8/18/10 Wed pm Dow Closes 10,415.54 up 9.69 or 0.09%

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 10,415.54 up 9.69 or 0.09% from Tuesday's close of 10,405.85. Of the 30 Dow Companies: 19 gained, Verizon was unchanged and 10 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was Intel INTC $19.595 +0.065 0.33% 52,505,782 NASDAQ-GS and percentage-wise was Home Depot HD $28.87 +0.56 1.98% 12,085,385 again. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was ExxonMobil XOM $60.2 -0.62 1.02% 16,592,394 NYSE.

As of the open of the market Wednesday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of today's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493, the trailing P/E ratio is 14.03 up from Tuesday's 13.89 (year ago it was 14.89) the P/E estimate is 12.49 unchanged from Tuesday's 12.49 (year ago it was 14.65) and the current dividend yield is 2.69 down from Tuesday's 2.71 (it was 3.10 a year ago). The Dow's all-time high was 14,164.53 on Oct. 9, 2007. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,376.25 up 1.33 from Tuesday's closing numerator of 1,374.92. 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 1.3 for Wednesay by the divisor (0.132129493) you get the increase in Wednesday's Dow of 9.69. A $1 change in the price of any DJIA stock = a 7.56 change in the average.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $45.88 up 0.05 from Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average average closing price of $45.83. The median closing price of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $39.80 up $0.19 from Tuesday's median price of $39.61. The lowest volume was 3M MMM $83.6701 -0.4199 0.5% 2,863,474 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $13.34 +0.13 0.98% 121,623,365 NYSE.

If Tuesday 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 $135 ($137,625 - 137,490).

MarketWatch 8/18/10 Wed. 4:07 pm by Laura Mandaro says U.S. stocks closed modestly higher Wednesday as rising retail stocks, buoyed by comments from Target Corp. (TGT 51.95, +1.27, +2.51%) , offset a drop in energy stocks as oil futures fell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA 10,416, +9.69, +0.09%) closed up 9.69 points, or 0.1%, to 10,415.54. The S&P 500 (SPX 1,094, +1.62, +0.15%) gained 1.62 points, or 0.2%, to 1,094.16, led by a 0.9% gain in consumer discretionary shares. The energy sector fell 1%. The Nasdaq Composite (COMP 2,216, +6.26, +0.28%) added 6.3 points, or 0.3%, to 2,215.7 points.

Wednesday's Closing Dow closing numbers:
Symb/Last/Change/% Change/Vol./Market

AT&T T $27.32 +0.35 1.3% 25,434,162 NYSE
Aloca AA $10.92 -0.03 0.27% 18,042,196 NYSE
American Express AXP $41.66 -0.08 0.19% 7,704,926 NYSE
Bank of America BAC $13.34 +0.13 0.98% 121,623,365 NYSE
Boeing BA $66.05 +0.06 0.09% 2,399,934 NYSE
Caterpillar CAT $69.84 +0.10 0.14% 4,538,970 NYSE
Chevron CVX $77.16 -0.61 0.78% 7,057,812 NYSE
Cisco CSCO $22.455 +0.405 1.84% 69,026,397 NASDAQ-GS
Ccoca-Cola KO $55.94 -0.18 0.32% 6,937,361 NYSE
Walt Disney DIS $33.97 +0.21 0.62% 7,039,538 NYSE
DuPont DD $41.44 +0.02 0.05% 3,058,477 NYSE
ExxonMobil XOM $60.2 -0.62 1.02% 16,592,394 NYSE
GE $15.6881 +0.1081 0.69% 35,001,326 NYSE
Hewlett-PackardHPQ $41.3+7 0.55 1.35% 19,857,525 NYSE
Home Depot HD $28.87 +0.56 1.98% 12,085,385 NYSE
Intel INTC $19.595 +0.065 0.33% 52,505,782 NASDAQ-GS
IBM $129.59 +1.14 0.89% 4,241,571 NYSE
J.P.Morgan Chase JPM $37.9403 +0.4603 1.23% 24,276,157 NYSE
Johnson & Johnson JNJ $59.4 +0.18 0.3% 8,620,824 NYSE
Kraft KFT $29.36 +0.10 0.34% 8,945,474 NYSE
McDonald's MCD $73.295 +0.075 0.1% 5,332,616 NYSE
Merck MRK $35.42 -0.12 0.34% 7,061,096 NYSE
Microsoft MSFT $24.89 +0.18 0.73% 40,494,711 NASDAQ-GS
Pfizer PFE $16.11 -0.16 0.98% 43,529,265 NYSE
Procter & Gamble PG $60.+815 0.525 0.87% 9,447,727 NYSE
3M MMM $83.6701 -0.4199 0.5% 2,863,474 NYSE
United Technologies UTX $69.95 -0.56 0.79% 4,434,099 NYSE
Verizon VZ $30.17 unch unch 11,935,324 DualListed
WalMart WMT $50.96 -0.06 0.12% 14,327,361 NYSE





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The following are excerpts from Wed morning's Blog:

A read of Wednesday's issue of Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, 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 Tuesday's stock prices and related data.

Dow Jones Industrial Average The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Tuesday at 10,405.85 up 103.84 or 1.01% from Monday's close of 10,302.01. For the year the Dow is down 0.21%. Of the 30 Dow Companies: 27 gained, Travelers was unchanged and 2 (JPM and Kft) declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was Boeing BA $65.99 +1.59 2.47% 4,228,019 NYSE and percentage-wise was Home Depot HD $28.31 +0.93 3.4% 22,451,777 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was J.P.Morgan Chase JPM $37.48 -0.21 0.56% 33,784,188 NYSE and percentage-wise was Kraft KFT $29.26 -0.19 0.65% 13,828,844 NYSE.

WSJ pC1 "Wave of deals helps to end Dow's slump" by Jonathan Cehng says the Dow snapped a 5 day skid as signs of life in corp takeovers and strong results from a pair of retail giants helped US stocks post their strongest gain in 2 weeks. Oil prices, which increasingly have been tracking stocks, also ended a 5 day losing streak. The euro also rose, helped by a strong auction of Irish gov bonds. Demand for Treasurys fell as investors moved out of safer assets. Big gainers were Home Depot and WalMart whose earnings boosted hopes that consumer spending may not be as stagnant as feared.

WSJ pC5 "WalMart adds 1.2%; Kraft falls' by Kristina Peterson says the Dow snapped a 5 day losing streak powered by better than expected earnings from Home Depot and Walmart. Home Depot is charted under Good news says its net profit rose 6.8% on a slight increase in foot traffic in stores adn share buybacks. Despite rev caution, it raised its full year earnings outlook. Kraft was one of only 2 Dow components to close in the red slipping 19 cents.

NYT pB9 "Shares post sharp gains, helped by earnings reports" by Bloomberg says stocks rose on Tues, sending the S&P 500 to its biggest gain in 2 weeks, after some good earnings from retailers and news of a $39 bil bid for the Potash Corp. WalMart and Home Depot both jumped as both raised their full year earnings forecasts.

USA Today p4B "Makets suge as optimism rebounds" by AP says investors regained some enthusiasm for stocks Tues sending prices higher afer reports showed a slight improvement in the housing market and a big jump in industrial production. Investors were also encouraged by earnings from retailers Home Depot and Walmart.

Fin Times p20 "Home Depot and Walmart figures bolser sentiment" by Hannah Kuchler says US equities rose yesterday afer retail bellwethers Walmart and Home Depot reported positive earnings, Potash rejected a takeover bid and data showed US production rose more than expected. Walmart rose 1.2% after it posted a better than expected quarterly profit and raised its forecast for the full year to $3.95 to $4.05 a share from $3.90 to $4 a share. Home Depot also beat analysts' estimates but sales missed expectations.

Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,374.92 up 13.84 from Monday's closing numerator of 1,361.15. 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 13.84 for Tuesay by the divisor (0.132129493) you get the increase in Tuesday's Dow of 103.84. A $1 change in the price of any DJIA stock = a 7.56 change in the average.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $45.83 up 0.45 from Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average average closing price of $45.38. The median closing price of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $39.61 up $0.01 from Monday's median price of $39.60. The lowest volume was 3M MMM $84. 09 +0.66 0.79% 4,345,072 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $13.21 +0.02 0.15% 131,575,391 NYSE.

If Tuesday 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 $1,354 ($137,490 - 136,136).

MarketWatch 8/17/10 Tues. 4:32 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks rallied Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending a five-session losing streak, after Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.'s rejection of suitor BHP Billiton Ltd. unleashed a rally among agricultural companies and retailing giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s earnings topped estimates. There was a cornucopia of good news: upbeat guidance from the largest retailer on the planet, M&A activity is picking up, and economic data that blew away all concerns about deflation. The major indexes hit session highs after Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Narayana Kocherlakota said the central bank does not have new doubts about the recovery. Kocherlakota "doesn't believe persistent deflation [is] a likely [possibility], as that would require the Fed to make the 'surprising mistake of ignoring the long run in its desire to fix the short run,'" noted analysts at Action Economics. The Dow (DJIA 10,406, +103.84, +1.01%) rose 103.84 points, or 1%, to end at 10,405.85. All but three of its 30 components rose, including Wal-Mart /(WMT 51.21, +0.19, +0.37%) and Home Depot Inc. (HD 28.52, +0.21, +0.74%), both of which reported earnings that beat expectations.
Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT 29.34, +0.08, +0.28%) , among the Dow's laggards, fell 0.7% in the wake of a regulatory filing Monday that showed Warren Buffett's investment firm continues to sell shares in the food company. After eking out a rise of less than a point Monday, the S&P 500 Index (SPX 1,093, +13.16, +1.22%) rose 13.16 points, or 1.2%, to 1,092.54, with natural-resource companies leading gains that included all 10 of its industry groups. The Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP 2,209, +27.57, +1.26%) added 27.57 points, or 1.3%, to 2,209.44. The Nasdaq snapped a four-session losing streak Monday, adding 8.39 points. Nearly four stocks advanced for every declining issue on the New York Stock Exchange, where 981 million shares traded hands. Composite volume topped 4.2 billion. Potash Corp. (POT 143.05, -0.12, -0.08%) shares advanced 28% after the world's biggest fertilizer producer rejected an unsolicited $130-a-share takeover bid from mining giant BHP Billiton (BHP 70.16, -0.05, -0.08%). The saga triggered buying in Potash's competitors, with shares of Mosaic Co. (MOS 55.95, +0.35, +0.63%) , the second-biggest fertilizer producer in North America, gaining 8.7%, and CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF 88.60, +0.07, +0.08%) , a producer of nitrogen fertilizer, up 4.7%. Earnings, deals bring stocks to lifeStocks get a boost from solid earnings from Wal-Mart and Home Depot, but both face demand issues in the months ahead. One sector where demand isn't in doubt: the fertilizer sector where the market expects BHP Billiton to up its nearly $40 billion bid for Potash Corp. Elsewhere on the deal front, Pactiv Corp. (PTV 32.58, -.00, -0.01%) shares rallied 5.4% after global packaging company Reynolds Group said it would buy the maker of Hefty trash bags. Economic data also bolstered sentiment, with figures from the Federal Reserve showing production in the U.S. in July climbed 1%, exceeding expectations and offsetting worries about growth in the sector that helped pull the economy out of recession. Other figures released Tuesday were mixed. New-home construction rose 1.7% last month, but the gains were fueled by a large hike in apartment and condominium construction, a small piece of the overall market. The Labor Department reported wholesale prices climbed in July on increased costs of food, cars and light trucks. But core prices, which exclude food and energy costs, rose 0.3%, signaling that inflation remains subdued.

Tuesday's Closing Dow closing numbers:
Symb/Last/Change/% Change/Vol./Market

AT&T T $26.97 +0.32 1.2% 27,394,363 NYSE: WSJ pB6 "New BlackBerry for $99" by Spencer E. Ante says Amazon.com is selling the new Blackberry Torch smartphone for $99.99 with a 2 year contract, half the price being asked at other retailers and by AT&T the Torch's exclusive wireless carrier.

Alcoa AA $10.95 +0.35 3.3% 22,790,220 NYSE: No mentions found.

American Express AXP $41.74 +0.20 0.48% 8,523,467 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of America BAC $13.21 +0.02 0.15% 131,575,391 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "Banks face war over loan buybacks" by Nick Timraos says while mortgage delinquencies are easing, banks are facing a new round of losses from loans made just before the fin'l crisis, and the fight to keep them off their balance sheets is intensifying. leading the charge to make originators repurchase their loans are Fannie Mae and Freddie mac, the 2 gov owned finance agencies that guaranteed the mortgages. Bank of America faces $11.1 bil in unresolved repurchase demands, up 46% in just 6 months. JP Morgan wouldn't comment.

Boeing BA $65.99 +1.59 2.47% 4,228,019 NYSE: No mentions found.

Caterpillar CAT $69.74 +1.25 1.83% 5,898,406 NYSE: No mentions found.

Chevron CVX $77.77 +0.06 0.08% 7,311,915 NYSE: WSJ pB7 "Australia's energy industry gains momentum" by Ross Kelly says 3 deepwater natural gas discoveries off the western coast of Australia, announced this week by Chevron and Woodside Petoleum could add momentum to the nation's emergence as a top exporter of the fuel. Chevron, the 2nd biggest US oil firm by market cap after Exxon Mobil is building 2 liquefied natural gas projects in Western Australia sate: Gorgon & Wheatstone.

Cisco CSCO $22.05 +0.14 0.64% 82,711,618 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Coca-Cola KO $56.12 +0.24 0.43% 8,952,308 NYSE: WSJ pB5 "PepsiCo enters sweetener pact" by Anjali Cordeiro says Pepsi will collaborate with flavor enhancer Senomyx to develop sweeteners with less sugar and fewer calories. The 4 year deal comes afer Senomyx's talks with Coca-Cola fell through earlier this year.

Walt Disney DIS $33.76 +0.10 0.3% 9,846,455 NYSE: WSJ pB4 "Paul Fran Industries buys Julius Monkey Brand" by AP says Saban Brands in May bought back the Power Rangers from Walt Disney.

DuPont DD $41.42 +1.03 2.55% 6,551,036 NYSE: No mentions found.

ExxonMobil XOM $60.82 +0.94 1.57% 20,081,263 NYSE: WSJ pB7 "Australia's energy industry gains momentum" by Ross Kelly says 3 deepwater natural gas discoveries off the western coast of Australia, announced this week by Chevron and Woodside Petoleum could add momentum to the nation's emergence as a top exporter of the fuel. Chevron, the 2nd biggest US oil firm by market cap after Exxon Mobil is building 2 liquefied natural gas projects in Western Australia sate: Gorgon & Wheatstone.

GE $15.58 +0.12 0.78% 60,642,493 NYSE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $40.82 +0.27 0.67% 23,543,323 NYSE: Fin Times p13 "HP agrees Fortify acquisition" by Reuters says Hewlet-Pacakrd agreed to buy Fortify Software, a privately held security software make based in San Mateo, Cal for an undisclosed sum.

WSJ pA15 "The Mark Hurd show" by Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. says Mark Hurd was ousted because this was his second strike, the first ws his involvement in the 2006 scandal regarding Hewlett-Packard's allegedly stealing phone records of board members and reporters.

Home Depot HD $28.31 +0.93 3.4% 22,451,777 NYSE: Fin Times p13 "Home Depot cuts sales forecast" by Jonathan Birchall, NYT pB3 WalMart and Home Depot beat estimates, but say consumers are cautious" by Stephanie Clifford, AJC pA9 "Optimistic but guarded" by Arielle Kass says sales at Home Depot have picked up slightly, though not among professionals who aren't expected to return until next year. Home Depot had a 1.9% gain in customer transaction for the quarter ended 8/1. It ahd net earnings of $1.19 bil for 2Q or 72 cents a share, up 6.8% from a year ago when earnings were $1.12 bil or 66 cents a share. Sales rose 1.8% to $19.4 bil

WSJ pB1 "Retailers are sold on frugality" by Miguel Bustillo says Wlamart reported a 3.6% gain in 2Q earnings while Home Depot reported a 6.8% quarterly profit jump.

WSJ pC1 "Wave of deals helps to end Dow's slump" by Jonathan Cehng says the Dow snapped a 5 day skid as signs of life in corp takeovers and strong results from a pair of retail giants helped US stocks post their strongest gain in 2 weeks. Oil prices, which increasingly have been tracking stocks, also ended a 5 day losing streak. The euro also rose, helped by a strong auction of Irish gov bonds. Demand for Treasurys fell as investors moved out of safer assets. Big gainers were Home Depot and WalMart whose earnings boosted hopes that consumer spending may not be as stagnant as feared.

WSJ pC5 "WalMart adds 1.2%; Kraft falls' by Kristina Peterson says the Dow snapped a 5 day losing streak powered by better than expected earnings from Home Depot and Walmart. Home Depot is charted under Good news says its net profit rose 6.8% on a slight increase in foot traffic in stores adn share buybacks. Despite rev caution, it raised its full year earnings outlook. Kraft was one of only 2 Dow components to close in the red slipping 19 cents.

NYT pB9 "Shares post sharp gains, helped by earnings reports" by Bloomberg says stocks rose on Tues, sending the S&P 500 to its biggest gain in 2 weeks, after some good earnings from retailers and news of a $39 bil bid for the Potash Corp. WalMart and Home Depot both jumped as both raised their full year earnings forecasts.

Fin Times p20 "Home Depot and Walmart figures bolser sentiment" by Hannah Kuchler says US equities rose yesterday afer retail bellwethers Walmart and Home Depot reported positive earnings, Potash rejected a takeover bid and data showed US production rose more than expected. Walmart rose 1.2% after it posted a better than expected quarterly profit and raised its forecast for the full year to $3.95 to $4.05 a share from $3.90 to $4 a share. Home Depot also beat analysts' estimates but sales missed expectations.

Intel INTC $19.53 +0.06 0.31% 60,552,617 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM $128.45 +0.68 0.53% 4,274,610 NYSE: No mentions found.

J.P.Morgan Chase JPM $37.48 -0.21 0.56% 33,784,188 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "Banks face war over loan buybacks" by Nick Timraos says while mortgage delinquencies are easing, banks are facing a new round of losses from loans made just before the fin'l crisis, and the fight to keep them off their balance sheets is intensifying. leading the charge to make originators repurchase their loans are Fannie Mae and Freddie mac, the 2 gov owned finance agencies that guaranteed the mortgages. Bank of America faces $11.1 bil in unresolved repurchase demands, up 46% in just 6 months. JP Morgan wouldn't comment.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ $59.22 +1.21 2.09% 13,365,907 NYSE: No mentions found.

Kraft KFT $29.26 -0.19 0.65% 13,828,844 NYSE: WSJ pC5 "WalMart adds 1.2%; Kraft falls' by Kristina Peterson says the Dow snapped a 5 day losing streak powered by better than expected earnings from Home Depot and Walmart. Home Depot is charted under Good news says its net profit rose 6.8% on a slight increase in foot traffic in stores adn share buybacks. Despite rev caution, it raised its full year earnings outlook. Kraft was one of only 2 Dow components to close in the red slipping 19 cents.

McDonald's MCD $73.22 +1.43 1.99% 7,373,543 NYSE: No mentions found.

Merck MRK $35.54 +0.57 1.63% 10,612,375 NYSE: No mentions found.

Microsoft MSFT $24.71 +0.34 1.4% 52,675,678 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pB1 "Google TV is a tough sell among would be partners" by Jessica E. Vascellaro says Google is launching a campaign to line up TV networks' support for its new Google TV software, but many remain reluctant to partner with a service that encroaches on their turf. Google TV goes further than Apple and Microsoft and others which show TV shows and movies on the Web because Google software will play any video that runs anywhere on the web.

Pfizer PFE $16.27 +0.24 1.5% 50,344,397 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "Lilly ends work on Alzheimer treatment" by Peter Loftus says Eli Lilly is halting development of an experimental drug fro Alzheimer's disease. Pfizer was earlier developing an experimental drug, Dimebon, which also failed.

Procter & Gambl ePG $60.29 +0.52 0.87% 10,786,830 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM $84.09 +0.66 0.79% 4,345,072 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV $49.91 unch unch 4,737,312 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX $70.51 +0.16 0.23% 6,436,164 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $30.17 +0.21 0.7% 17,589,618 Dual Listed: No mentions found.

Walmart WMT $51.02 +0.61 1.21% 16,258,430 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "Retailers are sold on frugality" by Miguel Bustillo says Wlamart reported a 3.6% gain in 2Q earnings while Home Depot reported a 6.8% quarterly profit jump.

NYT pB3 WalMart and Home Depot beat estimates, but say consumers are cautious" by Stephanie Clifford, USA Today p1B "WalMart quarterly earnings up 3.6%", AJC pA10 "WalMart profit rises 3.6% on cost cutting" say Walmart had a 3.6% increase in 2Q net income and raised its earnings guidance for the full year as it benefits from cost cutting and robust global growth in China, Brazil and Mexico. Walmart ahd net income of $3.59 bil or 97 cents a sahre for the perod ended 7/31 compared with $3.47 bil or 89 cents a sahre a year earlier. Rev rose 3% to $104 bil, rev at stores open at least a year fell 1.4%.

WSJ pC1 "Wave of deals helps to end Dow's slump" by Jonathan Cehng says the Dow snapped a 5 day skid as signs of life in corp takeovers and strong results from a pair of retail giants helped US stocks post their strongest gain in 2 weeks. Oil prices, which increasingly have been tracking stocks, also ended a 5 day losing streak. The euro also rose, helped by a strong auction of Irish gov bonds. Demand for Treasurys fell as investors moved out of safer assets. Big gainers were Home Depot and WalMart whose earnings boosted hopes that consumer spending may not be as stagnant as feared.

WSJ pC5 "WalMart adds 1.2%; Kraft falls' by Kristina Peterson says the Dow snapped a 5 day losing streak powered by better than expected earnings from Home Depot and Walmart. Home Depot is charted under Good news says its net profit rose 6.8% on a slight increase in foot traffic in stores adn share buybacks. Despite rev caution, it raised its full year earnings outlook. Kraft was one of only 2 Dow components to close in the red slipping 19 cents.

NYT pB9 "Shares post sharp gains, helped by earnings reports" by Bloomberg says stocks rose on Tues, sending the S&P 500 to its biggest gain in 2 weeks, after some good earnings from retailers and news of a $39 bil bid for the Potash Corp. WalMart and Home Depot both jumped as both raised their full year earnings forecasts.

Fin Times p11 "Walmart sales hit afgter retailer gives stores less clutered look" by Jonathan Birchall says Walmart suffered its 5th successive decline in sales in the 2Q, hit by weak economic conditions and a rare opeational misstep by the world's largest retailer. A costly remodeling program, dubbed Project Impact, aimed at increasing store productivity and sales by gives he stores a cleaner, less cluttered feel had hurt sales.

Fin Times p20 "Home Depot and Walmart figures bolser sentiment" by Hannah Kuchler says US equities rose yesterday afer retail bellwethers Walmart and Home Depot reported positive earnings, Potash rejected a takeover bid and data showed US production rose more than expected. Walmart rose 1.2% after it posted a better than expected quarterly profit and raised its forecast for the full year to $3.95 to $4.05 a share from $3.90 to $4 a share. Home Depot also beat analysts' estimates but sales missed expectations.
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Here are the current CEOs of the Dow 30 Companies:

AT&T T Randall L. Stephenson (Dallas, TX)
Alcoa AA Klaus Kleinfeld (NY, NY)
American Express AXP Kenneth I. Chenault (NY, NY)
Bank of America BAC Brian T. Moynihan (Charlotte, N.C.)
Boeing BA W. James McNerney, Jr. (Cyhicago, Ill)
Caterpillar CAT Douglas Oberhelman (Peoria, Ill.)
Chevron CVX John Watson (San Ramon, CA)
Cisco CSCO John Chambers (San Jose, CA)
Coca Cola KO Muhtar Kent (Atlanta, GA)
Disney DIS Robert Iger (Burbank, CA)
DuPont DD Ellen Kullman (Wilmington, DE)
ExxonMobil XOM Rex W. Tillerson (Irving, Tx)
GE Jeffrey R. Immelt (Fairfield, CT)
Hewlett-Packard HPQ Cathie Lesjak (Interim) (Palo, Alto, CA)
Home Depot HD Frank Blake (Atlanta, GA)
Intel INTC Paul S. Otellini (Santa Clara, CA)
IBM Samuel J. Palmisano (Armonk, NY)
JPMorgan Chase JPM Jamie Dimon (NY, NY)
Johnson & Johnson JNJ William C. Weldon (New Brunswick, NJ)
Kraft KFT Irene Rosenfeld (Northfield, Ill.)
McDonald's MCD Jim Skinner (Oak Brook, Ill)
Merck MRK Richard Clark (Whitehouse Station, N.J.)
Microsoft MSFT Steve Ballmer (Redmond, WA)
Pfizer PFE Jeffrey Kindler (NY, NY)
Procter & Gamble PG Bob McDonald (Cincinnati, OH)
3M MMM George W. Buckley (St. Paul, MN)
Travelers TRV Jay S. Fishman (NY, NY)
United Technologies UTX Louis Chenevert (Hartford, CT)
Verizon VZ Ivan Seidenberg (NY, NY)
Wal-Mart WMT Mike Duke (Bentonville, ARK)

Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 ranked in order of market capitalization rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion as of 8/17/10 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $307.5 [5]
2. Microsoft MSFT 217 [9]
3. WalMart WMT 190 [3.5]
4. Procter & Gamble PG 170.5 [3]
5. GE 166 [10.5]
6. IBM 161.5 [1]
7. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 161.5 [3]
8. AT&T 158.5 [6]
9. Chevron CVX 155 [2]
10. JPMorgan Chase 149.5 [4]
11. Pfizer PFE 130 [8]
12. Coke KO 128 [2.5]
13. Bank of America BAC 133 [10]
14. Cisco CSCO 125.5 [6]
15. Intel INTC 109.5 [5.5]
16. Merck MRK 107.5 [3]
17. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 95 [2.5]
18. Verizon VZ 89.5 [3]
19. McDonald's MCD 77 [1]
20. United Technologies UTX 65 [1]
21. Disney DIS 64 [2]
22. 3M MMM 59 [.5]
23. American Express AXP 50 [1]
24. Kraft KFT 51 [2]
25. Boeing BA 47.5 [1]
26. Home Depot 47 [1.5]
27. Caterpillar CAT 44 [.5]
28. DuPont DD 37 [1]
29. Travelers 23.5 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 11 [1]

Here are the latest SEC filings as of 8/17/10 other than ownership filings, registration of shares for employee benefit plans, free writing prospectuses and third party shareholder proposals:

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

AT&T T: 8/6/10 10Q re: 2Q results 6/30/10
8/4/10 8K re: offer to exchange New Cingular Wireless Notes
7/30/10 8K re: sale of 2.5% Global Notes due '15
7/22/10 8K re: 2Q earnings
6/25/10 8K: re: amendments to employee compensation plans.
5/24/10 8K: re: sale of its Sterling Commerce subsidiary to IBM for $1.4 billion in cash.

Alcoa AA: 8/10/10 8K re: tender for notes due '12
8/3/10 8K re: sale of notes
7/27/10 8K re: offering of 6.15% notes due '20
7/23/10 8K re: election of Tony Theme CFO Engineered Products & Graeme Bottger, Controller

American Express AXP: 8/16/10 2 8Ks re: delinquency and write-off statistics
8/5/10 10Q 2Q results 6/30/10
7/22/10 8K 2Q results

7/21/10 8K re: Personnel changes & Board of Dir. elections

7/15/10 8K Delinquency & write-off statistics through 6/30/10

Bank of Am BAC: 8/6/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
8/3/10 8K re: by-law amendments
7/27/10 8K re: issuance of Euro Medium Term Notes
7/22/10 8K re: impairment resulting from fin'l reform legislation passed by Congress

Boeing BA: 7/28/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
7/28/10 8K re 2Q results
6/10/10 8K re: election of Edward M. Liddy to Board of Dirs. & Audit & Fin. Committees. By-laws were amended to increase number of directors from 12 to 13.
4/28/10 8-K re: results of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 26, 2010

Caterpiller CAT: 7/30/10 10Q 1Q 6/30/10
7/22/10 8K (two of them) dealing with 4Q results for period ending 6/30/10
7/22/10 8K: re: dealer statistics
6/18/10 8K re: dealer statistics.
6/17/10 8K re: plans to produce a full range of mining shovels and increase dump truck production.
/11/10 8K re: as previously announced, Board elected Douglas R. Oberhelman as CEO effective 8/1/10.
6/11/10 8K re: results of 6/9 annual meeting of shareholders.
6/1/10 8K re: purchase of Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. for $820 million in cash from Berkshire Partners LLC and Greenbriar Equity Group LLC.
5/28/10 8K re: retirement of David B. Burritt, VP & CFO as of 6/1/10.

Chevron CVX: 8/5/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
7/30/10 8K re: 2Q results
7/12/10 8K re: updated on 2Q results
6/2/10 8K re: results of 5/26/10 vote at annual meeting for election of Directors & other matters.

Cisco CSCO 8/11/10 8K re: 4Q results fiscal year 7/31/10
6/29/108K 6/29/10 10b5-1 re: stock trading plans adopted by insiders

Coke KO 8/2/10 10Q 2Q 7/2/10
7/30/10 8K re: refiling of hart-Scott-Rodino filing re: acquisition of Coca-Cola Enterprises
7/21/10 8K re: 2Q results

Disney DIS 8/10/10 10Q 3Q 6/27/10
8/10/10 8K re: 3Q results

DuPont DD: 7/27/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
7/27/10 8K re: 2Q results
4/29/10 8K re: voting results from annual meeting held on 4/28/10.

ExxonMobil XOM: 8/4/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
7/29/10 8K re: 2Q results
6/25/10 8K re: completion of its acquisition of XTO Energy Inc.
6/1/10 8K re: voting results from 5/26/10 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

GE: 8/2/10 10Q 1Q 6/30/10
7/16/10 8K re: 2Q reports
6/16/10 8K re; election of James S. Tisch to Board of Directors. He is Pres. & CEO of Loew's.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 8/6/10 8K re: resignation of Mark V. Hurd as chairman, CEO, Pres
8/2/10 8K re: settleemnt with US Dept. of Justice re: Rille Complaint
6/8/10 8K re: 10Q
6/1/10 10Q
6/1/10 8K re: plans to invest $1 billion in its enterprise services business to enhance client experience and better position the business for growth.

Home Depot HD: 8/17/10 8K re: 2Q results 8/1/10
6/3/10 10Q
5/25/10 8K re: voting results from 5/20/10 annual meeting of shareholders.

Intel INTC: 8/4/10 8K re: antitrust settlement with US Dept. of Justice
7/30/10 10Q 2Q 6/26/10
7/22/10 8K re: agreement with FTC to delay antitrust case while settlement talks continue.
7/16/10 8K re: Intel's interest in SMART Technologies Inc. which did an IPO.
7/14/10 8K re: CFO commenting on 2Q results.
7/13/10 8K re: 2Q results.
6/22/10 8K re: agreed upon suspension of FTC admin. proceedings while settlement discussions are held.
5/21/10 8K re: voting results from 5/19/10 annual meeting of stockholders.
5/12/10 8K re: info provided at an Investor meeting by Paul S. Otellini, Pres. & CEO.
5/7/10 8K re: Micron Technology, Inc. completed its acquisition of Numonyx Holdings BV & issued shares of common stock to Numonyx shareholders.

IBM: 8/4/10 8K re: issuance of $1.5 bil of debt
7/27/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
7/20/10 8K re: 2Q earnings presentation.
7/19/10 8K re: 2Q results ending 6/30/10.

JPMorganChase JPM: 8/6/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
7/22/10 8K re: completion of public offering of debt issues.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 8/11/10 10Q 2Q 7/4/10
7/20/10 8K re: 2Q results ending 7/4/10
7/19/10 8K re: Bd of Dirs. election
7/12/10 K re: agreement to buy Micrus Endovascular.

Kraft KFT: 8/6/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
8/5/10 8K re: 2Q results
5/21/10 8K: re voting

McDonalds MCD: 8/10/10 8K re: July and end of year sale statistics
8/5/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
7/23/10 8K re: 2Q results ending 6/30/10
6/9/10 8K re: year to date sales figures
/24/10 8K re: voting results of 5/20/10 annual shareholders' meeting

Merck MRK: 8/6/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
7/30/10 8K re: 2Q results
7/8/10 8K re: global restructuring program in conjunction with the integration of the Schering-Plough acquisition; reduction of work force by 15% & closing of plants and research sites.
5/28/10 8K re: Kenneth C. Frazier to succeed Richard T. Clark as Pres. Of the Company as of 5/1/10 and Dr. Sam Their's retirement from the Board & voting results from 5/25/10 annual meeting of shareholders.

Microsoft MSFT: 7/30/10 10K year ended 6/30/10
7/22/10 8K re: 4Q results ending 6/30/10.
6/18/10 8K re: sale of $1.25 bil of Zero Coupon Convertible Sr. Notes due '13 (and related 6/9 8K).
5/28/10 8K re: retirement of Robbie Bach, pres. Of Entertainment & Devices Div.

Pfizer PFE: 8/12/10 10Q 2Q 7/4/10
8/3/10 8K re: 2Q results
5/26/10 8K re: retirement of Dr. Martin Mackay, Sr. VP & Pres, Pharma Therapeutics R&D of Pfizer Inc.

Procter & Gamble PG: 8/13/10 10K year ended 6/30/10
8/3/10 8K re: exec comp plans
8/3/10 8K re: 4Q and year end results
7/13/10 8K re: declaration of quarterly dividend.
5/19/10 8K re: closing of 100 bil Euro 0.955 Note Offering due 2015.

3M MMM: 8/4/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
7/22/10 8K re: 2Q results
6/28/10 8K re: projected sales range for 2Q '10.

Travelers TRV: 7/22/10 8K & 10Q
6/15/10 8K re: $1 bil 3 year revolving credit agreement.
5/7/10 8K re: voting results of 5/4/10 annual meeting of shareholders
4/23/10 10Q

United Technologies UTX: 7/26/10 10Q 1Q 6/30/10
7/21/10 8K re: 2Q results
5/14/10 8K re: exercise of its rights to redeem $500 mil of outstanding 7.125% Notes due 11/15/10.

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 7/29/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
7/27/10 8K re: 2Q results
7/23/10 8K re: 2Q results ending 6/30/10
7/1/10 8K re: completion of acquisition of Frontier Communications Corp. and spin off of shares to VZ shareholders.
6/11/10 8K re: agreement with certain unions.
5/27/10 8K re: record date of 6/7/10 re: proposed spin off of shares of New Communications Holdings.
5/12/10 8K re: voting results from 5/6/10 annual meeting of shareholders.

WalMart WMT: 8/17/10 8K re: 2Q results 7/31/10
7/7/10 8K re: underwriting to the public of several series of notes.
7/2/10 8K re: departure of John E. Fleming EVP & Chief Merchandising Officer effective 8/1/10.
6/29/10 8K re: appointment of Eduwardo Castro-Wright as CEO fo global.com & William S. Simon as CEO of Walmart U.S.
6/9/10 8K re: results of 6/4 annual meeting of shareholders.
6/14/10 10Q.