Financial news on June 21, 2006
Business and Financial news
My review of Lexar's PowerToGo software, which lets you install Windows programs onto a flash drive, prompted many responses from readers. Read more..
In West Chelsea, a commercial condominium that will let galleries buy their space could help keep them from getting priced out. Read more..
A joint venture of BP in Russia sold oil fields in a way that allowed Rosneft, Russia's state-run energy company, to take them over. Read more..
AARP said drug prices jumped 3.9 percent, four times the general inflation rate during the first quarter of this year. Read more..
The move, which comes amid growing management turmoil at EADS, could set the stage for a clash with the German government. Read more..
G.M.'s debt rating was cut further into junk status Tuesday after the company announced a plan to refinance $5.6 billion in loans. Read more..
In an effort to salvage a deal, Russian billionaire Aleksei Mordashov changed the terms under which he would buy a stake in the steel giant Arcelor. Read more..
Microsoft said Tuesday that Martin Taylor, vice president in charge of marketing Windows Live services, had left the company. Read more..
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Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 22.61 | 23.15 | 22.53 | 23.08 | 91.7M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 14.29 | 14.90 | 14.28 | 14.53 | 58.3M |
| Intel | INTC | 18.22 | 18.60 | 18.20 | 18.40 | 53.9M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 19.76 | 20.42 | 19.76 | 20.07 | 48.8M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 22.98 | 23.21 | 22.64 | 22.69 | 37.7M |
| General Electric | GE | 33.83 | 33.89 | 33.44 | 33.67 | 31M |
| Apple | AAPL | 57.74 | 58.71 | 57.30 | 57.86 | 30.8M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 32.95 | 34.04 | 32.92 | 33.74 | 23M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 27.58 | 27.60 | 27.20 | 27.33 | 22.5M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 57.35 | 58.87 | 57.25 | 58.06 | 22.5M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 32.86 | 33.23 | 32.73 | 32.87 | 19.1M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 391.06 | 404.00 | 389.75 | 402.13 | 17.5M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 40.13 | 41.46 | 40.10 | 41.21 | 15.2M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 54.71 | 56.55 | 54.51 | 55.90 | 14.4M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 59.10 | 60.60 | 58.80 | 59.85 | 14M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 29.17 | 29.75 | 29.04 | 29.13 | 11.7M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 48.35 | 49.00 | 48.30 | 48.90 | 9.97M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 55.52 | 56.19 | 55.46 | 55.82 | 8.7M |
| Home Depot | HD | 36.32 | 36.87 | 36.32 | 36.66 | 8.61M |
| Merck | MRK | 34.92 | 35.45 | 34.89 | 35.27 | 8.52M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 32.38 | 32.63 | 32.23 | 32.40 | 8.47M |
| Chevron | CVX | 57.52 | 59.19 | 57.49 | 58.28 | 7.88M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 35.34 | 37.05 | 35.34 | 36.65 | 7.87M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 64.95 | 66.06 | 64.75 | 65.56 | 7.29M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 25.56 | 25.97 | 25.53 | 25.72 | 7.21M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 42.26 | 42.56 | 42.19 | 42.27 | 7.06M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 61.50 | 61.90 | 61.50 | 61.79 | 7M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 32.85 | 33.54 | 32.85 | 33.40 | 6.91M |
| Altria | MO | 71.90 | 72.43 | 71.67 | 72.03 | 6.25M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 43.50 | 44.60 | 43.50 | 44.07 | 5.71M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 77.99 | 78.56 | 77.98 | 78.30 | 5.56M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 42.68 | 43.14 | 42.68 | 43.01 | 4.63M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 66.48 | 67.24 | 66.46 | 66.64 | 3.88M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 55.49 | 56.66 | 55.30 | 56.01 | 3.84M |
| Boeing | BA | 84.90 | 86.08 | 84.90 | 85.85 | 3.59M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 59.43 | 59.94 | 59.31 | 59.61 | 3.47M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 60.70 | 62.03 | 60.61 | 61.49 | 3.39M |
| 3M | MMM | 79.90 | 81.32 | 79.90 | 80.40 | 2.34M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 87.55 | 90.30 | 87.49 | 89.95 | 1.78M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3070.00 | 3085.00 | 3067.00 | 3084.00 | 22.7K |
Exchange Rates of June 21, 2006
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 114.810 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.108 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.903 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.233 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.811 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7.999 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.125 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 145.390 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.007 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.686 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.458 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.712 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.584 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.403 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.713 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.562 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.640 EUR |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.495 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.401 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.045 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.489 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.276 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.439 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.819 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.221 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.912 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.097 AUD |
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