Tuesday, May 3, 2011

5/3/11 Tues pm Dow Closes at 12,807.51 up 0.15 or 0%

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Tuesday at 12,807.51 up 0.51 or 0.0% from Monday's close of 12,807.36. Of the 30 Dow components 19 gained, Home Depot was unchanged and 10 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was JPMorgan JPM $45.92 +0.74 1.64% 30,039,119 NYSE and percentage-wise was Alcoa AA $17.67 +0.45 2.61% 75,038,901 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Chevron CVX $106.17 -2.01 1.86% 7,962,472 NYSE and percentage-wise was Pfizer PFE $20.44 -0.58 2.76% 108,870,116 NYSE.

As of the open of the market Tuesday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of today's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. The trailing P/E is 14.53 unchanged from Monday's trailing P/E of 14.53 (year ago it was 16.42); the P/E estimate is 12.91 unchanged from Monday's P/E estimate of 12.91 (year ago it was 13.95), and the dividend yield is 2.30 unchanged from Monday's dividend yield of 2.30 (last year it was 2.45). The Dow's all-time high was 14,164.53 on Oct. 9, 2007. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,692.25 up 0.03 from Monday's closing numerator of 1,692.22. 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 Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $56.41 unchanged from Monday's average closing price of $56.41. The median closing price of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $47.91 (AXP/JPM) up 0.49 from Monday's median closing price of $47.42. The lowest volume was Travelers TRV $64.05 +0.53 0.83% 2,838,311 NYSE and the highest volume was again Bank of America BAC $12.6 +0.26 2.11% 145,585,444 NYSE.

If Tuesday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs) and sold at the close you would have broken even ($169,232 - $169m232).

MarketWatch Tuesday 5/3/11 5:08 pm by Jonathan Cheng says blue chip stocks eked out a tiny gain Tuesday, outflanking losses on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, as investors dumped energy and materials stocks and headed for the safety of bonds and telecommunications companies. Gold is suffering from a lack of cash coming off the sidelines, and some investors are ready to jump ship from the yellow metal at the first sign of trouble, according to MarketWatch columnist Mark Hulbert. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.00% finished higher by just 0.15 point, or 0.00%, to 12,807.51. The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index SPX -0.34% shed 4.60 points, or 0.34%, to 1,356.62. The Nasdaq Composite COMP -0.78% declined 22.46 points, or 0.78%, to 2,841.62. Pfizer Inc. PFE -0.05% shares were the biggest decliner on the Dow, slumping 2.8% after the pharmaceutical company topped earnings expectations but reported revenue that fell shy of analysts’ views. Energy stocks also weighed on the market as crude oil tumbled 2.2% to $111.05 a barrel. Chevron Corp. CVX -0.16% shares fell 1.9%, and Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM -0.43% shed 1.6%. Pulling on the upside were telecommunications stocks, after MetroPCS Communications’s PCS +0.28% first-quarter earnings more than doubled, thanks to the best-ever quarter for customer additions at the prepaid wireless provider. MetroPCS shares surged 10%, while AT&T Corp. T +0.06% gained 2.1%. Utilities stocks also were strong on a day that saw investors rotate into perceived safety shelters, including Treasury bonds. As investors snapped up Treasurys, the yield on the benchmark 10-year note UST10Y +0.06% fell to a seven-week low of 3.257%. Read more on Treasury bonds. “What’s really interesting is we’re seeing investors shift to more of a defensive stand -- the 10-year bond yield is falling, and people are putting more into bonds and higher-yielding stocks like utilities and telecoms,” said Kate Warne, market strategist for brokerage firm Edward Jones in St. Louis. “We’re seeing a bit of wait-and-see approach: where can I get yield, where can I get less exposure from the metals and the things that have been doing well lately?” Also adding to the gains were bank shares, with Bank of America Corp. BAC +0.24% surging 2.1%. Alcoa, Inc. AA +0.74% gained 2.6% on rumors that Rio Tinto RIO -0.17% could make a bid for the aluminum maker. Both companies declined to comment. Mastercard MA +0.14% rose 2.6% as the card company’s first-quarter profit rose, topping analysts’ expectations. Revenue also beat views. Avon Products AVP +0.39% surged 4.5% after first-quarter earnings more than tripled on improved margins and lower advertising costs, beating analysts’ estimates. Computer Sciences CSC +0.61% tumbled 13% after the provider of information-technology services again lowered its outlook for the year, citing a reduction in contract profit. Sears Holdings SHLD -9.86% shares fell 9.9% after the retailer predicted it would post a loss in its fiscal first quarter, forecasting a loss of $1.35 to $1.81 a share after previously calling for a 14-cent-a-share gain. General Motors GM +0.18% rose 2.5% after the company’s U.S. auto sales jumped in April on strong demand for its passenger cars as buyers shifted to more fuel-efficient vehicles. Ford Motor Co. F -0.45% shares edged down 0.5% after the automaker said light-vehicle sales rose 16%. Read more on GM, Ford car sales.
Investors took cheer in a surprise jump in factory orders, which climbed for the fifth consecutive month in March after the previous month’s numbers were revised sharply upward. Capital spending by businesses also surged as manufacturers sold to overseas markets amid weakness in the dollar. The dollar continued to weaken against the euro USDEUR +0.0445% and the yen USDYEN -0.0988% , though it was up sharply against the British pound GBPUSD -0.1153% . Silver SIN11 -3.37% tumbled 7.6%, while gold futures GCM11 -0.56% fell 1.1%. In overseas markets, Asian bourses finished mostly lower and Indian stocks tumbled after the country’s central bank raised interest rates more than expected. European markets declined with broad losses among car makers and amid renewed worries about European sovereign debt.


Tuesday's Closing Dow Numbers:
Closing Price & Change & % Change Volume

AT&T T $31.86 +0.65 2.08% 46,249,577 NYSE
Alcoa AA $17.67 +0.45 2.61% 75,038,901 NYSE
Amex AXP $49.9 +0.25 0.5% 8,810,194 NYSE
Bank of Am BAC $12.6 +0.26 2.11% 145,585,444 NYSE
Boeing BA $79.51 -0.02 0.03% 4,729,968 NYSE
CAT $113.27 -1.10 0.96% 6,302,768 NYSE
Chevron CVX $106.17 -2.01 1.86% 7,962,472 NYSE
CSCO $17.41 -0.17 0.97% 56,884,525 NASDAQ-GS
Coke KO $67.88 +0.16 0.24% 5,273,791 NYSE
DIS $43.07 -0.20 0.46% 6,210,424 NYSE
DuPont DD $55.47 -0.72 1.28% 4,741,580 NYSE
Exxon XOM $85.62 -1.35 1.55% 18,421,876 NYSE
GE $20.64 +0.16 0.78% 40,083,007 NYSE
Hewlett-Packard HPQ $40.33 +0.25 0.62% 14,878,045 NYSE
Home Depot HD $37.35 unch unch 8,834,586 NYSE
Intel INTC $23.23 +0.32 1.4% 110,497,542 NASDAQ-GS
IBM $172.87 +0.72 0.42% 5,009,923 NYSE
JPMorgan JPM $45.92 +0.74 1.64% 30,039,119 NYSE
JNJ $66.26 +0.05 0.08% 13,107,192 NYSE
KFT $33.87 +0.08 0.24% 8,231,893 NYSE
MCD $78.94 +0.30 0.38% 4,448,385 NYSE
MRK $36.41 +0.10 0.28% 17,724,305 NYSE
MSFT $25.81 +0.15 0.58% 71,909,361 NASDAQ-GS
Pfizer PFE $20.44 -0.58 2.76% 108,870,116 NYSE
Procter & Gamble PG $65.71 +0.53 0.81% 9,926,242 NYSE
MMM $96.83 -0.09 0.09% 2,939,183 NYSE
Travelers TRV $64.05 +0.53 0.83% 2,838,311 NYSE
United Technologies UTX $89.85 -0.15 0.17% 3,579,221 NYSE
Verizon VZ $37.8 +0.24 0.64% 33,219,575 DualListed
WMT $55.46 +0.42 0.76% 11,127,281 NYSE



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The following are excerpts from Tues. morning Blog.

A read of the print editions of Tuesday's Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Investor's Business Daily's, USA Today, New York Times, 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 Monday's stock prices and related data.

Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at 12,807.36 down 3.18 or 0.02% from Friday's close of 12,810.54. For the year the Dow is up 10.62%. Of the 30 Dow components 19 gained and 11 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was IBM $172.15 +1.57 0.92% 5,354,051 NYSE and percentage-wise was Alcoa AA $17.22 +0.22 1.29% 27,139,098 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Chevron CVX $108.18 -1.26 1.15% 6,490,855 NYSE.

WSJ pC5 "Energy sector declines" by Brendan Conway says stocks kicked off May with slim losses, as the energy sector followed oil prices lower & investors couldn't sustain a morning rally tied to the death of bin Laden. Chevron fell $1.26 and Exxon lost $1.01 as oil prices sank. Alcoa added 22 cents after Goldman Sachs raised its investment recommendation. American Express rose 57 cents after it affirmed a share repurchase plan.

Fin Times p24 "Teva purchase of Cephalon gives healthcare sector shot in the arm" by Michael Stothard says deal activity lifted the healthcare sector to a multi year high but the wider markets closed slightly lower as the market euphoria following the news of bin Laden's death fizzled out & investors turned their attention back to more humdrum economic matters.

NYT pB8 "Wall St shrugs off death of Bin Laden & turns attentiont oe arnings" by Christine Hauser says Wall St dipped slightly on Mon as investors gave a muted response to news of the death of bin laden, instead focusing on crp results & mergers.

Inv. Bus. Daily pA1 "Stocks lose mild gains in quieter trade" by David Saito-Chung says the Nasdaq snapped an eight day win streak and the other major indexes let modest gains slip away Mon as America celebrated the demise of bin Laden.

USA Today p6B "Market shrugs off news on bin laden" by Adam Shell says the first trading day after the feel good news that Osama bin Laden was killed turned out to be a non-event for fin'l markets.

Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,692.22 down 0.33 from Friday's closing numerator of 1,692.65. 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 Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $56.41 down 0.01 from Friday's average closing price of $56.42. The median closing price of Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $47.42 (AXP/JPM) up 0.04 from Friday's median closing price of $47.38. The lowest volume was Travelers TRV $63.52 +0.24 0.38% 2,917,250 NYSE and the highest volume was again Bank of America BAC $12.34 +0.06 0.49% 87,949,366 NYSE.

If Monday 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 $33 ($169,265 - $169,232).

MarketWatch Monday 5/2/11 4:14 pm by Myra P. Saefong says U.S. stocks closed modestly lower Monday, as pressure from losses in the energy sector as oil prices fell outweighed earlier support from news of Osama bin Laden's death. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 3.18 points, or 0.03%, to close at 12,807.36, marking its first down day in five sessions. Shares of Chevron Corp. were among the bigger decliners, down 1.2%. The S&P 500 fell 2.39 points, or 0.2%, to end at 1,361.22 and the Nasdaq Composite closed at 2,864.08, down 9.46 points, or 0.3%.

Monday's Closing Dow Numbers and Monday's News:
Closing Price & Change & % Change Volume

AT&T T $31.21 +0.09 0.29% 27,443,124 NYSE: No mentions found.

Alcoa AA $17.22 +0.22 1.29% 27,139,098 NYSE: WSJ pC5 "Energy sector declines" by Brendan Conway says stocks kicked off May with slim losses, as the energy sector followed oil prices lower & investors couldn't sustain a morning rally tied to the death of bin Laden. Chevron fell $1.26 and Exxon lost $1.01 as oil prices sank. Alcoa added 22 cents after Goldman Sachs raised its investment recommendation. American Express rose 57 cents after it affirmed a share repurchase plan.

American Express AXP $49.65 +0.57 1.16% 8,432,469 NYSE: WSJ pC2 "American Express affirms its share repurchases" Aparajita Saha-Bubna says Amex said during the firm's annual shareholders meeting it is resuming share repurchases in 2Q.

Daily Report p6 "Five of Dow's top stocks are likely to keep rising" by John Dorfman says to sell Caterpillar due to a weakening dollar, sell Boeing due to delays in the 737 and the rupture of a 737 jet, buy Exxon due to its ability to get the best drilling locations & top geologists, buy Chevron since it had debt of only 11% of stockholder equity, buy Pfizer due to its pipeline of 100 drugs in trials, hold IBM since it is selling for 9 times book value which Dorfman thinks is too high, buy Disney due to its media properties, buy AXP as it is solid and made money during the recession, sell DuPont since it is trading at 16 times earnings and sell United Technologies since their 3 biggest units, Pratt & Whitney, Otis and Carrier showed modest rev decline from '08 through '10.

WSJ pC5 "Energy sector declines" by Brendan Conway says stocks kicked off May with slim losses, as the energy sector followed oil prices lower & investors couldn't sustain a morning rally tied to the death of bin Laden. Chevron fell $1.26 and Exxon lost $1.01 as oil prices sank. Alcoa added 22 cents after Goldman Sachs raised its investment recommendation. American Express rose 57 cents after it affirmed a share repurchase plan.

Bank of America BAC $12.34 +0.06 0.49% 87,949,366 NYSE: Daily Rept p6"Bank of America said to target individual states" by David McLaughlin, Bloomberg says an Iowa regulator accused BofA of engaging in a divide 7 conquer strategy by undermining support for the settlement of a nationwide probe into foreclosure practices.

Boeing BA $79.53 -0.25 0.31% 5,615,864 NYSE: Daily Report p6 "Five of Dow's top stocks are likely to keep rising" by John Dorfman says to sell Caterpillar due to a weakening dollar, sell Boeing due to delays in the 737 and the rupture of a 737 jet, buy Exxon due to its ability to get the best drilling locations & top geologists, buy Chevron since it had debt of only 11% of stockholder equity, buy Pfizer due to its pipeline of 100 drugs in trials, hold IBM since it is selling for 9 times book value which Dorfman thinks is too high, buy Disney due to its media properties, buy AXP as it is solid and made money during the recession, sell DuPont since it is trading at 16 times earnings and sell United Technologies since their 3 biggest units, Pratt & Whitney, Otis and Carrier showed modest rev decline from '08 through '10.

Caterpillar CAT $114.37 -1.04 0.9% 7,587,322 NYSE: Daily Report p6 "Five of Dow's top stocks are likely to keep rising" by John Dorfman says to sell Caterpillar due to a weakening dollar, sell Boeing due to delays in the 737 and the rupture of a 737 jet, buy Exxon due to its ability to get the best drilling locations & top geologists, buy Chevron since it had debt of only 11% of stockholder equity, buy Pfizer due to its pipeline of 100 drugs in trials, hold IBM since it is selling for 9 times book value which Dorfman thinks is too high, buy Disney due to its media properties, buy AXP as it is solid and made money during the recession, sell DuPont since it is trading at 16 times earnings and sell United Technologies since their 3 biggest units, Pratt & Whitney, Otis and Carrier showed modest rev decline from '08 through '10.

Chevron CVX $108.18 -1.26 1.15% 6,490,855 NYSE: WSJ pC5 "Energy sector declines" by Brendan Conway says stocks kicked off May with slim losses, as the energy sector followed oil prices lower & investors couldn't sustain a morning rally tied to the death of bin Laden. Chevron fell $1.26 and Exxon lost $1.01 as oil prices sank. Alcoa added 22 cents after Goldman Sachs raised its investment recommendation. American Express rose 57 cents after it affirmed a share repurchase plan.

Daily Report p6 "Five of Dow's top stocks are likely to keep rising" by John Dorfman says to sell Caterpillar due to a weakening dollar, sell Boeing due to delays in the 737 and the rupture of a 737 jet, buy Exxon due to its ability to get the best drilling locations & top geologists, buy Chevron since it had debt of only 11% of stockholder equity, buy Pfizer due to its pipeline of 100 drugs in trials, hold IBM since it is selling for 9 times book value which Dorfman thinks is too high, buy Disney due to its media properties, buy AXP as it is solid and made money during the recession, sell DuPont since it is trading at 16 times earnings and sell United Technologies since their 3 biggest units, Pratt & Whitney, Otis and Carrier showed modest rev decline from '08 through '10.

Cisco CSCO $17.58 +0.06 0.34% 46,666,116 NASDAQ-GS:

Coke KO $67.72 +0.26 0.39% 6,180,696 NYSE: No mentions found.

Disney DIS $43.27 +0.17 0.39% 5,597,468 NYSE: Daily Report p6 "Five of Dow's top stocks are likely to keep rising" by John Dorfman says to sell Caterpillar due to a weakening dollar, sell Boeing due to delays in the 737 and the rupture of a 737 jet, buy Exxon due to its ability to get the best drilling locations & top geologists, buy Chevron since it had debt of only 11% of stockholder equity, buy Pfizer due to its pipeline of 100 drugs in trials, hold IBM since it is selling for 9 times book value which Dorfman thinks is too high, buy Disney due to its media properties, buy AXP as it is solid and made money during the recession, sell DuPont since it is trading at 16 times earnings and sell United Technologies since their 3 biggest units, Pratt & Whitney, Otis and Carrier showed modest rev decline from '08 through '10.

DuPont DD $56.19 -0.60 1.06% 4,847,998 NYSE: WSJ pB7 "Danisco's Board backs increased DuPont bid" by Flemming Emil Hansen says Danisco's board backed the raised offer of DuPont to $139 a share.

Daily Report p6 "Five of Dow's top stocks are likely to keep rising" by John Dorfman says to sell Caterpillar due to a weakening dollar, sell Boeing due to delays in the 737 and the rupture of a 737 jet, buy Exxon due to its ability to get the best drilling locations & top geologists, buy Chevron since it had debt of only 11% of stockholder equity, buy Pfizer due to its pipeline of 100 drugs in trials, hold IBM since it is selling for 9 times book value which Dorfman thinks is too high, buy Disney due to its media properties, buy AXP as it is solid and made money during the recession, sell DuPont since it is trading at 16 times earnings and sell United Technologies since their 3 biggest units, Pratt & Whitney, Otis and Carrier showed modest rev decline from '08 through '10.

Exxon XOM $86.97 -1.01 1.15% 18,464,335 NYSE: WSJ pC5 "Energy sector declines" by Brendan Conway says stocks kicked off May with slim losses, as the energy sector followed oil prices lower & investors couldn't sustain a morning rally tied to the death of bin Laden. Chevron fell $1.26 and Exxon lost $1.01 as oil prices sank. Alcoa added 22 cents after Goldman Sachs raised its investment recommendation. American Express rose 57 cents after it affirmed a share repurchase plan.

Daily Report p6 "Five of Dow's top stocks are likely to keep rising" by John Dorfman says to sell Caterpillar due to a weakening dollar, sell Boeing due to delays in the 737 and the rupture of a 737 jet, buy Exxon due to its ability to get the best drilling locations & top geologists, buy Chevron since it had debt of only 11% of stockholder equity, buy Pfizer due to its pipeline of 100 drugs in trials, hold IBM since it is selling for 9 times book value which Dorfman thinks is too high, buy Disney due to its media properties, buy AXP as it is solid and made money during the recession, sell DuPont since it is trading at 16 times earnings and sell United Technologies since their 3 biggest units, Pratt & Whitney, Otis and Carrier showed modest rev decline from '08 through '10.

GE $20.48 +0.03 0.15% 35,856,577 NYSE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $40.08 -0.29 0.72% 14,212,059 NYSE: No mentions found.

Home Depot HD $37.35 +0.20 0.54% 7,905,787 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC $22.91 -0.24 1.04% 71,891,781 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM $172.15 +1.57 0.92% 5,354,051 NYSE: Daily Report p6 "Five of Dow's top stocks are likely to keep rising" by John Dorfman says to sell Caterpillar due to a weakening dollar, sell Boeing due to delays in the 737 and the rupture of a 737 jet, buy Exxon due to its ability to get the best drilling locations & top geologists, buy Chevron since it had debt of only 11% of stockholder equity, buy Pfizer due to its pipeline of 100 drugs in trials, hold IBM since it is selling for 9 times book value which Dorfman thinks is too high, buy Disney due to its media properties, buy AXP as it is solid and made money during the recession, sell DuPont since it is trading at 16 times earnings and sell United Technologies since their 3 biggest units, Pratt & Whitney, Otis and Carrier showed modest rev decline from '08 through '10.
JPMorgan JPM $45.18 -0.45 0.99% 25,076,748 NYSE: WSJ pC3 "Big banks sued over demise of Lender" by Patrick Fitzgerald says trustee of Thornburg Mortgage's liquidation is suing JPMorgan and other banks for $2.2 bil alleging they colluded and drove Thornburg into bankruptcy.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ $66.21 +0.49 0.75% 15,371,683 NYSE: No mentions found.

Kraft KFT $33.79 +0.20 0.6% 7,750,503 NYSE: No mentions found.

McDonald's MCD $78.64 +0.33 0.42% 3,976,472 NYSE: No mentions found.

Merck MRK $36.31 +0.36 1% 18,278,716 NYSE: No mentions found.

Microsoft MSFT $25.66 -0.26 1% 83,725,431 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Pfizer PFE $21.02 +0.05 0.24% 37,655,609 NYSE: Daily Report p6 "Five of Dow's top stocks are likely to keep rising" by John Dorfman says to sell Caterpillar due to a weakening dollar, sell Boeing due to delays in the 737 and the rupture of a 737 jet, buy Exxon due to its ability to get the best drilling locations & top geologists, buy Chevron since it had debt of only 11% of stockholder equity, buy Pfizer due to its pipeline of 100 drugs in trials, hold IBM since it is selling for 9 times book value which Dorfman thinks is too high, buy Disney due to its media properties, buy AXP as it is solid and made money during the recession, sell DuPont since it is trading at 16 times earnings and sell United Technologies since their 3 biggest units, Pratt & Whitney, Otis and Carrier showed modest rev decline from '08 through '10.
Procter & Gamble PG $65.18 +0.28 0.43% 8,876,184 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM $96.92 -0.29 0.3% 3,003,018 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV $63.52 +0.24 0.38% 2,917,250 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX $90 +0.42 0.47% 3,707,850 NYSE: Daily Report p6 "Five of Dow's top stocks are likely to keep rising" by John Dorfman says to sell Caterpillar due to a weakening dollar, sell Boeing due to delays in the 737 and the rupture of a 737 jet, buy Exxon due to its ability to get the best drilling locations & top geologists, buy Chevron since it had debt of only 11% of stockholder equity, buy Pfizer due to its pipeline of 100 drugs in trials, hold IBM since it is selling for 9 times book value which Dorfman thinks is too high, buy Disney due to its media properties, buy AXP as it is solid and made money during the recession, sell DuPont since it is trading at 16 times earnings and sell United Technologies since their 3 biggest units, Pratt & Whitney, Otis and Carrier showed modest rev decline from '08 through '10.

Verizon VZ $37.56 -0.22 0.58% 13,383,983 DualListed: No mentions found.

Walmart WMT $55.04 +0.06 0.11% 8,137,220 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 4/24/11 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $428 [5]
2. Procter & Gamble PG 253.5 [4]
3. Chevron CVX 217.5 [2]
4. Microsoft MSFT 214.5 [8.5]
5. GE 212 [10.5]
6. IBM 205 [1]
7. WalMart WMT 187 [3.5]
8. AT&T T 181.5 [6]
9. JPMorgan Chase JPM 178 [4]
10. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 175.5 [3]
11. Pfizer PFE 158 [8]
12. Coke KO 156 [2.5]
13. Bank of America BAC 125 [10]
14. Intel INTC 118 [5.5]
15. Merck MRK 105 [3]
16. Verizon VZ 104 [3]
17. Cisco CSCO 93.5 [5.5]
18. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 88.5 [2]
19. Disney DIS 80 [2]
20. McDonald's MCD 80 [1]
21. United Technologies UTX 80 [1]
22. Caterpillar CAT 70 [.5]
23. 3M MMM 67 [.5]
24. Home Depot HD 61.5 [1.5]
25. Kraft KFT 58.5 [2]
26. American Express AXP 56.5 [1]
27. Boeing BA 55.5 [1]
28. DuPont DD 52 [1]
29. Travelers TRV 26 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 18 [1]

Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 4/24/11:

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

AT&T T: 4/20/11 2 8Ks re: first quarter results
4/13/11 Prospectus & 4/1/aa S-4 re: offer to exchange $3.5 bil of 5.35% Global Notes due '40
3/31/11 & 3/21/11 2 8Ks re: purchase of T-Mobile USA, Inc. from Deutsche Telekom for $20 bil
3/29/11 8KA re: replacement of Richard Lindner as CFO with John J. Stephens
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: 4/21/11 10Q & 4/12/11 8K re: first quarter results ending 3/31/11
4/14/11 8K transcript re: 1Q earnings conference call
4/13/11 8K & Prospectus re: issuance of $1.2 bil of 5.4% Notes due '21 & tnender offer for 5.3% Notes due '13
3/7/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 5/6/11 in Pittsburg, PA

American Express AXP: 4/20/11 8K re: 1Q results ending 3/31/11
4/18/11 8K re: delinquency & write-off statistics for 1Q ended 3/31/11
3/28/11 8K re new digital payments platform "Serve"
3/24/11 & 3/23 & 3/22 Proxy materials re: 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at 5/2/11 at AXP Headquarters in NYC
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

Bank of Am BAC: 4/15/11 8K re: shuffling of execs, C. Noski, E. O'Keefe & B. Thompson
4/15/11 re results of 1Q ending 3/31/11
3/3011 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders on 5/11/11 at BAC Headquarters in Charlotte, N.C.
3/23/11 8K re: submission to Fed Res. Baord of comprehensive capital plan
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

Boeing BA: 3/21/11 Annual Report to Sahreholders
3/18/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 5/2/11 in Chicago

Caterpiller CAT: 4/15/11 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders on 6/8/11 at Little Rock, Ark.
3/8/11 8K re: price changes of products
3/18/11 8K re: Reg FD disclosures re: 3 months dealer statistics

Chevron CVX: 4/14/11 4 Proxy filings re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders on 5/25/11at Chevron headquarters in San Ramon, CA.
4/11/11 8K re: first quarter interim update
4/4/11 8K re: increase of exec comp.

Cisco CSCO 3/28/11 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan for certain execs
3/22/11 8K-A re: election of Gary B. Moore as COO
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

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 3/25/11 8K re: adoption of exec stock option plan
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

DuPont DD: 4/21/11 8K re results for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/13/11 Proxy re annual meeting of stockholders on 4/27/11in Wilmington, DE
3/31/11 S-3 shelf registration for debt securities and common stock
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

ExxonMobil XOM: 4/14/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/13/11 2 Proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/25/11 in Dallas, TX
3/31/11 8K re: result of operations for 2010
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

GE: 4/21/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/18/11 proxy re: answers to shareholder's question re: CEO's stock options
4/15/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/711 & 3/30/11 Proxy materials re: proposal on exec comp proposal at annual meeting of shareholders on 4/27/11
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

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 3/28/11 8K re amendment of by-laws to decrease number of directors from 17 to 13
3/22/11 8K re: info re: status of Hewlett-Packard employees as a result of Japanese earthquake
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

Home Depot HD: 4/18/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/15/11 proxy re: annual meeting of shareholders on 6/2/11 in Atlanta
3/31/11 8K re: underwriting agreement re: $3 bil of Senior Notes due 2021 & 2041
3/2/11 8K re: approval of Stock Option Plan

Intel INTC: 4/20/11 & 4/19/11 8Ks re: financial info & CFO commentary re: results for quarter ended 4/2/11
4/13/11 8K re: fin'l info re: recently closed acquisition of Infineon Wireless & McAfee
4/7/11, 4/5/11 & 4/4/11 Proxy materials re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/19/11 at Intel's headquarters in Santa Clara, CA
3/21/11 8K re: fin'l info re: its McAfeesubsidiary
2/28/11 8K re: completion of acquisition of McAfee
2/28/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/25/10

IBM: 4/20/11 & 4/19/11 8Ks re: CFO comments re: 1Qtr fin'l results ended 3/31/11
3/25/11 Proxy re: voting at annual meeting of stockholders on 4/26
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.

JPMorganChase JPM: 4/20/11 Proxy brochure entitled "Overview"
4/14/11 8K re: entering into consent orders with Fed. Reserve re: residential mortgage servicing activities
4/13/11 2 8Ks re: first quarter results
4/7/11 3 proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/17/11 in Columbus, Ohio
3/24/11 8K re: offering of $500 mil Floating Rate Notes due 2016
3/24/11 & 3/23/11 8Ks re: offering of Global Medium Term Notes

Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 4/19/11 Proxy re: annual meeting of shareholders on 4/28 in New Brunswick, NJ
4/19/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/15/11 8K re: settlement between Merck & JNJ re: dispute re: distribution of Remicade & Simponi
4/8/11 8K re: payment of $70,0006,316 fine for violating Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
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 Pennsylvania

Kraft KFT: 4/8/11 8K & 3/14/11 8K re: departure of CFO Timothy R. McLevish to be replaced by David A. Brearton
4/5/11 8K re: entering into revolving credit agreement for $4.5 bil
3/31/11 8K & Proxy re: nomination of Dr. Peter Henry for Board of Dir at 5/24/11 annual meeting of shareholders in Skokie, Ill

McDonald's MCD: 4/21/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/15/11 Proxy re: taking points
4/13/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/18/11 3 Proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/19/11 at McDonald's Headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill & proposal to amend cert. of incorp.
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.

Merck MRK: 4/15/11 8K re: settlement between Merck & JNJ re: dispute re: distribution of Remicade & Simponi
4/14/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/13/11 2 Proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/24/11 at North Branch, NJ
4/5/11 Schedule to tender offer to shareholders of Inspire Pharmaceuticals
3/24/11 8K re: termination of agreement between Merck & Sanofi-Aventis re: Sanofi's right to buy Merck's Merial animal health subsidiary

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: 4/14/11 & 4/11/11 Proxy & 3/22/11 2 Proxy filings re: 4/28/11 annual meeting of shareholders in Dallas, TX
4/4/11 8K re: selling Capsugel subsidiary to KKR
3/24/11 Annual report to shareholders
2/28/11 10K re: fiscal year ended 12/31/10

Procter & Gamble PG: 4/11/11 8K re: declaration of 9% quarterly dividend increase
4/5/11 8K re: sale of Pringles to Diamond
3/24/11 8K re: P&G & Teva Pharmaceutical Industries partnership for OTC medicines
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: 4/7/11 8K re: results of first quarter 2011
4/6/11 8K re: executive changes re: chief accounting officer
3/29/11 Proxy material to correct errors re: prior filing re: stock ownership of directors & officers
3/24/11 annual report to shareholders
3/23/11 2 proxy filings re: 5/10/11 annual meeting of stockholders in St. Paul, Minnesota
3/15/11 8K re: retirement of CFO Patrick D. Cambell to be replaced by David W. Meline

Travelers TRV:4/21/11 10Q & 8K for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/12/11 anual report to shareholders
4/12/11 2 proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/26/11 at Hartford, CT

United Technologies UTX: 4/20/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/19/11 8K re proposal to amend long term incentive plan
2/25/11 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 4/13/11 in Phoenix, AZ

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 4/21/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/11/11 8K re: Verizon completion of Terremark acquisition
4/8/11 Schedule to tender offer re: Terremark acquisition
4/4/11 Proxy re; compensation proposal
3/25/11 Prospectus re: $6.25 bil notes
3/21/11 Proxy re: 5/5/11 annual meeting of shareholders in Indianapolis, Indiana
3/7/11 8K re: election of Lowell C. McAdam to Board of Director (he is Pres/COO)

WalMart WMT: 4/19/11 annual report to shareholders
4/18/11 2 Proxy filings re: annual meeting o shareholders on 6/3/11 at U. of Ark in Fayetteville, Ark.
4/15/11 8K & 4/13/11 Prospectus re: issuance of $5 bil of notes
3/30/11 10K for fiscal year ended 1/31/11