Financial news on July 28, 2009
Business and Financial news
The company reported a 21 percent decline in net income for the second quarter. Read more..
The blessing by European foreign ministers of Iceland’s application raised questions about whether the bloc was losing the will to incorporate nations in the Balkans. Read more..
Two hundred truckers took part in a study that covered three million miles. Read more..
A trip to Dubai featured cold shoulders, until a little fib brought fear to the flight attendants. Read more..
A contest with a $1 million prize for improving on Netflix’s movie recommendations ended in a dead heat, but has already produced an impressive legacy. Read more..
New home sales posted the largest monthly gain in nearly eight years in a sign that the market is bottoming. Read more..
The top commodity market regulator said that the U.S. should consider limiting some energy futures trading. Read more..
Surely the bank’s chairman has some welcoming remarks for the American taxpayers, who will soon own the company. Read more..
Once derided as immodest, hostessing, a job in which young women lavish attention on affluent men, has become a popular and respected profession. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| General Electric | GE | 12.25 | 12.70 | 12.18 | 12.52 | 106M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 16.49 | 16.66 | 15.96 | 16.03 | 75.4M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 22.99 | 23.55 | 22.90 | 23.47 | 70.3M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 23.99 | 24.64 | 23.90 | 24.52 | 62.7M |
| Intel | INTC | 19.29 | 19.46 | 19.05 | 19.37 | 60M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 21.62 | 21.99 | 21.37 | 21.93 | 40.1M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 37.74 | 38.20 | 37.65 | 38.08 | 29M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 21.86 | 22.32 | 21.72 | 22.24 | 26.4M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 25.62 | 25.80 | 25.39 | 25.52 | 24.6M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 71.88 | 72.50 | 71.11 | 71.89 | 23M |
| Merck | MRK | 30.71 | 30.91 | 29.77 | 30.02 | 22.5M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 62.71 | 62.84 | 61.42 | 62.42 | 18.8M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 14.86 | 14.96 | 14.72 | 14.89 | 18.8M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 44.75 | 45.09 | 44.16 | 44.43 | 18.4M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 30.88 | 31.42 | 30.76 | 31.40 | 18M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 27.78 | 29.71 | 27.46 | 29.08 | 17.7M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 44.96 | 45.60 | 44.90 | 45.43 | 15.3M |
| Altria | MO | 17.42 | 17.75 | 17.26 | 17.58 | 14.1M |
| Apple | AAPL | 158.88 | 160.11 | 157.60 | 160.00 | 13M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 48.76 | 48.99 | 48.66 | 48.92 | 11.8M |
| Home Depot | HD | 25.08 | 25.40 | 24.96 | 25.39 | 11.7M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 41.68 | 41.98 | 41.20 | 41.98 | 11.6M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 21.27 | 21.50 | 20.98 | 21.18 | 11.4M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 55.81 | 55.81 | 53.40 | 54.60 | 11M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 26.57 | 26.59 | 26.09 | 26.37 | 10.8M |
| Chevron | CVX | 68.21 | 68.53 | 67.54 | 68.34 | 10.8M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 61.03 | 61.57 | 60.60 | 60.92 | 9.03M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 83.84 | 85.64 | 82.60 | 84.98 | 8.77M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 55.90 | 56.70 | 55.80 | 56.47 | 8.74M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 55.60 | 55.96 | 55.28 | 55.71 | 8.14M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 49.43 | 49.75 | 49.00 | 49.39 | 8.04M |
| Boeing | BA | 41.99 | 43.35 | 41.80 | 43.25 | 7.83M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 49.00 | 49.82 | 48.80 | 49.73 | 7.75M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 56.05 | 56.66 | 55.70 | 55.97 | 7.15M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 116.63 | 117.52 | 116.34 | 117.28 | 5.78M |
| Visa | V | 67.71 | 68.30 | 66.13 | 66.30 | 5.66M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 51.84 | 52.62 | 51.64 | 52.44 | 5.26M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 441.00 | 442.81 | 436.10 | 439.85 | 5.06M |
| 3M | MMM | 69.65 | 70.19 | 69.26 | 69.88 | 4.39M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 57.24 | 57.77 | 55.85 | 56.56 | 3.69M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3125.00 | 3135.00 | 3096.00 | 3135.00 | 33K |
Exchange Rates of July 28, 2009
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 94.490 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.011 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.081 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.925 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.075 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.930 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.831 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.146 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 133.900 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.007 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.863 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.159 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.714 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.583 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.531 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.653 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.524 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.656 EUR |
| Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9.680 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.103 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.644 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.553 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.280 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.781 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.143 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.875 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.138 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.879 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.986 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.503 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.775 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.564 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.766 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.566 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 11.213 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.089 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.893 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.120 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.888 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.126 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 5.646 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.177 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.995 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.006 CAD |
| Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.319 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.158 CAD |
| Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.352 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.157 CHF |
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