Financial news on January 24, 2011
Business and Financial news
An new campaign for Bon Appétit will carry an assertive theme, “Bite me,” that may topple some chefs’ toques. Read more..
The paper maintains 13 foreign bureaus and is a front-runner for a Pulitzer Prize this year, but its weekday circulation has been nearly halved since 2000. Read more..
The Fed is likely to express guarded optimism about the economy in a statement on Wednesday. Read more..
For governments, the advent of electric cars means fuel-tax receipts will dwindle because drivers will buy less gasoline. Read more..
Account assignments, executive appointments and miscellaneous news from advertising agencies. Read more..
Commissioners did not vote on the recommendation that a higher standard of fiduciary duty be applied. Read more..
When Timothy D. Cook is on his own, he will have to compensate for the absence of Steven P. Jobs. Read more..
Mr. Schreyer led Merrill Lynch’s transition from a stock brokerage firm to a diversified global investment bank. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| General Electric | GE | 19.93 | 20.12 | 19.74 | 20.04 | 98.5M |
| Intel | INTC | 21.03 | 21.24 | 20.93 | 21.24 | 82.4M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 18.33 | 18.54 | 18.31 | 18.45 | 62.8M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 28.02 | 28.56 | 27.99 | 28.38 | 52M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 20.84 | 21.18 | 20.73 | 21.17 | 44.1M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 45.21 | 45.48 | 44.86 | 45.02 | 27.8M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 32.50 | 32.71 | 32.45 | 32.70 | 27.5M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 78.85 | 79.18 | 78.09 | 78.59 | 24.9M |
| Apple | AAPL | 326.87 | 337.45 | 326.72 | 337.45 | 20.5M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 32.58 | 32.65 | 32.07 | 32.40 | 20.2M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 28.46 | 28.56 | 28.31 | 28.48 | 20M |
| Merck | MRK | 33.99 | 33.99 | 33.77 | 33.80 | 19.6M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 46.69 | 47.59 | 46.66 | 47.55 | 17M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 74.25 | 75.85 | 74.15 | 75.38 | 16.4M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 34.88 | 35.28 | 34.88 | 35.24 | 15.9M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 47.90 | 48.20 | 47.87 | 48.17 | 15.5M |
| Altria | MO | 24.10 | 24.43 | 24.05 | 24.42 | 13.5M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 67.76 | 68.25 | 67.32 | 68.10 | 12.7M |
| General Motors | GM | 37.71 | 37.86 | 37.03 | 37.64 | 12.2M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 23.50 | 23.67 | 23.46 | 23.60 | 11.4M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 62.56 | 62.72 | 62.16 | 62.22 | 11.4M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 55.39 | 56.05 | 55.30 | 56.05 | 11.1M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 65.90 | 66.70 | 65.79 | 66.58 | 10.6M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 84.00 | 84.76 | 82.00 | 84.25 | 9.93M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 607.57 | 612.49 | 601.23 | 611.08 | 9.19M |
| Home Depot | HD | 36.46 | 36.65 | 36.30 | 36.65 | 8.88M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 26.01 | 26.13 | 25.97 | 26.00 | 8.81M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 39.64 | 39.95 | 39.54 | 39.94 | 7.79M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 40.41 | 40.50 | 39.70 | 39.81 | 7.6M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 62.87 | 63.27 | 62.68 | 63.25 | 7.53M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 155.42 | 159.79 | 155.33 | 159.63 | 7.29M |
| Chevron | CVX | 93.89 | 94.53 | 93.66 | 94.10 | 7.28M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 81.35 | 83.39 | 81.29 | 82.94 | 7.14M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 37.97 | 38.38 | 37.90 | 38.31 | 6.44M |
| 3M | MMM | 89.21 | 90.50 | 89.06 | 90.32 | 6.32M |
| Visa | V | 70.23 | 71.83 | 70.18 | 71.79 | 5.73M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 57.06 | 57.87 | 56.81 | 57.29 | 5.65M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 177.95 | 178.49 | 174.15 | 176.85 | 5.6M |
| Boeing | BA | 71.52 | 72.82 | 71.51 | 72.73 | 5.5M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 80.26 | 81.54 | 80.26 | 81.52 | 4.74M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 65.79 | 66.18 | 65.60 | 66.18 | 4.71M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 94.27 | 94.58 | 93.88 | 94.20 | 3.84M |
Exchange Rates of January 24, 2011
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 82.520 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.012 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 0.994 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.007 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 0.949 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.054 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.582 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.152 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 112.530 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.853 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.172 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.367 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.731 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.355 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.738 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.294 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.773 EUR |
| Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 8.976 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.111 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.758 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.320 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.214 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.824 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.203 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.831 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.150 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.870 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.602 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.624 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.588 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.630 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.517 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.659 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10.523 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.095 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.991 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.009 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.947 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.057 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6.564 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.152 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.955 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.047 CAD |
| Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.622 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.151 CAD |
| Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.935 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.144 CHF |
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