Financial news on July 30, 2010
Business and Financial news
Salmonella outbreaks that sickened more than 400 in the U.S. and Britain have been traced to mice sold as food for exotic pets. Read more..
Asian markets fell on Friday, overlooking strong earnings from some of the region’s biggest companies as Japanese shares tumbled on dour economic figures and a strong yen. Read more..
White Collar Watch examines the issues and problems that the Securities and Exchange Commission faces in its case against the billionaire Wyly brothers, who are accused of securities fraud and insider trading. Read more..
Disgruntled investors have wiped more than $40 billion off the value of Exxon Mobil since its splurge on the gas giant XTO Energy. Read more..
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Mr. Batterberry was a food writer and historian who founded two influential magazines, Food & Wine and Food Arts. Read more..
A report said the military is not preparing to counter possible threats from abroad as it focuses on Afghanistan. Read more..
Strong demand for a line of smartphones using Google’s Android operating system helped sales. Read more..
Senate Republicans on Thursday rejected a bill to aid small businesses with expanded loan programs and tax breaks, in a procedural blockade that underscored how fiercely determined the party’s leaders are to deny Democrats any further legislative accomplishments ahead of November’s midterm elections. Read more..
The founder and early investors in the microlender will reap millions from the share deal, but it was unclear how donors would benefit. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Microsoft | MSFT | 25.75 | 25.84 | 25.35 | 25.81 | 83.5M |
Intel | INTC | 20.77 | 20.92 | 20.58 | 20.60 | 67.4M |
General Electric | GE | 15.92 | 16.24 | 15.91 | 16.12 | 60.1M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 23.57 | 23.84 | 23.40 | 23.64 | 48.3M |
Pfizer | PFE | 15.02 | 15.13 | 14.88 | 15.00 | 44M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 23.02 | 23.40 | 22.88 | 23.07 | 42.2M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 60.15 | 60.51 | 59.60 | 59.68 | 29.4M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 27.27 | 27.99 | 27.25 | 27.73 | 27.5M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 18.85 | 19.71 | 18.83 | 19.47 | 27M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 39.72 | 40.69 | 39.72 | 40.28 | 26.4M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 25.80 | 26.10 | 25.79 | 25.94 | 25.6M |
Merck | MRK | 34.35 | 34.63 | 33.82 | 34.46 | 21.7M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 28.61 | 29.24 | 28.61 | 29.06 | 19.1M |
Chevron | CVX | 75.15 | 76.37 | 74.89 | 76.21 | 17M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 48.72 | 49.36 | 48.30 | 49.08 | 16.3M |
Apple | AAPL | 255.89 | 259.70 | 254.90 | 257.25 | 16M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 54.10 | 55.77 | 53.89 | 55.22 | 15.9M |
Home Depot | HD | 27.75 | 28.56 | 27.63 | 28.51 | 14.8M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 50.61 | 51.25 | 50.50 | 51.19 | 13.6M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 57.63 | 58.36 | 57.27 | 58.09 | 13M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 45.98 | 46.62 | 45.71 | 46.04 | 12.6M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 61.16 | 61.53 | 60.82 | 61.16 | 11.9M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 24.98 | 25.13 | 24.78 | 24.92 | 11.4M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 33.12 | 33.69 | 33.09 | 33.32 | 11M |
Altria | MO | 21.88 | 22.25 | 21.82 | 22.16 | 10.5M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 58.91 | 60.00 | 58.72 | 59.66 | 8.9M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 54.71 | 55.29 | 54.43 | 55.11 | 8.34M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 33.37 | 33.88 | 33.02 | 33.69 | 7.8M |
Visa | V | 71.59 | 73.63 | 71.37 | 73.35 | 7.7M |
Amgen | AMGN | 53.21 | 55.04 | 52.43 | 54.53 | 7.21M |
Amazon | AMZN | 115.53 | 118.74 | 114.51 | 117.89 | 7.08M |
Boeing | BA | 66.61 | 68.38 | 66.47 | 68.14 | 6.02M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 127.43 | 128.98 | 127.04 | 128.40 | 6.02M |
McDonald's | MCD | 68.92 | 69.98 | 68.59 | 69.73 | 5.99M |
Pepsico | PEP | 64.45 | 65.18 | 64.31 | 64.91 | 5.34M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 30.20 | 30.68 | 29.94 | 30.45 | 4.89M |
3M | MMM | 85.50 | 86.35 | 84.86 | 85.54 | 4.74M |
United Technologies | UTX | 70.56 | 71.50 | 69.79 | 71.10 | 4.73M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 77.29 | 78.44 | 77.29 | 78.12 | 4.68M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 479.65 | 487.36 | 479.14 | 484.85 | 4.28M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 73.34 | 75.13 | 72.81 | 74.67 | 2.8M |
Exchange Rates of July 30, 2010
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 86.460 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.012 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.029 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.972 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.041 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.961 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.775 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.148 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 112.850 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.832 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.203 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.443 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.693 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.344 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.744 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.358 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.736 EUR |
Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 8.841 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.113 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.737 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.357 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.278 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.782 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.190 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.840 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.204 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.830 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.734 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.577 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.614 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.620 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.633 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.613 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10.614 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.094 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.930 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.076 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.941 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.063 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6.126 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.163 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.011 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.989 CAD |
Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.583 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.152 CAD |
Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.509 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.154 CHF |
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