Tuesday, October 12, 2010

10/12/10 Tues pm Dow Closes 11,020.40 up 10.06 or 0.09%

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Post No. 678 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 9/12/10 and an update of the Dow 30 component's SEC filings as of 9/12/10.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Tuesday at 11,020.40 up 10.06 or 0.09% from Monday's close of 11,010.34. Of the 30 Dow Jones component companies 19 gained and 11 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was JPMorgan JPM $40.4 +0.67 1.69% 37,849,176 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise WMT $53.92 -0.69 1.26% 15,007,564 NYSE and percentage-wise was Verizon VZ $32.54 -0.49 1.48% 23,696,523 Dual Listed.

As of the open of the market Tuesday, 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 14.86 up from Monday's P/E ratio of 14.85 (year ago it was 16.00) the P/E estimate is 13.15 unchanged from Monday's P/E estimate of 13.15 (year ago it was 15.84) and the current dividend yield is 2.56 unchanged from Monday's yield of 2.58 (it was 2.83 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.

Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,456.11 up 0.33 from Monday's closing numerator of 1,454.78. 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 for today by the divisor (0.132129493) you get the increase in today's Dow. 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 $48.54 up 0.06 from Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average average closing price of $48.48. The median closing price of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $40.88 (HPQ/JPM) up 0.52 from Monday's median price of $40.36. The lowest volume was 3M MMM $88.15 -0.10 0.11% 2,468,846 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $13.52 +0.37 2.81% 134,708,230 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 $32 ($145,611 - $145,479).

MarketWatch 10/12/10 Tuesday 4:36 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks s ended higher Tuesday as Wall Street embraced what was viewed as a more concrete signal from the Federal Reserve that additional monetary easing is coming. “Investors are more comfortable now banking on the Fed taking action on Nov. 3. They pretty much clarified it for the market and suggested that the bulk of the FOMC [Federal Open Market Committee] agrees,” said Jeffrey Kleintop, chief market strategist at LPL Financial. “The market was expecting something more wishy-washy.” The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA 11,020, +10.06, +0.09%) rose 10.06 points, or 0.1%, to end at 11,020.40, with 19 of its 30 components gaining. The S&P 500 Index (SPX 1,170, +4.45, +0.38%) gained 4.45 points, or 0.4%, to 1,169.77, with financial firms the best performers among its 10 industry groups. The Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP 2,418, +15.59, +0.65%) added 15.59 points, or 0.7%, to 2,417.92, bolstered by a rise in Apple Inc. (AAPL 298.54, +3.18, +1.08%) after its price target was hiked by Barclays Capital and as discount retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT 53.92, -0.69, -1.26%) said it would begin selling Apple’s iPad.
Shares of another tech titan, Google Inc. (GOOG 541.39, +2.55, +0.47%) , also advanced after a pair of brokers voiced optimism over the Web giant’s improving business prospects. Advancers edged past decliners on the New York Stock Exchange, where 923 million shares changed hands. Oil ended below $82 a barrel as the U.S. dollar gained, reducing the commodity’s allure as an alternative investment. The dollar’s rebound from an eight-month low also curbed investor appetite for gold, which lapsed below $1,348 an ounce. “We’ve seen the dollar fall off a cliff here, so to get a bit of a bounce makes sense,” said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at Jefferies & Co. That said, “a one-day blip in the dollar should not dictate what the stock market is doing. We can’t ignore fundamentals forever,” he added.
George Stahl discusses what Pfizer hopes to gain by buying King Pharmaceuticals.
While the Fed signaled it is ready to take further action if needed, Fed Vice Chairwoman Janet Yellen on Monday warned that low interest rates could give companies incentive to take on too much risk. “There is an argument to be made that the financial crisis was started by ultralow interest rates for too long,” commented Hogan. In corporate news, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. (PFE 17.48, +0.10, +0.57%) said it would acquire drug maker King Pharmaceuticals Inc. (KG 14.14, +3.99, +39.31%) for $3.6 billion.
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The following are excerpts from Tues morning's Blog:

A read of 10/12/10 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 Monday's stock prices and related data.

Dow:The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at 11,020.40 up 10.06 or 0.09% from Monday's close of 11,010.34. Of the 30 Dow Jones component companies gained and declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was NYSE and percentage-wise was NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise NYSE and percentage-wise was NYSE.

WSJ pC7 "Stocks gain as IBM Apple set records" by Donna Yesalavich says stocks rose slightly as investors await several bellweather earnings reports due in coming days including from Intel & JPMorgan Chase. Shares of Apple and IBM hit intraday records, leading he tech sector higher.The NYSE had problems with closing out 65 stocks including Johnson & Johnson.

Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,456.11 up 1.33 from Monday's closing numerator of 1,454.78. 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 for today by the divisor (0.132129493) you get the increase in today's Dow. 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 Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $48.54 up 0.06 from Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average average closing price of $48.48. The median closing price of Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $40.88 (HPQ/JPM) up 0.52 from Monday's median price of $40.36. The lowest volume was 3M MMM $88.15 -0.10 0.11% 2,468,846 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $13.52 +0.37 2.81% 134,708,230 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 $132 ($145,611 - $145,479).

MarketWatch 10/12/10 Tuesday 4: pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks

Tuesday's Dow Closing Numbers

At&T T $28.39 +0.07 0.25% 23,096,344 NYSE
Alcoa AA $13.2 +0.27 2.09% 35,130,009 NYSE
Amex AXP $38.54 +0.60 1.58% 19,790,766 NYSE
Bank of America BAC $13.52 +0.37 2.81% 134,708,230 NYSE
Boeing BA $70.22 +0.23 0.33% 4,267,565 NYSE
Caterpillar CAT $79.34 -0.64 0.8% 5,709,854 NYSE
Chevron CVX $83.84 +0.13 0.16% 8,058,826 NYSE
CSCO $22.62 +0.15 0.67% 34,250,086 NASDAQ-GS
Coke KO $59.6 +0.04 0.07% 7,739,458 NYSE
DIS $34.48 -0.09 0.26% 8,782,583 NYSE
DuPont DD $46.29 +0.20 0.43% 7,541,273 NYSE
Exxon XOM $64.7 +0.15 0.23% 19,886,171 NYSE
GE $17.19 +0.23 1.36% 62,575,245 NYSE
Hewlett-Pac HPQ $41.35 +0.15 0.36% 14,574,241 NYSE
Home Dept HD $31.41 -0.38 1.2% 12,242,505 NYSE
Intel INTC $19.77 +0.21 1.07% 90,917,240 NASDAQ-GS
IBM $139.85 +0.19 0.14% 5,407,905 NYSE
JPMorgan JPM $40.4 +0.67 1.69% 37,849,176 NYSE
JNJ $63.29 -0.01 0.02% 8,249,547 NYSE
KFT $31.15 +0.11 0.35% 7,786,648 NYSE
MCD $75.58 -0.01 0.01% 4,523,516 NYSE
MSFT $24.83 +0.24 0.98% 48,705,495 NASDAQ-GS
MRK $36.64 -0.22 0.6% 10,438,569 NYSE
Pfizer PFE $17.479 +0.099 0.57% 43,996,003 NYSE
Procter & Gam PG $62.02 -0.12 0.19% 8,918,625 NYSE
3M MMM $88.15 -0.10 0.11% 2,468,846 NYSE
TRV $52.82 -0.13 0.25% 3,966,123 NYSE
United Tec UTX $72.98 +0.05 0.07% 3,928,052 NYSE
Verizon VZ $32.54 -0.49 1.48% 23,696,523 DualListed
WMT $53.92 -0.69 1.26% 15,007,564 NYSE







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The following are excerpts from Tues. morning's Blog.
Monday's Dow Closing Numbers

AT&T T $28.32 +0.10 0.35% 14,388,540 NYSE: No mentions found.

Alcoa AA $12.93 +0.04 0.31% 23,314,270 NYSE: No mentions found.

Amex AXP $37.94 -0.05 0.13% 10,896,265 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of America BAC $13.15 -0.03 0.23% 100,991,540 NYSE: No mentions found.

Boeing BA $69.99 +0.76 1.1% 3,450,785 NYSE: WSJ pB8 "Demand soars past Indian aviation" by Devin Banerjee says semand for air travel in India is growing faster than anticipated. In Aug, Boeing estimates that Indian airlines will spend $130 bil, up 30% from its previous forecast to purchase 1,150 planes over the next 2 decades.

Caterpillar CAT $79.98 -0.39 0.49% 4,593,505 NYSE: No mentions found.

Chevron CVX $83.71 -0.23 0.27% 4,790,646 NYSE: No mentions found.

CSCO $22.47 -0.01 0.04% 28,419,134 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

DIS $34.57 +0.06 0.17% 5,347,494 NYSE: No mentions found.

DuPont DD $46.09 -0.57 1.22% 4,965,572 NYSE: Fin Times p24 "Verizon rises as telecoms groups set the pace" by Telis Demos says US stocks were little changed with gains in telecommunications firms held back by industrial and fin'l groups. Dividend paying telecoms continued to see gains. Verizon was up. A rise in the dollar hit industrial groups who benefit from a weaker dollars. Dupont fell 1.3% and 3M fell 1.1% and GE dropped 0.9%.

Exxon XOM $64.55 +0.17 0.26% 13,848,805 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE $16.96 -0.16 0.93% 51,881,982 NYSE: Fin Times p24 "Verizon rises as telecoms groups set the pace" by Telis Demos says US stocks were little changed with gains in telecommunications firms held back by industrial and fin'l groups. Dividend paying telecoms continued to see gains. Verizon was up. A rise in the dollar hit industrial groups who benefit from a weaker dollars. Dupont fell 1.3% and 3M fell 1.1% and GE dropped 0.9%.

Hewlett-Pac HPQ $41.+2 0.05 0.12% 12,891,794 NYSE: WSJ pB5 "HP CEO pulled into Orcle suit" by Jeanette Borzo says Oracle plans to call Leo Aptheker, Hewlett-Packard's new CEO as a witness at a Nov trial between Oracle and SAP over intellectual property.

Home Dep HD $31.79 -0.10 0.31% 8,358,689 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC $19.56 +0.04 0.2% 52,671,323 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pC7 "Stocks gain as IBM Apple set records" by Donna Yesalavich says stocks rose slightly as investors await several bellweather earnings reports due in coming days including from Intel & JPMorgan Chase. Shares of Apple and IBM hit intraday records, leading he tech sector higher.The NYSE had problems with closing out 65 stocks including Johnson & Johnson.

IBM $139.66 +0.81 0.58% 4,004,266 NYSE: WSJ pC7 "Stocks gain as IBM Apple set records" by Donna Yesalavich says stocks rose slightly as investors await several bellweather earnings reports due in coming days including from Intel & JPMorgan Chase. Shares of Apple and IBM hit intraday records, leading he tech sector higher.The NYSE had problems with closing out 65 stocks including Johnson & Johnson.

JPMorgan JPM $39.73 +0.42 1.07% 24,562,990 NYSE: WSJ pC7 "Stocks gain as IBM Apple set records" by Donna Yesalavich says stocks rose slightly as investors await several bellweather earnings reports due in coming days including from Intel & JPMorgan Chase. Shares of Apple and IBM hit intraday records, leading he tech sector higher.The NYSE had problems with closing out 65 stocks including Johnson & Johnson.

JNJ $63.3 +0.07 0.11% 6,172,022 NYSE: No mentions found.

KFT $31.04 +0.11 0.36% 4,901,304 NYSE: No mentions found.

MCD $75.59 -0.51 0.67% 3,653,313 NYSE: No mentions found.

MRK $36.86 -0.05 0.14% 5,576,175 NYSE: No mentions found.

Microsoft MSFT $24.59 +0.02 0.08% 27,551,474 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pB1 "Microsoft's new stab at phones" by Nick Wingfield, NYTimes pB3 "Microsoft introduces and pins its hopes on Windows Phone 7" by Nick Bilton, USA Today p1B ?Windows phone 7 to the rescue?" by David Liebman, Boston Globe pB7 "Microsoft's calling with Windows Phone 7" by Hiawatha Bray, say Microsoft on Mon launched its latest assault on the crowded smartphone market with a set of handsets based on overhauled software. The new Windows Phone 7 operating system is beind Applle's iPHone and Google's Android software. Windows 7 has commonly used apps on a home screen in larage blocks dubbed tiles.

Pfizer PFE $17.38 -0.08 0.46% 22,346,580 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gam PG $62.14 +0.28 0.45% 7,425,109 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM $88.25 -0.91 1.02% 2,605,819 NYSE: Fin Times p24 "Verizon rises as telecoms groups set the pace" by Telis Demos says US stocks were little changed with gains in telecommunications firms held back by industrial and fin'l groups. Dividend paying telecoms continued to see gains. Verizon was up. A rise in the dollar hit industrial groups who benefit from a weaker dollars. Dupont fell 1.3% and 3M fell 1.1% and GE dropped 0.9%.

TRV $52.95 +0.14 0.27% 1,552,573 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Tech UTX $72.93 +0.02 0.03% 2,454,549 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $33.03 +0.20 0.61% 11,069,852 DualListed: Fin Times p24 "Verizon rises as telecoms groups set the pace" by Telis Demos says US stocks were little changed with gains in telecommunications firms held back by industrial and fin'l groups. Dividend paying telecoms continued to see gains. Verizon was up. A rise in the dollar hit industrial groups who benefit from a weaker dollars. Dupont fell 1.3% and 3M fell 1.1% and GE dropped 0.9%.

Walmart WMT $54.61 +0.20 0.37% 7,037,260 NYSE: WSJ pC14 "Green dot's wild walMart ride" by Rolfe Winkler says Green Dot, the largest provider of prepaid debit cards, relies heavily on Walmart which provides 64% of Green Dot's revenue.

WSJ pB4 "Walmart lands pact to sell iPad" says Walmart will start selling Apple's iPad on Fri.

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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 Leo Apotheker (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 9/12/10 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $311.5 [5]
2. Microsoft MSFT 209 [9]
3. WalMart WMT 189 [3.5]
4. Procter & Gamble PG 171 [3]
5. GE 171 [10.5]
6. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 165 [3]
7. AT&T T 164.5 [6]
8. IBM 161.5 [1]
9. Chevron CVX 158.5 [2]
10. JPMorgan Chase JPM 157.5 [4]
11. Pfizer PFE 136.5 [8]
12. Bank of America BAC 136 [10]
13. Coke KO 135 [2.5]
14. Cisco CSCO 118 [6]
15. Merck MRK 112.5 [3]
16. Intel INTC 100 [5.5]
17. Verizon VZ 91.5 [3]
18. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 89 [2.5]
19. McDonald's MCD 80 [1]
20. Disney DIS 66 [2]
21. United Technologies UTX 64 [1]
22. 3M MMM 60 [.5]
23. Kraft KFT 53.5 [2]
24. Home Depot 49.5 [1.5]
25.American Express AXP 48 [1]
26. Boeing BA 47 [1]
27. Caterpillar CAT 45 [.5]
28. DuPont DD 38 [1]
29. Travelers 23.5 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 11.5 [1]

Here are the latest SEC filings as of 9/12/10 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: 9/2/10 8K re: issuance of 5.35% Notes due '40
8/19/10 8K re: agreement with Comm. Workers of America for a new 3 year contract for the 4,000 CWA workers in AT&T's East region
8/18/10 8K re: exchange offer of 5.35% Notes due '40 for outstanding 8.85% Sr. Notes of New Cingular Wireless due '31
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.

Alcoa AA: 8/24/10 8K re: tender offer for its 6% Notes due '12 & 5.3% Notes due '13
8/23/10 10Q/A amends prior 10Q
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: 8/27/10 8K re: delay of delivery of first 787 to mid 1Q '11 due to Rolls Royce Engine supply problems
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.

Caterpiller CAT: 8/26/10 10Q/A amends prior 10Q
8/19/10 8K re: July dealer statistics
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.

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 9/10/10 Prelim Proxy Stmt re: Annual Shareholders Meeting on 11/18/10 at Santa Clara, Cal.
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 9/27/10 8K re: settlement in Georgia of one of 3 shareholder class action suits challenging takeover of CCE
8/27 & 8/24 8Ks re: refiling of Hart-Scott-Rodino filing & similar filing with Candadian Corp. Bureau to give regulators more time to review acquisition of Coca-Cola Enterprises
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: 9/9/10 10Q
9/7/10 8K re; agreement to buy 3Par, Inc.
8/30/10 8K re: Board authorizing add'l $10 bil for share repurchases
8/23/10 8K re: proposal to buy 3Par for $24 per share cash
8/19/10 8K re: reporting 3Q results
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: 9/10/10 re: sale of 3.95% Sr. Note due '20 & 5.4% Sr. Notes due '40
9/2/10 10Q
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: 8/30/10 8K re: acquisition of Infineion's Wireless Business for $1.4 bil to close 1Q '11
8/27/10 8K re: lower expectations for 3Q result
8/19/10 8K re; transcript of conference call announcing acquisition of McAfee, Inc.
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: 8/31/10 8K re: FD disclosure re:change in reporting operating income
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 : 8/18/10 8K: re: offer of 2.95% Notes due '20 & 4.5% Notes due '40
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: 8/19/10 10Q/A amended prior 10Q
8/6/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
8/5/10 8K re: 2Q results
5/21/10 8K: re voting

McDonalds MCD: 9/10/10 8K re: global sales in Aug. up 4.9%
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: 9/7/10 8K re: arbitration re: Meck's rights to distribute Remicade & Simponi based on agreements from Merck's acquisition of Schering-Plough
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: 8/27/10 Proxy Stmt re: Annual Sahreholder Meeting to be held Tues. 10/12/10 at 9:00 am in Cincinnati, Ohio
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: 8/30/10 8K re: acquisition of Cogent Inc. for $10.50 per share or $943 mil.
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: 8/31/10 8K re: dedemption of 6.35% Notes due '11
8/19/10 8K re: deaprture of EVP Ari Bousbib to become CEO of IMS Health
7/26/10 10Q 1Q 6/30/10
7/21/10 8K re: 2Q results

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 9/10/10 8K re: reclassification of results due to spin off of assets as a result of Alltel acquisition
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: 9/1/10 10Q
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 Edwardo Castro-Wright as CEO for 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.