Financial news on May 25, 2006
Business and Financial news
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Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 23.57 | 23.92 | 23.54 | 23.74 | 83.1M |
| Intel | INTC | 17.97 | 18.06 | 17.74 | 18.05 | 68.2M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 20.61 | 20.75 | 20.28 | 20.52 | 41.3M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 13.76 | 14.11 | 13.70 | 14.07 | 37.2M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 48.80 | 49.83 | 48.65 | 49.45 | 25.8M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 23.85 | 23.90 | 23.60 | 23.85 | 23.9M |
| General Electric | GE | 34.35 | 34.43 | 34.02 | 34.42 | 20.1M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 60.78 | 61.93 | 60.52 | 61.52 | 19.6M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 62.10 | 63.41 | 61.42 | 62.75 | 17.7M |
| Apple | AAPL | 64.26 | 64.45 | 63.29 | 64.33 | 16.5M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 379.08 | 383.00 | 372.31 | 382.99 | 16.4M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 42.10 | 42.68 | 42.10 | 42.42 | 12.9M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 25.55 | 25.71 | 25.40 | 25.70 | 11.5M |
| Merck | MRK | 34.00 | 34.44 | 34.00 | 34.39 | 11.3M |
| Chevron | CVX | 58.45 | 59.74 | 58.03 | 59.49 | 11.1M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 42.65 | 42.90 | 42.32 | 42.85 | 9.9M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 64.25 | 65.55 | 63.47 | 65.26 | 9.55M |
| Home Depot | HD | 38.36 | 38.40 | 37.93 | 38.40 | 9.41M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 32.38 | 32.54 | 32.03 | 32.27 | 9.34M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 60.69 | 60.91 | 60.15 | 60.45 | 8.72M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 30.30 | 30.33 | 30.01 | 30.15 | 8.44M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 55.13 | 55.28 | 54.86 | 55.26 | 8.08M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 31.47 | 31.90 | 31.19 | 31.86 | 7.79M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 30.75 | 31.15 | 30.71 | 31.15 | 7.32M |
| Altria | MO | 71.90 | 72.25 | 71.23 | 72.12 | 7.26M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 42.15 | 42.55 | 42.00 | 42.50 | 7.24M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 33.14 | 33.28 | 32.88 | 33.26 | 7.13M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 44.19 | 44.37 | 43.85 | 44.37 | 7.06M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 68.25 | 68.30 | 67.50 | 68.16 | 7.04M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 35.36 | 35.69 | 34.60 | 35.63 | 5.85M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 60.30 | 60.62 | 60.11 | 60.56 | 5.51M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 24.07 | 24.68 | 24.04 | 24.61 | 5.44M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 79.89 | 80.18 | 79.65 | 80.14 | 4M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 55.54 | 56.00 | 55.04 | 55.80 | 3.91M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 67.49 | 67.49 | 66.50 | 67.09 | 3.61M |
| Boeing | BA | 82.80 | 83.80 | 82.29 | 82.99 | 3.3M |
| 3M | MMM | 83.95 | 84.23 | 82.86 | 83.26 | 2.82M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 62.39 | 62.70 | 61.75 | 62.39 | 2.76M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 91.83 | 92.98 | 91.56 | 92.06 | 1.23M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3080.00 | 3086.00 | 3051.00 | 3067.00 | 10.4K |
Exchange Rates of May 25, 2006
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 111.650 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.107 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.904 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.215 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.823 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 8.023 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.125 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 143.160 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.007 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.683 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.464 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.683 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.594 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.419 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.705 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.558 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.642 EUR |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.464 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.406 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.077 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.481 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.281 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.438 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.843 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.186 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.926 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.080 AUD |
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