09 | 34,25 | 12.4M |
Amgen | AMGN | 59,75 | 59,75 | 59,00 | 59,14 | 12.4M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 53,02 | 53,28 | 52,88 | 53,18 | 12.3M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 46,50 | 46,82 | 46,38 | 46,59 | 12.1M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 25,50 | 25,91 | 25,50 | 25,90 | 11.7M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 40,00 | 40,32 | 39,92 | 40,21 | 11.1M |
Merck | MRK | 43,34 | 43,70 | 43,11 | 43,42 | 11M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 60,56 | 60,80 | 60,37 | 60,73 | 10.4M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 443,25 | 448,50 | 440,63 | 447,23 | 10.4M |
Home Depot | HD | 37,63 | 37,78 | 37,36 | 37,72 | 9.4M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 36,45 | 36,83 | 36,42 | 36,75 | 8.38M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 65,17 | 66,55 | 65,17 | 66,24 | 8.08M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 33,87 | 34,12 | 33,81 | 34,09 | 7.91M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 47,34 | 47,50 | 47,04 | 47,33 | 7.76M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 53,54 | 54,52 | 53,33 | 54,30 | 7.73M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 27,00 | 27,11 | 26,73 | 26,94 | 6.75M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 61,72 | 62,15 | 61,71 | 61,98 | 5.65M |
Pepsico | PEP | 62,81 | 63,20 | 62,75 | 62,84 | 5.51M |
McDonald's | MCD | 43,65 | 44,24 | 43,65 | 43,87 | 4.98M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 93,95 | 94,32 | 93,39 | 93,99 | 4.57M |
Amazon | AMZN | 38,00 | 38,54 | 38,00 | 38,45 | 4.23M |
Boeing | BA | 90,50 | 90,95 | 89,90 | 90,32 | 3.57M |
United Technologies | UTX | 65,38 | 65,65 | 64,93 | 65,07 | 3.35M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 69,98 | 71,27 | 69,47 | 70,77 | 3.26M |
3M | MMM | 75,54 | 76,46 | 75,50 | 76,36 | 3.2M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 99,59 | 100,39 | 98,87 | 99,61 | 2.64M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3536,00 | 3605,50 | 3536,00 | 3599,00 | 15.3K |
Exchange Rates of March 19th, 2007
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 117,520 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,009 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1,177 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,850 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1,212 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,825 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7,736 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,129 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 156,340 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,006 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,684 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,462 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,662 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,602 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,565 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,639 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,613 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,620 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0,437 GBP | 1 GBP = 2,287 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,063 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,941 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,001 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,999 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1,031 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,970 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,430 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,412 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,289 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,437 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2,357 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,424 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0,941 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,062 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0,969 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,032 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1,030 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,971 CAD |
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