Financial news on March 24, 2011
Business and Financial news
The Obama administration has not been in a hurry to fill vacancies at the top of financial watchdog agencies. Read more..
Cameo Stars sells video messages from the contestants on “American Idol” and celebrities like Kim Kardashian to build brands and earn money on Facebook. Read more..
A lawyer for Dov Charney, the chief executive, denied the allegations in the suit, filed by a former sales clerk and three other women. Read more..
Working in tandem with China’s largest theater operator, the company expects to have 300 movie houses in operation by 2016. Read more..
Median prices fell nearly 14 percent as a glut of unsold homes, including foreclosures, weighed on the market. Read more..
A recent graduate grappling with loans and credit card bills tries to get a better grip on where her money goes. Read more..
Documents To Go now offers the chance to cobble together a passable PowerPoint presentation on a mobile device. Read more..
Shortages of some Japanese-made parts are expected to force the automaker to halt production at one or more plants. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 17.62 | 17.64 | 17.35 | 17.36 | 57.8M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 20.00 | 20.36 | 19.81 | 20.30 | 49.4M |
| Intel | INTC | 20.51 | 20.51 | 20.28 | 20.38 | 49.4M |
| General Electric | GE | 19.68 | 19.80 | 19.48 | 19.78 | 43.8M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 25.60 | 25.87 | 25.50 | 25.81 | 38.7M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 31.78 | 32.33 | 31.50 | 32.14 | 38.3M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 28.50 | 28.77 | 28.41 | 28.54 | 32.6M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 45.70 | 45.84 | 45.09 | 45.73 | 21.7M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 31.22 | 31.61 | 31.06 | 31.54 | 21M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 42.31 | 43.14 | 42.26 | 43.10 | 18.6M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 82.78 | 83.47 | 82.55 | 82.73 | 17M |
| General Motors | GM | 31.32 | 31.60 | 31.24 | 31.39 | 15.7M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 51.83 | 52.95 | 51.77 | 52.59 | 15.1M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 24.27 | 24.83 | 24.13 | 24.73 | 15M |
| Apple | AAPL | 341.85 | 346.00 | 338.86 | 344.97 | 14.5M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 48.14 | 48.14 | 47.73 | 48.11 | 14M |
| Altria | MO | 25.64 | 25.97 | 25.58 | 25.93 | 13.4M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 41.53 | 42.38 | 41.43 | 42.04 | 12.2M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 79.06 | 80.05 | 78.84 | 79.70 | 12.1M |
| Merck | MRK | 32.83 | 32.90 | 32.54 | 32.72 | 11.5M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 37.11 | 37.27 | 37.07 | 37.18 | 10.9M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 26.16 | 26.52 | 26.08 | 26.43 | 10.2M |
| Home Depot | HD | 36.85 | 37.75 | 36.79 | 37.36 | 10M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 58.98 | 59.08 | 58.73 | 59.03 | 8.66M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 61.23 | 61.28 | 60.75 | 61.14 | 8.2M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 42.47 | 42.99 | 42.40 | 42.86 | 7.01M |
| Chevron | CVX | 105.87 | 105.92 | 104.93 | 105.38 | 7M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 64.58 | 65.07 | 64.56 | 64.69 | 6.66M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 88.86 | 88.99 | 86.71 | 88.10 | 6.52M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 168.21 | 172.00 | 167.36 | 171.10 | 6.28M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 160.23 | 160.71 | 158.84 | 160.04 | 5.15M |
| Visa | V | 72.22 | 72.85 | 71.54 | 72.66 | 5.14M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 52.89 | 53.50 | 52.43 | 53.27 | 5.09M |
| Boeing | BA | 73.24 | 73.33 | 72.33 | 72.76 | 4.36M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 74.60 | 75.00 | 74.49 | 74.93 | 4.31M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 585.43 | 588.39 | 578.80 | 586.89 | 4.19M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 64.36 | 64.48 | 64.17 | 64.20 | 4.15M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 43.24 | 43.94 | 43.01 | 43.80 | 3.92M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 81.99 | 82.90 | 81.77 | 82.76 | 3.26M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 85.02 | 85.35 | 84.73 | 85.16 | 2.65M |
| 3M | MMM | 92.61 | 92.98 | 91.89 | 92.58 | 2.6M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 94.53 | 95.40 | 94.07 | 95.37 | 2.08M |
Exchange Rates of March 24, 2011
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 80.990 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.012 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 0.976 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.024 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 0.908 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.101 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.559 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.152 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 114.780 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.879 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.137 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.388 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.721 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.383 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.723 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.287 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.777 EUR |
| Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9.300 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.108 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.766 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.306 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.209 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.827 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.205 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.830 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.121 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.892 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.578 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.634 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.574 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.635 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.464 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.683 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10.576 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.095 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.997 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.004 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.927 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.079 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6.697 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.149 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.930 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.076 CAD |
| Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.721 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.149 CAD |
| Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 7.225 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.138 CHF |
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