Financial news on April 24, 2008
Business and Financial news
Actors’ Talks Extended
Leaders of the Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers agreed on Wednesday to extend their current round of contract talks through May 2, they said in a joint statement. Read more..
In Surprise, Ford Swings to Profit in First Quarter
It was an unexpected improvement amid a slump in the U.S. market that has cut sales of the carmaker’s most lucrative vehicles. Read more..
Pressed by the Economy, Starbucks Lowers Its Forecast
Citing a 5 percent decline in sales last quarter, Starbucks cut its full-year forecast, sending the company’s stock down nearly 11 percent in after-hours trading. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 31.63 | 32.10 | 31.16 | 31.80 | 115M |
| Apple | AAPL | 165.31 | 169.98 | 159.19 | 168.94 | 60.6M |
| General Electric | GE | 32.44 | 33.37 | 32.43 | 32.81 | 54.6M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 25.51 | 26.29 | 25.28 | 26.03 | 53.9M |
| Intel | INTC | 22.58 | 23.02 | 22.34 | 22.69 | 51.3M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 19.95 | 20.16 | 19.88 | 20.04 | 39.1M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 45.37 | 47.34 | 45.34 | 46.97 | 37.8M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 21.95 | 22.28 | 21.54 | 22.01 | 35.2M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 28.96 | 30.14 | 28.77 | 29.85 | 29M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 50.53 | 51.00 | 50.37 | 50.44 | 23.9M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 93.41 | 93.66 | 92.14 | 92.60 | 23.5M |
| Home Depot | HD | 28.12 | 29.25 | 28.12 | 28.92 | 21.7M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 77.80 | 80.53 | 76.93 | 77.69 | 21.1M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 57.02 | 57.68 | 57.01 | 57.45 | 19.3M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 38.50 | 39.02 | 38.28 | 38.65 | 19.3M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 83.62 | 84.10 | 82.35 | 82.89 | 18.8M |
| Merck | MRK | 38.70 | 40.31 | 38.67 | 39.97 | 17.2M |
| Altria | MO | 22.44 | 22.66 | 22.26 | 22.53 | 15.7M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 21.58 | 22.44 | 21.58 | 22.21 | 15.1M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 19.83 | 20.03 | 19.50 | 19.78 | 14.3M |
| Chevron | CVX | 93.88 | 93.99 | 91.91 | 92.40 | 12.9M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 67.05 | 67.49 | 66.79 | 66.83 | 12.6M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 31.73 | 32.20 | 31.69 | 31.94 | 12M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 36.50 | 36.73 | 35.96 | 36.36 | 11.6M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 48.02 | 48.95 | 47.85 | 48.35 | 10.5M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 68.65 | 69.59 | 68.00 | 68.00 | 10.1M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 34.50 | 35.29 | 33.41 | 33.59 | 10.1M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 67.21 | 67.74 | 67.02 | 67.37 | 9.61M |
| Visa | V | 71.20 | 72.99 | 70.04 | 72.30 | 9.52M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 103.90 | 103.90 | 100.52 | 101.94 | 8.9M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 551.29 | 554.49 | 540.02 | 543.04 | 8.26M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 42.97 | 42.97 | 41.96 | 42.40 | 7.91M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 58.65 | 59.88 | 58.29 | 59.58 | 7.2M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 50.73 | 51.43 | 50.04 | 51.02 | 6.72M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 60.28 | 61.00 | 59.79 | 60.25 | 6.42M |
| 3M | MMM | 81.19 | 81.19 | 77.55 | 79.13 | 6.32M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 123.38 | 124.90 | 122.73 | 124.19 | 6M |
| Boeing | BA | 82.49 | 83.37 | 81.65 | 83.00 | 5.76M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 72.00 | 73.13 | 71.76 | 72.70 | 4.52M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 134.02 | 139.75 | 132.89 | 138.04 | 4.08M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 4267.00 | 4267.00 | 4212.00 | 4225.00 | 16.6K |
Exchange Rates of April 24, 2008
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 104.300 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.010 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.014 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.986 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.035 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.966 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.988 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.143 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 163.530 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.006 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.795 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.258 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.669 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.599 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.590 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.629 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.624 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.616 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.486 GBP | 1 GBP = 2.058 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.020 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.980 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.972 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.029 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 0.993 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.007 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.100 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.476 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.001 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.500 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.042 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.490 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.952 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.050 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.972 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.029 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.020 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.980 CAD |
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