Financial news on August 20, 2009
Business and Financial news
A volunteer group called Unspam Technologies hopes that knowing more about data thefts and victims will help improve security. Read more..
Studios aren’t giving up on stars but they are trying to pay them less or looking for cheaper alternatives. Read more..
The ruling was a win for holders of mortgage-backed securities who sued Countrywide after it agreed to modify thousands of loans. Read more..
The funds will back projects in transportation and water utilities — industries that Beijing is trying to develop. Read more..
Mitsubishi and Nissan hope to leapfrog Toyota and G.M. by focusing on battery-powered cars rather than hybrids like the Prius and the Volt. Read more..
Time Warner signs a deal to show short videos of all of its shows, including “Gossip Girl” and “Ellen DeGeneres,” on the video-sharing Web site. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| General Electric | GE | 13.66 | 13.88 | 13.57 | 13.81 | 63.9M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 21.37 | 21.96 | 21.20 | 21.89 | 55.8M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 26.70 | 27.72 | 26.69 | 27.48 | 48.1M |
| Intel | INTC | 18.73 | 18.81 | 18.56 | 18.71 | 44.9M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 16.45 | 16.45 | 16.20 | 16.23 | 43.1M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 23.60 | 23.87 | 23.54 | 23.67 | 39.5M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 41.53 | 42.63 | 41.48 | 42.42 | 29.6M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 14.56 | 14.71 | 14.47 | 14.55 | 25.1M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 21.72 | 22.05 | 21.61 | 21.94 | 21.2M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 68.09 | 68.78 | 67.87 | 68.59 | 17.2M |
| Merck | MRK | 31.64 | 31.64 | 30.98 | 31.34 | 15.4M |
| Home Depot | HD | 26.79 | 26.81 | 26.50 | 26.68 | 14.2M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 25.41 | 25.58 | 25.26 | 25.54 | 13.7M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 43.48 | 44.08 | 43.41 | 43.98 | 12.5M |
| Altria | MO | 17.70 | 17.89 | 17.57 | 17.84 | 12.4M |
| Apple | AAPL | 164.98 | 166.72 | 164.61 | 166.33 | 12.2M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 43.17 | 43.65 | 42.98 | 43.25 | 11.9M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 45.19 | 45.43 | 44.83 | 45.28 | 10.6M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 25.53 | 25.99 | 25.47 | 25.89 | 10M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 30.45 | 30.82 | 30.36 | 30.71 | 10M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 60.55 | 61.19 | 60.18 | 60.46 | 9.96M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 45.43 | 46.32 | 45.11 | 45.97 | 9.54M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 51.60 | 51.82 | 51.25 | 51.71 | 9.3M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 28.06 | 28.94 | 28.02 | 28.39 | 8.74M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 53.32 | 53.98 | 52.96 | 53.80 | 8.66M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 52.93 | 53.14 | 52.65 | 53.02 | 8.47M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 452.00 | 462.18 | 451.23 | 460.41 | 7.99M |
| Chevron | CVX | 68.32 | 68.78 | 68.01 | 68.62 | 7.96M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 22.24 | 22.37 | 22.13 | 22.25 | 7.34M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 56.30 | 57.16 | 56.20 | 56.84 | 6.06M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 49.39 | 49.58 | 49.12 | 49.42 | 5.94M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 55.76 | 56.25 | 55.65 | 56.14 | 5.52M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 82.98 | 84.35 | 82.66 | 84.09 | 5.38M |
| Boeing | BA | 43.54 | 44.83 | 43.49 | 44.74 | 5.19M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 55.96 | 57.26 | 55.84 | 57.26 | 5.07M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 118.44 | 119.41 | 118.10 | 118.95 | 4.84M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 59.95 | 60.72 | 59.60 | 60.29 | 4.59M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 60.32 | 61.64 | 59.76 | 61.26 | 3.69M |
| Visa | V | 67.09 | 67.99 | 66.75 | 67.81 | 3.04M |
| 3M | MMM | 70.78 | 71.36 | 70.50 | 71.23 | 2.54M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3287.00 | 3289.00 | 3241.00 | 3274.50 | 19.2K |
Exchange Rates of August 20, 2009
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 94.190 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.011 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.088 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.919 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.063 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.940 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.833 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.146 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 134.190 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.007 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.863 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.159 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.713 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.584 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.550 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.645 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.515 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.660 EUR |
| Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9.735 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.103 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.643 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.555 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.276 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.784 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.155 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.866 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.129 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.886 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.985 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.504 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.796 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.557 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.755 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.570 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 11.262 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.089 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.904 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.106 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.884 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.132 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 5.680 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.176 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.977 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.024 CAD |
| Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.279 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.159 CAD |
| Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.424 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.156 CHF |
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