Financial news on December 22nd, 2006
Business and Financial news
Guilty Plea Made in Trial Over Shelters From KPMG
A businessman pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and fraud and agreed to help federal prosecutors in their widening investigation into questionable tax shelters by KPMG. Read more..
With Owners in the Dark, Stocks Go Up
Companies can now keep trading on major markets while giving out only the numbers they choose, and investors don’t seem to mind. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 29.83 | 29.86 | 29.62 | 29.64 | 38M |
| Intel | INTC | 20.36 | 20.43 | 20.08 | 20.08 | 35.3M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 27.34 | 27.42 | 26.93 | 26.93 | 27.4M |
| Apple | AAPL | 83.46 | 84.04 | 81.60 | 82.20 | 21.9M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 25.96 | 26.12 | 25.91 | 25.97 | 20.4M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 17.11 | 17.25 | 17.05 | 17.11 | 19.7M |
| General Electric | GE | 37.89 | 37.90 | 37.51 | 37.57 | 15.6M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 35.06 | 35.45 | 34.85 | 34.98 | 15.4M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 75.88 | 76.24 | 75.29 | 75.41 | 12M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 45.60 | 45.80 | 45.00 | 45.54 | 11.1M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 36.68 | 36.77 | 36.47 | 36.55 | 9.09M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 48.64 | 48.80 | 47.62 | 47.89 | 8.34M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 457.50 | 458.64 | 452.73 | 455.58 | 7.97M |
| Home Depot | HD | 38.95 | 39.07 | 38.75 | 38.89 | 7.91M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 72.00 | 72.28 | 71.05 | 71.05 | 7.89M |
| Altria | MO | 85.92 | 86.00 | 84.56 | 84.78 | 7.44M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 40.50 | 41.12 | 40.50 | 40.63 | 7.15M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 34.61 | 34.61 | 34.14 | 34.16 | 6.81M |
| Merck | MRK | 43.27 | 43.42 | 42.78 | 42.83 | 6.81M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 48.03 | 48.05 | 47.68 | 47.73 | 6.57M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 65.70 | 65.95 | 65.45 | 65.65 | 6.07M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 64.12 | 64.13 | 62.81 | 62.89 | 5.89M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 39.98 | 40.51 | 39.91 | 40.24 | 5.59M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 26.05 | 26.11 | 25.75 | 26.00 | 5.13M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 42.58 | 42.72 | 42.24 | 42.43 | 4.9M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 53.76 | 53.91 | 52.91 | 53.45 | 4.57M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 35.80 | 36.00 | 35.52 | 35.84 | 4.56M |
| Chevron | CVX | 73.30 | 73.51 | 72.66 | 72.73 | 4.49M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 69.00 | 69.27 | 68.60 | 68.71 | 4.45M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 64.23 | 64.25 | 63.75 | 63.80 | 4.39M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 48.73 | 48.80 | 48.25 | 48.38 | 3.94M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 43.87 | 43.98 | 43.52 | 43.57 | 3.56M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 62.63 | 62.81 | 62.40 | 62.56 | 3.05M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 95.75 | 95.98 | 95.24 | 95.25 | 3.03M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 63.59 | 63.73 | 62.95 | 63.10 | 3.02M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 65.37 | 65.65 | 63.92 | 64.50 | 2.69M |
| Boeing | BA | 89.65 | 89.67 | 88.35 | 88.76 | 2.51M |
| 3M | MMM | 78.82 | 79.01 | 78.34 | 78.35 | 1.66M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 91.40 | 91.41 | 90.08 | 90.61 | 803K |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3666.00 | 3680.00 | 3647.00 | 3659.50 | 12.6K |
Exchange Rates of December 22nd, 2006
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 118.840 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.008 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.158 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.863 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.220 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.820 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7.817 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.128 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 156.010 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.006 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.670 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.492 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.674 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.597 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.520 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.658 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.602 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.624 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.429 GBP | 1 GBP = 2.329 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.073 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.932 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.974 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.027 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.026 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.974 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.498 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.400 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.268 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.441 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.389 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.419 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.907 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.102 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.956 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.046 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.053 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.950 CAD |
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