Tuesday, September 13, 2011

9/13/11 Tues am Bank of America to Cut 30,000 Jobs

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A read of Tuesday's print editions of each of The 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 Monday's stock prices and related data.

Dow Jones Industrial AverageThe Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at 11,061.12 up 68.99 or 0.63% from Friday's close of 10,992.13. Of the 30 Dow components 21 gained and 9 declined. For the year the Dow is down 4.46%. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was 3M MMM $78.22 +1.57 2.05% 5,848,828 NYSE and percentage-wise was Intel INTC $20.28 +0.58 2.94% 53,322,607 NASDAQ-GS. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was DuPont DD $44.28 -0.99 2.19% 14,747,999 NYSE.

WSJ pC5 "late day rally pushes stocks into the black" by Brendan Conway says stocks erased a steep loss late in the day amid a report that China may come to the aid of the euro zone. Intel gained 58 cents leading the Dow. Bank of America gained 7 cents as the news that it would cut jobs provided a respite from the drumbeat of negatives on bank stocks.

Fin Times p24 "McGraw Hill makes ground amid reports it is set or restructurirng" by Ajay Makan says the S&P ended the day in positive territory for only the 2nd time this month after a late surge of buying on a Fin'l times report that italy is in talks with Chinese officials about an investment in its sovereign bonds. Johnson & Johnson fell 0.1% after failing to win clearance for wider use of Simponi, a 2 year old arthritis drug.

NYT pB7 "Wall St recovers as new worries shake euro markets" by Chris Hauser says shares on Wall St closed mostly higher on Mon despite fears of a deepening debt crisis in Europe that battered European markets & fin'l institutions suspected of being vulnerable to a Greek default.

USA Today p4B "US stocks rise as Europe explores debt solutions" by Bloomberg says stocks rose Mon as investors speculated over ways Europe may work through its debt woes.

As of the open of the market Tuesday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of Tuesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. Tues's trailing P/E ratio is 12.34 up from Mon's trailing P/E ratio of 12.26 (year ago it was 14.23); Tues's P/E estimate is 11.50 unchanged from Mon's P/E estimate of 11.50 (year ago it was 12.53), and Tues's dividend yield is 2.78 down from Mon's dividend yield of 2.79 (last year it was 2.67). 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 1,461.50 up 9.12 from Friday's closing numerator of 1,452.38. 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 $48.72 up 0.31 from Friday's average closing price of $48.41. The median closing price of Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $39.94 (AXP/JPM) up $0.26 from Friday's median closing price of $39.68. The lowest volume was Travelers TRV $48.96 +0.82 1.7% 4,924,544 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC 7.05 +0.07 1% 286,856,001 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 $912 ($146,150 - $145,238).

MarketWatch Monday 9/12/11 5:50 pm by Kate Gibson & Laura Mandaro says U.S. stock on Monday ended higher for the first day in three, erasing losses in a late-session turnaround as indexes tested some key support levels and as a report said China was considering buying Italian bonds. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA closed up 68.99 points, or 0.6%, to 11,061.12, led by a 2.9% gain in Intel Corp. Twenty-two of 30 Dow components rose. The blue-chip index had fallen more than 167 points, and traded lower for much of the trading session, as the latest barrage of headlines about Europe suggested it was more likely one or more euro-zone members would default on its debt. But the indexes came off their lows after the Financial Times reported Italy was in talks with China’s sovereign-wealth fund over a sale of Italian bonds. “[Italians] would have a buyer they know they can turn to,” said Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC. Details of the deal were lacking, but that didn’t stop markets from interpreting the report as a sign Italy, a much larger economy than the countries that have been bailed out so far, might avoid Greece’s destiny. “The market was looking for anything positive to come out of the European debt crisis,” added Luschini. The day’s gains showed stock indexes bouncing off some recent low points. The S&P 500 Index SPX +0.70% ended up 8.04 points, or 0.7%, at 1,162.27, led by tech and financial stocks, after falling as low as 1,136.07. The day’s gain kept the index of large-cap U.S. stocks above lows touched last week.“They made a run for technical support at 1,140 to 1,141; we’ll see if it holds,” said Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist at Banyan Partners LLC. The Nasdaq Composite Index ended up 27.10 points, or 1.1%, at 2,495.09.
Providing some support to tech stocks, chip manufacturer Broadcom Corp. said it would pay $50 a share for NetLogic Microsystems Inc. to extend its product line with new processors. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index gained 3%.

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

AT&T T $27.88 +0.34 1.23% 25,557,722 NYSE: No mentions found.

Alcoa AA $11.55 -0.03 0.26% 28,990,448 NYSE: No mentions found.

American Express AXP $47.46 +0.18 0.38% 9,717,426 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of America BAC $7.05 +0.07 1% 286,856,001 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "BofA readies the knife" by Dan Fitzpatrick, WSJ pC12 "Overheard", Fin Times p19 "BofA plan to axe 30,000 positions" by Tom Braithwaite, USA Today p1B "BofA to cut staff by 30,000" by AP, NYT pB11 "Bank of America, AJC pA7 "Bank of Ameca to cut 30,000" by Pallavi Gogol AP confirms plan to cut 30,000 positions" by Nelson Schwartz, NYT pB12 "Ideas from outsides help a bank trim jobs & cut costs" by Kevin Roose say Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan announced a $5 bil cost pruning plan that includes 30,000 job cuts in order to shrink the bank without seriously damaging employee morale. A chart compares BofA to 3 other top US banks including JPMorgan who has 250,000 employees compared to Bofa's 288,000.

WSJ pC5 "late day rally pushes stocks into the black" by Brendan Conway says stocks erased a steep loss late in the day amid a report that China may come to the aid of the euro zone. Intel gained 58 cents leading the Dow. Bank of America gained 7 cents as the news that it would cut jobs provided a respite from the drumbeat of negatives on bank stocks.

Boeing BA $62.39 +0.60 0.97% 5,521,573 NYSE: AJC pA12 "Romney backs Boeing, criticizes Obama, unions" says Mitt Romney backs Boeing's position against the unions who are trying to stop it from building a plant in SC.

Caterpillar CAT $83.87 -0.09 0.11% 10,852,194 NYSE: No mentions found.

Chevron CVX $95.91 +0.72 0.76% 13,616,696 NYSE: No mentions found.

CSCO $16.09 +0.27 1.71% 53,942,563 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Coke KO $69.38 +0.01 0.01% 14,572,031 NYSE: No mentions found.

Disney DIS $31.29 +0.25 0.81% 10,439,907 NYSE: No mentions found.

DuPont DD $44.28 -0.99 2.19% 14,747,999 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $71.84 +0.83 1.17% 26,206,585 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE $15.01 -0.08 0.53% 169,797,179 NYSE: WSJ pB5 "GE will bulk up Geman business" by Kate Linebaugh says GE will announce its full German management team, an expansion of facilities including its Munich research centers & a German marketing campaign as it tries to gain traction in the world's 4th largest economy.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $22.58 -0.07 0.31% 28,234,453 NYSE: No mentions found.

Home Depot HD $32.35 +0.48 1.51% 12,102,900 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC $20.28 +0.58 2.94% 53,322,607 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pC5 "late day rally pushes stocks into the black" by Brendan Conway says stocks erased a steep loss late in the day amid a report that China may come to the aid of the euro zone. Intel gained 58 cents leading the Dow. Bank of America gained 7 cents as the news that it would cut jobs provided a respite from the drumbeat of negatives on bank stocks.

IBM $162.42 +1.05 0.65% 5,247,581 NYSE: AJC pA8 "IBM's Watson to help in diagnoses" by Jim Fitzgerald AP says IBM's supercomputer that was on Jeopardy will help health insures to diagnose medical problems for WellPoint.

JPMorgan JPM $32.42 +0.34 1.06% 53,381,750 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "BofA readies the knife" by Dan Fitzpatrick says Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan announced a $5 bil cost pruning plan that includes 30,000 job cuts in order to shrink the bank without seriously damaging employee morale. A chart compares BofA to 3 other top US banks including JPMorgan who has 250,000 employees compared to Bofa's 288,000.

Fin Times p1 "UK banks face tough new rat of reforms", NYT pB2 "Dimon's off-base" by Rob Cox says JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon was wrong when he criticizes the reserve requirements for banks set by the Basel III rules.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ $63.59 -0.05 0.08% 13,448,671 NYSE: Fin Times p24 "McGraw Hill makes ground amid reports it is set or restructurirng" by Ajay Makan says the S&P ended the day in positive territory for only the 2nd time this month after a late surge of buying on a Fin'l times report that italy is in talks with Chinese officials about an investment in its sovereign bonds. Johnson & Johnson fell 0.1% after failing to win clearance for wider use of Simponi, a 2 year old arthritis drug.

Kraft KFT $34.25 -0.26 0.75% 12,112,393 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "Tough times help activits" by Gina Chon lists Kraft as one of several firms that anounced breakups which results in their stock being ought by activists pushing for change.

MCD $86.19 +1.16 1.36% 8,272,426 NYSE: No mentions found.

MRK $32 0.16 +0.5% 15,122,750 NYSE: No mentions found.

Microsoft MSFT $25.89 +0.15 0.58% 55,047,244 NASDAQ-GS: USA Tday p1B "Interest builds for Windows 8" by Byron Acohido, NYT pB9 "Microsoft, behind in mobile, tries to woo app developers with Windows 8" by Steve Lohr says Microsoft is rarely first with a technology but it is persistent and often prevails: PC operating systems, point & click graphical computing, productivity software, data center software, browser, video game consoles & software. Now it is trying another come from behind campaign in touch screen tablet computing with its Windows 8 operating system.

Pfizer PFE $18.245 -0.035 0.19% 52,567,064 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble PG $61.83 -0.01 0.02% 9,867,231 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM $78.22 +1.57 2.05% 5,848,828 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV $48.96 +0.82 1.7% 4,924,544 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Tech UTX $71.13 +0.60 0.85% 5,015,700 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $35.25 +0.01 0.03% 15,458,398 DualListed: Fin Times p14 "Vodafone" says shares in Vodafone fell 2% after Verizon Wireless, its US jv with Verizon Communications, ruled out a regular dividend.

Walmart WMT $51.82 +0.46 0.9% 11,229,220 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 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 8/29/11 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $359 [5]
2. Microsoft MSFT 217 [8.5]
3. IBM 205.5 [1]
4. Chevron CVX 196.5 [2]
5. WalMart WMT 186 [3.5]
6. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 177.5 [3]
7. Procter & Gamble PG 173.5 [3]
8. AT&T T 173.5 [6]
9. GE 169 [10.5]
10. Coke KO 158.5 [2.5]
11. Pfizer PFE 146.5 [8]
12. JPMorgan Chase JPM 144.5 [4]
13. Verizon VZ 107 [3]
14. Intel INTC 106 [5.5]
15. Merck MRK 99.5 [3]
16. McDonald's MCD 93 [1]
17. Cisco CSCO 86 [5.5]
18. Bank of America BAC 82 [10]
19. United Technologies UTX 66.5 [1]
20. Disney DIS 61 [2]
21. Kraft KFT 61 [2]
22. American Express AXP 58.5 [1]
23. 3M MMM 58 [.5]
24. Caterpillar CAT 57 [.5]
25. Home Depot HD 54.5 [1.5]
26. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 53 [2]
27. Boeing BA 47.5 [1]
28. DuPont DD 44 [1]
29. Travelers TRV 21 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 13 [1]

Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 8/29/11:

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

AT&T T: 8/2/11 8K re: sale of global notes
8/5/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
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: 8/15/11 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for months of May, June, and July 2011
8/3/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
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: 8/25/11 8K re: sale of securities to Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
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: 8/18/11 8K re: 3 mos. dealer stats
8/12/11 8K re: clairifcation of order backlog
8/4/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
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: 8/4/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
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 8/24/11 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan for CEO John Chambers
8/10/11 8K re: 4Qtr results
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 8/24 & 8/8 8Ks re: issuance of securities as an off-alance sheet arrangement re: Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc.
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 8/19/11 8K re: sale of $750 mil of Global Notes
8/19 10Q & 8/9 8K re: esults of quarter ended 7/2/11
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: 8/8/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
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: 8/4/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
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: 8/19/11 8K re: offer to purchase Autonomy Corp plc
8/18/11 8K re: 3rd Quarter results ended 7/31/11
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: 8/16/11 8K re: results of quarter ended 7/31/11
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: 8/8/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/2/11
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: 8/24/11 8K re: Master Agency Agreement re: Notes offering from time to time
8/10/11 8K re: closing of sale of $1.25 bil of 4.35% notes due 2021
8/5/11 8K re: 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
8/5/11 8K re: closing of sale of notes due 2016
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 : 8/9/11 10Q for equarter ended 7/3/11
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: 8/5/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
8/14/11 8K re: amendment of severance agreement with ex-CFO Tim McLevish
8/4/11 8K re: Board of Dirs. intent to spin off global snack business & a N. Amer. grocery business
8/4/11 8K re: 2nd quarter results for quarter ended 6/30/11
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: 8/19/11 8Ka re: plans to hold annual advisory vote on exec compensation
8/8/11 8K re: investors release
8/5/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
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: 8/8/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
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: 8/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/3/11
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: 8/26/11 Def. 14A Proxy Statement for Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholder on 10/11/11
8/15/11 8K re: closing of public offering of $1 bil 1.4% Notes due '16
8/10/11 10K for year ended 6/30/11
8/5/11 8K re: results for quarter ended 6/30/11
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: 8/10/11 8K re: $1.5 bil 5 year revolving credit agreement with J.P.Morgan Chase
8/4/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
8/2/11 2 8Ks re: adopotion of executive pre-arranged stock trading plans
8/2/11 8K re: results of 2nd quarter
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: 8/8/11 8K re: restatement of articles of incorporation to cancel Series B Conv. Pref. Stock
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: 8/16/11 8K re: results for 3 and 6 months ended 7/31/11
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