Financial news on July 28, 2006
Business and Financial news
A proxy fight led by the manager of a tiny hedge fund is pressing management at the baseball card maker. Read more..
Analysts called the return to profit an early sign of success for Sir Howard Stringer, who took Sony’s helm a year ago. Read more..
Free lunches, along with pitches from drug makers, arrive regularly at doctors’ offices nationwide. Read more..
The Justice Department is investigating whether the deal thwarted a lower-priced competitor for Plavix. Read more..
The file-sharing service agreed to pay more than $100 million and to transform itself into a legitimate seller. Read more..
A lot of Americans say they want to eat healthier these days, but increasingly, restaurant chains are not buying it. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Intel | INTC | 17.60 | 18.26 | 17.58 | 18.18 | 67.3M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 24.08 | 24.28 | 24.06 | 24.25 | 51.7M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 25.70 | 26.30 | 25.67 | 26.11 | 47M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 17.84 | 18.08 | 17.79 | 18.08 | 37.8M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 14.93 | 15.12 | 14.85 | 15.07 | 25.8M |
| Apple | AAPL | 63.94 | 65.68 | 63.50 | 65.59 | 24.7M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 29.72 | 30.40 | 29.70 | 30.06 | 23.4M |
| General Electric | GE | 32.80 | 33.23 | 32.74 | 33.02 | 21.1M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 66.37 | 67.30 | 66.24 | 67.00 | 20.5M |
| Merck | MRK | 41.05 | 41.76 | 40.75 | 41.12 | 16.5M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 24.04 | 24.80 | 23.82 | 24.47 | 15.7M |
| Chevron | CVX | 66.35 | 66.45 | 64.93 | 66.05 | 15.4M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 29.38 | 29.79 | 29.26 | 29.70 | 14.9M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 44.88 | 45.54 | 44.80 | 45.48 | 14.2M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 34.25 | 34.50 | 34.03 | 34.46 | 12.6M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 26.80 | 27.18 | 26.57 | 27.17 | 12.4M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 67.75 | 68.22 | 67.02 | 67.95 | 12.4M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 43.77 | 44.54 | 43.77 | 44.46 | 12.4M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 49.85 | 50.54 | 47.47 | 47.85 | 10.6M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 32.28 | 32.41 | 31.92 | 32.11 | 10.6M |
| Home Depot | HD | 34.34 | 35.00 | 34.29 | 34.59 | 9.57M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 47.55 | 48.11 | 47.48 | 47.82 | 9.47M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 33.58 | 33.92 | 33.39 | 33.73 | 9.36M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 382.00 | 389.56 | 381.73 | 388.12 | 8.16M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 62.55 | 63.00 | 62.45 | 62.92 | 7.79M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 66.71 | 67.00 | 64.30 | 65.25 | 7.72M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 69.69 | 69.80 | 68.79 | 69.07 | 7.36M |
| Altria | MO | 80.29 | 80.76 | 80.08 | 80.69 | 7.21M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 70.70 | 72.58 | 70.70 | 72.41 | 7.12M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 44.49 | 44.67 | 44.31 | 44.52 | 6.42M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 56.87 | 57.23 | 56.66 | 56.81 | 5.89M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 35.40 | 35.40 | 34.62 | 35.29 | 5.03M |
| Boeing | BA | 79.40 | 80.10 | 78.70 | 78.91 | 4.32M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 76.38 | 77.30 | 76.26 | 76.96 | 4.17M |
| 3M | MMM | 70.31 | 70.58 | 69.78 | 70.52 | 4.01M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 61.80 | 62.47 | 61.80 | 62.15 | 3.63M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 62.98 | 63.34 | 62.73 | 63.13 | 3.12M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 61.73 | 62.48 | 60.80 | 62.48 | 2.92M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 83.90 | 85.59 | 83.49 | 85.22 | 2.39M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3035.00 | 3050.00 | 3035.00 | 3043.00 | 14.3K |
Exchange Rates of July 28, 2006
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 114.780 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.132 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.883 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.234 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.811 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7.971 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.125 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 146.310 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.007 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.684 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.462 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.661 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.602 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.443 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.693 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.573 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.636 EUR |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.427 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.412 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.109 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.474 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.298 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.435 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.868 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.152 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.946 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.057 AUD |
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