Financial news on September 20th, 2007
Business and Financial news
Häagen-Dazs and Gourmet magazine are sponsoring a multimedia contest to find an exotic flavor to sell under the Häagen-Dazs brand name. Read more..
In a policy reversal, the Bank of England on Wednesday offered to inject cash into British money markets. Read more..
Tapeless camcorders have arrived, but be aware of price, capacity and picture quality. Read more..
Firefly Mobile’s $125 flyPhone has a completely black face that lights up in different ways depending on what the child is doing. Read more..
Apple introduced its second European sales partner in two days, revealing plans to sell the iPhone in Germany through T-Mobile, the wireless subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. Read more..
Under the deal, Borse Dubai becomes the first government-controlled stock exchange of the Middle East to hold a significant stake in an American rival. Read more..
Ben S. Bernanke’s call for consideration of stricter regulation of mortgage lending practices signals a shift from regulatory policy over the past several years. Read more..
The legislation, opposed by the White House, would significantly expand the federal program that assists the insurance industry in the event of a major terrorist attack. Read more..
Barrick Gold is offering a $10 million prize to anyone who can increase the amount of silver it recovers from a mine in Argentina. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Microsoft | MSFT | 28.48 | 28.58 | 28.34 | 28.42 | 67.2M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 20.82 | 21.31 | 20.63 | 21.04 | 56.5M |
Intel | INTC | 25.51 | 25.96 | 25.48 | 25.81 | 52M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 24.16 | 24.19 | 23.62 | 23.72 | 41.5M |
Pfizer | PFE | 24.92 | 24.95 | 24.45 | 24.52 | 38.6M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 31.95 | 32.39 | 31.91 | 32.21 | 33.4M |
General Electric | GE | 41.50 | 41.50 | 41.05 | 41.24 | 32.5M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 41.71 | 42.43 | 41.70 | 42.03 | 28.9M |
Apple | AAPL | 140.15 | 141.79 | 139.32 | 140.31 | 24.7M |
Home Depot | HD | 36.04 | 36.18 | 35.17 | 35.32 | 21M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 47.62 | 47.75 | 46.73 | 46.96 | 19.6M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 92.42 | 92.63 | 91.84 | 92.09 | 18.6M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 37.11 | 37.42 | 36.25 | 36.55 | 17.7M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 44.68 | 44.83 | 43.96 | 44.32 | 16.8M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 53.78 | 54.43 | 53.61 | 53.69 | 12.4M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 64.50 | 65.00 | 64.18 | 64.79 | 12.1M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 49.55 | 50.30 | 49.55 | 50.10 | 11.4M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 547.00 | 556.80 | 546.03 | 552.83 | 11M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 28.98 | 29.03 | 28.41 | 28.54 | 10.7M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 43.63 | 44.00 | 43.58 | 43.80 | 10.6M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 34.67 | 34.75 | 33.80 | 34.04 | 10.2M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 88.55 | 88.98 | 83.50 | 88.41 | 9.5M |
Merck | MRK | 51.50 | 52.14 | 51.21 | 51.38 | 9.45M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 68.49 | 69.32 | 68.45 | 68.98 | 9.05M |
McDonald's | MCD | 55.40 | 55.63 | 54.79 | 54.87 | 8.23M |
Chevron | CVX | 94.02 | 94.63 | 93.75 | 94.17 | 8.2M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 38.61 | 39.84 | 38.47 | 39.46 | 7.62M |
Altria | MO | 68.42 | 69.00 | 68.26 | 68.62 | 7.51M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 106.64 | 108.08 | 105.42 | 107.27 | 7.04M |
Amgen | AMGN | 55.28 | 55.71 | 55.12 | 55.31 | 6.96M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 56.56 | 56.65 | 56.16 | 56.31 | 6.29M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 116.27 | 117.65 | 116.20 | 116.86 | 5.81M |
Amazon | AMZN | 88.90 | 90.42 | 88.82 | 89.65 | 5.78M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 49.80 | 50.01 | 49.55 | 49.81 | 5.39M |
Pepsico | PEP | 70.90 | 71.45 | 70.83 | 71.03 | 5.23M |
Boeing | BA | 99.94 | 101.35 | 99.94 | 101.25 | 4.72M |
United Technologies | UTX | 78.51 | 79.04 | 78.25 | 78.73 | 3.81M |
3M | MMM | 91.23 | 92.30 | 91.10 | 91.44 | 3.32M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 114.55 | 114.72 | 111.64 | 112.06 | 2.36M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3910.00 | 3954.00 | 3909.00 | 3915.00 | 15.8K |
Exchange Rates of September 20th, 2007
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 114.610 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.001 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.999 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.172 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.853 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7.514 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.133 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 161.220 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.006 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.700 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.429 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.630 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.614 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.408 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.710 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.649 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.607 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.434 GBP | 1 GBP = 2.305 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.010 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.990 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.873 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.145 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.022 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.978 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.329 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.429 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.012 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.497 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.355 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.425 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.864 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.158 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 1.011 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.989 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.170 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.855 CAD |
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