Financial news on September 21, 2007
Business and Financial news
Retail sales unexpectedly rose in August, gaining 0.6 percent after a 0.7 percent gain in July, the Office for National Statistics said. Read more..
The euro traded above $1.40 for the first time since the common European currency was introduced. Read more..
Annual inflation in drug costs is at the lowest rate in three decades as generic versions of some of the most common drugs have recently come on the market. Read more..
The executive reportedly apologized for maligning Chinese manufacturers in the course of toy recalls, but the company said the remarks were misconstrued. Read more..
Comings and goings in the financial industry. Read more..
The designer Todd Oldham has agreed to become the creative director for the struggling clothing retailer, Old Navy, an offshoot of the Gap. Read more..
Melvyn I. Weiss was indicted on Thursday, accused of using payoffs in class-action suits to enhance his firms legal fees. Read more..
How the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles data on pharmaceutical prices. Read more..
Despite stellar success at the box office, the relationship between DreamWorks and its corporate parent, Viacom, appears once again to be on the rocks. Read more..
The 3Com Corporation, the maker of computer-networking equipment, said Thursday that its first-quarter loss widened on costs to buy out a venture partner in China. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Microsoft | MSFT | 28.70 | 28.81 | 28.44 | 28.65 | 136M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 21.59 | 22.17 | 21.04 | 21.98 | 95.9M |
Intel | INTC | 26.01 | 26.05 | 25.76 | 25.87 | 70.4M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 32.56 | 32.56 | 32.19 | 32.30 | 56.8M |
Pfizer | PFE | 24.81 | 24.83 | 24.52 | 24.59 | 54M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 23.95 | 24.17 | 23.63 | 23.87 | 42.4M |
Apple | AAPL | 141.14 | 144.65 | 140.31 | 144.15 | 40.7M |
General Electric | GE | 41.61 | 41.73 | 41.18 | 41.25 | 38.4M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 42.51 | 42.75 | 42.03 | 42.53 | 34.8M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 92.87 | 93.40 | 92.09 | 92.31 | 34.3M |
Home Depot | HD | 35.52 | 35.55 | 34.47 | 34.47 | 23.9M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 36.50 | 36.91 | 36.12 | 36.24 | 23.8M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 50.42 | 50.96 | 50.10 | 50.53 | 23.6M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 44.57 | 44.79 | 44.15 | 44.23 | 21M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 47.50 | 47.54 | 46.63 | 47.13 | 20.5M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 64.90 | 65.56 | 64.79 | 65.12 | 17.6M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 43.61 | 44.66 | 43.61 | 44.38 | 17.4M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 69.67 | 69.94 | 68.98 | 69.39 | 16.1M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 556.34 | 560.79 | 552.83 | 560.10 | 16M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 54.28 | 54.72 | 53.69 | 54.44 | 15.1M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 34.06 | 34.89 | 34.04 | 34.60 | 14.7M |
Merck | MRK | 51.42 | 52.08 | 51.38 | 51.82 | 14.2M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 89.18 | 89.64 | 88.41 | 88.94 | 12.7M |
Chevron | CVX | 94.28 | 95.36 | 94.11 | 94.84 | 12.6M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 108.75 | 108.75 | 106.20 | 106.20 | 12.2M |
Altria | MO | 69.18 | 69.48 | 68.36 | 68.54 | 11.6M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 39.66 | 40.37 | 39.28 | 40.13 | 11.2M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 56.38 | 56.86 | 56.31 | 56.55 | 11M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 28.55 | 29.06 | 28.54 | 29.00 | 10.5M |
McDonald's | MCD | 55.48 | 55.48 | 54.70 | 54.80 | 10.3M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 50.17 | 50.17 | 49.78 | 49.91 | 9.62M |
Amgen | AMGN | 55.45 | 55.98 | 55.31 | 55.42 | 9.38M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 117.89 | 118.10 | 116.35 | 116.78 | 9.1M |
Pepsico | PEP | 71.46 | 71.99 | 71.03 | 71.44 | 7.78M |
Boeing | BA | 102.35 | 103.23 | 101.25 | 102.59 | 6.63M |
Amazon | AMZN | 90.29 | 91.90 | 89.65 | 91.30 | 6.52M |
United Technologies | UTX | 79.59 | 79.95 | 78.73 | 79.43 | 6.47M |
3M | MMM | 92.50 | 92.50 | 91.24 | 91.68 | 4.98M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 113.00 | 113.65 | 112.06 | 112.87 | 2.5M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3912.00 | 3950.00 | 3890.00 | 3890.00 | 19.8K |
Exchange Rates of September 21, 2007
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 115.470 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 = 7.503 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.133 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 162.700 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.006 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.697 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.434 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.626 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.615 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.410 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.709 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.651 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.606 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.428 GBP | 1 GBP = 2.335 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.999 AUD | 1 AUD = 1.001 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.866 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.155 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.015 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.985 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.331 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.429 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.022 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.495 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.368 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.422 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.867 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.154 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 1.015 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.985 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.171 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.854 CAD |
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