Financial news on January 22, 2007
Business and Financial news
Farecast, which predicts airline ticket prices, will now guarantee its forecasts for a fee. Read more..
A partnership between Usmagazine.com and Veoh.com will create a celebrity entertainment channel on Veoh. Read more..
The sale would be the second-largest domestic initial public offering by a mainland Chinese bank. Read more..
Pornographic movie studios have found that the high-definition format is accentuating physical imperfections in actors. Read more..
DAVOS, ANYONE? The annual World Economic Forum will take place Wednesday through Sunday in Davos, Switzerland, drawing political and business leaders — plus a celebrity or two — to brainstorm solutions to world problems. Among the top issues on th... Read more..
A report warns that the U.S. could lose 4 to 7 percent of the global financial services market over the next five years. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Intel | INTC | 20.92 | 21.02 | 20.65 | 20.79 | 77.1M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 26.75 | 26.80 | 26.15 | 26.53 | 69.4M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 31.06 | 31.12 | 30.51 | 30.72 | 56.1M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 17.25 | 17.81 | 16.77 | 17.00 | 52.8M |
| Apple | AAPL | 89.14 | 89.16 | 85.65 | 86.79 | 51.9M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 27.24 | 27.30 | 26.66 | 26.95 | 48M |
| General Electric | GE | 37.13 | 37.33 | 36.59 | 36.75 | 41.4M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 73.65 | 73.75 | 72.50 | 72.90 | 21.9M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 35.24 | 35.53 | 35.00 | 35.27 | 21.4M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 48.87 | 49.86 | 48.70 | 49.66 | 18.3M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 64.40 | 64.57 | 63.13 | 63.38 | 17.6M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 75.75 | 76.95 | 75.51 | 75.85 | 16.8M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 61.60 | 62.89 | 60.69 | 61.00 | 15.8M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 53.20 | 53.46 | 52.98 | 53.32 | 14.9M |
| Home Depot | HD | 40.41 | 40.66 | 39.98 | 40.05 | 14.2M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 35.96 | 36.06 | 35.58 | 35.75 | 13.7M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 96.42 | 97.23 | 96.12 | 97.11 | 13.5M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 48.16 | 48.27 | 47.60 | 47.96 | 12.7M |
| Chevron | CVX | 72.51 | 72.60 | 70.95 | 71.22 | 12M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 42.05 | 42.18 | 41.42 | 42.02 | 11.4M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 492.50 | 492.65 | 478.50 | 480.84 | 10.8M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 68.01 | 68.11 | 67.17 | 67.18 | 10.2M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 37.11 | 37.40 | 37.00 | 37.25 | 9.99M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 44.56 | 45.13 | 44.46 | 44.79 | 9.35M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 66.00 | 66.03 | 65.16 | 65.72 | 9.32M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 35.45 | 35.48 | 35.05 | 35.15 | 8.84M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 53.20 | 53.25 | 52.05 | 52.19 | 8.8M |
| Altria | MO | 87.01 | 87.50 | 86.62 | 87.07 | 8.51M |
| Boeing | BA | 87.64 | 87.86 | 84.82 | 85.60 | 8.43M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 37.65 | 37.90 | 36.80 | 36.95 | 8.32M |
| Merck | MRK | 45.43 | 45.91 | 45.03 | 45.30 | 8.1M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 26.78 | 26.82 | 26.30 | 26.48 | 6.43M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 48.11 | 48.35 | 47.99 | 48.03 | 6.1M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 64.63 | 65.13 | 64.54 | 64.81 | 5.55M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 44.80 | 44.80 | 44.20 | 44.35 | 4.92M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 64.95 | 64.95 | 63.69 | 64.09 | 4.92M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 65.50 | 65.68 | 64.12 | 64.25 | 3.8M |
| 3M | MMM | 79.25 | 79.29 | 78.13 | 78.49 | 2.14M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 96.57 | 96.63 | 94.78 | 95.31 | 1.63M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3665.00 | 3667.00 | 3620.00 | 3640.00 | 13.5K |
Exchange Rates of January 22, 2007
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 121.670 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.008 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.182 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.846 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.249 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.801 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7.774 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.129 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 157.550 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.006 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.655 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.526 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.643 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.609 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.531 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.653 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.617 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.618 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.416 GBP | 1 GBP = 2.406 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.043 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.959 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.971 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.030 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.026 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.974 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.508 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.399 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.336 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.428 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.468 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.405 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.931 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.074 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.983 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.017 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.056 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.947 CAD |
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