Financial news on August 28, 2008
Business and Financial news
I have a Dell Dimension 4500S that came with 256 megabytes of memory, and I added another 256 MB myself. Can I replace one of the modules with a one-gigabyte chip without any problems? Read more..
Made with the needs of videogame fans in mind, the Avatar mouse from NZXT comes with seven programmable buttons that can be custom-configured for different types of games. Read more..
In Brazil, the government is encouraging farmers to produce more for export while prices are high. But Argentina is focused on encouraging farmers to sell more at home. Read more..
The companies that are successfully marketing new technologies to older people are the ones that have learned to create products that span generations, providing style and utility to a range of age groups. Read more..
Combining a graphics tablet with a built-in camera and a computer-based set of creativity tools, Stylin’ Studio is the latest thing in face-editing technology. Read more..
On one 30-second spot to promote the postseason, Major League Baseball evokes the tortured history of the Chicago Cubs, taps in to the iconography of new media and makes fun of the president. Read more..
Durable goods orders rose a surprising 1.3 percent, and a gauge of business investment also rose unexpectedly. Read more..
With parental concerns in mind, the LoudEnough earbuds from Ultimate Ears have volume-limiting safeguards built into the hardware. Read more..
Want to turn the Mac’s screensaver into a dynamic billboard for news headlines, favorite blog feeds or even Facebook notifications? Read more..
The Justice Department will roll back a set of rules that penalized companies if they insisted on paying employees’ legal fees or protecting their confidential communications with corporate lawyers. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 27.61 | 28.01 | 27.60 | 27.94 | 48.4M |
| General Electric | GE | 28.35 | 28.91 | 28.30 | 28.83 | 42.7M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 29.35 | 30.44 | 28.98 | 30.43 | 37M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 37.66 | 38.88 | 37.23 | 38.88 | 34.7M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 19.17 | 19.30 | 19.10 | 19.27 | 32.9M |
| Intel | INTC | 23.59 | 23.71 | 23.46 | 23.59 | 30.3M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 24.48 | 24.78 | 24.41 | 24.66 | 28.5M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 31.40 | 32.40 | 31.40 | 32.23 | 27.9M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 81.06 | 81.19 | 79.89 | 81.18 | 20.3M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 22.29 | 22.73 | 22.27 | 22.64 | 18.7M |
| Apple | AAPL | 175.28 | 176.25 | 172.75 | 173.74 | 15.4M |
| Home Depot | HD | 27.41 | 27.64 | 26.99 | 27.42 | 13.6M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 46.81 | 47.33 | 46.56 | 47.33 | 13.6M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 21.38 | 21.74 | 21.31 | 21.66 | 13.6M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 59.42 | 60.04 | 59.02 | 59.88 | 12.1M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 21.50 | 21.71 | 21.33 | 21.64 | 11.9M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 34.86 | 35.55 | 34.80 | 35.47 | 11.9M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 84.14 | 84.80 | 82.00 | 83.31 | 10.5M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 63.44 | 64.17 | 63.44 | 64.08 | 10.5M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 53.25 | 53.57 | 52.90 | 53.12 | 10.4M |
| Altria | MO | 20.63 | 21.04 | 20.63 | 21.04 | 10M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 31.89 | 32.67 | 31.77 | 32.59 | 9.68M |
| Merck | MRK | 35.91 | 36.57 | 35.89 | 36.40 | 9.36M |
| Chevron | CVX | 87.32 | 87.49 | 85.36 | 87.18 | 8.86M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 57.96 | 58.87 | 57.76 | 58.75 | 8.4M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 71.48 | 71.69 | 71.17 | 71.41 | 8.15M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 70.35 | 71.20 | 69.81 | 71.01 | 8.11M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 82.21 | 83.65 | 81.80 | 83.42 | 7.83M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 99.05 | 99.24 | 96.12 | 96.68 | 6.87M |
| Visa | V | 74.75 | 75.81 | 74.17 | 75.65 | 6.69M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 472.49 | 476.45 | 470.33 | 473.78 | 6.05M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 29.55 | 30.22 | 29.43 | 30.06 | 5.95M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 52.81 | 53.38 | 52.56 | 53.21 | 5.82M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 62.34 | 62.95 | 61.71 | 62.89 | 5.76M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 124.06 | 125.45 | 123.58 | 124.58 | 5.45M |
| Boeing | BA | 64.78 | 66.98 | 64.26 | 66.34 | 4.45M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 82.70 | 84.04 | 82.70 | 83.74 | 4.36M |
| 3M | MMM | 71.01 | 72.66 | 70.91 | 72.50 | 3.89M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 65.39 | 66.98 | 65.01 | 66.72 | 3.58M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 69.37 | 69.46 | 68.88 | 69.19 | 3.33M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3868.00 | 3933.00 | 3866.50 | 3930.00 | 17.7K |
Exchange Rates of August 28, 2008
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 109.430 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.051 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.951 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.099 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.910 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.829 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.146 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 160.840 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.006 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.804 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.244 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.705 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.587 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.545 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.647 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.615 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.619 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.499 GBP | 1 GBP = 2.002 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.059 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.944 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.960 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.041 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.004 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.996 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.121 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.471 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.922 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.520 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.009 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.498 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.906 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.104 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.947 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.056 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.045 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.957 CAD |
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