10/22/10 Fri am AT&T Matches & Caterpillar, McDonald's & Travelers' 3Q Earnings Beat Expectations

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A read of Friday's 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 Thursday's stock prices and related data.

Dow:The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 11,146.57up 38.6 or 0.35% from Wednesday's close of 11,107.97. For the year the Dow is up 6.89%. Of the 30 Dow Jones component companies 21 gained and 9 declined. The biggest gainers dollar-wise were Home Depot HD $31.81 +1.08 3.51% 22,203,030 NYSE and 3M MMM $90.55 +1.08 1.21% 5,633,773 NYSE and percentage-wise was Home Depot HD $31.81 +1.08 3.51% 22,203,030 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Caterpillar CAT $78.89 1.43 1.78% 17,706,083 NYSE and percentage-wise was Bank of America BAC $11.36 -0.39 3.32% 317,159,695 NYSE.

WSJ pC6 "Dow rises 38.60; two IPOs bounce" by Kristina Peterson says stocks closed modestly higher as encouraging corporate earnings overshadowed currency jitters. McDkonald's is charted under Good news as its 3Q earnings topped expectations thanks to strong sales of blended ice beverages. Home Depot was the Dow's top performer and Travelers rose 34 cents after its 3Q results topped estimates.

Fin Times p22 "Caterpillar's figures help to bolster investor confidence" by Hannah Kuchler says companies from Catepillar to Ebay raised their earnings forecasts, boosting investor confidence and helping US stocks move higher.

NYT pB8 "Shares continue to rise on strong earnings data" by Christine Hauser says shares closed slightly higher after a day of seesawing despite corp earnings reports taht were generally upbeat.

USA Today p4B "Stocks settle back after early rally" by Ap says stocks finished with modest gains Thurs after pulling back from a rally that pushed stocks near their highest levels of the year. In early trading the Dow had been up as much as 105 points as index components Caterpillar, Travelers and McDonald's all beat earnings expectations & AT&T matched forecasts.

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 14.09 down from Thursday's P/E ratio of 14.42 (year ago it was 16.51) the P/E estimate is 13.25 unchanged from Wednesday's P/E estimate of 13.25 (year ago it was 16.02) and the current dividend yield is 2.54 unchanged from yesterday's yield of 2.54 (it was 2.77 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.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,472.79 up 5.11 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 1,467.68. 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 Thursay's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $49.09 up 0.17 from Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average average closing price of $48.92. The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $41.34 (HPQ/AXP. The lowest volume was Travelers TRV $54.98 +0.34 0.62% 3,864,328 NYSE and the highest volume was again Bank of America BAC $11.36 -0.39 3.32% 317,159,695 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 made $511 ($147,279 - $146,768).

MarketWatch 10/21/10 Thursday 4:28 by Kristina Peterson says U.S. stocks closed modestly higher in a day of choppy trading Thursday as encouraging corporate earnings overshadowed jitters over recent currency fluctuations.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA 11,147, +38.60, +0.35%) closed up 38.60 points, or 0.35%, at 11146.5, reversing an afternoon slump. Stocks rebounded in a late rally after Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis president James Bullard suggested that the central bank could announce Treasury purchases in “small increments” at its November meeting. Whatever the Federal Reserve does to lower interest rates further won't help the U.S. economy, according to First Pacific Advisors fund manager Tom Atteberry, who says that'll just weaken the dollar and hurt savers. Deborah Levine reports. McDonald’s (MCD 78.44, +1.03, +1.33%) gained $1.03, or 1.3%, to $78.44, after its third-quarter earnings rose 10%, topping analysts’ forecasts, and the company’s chief executive predicted same-store sales would rise between 5% and 6% in October, as momentum continues from the previous quarter. Home Depot (HD 31.81, +1.08, +3.51%) was the measure’s top performer, climbing $1.08, or 3.5%, to $31.81. Travelers (TRV 54.98, +0.34, +0.62%) added 34 cents, or 0.6%, to $54.98, after its third-quarter earnings and revenue topped Wall Street estimates and the property-casualty insurance firm raised its full-year guidance. Stocks had weakened in the afternoon as the dollar strengthened and traders said jitters over the threat of a currency war were spooking the market. “The market is trading a lot counter to what the dollar’s doing,” said Craig Hodges, president of Hodges Capital Management. But investors looking ahead to expected stimulus support from the central bank are unlikely to let stocks slide too far, he said. “Quantitative easing is a nice backdrop and I also think the potential for some more pro-business news in the election coming up” is helping to stabilize the market, Hodges said. A rush of corporate earnings buoyed hopes for improving business conditions, though some questioned whether the market had already priced in the better-than-expected reports. “Clearly earnings have been coming in relatively well compared to the consensus, but the market’s also moved up pretty substantially and you get into some of these questions about whether these numbers were priced in,” said Jeff Morris, head of U.S. equities at Standard Life Investments. The Dow’s worst performer was Bank of America Corp. (BAC 11.36, -0.39, -3.32%), which slid 3.3% as investors continued to worry over banks’ liabilities connected to investigations into foreclosure practices. Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT 78.89, -0.99, -1.24%) shares were also weak, falling 1.1%, despite a surge in its third-quarter profit. Caterpillar cautioned that the world’s developed economies won’t grow enough next year to alleviate persistently high unemployment levels.Read more on Caterpillar. Bay, Netflix Boost TechOnline retailer and DVD-rental company lead gains in the technology sector following upbeat reaction to the companies' quarterly results. “The market is starting to look at their ultimate earnings power and questioning do we have all the ingredients,” Morris said. The Nasdaq composite (COMP 2,460, +2.28, +0.09%) rose 0.1% to 2,459.67. The Standard & Poor’s 500-share index SPX 1,180, +2.09, +0.18%) added 0.2% to 1180.26. AT&T Corp. (T 28.34, -0.27, -0.94%) lost 1%. Third-quarter earnings nearly quadrupled and the company added a record number of iPhone subscribers in the third quarter, but had to pay high subsidies to Apple, which cut into the carrier’s profit. Verizon Communications shed 1.3%. In U.S. economic data, initial unemployment claims fell by 23,000 to 452,000 in the week ended Oct. 16, the Labor Department said in its weekly report. That was more than the drop economists had expected, but the previous week’s figure was revised up significantly. Demand for Treasurys declined, pushing yield on the 10-year note up to 2.55%. Crude-oil prices settled below $81 a barrel, while gold futures declined.

Thursday's Dow Closing Numbers:

AT&T T $28.34 -0.27 0.94% 31,141,263 NYSE: WSJ pB3 "Surge of iPhones fuels AT&T sales" by Roger Cheng, Fin Times p17 "Demand for iPHones fuels AT&T profits" by Alan Rappeport, NYT pB5 "AT&T says loff of IPhone exclusivity won't hurt growth" by Reuters, say T's 3Q earnings quadrupled on a tax settlement and the sale of its business sottware arm Sterling to IBM. It reported profit of $12.34 bil or $2.08 a share, compared with $3.19 bil or 54 cents a share a year earlier.

WSJ pC10 "How eBay could disconnect At&T iPhones" by Martin Peers says in 3Q AT&T activated 5.2 mil new iphones, the most ever. However, even though AT&t has locked their subscribers into contracts, many people could still switch to Verizon Wireless once they start offering the iPHone and that should concern investors.

Alcoa AA $12.78 -0.17 1.31% 24,891,346 NYSE: No mentions found.

Amex AXP $40.27 +0.54 1.36% 12,466,847 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of America BAC $11.36 -0.39 3.32% 317,159,695 NYSE: No mentions found.

Boeing BA $71.5 +0.14 0.2% 4,622,292 NYSE: No mentions found.

Caterpillar CAT $78.89 1.43 1.78% 17,706,083 NYSE: Fin Times p13 "Caterpillar driven by emerging markets" by Hal Weitzman says Caterpillar's profits nearly doubled in 3Q. It made a net profit of $792 mil or $1.22 a share, up from $404 mil or 64 cents a share.

WSJ pC6 "Dow rises 38.60; two IPOs bounce" by Kristina Peterson says stocks closed modestly higher as encouraging corporate earnings overshadowed currency jitters. McDkonald's is charted under Good news as its 3Q earnings topped expectations thanks to strong sales of blended ice beverages. Home Depot was the Dow's top performer and Travelers rose 34 cents after its 3Q results topped estimates. Caterpillar fell 99 cents despite a surge in 3Q profit as it cautioned that the world's developed economies won't expand enough next year to alleviate high unemployment.

Fin Times p22 "Caterpillar's figures help to bolster investor confidence" by Hannah Kuchler says companies from Catepillar to Ebay raised their earnings forecasts, boosting investor confidence and helping US stocks move higher.

CSCO $23.26 -0.14 0.6% 38,508,634 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Chevron CVX $84.25 +0.23 0.27% 9,508,521 NYSE: WSJ pB5 "Chevron to invest in Gulf oil fields" by Isabel Ordonez, USA Today p1B "Chevron says it'll apply to drill in Gulf" say Chevron will invest $7.5 bil to develop two of the Gulf of Mexico's largest unexploited oil fields: Jack and St. Malo, which potentially hold 500 mil barrels of oil and gas.

Coke KO $61.47 +0.32 0.52% 11,632,766 NYSE: No mentions found.

Disney DIS $34.68 +0.06 0.17% 16,888,353 NYSE: No mentions found.

DuPont DD $47.13 +0.05 0.11% 6,916,465 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $66.32 +0.31 0.47% 21,257,267 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE $16.1 +0.05 0.31% 59,408,667 NYSE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Pack HPQ $42.4 -0.42 0.98% 19,899,979 NYSE: No mentions found.

Home Depot HD $31.81 +1.08 3.51% 22,203,030 NYSE: WSJ pC6 "Dow rises 38.60; two IPOs bounce" by Kristina Peterson says stocks closed modestly higher as encouraging corporate earnings overshadowed currency jitters. McDkonald's is charted under Good news as its 3Q earnings topped expectations thanks to strong sales of blended ice beverages. Home Depot was the Dow's top performer and Travelers rose 34 cents after its 3Q results topped estimates.

Intel INTC $19.76 +0.12 0.61% 74,133,591 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM $139.83 +0.76 0.55% 6,221,002 NYSE: WSJ pB3 "Surge of iPhones fuels AT&T sales" by Roger Cehng says T's 3Q earnings quadrupled on a tax settlement and the sale of its business sottware arm Sterling to IBM. It reported profit of $12.34 bil or $2.08 a share, compared with $3.19 bil or 54 cents a share a year earlier.

JPMorgan JPM $37.7 -0.40 1.05% 38,245,825 NYSE: No mentions found.

JNJ $63.99 +0.39 0.61% 11,051,837 NYSE: No mentions found.

KFT $31.82 +0.02 0.06% 7,780,995 NYSE: No mentions found.

MCD $78.44 +1.03 1.33% 7,696,794 NYSE: WSJ pB4 "Mcdonald's intends to raise prices" by Paul Ziobro, USA Today p2B "Dines help McDonald's see 10% rise in income" by AP say it will do so to blunt higher cost. It had a 3Q profit of $1.39 bil or $1.29 a share, up from $1.26 bil or $1.15 a year earlier. Rev increased 4% to $6.3 bil as sales at stores open at least a year rose 6%.

WSJ pC6 "Dow rises 38.60; two IPOs bounce" by Kristina Peterson says stocks closed modestly higher as encouraging corporate earnings overshadowed currency jitters. McDkonald's is charted under Good news as its 3Q earnings topped expectations thanks to strong sales of blended ice beverages. Home Depot was the Dow's top performer and Travelers rose 34 cents after its 3Q results topped estimates.

MRK $37.1 +0.11 0.3% 10,372,808 NYSE: No mentions found.

MSFT $25.42 +0.11 0.43% 49,979,216 NASDAQ-GS: Fin Times p10 "Microsoft squares that look hip" by Chris Nuttall says the Windows Phone 7 operating system marks a true challenge to rival systems and phones from Apple & Google.

Pfizer PFE $17.63 -0.03 0.17% 76,352,193 NYSE: WSJ pC5 Half page tombstone ad of Pfizer's offer to purchase shares of King Pharmaceuticals for $14.25 a share.

Procter & Gam PG $63.51 +0.14 0.22% 9,612,835 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM $90.55 +1.08 1.21% 5,633,773 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV $54.98 +0.34 0.62% 3,864,328 NYSE: WSJ pC6 "Dow rises 38.60; two IPOs bounce" by Kristina Peterson says stocks closed modestly higher as encouraging corporate earnings overshadowed currency jitters. McDkonald's is charted under Good news as its 3Q earnings topped expectations thanks to strong sales of blended ice beverages. Home Depot was the Dow's top performer and Travelers rose 34 cents after its 3Q results topped estimates.

United Tech UTX $74.97 +1.05 1.42% 8,837,538 NYSE:

Verizon VZ $32.52 -0.12 0.37% 31,897,698 DualListed: WSJ pC1 "Why to take the long term view on Verizon" by Kelly Evans says Verizon reports earnings today and their shares aren't cheap, trading at 11 times their '12 estimate. So long as Verizon pays a 6% dividend their sahres "still are alluring".

WSJ pC10 "How eBay could disconnect At&T iPhones" by Martin Peers says in 3Q AT&T activated 5.2 mil new iphones, the most ever. However, even though AT&t has locked their subscribers into contracts, many people could still switch to Verizon Wireless once they start offering the iPHone and that should concern investors.

WMT $54.03 +0.56 1.05% 9,575,095 NYSE: WSJ pB5 "Walmart set to sell the Nook", NYT pB4 "Walmart to add Nook to inventory of E-readers" by Julie Bosman say Walmart will begin selling Barnes & Noble's Nook device at 2,500 stores on 10/24.

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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.