Financial news on December 30, 2008
Business and Financial news
Ssangyong Motor Company and its Chinese majority shareholder, SAIC Motor Corporation, are seeking help from the South Korean government to stave off a collapse of the ailing automaker. Read more..
The United States, with its credit-driven economy, has long ensured that others, notably China, Germany and Japan, have been able to pile up trade surpluses. Now that dynamic has shifted. Read more..
Hong Kong’s exports fell for the first time in five months in November, worsening the outlook for an economy already in recession. Read more..
Hotels, conference centers and event organizers struggle to provide enough Net access for corporate clients. Read more..
From Wednesday, the federal court in Manhattan will be the forum for three important issues affecting investors caught in the scandal surrounding Bernard L. Madoff. Read more..
Frequent travelers say that the security checkpoint experience at airports has greatly improved in recent years. Read more..
The pharmaceutical industry has agreed to a voluntary moratorium on branded promotional items. Read more..
The Parent Company, an Internet retailer of children’s products, apparently became the first well-known retailer to file for Chapter 11 protection after Christmas. Read more..
Stocks fell in light trading and oil prices settled above $40 a barrel as Israeli forces continued their offensive in Gaza, raising fears about the global oil supply. Read more..
Even in a recession, TV networks still have the power to provide advertisers with mass audiences. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
General Electric | GE | 15,80 | 15,85 | 15,55 | 15,82 | 58.4M |
Microsoft | MSFT | 19,01 | 19,49 | 19,00 | 19,34 | 43.2M |
Pfizer | PFE | 17,41 | 17,81 | 17,33 | 17,75 | 38M |
Intel | INTC | 14,32 | 14,80 | 14,31 | 14,69 | 37.1M |
Apple | AAPL | 87,42 | 88,05 | 84,72 | 86,29 | 34.6M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 16,04 | 16,25 | 15,94 | 16,23 | 31.1M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 29,89 | 31,05 | 29,88 | 31,01 | 29.8M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 27,81 | 28,80 | 27,61 | 28,80 | 28.6M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 78,02 | 79,20 | 77,58 | 78,59 | 25.1M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 17,35 | 17,86 | 17,25 | 17,83 | 24.5M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 27,90 | 28,23 | 27,47 | 28,23 | 20.6M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 22,67 | 22,89 | 22,39 | 22,87 | 15.4M |
Altria | MO | 15,21 | 15,34 | 15,09 | 15,33 | 15.2M |
Home Depot | HD | 23,50 | 23,69 | 22,69 | 23,11 | 14.9M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 15,28 | 16,48 | 15,28 | 16,46 | 14.6M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 55,24 | 55,40 | 54,33 | 55,05 | 14M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 33,37 | 33,45 | 32,68 | 33,23 | 13.5M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 49,14 | 51,56 | 48,80 | 51,45 | 12.2M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 21,48 | 22,50 | 21,38 | 22,48 | 11.1M |
Merck | MRK | 28,66 | 29,66 | 28,66 | 29,60 | 11M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 58,48 | 59,17 | 58,27 | 59,17 | 10.9M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 35,74 | 36,26 | 35,29 | 36,19 | 10.8M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 52,50 | 53,26 | 52,46 | 53,16 | 10.7M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 60,50 | 61,47 | 60,42 | 61,12 | 10M |
Chevron | CVX | 71,50 | 73,49 | 71,25 | 73,38 | 10M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 41,09 | 42,15 | 40,14 | 42,12 | 8.83M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 44,62 | 45,14 | 44,54 | 44,93 | 8M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 300,80 | 306,81 | 298,71 | 303,11 | 7.68M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 50,29 | 51,42 | 50,25 | 51,33 | 6.69M |
Amazon | AMZN | 49,51 | 51,21 | 48,74 | 50,76 | 6.6M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 25,82 | 27,11 | 25,76 | 27,04 | 5.89M |
McDonald's | MCD | 60,87 | 61,75 | 60,40 | 61,74 | 5.8M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 81,83 | 83,64 | 81,52 | 83,55 | 5.77M |
Pepsico | PEP | 54,11 | 55,02 | 54,09 | 54,88 | 5.01M |
United Technologies | UTX | 51,78 | 53,14 | 51,43 | 53,04 | 4.83M |
Boeing | BA | 40,08 | 41,34 | 39,81 | 41,25 | 4.55M |
Amgen | AMGN | 57,00 | 57,66 | 56,82 | 57,59 | 4.3M |
Visa | V | 52,20 | 52,20 | 50,27 | 50,99 | 4.27M |
3M | MMM | 55,56 | 57,27 | 55,22 | 57,17 | 3.78M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 45,99 | 46,89 | 45,41 | 46,81 | 3.17M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3105,00 | 3134,00 | 3010,00 | 3056,00 | 38.2K |
Exchange Rates of December 30, 2008
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 90,280 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,011 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1,218 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,821 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1,060 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,943 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6,831 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,146 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 126,900 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,008 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,976 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,025 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 2,032 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,492 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,711 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,584 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,490 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,671 EUR |
Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9,613 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,104 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0,768 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,302 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,600 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,625 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,348 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,742 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1,174 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,852 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,082 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,480 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1,754 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,570 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1,527 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,655 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 9,834 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,102 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0,842 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,188 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0,733 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,365 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 4,724 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,212 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0,870 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,150 CAD |
Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 5,612 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,178 CAD |
Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6,446 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,155 CHF |
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