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A read of Monday's 12/21/09 print editions of: The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The New York Times, USA Today, Atlanta Journal Constitution,& Daily Report (Ga) yielded the following stories about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 component companies and the Dow with stories about the Dow aggregated first and then items about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 companies presented alphabetically, followed by symbol and Friday's closing price and related data:

Dow: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 10,328.89 up 20.63 or 0.2% from Thursday's close of 10,308.26. For the week the Dow was down 1.4% from last Friday's close of 10,471.5. Year to date the Dow is up 17.69%. Of the 30 Dow Companies: 18 gained and 12 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was Hewlett-Packard HPQ $51.5 +0.94 1.86% 21,045,256 NYSE and percentage-wise was Intel INTC $19.63 +0.56 2.94% 93,079,781 NASDAQ-GS. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Boeing BA $53.44 -1.03 1.89% 8,767,691 NYSE.

WSJ pC1 Investors Hope the '10s Beat the '00s" by Tom Lauricella says the US stock market is wrapping up what is likely to be the worst decade ever. Since end of '99, US stocks' performance has been worse than even the '30's, down 0.5%.

(From Sat.) WSJ pB1 "Despite Gain, Blue Chips End the Week Down 1.4%" by Peter A. McKay says stocks rose Fri. as an earnings-fueled rally bolstered tech stocks, but the gains were limited after a rocky week in which investors worried about sovereign credit and the global economy. After sliding more than 44 points Fri. morning, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 0.2%, led by Intel's 2.8% gain. The Dow was down 1.4% for the week, the biggest decline in more than a month.

(From Sat.) WSJ pB3 "RIMM Gains 10%, Oracle Adds 6.4%" by Donna Kardos Yesalavich says stocks closed higher Fri. as better than expected earnings reports from Oracle and Research in Motion boosted investors' appetite for tech stocks such as Intel, Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard. Intel, Microsoft and HP led the Dow's gainers Fri. Boeing kept the Dow's gains in check Fri. It fell 1.9% after budget airline Ryanair Holdings said talks to order up to 200 new aircraft with Boeing were terminated after the firms failed to agree on certain conditions.

(From Sat.) Fin Times p14 "Oracle and Rim Results help tech sector stand out" by Samantha Pearson says encouraging results from the tech sector failed to keep Wall Street out of the red yesterday as the stronger dollar began to dominate trading.

(From Sat.) Inv. Bus Daily pA1 "Nasdaq Leads On Strong Tech Earnings" by Paul Whitfield says he tech sector sparked a rise Fri as the Nasdaq led the market higher. Friday's action was p in higher volume and the current outlook is uptrend under pressure.

(From Sat) NYT pB7 "As Holiday Slowdown Nears, Markets Climb on a Choppy Day of Trading" by Javier C. Hernandez says volatility marked what was probably the last big trading session of the year on Fri as investors tried to take advantage of better than expected profits from tech firms. shares meandered for much of he day, while the dollar continued to strengthen, touching $1.43 against the Euro.

As of the open of the market Monday, the current divisor for the Dow found at page c4 of today's Wall St. Jrnl is .132319125 unchanged, the trailing P/E ratio is 17.92 up from Fri.'s 17.88 (year ago it was 17.92) the P/E estimate is 16.00 down from Friday's 16.19 (year ago it was 10.45) and the current dividend yield is 2.69 unchanged from Fri.s 2.69 (it was 3.66 a year ago).

Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1366.71 up 2.73 from Thursday's closing Dow numerator of 1363.98. This is the sum of all 30 closing prices. A short cut to the Dow numerator is to multiply the closing Dow by the Divisor. Now, if you divide the Dow numerator increase of 2.73 for Friday by the divisor you get the increase in Friday's Dow close of 20.63.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was 45.56 up 0.09 from Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing price of $45.47. The median closing price of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was 40.73 up 0.36 from Thursday's $40.37. The lowest volume Friday was 3M MMM $80.97 +0.50 0.62% 6,571,885 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of Am BAC $15.03 +0.17 1.14% 200,135,753 NYSE.

If Friday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs) and sold at the close you would have made 273 ($136,671 - $136,398).

AT&T T $27.32 +0.10 0.37% 45,273,757 NYSE: WSJ pB6 in an article listing the best and worst ads of '09 notes that many firms, inclding Nike, AT&T and Procter & Gamble's Gillette, were caught in the middle of the Tiger Woods imbroglio but in panning one of Accenture's ads as one of the worst, it says Accenture relied especially heavily on Woods as he appeared in 83% of their ads.

WSJ pR9 in a decade review lists the world's top 25 companies in 1999 by market capitalization and then lists the world's top 25 companies in 2009. AT&T is on both lists, Cisco is on the '99 list but not '09, Exxon was on the list in '99 and replaced Microsoft in '99 as the number 1 company in the world, Microsoft is on both lists, GE is on both lists, Coke was on the list in '99 but not '09, Intel was on '99 but fell off of the '09 list, IBM is on both lists, Johnson & Johnson and Chevron are new on the '09 list, Procter & Gamble is new on '09 list as is JPMorgan Chase and Pfizer, WalMart is on both lists but Home Depot and Merck were on the '99 list but dropped off the '09 list.

Alcoa AA $14.58 +0.08 0.55% 29,419,085 NYSE: No mentions found.

American Express AXP $40.51 +0.06 0.15% 10,668,645 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of America BAC $15.03 +0.17 1.14% 200,135,753 NYSE: WSJ pA1 "Fund Boss Made $7 Bil in the Panic" by Gregory Zuckerman says David Tepper made this amount running a hedge fund investing in beaten down bank stocks such as Bank of America's.

Boeing BA $53.44 -1.03 1.89% 8,767,691 NYSE: Fin Time p1 "Airbus fears delayed WTO report willl hurt hopes of Pentagon deal" by Pilita Clark says Airbus, the European aircraft maker is upset that the 6 month delay in the release of a crucial World Trade Organization report on its US rival, Boeing, will hurt is chances to get a multi-bil Pentagon contract because the report is expected to be negative to Boeing saying it has gotten massive subsidies from the US.

Caterpillar CAT $57.19 -0.34 0.59% 7,158,659 NYSE: No mentions found.

Chevron CVX $76.9 +0.12 0.16% 15,997,547 NYSE: WSJ pB3 "Boosts to Oil Output Dam Effects of Supply Threats From Militants" by Spencer Swartz says oil supply threats in two of he global oil industry's traditional trouble spots, Iraq and Nigeria, bubbled to the surface again over the weekend. But they came as the sector's capacity to pump is growing sharply, providing the industry an unusual ability to make up for any lost oil and keep price increases to a minimum. In Nigeria after a few months of relative quiet, the nation's main militant group said Sat that it had launched a warning strike against an oil pipeline operated by Royal Dutch Shell and Chevron, the first attack since the group announced a self imposed cease fire in late summer. Unclear if any oil production was disrupted. The Group is known as MEND.

WSJ pR9 in a decade review lists the world's top 25 companies in 1999 by market capitalization and then lists the world's top 25 companies in 2009. AT&T is on both lists, Cisco is on the '99 list but not '09, Exxon was on the list in '99 and replaced Microsoft in '99 as the number 1 company in the world, Microsoft is on both lists, GE is on both lists, Coke was on the list in '99 but not '09, Intel was on '99 but fell off of the '09 list, IBM is on both lists, Johnson & Johnson and Chevron are new on the '09 list, Procter & Gamble is new on '09 list as is JPMorgan Chase and Pfizer, WalMart is on both lists but Home Depot and Merck were on the '99 list but dropped off the '09 list.

Cisco CSCO $23.33 +0.15 0.65% 63,658,339 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pR9 in a decade review lists the world's top 25 companies in 1999 by market capitalization and then lists the world's top 25 companies in 2009. AT&T is on both lists, Cisco is on the '99 list but not '09, Exxon was on the list in '99 and replaced Microsoft in '99 as the number 1 company in the world, Microsoft is on both lists, GE is on both lists, Coke was on the list in '99 but not '09, Intel was on '99 but fell off of the '09 list, IBM is on both lists, Johnson & Johnson and Chevron are new on the '09 list, Procter & Gamble is new on '09 list as is JPMorgan Chase and Pfizer, WalMart is on both lists but Home Depot and Merck were on the '99 list but dropped off the '09 list.

Coca-Cola KO $56.92 -0.06 0.11% 18,416,378 NYSE: WSJ pR9 in a decade review lists the world's top 25 companies in 1999 by market capitalization and then lists the world's top 25 companies in 2009. AT&T is on both lists, Cisco is on the '99 list but not '09, Exxon was on the list in '99 and replaced Microsoft in '99 as the number 1 company in the world, Microsoft is on both lists, GE is on both lists, Coke was on the list in '99 but not '09, Intel was on '99 but fell off of the '09 list, IBM is on both lists, Johnson & Johnson and Chevron are new on the '09 list, Procter & Gamble is new on '09 list as is JPMorgan Chase and Pfizer, WalMart is on both lists but Home Depot and Merck were on the '99 list but dropped off the '09 list.

Disney DIS $31.95 +0.02 0.06% 15,229,617 NYSE: WSJ pR9 in a decade review quotes Bob Iger, CEO of Disney saying the dawn of the digital age has sped everything up and otherwise waxes philosophical.

DuPont DD $31.87 -0.14 0.44% 8,696,705 NYSE: No mentions found.

ExxonMobil XOM $68.21 -0.01 0.01% 60,852,292 NYSE: WSJ pA3 "Sierra Club's Pro-Gas Dilemma" by Ben Casselman says the dilemma is natural gas is good for the environment but the way they get it by fracking is bad for the ground water. The debate will grow more heated following Exxon MObil's announcement last week that it is buying natural gas developer XTO Energy Inc.

WSJ pR9 in a decade review lists the world's top 25 companies in 1999 by market capitalization and then lists the world's top 25 companies in 2009. AT&T is on both lists, Cisco is on the '99 list but not '09, Exxon was on the list in '99 and replaced Microsoft in '99 as the number 1 company in the world, Microsoft is on both lists, GE is on both lists, Coke was on the list in '99 but not '09, Intel was on '99 but fell off of the '09 list, IBM is on both lists, Johnson & Johnson and Chevron are new on the '09 list, Procter & Gamble is new on '09 list as is JPMorgan Chase and Pfizer, WalMart is on both lists but Home Depot and Merck were on the '99 list but dropped off the '09 list.

GE $15.59 -0.20 1.27% 77,369,850 NYSE: WSJ pR9 in a decade review lists 3 1999 iconic CEOs: Bill Gates, co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft, Jack Welch, former CEO of GE, and Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard who was the first woman to lead a Fortune 20 firm.

WSJ pR9 in a decade review lists the world's top 25 companies in 1999 by market capitalization and then lists the world's top 25 companies in 2009. AT&T is on both lists, Cisco is on the '99 list but not '09, Exxon was on the list in '99 and replaced Microsoft in '99 as the number 1 company in the world, Microsoft is on both lists, GE is on both lists, Coke was on the list in '99 but not '09, Intel was on '99 but fell off of the '09 list, IBM is on both lists, Johnson & Johnson and Chevron are new on the '09 list, Procter & Gamble is new on '09 list as is JPMorgan Chase and Pfizer, WalMart is on both lists but Home Depot and Merck were on the '99 list but dropped off the '09 list.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $51.5 +0.94 1.86% 21,045,256 NYSE: WSJ pR9 in a decade review lists 3 1999 iconic CEOs: Bill Gates, co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft, Jack Welch, former CEO of GE, and Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard who was the first woman to lead a Fortune 20 firm.

Home Depot HD $28.65 -0.15 0.52% 16,847,792 NYSE: WSJ pR9 in a decade review lists the world's top 25 companies in 1999 by market capitalization and then lists the world's top 25 companies in 2009. AT&T is on both lists, Cisco is on the '99 list but not '09, Exxon was on the list in '99 and replaced Microsoft in '99 as the number 1 company in the world, Microsoft is on both lists, GE is on both lists, Coke was on the list in '99 but not '09, Intel was on '99 but fell off of the '09 list, IBM is on both lists, Johnson & Johnson and Chevron are new on the '09 list, Procter & Gamble is new on '09 list as is JPMorgan Chase and Pfizer, WalMart is on both lists but Home Depot and Merck were on the '99 list but dropped off the '09 list.

Intel INTC $19.63 +0.56 2.94% 93,079,781 NASDAQ-GS: NYT pB4 "An Opening For a Cip War"by Ashlee Vance says as part of its lawsuit against Intel filed on Wed., the FTC proposed a wish list of things it would like to see happen if it can prove its case and relief measure No. 17 wold require Intel to make available technology to others, via licensing or other means. This remedy could pave the war for a chip war. Intel and Advanced Micro Devices have set out on a path to combine computing and graphics functions on a single piece of silicon. That's good for Intel and AMD because they both have computing chip and graphics chip expertise. Nvidia has been the odd man out, since it makes only graphics chips. The FTC could open the door for Nvidia to get a license from Intel.

WSJ pR9 in a decade review lists the world's top 25 companies in 1999 by market capitalization and then lists the world's top 25 companies in 2009. AT&T is on both lists, Cisco is on the '99 list but not '09, Exxon was on the list in '99 and replaced Microsoft in '99 as the number 1 company in the world, Microsoft is on both lists, GE is on both lists, Coke was on the list in '99 but not '09, Intel was on '99 but fell off of the '09 list, IBM is on both lists, Johnson & Johnson and Chevron are new on the '09 list, Procter & Gamble is new on '09 list as is JPMorgan Chase and Pfizer, WalMart is on both lists but Home Depot and Merck were on the '99 list but dropped off the '09 list.

IBM $127.91 +0.51 0.4% 8,877,705 NYSE: WSJ pR9 in a decade review lists the world's top 25 companies in 1999 by market capitalization and then lists the world's top 25 companies in 2009. AT&T is on both lists, Cisco is on the '99 list but not '09, Exxon was on the list in '99 and replaced Microsoft in '99 as the number 1 company in the world, Microsoft is on both lists, GE is on both lists, Coke was on the list in '99 but not '09, Intel was on '99 but fell off of the '09 list, IBM is on both lists, Johnson & Johnson and Chevron are new on the '09 list, Procter & Gamble is new on '09 list as is JPMorgan Chase and Pfizer, WalMart is on both lists but Home Depot and Merck were on the '99 list but dropped off the '09 list.

JPMorgan Chase JPM $40.95 +0.68 1.69% 47,354,422 NYSE: Fin Times p13 "Blavatnik boost in legal battle" by Francesco Guerrera says Len Blavatnik, the billionaire entrepreneur, has won a partial victory in his legal battle to bring claims against JPMorgan Chase alleging that the bank invested about $1 bil belonging to one of his firms in a portfolio stuffed with risky mortgage backed securities. The Sup. Ct. of NY agreed to hear claims from Access Industries, Blavatnik's group, against JPMorgan's asset management arm for breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation but it dismissed 2 other claims for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty.

WSJ pC10 "TARP Likely to Warrant at Least Once Positive Legacy" by Steven D. Jones says the positive legacy could be the new warrant market for bank warrants. The Treasury has auctioned three sets of bank warrants so far, JPMorgan Chase, Capital One Financial and TCF Financial. Each drew well more than the minimum bids set by the Treasury.

WSJ pR9 in a decade review lists the world's top 25 companies in 1999 by market capitalization and then lists the world's top 25 companies in 2009. AT&T is on both lists, Cisco is on the '99 list but not '09, Exxon was on the list in '99 and replaced Microsoft in '99 as the number 1 company in the world, Microsoft is on both lists, GE is on both lists, Coke was on the list in '99 but not '09, Intel was on '99 but fell off of the '09 list, IBM is on both lists, Johnson & Johnson and Chevron are new on the '09 list, Procter & Gamble is new on '09 list as is JPMorgan Chase and Pfizer, WalMart is on both lists but Home Depot and Merck were on the '99 list but dropped off the '09 list.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ $64.37 -0.10 0.16% 21,621,129 NYSE: WSJ pR9 in a decade review lists the world's top 25 companies in 1999 by market capitalization and then lists the world's top 25 companies in 2009. AT&T is on both lists, Cisco is on the '99 list but not '09, Exxon was on the list in '99 and replaced Microsoft in '99 as the number 1 company in the world, Microsoft is on both lists, GE is on both lists, Coke was on the list in '99 but not '09, Intel was on '99 but fell off of the '09 list, IBM is on both lists, Johnson & Johnson and Chevron are new on the '09 list, Procter & Gamble is new on '09 list as is JPMorgan Chase and Pfizer, WalMart is on both lists but Home Depot and Merck were on the '99 list but dropped off the '09 list.

Kraft KFT $27.01 +0.13 0.48% 12,684,526 NYSE: No mentions found.

McDonald's MCD $62.17 +0.25 0.4% 9,486,974 NYSE: No mentions found.

Merck MRK $37.4 +0.12 0.32% 24,759,165 NYSE: WSJ pR9 in a decade review lists the world's top 25 companies in 1999 by market capitalization and then lists the world's top 25 companies in 2009. AT&T is on both lists, Cisco is on the '99 list but not '09, Exxon was on the list in '99 and replaced Microsoft in '99 as the number 1 company in the world, Microsoft is on both lists, GE is on both lists, Coke was on the list in '99 but not '09, Intel was on '99 but fell off of the '09 list, IBM is on both lists, Johnson & Johnson and Chevron are new on the '09 list, Procter & Gamble is new on '09 list as is JPMorgan Chase and Pfizer, WalMart is on both lists but Home Depot and Merck were on the '99 list but dropped off the '09 list.

Microsoft MSFT $30.36 +0.76 2.57% 88,933,360 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pR9 in a decade review lists 3 1999 iconic CEOs: Bill Gates, co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft, Jack Welch, former CEO of GE, and Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard who was the first woman to lead a Fortune 20 firm.

WSJ pR9 in a decade review lists the world's top 25 companies in 1999 by market capitalization and then lists the world's top 25 companies in 2009. AT&T is on both lists, Cisco is on the '99 list but not '09, Exxon was on the list in '99 and replaced Microsoft in '99 as the number 1 company in the world, Microsoft is on both lists, GE is on both lists, Coke was on the list in '99 but not '09, Intel was on '99 but fell off of the '09 list, IBM is on both lists, Johnson & Johnson and Chevron are new on the '09 list, Procter & Gamble is new on '09 list as is JPMorgan Chase and Pfizer, WalMart is on both lists but Home Depot and Merck were on the '99 list but dropped off the '09 list.

Pfizer PFE $18.3 +0.08 0.44% 60,409,826 NYSE: NYT pB2 "Pfizer Acquires a Satem Cell Therapy" by Andrew Pollack says Pfizer is buying the rights to a controversial cell therapy from Athesys, a biotech firm, a sign of big pharma firms' growing interest in stem cells. Pfizer will ahve the rights to develop Athersys's cells to treat inflamatory bowel disease and will pay $6 mil initially and up to $105 mil in the future.

WSJ pR9 in a decade review lists the world's top 25 companies in 1999 by market capitalization and then lists the world's top 25 companies in 2009. AT&T is on both lists, Cisco is on the '99 list but not '09, Exxon was on the list in '99 and replaced Microsoft in '99 as the number 1 company in the world, Microsoft is on both lists, GE is on both lists, Coke was on the list in '99 but not '09, Intel was on '99 but fell off of the '09 list, IBM is on both lists, Johnson & Johnson and Chevron are new on the '09 list, Procter & Gamble is new on '09 list as is JPMorgan Chase and Pfizer, WalMart is on both lists but Home Depot and Merck were on the '99 list but dropped off the '09 list.

Procter & Gamble PG $61.55 -0.04 0.06% 22,191,602 NYSE: WSJ pB6 lists one of Procter & Gamble's ads by Publicis Groupe, "The Golden Bowl" about Charmin as one of the best ads of '09. It is a "SitOrSquat" iPHone and Blackberry application sponsored by Charmin that is designed to help people find the cleanest restrooms using GPS tech.

USA Today p1B says P&G is recalling 700,000 bonus packs of Vicks DayQuil capsules becasue they are not childproof. There has been no reports of accidental ingestion. Consumers can contact PG at 800-251-3374 for a refund.

WSJ pB6 in an article listing the best and worst ads of '09 notes that many firms, inclding Nike, AT&T and Procter & Gamble's Gillette, were caught in the middle of the Tiger Woods imbroglio but in panning one of Accenture's ads as one of the worst, it says Accenture relied especially heavily on Woods as he appeared in 83% of their ads.

WSJ pR9 in a decade review quotes A.G. Lafley, outgoing chairman and former CEO, of PG, saying the decade was a real test for leader.

WSJ pR9 in a decade review lists the world's top 25 companies in 1999 by market capitalization and then lists the world's top 25 companies in 2009. AT&T is on both lists, Cisco is on the '99 list but not '09, Exxon was on the list in '99 and replaced Microsoft in '99 as the number 1 company in the world, Microsoft is on both lists, GE is on both lists, Coke was on the list in '99 but not '09, Intel was on '99 but fell off of the '09 list, IBM is on both lists, Johnson & Johnson and Chevron are new on the '09 list, Procter & Gamble is new on '09 list as is JPMorgan Chase and Pfizer, WalMart is on both lists but Home Depot and Merck were on the '99 list but dropped off the '09 list.

3M MMM $80.97 +0.50 0.62% 6,571,885 NYSE: No mentions found.

Traveler's TRV $48.14 -0.24 0.5% 9,183,042 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX $69.46 -0.12 0.17% 9,339,694 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $32.8 -0.01 0.03% 17,623,508 NYSE: WSJ pB5 "Verizon Wireless Defends Fee" by Amy Schatz says Verizon wireless said a new $350 fee that it charges some subscriers to break cellphone contracts is necessary to cover its higher costs and the risks of offering high speed wireless internet service. VZ offered up a defense of its new fee, double the fee charged to other subscribers, in response to an inquiry by the FCC.

WalMart WMT $52.85 +0.09 0.17% 25,192,195 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "As Stores Sputter, Sales Sizzle Online" by Geoffrey A. Fowler says a holiday season of Web price wars and aggressive online promotions by store based retailers is leaving e-commerce a larger force in US retail. While sales conducted at brick and mortar stores are flat this season compared to last year, online retailing grew 4% from the beginning of Nov. through Dec. 18 to $24.8 bi. Amazon.com appeared to be the biggest winner. Its share of traffic among the top 500 retailers rose nearly 31% to more than 16% in the week ended Dec. 12, more than double its nearest competitor, WalMart, which launched aggressive price wars with Amazon on books, video games and other products.

WSJ pB3 says WalMart selected Eduardo Solorzano, the head of its Mexican oeprations ot oversee all of its Latin American business, just 7 months after the former Asian chief was given the job.

WSJ pR9 in a decade review lists the world's top 25 companies in 1999 by market capitalization and then lists the world's top 25 companies in 2009. AT&T is on both lists, Cisco is on the '99 list but not '09, Exxon was on the list in '99 and replaced Microsoft in '99 as the number 1 company in the world, Microsoft is on both lists, GE is on both lists, Coke was on the list in '99 but not '09, Intel was on '99 but fell off of the '09 list, IBM is on both lists, Johnson & Johnson and Chevron are new on the '09 list, Procter & Gamble is new on '09 list as is JPMorgan Chase and Pfizer, WalMart is on both lists but Home Depot and Merck were on the '99 list but dropped off the '09 list.

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Here are the CEOs of the Dow 30 Companies:

T Randall L. Stephenson
AA Klaus Kleinfeld
AXP Kenneth I. Chenault
BAC Kenneth D. Lewis who will be replaced on 1/1 by Brian T. Moynihan.
BA W. James McNerney, Jr.
CAT James W. Owens who will be replaced by Douglas Oberhelman in 2010.
CVX David O'Reilly who will be replaced by John Watson at year end.
CSCO John Chambers
KO Muhtar Kent
DIS Robert Iger
DD Ellen Kullman
XOM Rex W. Tillerson
GE Jeffrey R. Immelt
HPQ Mark Hurd
HD Frank Blake
INTC Paul S. Otellini
IBM Samuel J. Palmisano
JPM Jamie Dimon
JNJ William C. Weldon
KFT Irene Rosenfeld
MCD Jim Skinner
MRK Robert Clark
MSFT Steve Ballmer
PFE Jeffrey Kindler
PG Bob McDonald
MMM George W. Buckley
TRV Jay S. Fishman
UTX Louis Chenevert
VZ Ivan Seidenberg
WMT Mike Duke

Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 ranked in order of market capitalization rounded to the nearest billion as of 12/20/09 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $328 [5]
2. Microsoft MSFT 271 [9]
3. WalMart WMT 201 [4]
4. Chevron CVX 188 [2.5]
5. Procter & Gamble PG 180 [3]
6. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 178 [3]
7. IBM 168 [1.5]
8. GE 166 [10.5]
9. JPMorgan Chase 161 [4]
10. AT&T 161 [6]
11. Pfizer PFE 148 [8]
12. Cisco CSCO 135 [6]
13. BAC 130 [8.6]
14. Coke KO 132 [2]
15. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 122 [2]
16. Intel INTC 110 [5.5]
17. McDonald's MCD 103 [1.5]
18. Verizon VZ 93 [3]
19. Merck MRK 79 [2]
20. United Technologies UTX 65 [1]
21. Disney DIS 60 [2]
22. 3M MMM 57 [.5]
23. Home Depot 49 [2]
24. American Express AXP 48 [1]
25. Kraft KFT 40 [1.5]
26. Boeing BA 39 [1]
27. Caterpillar CAT 36 [.5]
28. DuPont DD 29 [1]
29. Travelers 26 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 14 [1]

Here are the latest SEC filings as of 12/18/09 other than ownership filings, registration of shares for employee benefit plans, free writing prospectuses and, except for certain cases, I do not include third party shareholder proposals:

Symbol & Co. Name/Date of Filing/Form Filed/ Comments

T AT&T: 12/18/09 8K re: amendment Bylaws to provide that the Chairman of the Board shall call a special meeting of the stockholders whenever requested in writing to do so by stockholders representing 15% (rather than 25%) of the outstanding shares of AT&T.

12/14/09 8K re: agreement with the Communications Workers of America on new, three-year contracts covering approximately 30,000 employees in CWA District 3 (AT&T's Southeast region).

Alcoa AA: 11/20/09 8K re: the temporarily idling of production at its two aluminum smelters in Fusina and Portovesme, Italy while appealing a European Commission decision that Italy’s extension of the existing electricity tariff after 2005 did not comply with European Union state aid rules and that a portion of the benefit received by Alcoa must be refunded. The curtailments in Italy will bring Alcoa’s total global smelting system curtailments to approximately 24 percent. Alcoa expects to take a 4Q '09 charge of between $300 million and $500 million, pre-tax, including the temporary curtailment and recovery actions.

American Express AXP: 12/15/09 8K re: delinquency and write-off statistics for the lending portfolio of its U.S. Card Services operating segment for the months ended September 30, October 31 and November 30, 2009.

Bank of Am BAC: 12/17/09 re: election of Brian T. Moynihan to succeed Kenneth D. Lewis as the new President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2010 and his appointment to the Board and Executive Committee of the Board. Moynihan, 50, joined FleetBoston Financial Corporation in April 1993. He was promoted to lead Corporate Strategy and Development and then went on to lead Global Wealth and Investment Management at FleetBoston. Following the Corporation’s 2004 merger with FleetBoston, he served as president of Global Wealth and Investment Management from April 2004 to October 2007. From October 2007 to December 2008, Mr. Moynihan served as president of Global Corporate and Investment Banking. From December 2008 to January 2009, Mr. Moynihan served as the Corporation’s General Counsel. From January 2009 to August 2009, Mr. Moynihan served as president of Global Corporate and Investment Banking and Global Wealth Management. Since August 2009, he has served as president of Consumer and Small Business Banking.

12/9/09 8K re: amending its Certificate of Incorporation to fix the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Series S Preferred Stock.

12/3/09 Form 8K re: BAC's repaying the entire $45 billion investment borrowed under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

12/3/09 8K re: BAC being named as a defendant in two related lawsuits filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Boeing BA: 11/20/09 8K re: Boeing issued $700,000,000 of 1.875% Senior Notes due 2012 and $500,000,000 of 3.750% Senior Notes due 2016.

Caterpiller CAT: 12/18/09 8K re: supplemental information concerning deliveries to users for its Machinery and Engines lines of business.

12/15/09 8K re: amendments to Bylaws.

Chevron CVX: 12/11/09 8K re: a new base salary of $1,500,000 for J.S. Watson (a $500,000 increase) to be effective January 1, 2010 when Mr. Watson assumes the position of Chairman & CEO and other exec compensation changes.

Cisco CSCO: 11/24/09 8K re: Mark Chandler, Senior Vice President, Legal Services, General Counsel & Secretary of Cisco Systems adopting a pre-arranged stock trading plan.

Coke KO: 10/29/09 10QA

Disney DIS: 12/2/09 10K

DuPont DD: 11/5/09 Prospectus relating to $1,000,000,000 3.250% Notes due 1/15 & $1,000,000,000 4.625% Notes due January 15, 2020

ExxonMobil XOM: 12/14/09 8K re: Merger Agreement to buy XTO Energy.


12/1/09 8K re: fixing a total ceiling of $139 million in respect of 2009 under XOM's Short Term Incentive Program, of which bonuses were granted to certain officers as follows


GE: 12/3/09 8K re: GE, NBC Universal, Inc. and Comcast Corporation entering into a Master Agreement pursuant to which they will form a joint venture. The joint venture will consist of the businesses of NBCU, including its cable networks, filmed entertainment, televised entertainment, theme parks and unconsolidated investments, collectively valued at $30 billion, and Comcast’s cable networks including E!, Versus and the Golf Channel, ten regional sports networks and certain digital media properties, collectively valued at $7.25 billion. NBCU will borrow $9.1 billion from third party lenders, and the proceeds of this debt financing will be distributed to GE. Comcast will make a payment of approximately $6.5 billion in cash to GE. GE also entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Vivendi SA pursuant to which,GE will acquire Vivendi’s 20% interest in NBCU for $5.8 billion. GE expects to realize approximately $9.8 billion pre-tax in cash after the buyout of Vivendi’s 20% interest. The new venture initially will be 51% owned by Comcast and 49% owned by GE.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 12/17/09 10K

Home Depot HD: 12/3/09 10Q

Intel INTC: 12/17/09 8K re: a press release commenting on the suit filed against Intel by the Federal Trade Commission alleging anticompetitive practices.

IBM: 11/5/09 8K announcing its Form S-3, effective August 3, 2007, relating to $2,000,000,000 of debt securities.

JPMorganChase JPM: 12/16/09 8K re: the U.S. Treasury selling in a secondary public offering, 88,401,697 warrants, each representing the right to purchase one share of the common stock, of JPM at an exercise price of $10.75 per warrant.

12/8/09 8K re: a presentation at an U.S. financial services investor conference.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ: 11/4/09 10Q

Kraft KFT: 12/15/09 8K re: a press release relating to the formal response issued by Cadbury plc regarding the offer by Kraft Foods to acquire all of the shares of Cadbury plc.

12/1/09 8K re: a revolving credit agreement for a three-year senior unsecured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $4.5 billion with the lenders named therein and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., as joint bookrunners, and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and Citibank, N.A., as co-administrative agents.

McDonalds MCD: 12/9/09 8K re: an Investor Release reporting MCD's November and year-to-date 2009 sales.

12/4/09 8K re: resignation of Ralph Alvarez as President & COO effective December 31, 2009 & Director and MCD reduced its size by one for a total of 13 Directors.

Merck MRK: 11/4/09 8K announcing the consummation on November 3, 2009 of the merger of Merck & Co., Inc. &, Schering-Plough Corporation.

Microsoft MSFT: 12/4/09 8K re: the resignation of Christopher P. Liddell, the former chief financial officer and his settlement agreement.

Pfizer PFE: 12/14/09 8K re: amendment of bylaws & change in fiscal year.


Procter & Gamble PG: 12/11/09 8K re: the purchase of Sara Lee's Ambi Pur brand by PG.

12/8/09 8K re: Angela F. Braly being appointed to the Board of Directors, effective December 8, 2009.

12/8/09 8K re: the retirement of Alan G. Lafley, Chairman of the Board and former President & CEO, will retire from his position as Chairman of the Board effective January 1, 2010 & Robert A. McDonald (56), currently President & CEO being elected to Chairman of the Board effective January 1, 2010.

3M MMM: 12/8/09 8K re: 2010 sales and earnings outlook.

Travelers TRV: 12/11/09 8K re: the election of Donald J. Shepard as a director. He is the former chairman of the executive board and chief executive officer of AEGON N.V.

United Technologies UTX: 11/17/09 8K re: its purchase of the GE Security business from GE for $1.82 billion. The closing is pending regulatory approvals. GE Security, part of GE Technology Infrastructure, supplies security and life safety technologies through a broad product portfolio for commercial and residential applications that include fire detection and life safety systems, intrusion alarms, and video surveillance and access control systems. Headquartered in Bradenton, Fla., the business has eight manufacturing facilities and approximately 4,700 employees in 26 countries.

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 12/7/09 8K re:amendments to bylaws.

12/1/09 8K re: agreement with Frontier Communications Corporation establishing a separate entity for its local exchange and related business assets in 14 states that will merge into Frontier. (Arizona, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin).

Wal-Mart WMT: 12/8/09 10Q