8/15/11 Mon pm Dow Closes at 11,482.90 up 213.88 points or 1.9%

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at 11,482.90 up 213.88 or 1.9% from Friday's close of 11,269.02. Of the 30 Dow components all 30 gained. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was IBM $172.99 +4.79 2.85% 7,638,489 NYSE and percentage-wise was Bank of America BAC $7.76 +0.57 7.93% 267,374,401 NYSE.

As of the open of the market Monday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of Monday's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. Monday's trailing P/E ratio is 12.62 up from Friday's trailing P/E ratio of 12.48 (year ago it was 13.89); Monday's P/E estimate is 11.39 down from Friday's P/E estimate of 11.48 (year ago it was 12.49), and Monday's dividend yield is 2.70 down from Friday's dividend yield of 2.73 (last year it was 2.71). 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.

Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,517.23 up 28.26 from Friday's closing numerator of 1,488.97. 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 Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $50.57 up $0.94 from Friday's average closing price of $49.63. The median closing price of Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $41.35 (AXP/JPM) up $0.95 from Friday's median closing price of $40.40. The lowest volume was Travelers TRV $52.27 +1.14 2.23% 3,869,174 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $7.76 +0.57 7.93% 267,374,401 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 made $2,826 ($151,723 - $148,897).

MarketWatch Monday 8/15/11 5:06 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks on Monday climbed for a third session -- to chalk up a gain of a more than 7% during the longest winning run in weeks -- as relative calmness reigned and investors embraced Google Inc.’s $12.5 billion play for Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. “Clearly, just psychologically the market is exhausted after the two and a half weeks we’ve had, and today is more of a response to no calamity over the weekend,” said Jay Suskind, a senior vice president at Duncan-Williams Inc. “The market took a step back and said, okay we’ve had this correction, let’s let cooler heads prevail,” Suskind added. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 213.88 points, or 1.9%, to close at 11,482.90, with Bank of America Corp. shares leading gains on the blue-chip benchmark that included all of its 30 components. On Friday the Dow industrials tallied its first two-day gain in a month, and the higher finish on Monday marked its longest streak of gains since a five-session run ending July 1. The index has seen a total gain of 7.1% over the last three trading sessions.
Bank of America shares rose 7.9% after the company said it would sell its credit-card business in Canada to TD Bank Group and exit the card business in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The S&P 500 Index also gained for a third session, marking its longest winning run since a five-session streak ending July 1. The index rose 25.68 points, or 2.2%, to end at 1,204.49, with utilities and energy faring best among its 10 industry groups. It’s up 7.5% over the last three trading days. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 47.22 points, or 1.9%, to close at 2,555.20. It has tallied a three-session gain of 7.3%. For every stock falling, more than 10 gained on the New York Stock Exchange, where 1.1 billion shares had traded by the close of the session. The day’s M&A action bolstered sentiment, as did a report from Japan that the nation’s economy had fared better than anticipated after the March earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis. “The merger between Motorola and Google makes sense as Google goes head-to-head with Apple,” said Darren Hayes, a professor at Pace University. “Google knows that future success and profitability will be in the smartphone arena.“ Time Warner Cable Inc. said it would acquire cable operator Insight Communications for $3 billion, and Transocean Ltd. /quotes/zigman/531240 RIG +2.97% said it would pay $1.4 billion for Aker Drilling to bolster its presence in Norway. Stocks overcame economic reports showcasing continued stress on the economy. Manufacturers in the New York region expressed more pessimism about what’s ahead, and confidence among U.S. home builders stood unchanged at very low levels in August. Stocks’ ability to extend their recent rebound may hinge on an upcoming batch of earnings. “We may see some reaction to second-quarter earnings reports coming from the nation’s retailers over the next two weeks, as some analysts refine 2012 earnings estimates in light of the Fed’s new tepid outlook for the U.S. economy,” said Fred Dickson, chief investment strategist at Davidson Cos.
On Tuesday, investors can expect results from retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Home Depot Inc. Of the 460 companies that have reported quarterly earnings so far, 322, or 70%, beat estimates; 40, or 9%, have matched; and 98, or 21%, have missed, according to a rundown by Standard & Poor’s and Capital IQ. Among industry groups, technology leads in terms of companies beating estimates, with 83% topping expectations, while consumer discretionary fared second best at 77%. Monday’s gains in equities follow a wild week that had the Dow industrials making triple-digit moves each day, and losing 1.5% for the week, its third weekly decline. Putting a potential positive spin on recent “gut-wrenching price declines,” Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at Standard & Poor’s Equity Research, noted that while the S&P 500 fell 7.2% in the week ending Aug. 5, in the 39 other times since 1950 that the market fell by 5% or more in a single week, the index was higher a year later by an average 18.5% and posted an advance 77% of the time.

Monday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T T $28.81 +0.59 2.09% 26,117,360 NYSE
Alcoa AA $12.56 +0.30 2.45% 19,758,462 NYSE
Aemrican Express AXP $45.82 +0.93 2.07% 7,194,354 NYSE
Bank of America BAC $7.76 +0.57 7.93% 267,374,401 NYSE
Boeing BA $62.7 +0.95 1.54% 6,926,815 NYSE
Caterpillar CAT $91.37 +1.56 1.74% 10,445,021 NYSE
Chevron CVX $99.1 +3.24 3.38% 11,828,483 NYSE
Cisco CSCO $16.03 +0.04 0.25% 64,986,417 NASDAQ-GS
Coke KO $68.2 +1.06 1.58% 11,531,173 NYSE
Disney DIS $33.65 +0.56 1.69% 17,827,916 NYSE
DuPont DD $47.72 +0.36 0.76% 8,690,076 NYSE
Exxon XOM $74.29 +2.29 3.18% 23,361,486 NYSE
GE $16.39 +0.51 3.21% 65,158,193 NYSE
Hewlett-Packard HPQ $32.43 +0.11 0.34% 17,260,662 NYSE
Home Depot HD $31.46 +0.88 2.88% 15,886,409 NYSE
Intel INTC $20.89 +0.24 1.16% 46,249,285 NASDAQ-GS
IBM $172.99 +4.79 2.85% 7,638,489 NYSE
JPMorgan JPM $36.88 +0.97 2.7% 34,743,922 NYSE
Johnson & Johnson JNJ $64.59 +1.23 1.94% 39,345,294 NYSE
Kraft KFT $34.68 +0.28 0.81% 10,478,157 NYSE
McDonald's MCD $86.82 +0.32 0.37% 6,462,836 NYSE
Merck MRK $32.13 +0.79 2.52% 18,393,458 NYSE
Microsoft MSFT $25.51 +0.41 1.63% 56,323,801 NASDAQ-GS
Pfizer PFE $18.34 +0.48 2.69% 50,943,434 NYSE
Procter & Gamble PG $61.88 +0.74 1.21% 12,095,504 NYSE
3M MMM $83.31 +0.77 0.93% 4,137,602 NYSE
Travelers TRV $52.27 +1.14 2.23% 3,869,174 NYSE
United Technologies UTX $73.54 +1.09 1.5% 7,166,574 NYSE
Verizon VZ $35.05 +0.75 2.19% 13,752,277 DualListed
Walmart WMT $49.98 +0.23 0.46% 14,817,902 NYSE



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The following are excerpts from Monday morning's Blog.

A read of the print editions of Monday's Barron's, Wall St. 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 Friday's stock prices and related data.

Dow Jones Industrial AverageThe Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 11,269.02 up 125.71 or 1.13% from Thursday's close of 11,143.31. For the week the Dow is down 175.59 or 1.5% from last Friday's close of 11,444.61. For the year the Dow is down 2.66%. Of the 30 Dow components 22 gained and 8 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Boeing BA $61.75 +2.90 4.93% 10,070,484 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was JPMorgan JPM $35.91 -0.78 2.13% 44,003,967 NYSE.

Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,488.97 up 16.61 from Thursday's closing numerator of 1,472.36. 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 $49.63 up $0.45 from Thursday's average closing price of $49.08. The median closing price of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $40.40 (AXP/JPM) down $0.48 from Thursday's median closing price of $40.88. The lowest volume was Travelers TRV $51.13 -0.26 0.51% 4,776,012 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $7.19 -0.06 0.83% 298,471,700 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 $1,661 ($148,897 - $147,236).

MarketWatch Friday 8/12/11 5:18 pm by Wallace Witkowski says U.S. stocks closed higher Friday, moderating losses for a week of violent swings, following a rally in European stocks and encouraging retail sales data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 125.71 points, or 1.1%, to close at 11,269.02, for a fifth-straight triple-digit swing. The last time the Dow had five days of triple-digit moves was the period ended Jan. 22, 2010. The index closed down 175.59 points, or 1.5%, for the week, which included an unprecedented four sessions of 400-point-plus swings in a row, including two massive losses. “It’s true the market is off its meds for the moment, but it’s still highly susceptible to headline news,” said Karl Mills, chief investment officer at Jurika, Mills and Keifer in San Francisco. Twenty-one out of 30 Dow stocks advanced with shares of Boeing Co. Hewlett-Packard Co. and United Technologies Corp. leading gains and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. shares lagging on the index. Joe Kinahan, chief derivatives strategist at T.D. Ameritrade, says traders are watching the 1,070 level on the S&P 500 index futures as the next point of resistance. In other words, there could be more short-term pain ahead. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index advanced 6.17 points, or 0.5%, to close at 1,178.81, for a 1.5% loss for the week. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 15.30 points, or 0.6%, to close at 2,507.98, for a 1% loss on the week. Investors looked past a mixed bag of U.S. data and traded on momentum from European stocks, where plans by German and French leaders to meet contributed to a dim hope that crisis conditions may be easing. Michael Gibbs, director of equity strategy at Morgan Keegan, said concerns about Europe are fueling about 80% of the unprecedented volatility and market swings of late. “You’ve got some extremely confused investors out there,” he said. The Chicago Board Options Exchange’s volatility index or so-called “fear index” declined 6.8% by the close, and is up 14% for the week. With the VIX indicating the market is in for heightened volatility for the foreseeable future, Gibbs said investors are in a regrouping mode and that markets will only gain solid footing when Europe stabilizes with either some increase to its stability fund or the launching of a common eurobond. Gibbs said next week’s planned meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy will serve as a catalyst for markets looking for some sign of resolution to European debt woes. Ken Tower, senior analyst at Quantitative Analysis Service in Jersey City, N.J., said much of Friday’s gains were a relief rally following in the footsteps of Europe’s gains. The STOXX Europe 600 ended Friday’s session 3% higher, trimming its weekly loss to 0.6%. “We kicked it off yesterday, but if Europe doesn’t follow our lead it doesn’t count for much,” Tower said. Tower expects volatility to begin tapering off as part of a market bottoming process over the next four to six weeks. Analysts shrugged off the influence of European short-sale bans on the market. Tower hoped the rally in European stocks wasn’t tied to the ban, calling it a “short-term artificial plug.” Gibbs called the ban a “joke” that allows stocks to just do OK at best, and is more likely cause them to underperform. Read more on short-sale ban. Mills called the short-sale news “window dressing” and said European markets were up because of constructive headlines like Sarkozy and Merkel meeting rather than the destructive headlines like liquidity concerns at French banks. Retail, consumer data
Stocks cooled briefly after the University of Michigan/Thomson Reuters index of consumer sentiment dropped to 54.9 in August — the lowest in 31 years. The major indexes had opened sharply higher after government data showed a 0.5% increase in retail sales for July. Advancers remained ahead of decliners by nearly two to one on the New York Stock Exchange, where more than 1.2 billion shares traded hands by the close. Composite volumes continued to be brisk. NYSE-listed share volume topped 5 billion shares on all exchanges Friday, and Nasdaq-listed share volume rose above 2.2 billion shares. Average daily volumes for NYSE-listed shares have reached an eye-popping 7.27 billion shares for August, compared with a 4.28 billion-share daily average for the year to date. Nasdaq-listed stocks have averaged 3.17 billion shares traded a day for August, compared with a year-to-date average daily volume of 2.03 billion shares.

Friday's Closing Dow Numbers and Monday's News:

AT&T T $28.22 -0.22 0.77% 42,560,081 NYSE: Barron's pM3 "The trader" by Kopin Tan says stocks were helped when companies such as Cisco reported better than expected profits. 22 of the Dow components now pay a dividend yield better than 10 year Treausries & Merck and Pfizer have yields of 4.5% or more. AT&T pays a 6.2% dividend and shares have pulled back 12% since July. While it faces competition from Verizon, AT&T's earnings have improved in recent quarters.

Alcoa AA $12.26 +0.01 0.08% 36,107,609 NYSE: No mentions found.

American Express AXP $44.89 -0.18 0.4% 9,944,308 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of America BAC $7.19 -0.06 0.83% 298,471,700 NYSE: Barron's p10 "Week review" says AIG sued Bank of America for $10 alleging massive fraud involving mortgage backed securities.

Barron's p16 "Time to bet on Bank of America" by Jacqueline Doherty says shares of BofA re down 46% this year, thanks to the housing mess & worries about a global slowdown. At $7.19 a share, BofA shares are among the cheapest in the industry, trading at 57% of tangible book value & 4.9 times estimates for next year's earnings. The market is acting as if it needs to raise equity now to meet the capital requirements in order to be competitive with rivals like JPMorgan.

Barron's pM2 charts Bank of America saying CEO Moynihan said capital ratios have improved.

Boeing BA $61.75 +2.90 4.93% 10,070,484 NYSE: No mentions found.

Caterpillar CAT $89.81 +2.56 2.93% 11,439,905 NYSE: Fin times p14 "Caterpillar digs into China growth story" by Leslie Hook says China accounts for 9% of Caterpillar's annual revenues as China is the world's biggest market for machinery. Caterpillar has a big challenge in building up its supply chain in China.

Chevron CVX $95.86 +1.79 1.9% 13,358,884 NYSE: No mentions found.

Cisco CSCO $15.99 +0.07 0.44% 95,531,677 NASDAQ-GS: Barron's p31 "How Cisco can get its groove back" by Tiernan Ray says John Chambers CEO of Cisco Systems can make pronouncements that move tech stocks and his good news about Cisco helped tech shares last week.

Barron's pM2 charts Cisco saying sales grew 3% in the July quarter and may continue to grow this quarter.

Barron's pM3 "The trader" by Kopin Tan says stocks were helped when companies such as Cisco reported better than expected profits. 22 of the Dow components now pay a dividend yield better than 10 year Treausries & Merck and Pfizer have yields of 4.5% or more. AT&T pays a 6.2% dividend and shares have pulled back 12% since July. While it faces competition from Verizon, AT&T's earnings have improved in recent quarters.

Coke KO $67.14 +0.67 1.01% 10,154,416 NYSE: Barron's p17 "Weekday trader" by Bob O'Brien" says with the market bashed a few select, high yielding megacap stocks are looking good such as Coke, McDonald's and Pfizer all of which have relatively low valuations & the resources to weather the economic storm.

Disney DIS $33.09 +0.97 3.02% 24,425,399 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "Disney hobbles Lone Ranger" by Ethan Smith says Disney suspended its remake of The Lone Ranger with Johnny Depp amid a budget squabble. Disney wanted to make the move for no more than $210 mil but Gore Verbinski, the director, had a projected budget of at least $250 mil.

WSJ pB4 "Apes repulses The Help" by Michelle King says Disney's The Help was second in box office figures this past weekend with sales of $35.4 mil. Number 1 was Rise of the Planet of the Apes at $104.9 mil.

DuPont DD $47.36 +0.40 0.85% 8,911,982 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $72 +2.18 3.12% 31,125,702 NYSE: Barron's p13 "The smart money speaks" says Abby Jospeh Cohen says Goldman Sachs expect oil prices to rise and they like Exxon which has been under pressure, has a 2.8% dividend yields and trdes for 7.3 times '11 earnings. Return on equity exceeds 25%. Mario Gabelli says Wamart shoppers will see significant benefits from lower gas prices.

Barron's p20 "Bargain days' by Andrew Bary says a range of blue chip stocks including Microsoft, Merck, Intel, Exxon & JPMorgan trade for less than 10 times estimated '11 profits and have dividend yields that exceed the Treasury's 10 year note of 2.26%. Investors have a great opportunity to build a defensive portfolio that will throw off a good income stream such as IBM, Procter & Gamble & Kraft. Property & casualty stocks like Travelers carry lower risk than life insurers because their portfolios are heavy in bonds that have appreciated with the sharp rate decline this year.

GE $15.88 +0.20 1.28% 74,785,823 NYSE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $32.32 +1.27 4.09% 23,706,963 NYSE: NYT pB4 HP lowers price of TouchPad" by Nick Bilton says Hewlett-Packard is lowering the price of its tablet computer, the TouchPad, by 20% to $400, just 2 months afer its release.

Home Depot HD $30.58 +0.53 1.76% 18,734,619 NYSE: Barron's "Week preview" says on Tues 8/16 Home Depot's likely to manage expectations down for 2nd half when it reports. On Thurs 8/18 Hewlett-Packard holds earnings conference call after the market closes.

Intel INTC $20.65 -0.11 0.53% 54,159,031 NASDAQ-GS: Barron's p20 "Bargain days' by Andrew Bary says a range of blue chip stocks including Microsoft, Merck, Intel, Exxon & JPMorgan trade for less than 10 times estimated '11 profits and have dividend yields that exceed the Treasury's 10 year note of 2.26%. Investors have a great opportunity to build a defensive portfolio that will throw off a good income stream such as IBM, Procter & Gamble & Kraft. Property & casualty stocks like Travelers carry lower risk than life insurers because their portfolios are heavy in bonds that have appreciated with the sharp rate decline this year.

IBM $168.2 +1.47 0.88% 5,186,531 NYSE: Barron's p20 "Bargain days' by Andrew Bary says a range of blue chip stocks including Microsoft, Merck, Intel, Exxon & JPMorgan trade for less than 10 times estimated '11 profits and have dividend yields that exceed the Treasury's 10 year note of 2.26%. Investors have a great opportunity to build a defensive portfolio that will throw off a good income stream such as IBM, Procter & Gamble & Kraft. Property & casualty stocks like Travelers carry lower risk than life insurers because their portfolios are heavy in bonds that have appreciated with the sharp rate delcine this year.

JPMorgan JPM $35.91 -0.78 2.13% 44,003,967 NYSE: Barron's p16 "Time to bet on Bank of America" by Jacqueline Doherty says shares of BofA re down 46% this year, thanks to the housing mess & worries about a global slowdown. At $7.19 a share, BofA shares are among the cheapest in the industry, trading at 57% of tangible book value & 4.9 times estimates for next year's earnings. The market is acting as if it needs to raise equity now to meet the capital requirements in order to be competitive with rivals like JPMorgan.

Barron's p20 "Bargain days' by Andrew Bary says a range of blue chip stocks including Microsoft, Merck, Intel, Exxon & JPMorgan trade for less than 10 times estimated '11 profits and have dividend yields that exceed the Treasury's 10 year note of 2.26%. Investors have a great opportunity to build a defensive portfolio that will throw off a good income stream such as IBM, Procter & Gamble & Kraft. Property & casualty stocks like Travelers carry lower risk than life insurers because their portfolios are heavy in bonds that have appreciated with the sharp rate decline this year.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ $63.36 -0.08 0.13% 42,320,217 NYSE: No mentions found.

Kraft KFT $34.4 +0.30 0.88% 14,456,246 NYSE: Barron's p20 "Bargain days' by Andrew Bary says a range of blue chip stocks including Microsoft, Merck, Intel, Exxon & JPMorgan trade for less than 10 times estimated '11 profits and have dividend yields that exceed the Treasury's 10 year note of 2.26%. Investors have a great opportunity to build a defensive portfolio that will throw off a good income stream such as IBM, Procter & Gamble & Kraft. Property & casualty stocks like Travelers carry lower risk than life insurers because their portfolios are heavy in bonds that have appreciated with the sharp rate decline this year.

McDonald's MCD $86.5 +0.22 0.25% 6,530,507 NYSE: USA Today p1B "Marketers target kids with tech" by Bruce Horovitz McDonald's and other firms are targeting the $1.12 trillion that kids have influence over. McDonald's CEO says Ronald McDonald is going nowhere.

Barron's p17 "Weekday trader" by Bob O'Brien" says with the market bashed a few select, high yielding megacap stocks are looking good such as Coke, McDonald's and Pfizer all of which have relatively low valuations & the resources to weather the economic storm.

Merck MRK $31.34 +0.14 0.45% 19,718,883 NYSE: Barron's p20 "Bargain days' by Andrew Bary says a range of blue chip stocks including Microsoft, Merck, Intel, Exxon & JPMorgan trade for less than 10 times estimated '11 profits and have dividend yields that exceed the Treasury's 10 year note of 2.26%. Investors have a great opportunity to build a defensive portfolio that will throw off a good income stream such as IBM, Procter & Gamble & Kraft. Property & casualty stocks like Travelers carry lower risk than life insurers because their portfolios are heavy in bonds that have appreciated with the sharp rate delcine this year.

Barron's pM3 "The trader" by Kopin Tan says stocks were helped when companies such as Cisco reported better than expected profits. 22 of the Dow components now pay a dividend yield better than 10 year Treausries & Merck and Pfizer have yields of 4.5% or more. AT&T pays a 6.2% dividend and shares have pulled back 12% since July. While it faces competition from Verizon, AT&T's earnings have improved in recent quarters.

Microsoft MSFT $25.1 -0.09 0.36% 64,769,018 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pB1 "Microsoft faces the post-PC world" by Nick Wingfield says Microsoft, at 25 years old, sees Windows sales slow as iPad gains, & it has the lowest market share of PCs in 20 years, 82%. Mobile phones & tablets are handling more of the computing cohres once done on PCs. Microsoft's software generated $19 bil in rev last year and $12.3 bil in profit.

Barron's p20 "Bargain days' by Andrew Bary says a range of blue chip stocks including Microsoft, Merck, Intel, Exxon & JPMorgan trade for less than 10 times estimated '11 profits and have dividend yields that exceed the Treasury's 10 year note of 2.26%. Investors have a great opportunity to build a defensive portfolio that will throw off a good income stream such as IBM, Procter & Gamble & Kraft. Property & casualty stocks like Travelers carry lower risk than life insurers because their portfolios are heavy in bonds that have appreciated with the sharp rate delcine this year.

Pfizer PFE $17.86 +0.05 0.28% 57,373,588 NYSE: Barron's p17 "Weekday trader" by Bob O'Brien" says with the market bashed a few select, high yielding megacap stocks are looking good such as Coke, McDonald's and Pfizer all of which have relatively low valuations & the resources to weather the economic storm.

Barron's pM3 "The trader" by Kopin Tan says stocks were helped when companies such as Cisco reported better than expected profits. 22 of the Dow components now pay a dividend yield better than 10 year Treausries & Merck and Pfizer have yields of 4.5% or more. AT&T pays a 6.2% dividend and shares have pulled back 12% since July. While it faces competition from Verizon, AT&T's earnings have improved in recent quarters.

Procter & Gamble PG $61.14 +0.69 1.14% 13,436,061 NYSE: Barron's p20 "Bargain days' by Andrew Bary says a range of blue chip stocks including Microsoft, Merck, Intel, Exxon & JPMorgan trade for less than 10 times estimated '11 profits and have dividend yields that exceed the Treasury's 10 year note of 2.26%. Investors have a great opportunity to build a defensive portfolio that will throw off a good income stream such as IBM, Procter & Gamble & Kraft. Property & casualty stocks like Travelers carry lower risk than life insurers because their portfolios are heavy in bonds that have appreciated with the sharp rate delcine this year.

3M MMM $82.54 +1.32 1.63% 5,717,759 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV $51.13 -0.26 0.51% 4,776,012 NYSE: Barron's p20 "Bargain days' by Andrew Bary says a range of blue chip stocks including Microsoft, Merck, Intel, Exxon & JPMorgan trade for less than 10 times estimated '11 profits and have dividend yields that exceed the Treasury's 10 year note of 2.26%. Investors have a great opportunity to build a defensive portfolio that will throw off a good income stream such as IBM, Procter & Gamble & Kraft. Property & casualty stocks like Travelers carry lower risk than life insurers because their portfolios are heavy in bonds that have appreciated with the sharp rate decline this year.

United Technologies UTX $72.45 +2.71 3.89% 9,431,390 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $34.3 +0.32 0.92% 21,376,147 DualListed: Barron's pM3 "The trader" by Kopin Tan says stocks were helped when companies such as Cisco reported better than expected profits. 22 of the Dow components now pay a dividend yield better than 10 year Treausries & Merck and Pfizer have yields of 4.5% or more. AT&T pays a 6.2% dividend and shares have pulled back 12% since July. While it faces competition from Verizon, AT&T's earnings have improved in recent quarters.

Walmart WMT $49.75 +0.02 0.04% 15,134,819 NYSE: Fin Times p18 "Investor eyes on Walmart's US sales" & p13 "Walmart seeks bigger slice of Brazail" by Barney Jopson say as Walmart reports 2Q results on Tues, it has hired UBS to examine a possible bid for the Brazilian business of France's Carrefour.

Fin times p18 "Week Ahead" says on Tuesday Home Depot reports 2Q earnings with est. of 0.83 vs actual 0.72) as does Walmart, est $1.08 vs actual prior period of 0.97 and on Thurs, Hewlett-Packard reports with estimates of $1.09 vs actual of $1.08

Barron's p13 "The smart money speaks" says Abby Joseph Cohen says Goldman Sachs expect oil prices to rise and they like Exxon which has been under pressure, has a 2.8% dividend yields and trdes for 7.3 times '11 earnings. Return on equity exceeds 25%. Mario Gabelli says Wamart shoppers will see significant benefits from lower gas prices.

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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 Lowell McAdam (NY, NY) (Lowell C. McAdam becomes CEO in August)
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 8/2/11 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $386.5 [5]
2. Procter & Gamble PG 244 [4]
3. Microsoft MSFT 228 [8.5]
4. IBM 214 [1]
5. Chevron CVX 210 [2]
6. GE 183.5 [10.5]
7. WalMart WMT 181.5 [3.5]
8. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 175 [3]
9. AT&T T 174 [6]
10. JPMorgan Chase JPM 159 [4]
11. Coke KO 154 [2.5]
12. Pfizer PFE 145.5 [8]
13. Intel INTC 116 [5.5]
14. Verizon VZ 110.5 [3]
15. Merck MRK 106 [3]
16. Bank of America BAC 97.5 [10]
17. McDonald's MCD 89 [1]
18. Cisco CSCO 85.5 [5.5]
19. United Technologies UTX 72.5 [1]
20. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 72 [2]
21. Disney DIS 71.5 [2]
22. Caterpillar CAT 63.5 [.5]
23. 3M MMM 61 [.5]
24. Kraft KFT 60 [2]
25. American Express AXP 59 [1]
26. Home Depot HD 53 [1.5]
27. Boeing BA 51 [1]
28. DuPont DD 47 [1]
29. Travelers TRV 23 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 15.5 [1]

Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 8/2/11:

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

AT&T T: 8/1/11 8K re: tendering of all its shares of Telefonos de Mexcio
7/21/11 8K re: 2Q results
6/27/11 8K re: minor amendments to Bylaws
5/6/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
5/5/11 8K re: voting results of 4/29 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
4/29/11 8K re: sale of $3 bil of Global Notes due '16 & '21
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

Alcoa AA: 7/28/11 8K re: 5 year revolving crdit agreement with Citibank
7/21/11 10Q for Qtr ended 6/30/11
7/14/11 8K re: 2Q earnings call transcript
7/12/11 8K re: 2Q results
6/2/11 8K re: Regulation FD disclosure re: Internal Relations Presentation of "Nomura Aluminum Seminar"
5/31/11 8K re: redemption of notes due '13
5/18/11 8K re: Chris Ayers elected Pres. of AA Blobal Primary Products
5/11/11 8K re: retirement of Joe Gorman from Bd. of Dires
5/6/11 8K re: Issuance of Sustainability Highlights Report
4/29/11 8K re: tender offer for 6% '13 Notes
4/29/11 8K re: grants under Stock Incentive Plan
4/27/11 Proxy materials re: exec comp
4/21/11 10Q & 4/21/11 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: 7/20/11 8K re: 2Q results
7/15/11 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats qtr. ended 6/30/11
6/15/11 8K re: U.S. Card Services delinquency & write-off statistics for 3 months ended 5/31/11
5/16/11 re: delinquency & write-off stats for period ended 4/30/11
5/5/11 8KA & 8K re: appointment & compensation of David Cornish as Acting Comptroller
5/4/11 10Q quarter ended 3/31/11
4/26/11 8K re: departure of Comptroller & also Deputy Comptroller
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: 7/19/11 8K re: 2Q results
7/6/11 8KA re: settlement of Countrywide mortgage claims
6/29 8K re: election of Bruce R. Thompson as CFO
5/11/11 8K re: Voting results of Stockholders Annual Meeting held 5/16
5/5 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
5/2/11 8K re: update of legal opinion re: Medium-Term Notes
4/28/11 Proxy re: voting at 5/11 Stockholder Meeting and info re: independence of nominee for Board
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.

Boeing BA: 7/27/11 10Q for Qtr ended 6/30/11
7/27/11 8K re: 2Q results
6/14/11 8K re: resignation of John E. Bryson from Baord of Directors to be Pres. Obama's US Sec'y of Commerce & amendment of By-Laws to decrease number of directors from 12 to 11
5/3/11 8K re: amending bylaws decreasing Board from 13 to 12
4/27 10Q & 4/27/11 8K re: quarter ended 3/31/11
3/21/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
3/18/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 5/2/11 in Chicago

Caterpiller CAT: 7/22/11 8K re: 3 mos. dealer stats
7/22/11 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30/11
7/12/11 8K re: segment operating results 3/31/11
7/8/11 8K re: closing of Bucyrus acquisition
6/20/11 8K re: 3 months dealer statistics ended 5/31/11
6/9/11 8K re: voting results of 6/8 Annual Stockholders Meeting
6/8/11 two 8Ks re: press release and declaration of 0.46 cents per share dividend payable 8/20 for record holders on 7/20
5/26/11 8K re: underwriting agreement re: floating rate senior notes due '12 through '17
5/26/11 Porxy Material re Letter to institutional stockholders re: voting recommendations at upcoming annual meeting of stockholders
5/23/11 Proxy re: voting reminder re: 6/8 Meeting of Stockholders
5/23/11 8K re: revisions to 10K fin'l statements
5/19/11 8K re: dealer stats
5/9/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/29/11 8K re: info re: sales to dealers
4/29/11 8K re fin'l results quarter ended 3/31/11
4/15/11 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders on 6/8/11 at Little Rock, Ark.

Chevron CVX: 7/29/11 8K re: 2Q results
7/11/11 8K re: 2Q interim update
6/1/11 8K re: results of votes at 5/25 Annual Stockholder Meeting
5/31/11 8K re: receipt of imminent danger order under Fed. Mine Safety Act re: Kemmerer Mine, Lincoln, WY and the vacating of the order on 5/26
5/5/11 10Q & 4/29/11 8K re quarter ended 3/31/11
4/14/11 4 Proxy filings re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders on 5/25/11 at Chevron headquarters in San Ramon, CA.

Cisco CSCO 7/18/11 8K re: cutting of 6,500 jobs
6/22/11 8K re: executives' pre-arranged stock trading plans
5/25/11 10Q re: Qtr ended 4/30/11
5/11/11 8K re: results of quarter ended 4/30/11
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

Coke KO 8/1/11 10Q 2 results ended 7/1/11
7/19/11 8K re: 2Q results
5/2/11 10Q & 4/26/11 8K for quarter ended 4/1/11
4/29/11 8K re: voting results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on 4/27
3/10/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 4/27/11 in Atlanta

Disney DIS 5/20/11 8K re: sales of $500 mil 3.75% Global Notes Due '21
5/10 8K & 5/10/11 10Q re: quarter ended 4/2/11
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.

DuPont DD: 7/28/11 8K re: 2Q results
5/24/11 8K re: completion of acquisition of 92.2% of shares of Danisco SA
5/5/11 8K re: tender offer for Danisco
5/3/11 8K re: voting results of 4/27 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
4/26/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/21/11 8K re results for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/13/11 Proxy re annual meeting of stockholders on 4/27/11 in 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

ExxonMobil XOM: 7/28/11 8K re: 2Q results
5/31/11 8K re: results of voting of 5/25 Annual Shareholders Meeting
5/6/11 Proxy re: add'l material re: advisory vote on exec comp
5/5/11 10Q & 4/28/11 for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/29/11 8K re: amendment of bylaws making Treasurer also CFO
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

GE: 7/29/11 10Q 2Q results ended 6/30/11
7/29/11 13F-HR Inst't'l holdings
7/22/11 8K re: 2Q results
5/6/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
5/2/11 8K re: voting results of 4/27 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
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

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 7/22/11 8KA re: frequency of advisory votes on exec comp.
7/21/11 8K re: plan to repurchase $10 bil of its shares
6/16/11 8K re: election of Ann Livermore to Board of Directors, her resignation as Exec. VP & amendment to By-Laws to increase number of directors from 13 to 14
6/8/11 10Q re: Quarter ended 4/30/11
6/1/11 8K re: underwriting agreement re: Floating Rate Global Notes due '14 through '21
5/7/11 8K re: fin'l results for quarter ended 4/30/11
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.

Home Depot HD: 6/7/11 8K re: amending by-laws re voting by consent for shareholders
6/8/11 10Q re: Quarter ended 4/30/11
5/17/11 8K re: fin'l results for quarter ended 5/1/11
4/18/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/15/11 proxy re: annual meeting of shareholders on 6/2/11 in Atlanta

Intel INTC: 7/27/11 8K re: election of Andy D. Bryant to Board of Dirs.
7/21 & 7/20/11 8Ks re: 3Q results ended 7/2/11
5/24/11 8K re: Voting results of 5/19/11 Annual Meeting of Stockhodlers
5/17/11 8K re: FD disclosures re: investor Meeting
5/11/11 8K re: increase in 3rd Quarter dividend
5/9/11 8K & 5/9/11 10Q for quarter ended 4/2/11
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

IBM: 7/26/11 10Q & 7/19/11 & 7/18/11 8Ks re: results for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/21/11 8K re: underwriting agreement re: issuance of $2 bil of debt
5/11/11 8K re: issuance of $1 bil of debt
4/28/11 8K re: voting results of 4/26/11 Meeting of Stockholders
4/26/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
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: 7/27/11 & 7/21/11 8Ks re: legal opinions re: debt issues
7/14/11 8K re: investor presentation re: 2Q results
7/14/11 8K re: 2Q results
6/29/11 8K re: closing of $2.5 bil issue of 3.15% Notes due 2016
6/21/11 8K re: closing of $400 mil flotating rate senior med-term notes dues '14
5/24/11 8K re: legal opinion re: $500 mil Floating Senior Medium Term Notes due '16
5/23/11 8K Voting results of Shareholder Meeting held 5/17/11
5/10/11 8K re: legal opinion re: $2 bil of 4.6% Notes due '21
5/6/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/29/11 8K re: legal opinion for $2 bil Floating Senior Medium Term Notes
4/29/11 8K re: registering Global Notes
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

Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 7/19/11 8K re: selling of Ortho Dermatologics Div.
7/19/11 8K re: 2Q results 7/3/11
5/20/11 8K re: sale of over $4 bil of Notes due '13 - '41
5/2/11 8K re: merger agreement with Synthes
4/29/11 8K re: voting results of 4/28 Meeting of Shareholders
4/27/11 8K re: offer to buy Synthes for $21.3 bil
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: 7/14/11 8K re: change of exec vp.
7/1/11 8K re: departure of CFO timothy R. McLevish (change to termination agreement)
5/31/11 8K re: results of 5/24 Annual Shareholder Meeting
5/6/11 10Q & 5/5/11 8K for quarter ended 3/31/11
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: 7/26/11 8K re: amendment to Bylaws
7/22/11 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30/11
7/1/11 Prospectus re: issuance of 3,430,000 shares of commons stock in Direct Stock Purchase Plan
6/10/11 8K re: press release re: global sales rising 3.1% in May
5/23/11 8K re: voting results of 5/19 Shareholder Meeting
5/20/11 8K re: issuance of $400 mil Medium-Term Notes
5/16/11 proxy material re: stock options
5/9/11 8K re: Investor Release re: April sales
5/6/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
5/3/11 proxy materials re: reminder how to vote
4/21/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/15/11 Proxy re: talking 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: 7/29/11 8K re: 2Q results
5/27/11 8K re: Voting results of 5/24 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
5/9/11 10Q & 4/29/11 8K re: quarter ended 3/31/11
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: 7/28/11 10K year ended 6/20/11
7/21/11 8K re: 4Q & year end results
5/10/11 8K re: purchase of Skype for $8.5 bil in cash
4/28/11 10Q & 4/28/11 8K for quarter ended 3/31/11
2/8/11 8K re: underwriting agreement for $750 mil of 2.5% Notes due 2016

Pfizer PFE:8/2/11 8K re: 2Q results
5/12/11 10Q & 5/3/11 8K for quarter ended 4/3/11
5/3/11 8K re: voting results of shareholder Meeting held on 4/28
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

Procter & Gamble PG: 7/12/11 8K re: quarterly dividend of 0.525 cents payable 8/15 to recorder holders on 7/22
7/1/11 Prelim Proxy re: Annual Shareholder Meeting 10/11/11 in Cincinnati
5/12/11 8KA re: election of Margaret Whitman to Board
5/4/11 8K re: retirement of Ed Shirley as Vice Chair, Beauty & Grooming
4/29/11 10Q & 4/28/11 8K for quarter ended 3/31/11
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

3M MMM: 7/26/11 8K re: 2Q results
5/26/11 8K re: restatement of Form 10K re: produ8ct moves between busienss segments
5/18/11 2 8Ks re: pre-arranged stock trading plans for General Counsel & CEO respectively
5/16/11 8K re: election of Inge Thulin as EVP & COO
5/11/11 8K re: voting results from 5/10/11 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
5/5/11 10Q & 4/26/11 for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/26/11 Proxy material re: how to vote at 5/10 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
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

Travelers TRV: 7/21/11 & 7/21/11 8K re: Qtr. ended 6/30/11
6/10/11 8K re: fin'l info re: annual investor conference
6/1/11 re: Voting results of 5/26 annual shareholders meeting
4/21/11 10Q & 8K for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/12/11 annual report to shareholders
4/12/11 2 proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/26/11 at Hartford, CT

United Technologies UTX: 7/25/11 10Q & 7/2011 8K re quarter ended 6/30/11
6/9/11 8K/A re: amendment of 4/13 8K re: frequency of intent to take shareholder advisory votes
4/25/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
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: 7/28/11 10Q & 7/25/11 8K re: quarter ended 6/30/11
7/22/11 8K re: replacement of Ivan Seidenberg as CEO with Lowell C. McAdam effective 8/1/11
6/24/11 8K re: Guarantee of debentures of 10 domestic telephone subsidiaries
5/10/11 8K re: voting results from 5/5/11 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
4/28/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
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: 6/9/11 8K re: voting results of 6/3 annual shareholders meeting
6/3/11 10Q re: quarter ended 4/30/11
5/17/11 8K re: fin'l results for quarter ended 4/30/11
4/19/11 annual report to shareholders
4/18/11 2 Proxy filings re: annual meeting of 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