Financial news on July 26th, 2006
Business and Financial news
Lord Browne announced the news as BP reported a record profit in the second quarter, the equivalent of more than $900 a second. Read more..
Hanging over the deal is the investigation into Mercury Interactive’s possible involvement in the backdating of options. Read more..
By Bloomberg News. Read more..
A variety of experts say the housing industry appears to be moving from a boom to something that is starting to look a lot like a bust. Read more..
Christopher Cox told the Senate Banking Committee that the regulatory framework governing hedge funds was inadequate. Read more..
The two companies are continuing to add high-speed Internet customers, and Cingular is still on top and getting stronger. Read more..
By Bloomberg News. Read more..
The shutting of Teen People, once a pioneer in the young adult market, could signal a contraction of an overstuffed category. Read more..
TiVo is starting a research division to sell data about how its 4.4 million users watch commercials — or, more often, skip them. Read more..
Regional deals moved to the forefront after the collapse for the foreseeable future of efforts to reach a global trade pact. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Amazon | AMZN | 28,76 | 29,00 | 25,96 | 26,26 | 77M |
Intel | INTC | 17,59 | 17,74 | 17,25 | 17,50 | 58.2M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 24,12 | 24,53 | 24,10 | 24,37 | 54.9M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 14,94 | 15,19 | 14,76 | 15,02 | 35.8M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 17,98 | 18,18 | 17,86 | 17,94 | 33.6M |
Apple | AAPL | 62,00 | 64,64 | 61,68 | 63,87 | 32.1M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 65,51 | 67,18 | 65,47 | 66,60 | 31M |
Pfizer | PFE | 24,90 | 25,26 | 24,88 | 25,11 | 28.4M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 28,97 | 29,70 | 28,76 | 29,50 | 26.7M |
General Electric | GE | 32,74 | 32,77 | 32,48 | 32,68 | 21.3M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 30,57 | 32,19 | 30,57 | 31,75 | 21M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 47,50 | 47,99 | 46,97 | 47,10 | 20.4M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 67,70 | 69,93 | 67,10 | 68,24 | 17.5M |
Amgen | AMGN | 68,15 | 70,13 | 67,57 | 69,61 | 14.4M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 44,50 | 44,84 | 44,37 | 44,65 | 14.2M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 32,76 | 33,59 | 32,66 | 33,43 | 13.7M |
Merck | MRK | 39,16 | 40,26 | 39,15 | 40,18 | 13.4M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 44,45 | 44,47 | 43,63 | 43,67 | 12.3M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 388,20 | 391,91 | 383,00 | 385,50 | 11.1M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 65,45 | 67,11 | 64,33 | 66,78 | 10.3M |
Altria | MO | 79,95 | 80,98 | 79,70 | 79,79 | 9.38M |
Home Depot | HD | 35,00 | 35,00 | 34,51 | 34,70 | 9.33M |
3M | MMM | 68,11 | 69,83 | 67,35 | 69,06 | 9.17M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 32,44 | 32,83 | 32,27 | 32,52 | 9.15M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 25,90 | 26,11 | 25,84 | 25,99 | 9.14M |
Chevron | CVX | 66,96 | 68,01 | 66,75 | 67,50 | 8.37M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 44,10 | 44,64 | 44,04 | 44,45 | 8.32M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 29,45 | 29,65 | 29,22 | 29,34 | 8.28M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 56,65 | 56,77 | 56,31 | 56,67 | 7.22M |
McDonald's | MCD | 34,49 | 34,77 | 34,39 | 34,45 | 6.8M |
Boeing | BA | 82,18 | 82,36 | 79,60 | 79,90 | 6.63M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 61,75 | 62,15 | 61,65 | 62,05 | 5.66M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 51,25 | 51,42 | 50,28 | 50,53 | 5.5M |
Pepsico | PEP | 62,87 | 63,98 | 62,82 | 63,63 | 4.8M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 70,48 | 71,08 | 70,35 | 70,86 | 4.8M |
United Technologies | UTX | 62,04 | 62,20 | 61,20 | 61,77 | 4.16M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 75,48 | 76,30 | 75,36 | 75,83 | 3.87M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 61,59 | 62,96 | 61,59 | 62,36 | 3.49M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 84,00 | 84,01 | 81,94 | 83,10 | 2.61M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3024,00 | 3047,00 | 3015,00 | 3035,00 | 17.2K |
Exchange Rates of July 26th, 2006
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 116,300 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,009 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1,135 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,881 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1,240 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,806 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7,982 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,125 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 147,890 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,007 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,686 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,459 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,670 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,599 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,443 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,693 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,577 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,634 EUR |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,435 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,411 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,105 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,475 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2,300 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,435 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0,864 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,158 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0,944 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,059 AUD |
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