Financial news on September 29th, 2006
Business and Financial news
Another Turnaround in Pittsburgh
PNC Financial, the big regional bank in Pittsburgh, may run a close second to the Steelers as a favorite turnaround story. Read more..
Selling the Future, Wary but Hopeful
The slow pace of change at John Hancock Financial Services speaks to an issue that has long fascinated Madison Avenue: how often an advertiser should change a campaign. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Intel | INTC | 20.90 | 20.95 | 20.52 | 20.57 | 73.3M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 23.44 | 23.53 | 22.96 | 22.98 | 38.1M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 27.35 | 27.42 | 27.21 | 27.35 | 34.3M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 17.95 | 18.03 | 17.74 | 17.74 | 33.6M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 28.39 | 28.58 | 28.25 | 28.36 | 24M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 32.37 | 32.57 | 32.10 | 32.56 | 23.4M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 36.50 | 37.11 | 36.50 | 36.69 | 23.3M |
| General Electric | GE | 35.42 | 35.51 | 35.20 | 35.30 | 20.4M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 67.13 | 67.67 | 66.79 | 67.10 | 20.2M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 37.00 | 37.24 | 36.96 | 37.13 | 17.2M |
| Apple | AAPL | 77.11 | 77.52 | 76.68 | 76.98 | 14.5M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 49.56 | 49.95 | 49.31 | 49.32 | 12.6M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 39.55 | 39.88 | 39.11 | 39.12 | 11.9M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 59.00 | 59.75 | 58.55 | 59.53 | 11.3M |
| Merck | MRK | 41.94 | 42.21 | 41.68 | 41.90 | 10.9M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 47.15 | 47.46 | 46.84 | 46.96 | 10.1M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 36.49 | 37.15 | 36.45 | 36.90 | 9.51M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 60.58 | 62.03 | 60.20 | 62.03 | 9.18M |
| Altria | MO | 76.90 | 77.39 | 76.50 | 76.55 | 9M |
| Home Depot | HD | 36.48 | 36.82 | 36.23 | 36.27 | 8.48M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 30.95 | 31.30 | 30.83 | 30.91 | 8.33M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 64.94 | 65.01 | 64.65 | 64.94 | 7.67M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 48.15 | 48.69 | 48.04 | 48.56 | 7.48M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 62.13 | 62.69 | 61.98 | 61.98 | 7.23M |
| Chevron | CVX | 64.40 | 65.14 | 64.01 | 64.86 | 6.8M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 405.13 | 405.62 | 401.41 | 401.90 | 6.62M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 71.58 | 72.22 | 70.99 | 71.53 | 6.43M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 49.30 | 49.75 | 48.91 | 49.20 | 5.88M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 24.79 | 25.02 | 24.66 | 24.92 | 5.63M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 36.15 | 36.44 | 36.10 | 36.18 | 5.43M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 32.01 | 32.34 | 31.54 | 32.12 | 5.23M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 81.90 | 82.79 | 81.77 | 81.94 | 4.77M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 44.79 | 44.95 | 44.63 | 44.68 | 4.61M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 63.29 | 63.85 | 62.91 | 63.35 | 4.49M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 68.52 | 69.27 | 68.00 | 68.77 | 4.14M |
| Boeing | BA | 79.50 | 79.75 | 78.79 | 78.85 | 4.04M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 65.05 | 65.42 | 65.05 | 65.26 | 3.03M |
| 3M | MMM | 74.60 | 75.00 | 74.30 | 74.42 | 2.59M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 87.33 | 88.09 | 86.74 | 88.00 | 1.56M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3180.00 | 3200.00 | 3172.00 | 3174.00 | 10.2K |
Exchange Rates of September 29th, 2006
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 118.170 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.008 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.118 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.895 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.251 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.800 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7.909 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.126 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 149.780 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.007 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.677 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.478 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.698 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.589 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.416 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.706 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.585 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.631 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.452 GBP | 1 GBP = 2.214 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.134 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.882 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.945 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.058 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.058 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.945 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.510 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.398 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.093 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.478 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.341 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.427 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.833 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.200 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.933 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.072 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.119 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.894 CAD |
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