4/7/11 Thurs. pm Dow Closes at 12,409.49 down 17.26 ponts or 0.14%

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 12,409.49 down 17.26 points or 0.14% from Wednesday's close of 12,426.75. Of the 30 Dow components 12 gained and 18 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise dollar wise was Exxon XOM $85.76 +0.58 0.68% 16,031,492 NYSE and percentage-wise was Home Depot HD $37.83 +0.33 0.88% 10,406,504 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Caterpillar CAT $109.85 -1.15 1.04% 8,412,646 NYSE.

As of the open of the market Thursday, 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 15.10 up from Wednesday's trailing P/E of 15.06 (year ago it was 16.99); the P/E estimate is 12.75 unchanged from yesterday's P/E estimate of 12.75 (year ago it was 14.00), 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.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,639.66 down 2.60 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 1,641.94. 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 $54.66. The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $46.78 (JPM/AXP) up 0.32 from Wednesday's median closing price of $46.46. The lowest volume was Travelers TRV $59.79 -0.15 0.25% 2,363,601 NYSE and the highest volume was again Bank of America BAC $13.61 -0.11 0.8% 119,233,696 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 $260 ($164,194 - $163966,).

MarketWatch Thursday 4/7/11 4:55 by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks fell Thursday as investors digested news that another earthquake had rocked Japan, less than a month after the country’s worst quake on record. “It’s another setback in Japan’s long road to recovery,” Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at Harris Private Bank, said of Thursday’s temblor, which follows the March 11 devastating quake and tsunami.
In addition, the ongoing unrest in North Africa and Middle East prompted concern that shipments might be curtailed, pushing crude prices above $110 for the first time in 30 months. After falling nearly 100 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA 12,409, -17.26, -0.14%) settled off 17.26 points to 12,409.49, with 18 of its 30 components sliding. The S&P 500 Index (SPX 1,334, -2.03, -0.15%) fell 2.03 points to 1,333.51, with industrials and utilities the hardest hit of its 10 industry groups. The Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP 2,796, -3.68, -0.13%) declined 3.68 points to 2,796.14. On Capitol Hill, the standoff that threatens a government shutdown continued, with House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., meeting with President Barack Obama Thursday afternoon.
While the government’s inability to agree on a budget prompted verbal barbs on both sides, the markets “could care less,” Peter Boockvar, equity strategist at Miller Tabak, wrote in an email. “For perspective, the last time there was a shutdown in late 1994 into early ’95, the stock market also gave it a yawn and in fact rallied about 1% during it,” Boockvar noted. Reports that a strong quake had struck in Japan also prompted a sharp drop in a major exchange-traded fund that invests in Japanese companies. Recovering a bit, the iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (EWJ 9.80, +0.01, +0.10%) was off 0.8%, after falling 1.5% earlier. The nearly $6 billion ETF is down 4.9% for the week so far. “My concern is the longer their production is disrupted, the bigger the threat” that production will shift from Japan to neighboring countries, such as Taiwan and South Korea, said Ablin at Harris.
The nearly $6 billion ETF is down 5.5% for the week so far. The nearly $6 billion ETF is down 5.5% for the week so far. As for the impact on U.S. business, Ablin pointed out that since Japanese consumers purchase nearly 11% of global luxury goods, any hits to its economy “would certainly impact high-end discretionary spending,” such as travel to Hawaii and casinos. Japan’s ongoing crisis brings near-term disruption to both U.S. and Japanese manufacturers of automobiles and related components, while the longer-term threat is Japan permanently losing production to others. “In general, there is overcapacity, so if production shifts they’ll lose market share, especially with a strong currency,” added Ablin, referring to the rise of the yen, which makes its goods and services more costly to holders of other currencies. Benchmark indexes had opened lower as investors considered whether the European Central Bank would continue to raise interest rates to curb inflation. ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet said the central bank would continue to track inflation risks “very closely” after the first interest-rate hike in almost three years. At a news conference held after the rate announcement, Trichet remarked that it’s not clear yet whether Thursday’s move would be the start of a string of increases. The ECB’s quarter-percentage point increase to its main interest rate to 1.25% came one day after Portugal requested a bailout.
Offsetting those concerns, the U.S. government reported its tally of Americans applying for jobless benefits fell by 10,000 last week, with the four-week average declining to its lowest level since July 2008. Also, major retailers reported better-than-expected sales at stores open at least a year, with Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST 77.82, +2.83, +3.77%) among those beating Wall Street estimates. Read about retailers’ March sales results. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude futures for May delivery (CLK11 110.38, +0.08, +0.07%) climbed $1.47 to settle at $110.30 a barrel.

Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:
AT&T T $30.54 +0.07 0.23% 30,020,608 NYSE
Alcoa AA $18.12 -0.01 0.06% 29,141,527 NYSE
Amex AXP $46.16 -0.12 0.26% 7,494,801 NYSE
Bank of Am BAC $13.61 -0.11 0.8% 119,233,696 NYSE
Boeing BA $74.29 +0.57 0.77% 4,379,128 NYSE
Caterpillar CAT $109.85 -1.15 1.04% 8,412,646 NYSE
Chevron CVX $108.94 -0.28 0.26% 7,017,639 NYSE
CSCO $17.91 -0.16 0.89% 119,269,194 NASDAQ-GS
Coke KO $67.44 -0.19 0.28% 6,376,401 NYSE
DIS $42.04- 0.23 0.54% 9,461,465 NYSE
DuPont DD $55.57 -0.45 0.8% 4,082,716 NYSE
Exxon XOM $85.76 +0.58 0.68% 16,031,492 NYSE
GE $20.35 -0.20 0.97% 52,159,681 NYSE
Hewlett-Packard HPQ $41.08 -0.10 0.24% 16,702,857 NYSE
Home Depot HD $37.83 +0.33 0.88% 10,406,504 NYSE
Intel INTC $20.03 +0.08 0.4% 51,606,392 NASDAQ-GS
IBM $164.38 +0.34 0.21% 3,670,064 NYSE
JPM $47.4 -0.24 0.5% 29,988,334 NYSE
JNJ $59.48 -0.18 0.3% 9,243,687 NYSE
KFT $31.78 +0.03 0.09% 8,167,214 NYSE
MCD $76.01 -0.71 0.93% 5,419,500 NYSE
MRK $33.33 -0.02 0.06% 12,584,622 NYSE
MSFT $26.2 +0.05 0.19% 46,134,637 NASDAQ-GS
Prizer PFE $20.33 +0.04 0.2% 44,112,709 NYSE
Procter & Gam PG $62.13 +0.37 0.6% 7,704,711 NYSE
MMM $93.19 -0.63 0.67% 3,439,683 NYSE
Travelers TRV $59.79 -0.15 0.25% 2,363,601 NYSE
United Tech UTX $85.36 -0.30 0.35% 2,590,366 NYSE
Verizon VZ $37.76 -0.09 0.24% 15,152,654 DualListed
WMT $53 +0.02 0.04% 12,181,219 NYSE


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The following are excerpts from Thursday morning's Blog.

A read of the print editions of Thursday's Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, USA Today, Investor's Business Daily, Atlanta Journal Constitution & Daily Report (Georgia - 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 Tuesday's stock prices and related data.

Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 12,426.75 up 32.85 points or 0.27% from Tuesday's close of 12,393.6. For the year the Dow is up 7.34%. Of the 30 Dow components 20 gained and 10 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was JPMorgan JPM $47.64 +1.06 2.28% 29,866,112 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Caterpillar CAT $111.02 -1.29 1.15% 5,474,450 NYSE.

WSJ pC5 "Financials, Cisco lift Dow" by Donna Yesalavich says the fin'l sector led stocks higher on capital raising plans from several European banks, but earnings from Monsanto limited the climb. Cisco jumped 85 cents leading the Dow as CEO John Chambers said that changes there such as cost cuts would be coming. Hewlett-Packard was up 89 cents, Microsoft up 37 cents & Intel was up 24 cents as the tech sector rose. Fin'l components were also strong with American Express up 1.04, JPMorgan rose $1.06 & Bank America was up 25 cents. Cisco is charted under Good news saying its CEO said changes are coming.

NYT pB4 "Tech stocks bolster market,following Cisco higher" by AP says tech stocks rose Wed after its ceo said it would take bold steps to narrow the firm's focus. Cisco rose 5% as analysts say Cisco is too reliant on rev from state & local govs. Other tech firms rose such as Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft.

USA Today p4B "Bank stocks drive Dow to 3 year high" by Bloomberg says stocks rallied Wed sending the Dow to the highest since '08 as Cisco led tech shares higher & European lenders' plans to raise capital spurred confidence in the banking system. Cisco rallied 85 cents on speculation it will sell or spin off its consumer biz. JPMorgan climbed $1.06 & Bank of Am added 25 cents as part of the broader bank stock rally.

Inv. Bus Daily pA1 "Stocks reverse higher, but some leaders slide" by Paul Whitfield says an afternoon reversal Wed lifted the indexes modestly, but top rated stocks struggled. Wednesday's action was up in rising volume with the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.

Fin Times p24 "Investors respond positively to Cisco chief's promised shake-up" by Michael Stothard says Cisco led the gains in the tech sector after a candid admission of management failures led to hopes of a turnaround. But losses in the materials & energy sectors weighed on wall St, leaving he wider indices only slightly higher in the session.

Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,641.94 up 4.39 from Tuesday's closing numerator of 1,637.55. 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 Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $54.58 up 0.07 cents from Tuesday's average closing price of 54.58. The median closing price of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $46.46 (JPM/AXP) up 0.45 from Tuesday's median closing price of $46.01. The lowest volume was United Technologies UTX $85.66 +0.26 0.3% 1,952,457 NYSE and the highest volume was again Bank of America BAC $13.7375 +0.2675 1.99% 129,127,255 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 made $439 ($164,194 - $163,755).

MarketWatch Wednesday 4/6/11 4:11 by Laura Mandaro says U.S. stocks ended moderately higher Thursday, led by gains in financials and tech stocks. Sentiment was helped by a Federal Reserve official's comments that the Fed would finish its $600 billion bond-buying program on schedule, though investors refrained from making any big bets ahead of upcoming earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA 12,427, +32.85, +0.27%) ended up 32.85 points, or 0.3%, to 12,426.75, led by a nearly 5% rally in Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO 18.07, +0.85, +4.94%) shares. American Express Co. (AXP 46.34, +0.06, +0.13%) gained 2.3%. The S&P 500 (SPX 1,336, +2.91, +0.22%) rose 2.91 points, or 0.2%, to 1,335.54. The Nasdaq Composite (COMP 2,800, +8.63, +0.31%) added 8.63 points, or 0.3%, to 2,799.82.

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

AT&T T $30.45 -0.25 0.81% 23,682,265 NYSE: No mentions found.

Alcoa AA $18.14 +0.09 0.5% 25,892,643 NYSE: No mentions found.

American Express AXP $46.29 +0.87 1.92% 7,576,983 NYSE: WSJ pC5 "Financials, Cisco lift Dow" by Donna Yesalavich says the fin'l sector led stocks higher on capital raising plans from several European banks, but earnings from Monsanto limited the climb. Cisco jumped 85 cents leading the Dow as CEO John Chambers said that changes there such as cost cuts would be coming. Hewlett-Packard was up 89 cents, Microsoft up 37 cents & Intel was up 24 cents as the tech sector rose. Fin'l components were also strong with American Express up 1.04, JPMorgan rose $1.06 & Bank America was up 25 cents. Cisco is charted under Good news saying its CEO said changes are coming.

Bank of America BAC $13.7375 +0.2675 1.99% 129,127,255 NYSE: WSJ pC5 "Financials, Cisco lift Dow" by Donna Yesalavich says the fin'l sector led stocks higher on capital raising plans from several European banks, but earnings from Monsanto limited the climb. Cisco jumped 85 cents leading the Dow as CEO John Chambers said that changes there such as cost cuts would be coming. Hewlett-Packard was up 89 cents, Microsoft up 37 cents & Intel was up 24 cents as the tech sector rose. Fin'l components were also strong with American Express up 1.04, JPMorgan rose $1.06 & Bank America was up 25 cents. Cisco is charted under Good news saying its CEO said changes are coming.

USA Today p4B "Bank stocks drive Dow to 3 year high" by Bloomberg says stocks rallied Wed sending the Dow to the highest since '08 as Cisco led tech shares higher & European lenders' plans to raise capital spurred confidence in the banking system. Cisco rallied 85 cents on speculation it will sell or spin off its consumer biz. JPMorgan climbed $1.06 & Bank of Am added 25 cents as part of the broader bank stock rally.

Boeing BA $73.75 +0.52 0.71% 4,589,965 NYSE: No mentions found.

Caterpillar CAT $111.02 -1.29 1.15% 5,474,450 NYSE: No mentions found.

Chevron CVX $108.71 -0.62 0.57% 6,418,205 NYSE: No mentions found.

Cisco CSCO $18.07 +0.85 4.94% 175,131,002 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pC12 "Cisco's investors need a switch" by Rolfe Winkler says Cisco's shares at languishing at '98 levels and it has deep problems according to an email CEO John Chambers sent employees in which he said there is a need for more discipline. The article says the problem is Chambers.

WSJ pC5 "Financials, Cisco lift Dow" by Donna Yesalavich says the fin'l sector led stocks higher on capital raising plans from several European banks, but earnings from Monsanto limited the climb. Cisco jumped 85 cents leading the Dow as CEO John Chambers said that changes there such as cost cuts would be coming. Hewlett-Packard was up 89 cents, Microsoft up 37 cents & Intel was up 24 cents as the tech sector rose. Fin'l components were also strong with American Express up 1.04, JPMorgan rose $1.06 & Bank America was up 25 cents. Cisco is charted under Good news saying its CEO said changes are coming.

USA Today p4B "Bank stocks drive Dow to 3 year high" by Bloomberg says stocks rallied Wed sending the Dow to the highest since '08 as Cisco led tech shares higher & European lenders' plans to raise capital spurred confidence in the banking system. Cisco rallied 85 cents on speculation it will sell or spin off its consumer biz. JPMorgan climbed $1.06 & Bank of Am added 25 cents as part of the broader bank stock rally.

NYT pB4 "Tech stocks bolster market,following Cisco higher" by AP says tech stocks rose Wed after its ceo said it would take bold steps to narrow the firm's focus. Cisco rose 5% as analysts say Cisco is too reliant on rev from state & local govs. Other tech firms rose such as Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft.

Fin Times p24 "Investors respond positively to Cisco chief's promised shake-up" by Michael Stothard says Cisco led the gains in the tech sector after a candid admission of management failures led to hopes of a turnaround. But losses in the materials & energy sectors weighed on wall St, leaving he wider indices only slightly higher in the session.

Coke KO $67.64 +0.17 0.25% 5,955,371 NYSE: No mentions found.

DIS $42.27 -0.16 0.38% 6,983,081 NYSE: No mentions found.

DuPont DD $56 -0.06 0.11% 3,265,923 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $85.215 -0.205 0.24% 12,264,898 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE $20.53 +0.20 0.98% 41,013,127 NYSE: NYT pB4 "GE plans to build largest solar panel plant in US" by Todd Woody says in a move that will shake up the US solar industry, GE will build the nation's largest photovoltaic panel factor, with the goal of becoming a major player in the market. Local wasn't been determined but the plant will have 400 workers and create 600 related jobs and wold produce solar panels that would generate 400 megawatts of energy and would make thin film panels made of cadmium telluride in '13 which are less efficient then conventional solar panels but can be made cheaper.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $41.13 +0.84 2.08% 17,658,961 NYSE: WSJ pC5 "Financials, Cisco lift Dow" by Donna Yesalavich says the fin'l sector led stocks higher on capital raising plans from several European banks, but earnings from Monsanto limited the climb. Cisco jumped 85 cents leading the Dow as CEO John Chambers said that changes there such as cost cuts would be coming. Hewlett-Packard was up 89 cents, Microsoft up 37 cents & Intel was up 24 cents as the tech sector rose. Fin'l components were also strong with American Express up 1.04, JPMorgan rose $1.06 & Bank America was up 25 cents. Cisco is charted under Good news saying its CEO said changes are coming.

NYT pB4 "Tech stocks bolster market,following Cisco higher" by AP says tech stocks rose Wed after its ceo said it would take bold steps to narrow the firm's focus. Cisco rose 5% as analysts say Cisco is too reliant on rev from state & local govs. Other tech firms rose such as Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft.

Home Depot HD $37.5 -0.10 0.27% 8,793,934 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC $19.95 +0.24 1.22% 55,052,737 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pC5 "Financials, Cisco lift Dow" by Donna Yesalavich says the fin'l sector led stocks higher on capital raising plans from several European banks, but earnings from Monsanto limited the climb. Cisco jumped 85 cents leading the Dow as CEO John Chambers said that changes there such as cost cuts would be coming. Hewlett-Packard was up 89 cents, Microsoft up 37 cents & Intel was up 24 cents as the tech sector rose. Fin'l components were also strong with American Express up 1.04, JPMorgan rose $1.06 & Bank America was up 25 cents. Cisco is charted under Good news saying its CEO said changes are coming.

IBM $164.07 +0.08 0.05% 3,170,177 NYSE: No mentions found.

JPMorgan JPM $47.64 +1.06 2.28% 29,866,112 NYSE: WSJ pC5 "Financials, Cisco lift Dow" by Donna Yesalavich says the fin'l sector led stocks higher on capital raising plans from several European banks, but earnings from Monsanto limited the climb. Cisco jumped 85 cents leading the Dow as CEO John Chambers said that changes there such as cost cuts would be coming. Hewlett-Packard was up 89 cents, Microsoft up 37 cents & Intel was up 24 cents as the tech sector rose. Fin'l components were also strong with American Express up 1.04, JPMorgan rose $1.06 & Bank America was up 25 cents. Cisco is charted under Good news saying its CEO said changes are coming.

USA Today p4B "Bank stocks drive Dow to 3 year high" by Bloomberg says stocks rallied Wed sending the Dow to the highest since '08 as Cisco led tech shares higher & European lenders' plans to raise capital spurred confidence in the banking system. Cisco rallied 85 cents on speculation it will sell or spin off its consumer biz. JPMorgan climbed $1.06 & Bank of Am added 25 cents as part of the broader bank stock rally.

JNJ $59.68 -0.12 0.2% 9,108,993 NYSE: No mentions found.

KFT $31.77 +0.28 0.89% 5,257,707 NYSE: No mentions found.

McDonald's MCD $76.72 +0.12 0.16% 4,650,092 NYSE: WSJ pB5 "McDonald's brings back Ronald" by Annie Gasparro says MCD is bringing back its mascot, Ronald McDonald on tv and the Internet setting its sights on kids after a recent push for adults to buy coffee drinks.

Merck MRK $33.34 +0.18 0.54% 12,173,297 NYSE: WSJ pB4 "Gardasil fails to win wider indication from FDA" by Joan E. Solsman says Merck said the FDA failed to widen the indication of its Gardasil vaccine to prevent cancers linked to human papillomavirus in women above the age of 26. Gardasil sales have weakened due to competition from GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix.

Microsoft MSFT $26.15 +0.37 1.44% 64,818,887 NASDAQ-GS: USA Today p3B "Toyota, Microsoft team on electric cars" by Fred Meier, Inv Bus Daily pA2 "icrosoft to link Toyota cars" say the 2 firms announced a jv to create a system for energy management of plug in cars for now, and perhaps to oversee energy use in the home of the future.

WSJ pC5 "Financials, Cisco lift Dow" by Donna Yesalavich says the fin'l sector led stocks higher on capital raising plans from several European banks, but earnings from Monsanto limited the climb. Cisco jumped 85 cents leading the Dow as CEO John Chambers said that changes there such as cost cuts would be coming. Hewlett-Packard was up 89 cents, Microsoft up 37 cents & Intel was up 24 cents as the tech sector rose. Fin'l components were also strong with American Express up 1.04, JPMorgan rose $1.06 & Bank America was up 25 cents. Cisco is charted under Good news saying its CEO said changes are coming.

NYT pB4 "Tech stocks bolster market,following Cisco higher" by AP says tech stocks rose Wed after its ceo said it would take bold steps to narrow the firm's focus. Cisco rose 5% as analysts say Cisco is too reliant on rev from state & local govs. Other tech firms rose such as Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft.

Pfizer PFE $20.295 -0.155 0.76% 43,037,395 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble PG $61.76 +0.09 0.15% 8,119,136 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM $93.82 +0.43 0.46% 2,464,153 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV $59.94 +0.81 1.37% 2,770,986 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX $85.66 +0.26 0.3% 1,952,457 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $37.85 -0.53 1.38% 13,204,597 DualListed: Inv Bus Daily pA2 "Verizon among hacker victims" says the largest US mobile carrier was among the firms that had the email addresses of customers exposed in a massive online data breach last week.

Walmat WMT $52.98 +0.24 0.46% 8,306,461 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