11/18/10 Thurs pm Dow Closes 11,181.23 up 173.35 or 1.57%

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 11,181.23 up 173.35 or 1.57% from Wednesday's close of 11,007.88. Of the 30 Dow Jones component companies 29 gained and 1 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was IBM $144.36 +2.41 1.7% 4,238,874 NYSE and percentage-wise was Alcoa AA $13.38 +0.44 3.4% 28,445,839 NYSE. The only decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Intel INTC $21.015 -0.065 0.31% 68,846,663 NASDAQ-GS.

As of the open of the market Thursday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of Mon's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. The trailing P/E is 14.05 down from Wednesday's 14.07 (year ago it was 18.06); the P/E estimate is 13.22 unchanged from Wednesday's 13.22 (year ago it was 15.82) and the dividend yield is 2.59 up from Wednesday's 2.58 (last year it was 2.67). 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 1,473.36 up 18.92 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 1,454.46. 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 Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $49.11 up 0.63 from Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average average closing price of $48.48. The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $41.96 (AXP/HPQ) up 0.77 from Wednesday's closing median price of $41.19. The lowest volume was 3M MMM $85.55 +1.60 1.91% 3,573,426 NYSE and the highest volume was again Bank of America BAC $11.7 +0.08 0.69% 138,773,667 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 $1,890 ($147,336 - $145,446.)

MarketWatch Thursday 11/18/10 4:30 pm by Kate Gibson Gibson says U.S stocks rallied Thursday, nearly erasing their week-to-date losses, as investors welcomed General Motors Co. back to the public market and found solace in economic data and a likely rescue for Irish banks. “For now, the market is ignoring higher rates while it celebrates the GM IPO and the big number on the Philly Fed survey,” said Elliot Spar, market strategist at Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Among U.S. economic data, the four-week average of new jobless claims hit a two-year low and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported a surge in regional manufacturing activity. Read about the Philly Fed. After two days of losses that shaved 194 points off the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA 11,181, +173.20, +1.57%) , the blue-chip index recouped the bulk of those losses Thursday, to end up 173.35 points, or 1.6%, to 11,181.23. Twenty-nine of the Dow’s 30 components were rising, led by aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. (AA 13.47, +0.09, +0.67%) , up 3.4%. Intel Corp. (INTC 20.95, -0.07, -0.31%) was the sole decliner, its shares off 0.3% after a J.P. Morgan analyst wrote in a note that the chip maker appears headed toward the lower end of its fourth-quarter revenue forecast. The S&P 500 Index (SPX 1,197, +18.10, +1.54%) rose 18.10 points, or 1.5%, to 1,196.69. “For those that were looking to buy in the 1,150 to 1,160 area on the S&P, including myself, we have been left at the station,” said Spar, adding that he sees the next level of resistance on the S&P at 1,205 to 1,207. Natural-resource and energy performed best among the S&P’s 10 industry groups, with commodities prices on the rise and a large acquisition in the energy sector. Walter Energy Inc. (WLT 96.60, -0.26, -0.27%) , which produces steelmaking coal, offered to buy Canada’s Western Coal Corp. (CA:WTN 10.85, +3.47, +47.02%) for $3.2 billion as a means of increasing its access to the commodity amid escalating demand and prices. The Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP 2,514, +38.39, +1.55%) gained 38.39 points, or 1.6%, to 2,514.40. For every stock that fell, nearly five rose on the New York Stock Exchange, where more than 1.2 billion shares traded. Commodities gained along with equities, with gold up 1.2% to finish at $1,353 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Crude-oil futures added 1.8% to end at $81.85 a barrel on Nymex. Treasury prices slipped, pushing yields up. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note (UST10Y 2.87, -0.03, -1.00%) , widely used in determining consumer and business loans, rose 1 basis point to 2.90%.
The Federal Reserve has been buying bonds since Nov. 3 in an attempt to curb interest rates and spur borrowing. Global markets have been rattled in recent days by worries about Ireland’s debt troubles and about possible contagion to larger nations such as Portugal and Spain. But confidence was rising that Ireland would reach an agreement with the European Union and International Monetary Fund on an aid package, with EU, IMF and Irish officials meeting Thursday. General Motors Co. (GM 34.07, -0.12, -0.35%) shares gained, ending 3.6% higher, as the auto maker’s initial public offering helped spur investor interest in equities.Shares of GM were offered at $33 each, after the company emerged from a taxpayer-financed bankruptcy.

Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T T $28.44 +0.48 1.72% 19,588,563 NYSE
Alcoa AA $13.38 +0.44 3.4% 28,445,839 NYSE
AXP $42.25 +0.84 2.03% 8,071,356 NYSE
BoAmer BAC $11.7 +0.08 0.69% 138,773,667 NYSE
Boeing BA $64.61 +2.11 3.38% 11,578,701 NYSE
CAT $83.11 +1.94 2.39% 6,643,552 NYSE
CVX $83.82 +1.36 1.65% 7,589,532 NYSE
CSCO $19.61 +0.205 1.06% 102,221,693 NASDAQ-GS
Coke KO $63.84 +1.32 2.11% 20,714,046 NYSE
DIS $37.58 +0.36 0.97% 9,515,359 NYSE
DuPont DD $46.53 +0.87 1.91% 6,290,087 NYSE
Exxon XOM $70.31 +1.30 1.88% 18,317,184 NYSE
GE $16.04 +0.23 1.45% 50,086,552 NYSE
Hewlett Pack HPQ $41.69 +0.72 1.76% 19,897,226 NYSE
Home Depo HD $30.87 +0.04 0.13% 26,258,431 NYSE
Intel INTC $21.015 -0.065 0.31% 68,846,663 NASDAQ-GS
IBM $144.36 +2.41 1.7% 4,238,874 NYSE
JPMorgan JPM $39.66 +0.48 1.23% 30,990,177 NYSE
JNJ $63.83 +0.77 1.22% 9,400,428 NYSE
KFT $30.72 +0.23 0.75% 8,215,296 NYSE
MCD $79.02 +0.65 0.83% 11,083,279 NYSE
MRK $35.29 +0.82 2.38% 15,665,620 NYSE
MSFT $25.8375 +0.2675 1.05% 59,518,954 NASDAQ-GS
Pfizer PFE $16.83 +0.35 2.12% 29,312,840 NYSE
PG $64.02 +0.75 1.19% 11,296,673 NYSE
MMM $85.55 +1.60 1.91% 3,573,426 NYSE
TRV $55.79 +0.42 0.76% 3,659,589 NYSE
UTX $75.03 +1.39 1.89% 3,651,948 NYSE
VZ $32.65 +0.31 0.96% 12,859,074 DualListed
WMT $53.98 +0.21 0.39% 11,584,613 NYSE




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The following are excerpts from Thursday morning's Blog.

A read of Thursday's Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, Investor's Business Daily, 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 Wednesday's stock prices and related data.

Dow:The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 11,007.88 down 15.62 or 0.14% from Tuesday's close of 11,023.5. For the year the Dow is up 5.56%. Of the 30 Dow Jones component companies 10 gained and 20 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was McDonald's MCD $78.37 +0.95 1.23% 5,272,268 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Home Depot HD $30.83 -0.88 2.78% 19,386,797 NYSE.

WSJ pC5 "Banks drop but DJIA clings to 11000" by Jonathan Cheng says the Dow fell for the 4th day in 5 after a choppy trading day that saw markets dragged down by fin'l stock after the Fed said it will require all 19 banks that underwent stress tests during the fin'l crisis to undergo another review. Also the FDIC is investigating former execs of failed US banks. Bank of America fell 32 cents and JPMorgan fell 43 cents. Supporting the market were consumer discretionary stocks, which rallied after a 2nd consecutive day of encouraging results from big box retailers. Earlier in the week Walmart and Home Depot posted positive earning though those 2 stocks were among the weakest of the Dow stocks, falling 0.9% & 2.8%, respectively, after climbing Tues Bank of America is charted under Bad News says fin'l stocks fell to the Fed desire to do new stress tests.

Fin Times p28 "Consumer stocks lead the risers after positive guidance" by Hannah Kuchler says more positive forecasts from retailers including Target helped the consumer discretionary sector lead the risers but overall gains were limited as data showed that prices in the US stagnated and housing starts fell.

NYT pB12 "Wal St. barely budges amid concerns for Europe" by Christine Hauser says stocks were little changed on Wed as concerns about debt problems in Europe persisted, and new reports showed inflation remaining low and the housing sector in the US remaining weak.

USA Today p4B "S&P 500, Nasdaq break losing streaks" by Bloomberg says the stock market closed mixed Wed, snapping a 4 day losing streak in the S&P 500 as earnings at Target and speculation that Ireland will receive aid offset concern that tech spending is slowing. McDonald's gained 95cents helping give consumer industry shares the biggest gain among 10 industries in the S&P 500. NetApp tumbled after it joined Cisco in giving a forecast that spurred concern firms are spending less on computer gear. Merck added 37 cents on news its experimental drug raised levels of good cholesterol, slashed bad cholesterol and may have averted heart complication without risks that prompted Pfizer to abandon a similar product.

Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,454.46 down 2.10 from Tuesday's closing numerator of 1,456.53. 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 for today by the divisor (0.132129493) you get the decrease 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 Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $48.48 down 0.07 from Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average average closing price of $48.55. The median closing price of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $41.19 (AXP/HPQ) down 0.67 from Tuesday's closing median price of $41.86. The lowest volume was 3M MMM $83.95 -0.29 0.34% 3,130,580 NYSE and the highest volume was again Bank of America BAC $11.62 -0.32 2.68% 167,657,164 NYSE.

If Wednesday 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 $207 ($145,653 - $145,446.)

MarketWatch Wednesday 11/17/10 5:00 pm by Kate Gibson Gibson says U.S stocks lost some steam in the final stretch of trading Wednesday, as Europe worked to rein in Ireland’s financial troubles and tame inflation bolstered the Federal Reserve’s case for its Treasury-buying plan. Following a slide in the previous session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA 11,008, -15.62, -0.14%) ended 15.62 points, or 0.1%, lower at 11,007.88. In the later stage of the session, prepared remarks to be delivered Thursday indicated that the Federal Reserve is conducting an evaluation of litigation risk to banks, focusing on lawsuits from investors who want financial institutions to repurchase or “put back” bad mortgages that the banks sold them. “We are gathering information to ensure that the institutions we supervise have adequately assessed these risks and have accounted for them properly,” said Federal Reserve Board of Governor member Elizabeth Duke in prepared testimony for a congressional hearing. The market had received an early boost from a weaker-than-expected gain in consumer prices last month. “It will embolden the Fed,” said Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at Harris Bank, after the government reported a 0.2% October increase in the consumer-price index, which was lower than expected. Core inflation, which excludes food and energy costs, climbed 0.6% from October 2009, the smallest rise on record. “The inflation data is very supportive of [Fed Chairman Ben] Bernanke’s posture; it supports his view that disinflation is a greater risk than inflation right now,” commented Matthew Kaufler of Federated Investors. The S&P 500 Index (SPX 1,179, +0.25, +0.02%) gained 0.3 point to 1,178.59, with consumer discretionary among the best performers of its 10 industry groups, lifted in part by Target Corp.’s (TGT 55.80, +0.18, +0.32%) bullish outlook for holiday sales. That helped lift shares of the discount retailer as well as broad market sentiment. “The retail sector in general looks good, if you look at this past week, both Target and BJ’s [Wholesale Club Inc.] (BJ 47.61, +0.06, +0.13%) had good numbers, and Dick’s Sporting Goods [Inc.] (DKS 33.40, +0.06, +0.19%) did yesterday. There is definitely movement on the part of the consumer, who seems to be spending money, going to restaurants and shopping,” said Owen Fitzpatrick, head of U.S. equity group at Deutsche Bank. Inflation cools as GM heats upMild inflation data suggest Fed's deflation concerns may be warranted, while buzz builds for the IPO of General Motors. The Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP 2,476, +6.17, +0.25%) added 6.17 points, or 0.3%, to 2,476.01. A separate report had housing starts in October falling to their lowest in one and a half years. “In a perverse way, it’s good news, as we don’t want more supply and it will stabilize housing prices,” added Ablin at Harris Bank. For every stock that fell nearly three rose on the New York Stock Exchange, where 748 million shares traded as of 3:50 p.m. Eastern. One day before its return to the NYSE, General Motors Co. (GM 0.00, 0.00, 0.00%) late Wednesday priced its initial public offering at $33 a share, at the top of its projected range. The deal will raise $15.8 billion, marking the second-biggest IPO in American history. GM’s shares are scheduled to begin trading on Thursday. The IPO will complete a turnaround for the auto manufacturer that almost ran out of money in 2008 before filing for bankruptcy last year. In Brussels, European Union officials worked to come up with a plan to keep Ireland’s debt woes from spreading to Spain and Portugal. “They seem to be advancing in discussions to put a package together, which in the near-term alleviates concerns over sovereign-debt risk that have crept into the market three times this year,” said Deutsche Bank’s Fitzpatrick.

Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers and Thursday's News:

AT&T T $27.96 -0.28 0.99% 24,177,656 NYSE: No mentions found.

Alcoa AA $12.94 -0.09 0.69% 15,979,235 NYSE: Fin Times p19 "Aluminium demand will outstrip supply, claims Alcoa chief" by Ed Crooks is an interview with Cloa CEO Klaus Klenifeld who says aluminium supplies will struggle to meet surging global demand over the next decade.

Amex AXP $41.41 -0.52 1.24% 9,587,878 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of Am BAC $11.62 -0.32 2.68% 167,657,164 NYSE: WSJ pC2 "BofA settles bia suit; loses Lehman round" by Chard Bray, Fin Times p23 "Bank of America ordered to retrun $500 mil plus interest to Lehman estate" by Telis Demos say a female broker's discrimination lawsuit vs. Merrill was settled but in another case a bankruptcy judge ordered BofA to return $500 seized from Lehamn Bros in '08.

WSJ pC5 "Banks drop but DJIA clings to 11000" by Jonathan Cheng says the Dow fell for the 4th day in 5 after a choppy trading day that saw markets dragged down by fin'l stock after the Fed said it will require all 19 banks that underwent stress tests during the fin'l crisis to undergo another review. Also the FDIC is investigating former execs of failed US banks. Bank of America fell 32 cents and JPMorgan fell 43 cents. Supporting the market were consumer discretionary stocks, which rallied after a 2nd consecutive day of encouraging results from big box retailers. Earlier in the week Walmart and Home Depot posted positive earning though those 2 stocks were among the weakest of the Dow stocks, falling 0.9% & 2.8%, respectively, after climbing Tues Bank of America is charted under Bad News says fin'l stocks fell to the Fed desire to do new stress tests.

Boeing BA $62.5 -0.28 0.45% 8,157,852 NYSE: No mentions found.

Catepillar CAT $81.17 +0.80 1% 5,401,268 NYSE: No mentions found.

Chevron CVX $82.46 -0.02 0.02% 7,842,446 NYSE: No mentions found.

CSCO $19.405 0.03 0.15% 112,319,683 NASDAQ-GS: USA Today p4B "S&P 500, Nasdaq break losing streaks" by Bloomberg says the stock market closed mixed Wed, snapping a 4 day losing streak in the S&P 500 as earnings at Target and speculation that Ireland will receive aid offset concern that tech spending is slowing. McDonald's gained 95cents helping give consumer industry shares the biggest gain among 10 industries in the S&P 500. NetApp tumbled after it joined Cisco in giving a forecast that spurred concern firms are spending less on computer gear. Merck added 37 cents on news its experimental drug raised levels of good cholesterol, slashed bad cholesterol and may have averted heart complication without risks that prompted Pfizer to abandon a similar product.

Coke KO $62.52 +0.44 0.71% 8,374,345 NYSE: No mentions found.

DIS $37.22 +0.30 0.81% 10,576,237 NYSE: No mentions found.

DuPont DD $45.66 -0.02 0.04% 5,304,338 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $69.01 +0.07 0.1% 17,451,418 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE $15.81 -0.05 0.32% 36,044,637 NYSE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Pack HPQ $40.97 -0.83 1.99% 28,634,528 NYSE: No mentions found.

Home Depot HD $30.83 -0.88 2.78% 19,386,797 NYSE: WSJ pC5 "Banks drop but DJIA clings to 11000" by Jonathan Cheng says the Dow fell for the 4th day in 5 after a choppy trading day that saw markets dragged down by fin'l stock after the Fed said it will require all 19 banks that underwent stress tests during the fin'l crisis to undergo another review. Also the FDIC is investigating former execs of failed US banks. Bank of America fell 32 cents and JPMorgan fell 43 cents. Supporting the market were consumer discretionary stocks, which rallied after a 2nd consecutive day of encouraging results from big box retailers. Earlier in the week Walmart and Home Depot posted positive earning though those 2 stocks were among the weakest of the Dow stocks, falling 0.9% & 2.8%, respectively, after climbing Tues Bank of America is charted under Bad News says fin'l stocks fell to the Fed desire to do new stress tests.

WSJ pB8 "Retailers prep for annual sales frenzy" by Andria Cheng says Home Depot is expecting more sales this year than last year. Walmart will sell the Ice Age Blu ray movie for just $5.

Intel INTC $21.08 +0.01 0.05% 44,230,481 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM $141.95 -0.29 0.2% 4,784,425 NYSE: No mentions found.

JPMorgan JPM $39.18 -0.43 1.09% 31,960,620 NYSE: WSJ pC5 "Banks drop but DJIA clings to 11000" by Jonathan Cheng says the Dow fell for the 4th day in 5 after a choppy trading day that saw markets dragged down by fin'l stock after the Fed said it will require all 19 banks that underwent stress tests during the fin'l crisis to undergo another review. Also the FDIC is investigating former execs of failed US banks. Bank of America fell 32 cents and JPMorgan fell 43 cents. Supporting the market were consumer discretionary stocks, which rallied after a 2nd consecutive day of encouraging results from big box retailers. Earlier in the week Walmart and Home Depot posted positive earning though those 2 stocks were among the weakest of the Dow stocks, falling 0.9% & 2.8%, respectively, after climbing Tues Bank of America is charted under Bad News says fin'l stocks fell to the Fed desire to do new stress tests.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ $63.06 -0.08 0.13% 7,396,106 NYSE: WSJ pB3 "Tylenol for kids returns to shelves" by Jonathan Rockoff says children's Tylenol products are returning to shelves after a long safety recall and maker johnson & Johnson now faces the task of persuading parents to buy it and rivals won't make it easy. Pfizer's website for Advil say their product wasn't part of the recall.

KFT $30.49 +0.15 0.49% 6,792,289 NYSE: No mentions found.

McDonald's MCD $78.37 +0.95 1.23% 5,272,268 NYSE: USA Today p4B "S&P 500, Nasdaq break losing streaks" by Bloomberg says the stock market closed mixed Wed, snapping a 4 day losing streak in the S&P 500 as earnings at Target and speculation that Ireland will receive aid offset concern that tech spending is slowing. McDonald's gained 95cents helping give consumer industry shares the biggest gain among 10 industries in the S&P 500. NetApp tumbled after it joined Cisco in giving a forecast that spurred concern firms are spending less on computer gear. Merck added 37 cents on news its experimental drug raised levels of good cholesterol, slashed bad cholesterol and may have averted heart complication without risks that prompted Pfizer to abandon a similar product.

Merck MRK $34.47 +0.37 1.09% 20,004,716 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "Cholesterol drug advances" by Ron Winslow, NYT pB4 Merck drug for cutting cholesterol is promising" by Natasha Singer, USA Today p1A "heart drug shows promise" by Steve Sternberg say Merck has a potential blockbuster in anacetapib, an experimental cholesterol drug that increases good choleserol as it lowers bad cholesterol and could have sales of more than $1 bil a year. But it won't be out until '15.

USA Today p4B "S&P 500, Nasdaq break losing streaks" by Bloomberg says the stock market closed mixed Wed, snapping a 4 day losing streak in the S&P 500 as earnings at Target and speculation that Ireland will receive aid offset concern that tech spending is slowing. McDonald's gained 95cents helping give consumer industry shares the biggest gain among 10 industries in the S&P 500. NetApp tumbled after it joined Cisco in giving a forecast that spurred concern firms are spending less on computer gear. Merck added 37 cents on news its experimental drug raised levels of good cholesterol, slashed bad cholesterol and may have averted heart complication without risks that prompted Pfizer to abandon a similar product.

MSFT $25.57 -0.24 0.93% 58,017,119 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pC1 "GameStop pressed to keep the hits coming" by Kelly Evans says retailer GameStop is doing well in its 6,500 helped by Microsoft's Kinect which has already sold more than a mil units.

Pfizer PFE $16.48 -0.12 0.72% 37,803,574 NYSE: USA Today p4B "S&P 500, Nasdaq break losing streaks" by Bloomberg says the stock market closed mixed Wed, snapping a 4 day losing streak in the S&P 500 as earnings at Target and speculation that Ireland will receive aid offset concern that tech spending is slowing. McDonald's gained 95cents helping give consumer industry shares the biggest gain among 10 industries in the S&P 500. NetApp tumbled after it joined Cisco in giving a forecast that spurred concern firms are spending less on computer gear. Merck added 37 cents on news its experimental drug raised levels of good cholesterol, slashed bad cholesterol and may have averted heart complication without risks that prompted Pfizer to abandon a similar product.

WSJ pB3 "Tylenol for kids returns to shelves" by Jonathan Rockoff says children's Tylenol products are returning to shelves after a long safety recall and maker johnson & Johnson now faces the task of persuading parents to buy it and rivals won't make it easy. Pfizer's website for Advil say their product wasn't part of the recall.

Procter & Gamble PG $63.27 -0.18 0.28% 7,938,424 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM $83.95 -0.29 0.34% 3,130,580 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV $55.37 +0.64 1.17% 5,251,354 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Tech UTX $73.64 -0.52 0.7% 3,897,238 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $32.34 +0.15 0.47% 13,244,755 DualListed: WSJ pB3 "Verizon rethins pricing" by Roger Cheng says Verizon is exploring ways to charge consumers based on the speed of their wireless data connection in addition to the amount of data they use due to the carrier's migration to 4G.

Walmart WMT $53.77 -0.49 0.9% 14,504,604 NYSE: WSJ pB3 "Best Buy joins free shipping fray" by Matt Jarzemsky says Best will ofter free online shipping on certain items through 12/21 following a similar move by Walmart earlier this month.

WSJ pC5 "Banks drop but DJIA clings to 11000" by Jonathan Cheng says the Dow fell for the 4th day in 5 after a choppy trading day that saw markets dragged down by fin'l stock after the Fed said it will require all 19 banks that underwent stress tests during the fin'l crisis to undergo another review. Also the FDIC is investigating former execs of failed US banks. Bank of America fell 32 cents and JPMorgan fell 43 cents. Supporting the market were consumer discretionary stocks, which rallied after a 2nd consecutive day of encouraging results from big box retailers. Earlier in the week Walmart and Home Depot posted positive earning though those 2 stocks were among the weakest of the Dow stocks, falling 0.9% & 2.8%, respectively, after climbing Tues Bank of America is charted under Bad News says fin'l stocks fell to the Fed desire to do new stress tests.

WSJ pB8 "Retailers prep for annual sales frenzy" by Andria Cheng says Home Depot is expecting more sales this year than last year. Walmart will sell the Ice Age Blu ray movie for just $5.

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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 10/24/10 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $338 [5]
2. Microsoft MSFT 219.5 [9]
3. WalMart WMT 196.5 [3.5]
4. Procter & Gamble PG 180 [3]
5. IBM 176 [1]
6. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 176 [3]
7. GE 171.5 [10.5]
8. Chevron CVX 170 [2]
9. AT&T T 167 [6]
10. JPMorgan Chase JPM 149 [4]
11. Coke KO 142 [2.5]
12. Pfizer PFE 140 [8]
13. Cisco CSCO 134 [6]
14. Bank of America BAC 115 [10]
15. Merck MRK 114 [3]
16. Intel INTC 110.5 [5.5]
17. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 97 [2.5]
18. Verizon VZ 95 [3]
19. McDonald's MCD 83.5 [1]
20. United Technologies UTX 69.5 [1]
21. Disney DIS 67 [2]
22. 3M MMM 64.5 [.5]
23. Kraft KFT 55.5 [2]
24. Home Depot 52.5 [1.5]
25. Boeing BA 52 [1]
26. Caterpillar CAT 49 [.5]
27. American Express AXP 47 [1]
28. DuPont DD 42.5 [1]
29. Travelers 26 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 13 [1]

Here are the latest SEC filings as of 10/24/10 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: 10/21/10 & 10/10/10 2 8K's re: 3Q earnings of $2.08 per share
10/1/10 8K re: settlement with IRS to pay $300 mil re: '08 tax returns
9/3/10 8K re: increasing Board from 12 to 13 & election of Matthew K. Rose as director
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

Alcoa AA: 10/22/10 10Q for 3Q ended 9/30/10
10/12 8K re: transcript of 3Q earnings conference
10/8/10 8K re: 3Q results
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

American Express AXP: 10/21/10 8K re: 3Q results
10/15/10 8K re: delinquency & write-off statistics
10/4/10 8K re: antitrust lawsuit filed by US Dept. of Justice accusing Amex of forcing merchants not to use competitors' services
9/15/10 8K re: delinquency & write-off stats
9/15/10 8K re: changes to certain credit cards
8/16/10 2 8Ks re: delinquency and write-off statistics

Bank of Am BAC: 10/20/108K re: registration of 50,354,545 shares
10/19/10 8K re: 3Q results
10/8/10 8K re: extension of BofA's review of foreclosures in all 50 states
8/6/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
8/3/10 8K re: by-law amendments

Boeing BA: 10/10/10 10Q re: 3Q ended 9/30/10
10/10/10 8K re: 3Q results of $1.12 per share
8/27/10 8K re: delay of delivery of first 787 to mid 1Q '11 due to Rolls Royce Engine supply problems

Caterpiller CAT: 10/21/10 8K re: Sept. dealer stats
10/21/10 8K re: 3Q results
9/30/10 8K re: change of prices
9/21/10 8K re: credit facility
9/17/10 8K re: dealer stats

Chevron CVX: 10/12/10 *K re: 3Q fin'l update
9/30/10 8K re: bylaws amendments
8/5/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
7/30/10 8K re: 2Q results

Cisco CSCO 9/28/10 Def. Proxy materials
9/22/10 8K re: stock trading plans for directors
9/21/10 10K for year ended 7/31/10
9/16/10 8K re: award of employee stock options
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

Coke KO 10/19/10 8K re: 3Q fin'l results
10/5/10 8K re: completion of buyout of Coca-Cola Enterprises
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: 10/22/10 SC TO-C re: offer to buy Clarinet Inc., a cancer diagnostic firm
10/3/10 8K re: 3Q earnings'9/28/10 8K re: NBC Universal offer to sell notes in a private placement
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

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 10/18/10 8K re: election of Leo Aptheker as Pres/CEO
9/28/10 8K re: outlook for fiscal year '11
9/20/10 8K re: resolving litigation against ex-CEO mark Hurd
9/13/10 8K re: sale of Global Notes
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

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

Intel INTC: 10/13/10 & 10/12/10 2 8Ks re: results for 3Q ended 9/25/10
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.

IBM:10/19/10 & 10/18/10 2 8Ks re: results for 3Q ended 9/30/10
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

JPMorganChase JPM: 10/20/10 & 10/19/10 2 8Ks re: amendment to credit agreements
10/14/10 8K re: investor conference re: 3Q results
10/13/10 8K re: 3Q results of $1.01 per share
9/15/10 8K re: presentation to a US fin'l services investor conference
8/6/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10

Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 10/19/10 8K re: results for 3Q ended 10/3/10
10/6/10 SC TO-C re: tender offer to buy Crucell N.V.
10/1/10 8K re; completion of acquisition of Micrus Endovascular Corp.
9/16/10 re: retirement of Colleen Goggins, Worldwide Chair of Consumer Group
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: 10/6/10 & 9/20/10 2 8Ks re: buyback of 5.125% Cadbury Notes due '13
9/15/10 8K re: new global growth strategy
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: 10/21/10 8K re: 3Q earnings rise 12%
9/24/10 8K re: dividend increase of 11% to 0.61 per share
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

Merck MRK:10/14/10 8K re: status of Remicade & Simponi arbitration
9/7/10 8K re: arbitration re: Merck'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.

Microsoft MSFT: 10/22; 10/12; 10/14; 10/1 & 9/30/10 Proxy Statement materials re: Annual Shareholder Meeting to be held on 11/16/10 at 8am at Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue WA
9/27/10 8K re: sale of notes
9/13/10 8K re: resignation of Stephen Elop as Pres. of Microsoft Bus. Div. to become CEO of Nokia
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:10/22/10 SC TO-T & 10/12/10 8K both re: Pfizer's pruchase of King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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: 10/14/10 8K re: voting results from 10/12/10 Annual Shareholders Meeting
10/12/10 8K re: dividend of 0.4818 cents per share
10/12/10 8K re: CEO's address at Annual Shareholders Meeting
8/27/10 Proxy Stmt re: Annual Shareholder 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.

3M MMM:10/8/10 SC TO-T/A re: tender offer statement re: Cogent offer
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:10/21/10 8K & 10Q re: 3Q ended 9/30/10
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

United Technologies UTX:10/20/10 8K re: 3Q results
9/24/10 8K re: departure of certain officers
8/31/10 8K re: redemption of 6.35% Notes due '11
8/19/10 8K re: departure 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: 10/22/10 8K re: 3Q results
10/18/10 8K re: in'l info re: divestitures relating to 1/09 acquisition of Alltel Corp.
9/20/10 8K re: appointment of Verizon Wireless Pres/CEO Lowell C. McAdams as Pres/COO of Verizon Communications effective 10/1/10
9/13/10 8K re: retirement of John F. Killian as CFO
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:10/22/10 8K re: issuance of Notes due 2013
9/29/10 8K re: election of Charles Holley as CFO
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.