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Post No. 611 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.

A read of Monday's 8/30/10 issue of Barron's, Sunday's and Saturday's issues New York Times, Sat. issue of Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, 8/27/10 - 9/2/10 issue of Atlanta Business Chronicle (your Blogger has an article in it at page 29A "Some news laws could be comedic fodder") and Sat/Sun issues of Atlanta Journal Constitution 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 stock prices and related data.

Dow: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 year the Dow is down 2.66%. 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.

WSJ pB1 "Bernanke gives Dow a boost to 10150" by Jonathan Cheng says stocks closed the week on a high note, as investors scrambling for good news found comfort in Fed Res Bernanke's vow to act if unexpected developments further threaten the shaky recovery. Bernanke's comments provided few surprises but reassured Wall St in a week that had been paced with disappointing economic reports. That was capped on Fri by a downward revision of how much the US economy expanded in 2Q and a rev warning from bellwether chip maker Intel. Intel's warning was symptomatic of a broader malaise overhanging tech stocks. Even a fierce bidding war between Dell and Hewlett-Packard over data storer 3Par wasn't enough to ignite the sector.

WSJ pB2 "DuPont, Alcoa rally the Dow" by Donna Yesalavich says stocks climbed Fri with DuPont, Alcoa and Caterpillar leading broad gains, but lost ground on the week. The Dow had its biggest one day gain since Aug. 2 but is still off 3% for the month. DuPont rose $1.52, Alcoa was up 31 cents and Caterpillar gained $1.95. Hewlett-Packard declined 22 cents as its battle with Dell for 3Par continued. Investors even took an optimistic approach to a guidance cut from Intel which rose 19 cents as it lowered its 3Q rev and gross margin targets as weaker than expected consumer demand for personal computers takes its toll. Boeing gained $1.84even as its said a new delay will push delivery of the 787 Dreamliner into the middle of 1Q '11.

Fin Times p14 "Materials buoyant as Dow reclaims positive territory" by Hannah Kuchler says US sahres rose Fri after the Fed Res chairman pledged to take action if needed to safeguard the economic recovery, and the downward revision of US 2Q gross domestic product was less than expected.

Sat NYT pB7 "A sell-off of bonds despite assurances from Bernanke" by Christine Hauser says stocks rose Fri after the Fed Res chairman pledged to help the economy and a revision in 2Q growth came in slightly better than expected. But the market still posted its 4th consecutive losing weak.

As of the close of the market Friday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page B4 of today's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493, the trailing P/E ratio is 13.70 up from Friday's 13.47 (year ago it was 15.40) the P/E estimate is 12.02 down from Friday's 12.36 (year ago it was 15.08) and the current dividend yield is 2.77 down from Friday's 2.81 (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: Fin Times p15 "Investors resist the siren call of equities" by Michael Macknezie says retail investors are resisting the siren call of bullish Wall St equity analysts and high dividend paying stocks as they keep pumping money into bonds, contributing to the lowest stock trading volumes for Aug in more than a decade. Its lists in a side bar the four best high yield crops and all four are Dow components: AT&T with a dividend yield of 6.29%, Kraft at 3.94%, Intel 3.47% and Home Depot 3.3%.

Alcoa AA $10.32 +0.31 3.1% 24,222,230 NYSE: WSJ pB2 "DuPont, Alcoa rally the Dow" by Donna Yesalavich says stocks climbed Fri with DuPont, Alcoa and Caterpillar leading broad gains, but lost ground on the week. The Dow had its biggest one day gain since Aug. 2 but is still off 3% for the month. DuPont rose $1.52, Alcoa was up 31 cents and Caterpillar gained $1.95. Hewlett-Packard declined 22 cents as its battle with Dell for 3Par continued. Investors even took an optimistic approach to a guidance cut from Intel which rose 19 cents as it lowered its 3Q rev and gross margin targets as weaker than expected consumer demand for personal computers takes its toll.

Amex AXP $40.91 +1.18 2.97% 7,276,686 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of Am BAC $12.64 +0.17 1.36% 154,183,913 NYSE: AJC pA15 "Bank of America online banking down 4 hours" says its online banking service was down for 4 hours due to a "temporary system" issue from 1:25 pm Fri to 5:15 pm.

Boeing BA $63.16 +1.84 3% 6,705,378 NYSE: Fin times p9 "Engine supply delay hits Dreamliner" by Pilita Clark, WSJ pB6 "Boeing has new delay for Dreamliner" by Peter Sanders, Sat NYT pB4 "Engine problem delays delivery of Boeing's Dreamliner" by Christopher Drew, Sat. AJC pA14 "Boeing's 787 debut under a new delay" by AP say Boeing postponed the delivery of its first 787 airliner to the middle of the first quarter of '11, adding to a string of delays that has put it more than 2 years past its originally scheduled debut. The latest delay is the result of engine delivery problems. The 787's first customer,Japan's All Nippon Airways said the delay is regrettable. The plane lists for $150 to $205.mil. Boeing cited problems obtaining a new engine from Rolls-Royce which along with GE, is providing engines for the new carbon fiber composite jet, which is already 2 and a half years behind its original schedule. Related story at Barron's pM3 "The Trader" by Kopin Tan. Related story at Fin times p14 "Dreamliner delays hurt Rolls-Royce" by Bryce Elder.

Caterpillar CAT $65.9 +1.95 3.05% 7,381,883 NYSE: WSJ pB2 "DuPont, Alcoa rally the Dow" by Donna Yesalavich says stocks climbed Fri with DuPont, Alcoa and Caterpillar leading broad gains, but lost ground on the week. The Dow had its biggest one day gain since Aug. 2 but is still off 3% for the month. DuPont rose $1.52, Alcoa was up 31 cents and Caterpillar gained $1.95. Hewlett-Packard declined 22 cents as its battle with Dell for 3Par continued. Investors even took an optimistic approach to a guidance cut from Intel which rose 19 cents as it lowered its 3Q rev and gross margin targets as weaker than expected consumer demand for personal computers takes its toll.

Chevron CVX $74.93 +1.60 2.18% 8,484,542 NYSE: No mentions found.

Cisco CSCO $20.81 +0.11 0.53% 61,424,438 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pB5 "Intel is less chipper about demand" by Nick Wingfield says Intel slashed its quarterly rev forecast as economic weakness undermines demand for personal computers, heightening concerns that a rebound in tech spending may be petering out. Intel says it now expects 3Q rev of $10.8 bil to $11.2 bil and a gross margin of 66%. Earlier this month, Cisco's CEO John Chambers warned of unusual uncertainty in the global economy that could crimp sales.

Barron's pM11 "Options" by Steven M. Sears says many clients are buying Cisco systems and shorting Juniper networks.

Coke KO $56.16 +1 1.81% 9,649,615 NYSE: Atlanta Business Chronicle p11A "CCe/Coke deal will cost hundreds of millions" by David Allison says as they move closed to the expected 4Q completion of tier $13 bil megadeal, The Coca-Cola co. and coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. are preparing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on fees and expenses. In its 2Q report, coke said it expects the total cost of integrating CCe's N. Amer businesses will be $425 mil and that it will absorb the costs over the next 3 years.

Barron's pM3 "The Trader" by Kopin Tan says Douglas Cliggott, Credit Suisse' US equity strategist thinks yields will stay depressed. His so called "better than bonds" stock based includes Vierzon, Coca-Cola and McDonald's. Also Tan says Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is miling the hottest trend of single servings coffee such as is made by its Keurig brewers which are sold "everywhere from Bloomingdale's to WalMart. Keurig competes with Sara Lee and Kraft.

Disney DIS $32.78 +0.84 2.63% 10,954,226 NYSE: No mentions found.

DuPont DD $41.01 +1.52 3.85% 6,523,368 NYSE: WSJ pB2 "DuPont, Alcoa rally the Dow" by Donna Yesalavich says stocks climbed Fri with DuPont, Alcoa and Caterpillar leading broad gains, but lost ground on the week. The Dow had its biggest one day gain since Aug. 2 but is still off 3% for the month. DuPont rose $1.52, Alcoa was up 31 cents and Caterpillar gained $1.95. Hewlett-Packard declined 22 cents as its battle with Dell for 3Par continued. Investors even took an optimistic approach to a guidance cut from Intel which rose 19 cents as it lowered its 3Q rev and gross margin targets as weaker than expected consumer demand for personal computers takes its toll.

Exxon XOM $59.8 +1.32 2.26% 27,613,419 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE $14.71 +0.21 1.45% 45,716,048 NYSE: WSJ pB6 "Boeingahs new delay for Dreamliner" by Peter Sanders, Sat. AJC pA14 "Boeing's 787 debut under a new delay" by AP say Boeing postponed the delivery of its first 787 airliner to the middle of the first quarter of '11, adding to a string of delays that has put it more than 2 years past its originally scheduled debut. The latest delay is the result of engine delivery problems. The 787's first customer,Japan's All Nippon Airways said the delay is regrettable. The plane lists for $150 to $205.mil. Boeing cited problems obtaining a new engine from Rolls-Royce which along with GE, is providing engines for the new carbon fiber composite jet, which is already 2 and a half years behind its original schedule.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $38 -0.22 0.58% 36,912,162 NYSE: Fin times p10 "Bidding frenzy pushes price of 3Par to $2bn" by Joseph Menn, WSJ pB1 "H-P, Dell escalate battle over 3Par" by Ben Worthen, Sat NYT HP raises bid for 3Par again, topping Dell" by AP, Sat AJC pA15 HP boosts bid for 3Par to $1.88 bil" say Hewlett-Packard boosted its bid for 3Par Inc. to $1.88 bil topping Dell's offer by 11% and again raising the stakes in the bidding contest for the data storage company. HP's bid is $30 per share. Related stories Barron's p16 "Week in Review," Barron's p18 "How to play the tech mergers" by Tiernan Ray, Barron's pM3 "The Trader" by Kopin Tan, Barron's pM6 which charts 3Par.

WSJ pB1 "Bernanke gives Dow a boost to 10150" by Jonathan Cheng says stocks closed the week on a high note, as investors scrambling for good news found comfort in Fed Res Bernanke's vow to act if unexpected developments further threaten the shaky recovery. Bernanke's comments provided few surprises but reassured Wall St in a week that had been paced with disappointing economic reports. That was capped on Fri by a downward revision of how much the US economy expanded in 2Q and a rev warning from bellwether chip maker Intel. Intel's warning was symptomatic of a broader malaise overhanging tech stocks. Even a fierce bidding war between Dell and Hewlett-Packard over data storer 3Par wasn't enough to ignite the sector. Related story at WSJ pB16 "Overheard" & "Dell, Hewlett-Packard show no reseve on 3Par Price" by Rolfe Winkler, WSJ pB2 "Options - Investors bet fight over 3Par goes on" by Brendan Conway.

WSJ pB2 "DuPont, Alcoa rally the Dow" by Donna Yesalavich says stocks climbed Fri with DuPont, Alcoa and Caterpillar leading broad gains, but lost ground on the week. The Dow had its biggest one day gain since Aug. 2 but is still off 3% for the month. DuPont rose $1.52, Alcoa was up 31 cents and Caterpillar gained $1.95. Hewlett-Packard declined 22 cents as its battle with Dell for 3Par continued. Investors even took an optimistic approach to a guidance cut from Intel which rose 19 cents as it lowered its 3Q rev and gross margin targets as weaker than expected consumer demand for personal computers takes its toll.

Home Depot HD $28.74 +0.36 1.27% 12,555,438 NYSE: Sun AJC pd1 "Ego is not in Blake's toolbox" by Rachel Tobin profiles Home Depot CEO Frank Blake and says he has a mellow, its not about me style that helped him move Home Depot past the emotionally charged reign of predecessor Bob Nardelli and recapture some of the culture fostered by its founders Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank. He is trying to get the fimr back to its service oriented roots..

Atlanta Business Chronicle p10A "Home Depot selling EcoSmart LEDs" says it began selling light emitting diodes under its proprietary brand, EcoSmart.

Fin Times p15 "Investors resist the siren call of equities" by Michael Macknezie says retail investors are resisting the siren call of bullish Wall St equity analysts and high dividend paying stocks as they keep pumping money into bonds, contributing to the lowest stock trading volumes for Aug in more than a decade. Its lists in a side bar the four best high yield crops and all four are Dow components: AT&T with a dividend yield of 6.29%, Kraft at 3.94%, Intel 3.47% and Home Depot 3.3%.

Intel INTC $18.37 +0.19 1.05% 134,389,048 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pB5 "Intel is less chipper about demand" by Nick Wingfield, Fin times p1 "Intel alert adds to double dip concerns" by Chris Nuttall, Sat NYT pB2 "Sluggish economy leads Intel to cut 3Q guidance" by AP say Intel slashed its quarterly rev forecast as economic weakness undermines demand for personal computers, heightening concerns that a rebound in tech spending may be petering out. Intel says it now expects 3Q rev of $10.8 bil to $11.2 bil and a gross margin of 66%. Earlier this month, Cisco's CEO John Chambers warned of unusual uncertainty in the global economy that could crimp sales. Related story, Barron's pM3 "The Trader" by Kopin Tan. Barron's pM6 which charts Intel.

WSJ pB1 "Bernanke gives Dow a boost to 10150" by Jonathan Cheng says stocks closed the week on a high note, as investors scrambling for good news found comfort in Fed Res Bernanke's vow to act if unexpected developments further threaten the shaky recovery. Bernanke's comments provided few surprises but reassured Wall St in a week that had been paced with disappointing economic reports. That was capped on Fri by a downward revision of how much the US economy expanded in 2Q and a rev warning from bellwether chip maker Intel. Intel's warning was symptomatic of a broader malaise overhanging tech stocks. Even a fierce bidding war between Dell and Hewlett-Packard over data storer 3Par wasn't enough to ignite the sector.

WSJ pB2 "DuPont, Alcoa rally the Dow" by Donna Yesalavich says stocks climbed Fri with DuPont, Alcoa and Caterpillar leading broad gains, but lost ground on the week. The Dow had its biggest one day gain since Aug. 2 but is still off 3% for the month. DuPont rose $1.52, Alcoa was up 31 cents and Caterpillar gained $1.95. Hewlett-Packard declined 22 cents as its battle with Dell for 3Par continued. Investors even took an optimistic approach to a guidance cut from Intel which rose 19 cents as it lowered its 3Q rev and gross margin targets as weaker than expected consumer demand for personal computers takes its toll.

Fin Times p15 "Investors resist the siren call of equities" by Michael Macknezie says retail investors are resisting the siren call of bullish Wall St equity analysts and high dividend paying stocks as they keep pumping money into bonds, contributing to the lowest stock trading volumes for Aug in more than a decade. Its lists in a side bar the four best high yield crops and all four are Dow components: AT&T with a dividend yield of 6.29%, Kraft at 3.94%, Intel 3.47% and Home Depot 3.3%.

IBM $124.73 +1.95 1.59% 6,098,113 NYSE: WSJ pB5 "China's Lenovo to develop videogame console" by Loretta Chao says Lenovo is investing in the development of a new videogame console, part of a broader push by the Cinese PC company to branch out into new product categories including tablet PCs and smartphones. Lenovo has been reliant on the ThinkPad brand it bought from IBM in '05.

JPMorgan JPM $36.6 -0.97 2.72% 37,859,796 NYSE: Sun NYT Busp2 "The Chatter" has a quote wondering why the fin'l overhaul legis. only aplies to banks risking their own money and not private transactions noting that JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs each lost more than $100 mil on transactions handled for customers from April to July.

WSJ pB3 "JPMorgan hires O'Brien" by Matthias Rieker says JPMorgan hired Michael O'Brien from BlackRock as part of its efforts to expand abroad as he will head institutional sales globally.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ $57.6 +0.20 0.35% 11,461,252 NYSE: AJC pA15 "Johnson 7 Johnson works to rebuild consumer trust" by AP says with Johnson & Johnson's once golden reputation tarnished by 11 recalls in as many months, its ceo Bill Weldon says he knows the firm let consumers down and now plans a campaign to rebuild trust.

Kraft KFT $30 +0.58 1.97% 11,654,894 NYSE: Barron's pM3 "The Trader" by Kopin Tan says Douglas Cliggott, Credit Suisse' US equity strategist thinks yeilds will stay depressed. His so called "better than bonds" stock based includes Vierzon, Coca-Cola and McDonald's. Also Tan says Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is miling the hottest trend of single servings coffee such as is made by its Keurig brewers which are sold "everywhere from Bloomingdale's to WalMart. Keurig competes with Sara Lee and Kraft.

Fin Times p15 "Investors resist the siren call of equities" by Michael Macknezie says retail investors are resisting the siren call of bullish Wall St equity analysts and high dividend paying stocks as they keep pumping money into bonds, contributing to the lowest stock trading volumes for Aug in more than a decade. Its lists in a side bar the four best high yield crops and all four are Dow components: AT&T with a dividend yield of 6.29%, Kraft at 3.94%, Intel 3.47% and Home Depot 3.3%.

McDonalds MCD $73.99 +0.83 1.13% 6,487,223 NYSE: Barron's pM3 "The Trader" by Kopin Tan says Douglas Cliggott, Credit Suisse' US equity strategist thinks yeilds will stay depressed. His so called "better than bonds" stock based includes Vierzon, Coca-Cola and McDonald's. Also Tan says Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is miling the hottest trend of single servings coffee such as is made by its Keurig brewers which are sold "everywhere from Bloomingdale's to WalMart. Keurig competes with Sara Lee and Kraft.

Merck MRK $35 +0.52 1.51% 9,287,928 NYSE: No mentions found.

Microsoft MSFT $23.93 +0.11 0.46% 60,320,350 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pA1 "Microsoft founder launches patent war" by Dionne Searcey, Barron's p16 "Week Review", Sat NYT pB2 "Paul Allen's company files broad lawsuit over patents" by Steve Lohr, Sat. AJC pA15 "Microsoft co-founder claims patent violations" say Paul Allen is suing a dozen firms inclding Google and Apple alleging they infringed on 4 web tech patents held by his firm Interval Licensing LLC.

Pfizer PFE $16.09 +0.19 1.19% 37,677,388 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble PG $59.8 +0.26 0.44% 10,097,508 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM $81 +1.22 1.53% 3,363,586 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV $49.87 +0.84 1.71% 4,342,375 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Tech UTX $66.57 +1.52 2.34% 4,963,913 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $29.84 +0.34 1.15% 12,516,626 Dual Listed: WSJ pB16 "Playing the yield game on stocks" by Renee Schultes says the yield on 5 year gov bonds is well below available on stocks in many European nations and the US. Verizon's dividend yield is 6.4% vs its 5 year bond yield of 4.6%.

Barron's pM3 "The Trader" by Kopin Tan says Douglas Cliggott, Credit Suisse' US equity strategist thinks yields will stay depressed. His so called "better than bonds" stock based includes Vierzon, Coca-Cola and McDonald's. Also Tan says Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is miling the hottest trend of single servings coffee such as is made by its Keurig brewers which are sold "everywhere from Bloomingdale's to WalMart. Keurig competes with Sara Lee and Kraft.

WalMart WMT $51 +0.03 0.06% 11,811,145 NYSE: Barron's pM3 "The Trader" by Kopin Tan says Douglas Cliggott, Credit Suisse' US equity strategist thinks yeilds will stay depressed. His so called "better than bonds" stock based includes Verizon, Coca-Cola and McDonald's. Also Tan says Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is miling the hottest trend of single servings coffee such as is made by its Keurig brewers which are sold "everywhere from Bloomingdale's to WalMart. Keurig competes with Sara Lee and Kraft.

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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.