4/1/11 Fri pm Dow Closes at 12,376.72 up 56.99 or 0.46%

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 12,376.72 up 56.99 points or 0.46% from Thursday's close of 12,319.73. Of the 30 Dow components 23 gained and 7 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Caterpillar CAT $113.12 +1.77 1.59% 6,055,360 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Intel INTC $19.72 -0.46 2.28% 82,141,734 NASDAQ-GS.

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 is 14.97 down from yesterday's trailing P/E of 15.01 (year ago it was 17.04); the P/E estimate is 12.63 unchanged from yesterday's P/E estimate of 12.63 (year ago it was 13.85), and the dividend yield is 2.37 unchanged from yesterday's dividend yield of 2.37 (last year it was 2.50). The Dow's all-time high was 14,164.53 on Oct. 9, 2007. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,635.33 up 7.53 from Thursday's closing numerator of 1,627.80. 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 7.57 change in the average.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $54.51 up 0.25 cents from Thursday's average closing price of 54.26. The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $45.75 (JPM/AXP) down 0.43 from Wednesday's median closing price of $46.18. The lowest volume was 3M MMM $93.5 +1.03 1.11% 3,190,283 NYSE and the highest volume was again Bank of America BAC $13.33 -0.12 0.89% 85,599,925 NYSE.

If Friday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs) and sold at the close you would have made $753 ($163,533 - $162,780).

MarketWatch Friday 4/1/11 4:28 by Brendan Conway says the Dow Jones Industrial Average kicked off a new quarter by touching the highest level since the summer of 2008, as investors were heartened by signs of stronger job creation in the U.S. and the lowest unemployment rate in two years. The DJIA rose for the second straight week and finished Friday with an advance of 56.99 points, or 0.46%, at 12376.72, after hitting a high since June 6, 2008, during the session. The measure was led by Caterpillar, which gained 1.6%, and General Electric, which rose 1.5%.
The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index added 0.50% to 1332.41, led by industrial and financial stocks. The Nasdaq Composite Index added 0.31% to 2789.60. Those indexes also gained for the second straight week.
A better-than-expected report on U.S. nonfarm payrolls, a reduction in the U.S. unemployment rate to 8.8% from 8.9%, and Institute for Supply Management data showing manufacturing in expansion mode put investors on the offensive on Friday. "The unemployment rate and payroll numbers were key barometers to assess the recovery," said Wasif Latif, vice president of equity investments at USAA Investment Management Co. "It's another key data point that confirms that the economic recovery is underway," he added. Federal Reserve policy got more attention Friday after Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser said the central bank may have to tighten soon, and aggressively, although New York Fed President William Dudley, one of the main advocates of easy monetary policy to support the economy, warned against premature tightening. "Fed policy is top of mind right now," said Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab. "I have felt the Fed would need to, and ought to, normalize policy sooner than the market was expecting," she said, adding that "seeing some hints [of that] would be a good thing." In deal news, Nasdaq OMX Group and IntercontinentalExchange offered to buy NYSE Euronext for about $11.3 billion, a widely anticipated move that offers a 19% premium to a previous bid by Deutsche Boerse. NYSE Euronext jumped 13%. Nasdaq OMX rose 9.3% and Deutsche Boerse shed 1.7%. Office Depot slid 9% after the company said it will restate its 2010 financial results after the Internal Revenue Service denied a tax claim, which the company said will reduce full-year tax benefits by about $80 million. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts fell 21% after the company swung to a fiscal fourth-quarter loss on a charge related to a credit refinancing and weaker margins. Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management bought an 8.6% stake in transportation and real-estate company Alexander & Baldwin for $148 million, according to a Thursday filing. Shares surged 19%. Logitech International plunged 19% after the digital device maker trimmed its fiscal-2011 sales and operating income targets, primarily due to weakness in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Wynn Resorts gained 4.6% and Las Vegas Sands advanced 3.4% after Chinese government data showed Macau's gambling revenue set a new monthly record in March. Both companies are seen as benefiting from the growth.

Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T T $30.62 +0.01 0.03% 38,814,822 NYSE
Alcoa AA $17.47 -0.19 1.08% 24,798,449 NYSE
American Express AXP $45.36 +0.16 0.35% 4,758,501 NYSE
Bank of America BAC $13.37 +0.04 0.3% 92,177,020 NYSE
Boeing BA $73.98 +0.05 0.07% 3,546,626 NYSE
Caterpillar CAT $113.12 +1.77 1.59% 6,055,360 NYSE
Chevron CVX $108.32 +0.83 0.77% 6,382,812 NYSE
Cisco CSCO $17.04 -0.11 0.64% 61,471,513 NASDAQ-GS
Coke KO $67.22 +0.88 1.33% 9,231,413 NYSE
Disney DIS $42.85 -0.24 0.56% 8,365,522 NYSE
DuPont DD $55.15 +0.18 0.33% 3,545,025 NYSE
ExxonMobil XOM $84.65 +0.52 0.62% 14,239,027 NYSE
GE $20.34 +0.29 1.45% 48,044,479 NYSE
Hewlett-Packard HPQ $40.98 +0.01 0.02% 18,849,622 NYSE
Home Depot HD $37.56 +0.50 1.35% 9,203,082 NYSE
Intel INTC $19.72 -0.46 2.28% 82,141,734 NASDAQ-GS
IBM $164.27 +1.20 0.74% 4,358,190 NYSE
JPMorgan JPM $46.35 +0.25 0.54% 24,225,674 NYSE
Johnson & Johnson JNJ $59.49 +0.24 0.41% 9,852,176 NYSE
Kraft KFT $31.61 +0.25 0.8% 6,214,686 NYSE
McDonald's MCD $75.99 -0.10 0.13% 3,849,430 NYSE
Merck MRK $33.07 +0.06 0.18% 11,361,524 NYSE
Microsoft MSFT $25.48 +0.09 0.35% 62,592,196 NASDAQ-GS
Pfizer PFE $20.38 +0.07 0.34% 27,581,403 NYSE
Procter & Gamble PG $62.08 +0.48 0.78% 8,099,332 NYSE
3M MMM $93.13 -0.37 0.4% 3,541,225 NYSE
Travelers TRV $59.71 +0.23 0.39% 3,115,018 NYSE
United Technologies UTX $85.32 +0.67 0.79% 3,192,465 NYSE
Verizon VZ $38.47 -0.07 0.18% 14,629,139 DualListed
Walmart WMT $52.13 +0.08 0.15% 7,902,823 NYSE

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The following are excerpts from Friday morning's Blog:

A read of Friday's Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, USA Today, Atlanta Journal Constitution & Daily Report (Ga. - carries Bloomberg) 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 Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 12,319.73 down 30.88 points or 0.25% from Wednesday's close of 12350.61. For the year the Dow is up 6.41%. Of the 30 Dow components 8 gained and 22 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was 3M MMM $93.5 +1.03 1.11% 3,190,283 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was American Express AXP $45.2 -0.71 1.55% 5,978,481 NYSE.

WSJ pC1 "Investors move onward & upward" by Tom Lauricella says overcoming a pair of major shocks in 1Q, global fin'l markets recovered amid growing optimism that the recovery from the fin'l crisis had become self sustaining. The Dow fill 30.88 points on Thurs. American Express is charted under Bad News as the leading loser Thurs on the Dow and Intel was also charted under Bad News as an FMR analysis some of Intel's products aren't stimulating as much demand as suspected. During the quarter the energy sector rose 16.35, the best performing part of the stock market. Chevron and Exxon rose 17.7% & 15.1% respectively. Due to the broader commodities boom beyond oil, Caterpillar did well due to its fast growth in emerging markets like China, India & Latin America. Boeing rose 13.3% shaking off worries about supply constraints related to Japan. Pfizer sprang to life during 1Q as investors seemed to warm to a shift in strategy there. It had previously sought to pursue acquisition to meet rev targets but said it would now buyback shares. IT firms rose only 3.2% amid under performance for the giants of the sector such as Cisco which fell 15.2%. Top performers during 1q Caterpillar, Chevron & Pfizer and the three worst were Merck, Microsoft & Cisco.

Fin Times p24 "Berkshire Hathaway blow sees fin'ls lead S&P 500 decline" by Michael Stothard says Berkshire slid after the unexpected resignation of one of its key figures while the wider markets closed out the best first quarter in over a decate, despite edging slightly lower in the session on weak economic data. Bank of America was down 0.9%. Home Depot fell 1.4%.

NYT pB8 "Last day of strong quarter, and shares close mixed" by AP says stocks were mixed as economic data failed to inspire new confidence in equities, but the Dow closed its best start to the year in more than a decade.

USA Today p4B "Markets mixed for day, up for quarter" by AP says the Dow closed its best start to the year since '99, rising 6.4% in the first 3 months.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,627.80 down 4.08 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 1,631.88. 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 7.57 change in the average.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $54.26 down 0.13 cents from Wednesday's average closing price of 54.39. The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $45.75 (JPM/AXP) down 0.43 from Wednesday's median closing price of $46.18. The lowest volume was 3M MMM $93.5 +1.03 1.11% 3,190,283 NYSE and the highest volume was again Bank of America BAC $13.33 -0.12 0.89% 85,599,925 NYSE.

If Thursday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs) and sold at the close you would have lost $408 ($163,188 - $162,780).

MarketWatch Thursday 3/31/11 4:31 by Carla Mosee Conway says closed on a mixed note Thursday, but each of the equity benchmarks finished the first quarter of 2011 higher, notching their third consecutive quarter of gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA 12,320, -30.88, -0.25%) ended the daily session down 30.88 points, or 0.2%, at 12,319.73. Its 6.4% rise in the first quarter marked its best first-quarter performance since 1999. The S&P 500 Index (SPX 1,326, -2.43, -0.18%) ended the daily session down 2.4 points, or 0.2%, at 1,325.83. It rose 5.4% for the quarter. The Nasdaq Composite (COMP 2,781, +4.28, +0.15%) rose 4.28 points, or 0.2%, to 2,781.07 on Thursday, and recorded at 4.8% rise for the first three months of the year. (A news alert linked to this market pulse should have said the Dow posted its best first quarter since 1999.)

AT&T T $30.61 -0.10 0.33% 106,958,191 NYSE: NYT pB2 "A risk underlies AT&T financing" by Agnes Crane says JPMorgan's $20 bil financing for AT&T is raising eyebrows due to criticisms that working with just one lender is risky.

USA Today p1B "CEO pay soars while workers' pay stalls" by Matt Krantz, Barbara Hansen lists the 2010 compensation for the top 25 most highly paid CEO's with Disney's CEO 5th at $28 mil, IBM 6th, JNJ 8th, AT&T 9th, 3M 11th, United Tech 12, Coke 14th, & Verizon 17th.

Alcoa AA $17.66 +0.02 0.11% 16,356,310 NYSE: No mentions found.

American Express AXP $45.2 -0.71 1.55% 5,978,481 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "Investors move onward & upward" by Tom Lauricella says overcoming a pair of major shocks in 1Q, global fin'l markets recovered amid growing optimism that the recovery from the fin'l crisis had become self sustaining. The Dow fill 30.88 points on Thurs. American Express is charted under Bad News as the leading loser Thurs on the Dow and Intel was also charted under Bad News as an FMR analysis some of Intel's products aren't stimulating as much demand as suspected. During the quarter the energy sector rose 16.35, the best performing part of the stock market. Chevron and Exxon rose 17.7% & 15.1% respectively. Due to the broader commodities boom beyond oil, Caterpillar did well due to its fast growth in emerging markets like China, India & Latin America. Boeing rose 13.3% shaking off worries about supply constraints related to Japan. Pfizer sprang to life during 1Q as investors seemed to warm to a shift in strategy there. It had previously sought to pursue acquisition to meet rev targets but said it would now buyback shares. IT firms rose only 3.2% amid under performance for the giants of the sector such as Cisco which fell 15.2%. Top performers during 1q Caterpillar, Chevron & Pfizer and the three worst were Merck, Microsoft & Cisco.

Bank of Am BAC $13.33 -0.12 0.89% 85,599,925 NYSE: Fin Times p24 "Berkshire Hathaway blow sees fin'ls lead S&P 500 decline" by Michael Stothard says Berkshire slid after the unexpected resignation of one of its key figures while the wider markets closed out the best first quarter in over a decate, despite edging slightly lower in the session on weak economic data. Bank of America was down 0.9%. Home Depot fell 1.4%.

Boeing BA $73.93 +0.13 0.18% 4,185,187 NYSE: USA Today p1B "WTO says Boeing got illegal subsidies", WSJ pB3 "EU plans tactical appeal in Boeing case" by Daniel Michaels says the EU plans to appeal parts of a World Trade Organiz ruling that aircraft maker Boeing got billions of dollars in illegal subsidies from US fed & state govs.

WSJ pB3 "Pratt & Whitney gets order" by Peter Sanders says P&W got the biggest single order in its past 50 years when Indian low cost carrier IndiGo ordered 300 new Geared Turbofan engines. It is a more quiet engine with lower emissions with great fuel efficiency and will compete with a new engine coming from GE. Boeing is in discussions with P&W and GE re: new engines for future 737s. Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies is ahead of GE in developing the latest engines

WSJ pC1 "Investors move onward & upward" by Tom Lauricella says overcoming a pair of major shocks in 1Q, global fin'l markets recovered amid growing optimism that the recovery from the fin'l crisis had become self sustaining. The Dow fill 30.88 points on Thurs. American Express is charted under Bad News as the leading loser Thurs on the Dow and Intel was also charted under Bad News as an FMR analysis some of Intel's products aren't stimulating as much demand as suspected. During the quarter the energy sector rose 16.35, the best performing part of the stock market. Chevron and Exxon rose 17.7% & 15.1% respectively. Due to the broader commodities boom beyond oil, Caterpillar did well due to its fast growth in emerging markets like China, India & Latin America. Boeing rose 13.3% shaking off worries about supply constraints related to Japan. Pfizer sprang to life during 1Q as investors seemed to warm to a shift in strategy there. It had previously sought to pursue acquisition to meet rev targets but said it would now buyback shares. IT firms rose only 3.2% amid under performance for the giants of the sector such as Cisco which fell 15.2%. Top performers during 1q Caterpillar, Chevron & Pfizer and the three worst were Merck, Microsoft & Cisco.

Caterpillar CAT $111.35 -0.18 0.16% 5,154,890 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "Investors move onward & upward" by Tom Lauricella says overcoming a pair of major shocks in 1Q, global fin'l markets recovered amid growing optimism that the recovery from the fin'l crisis had become self sustaining. The Dow fill 30.88 points on Thurs. American Express is charted under Bad News as the leading loser Thurs on the Dow and Intel was also charted under Bad News as an FMR analysis some of Intel's products aren't stimulating as much demand as suspected. During the quarter the energy sector rose 16.35, the best performing part of the stock market. Chevron and Exxon rose 17.7% & 15.1% respectively. Due to the broader commodities boom beyond oil, Caterpillar did well due to its fast growth in emerging markets like China, India & Latin America. Boeing rose 13.3% shaking off worries about supply constraints related to Japan. Pfizer sprang to life during 1Q as investors seemed to warm to a shift in strategy there. It had previously sought to pursue acquisition to meet rev targets but said it would now buyback shares. IT firms rose only 3.2% amid under performance for the giants of the sector such as Cisco which fell 15.2%. Top performers during 1q Caterpillar, Chevron & Pfizer and the three worst were Merck, Microsoft & Cisco.

Chevron CVX $107.49 -0.52 0.48% 8,380,143 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "Investors move onward & upward" by Tom Lauricella says overcoming a pair of major shocks in 1Q, global fin'l markets recovered amid growing optimism that the recovery from the fin'l crisis had become self sustaining. The Dow fill 30.88 points on Thurs. American Express is charted under Bad News as the leading loser Thurs on the Dow and Intel was also charted under Bad News as an FMR analysis some of Intel's products aren't stimulating as much demand as suspected. During the quarter the energy sector rose 16.35, the best performing part of the stock market. Chevron and Exxon rose 17.7% & 15.1% respectively. Due to the broader commodities boom beyond oil, Caterpillar did well due to its fast growth in emerging markets like China, India & Latin America. Boeing rose 13.3% shaking off worries about supply constraints related to Japan. Pfizer sprang to life during 1Q as investors seemed to warm to a shift in strategy there. It had previously sought to pursue acquisition to meet rev targets but said it would now buyback shares. IT firms rose only 3.2% amid under performance for the giants of the sector such as Cisco which fell 15.2%. Top performers during 1q Caterpillar, Chevron & Pfizer and the three worst were Merck, Microsoft & Cisco.

CSCO $17.15 -0.18 1.04% 64,773,572 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pC1 "Investors move onward & upward" by Tom Lauricella says overcoming a pair of major shocks in 1Q, global fin'l markets recovered amid growing optimism that the recovery from the fin'l crisis had become self sustaining. The Dow fill 30.88 points on Thurs. American Express is charted under Bad News as the leading loser Thurs on the Dow and Intel was also charted under Bad News as an FMR analysis some of Intel's products aren't stimulating as much demand as suspected. During the quarter the energy sector rose 16.35, the best performing part of the stock market. Chevron and Exxon rose 17.7% & 15.1% respectively. Due to the broader commodities boom beyond oil, Caterpillar did well due to its fast growth in emerging markets like China, India & Latin America. Boeing rose 13.3% shaking off worries about supply constraints related to Japan. Pfizer sprang to life during 1Q as investors seemed to warm to a shift in strategy there. It had previously sought to pursue acquisition to meet rev targets but said it would now buyback shares. IT firms rose only 3.2% amid under performance for the giants of the sector such as Cisco which fell 15.2%. Top performers during 1q Caterpillar, Chevron & Pfizer and the three worst were Merck, Microsoft & Cisco.

Coke KO $66.34 +0.30 0.45% 8,811,501 NYSE: Daily Report p6 "Coke boosts japan bolted water output as demand rises" by Bloomberg says Coke's bottled water plants in japan were ruining 24 hours a day to meet demand amid fears of tap water contamination.

Disney DIS $43.09 -0.26 0.6% 7,184,345 NYSE: USA Today p1B "CEO pay soars while workers' pay stalls" by Matt Krantz, Barbara Hansen lists the 2010 compensation for the top 25 most highly paid CEO's with Disney's CEO 5th at $28 mil, IBM 6th, JNJ 8th, AT&T 9th, 3M 11th, United Tech 12, Coke 14th, & Verizon 17th.

DuPon DD $54.97 -0.40 0.72% 5,148,772 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $84.13 -0.36 0.43% 15,247,753 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE $20.05 -0.06 0.3% 40,800,161 NYSE: WSJ pB3 "Pratt & Whitney gets order" by Peter Sanders says P&W got the biggest single order in its past 50 years when Indian low cost carrier IndiGo ordered 300 new Geared Turbofan engines. It is a more quiet engine with lower emissions with great fuel efficiency and will compete with a new engine coming from GE. Boeing is in discussions with P&W and GE re: new engines for future 737s. Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies is ahead of GE in developing the latest engines.

Fin times p6 "GE chief backs Obama's call for overhaul of tax system" by Stephanie Kirchgaessner says Jeff Immelt, GE CEO endorsed an overhaul of the tax system even as he defended his firms reputation for aggressive tax planning.

Hewlett-Pac HPQ $40.97 -0.33 0.8% 15,885,038 NYSE: No mentions found.

Home Dep HD $37.06 -0.51 1.36% 8,875,318 NYSE:Fin Times p24 "Berkshire Hathaway blow sees fin'ls lead S&P 500 decline" by Michael Stothard says Berkshire slid after the unexpected resignation of one of its key figures while the wider markets closed out the best first quarter in over a decate, despite edging slightly lower in the session on weak economic data. Bank of America was down 0.9%. Home Depot fell 1.4%.


Intel INTC $20.18 -0.28 1.37% 87,385,070 NASDAQ-GS:WSJ pC1 "Investors move onward & upward" by Tom Lauricella says overcoming a pair of major shocks in 1Q, global fin'l markets recovered amid growing optimism that the recovery from the fin'l crisis had become self sustaining. The Dow fill 30.88 points on Thurs. American Express is charted under Bad News as the leading loser Thurs on the Dow and Intel was also charted under Bad News as an FMR analysis some of Intel's products aren't stimulating as much demand as suspected. During the quarter the energy sector rose 16.35, the best performing part of the stock market. Chevron and Exxon rose 17.7% & 15.1% respectively. Due to the broader commodities boom beyond oil, Caterpillar did well due to its fast growth in emerging markets like China, India & Latin America. Boeing rose 13.3% shaking off worries about supply constraints related to Japan. Pfizer sprang to life during 1Q as investors seemed to warm to a shift in strategy there. It had previously sought to pursue acquisition to meet rev targets but said it would now buyback shares. IT firms rose only 3.2% amid under performance for the giants of the sector such as Cisco which fell 15.2%. Top performers during 1q Caterpillar, Chevron & Pfizer and the three worst were Merck, Microsoft & Cisco.

IBM $163.07 -0.53 0.32% 3,806,770 NYSE: USA Today p1B "CEO pay soars while workers' pay stalls" by Matt Krantz, Barbara Hansen lists the 2010 compensation for the top 25 most highly paid CEO's with Disney's CEO 5th at $28 mil, IBM 6th, JNJ 8th, AT&T 9th, 3M 11th, United Tech 12, Coke 14th, & Verizon 17th.

JPMorgan JPM $46.1 -0.35 0.75% 23,324,049 NYSE: WSJ pC3 "Banks face borrowing stigma" by Luca Di Leo says JPMorgan CEO says if there are released details of fed lending, banks would be reluctant to use the discount window to borrow because it would show weakness.

NYT pB2 "A risk underlies AT&T financing" by Agnes Crane says JPMorgan's $20 bil financing for AT&T is raising eyebrows due to criticisms that working with just one lender is risky

JNJ $59.25 -0.13 0.22% 9,641,134 NYSE: USA Today p1B "CEO pay soars while workers' pay stalls" by Matt Krantz, Barbara Hansen lists the 2010 compensation for the top 25 most highly paid CEO's with Disney's CEO 5th at $28 mil, IBM 6th, JNJ 8th, AT&T 9th, 3M 11th, United Tech 12, Coke 14th, & Verizon 17th.

KFT $31.36 -0.12 0.38% 10,127,549 NYSE: Fin times p16 "Kraft chief collects $2.1 mil payout despite missed targets" by Louice Lucas says Iene Rosenfeld, CEO of Kraft made this amount.

McDonalds MCD $76.09 +0.28 0.37% 4,482,551 NYSE: USA Today p3B "Ronald McDonald hops online to appeal to kids in digital world" by Bruce Horoviz says that the clown will be in a new TV campaign aimed at kids.

MRK $33.01 -0.29 0.87% 12,566,703 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "Investors move onward & upward" by Tom Lauricella says overcoming a pair of major shocks in 1Q, global fin'l markets recovered amid growing optimism that the recovery from the fin'l crisis had become self sustaining. The Dow fill 30.88 points on Thurs. American Express is charted under Bad News as the leading loser Thurs on the Dow and Intel was also charted under Bad News as an FMR analysis some of Intel's products aren't stimulating as much demand as suspected. During the quarter the energy sector rose 16.35, the best performing part of the stock market. Chevron and Exxon rose 17.7% & 15.1% respectively. Due to the broader commodities boom beyond oil, Caterpillar did well due to its fast growth in emerging markets like China, India & Latin America. Boeing rose 13.3% shaking off worries about supply constraints related to Japan. Pfizer sprang to life during 1Q as investors seemed to warm to a shift in strategy there. It had previously sought to pursue acquisition to meet rev targets but said it would now buyback shares. IT firms rose only 3.2% amid under performance for the giants of the sector such as Cisco which fell 15.2%. Top performers during 1q Caterpillar, Chevron & Pfizer and the three worst were Merck, Microsoft & Cisco.

MSFT $25.39 -0.22 0.86% 63,098,918 NASDAQ-GS: Fin Times p15 "Microsoft turns to Brussels" by Richard Waters, USA Today p1B "Microsoft files complaint against Google", WSJ pB1 "Microsoft attacks google on antitrust" by Charles Forelle says Microsoft lodged an antitrust complaint in Brussels vs Google with the same European authorities who fined Microsoft billions of dollars.

WSJ pC1 "Investors move onward & upward" by Tom Lauricella says overcoming a pair of major shocks in 1Q, global fin'l markets recovered amid growing optimism that the recovery from the fin'l crisis had become self sustaining. The Dow fill 30.88 points on Thurs. American Express is charted under Bad News as the leading loser Thurs on the Dow and Intel was also charted under Bad News as an FMR analysis some of Intel's products aren't stimulating as much demand as suspected. During the quarter the energy sector rose 16.35, the best performing part of the stock market. Chevron and Exxon rose 17.7% & 15.1% respectively. Due to the broader commodities boom beyond oil, Caterpillar did well due to its fast growth in emerging markets like China, India & Latin America. Boeing rose 13.3% shaking off worries about supply constraints related to Japan. Pfizer sprang to life during 1Q as investors seemed to warm to a shift in strategy there. It had previously sought to pursue acquisition to meet rev targets but said it would now buyback shares. IT firms rose only 3.2% amid under performance for the giants of the sector such as Cisco which fell 15.2%. Top performers during 1q Caterpillar, Chevron & Pfizer and the three worst were Merck, Microsoft & Cisco.

Pfizer PFE $20.31 -0.0275 0.14% 40,688,005 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "Investors move onward & upward" by Tom Lauricella says overcoming a pair of major shocks in 1Q, global fin'l markets recovered amid growing optimism that the recovery from the fin'l crisis had become self sustaining. The Dow fill 30.88 points on Thurs. American Express is charted under Bad News as the leading loser Thurs on the Dow and Intel was also charted under Bad News as an FMR analysis some of Intel's products aren't stimulating as much demand as suspected. During the quarter the energy sector rose 16.35, the best performing part of the stock market. Chevron and Exxon rose 17.7% & 15.1% respectively. Due to the broader commodities boom beyond oil, Caterpillar did well due to its fast growth in emerging markets like China, India & Latin America. Boeing rose 13.3% shaking off worries about supply constraints related to Japan. Pfizer sprang to life during 1Q as investors seemed to warm to a shift in strategy there. It had previously sought to pursue acquisition to meet rev targets but said it would now buyback shares. IT firms rose only 3.2% amid under performance for the giants of the sector such as Cisco which fell 15.2%. Top performers during 1q Caterpillar, Chevron & Pfizer and the three worst were Merck, Microsoft & Cisco.

Proc & Gam PG $61.6 -0.37 0.6% 11,440,800 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM $93.5 +1.03 1.11% 3,190,283 NYSE: USA Today p1B "CEO pay soars while workers' pay stalls" by Matt Krantz, Barbara Hansen lists the 2010 compensation for the top 25 most highly paid CEO's with Disney's CEO 5th at $28 mil, IBM 6th, JNJ 8th, AT&T 9th, 3M 11th, United Tech 12, Coke 14th, & Verizon 17th.

TRV $59.48 +0.09 0.15% 3,529,528 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX $84.65 +0.42 0.5% 3,555,255 NYSE: WSJ pB3 "Pratt & Whitney gets order" by Peter Sanders says P&W got the biggest single order in its past 50 years when Indian low cost carrier IndiGo ordered 300 new Geared Turbofan engines. It is a more quiet engine with lower emissions with great fuel efficiency and will compete with a new engine coming from GE. Boeing is in discussions with P&W and GE re: new engines for future 737s. Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies is ahead of GE in developing the latest engines.

USA Today p1B "CEO pay soars while workers' pay stalls" by Matt Krantz, Barbara Hansen lists the 2010 compensation for the top 25 most highly paid CEO's with Disney's CEO 5th at $28 mil, IBM 6th, JNJ 8th, AT&T 9th, 3M 11th, United Tech 12, Coke 14th, & Verizon 17th.

Verizon VZ $38.54 +0.08 0.21% 14,192,815 DualListed: USA Today p1B "CEO pay soars while workers' pay stalls" by Matt Krantz, Barbara Hansen lists the 2010 compensation for the top 25 most highly paid CEO's with Disney's CEO 5th at $28 mil, IBM 6th, JNJ 8th, AT&T 9th, 3M 11th, United Tech 12, Coke 14th, & Verizon 17th.

WMT $52.05 -0.31 0.59% 10,879,504 NYSE: No mentions found.

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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. (Chicago, 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 Kenneth Frazer (Whitehouse Station, N.J.)
Microsoft MSFT Steve Ballmer (Redmond, WA)
Pfizer PFE Ian Read (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 as of 3/21/11 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $401 [5]
2. Procter & Gamble PG 243 [4]
3. Microsoft MSFT 212 [8.5]
4. Chevron CVX 207 [2]
5. GE 204 [10.5]
6. IBM 190 [1]
7. WalMart WMT 184 [3.5]
8. JPMorgan Chase JPM 182 [4]
9. AT&T T 165 [6]
10. Pfizer PFE 161 [8]
11. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 160 [3]
12. Coke KO 144 [2.5]
13. Bank of America BAC 142 [10]
14. Intel INTC 111 [5.5]
15. Verizon VZ 101 [3]
16. Merck MRK 98 [3]
17. Cisco CSCO 95 [5.5]
18. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 89 [2]
19. Disney DIS 78 [2]
20. McDonald's MCD 76 [1]
21. United Technologies UTX 74 [1]
22. Caterpillar CAT 67 [.5]
23. 3M MMM 63 [.5]
24. Home Depot HD 59 [1.5]
25. Kraft KFT 54 [2]
26. American Express AXP 53 [1]
27. Boeing BA 51 [1]
28. DuPont DD 49 [1]
29. Travelers TRV 25 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 17 [1]

Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy SEC filings as of 3/21/11:

Symbol & Co. Name/Date of Filing/Form Filed/ Comments

AT&T T: 3/10/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on 4/29/11 in Little Rock, Ark
3/7/11 8K re; departure of Richard G. Lindner as CFO to be replaced by John T. Stephens
3/1/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10

Alcoa AA: 3/7/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 5/6/11 in Pittsburg, PA
2/17/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/11/11 8K re: resignation of Carlos Ghosen, CEO of Nissan, from Board of Directors
2/3/11 8K re: FD disclosaure re: flat rolled growth opport'ties in Europe
1/25/11 & 1/21/11 8Ks re: contributions to pension plan

American Express AXP: 3/18/11 8K re: Reg. FD disclosures re: its Comprehensive Capital Plan re: share repurchases & dividends
3/15/11 8K re: delinquency & write-off statistics for 3 months ended 2/28/11
3/4/11 Prelim Proxy Statement re: Shareholder Meeting to be held 5/2/11 in NYC
2/2811 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/15/11 8K re: delinquency & write0off statistics for 3 months ended 1/31/11
1/18/11 8K re: comp to CEO Chanault

Bank of Am BAC: 3/17/11 8K re: issuance of $1.5 bil of 3.625% of Senior Notes due 2016
3/16/11 8K re: election of Mukesh D. Ambani to Board of Directors & Compensation & Benefit Committee & Audit Committee
1/31/11 8K re: compensation of officers
1/21/11 8K re: 4Q & FY 2010 results

Boeing BA: 3/18/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 5/2/11 in Chicago
2/9/11 10K & 1/26/11 8K re: 12/31/10 results & FY 2011 guidance
1/11/11 8K re: resignation of William M. Daley from Board to be Chief of Staff to Pres. Obama

Caterpiller CAT: 3/8/11 8K re: price changes of products
3/18/11 8K re: Reg FD disclosures re: 3 months dealer statistics
2/22/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/18/11 8K re: dealer statistics for January

Chevron CVX:
2/24/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/1/11 8K re: compensation to officers including CEO John Watson

Cisco CSCO 3/18/11 8K re: initiation of quarterly cash dividends of 6 cents per share to be paid 4/20
3/16 & 3/15 8Ks re: issuance of debt securities
3/9/11 8K re: recasting of fin'l stmts due to combining Asia Pacific & Japan operations
2/23/11 8K re: election of Gary B. Moore as COO
2/23/11 10Q re: Quarter ended 1/29/11

Coke KO 3/10/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 4/27/11 in Atlanta
2/28/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/17/11 8K re: election of Evan G. Greenberg to Board of Directors & Audit Comm.
2/17/11 8K re: Amendment of Stock Option Plan

Disney DIS 3/18/11 two 8Ks re: amendment to employment Agreement of CEO Robert A. Iger & other execs.
3/2/11 Proxy Materials re: shareholder proposal re: exec compensation
2/25/11 8K re: $2.25 bil 4 year Credit Agreement
2/8/11 10Q & 2/8/11 8K re: 1Q results
1/28/11 Proxy statement for annual shareholder meeting to be held 3/23/11 at Salt Lake City, Utah

DuPont DD: 3/18/11 Proxy re: Annual Stockholders Meeting to be held on 4/27/11 in Wilmington, DE
3/8/11 8K re: retirement of Samuel W. Bodman & John T. Dillon from Board of Directors due to reaching age 72
2/8/11 10K re FY 12/31/10
1/27/11 8K re: compensation for CEO Ellen Kullman
1/25/11 8K re: results for quarter ended 12/31/10
1/12/11 8K re: acquisition of Danish firm, Danisco
12/10 8K re: retirement of Jeffrey L. Keefer as EVP

ExxonMobil XOM: 3/15/11 8K re: results of operations presentation at analyst meeting
2/28 10K/A & 2/25 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/15/11 8K re: FD Disclosure re: worldwide proved oil and gas reserve

GE: 3/14/11 Proxy re: Annual Shareholders Meeting on 4/27/11 in Salt Lake City, Utah
2/25/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/14/11 8K re: amendments to bylaws re: calling of special meetings of shareholders
1/31/11 8K re: closing of Comcast deal giving it control of NBC Universal

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 3/11/11 Proxy Materials re: opposition to ISS voting recommendations re: exec comp.
3/11/11 & *k 2/22/11 re: Quarter ended 1/31/11
2/1/11 Proxy statement re: 3/23/11 shareholders meeting
1/20/11 8K re: election of 5 new members to Board of Directors

Home Depot HD: 3/2/11 8K re: approval of Stock Option Plan
2/22/11 8K re: fin'l results of fiscal year & quarter ended 1/30/11
1/12/11 8K re: promotion of Aaron Carmack as Pres. of Home Depot Canada

Intel INTC: 2/28/11 8K re: completion of acquisition of McAfee
2/28/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/25/10

IBM: 3/18/11 8K re: settlement with SEC of bribery charges in Asia for $10 mil
3/8/11 8K re: FD disclosure re: presentation at investor briefing
3/7/11 Proxy rel Annual Stockholders Meeting on 4/26 in St. Louis, Mo.
2/22/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10

JPMorganChase JPM: 2/28/11 10K re: fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/24/11 8K re: clsoing of public offering of $3 bil of 3.45% Notes due 2016

Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 3/16/11 Proxy re: Annual Shareholders Meeting on 4/28 in New Brunswick, NJ
3/10/11 8K re: Entering into a consent decree with the FDA regarding its oversight of JNJ's McNeil Unit plants in Puerto Rico and Pennslyvania
2/25/11 10 K e: fiscal year ended 1/2/11

Kraft KFT: 3/14/11 8K re: departure of CFO timothy R. McLevish to be replaced by David A. Brearton
2/28/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/22/11 8K re: FD disclosure re: presentation at Consumer Analyst Group of NY

McDonalds MCD: 3/9/11 8K re: FD disclosure re: comparable sales rising 3.9% in Feb.
3/3/11 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 5/19/11 at Oak Brook, Ill.
2/25/11 10K re: fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/8/11 8K re: Jan 2011 global sales

Merck MRK: 2/28/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10

Microsoft MSFT: 2/8/11 8K re: underwriting agreement for $750 mil of 2.5% Notes due 2016
1/27/11 10 & 1/27/11 8K for quarter ended 12/31/10

Pfizer PFE: 2/28/11 10K re: fiscal year ended 12/31/10

Procter & Gamble PG: 3/1/11 8K re: resignation of Rajat KJ. Gupta from Board of Directors
2/11/11 8K re: election of Meg Whitman to Board of Directors

3M MMM: 3/15/11 8K re: retirement of CFO Patrick D. Cambell to be replaced by David W. Meline
2/16/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/16/11 & 2/15/11 four 8Ks re: adoption by four executives of pre-arranged trading programs

Travelers TRV: 2/17/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10
1/28/11 8K re: departure of Blythe McGarvie from Board
1/25/11 8K results of 4Q

United Technologies UTX: 2/25/11 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 4/13/11 in Phoenix, AZ
2/10/11 10K for FY 12/31/10

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 3/7/11 8K re: election of Lowell C. McAdam to Board of Director (he is Pres/COO)
2/28/11 10K re: fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/3/11 8K re: increase to stock repurchase program

WalMart WMT: 2/22/11 8K re: revising fin'l info for prior operating results