Financial news on March 31st, 2010
Business and Financial news
New York is trying to sell the former Federal Building No. 2 in Brooklyn, a 1.1-million-square-foot structure. Read more..
Courses study the power of such media -- and the hazards. Read more..
The company also said it would present a five-year plan in April that would outline its steps to get back to sustained growth. Read more..
A key to financial success is making decisions with your money that produce solid, long-term returns. Those decisions include whether to hire a financial planner and, if the answer is yes, how to go about it. Read more..
The plan includes helping the banks raise $30 billion and a “bad bank” to handle failing loans. Read more..
Campaigns to run during the World Cup highlight how advertisers are stepping up support for marquee televised events, known as big event TV. Read more..
While the Case-Shiller index showed prices were slightly higher in January, the rebound seems to be fading. Read more..
The Fed’s decision not to buy mortgage-backed bonds after Wednesday raises hazards for investors thinking of picking up the slack. Read more..
America has not been as aggressive as it could be in alleviating toxic risks in everyday products. Read more..
The company is bringing in journalists, some from traditional outlets, to create more original content. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
Microsoft | MSFT | 29,64 | 29,72 | 29,17 | 29,29 | 63.8M |
General Electric | GE | 18,21 | 18,36 | 18,13 | 18,20 | 59.2M |
Pfizer | PFE | 17,18 | 17,27 | 17,09 | 17,15 | 59M |
Cisco Systems | CSCO | 26,52 | 26,61 | 25,96 | 26,03 | 54.7M |
Intel | INTC | 22,32 | 22,50 | 22,20 | 22,29 | 46M |
JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 44,31 | 45,00 | 44,25 | 44,70 | 39M |
AT&T Inc. | T | 25,90 | 26,04 | 25,75 | 25,84 | 36.7M |
Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 30,58 | 31,16 | 30,58 | 31,12 | 28.4M |
Comcast | CMCSA | 18,60 | 18,94 | 18,57 | 18,83 | 27.4M |
Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 25,33 | 25,79 | 25,30 | 25,71 | 27.2M |
Verizon Communications | VZ | 31,21 | 31,23 | 30,89 | 31,02 | 22.9M |
ExxonMobil | XOM | 66,94 | 67,19 | 66,60 | 66,98 | 22.4M |
ConocoPhillips | COP | 51,21 | 51,43 | 50,97 | 51,17 | 16.1M |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 52,56 | 52,99 | 52,21 | 52,68 | 15.9M |
Apple | AAPL | 235,49 | 236,61 | 234,46 | 235,00 | 15.4M |
Merck | MRK | 37,49 | 37,59 | 37,06 | 37,35 | 13M |
HP Inc. | HPQ | 52,89 | 53,39 | 52,82 | 53,15 | 12.9M |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 26,65 | 26,81 | 26,29 | 26,70 | 12.6M |
Schlumberger | SLB | 63,43 | 63,56 | 62,94 | 63,46 | 12M |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 64,84 | 65,31 | 64,70 | 65,20 | 11.9M |
Coca-Cola | KO | 54,79 | 55,29 | 54,50 | 55,00 | 11.5M |
Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 35,07 | 35,20 | 34,81 | 34,91 | 10.8M |
Home Depot | HD | 32,54 | 32,64 | 32,20 | 32,35 | 10.3M |
Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 55,81 | 55,91 | 55,50 | 55,60 | 9.97M |
Chevron | CVX | 75,47 | 76,14 | 75,08 | 75,83 | 9.88M |
Altria | MO | 20,60 | 20,65 | 20,46 | 20,52 | 9.62M |
Procter & Gamble | PG | 63,53 | 63,67 | 63,18 | 63,27 | 8.19M |
Pepsico | PEP | 66,68 | 66,71 | 66,06 | 66,16 | 8.12M |
Gilead Sciences | GILD | 45,52 | 45,75 | 45,33 | 45,47 | 7.05M |
UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 33,06 | 33,06 | 33,06 | 33,06 | 6.96M |
Alphabet | GOOGL | 565,05 | 569,74 | 562,81 | 567,12 | 6.06M |
Boeing | BA | 72,92 | 73,06 | 71,95 | 72,61 | 5.88M |
McDonald's | MCD | 67,15 | 67,39 | 66,63 | 66,72 | 5.77M |
Amgen | AMGN | 60,00 | 60,22 | 59,69 | 59,84 | 4.98M |
International Business Machines | IBM | 128,23 | 128,75 | 127,65 | 128,25 | 4.9M |
Amazon | AMZN | 136,00 | 136,80 | 134,48 | 135,77 | 4.6M |
3M | MMM | 84,05 | 84,46 | 83,35 | 83,57 | 4.34M |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 81,20 | 81,49 | 80,81 | 81,27 | 4.31M |
United Technologies | UTX | 73,93 | 74,33 | 73,42 | 73,61 | 3.76M |
Visa | V | 90,70 | 92,20 | 90,52 | 91,03 | 3.13M |
Union Pacific | UNP | 73,36 | 73,61 | 72,54 | 73,30 | 2.73M |
Exchange Rates of March 31st, 2010
Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 93,440 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,011 USD |
US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1,015 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,985 USD |
US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1,054 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,949 USD |
US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6,827 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,146 USD |
Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 126,200 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,008 EUR |
Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,890 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,124 EUR |
Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,472 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,679 EUR |
Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,371 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,729 EUR |
Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,424 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,702 EUR |
Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9,223 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,108 EUR |
Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0,705 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,419 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,167 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,857 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,086 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,921 JPY |
Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1,128 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,887 JPY |
Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1,655 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,604 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1,541 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,649 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1,599 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,625 GBP |
Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10,354 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,097 GBP |
Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0,931 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,075 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0,966 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,036 AUD |
Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6,262 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,160 AUD |
Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1,038 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,964 CAD |
Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6,722 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,149 CAD |
Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6,477 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,154 CHF |
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