Financial news on January 26th, 2010
Business and Financial news
Neil M. Barofsky is shaking up Capitol Hill as he quietly pieces together the most complete historical record of the bailout. His reports are careful but not cautious, challenging some of the most powerful people in Washington and Wall Street. Read more..
As they gather for the World Economic Forum, bankers face increased calls for tighter regulation. Read more..
As cabin crews vote on whether to begin a strike, the airline has started training employee volunteers to take their place if the union decides to walk out. Read more..
E-mail and videoconferencing are widely used, but experts say bad news should be told in person. Read more..
A new Great Depression has been avoided, but it is time for the world’s political and business leaders to build a consensus for higher interest rates. Read more..
Liberty Global said Monday that it would sell its stake in Jupiter Telecommunications of Japan to KDDI Corporation, a Japanese wireless operator, for $4 billion. Read more..
Many new airlines struggle to get access to runway slots and terminal gates at some of the nation’s biggest and busiest airports. Read more..
Efforts to rein in the world financial system will be no better than parochial without a global authority. Read more..
The growth was spurred by a federal stimulus package, but the advance could slow this year as the effects of the 2009 recession kick in. Read more..
Apple is expected to market its tablet computer not just as a way to read news and books, but also as a way for companies to charge for content. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
General Electric | GE | 16.33 | 16.70 | 16.26 | 16.35 | 78M |
Apple | AAPL | 205.95 | 213.71 | 202.58 | 205.94 | 66.7M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 29.20 | 29.85 | 29.09 | 29.50 | 66.6M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 27.45 | 28.35 | 26.92 | 26.99 | 66.6M |
Intel | INTC | 20.18 | 20.38 | 19.95 | 20.00 | 65.3M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 22.80 | 23.20 | 22.64 | 22.90 | 55.3M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 39.00 | 39.84 | 38.28 | 38.44 | 53M |
Pfizer | PFE | 18.72 | 18.90 | 18.63 | 18.78 | 43.6M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 30.40 | 30.53 | 29.75 | 30.17 | 37.8M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 25.40 | 25.51 | 25.06 | 25.33 | 34.2M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 65.64 | 66.74 | 65.50 | 65.92 | 34.1M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 23.93 | 24.13 | 23.70 | 23.88 | 28.7M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 15.91 | 16.05 | 15.58 | 15.70 | 21.3M |
Merck | MRK | 38.50 | 38.95 | 38.16 | 38.58 | 19.9M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 50.10 | 50.50 | 49.58 | 49.74 | 15.7M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 62.64 | 63.01 | 62.22 | 62.79 | 15.6M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 52.82 | 53.86 | 52.73 | 53.61 | 15.6M |
Amgen | AMGN | 56.20 | 56.87 | 55.70 | 56.58 | 14.9M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 50.33 | 51.02 | 49.96 | 50.43 | 14.5M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 54.57 | 54.67 | 54.26 | 54.48 | 13.8M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 24.27 | 24.37 | 23.50 | 24.30 | 13.5M |
Home Depot | HD | 27.50 | 27.95 | 27.50 | 27.73 | 13.3M |
Altria | MO | 19.75 | 20.05 | 19.75 | 19.96 | 13.1M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 60.17 | 60.95 | 60.00 | 60.69 | 13.1M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 29.80 | 29.94 | 29.32 | 29.66 | 11.2M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 32.51 | 32.91 | 32.44 | 32.44 | 11.1M |
Chevron | CVX | 74.08 | 74.88 | 73.70 | 74.15 | 10.6M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 45.59 | 45.60 | 44.69 | 44.87 | 10.4M |
Amazon | AMZN | 120.56 | 122.98 | 119.06 | 119.48 | 9.56M |
McDonald's | MCD | 62.75 | 64.00 | 62.75 | 63.81 | 9.29M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 65.25 | 67.75 | 64.77 | 65.75 | 9.11M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 537.97 | 549.60 | 536.29 | 542.42 | 8.7M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 54.07 | 54.50 | 53.87 | 54.14 | 7.76M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 125.92 | 127.75 | 125.41 | 125.75 | 7.14M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 69.33 | 69.68 | 67.87 | 68.00 | 5.23M |
Pepsico | PEP | 60.10 | 60.53 | 59.82 | 60.25 | 5M |
United Technologies | UTX | 68.00 | 68.86 | 67.80 | 68.47 | 5M |
Boeing | BA | 57.54 | 58.50 | 57.23 | 57.71 | 4.55M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 63.45 | 64.50 | 62.90 | 64.20 | 3.32M |
3M | MMM | 81.46 | 82.73 | 81.04 | 81.63 | 3.14M |
Visa | V | 81.35 | 82.54 | 80.99 | 81.15 | 3.11M |
Exchange Rates of January 26th, 2010
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 89.630 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.011 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.063 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.941 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.046 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.956 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.827 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.146 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 126.140 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.008 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.872 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.147 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.566 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.638 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.496 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.669 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.472 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.679 EUR |
Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9.609 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.104 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.691 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.448 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.241 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.806 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.185 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.844 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.167 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.857 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.796 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.557 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.715 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.583 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.689 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.592 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 11.011 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.091 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.955 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.048 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.940 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.064 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6.137 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.163 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.984 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.016 CAD |
Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.424 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.156 CAD |
Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.525 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.153 CHF |
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