Financial news on July 31st, 2008
Business and Financial news
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Mr. Whitehead laid the groundwork for Open Skies, the policy that led to the creation of the domestic satellite system that brought cable television into millions of American homes. Read more..
Delta Air Lines introduced a three-tier system that will require as many as 60,000 miles for a last-minute domestic coach ticket. Read more..
Disney reported an 8.5 percent rise in profit, showing strong third-quarter results at its media networks and its theme parks. Read more..
The cellphone networks that began by carrying phone calls, and then data, are now connecting users directly to the Internet -- an idea cellphone carriers once frowned on. Read more..
United Airlines filed suit in federal court against its pilots’ union, asking it to stop pilots from engaging in slowdowns it said led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Intel | INTC | 21,93 | 22,60 | 21,92 | 22,19 | 65.3M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 25,85 | 26,28 | 25,71 | 25,72 | 60.5M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 22,01 | 22,60 | 21,98 | 21,99 | 56.6M |
| General Electric | GE | 28,70 | 28,96 | 28,29 | 28,29 | 54.8M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 30,71 | 31,24 | 30,01 | 30,27 | 48.1M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 30,85 | 31,68 | 30,77 | 30,81 | 42.6M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 81,82 | 82,55 | 80,19 | 80,43 | 40.9M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 40,63 | 41,96 | 40,30 | 40,63 | 37.4M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 21,06 | 21,90 | 20,98 | 21,53 | 37.3M |
| Visa | V | 76,22 | 78,15 | 71,49 | 73,06 | 37.2M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 20,04 | 21,14 | 20,03 | 20,62 | 32M |
| Altria | MO | 21,13 | 21,47 | 20,10 | 20,35 | 26.8M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 30,55 | 30,87 | 30,13 | 30,35 | 25.6M |
| Apple | AAPL | 157,70 | 162,20 | 156,98 | 158,95 | 22.8M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 34,07 | 34,92 | 33,95 | 34,04 | 21.8M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 58,07 | 59,37 | 57,91 | 58,62 | 18.6M |
| Home Depot | HD | 23,58 | 24,55 | 23,49 | 23,83 | 18.6M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 21,49 | 21,65 | 21,00 | 21,12 | 18.4M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 84,04 | 84,04 | 81,43 | 81,62 | 18.1M |
| Merck | MRK | 32,88 | 33,81 | 32,80 | 32,90 | 17.6M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 27,12 | 28,97 | 27,12 | 28,08 | 17.3M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 56,59 | 57,67 | 56,12 | 56,34 | 16.8M |
| Chevron | CVX | 86,16 | 86,99 | 84,21 | 84,56 | 15.1M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 44,85 | 45,39 | 44,51 | 44,80 | 14.6M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 66,02 | 66,44 | 65,25 | 65,48 | 14M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 67,80 | 69,05 | 67,79 | 68,47 | 13.8M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 18,80 | 19,09 | 18,61 | 18,67 | 12.7M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 61,93 | 63,47 | 61,84 | 62,63 | 12.3M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 100,69 | 103,00 | 100,14 | 101,60 | 11.8M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 51,50 | 51,85 | 51,22 | 51,50 | 10.6M |
| Boeing | BA | 63,00 | 63,00 | 61,01 | 61,11 | 10.6M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 53,71 | 55,23 | 53,24 | 53,98 | 8.35M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 66,80 | 67,43 | 66,42 | 66,56 | 7.32M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 60,20 | 60,98 | 59,69 | 59,79 | 6.96M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 65,80 | 66,05 | 63,95 | 63,98 | 6.84M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 128,10 | 129,50 | 127,74 | 127,98 | 5.86M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 475,96 | 480,89 | 471,44 | 473,75 | 5.72M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 76,75 | 78,17 | 76,10 | 76,34 | 5.3M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 82,30 | 84,25 | 82,20 | 82,44 | 4.44M |
| 3M | MMM | 70,84 | 71,25 | 70,29 | 70,39 | 4.25M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3793,00 | 3880,00 | 3740,00 | 3829,00 | 24.5K |
Exchange Rates of July 31st, 2008
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 107,830 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,009 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1,023 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,977 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1,047 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,955 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6,839 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,146 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 168,190 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,006 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,786 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,272 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,656 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,604 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,596 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,627 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,634 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,612 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0,467 GBP | 1 GBP = 2,140 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0,984 AUD | 1 AUD = 1,016 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0,948 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,055 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 0,971 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,030 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,107 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,475 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,029 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,493 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2,077 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,482 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0,963 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,039 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0,986 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,015 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1,023 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,977 CAD |
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