Financial news on March 19, 2010
Business and Financial news
The appointment of William Lynch, president of the Web division, to succeed Stephen Riggio was seen as a move toward a digital future. Read more..
In a speech, the American ambassador reiterated the stance of the United States as China polled manufacturers on the issue. Read more..
Stocks flipped between gains and losses for much of the day as traders weighed a batch of mostly positive economic reports. Read more..
After originally backing a European rescue for Greece, Germany signaled that help should come from the I.M.F. Read more..
A judge in Australia denied JPMorgan 31 million Australian dollars ($28.6 million) of fees it claimed for defending a company from a takeover that turned into a bidding war. Read more..
American economic leaders and the Basel Committee expressed support for developing contingency plans. Read more..
Marketers are using Web video along with — rather than in place of — television. Read more..
Some environmentalists said the nuclear industry would be risking its green record if it adapted smaller nuclear reactors, like those once used in submarines, to light a city. Read more..
The acquisition of Ratiopharm catapults Teva, the global leader in generic drugs, from fifth place among German generic players to the No. 2 spot. Read more..
The charge was one of many made by Viacom in filings in its copyright lawsuit against YouTube and Google. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
General Electric | GE | 18.32 | 18.34 | 17.93 | 18.07 | 115M |
Pfizer | PFE | 17.30 | 17.30 | 16.80 | 16.91 | 113M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 29.76 | 29.90 | 29.35 | 29.59 | 81.3M |
Intel | INTC | 22.25 | 22.39 | 21.81 | 21.99 | 78M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 26.37 | 26.44 | 26.07 | 26.15 | 55.7M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 30.50 | 30.54 | 29.96 | 30.38 | 53.8M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 25.55 | 25.73 | 24.95 | 25.19 | 45.9M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 67.84 | 67.89 | 66.43 | 67.04 | 45.6M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 43.72 | 43.89 | 43.13 | 43.45 | 37M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 26.19 | 26.31 | 25.99 | 26.24 | 35.9M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 53.88 | 53.90 | 53.19 | 53.46 | 34M |
Merck | MRK | 38.62 | 38.84 | 37.85 | 38.06 | 30.8M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 17.85 | 17.87 | 17.35 | 17.53 | 24.2M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 65.25 | 65.49 | 64.81 | 65.11 | 23.1M |
Home Depot | HD | 32.41 | 32.57 | 32.10 | 32.36 | 22.4M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 33.72 | 34.70 | 33.72 | 34.39 | 21.8M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 54.14 | 55.06 | 53.60 | 54.75 | 21.8M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 30.45 | 30.54 | 30.25 | 30.41 | 21.2M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 52.81 | 52.95 | 52.21 | 52.49 | 20.9M |
Apple | AAPL | 224.79 | 225.24 | 221.23 | 222.25 | 20M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 47.69 | 48.00 | 46.90 | 47.87 | 19.3M |
Amgen | AMGN | 58.92 | 60.13 | 57.65 | 60.00 | 18.9M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 65.43 | 65.78 | 63.74 | 64.32 | 18.7M |
Boeing | BA | 73.20 | 73.30 | 70.72 | 70.72 | 17.7M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 63.83 | 64.00 | 63.52 | 63.84 | 17.5M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 56.03 | 56.27 | 55.15 | 55.34 | 17.2M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 33.81 | 33.98 | 33.48 | 33.64 | 16.7M |
Chevron | CVX | 75.03 | 75.16 | 73.89 | 74.98 | 16.6M |
Altria | MO | 20.45 | 20.55 | 20.25 | 20.34 | 15.9M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 52.94 | 52.98 | 51.70 | 52.37 | 15.4M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 26.13 | 26.25 | 25.86 | 26.01 | 14.9M |
Pepsico | PEP | 66.96 | 66.98 | 66.26 | 66.56 | 10.9M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 128.84 | 128.93 | 126.78 | 127.71 | 10.7M |
McDonald's | MCD | 66.89 | 66.91 | 66.00 | 66.53 | 10.2M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 82.06 | 82.98 | 81.80 | 82.06 | 9.72M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 566.23 | 568.00 | 557.28 | 560.00 | 9.58M |
United Technologies | UTX | 72.76 | 73.74 | 72.72 | 73.24 | 9.2M |
Amazon | AMZN | 133.71 | 133.71 | 129.66 | 130.35 | 8.9M |
3M | MMM | 83.80 | 84.00 | 81.51 | 81.96 | 6.88M |
Visa | V | 90.52 | 90.75 | 88.69 | 88.84 | 6.06M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 74.16 | 74.35 | 72.79 | 73.24 | 5.31M |
Exchange Rates of March 19, 2010
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 90.540 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.011 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.017 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.983 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.061 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.942 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.828 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.146 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 122.490 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.008 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.901 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.110 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.478 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.677 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.376 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.727 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.436 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.696 EUR |
Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9.236 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.108 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.735 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.360 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.205 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.830 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.123 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.891 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.172 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.853 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.640 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.610 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.530 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.654 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.593 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.628 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10.244 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.098 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.931 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.074 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.969 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.032 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6.251 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.160 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.042 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.960 CAD |
Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.712 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.149 CAD |
Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.431 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.155 CHF |
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