Monday, August 22, 2011

8/22/11 Mon pm Dow Closes at 10,864.65 up 37 or 0.34%

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at 10,864.65 up 37 or 0.34% from Friday's close of 10,817.65. Of the 30 Dow components 23 gained and 7 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was IBM $158.98 +1.44 0.91% 7,205,013 NYSE and percentage-wise was Hewlett-Packard HPQ $24.45 +0.85 3.6% 60,954,467 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was JPMorgan JPM $33.41 -0.94 2.74% 50,272,780 NYSE and percentage-wise was Bank of America BAC $6.42 -0.55 7.89% 395,458,316 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 12.07 down from Friday's trailing P/E ratio of 12.28 (year ago it was 13.78); Mon's P/E estimate is 11.11 down from Friday's P/E estimate of 11.39 (year ago it was 12.36), and Mon's dividend yield is 2.82 up from Friday's dividend yield of 2.78 (last year it was 2.74). 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 1,434.22 down 4.89 Friday's closing numerator of 1,429.33. 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 $47.81 up $0.17 from Friday's average closing price of $47.64. The median closing price of Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $39.01 (AXP/JPM) down $0.40 from Friday's median closing price of $39.41. The lowest volume was Travelers TRV $49.12 -0.34 0.69% 3,381,328 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $6.42 -0.55 7.89% 395,458,316 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 $2,297 ($143,422 - $142,933).

MarketWatch Monday 8/22/11 4:22 pm by Kate Gibson & Mayra Saefong says U.S. stocks finished higher Monday for the first session in three, bouncing back from a four-week retreat that has the S&P 500 Index down 13% so far this month. “The stock market is screaming to Ben Bernanke at the top of its lungs for a QE3, and the day’s gains is in anticipation of such,” said Keith Springer, president of Springer Financial Advisors. “If we get it, we’ll have a nice rally, if we don’t, we’ll have a bloodbath.” Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is scheduled to speak at a central bank meeting on Friday in Jackson Hole, Wyo. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 37 points, or 0.3%, to close at 10,854.65, with 23 of its 30 components gaining ground, led by Hewlett-Packard Co., up 3.6%. The blue chips lost 451.37 points, or 4%, last week, their fourth straight weekly decline. “The phrase ‘we are all Europeans now’ has never run truer than the past week,” Paul Nolte, managing director at Dearborn Partners, said of the European Union’s debt crisis, a prime focus of Wall Street’s worries.
“Until the stock market can string a few winning sessions together, the path of least resistance seems to be lower still,” he added. After sliding 4.7% last week, and losing 16% from its late July high, the S&P 500on Monday rose 0.3 point to finish at 1,123.82, with telecom up the most and financials the laggard among its 10 industry groups. The S&P 500 and Dow both logged their first climb in three sessions. “The reality is that a QE3 has become less likely after two Fed board members said they do not want Fed actions to look like they are in the business of generating stock returns,” said Springer, adding that the pullback in U.S. stocks from the day’s highs reflects this. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 3.54 points to end at 2,345.38, marking its first gain in five sessions. Decliners edged just ahead of advancers on the New York Stock Exchange, where 1.2 billion shares had traded by the close. “Investors this week will try to assess whether the outlook for the economy is quite as dire as the markets seem to suggest,” said David Kelly, chief market strategist at J.P. Morgan Funds.
“The chorus of economists and strategists predicting recession has grown louder in recent days and the withering impact of these pronouncements on confidence is sadly boosting the chances that they could be right. However, so far neither comprehensive data for July nor the more spotty data for August confirm this,” he added. The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s national activity index improved in July, going to negative 0.06 from negative 0.38 in June. “We can now add this morning’s data point to the list of indicators that suggest the U.S. may indeed avoid a recession,” said Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist at BTIG LLC. Crude futures for September delivery, which expired at the end of Monday’s session, gained $1.86 to $84.12 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while October futures, the most actively traded contract, added $2.01 to $84.42 a barrel.
Gold futures surged to a record, finishing just below $1,900 an ounce.

Monday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T T
$28.45 +0.46 1.64% 35,671,249 NYSE

Alcoa AA
$11.23 +0.02 0.18% 27,936,780 NYSE

American Express AXP
$44.6 +0.13 0.29% 7,789,646 NYSE

Bank of America BAC
$6.42 -0.55 7.89% 395,458,316 NYSE

Boeing BA
$58.38 +0.84 1.46% 6,820,241 NYSE

Caterpillar CAT
$79.89 -0.08 0.1% 9,426,017 NYSE

Chevron CVX
$93.3 +0.01 0.01% 9,998,974 NYSE

Cisco CSCO
$15.01 -0.07 0.46% 68,538,880 NASDAQ-GS

Coke KO
$67.27 +0.17 0.25% 9,754,555 NYSE

Disney DIS
$32.02 -0.17 0.53% 14,908,157 NYSE

DuPont DD
$43.82 -0.03 0.07% 7,698,288 NYSE

Exxon XOM
$70.18 +0.38 0.54% 26,987,974 NYSE

GE
$15.11 +0.02 0.13% 69,039,300 NYSE

Hewlett-Packard HPQ
$24.45 +0.85 3.6% 60,954,467 NYSE

Home Depot HD
$32.28 +0.40 1.25% 12,646,359 NYSE

Intel INTC
$19.38 +0.19 0.99% 48,483,609 NASDAQ-GS

IBM
$158.98 +1.44 0.91% 7,205,013 NYSE

JPMorgan JPM
$33.41 -0.94 2.74% 50,272,780 NYSE

Johnson & Johnson JNJ
$63.29 +0.15 0.24% 13,607,163 NYSE

Kraft KFT
$33.55 +0.10 0.3% 9,740,188 NYSE

McDonald's MCD
$87.76 +0.53 0.61% 7,051,146 NYSE

Merck MRK
$31.31 +0.05 0.16% 18,944,183 NYSE

Microsoft MSFT
$23.98 -0.07 0.29% 54,342,879 NASDAQ-GS

Pfizer PFE
$17.68 +0.01 0.06% 40,680,422 NYSE

Procter & Gamble PG
$61.71 +0.75 1.23% 12,579,621 NYSE

3M MMM
$76.95 +0.08 0.1% 4,397,694 NYSE

Travelers TRV
$49.12 -0.34 0.69% 3,381,328 NYSE

United Technologies UTX
$67.68 +0.23 0.34% 5,923,794 NYSE

Verizon VZ
$34.82 +0.11 0.32% 15,293,710 DualListed

Walmart WMT
$52.19 -0.11 0.21% 13,687,044 NYSE






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The following are excerpts from Monday morning's Blog.

A read of the print editions of Monday's Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, USA Today, Atlanta Journal Constitution and 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 10,817.65 down 172.93 or 1.57% from Thursday's close of 10,990.58. For the week the Dow is down 451.37 or 4% from last Friday's close of 11,269.02. For the year the Dow is down 6.56%. Of the 30 Dow components 8 gained and 22 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was MCD McDonald's $87.23 +1.62 1.89% 11,597,820 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was HPQ Hewlett-Packard $23.6 -5.91 20.03% 128,584,483 NYSE.

Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,429.33 down 22.85 from Thursday's closing numerator of 1,452.18. 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 Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $47.64 down $1.77 from Thursday's average closing price of $48.41. The median closing price of Frisday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $39.41 (AXP/JPM) down $0.33 from Thursday's median closing price of $39.74. The lowest volume was Travelers TRV $49.46 -0.33 0.66% 4,629,352 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $6.97 -0.04 0.57% 286,823,454 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 lost $2,297 ($145,230 - $142,933).

MarketWatch Friday 8/19/11 4:11 pm by Laura Mandaro says U.S. stocks dropped Friday and lost ground for the fourth straight week, paced by a 6.6% weekly decline in the Nasdaq Composite, as investors slashed their expectations for economic growth and corporate spending. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended down 172.93 points, or 1.6%, at 10,817.65 and slid 4% for the week. The S&P 500 fell 17.12 points, or 1.5%, to 1,123.53 and slid 4.7% for the week. The Nasdaq Composite lost 38.59 points, or 1.6%, to 2,341.84. Tech stocks were particularly hard hit, led by a 20% drop in Hewlett-Packard Co. shares.

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

T AT&T
$27.99 -0.47 1.65% 37,753,675 NYSE: NYT pB4 "AT&T shuffles texting lans" by Jenna Wortham says AT&T is getting rid of its lower tier texting plan that lets people pay $10 a month for a few texts and will offer unlimited texting for $20 a month.

WSJ pB1 "Cellphone patent disputes piling up" by Don Clark says fights over mobile device patents are potentially complicating the plans of Google & Hewlett-Packard & others in the fast moving market. In one case, the Int'l Trade Comm. on Mod. scheduled a hearing to review Microsoft's patent infringement charges vs. Motorola which target smartphones running Google's Android operating system. AT&T Mobility and others have asked a judge in a Tyler, Texas case to stay the proceedings in a case involving smartphone patent infringement while the parties try to work out a settlement.

AA Alcoa
$11.21 -0.30 2.61% 29,557,082 NYSE: No mentions found.

AXP American Express
$44.47 +0.19 0.43% 12,690,325 NYSE: No mentions found.


BAC Bank of America
$6.97 -0.04 0.57% 286,823,454 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "Foreclosure talks snag on liability" by Ruth Simon says Fed & state officials are seeking penalties of $20 bil to $25 bil from Bank of America and JPMorgan and other banks but efforts to reach a settlement are snagged over whether banks will get broad legal immunity from state officials for mortgage related claims.

BA Boeing
$57.54 -1.39 2.36% 9,149,705 NYSE: No mentions found.

CAT Caterpillar
$79.97 -3.36 4.03% 13,640,754 NYSE: No mentions found.

CVX Chevron
$93.29 +0.05 0.05% 13,344,031 NYSE: No mentions found.

CSCO Cisco
$15.08 +0.07 0.47% 90,010,063 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

KO Coke
$67.1 -0.66 0.97% 15,086,588 NYSE: No mentions found.

DIS Disney
$31.85 -0.70 2.15% 18,872,124 NYSE: WSJ pB5 "Hulu ponders its next move" by Jessica Vascellaro says Disney and the other owners of Hulu LLC are accepting initial bids for the sale of Hulu.

WSJ pB5 "The Help reaches No. 1" by Michelle Kung says Disney's The Help was No 1 for the past weekend with cumulative sales of $71.8 bil and its Friday Night movie was No. 5 with $8.3 bil.

DD DuPont
$43.79 -0.61 1.37% 9,505,368 NYSE: No mentions found.

XOM Exxon
$69.8 -1.14 1.61% 34,635,440 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE
$15.09 -0.25 1.63% 79,062,819 NYSE: No mentions found.

HPQ Hewlett-Packard
$23.6 -5.91 20.03% 128,584,483 NYSE: Fin Times p1 "HP directors defend shift in strategy" by Joseph Menn says this is in face of a 20% share drop.

NYT pB1 "On Wall St a big split on outlook" by Nelson Schwartz says research analysts remain optimistic even as economists and strategists have ratcheted down their forecasts for overall economic growth. On Fri, Hewlett-Packard shares were pushed down after it reported results below analysts' projecitons and warned them to bring down future numbers.

NYT pC8 "Some patents are more equal than others" by Rolfe Winkler says it is hard to determine the value of patents. It is hard to know how useful Motrola's 17,000 patents will be to Google as Google battles Apple & Microsoft to protect its Andorid mobile software. Hewlett-Packard may decide to cash in Palm's patents as it explores option for the unit's operating system webOS.

WSJ pB4 "HP tablet sells ater price is cut" by Ian Sherr says HP's price drop on its TouchPad tablets to $99 has resulted in an overwhelming rush to buy them. Walmart and others have sold them out in many stores.

HD Home Depot
$31.88 -0.28 0.87% 15,347,982 NYSE: No mentions found.

INTC Intel
$19.19 -0.58 2.93% 78,671,043 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM
$157.54 -6.29 3.84% 13,976,181 NYSE: NYT pB4 "IBM has brainlike computer chip" by Steve Lohr says IBM said it has developed 2 working prototype cognitive computer chips which are parallel microprocessors taht consume very little power.

JPM JPMorgan
$34.35 -0.84 2.39% 52,420,962 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "Foreclosure talks snag on liability" by Ruth Simon says Fed & state officials are seeking penalties of $20 bil to $25 bil from Bank of America and JPMorgan and other banks but efforts to reach a settlement are snagged over whether banks will get broad legal immunity from state officials for mortgage related claims.

JNJ Johnson & Johnson
$63.14 +0.02 0.03% 19,252,848 NYSE: No mentions found.

KFT Kraft
$33.45 -0.36 1.06% 15,443,615 NYSE: No mentions found.

MCD McDonald's
$87.23 +1.62 1.89% 11,597,820 NYSE: No mentions found.

MRK Merck
$31.26 +0.20 0.64% 20,536,395 NYSE: No mentions found.

MSFT Microsoft
$24.05 -0.62 2.51% 76,738,612 NASDAQ-GS: NYT pC8 "Some patents are more equal than others" by Rolfe Winkler says it is hard to determine the value of patents. It is hard to know how useful Motrola's 17,000 patents will be to Google as Google battles Apple & Microsoft to protect its Andorid mobile software. Hewlett-Packard may decide to cash in Palm's patents as it explores option for the unit's operating system webOS.

WSJ pB1 "Cellphone patent disputes piling up" by Don Clark says fights over mobile device patents are potentially complicating the plans of Google & Hewlett-Packard & others in the fast moving market. In one case, the Int'l Trade Comm. on Mod. scheduled a hearing to review Microsoft's patent infringement charges vs. Motorola which target smartphones running Google's Android operating system. AT&T Mobility and others have asked a judge in a Tyler, Texas case to stay the proceedings in a case involving smartphone patent infringement while the parties try to work out a settlement.

PFE Pfizer
$17.67 -0.04 0.23% 55,599,276 NYSE: No mentions found.

PG Procter & Gamble
$60.96 +0.10 0.16% 16,128,191 NYSE: No mentions found.

MMM 3M
$76.87 -0.55 0.71% 6,094,052 NYSE: No mentions found.

TRV Travelers
$49.46 -0.33 0.66% 4,629,352 NYSE:

UTX United Technologies
$67.45 -0.67 0.98% 8,625,245 NYSE: No mentions found.

VZ Verizon
$34.71 -0.36 1.03% 23,098,409 DualListed: WSJ pB1 "Verizon strikers to return to work" by Greg Bensinger, USA Today p1B "Verizon workers head back to work" say they go back to work today since striking 8/7.

WMT Walmart

$52.3 -0.51 0.98% 22,923,044 NYSE: Fin times p13 "Walmart lifts digital movie presence" by Matthew Garrahan says Walmart ahs become one of the largest providers of movies online in the US overtaking established operators such as Sony & amazon and competing directly with Apple's iTune.

WSJ pB4 "HP tablet sells ater price is cut" by Ian Sherr says HP's price drop on its TouchPad tablets to $99 has resulted in an overwhelming rush to buy them. Walmart and others have sold them out in many stores.


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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
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