Financial news on January 20, 2009
Business and Financial news
After Sure-Bet Investment Fails, a Bank Contends It Was Duped
A court battle between M&T and Deutsche Bank demonstrates the arguments over who should pay for the collapse of collateralized debt obligations. Read more..
Fiat Nearing a Deal for Chrysler Stake
Fiat is nearing a deal to take a 35 percent stake in Chrysler and begin selling small cars in the United States. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 16,77 | 17,02 | 13,82 | 14,23 | 204M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 21,00 | 21,27 | 17,70 | 18,09 | 142M |
| General Electric | GE | 13,95 | 14,09 | 12,80 | 12,93 | 119M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 19,46 | 19,62 | 18,37 | 18,48 | 89.9M |
| Intel | INTC | 13,56 | 13,74 | 12,81 | 12,86 | 71.6M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 15,76 | 15,93 | 15,01 | 15,01 | 57.8M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 17,24 | 17,83 | 17,12 | 17,20 | 52.8M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 77,08 | 78,63 | 76,00 | 76,29 | 42.8M |
| Altria | MO | 16,95 | 17,63 | 16,80 | 17,16 | 38.7M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 25,06 | 25,75 | 24,88 | 25,02 | 34.3M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 16,90 | 16,98 | 16,05 | 16,10 | 34.1M |
| Apple | AAPL | 81,93 | 82,00 | 78,20 | 78,20 | 32.9M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 48,22 | 48,71 | 45,46 | 45,69 | 24.2M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 29,98 | 30,60 | 29,78 | 29,87 | 23.9M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 15,29 | 15,38 | 14,01 | 14,02 | 23.6M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 56,99 | 58,03 | 56,50 | 56,75 | 23.2M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 51,41 | 51,64 | 50,44 | 50,56 | 22.6M |
| Home Depot | HD | 22,90 | 23,20 | 21,84 | 21,99 | 20.3M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 50,44 | 51,14 | 49,14 | 49,20 | 20.2M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 21,46 | 21,66 | 20,15 | 20,24 | 19.7M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 57,77 | 58,45 | 57,23 | 57,43 | 18M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 34,43 | 34,68 | 33,18 | 33,34 | 17.7M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 21,99 | 22,43 | 21,65 | 21,74 | 17.2M |
| Chevron | CVX | 70,93 | 72,20 | 68,00 | 68,31 | 16.1M |
| Visa | V | 46,05 | 46,41 | 42,06 | 42,42 | 14.9M |
| Merck | MRK | 28,13 | 28,88 | 27,83 | 27,89 | 14.7M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 43,78 | 44,50 | 42,88 | 42,88 | 14.2M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 84,76 | 84,92 | 81,76 | 81,98 | 13.8M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 38,62 | 40,98 | 36,68 | 36,83 | 13M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 59,59 | 59,80 | 56,91 | 57,07 | 11.9M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 299,14 | 299,50 | 282,75 | 282,75 | 10.1M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 39,99 | 40,00 | 37,55 | 37,83 | 9.9M |
| Boeing | BA | 42,08 | 42,74 | 40,20 | 40,36 | 9.64M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 48,08 | 49,06 | 47,20 | 47,20 | 9.07M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 56,89 | 57,79 | 54,92 | 55,00 | 8.66M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 25,41 | 26,01 | 24,03 | 24,16 | 8.2M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 51,58 | 52,09 | 50,33 | 50,43 | 8.06M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 51,03 | 51,25 | 49,15 | 49,36 | 7.91M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 50,70 | 51,70 | 48,27 | 48,44 | 6.77M |
| 3M | MMM | 55,88 | 56,60 | 53,85 | 53,92 | 5.68M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3005,00 | 3018,00 | 2810,00 | 2883,00 | 56.7K |
Exchange Rates of January 20, 2009
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 89,760 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,011 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1,267 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,789 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1,146 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,873 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6,841 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,146 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 115,850 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,009 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,926 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,079 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,981 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,505 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,635 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,612 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,479 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,676 EUR |
| Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 8,824 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,113 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0,800 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,250 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,711 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,584 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,410 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,709 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1,277 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,783 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,138 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,468 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1,764 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,567 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1,596 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,627 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 9,506 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,105 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0,825 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,212 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0,746 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,341 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 4,444 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,225 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0,903 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,107 CAD |
| Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 5,402 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,185 CAD |
| Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 5,967 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,168 CHF |
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