Financial news on September 29th, 2010
Business and Financial news
The deal would help the company beef up its growing online editorial business. Read more..
Mr. Holch won an Emmy in 1992 for a documentary on Hitler youth, but his most famous documentary depicted the daily lives of blacks in 1961. Read more..
After fending off a challenge to its chairman, the bookseller can now focus on a turnaround and a sale. Read more..
A standoff between China and Japan showed signs of a breakthrough after an official said new export licenses were issued. Read more..
The Campbell Soup Company said on Tuesday its chief executive, Douglas R. Conant, planned to step down in July after a decade leading the company. Read more..
The House will vote Wednesday on a symbolic but not insignificant measure threatening China with punitive tariffs on its imports to the United States, in what is likely to be one of Congress’s last significant measures before the election. Read more..
The House will vote Wednesday on a measure threatening punitive tariffs on China’s imports to the United States. Read more..
Companies like Walgreen led a rally that was also helped by expectations that the Federal Reserve would do more for the economy. Read more..
A federal crackdown on dangerous toys has swamped the safety commission with requests to exempt playthings. Read more..
The White House is said to be pressing for a deal to convert the government’s stake in A.I.G. into common stock and then sell it to private investors. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Intel | INTC | 19.48 | 19.62 | 19.12 | 19.24 | 62.5M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 21.63 | 21.91 | 21.56 | 21.87 | 46.3M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 24.63 | 24.66 | 24.40 | 24.50 | 44.3M |
General Electric | GE | 16.34 | 16.46 | 16.24 | 16.36 | 44.1M |
Pfizer | PFE | 17.40 | 17.50 | 17.29 | 17.40 | 42.3M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 38.79 | 38.88 | 38.06 | 38.41 | 40.2M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 25.21 | 25.37 | 24.91 | 25.04 | 37.7M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 27.07 | 27.30 | 26.93 | 27.17 | 36.6M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 41.97 | 42.74 | 41.90 | 42.53 | 31.3M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 28.91 | 28.98 | 28.61 | 28.71 | 27.2M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 61.77 | 62.02 | 61.27 | 61.59 | 21.2M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 18.25 | 18.33 | 17.93 | 18.15 | 20M |
Apple | AAPL | 287.23 | 289.81 | 286.00 | 287.37 | 16.8M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 32.67 | 32.82 | 32.41 | 32.66 | 16M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 57.03 | 57.70 | 56.65 | 57.36 | 11.7M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 52.38 | 52.57 | 52.11 | 52.49 | 11.3M |
Altria | MO | 24.18 | 24.33 | 24.10 | 24.25 | 10.7M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 27.57 | 27.71 | 27.21 | 27.37 | 10.2M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 53.80 | 53.81 | 53.11 | 53.35 | 9.86M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 60.37 | 62.17 | 60.11 | 61.52 | 9.78M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 60.46 | 60.62 | 60.03 | 60.25 | 9.71M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 62.31 | 62.55 | 62.13 | 62.31 | 9.59M |
Merck | MRK | 37.10 | 37.26 | 36.86 | 37.12 | 9.45M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 33.03 | 33.18 | 32.68 | 33.01 | 9.23M |
Home Depot | HD | 31.74 | 31.93 | 31.66 | 31.81 | 9.18M |
Chevron | CVX | 80.74 | 81.70 | 80.49 | 81.28 | 8.85M |
Amgen | AMGN | 55.97 | 55.99 | 54.07 | 54.94 | 8.49M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 34.91 | 35.21 | 34.71 | 35.20 | 7.87M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 59.00 | 59.00 | 58.42 | 58.76 | 7.87M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 35.96 | 35.97 | 35.59 | 35.87 | 7.7M |
Amazon | AMZN | 159.03 | 161.78 | 157.75 | 158.99 | 7.29M |
Visa | V | 73.01 | 74.50 | 72.88 | 74.41 | 6.97M |
Boeing | BA | 64.71 | 66.26 | 64.44 | 65.97 | 5.87M |
Pepsico | PEP | 66.54 | 67.00 | 66.23 | 66.75 | 5.55M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 134.40 | 135.81 | 134.34 | 135.48 | 5.15M |
McDonald's | MCD | 74.57 | 74.75 | 74.30 | 74.45 | 4.67M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 82.66 | 83.33 | 82.20 | 82.44 | 4.47M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 527.85 | 532.94 | 524.71 | 527.69 | 4.34M |
United Technologies | UTX | 71.30 | 71.78 | 71.17 | 71.49 | 2.93M |
3M | MMM | 86.66 | 87.65 | 86.32 | 87.17 | 2.92M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 81.90 | 83.08 | 81.58 | 82.25 | 2.28M |
Exchange Rates of September 29th, 2010
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 83.710 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.012 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.033 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.969 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 0.977 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.024 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.688 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.150 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 114.030 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.863 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.159 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.406 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.711 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.407 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.711 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.331 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.751 EUR |
Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9.113 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.110 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.756 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.323 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.233 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.811 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.233 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.811 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.167 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.857 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.631 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.613 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.631 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.613 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.543 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.648 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10.549 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.095 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 1.000 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.000 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.945 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.058 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6.475 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.154 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.945 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.058 CAD |
Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.477 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.154 CAD |
Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.843 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.146 CHF |
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