Friday, August 27, 2010

8/27/10 Fri. pm Dow Closes 10,150.65 up 164.84 or 1.65%

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Post No. 609 The following is brought to you by Intellivest Securities Research, Inc. Toward the end of this Blog is a list of the Dow 30 current CEOs, a ranking of the Dow 30 components by market capitalization as of 8/17/10 and an update of the Dow 30 component's SEC filings as of 8/17/10.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 10,150.65 up 164.84 or 1.65% from Thursday's close of 9,985.81. For the week the Dow is down 62.97 0.62% from last Friday's close of 10,213.62. Of the 30 Dow Companies: 28 gained and 2 declined. The biggest gainers dollar-wise and percentage-wise were Caterpillar CAT $65.9 +1.95 3.05% 7,381,883 NYSE and IBM $124.73 +1.95 1.59% 6,098,113 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was and percentage-wise was DuPont DD $41.01 +1.52 3.85% 6,523,368 NYSE .

As of the open of the market Friday, 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 13.47 down from Thursday's 13.57 (year ago it was 15.46) the P/E estimate is 12.36 unchanged from Thursday's 12.36 (year ago it was 14.71) and the current dividend yield is 2.81 up from Thursday's 2.79 (it was 2.99 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.

Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,341.20 up 21.78 from Thursday's closing numerator of 1,319.42. 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 21.98 for Friday by the divisor (0.132129493) you get the increase in Friday's Dow of 164.84. 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 Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $44.71 up 0.73 from Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average average closing price of $43.98. The median closing price of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $41.46. The lowest volume was 3M MMM $81 +1.22 1.53% 3,363,586 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $12.64 +0.17 1.36% 154,183,913 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 $2,178 ($134,120 - $131,942).

MarketWatch 8/27/10 Friday 4:14 pm by Carla Mozee says U.S. stocks surged Friday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke pledged to fight any deflationary pressures and to prevent the economy from returning to recession. Stocks also advanced after the government's downward revision of second-quarter economic activity wasn't as sharp as expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA 10,151, +164.84, +1.65%) ended Friday up 165 points, or 1.7%, at 10,150.65. The S&P 500 Index (SPX 1,065, +17.37, +1.66%) rose 17 points, or 1.7%, to 1,064.59, and the Nasdaq Composite /COMP 2,154, +34.94, +1.65%) gained 35 points, or 1.7%, to close at 2,153.63. But the week was littered with disappointing economic reports, leaving the benchmarks down for the week. The Dow posted a weekly loss of 0.6% and the S&P 500 (SPX 1,065, +17.37, +1.66%) fell 0.7%, with each marking its third straight week of declines. The Nasdaq dropped 1.2% for the week, its second weekly loss in three.

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


AT&T T $26.94 +0.24 0.9% 20,787,204 NYSE
Alcoa AA $10.32 +0.31 3.1% 24,222,230 NYSE
Amex AXP $40.91 +1.18 2.97% 7,276,686 NYSE
Bank of Am BAC $12.64 +0.17 1.36% 154,183,913 NYSE
Boeing BA $63.16 +1.84 3% 6,705,378 NYSE
Caterpillar CAT $65.9 +1.95 3.05% 7,381,883 NYSE
Chevron CVX $74.93 +1.60 2.18% 8,484,542 NYSE
CSCO $20.81 +0.11 0.53% 61,424,438 NASDAQ-GS
Coke KO $56.16 +1 1.81% 9,649,615 NYSE
DIS $32.78 +0.84 2.63% 10,954,226 NYSE
DuPont DD $41.01 +1.52 3.85% 6,523,368 NYSE
Exxon XOM $59.8 +1.32 2.26% 27,613,419 NYSE
GE $14.71 +0.21 1.45% 45,716,048 NYSE
Hewlett-Packard HPQ $38 -0.22 0.58% 36,912,162 NYSE
Home Depot HD $28.74 +0.36 1.27% 12,555,438 NYSE
INTC $18.37 +0.19 1.05% 134,389,048 NASDAQ-GS
IBM $124.73 +1.95 1.59% 6,098,113 NYSE
JPMorgan JPM $36.6 -0.97 2.72% 37,859,796 NYSE
Johnson & John JNJ $57.6 +0.20 0.35% 11,461,252 NYSE
KFT $30 +0.58 1.97% 11,654,894 NYSE
McDonalds MCD $73.99 +0.83 1.13% 6,487,223 NYSE
MRK $35 +0.52 1.51% 9,287,928 NYSE
MSFT $23.93 +0.11 0.46% 60,320,350 NASDAQ-GS
Pfizer PFE $16.09 +0.19 1.19% 37,677,388 NYSE
Procter & Gamble PG $59.8 +0.26 0.44% 10,097,508 NYSE
3M MMM $81 +1.22 1.53% 3,363,586 NYSE
Travelers TRV $49.87 +0.84 1.71% 4,342,375 NYSE
United Tech UTX $66.57 +1.52 2.34% 4,963,913 NYSE
Verizon VZ $29.84 +0.34 1.15% 12,516,626 Dual Listed
WMT $51 +0.03 0.06% 11,811,145 NYSE

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The following are excerpts from Fri. morning's Blog.

A read of Friday's issues of Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, USA Today & Boston Globe 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 Thursday's stock prices and related data.

Dow:The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 9,985.81 down 74.25 or 0.74% from Wednesday's close of 10,060.06. Of the 30 Dow Companies: 2 gained and 28 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Boeing BA $61.32 -0.56 0.92% 4,875,990 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was IBM $122.78 -2.49 1.99% 7,739,487 NYSE and percentage-wise was Cisco CSCO $20.7 -0.51 2.4% 53,407,489 NASDAQ-GS.

WSJ pC1 "DJIA again loses its grip on 1000" by Jonathan Cheng says the Dow stumbled back below 10000 on Thurs, an unwelcome milestone as worries about the US economy increase. The Dow has toyed with 1000 for the past few days. One clue to the market's direction may come today when Fed Res Chair Ben Bernanke speaks at the Fed's annual huddle in Jackson Hole, Wyo.

WSJ pC6 "Cephalon drops 2%; J&J skids" by Donna Yesalavich says the Dow fell Thurs with declines in Cisco systems, IBM and JPMorgan pushing the Dow below the psychologically important 1000 mark on continued worries about economic growth. Boeing is charted under Good News saying it plans to double the number of workers at a N. China parts factory.

NYT pB6 "Shares slide despite decline in jobless claims" by AP says stocks fell Thurs afer early gains from a better than expected report on jobless claims. Stocks have been on a declining trend in Aug after charging ahead in July. A bevy of poor indicators on the economy, especially home sales, pierced on optimistic mood brought on by strong earnings reports the month before.

USA Today "Dow closes below key 10,000 mark" by Adam Shell says in the laest reminder to investors that any oney invested in stocks has been dead money for more tha adecade, the Dow which first closed above 10,000 in '99 finished Thrs back below the key milestone. The Dow has been under heavy selling pressure since early Aug, when a steady stream of weaker than expected economic data on jobs, housing and manufacturing caused investors to question the sustainability of the economic recovery.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,319.42 down 9.81 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 1,329.23. 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 decrease of 9.81 for Thursday by the divisor (0.132129493) you get the decrease in Thursday's Dow of 74.25. 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 Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $43.98 down 0.33 from Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average average closing price of $44.31. The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $39.61. The lowest volume was 3M MMM $79.78 -0.97 1.2% 3,571,237 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $12.47 -0.19 1.5% 137,148,779 NYSE.

If Thursday 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 lost $981 ($132,923 - $131,942).

MarketWatch 8/26/10 Thursday 4:25 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks fell Thursday as a fall in new claims for unemployment benefits offered only slight consolation to a market hammered by a recent spate of largely dismal economic reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA 9,986, -74.25, -0.74%) shed 74.25 points to 9,985.81, with all but two of its 30 components ending in the red. The S&P 500 (SPX 1,047, -8.11, -0.77%) declined 8.11 points to 1,047.22, with health-care companies and consumer staples weighing the most among its 10 industry groups. Material and industrial firms fared the best. The Nasdaq Composite (COMP 2,119, -22.85, -1.07%) fell 22.85 points to 2,118.69. For every stock on the rise nearly two fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume reached a little over 1 billion shares. Treasury prices rose after solid results from the government's auction of $27 billion in 7-year notes, while the U.S. dollar weakened against half a dozen rivals, with the dollar index (DXY 82.92, -0.35, -0.42%) recently off 0.4% at 82.916. Crude-oil futures rose 84 cents to end at $73.36 a barrel, while gold futures shed $3.60 to $1,237.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Before the opening bell, the government reported applications for jobless benefits declined last week, with the better-than-expected data helping to offset worries that companies are once again cutting workers in a slowing economy. Figures from the Labor Department had claims for first-time unemployment benefits falling by 31,000 to 473,000 in the week ended Aug. 21. The four-week moving average of claims climbed to 486,750 from 483,500 the prior week.
Adding to the bearish case, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said manufacturing growth had sputtered in the region, with its index of activity slipping to zero in August from 14 in July. Investors were also on edge ahead of a speech early Friday by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who recently called economic conditions "unusually uncertain." In corporate deal-making, technology giant Dell Inc. (DELL 11.75, -0.04, -0.30%) said data-storage maker 3Par Inc. (PAR 27.78, +1.75, +6.72%) has accepted its sweetened takeover offer, which came after rival Hewlett-Packard Co. made an unsolicited bid. See more on corporate sparring for 3Par.

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


AT&T T $26.7 +0.19 0.71% 25,906,559 NYSE: USA Today "Wireless could see more oversight" by Joelle Tessler, AP says consolidation int he past decade has left just 4 big carriers, AT&T, Sprint Nextel, Verizon and T-Mobile, in control of 90% of the wireless market, making it harder for small and regional firms to compete says a gov report released Thurs by the Gov Accountability Office, the investigatory arm of Congress. This could fuel the FCC's recent efforts to increase oversight of the wireless industry.

Alcoa AA $10.01 -0.10 0.99% 21,511,335 NYSE: No mentions found.

Amex AXP $39.73 -0.07 0.18% 6,908,597 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of Am BAC $12.47 -0.19 1.5% 137,148,779 NYSE: No mentions found.

Boeing BA $61.32 -0.56 0.92% 4,875,990 NYSE: WSJ pC6 "Cephalon drops 2%; J&J skids" by Donna Yesalavich says the Dow fell Thurs with declines in Cisco systems, IBM and JPMorgan pushing the Dow below the psychologically important 1000 mark on continued worries about economic growth. Boeing is charted under Good News saying it plans to double the number of workers at a N. China parts factory.

Caterpillar CAT $63.95 -0.75 1.16% 7,067,525 NYSE:

Chevron CVX $73.33 -0.74 1% 8,170,604 NYSE: WSJ pB5 "Cisco to purchase media software maker Extendmedia" by Cari Tuna says Cisco will buy ExtendMedia a privately held maker of software that allows media firms to send video to computers and mobile devices for an undisclosed sum.

Cisco CSCO $20.7 -0.51 2.4% 53,407,489 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pC6 "Cephalon drops 2%; J&J skids" by Donna Yesalavich says the Dow fell Thurs with declines in Cisco systems, IBM and JPMorgan pushing the Dow below the psychologically important 1000 mark on continued worries about economic growth. Boeing is charted under Good News saying it plans to double the number of workers at a N. China parts factory.

Coke KO $55.16 -0.23 0.42% 7,400,476 NYSE: No mentions found.

DIS $31.94 -0.17 0.53% 10,117,551 NYSE: No mentions found.

DuPont DD $39.49 --0.22 0.55% 5,789,389 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $58.48 0.43 0.73% 22,317,025 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE $14.5 -0.07 0.48% 58,217,659 NYSE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $38.22 -0.02 0.05% 18,318,758 NYSE: NYT pB4 "HP raises its 3Par bid, leapfrogging Dell again" by Reuters," USA Today p2B "HP again tops Dell in battle to snap up 3Par" by Jon Swartz, Boston Globe pB8 "HP bests Dell's bid for 3Paar yet again" by Bloomberg say in a rapidly escalating bidding war, Hewlett-Packard raised its offer for the data storage firm 3Par to $1.8 bil after the close of regular trading on Thurs, topping a $1.6 bil bid by Dell that came just hours earlier.

HYT pB4 "Developer of tablets loses Apple as customer" by Miguel Helft says Apple severed ties with SurfaceInk that for a decade had helped with the development of its products and has done engineering design work for Apple competitors like Hewlett-Packard and Palm.

Home Depot HD $28.38 +0.05 0.18% 12,709,314 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC $18.18 -0.30 1.62% 69,502,916 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pA16 "Otellini's Lament" editorial says Intel CEO Paul Otellini warned a tech forum this week that without a change in US gov policy the next beg thing will not be invented here as he is jointing the ranks of business leaders who are attacking the Obama admin's stimulus plan.

Boston Globe pB4 "Intel near deal for wireless chip unit" by Bloomberg says Intel is close to an agreement to buy Infineon Technologies AG's wireless business. A deal could come as early this week. Infineion is Europe's 2nd largest chip maker and is seeking $1.9 bil for its wireless business.

IBM $122.78 -2.49 1.99% 7,739,487 NYSE: No mentions found.

JPMorgan JPM $35.63 -0.60 1.66% 29,319,535 NYSE: WSJ pC6 "Cephalon drops 2%; J&J skids" by Donna Yesalavich says the Dow fell Thurs with declines in Cisco systems, IBM and JPMorgan pushing the Dow below the psychologically important 1000 mark on continued worries about economic growth. Boeing is charted under Good News saying it plans to double the number of workers at a N. China parts factory.

Johnson & John JNJ $57.8 -0.18 0.31% 12,829,085 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "For J&J, latest recall is hip implants" by Jonathan D. Rockoff, NYT pB1 "Hip implants are recalled by J&J unit" by Natasha Singer, Boston Globe pB9 "Hip devices recalled" by Linda A. Johnson, AP say more than 2 years after the FDA began receiving complaints about the failure of a hip replacement implant made by the DePuy Orthopaidics unit of Johnson & Johnson, J&J said it was recalling 2 kinds of hip implants. The news compounded problems for Johnson & Johnson which has recalled a succession of some of its best selling and best known products, including liquid children's Tylenol in the US and just this week Acuvue contact lenses in Japan and other nations in Asia and Europe. The Tylenol recall led to the temporary closing of a plant owned by the McNeil Consumer Health Care uit, which is the subject of a federal inquiry over its handling of recent recalls of over the counter products.

KFT $29.42 -0.17 0.57% 8,010,659 NYSE: No mentions found.

McDonald's MCD $73.16 -0.03 0.04% 5,208,241 NYSE: No mentions found.

MRK $34.48 -0.06 0.17% 8,489,126 NYSE: No mentions found.

MSFT $23.82 -0.28 1.16% 49,063,025 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Pfizer PFE $15.9 -0.09 0.56% 42,375,411 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble PG $59.54 -0.13 0.22% 10,257,129 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM $79.78 -0.97 1.2% 3,571,237 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV $49.03 -0.49 0.99% 3,788,605 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Tech UTX $65.05 -0.21 0.32% 5,565,163 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $29.5 -0.16 0.54% 13,454,552 Dual Listed: USA Today "Wireless could see more oversight" by Joelle Tessler, AP says consolidation int he past decade has left just 4 big carriers, AT&T, Sprint Nextel, Verizon and T-Mobile, in control of 90% of the wireless market, making it harder for small and regional firms to compete says a gov report released Thurs by the Gov Accountability Office, the investigatory arm of Congress. This could fuel the FCC's recent efforts to increase oversight of the wireless industry.

Walmart WMT $50.97 -0.58 1.13% 11,894,075 NYSE: WSJ pB6 "Electronic mirrors sell lipstick & a makeover" by Chrstinia Passariello says WalMart and other retailers are testing EZface's virtual mirrors in their stores that stimulate what makeup and hair dye would look like on shoppers.

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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.