Tuesday, November 1, 2011

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A read of the print editions of Tuesday's The Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, USA Today, Atlanta Journal Constitution & Daily Report (Ga-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 11,955.01 down 276.1 or 2.22% from Friday's close of 12,231.11. For the year the Dow is up 3.26%. Of the 30 Dow components all 30 declined. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Chevron CVX $105.7625 -3.8775 3.54% 7,964,907 NYSE and percentage-wise was JPMorgan JPM $34.99 -1.70 4.63% 39,515,067 NYSE.

WSJ pC1 "Investors say Boo in final session of strong Oct" by Jon Cheng says stocks ended a stellar Oct on a downbeat note as new worries on both sides of the Atlantic haunted investors on Halloween. The selloff underscored the fragility of the markets' confidence at a time of uncertainty over the fae of the european & US economies.

Fin Times p22 "S&P 500 slips but remains on curse for best month since '87" by Ajay Makan says trading in shares of MF Global wer esuspended after the broker-dealer which has been weighed down by exposure to European sovereign debt filed for bankruptcy on Mon.

NYT pB1 "Global shares fall as new anxiety arises over Europe" by Chris Hauser says stocks in the US & Europe were sharply lowe on Mon as uncertainty emerged about the agreement reached in Europe last week to address the debt crisis there.

USA Today p4B "After last week's buying binge, investors pull back" by Bloomberg says stocks declined Mon timming the biggest monthly advance since '91 for the S&P 500 amid concern European leaders will struggle to raise funds to contain the region's gov debt crisis.

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. Tuesday's trailing P/E ratio is 12.91 down from Monday's trailing P/E ratio of 13.20 (year ago it was 14.16); Tuesday's P/E estimate is 12.59 unchanged from Monday's P/E estimate of 12.59 (year ago it was 13.15), and Tuesday's dividend yield is 2.59 up from Monday's dividend yield of 2.54 (last year it was 2.54). 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 1,579.61 down 36.48 from Friday's closing numerator of 1,616.09. 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 $52.65 down 0.78 from Friday's average closing price of $53.87. The median closing price of Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $42.67 (DD/VZ) down 0.83 from Friday's median closing price of 43.50. The lowest volume was United Technologies UTX
$78.23 -1.28 1.61% 2,964,146 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $6.88 -0.47 6.39% 217,633,543 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 $3,648 ($161,610 - $157,961).

MarketWatch Monday 10/31/11 4:16 pm by Myra P. Saefong says US stocks finished sharply lower on Monday, but all three major benchmark indexes finished with strong gains for the month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 276.10 points, or 2.3%, to end at 11,955.01, marking its first loss in four sessions. It was up 9.5% for the month. The S&P 500 fell 31.79 points, or 2.5%, to end at 1,253.30 while the Nasdaq Composite declined by 52.74 points, or 1.9%, to 2,684.41. For the month, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq each added 11%. "Strong earnings and better than economic news created a market ready to explode with the [resolution], at least temporarily, of the euro-zone crises being the match that lit the fuse," said Keith Springer, president of Spring Financial Advisors.

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

AT&T T
$29.422 0.318 -1.07% 20,249,599 NYSE: No mentions found.

Alcoa AA
$10.829 0.741 -6.4% 35,561,146 NYSE: No mentions found.

American Express AXP
$50.91 1.19 -2.28% 6,446,456 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of America BAC
$6.88 -0.47 6.39% 217,633,543 NYSE: WSJ pC3 'Retreat from debit-card fees continues" by Robin Sidel says SunTrust & Regions will end monthly charges on purchases in rare banking industry concession that This is a No-Go." JPMorgan ended its 2 state trial of a $3 monthly debit charge leaving Bank of America as the only big bank that is still going to levy the fee on some customers next year.

Boeing BA
$65.95 -2.22 3.26% 5,917,292 NYSE: WSJ pB3 "Dreamliner's here: Now learn to fly it" by Doug Cameron says the US launch customer for the 787 Dreamliner is Continental which will fly it for 6 to 8 weeks on domestic routes before shifting hem to int'l routes.

AJC pA10 "Shuttle hangar site of Boeing spacecraft plan" says Boeing will create 550 jobs by taking over a space shuttle hangar in Capte Canaveral, Fla to work on its own space capsule.

Caterpillar CAT
$94.74 -2.11 2.18% 8,287,730 NYSE: No mentions found.

Chevron CVX
$105.7625 -3.8775 3.54% 7,964,907 NYSE: No mentions found.

Cisco CSCO
$18.53 -0.03 0.16% 49,301,022 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Coke KO
$68.54 -0.39 0.57% 7,092,894 NYSE: No mentions found.

Disney DIS
$35.025 -1.185 3.27% 8,364,442 NYSE: WSJ pB5 "Disney adds more streaming" by Matt Jarzemsky says rivals Netflix & Amazon.com unveiled separate deals with Disney to offer aBC & Disney Channel shows over the Internet.

DuPont DD
$48.26 -1.10 2.23% 7,680,033 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM
$78.74 -2.74 3.36% 22,341,548 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE
$16.79 -0.46 2.67% 39,722,223 NYSE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ
$26.71 -1.23 4.4% 14,121,822 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "Mergers open golden parachutes" by Scott Thurm says when companies merge or CEOs are fired, big payouts are made to execs and example given include Johnson & Johnson, Hewlett-Packard & Procter & Gamble.

Home Depot HD
$35.935 -0.185 0.51% 8,624,099 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC
$24.54 -0.44 1.76% 41,578,345 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM
$185.36 -2.09 1.11% 3,481,815 NYSE: No mentions found.

JPMorgan JPM
$34.99 -1.70 4.63% 39,515,067 NYSE: WSJ pC3 'Retreat from debit-card fees continues" by Robin Sidel says SunTrust & Regions will end monthly charges on purchases in rare banking industry concession that This is a No-Go." JPMorgan ended its 2 state trial of a $3 monthly debit charge leaving Bank of America as the only big bank that is still going to levy the fee on some customers next year.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ
$64.68 -0.92 1.4% 10,432,160 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "Mergers open golden parachutes" by Scott Thurm says when companies merge or CEOs are fired, big payouts are made to execs and example given include Johnson & Johnson, Hewlett-Packard & Procter & Gamble.

Daily Report p1 "Hip implants spawn thousands of lawsuits" by Amanda Bronstad discusses the lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson's DePuy's unit due to faulty metal on metal hip implants.

Kraft KFT
$35.25 -0.15 0.42% 7,204,300 NYSE: No mentions found.

McDonald's MCD
$93.11 -0.18 0.19% 3,557,165 NYSE: No mentions found.

Merck MRK
$34.62 -0.49 1.4% 13,747,981 NYSE: No mentions found.

Microsoft MSFT
$26.63 -0.35 1.3% 45,149,482 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Pfizer PFE
$19.365 -0.455 2.3% 30,398,183 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble PG
$64.09 -0.64 0.99% 6,769,825 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "Mergers open golden parachutes" by Scott Thurm says when companies merge or CEOs are fired, big payouts are made to execs and example given include Johnson & Johnson, Hewlett-Packard & Procter & Gamble.

3M MMM
$79.14 -1.86 2.3% 3,368,637 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV
$58.52 -0.96 1.61% 3,433,593 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX
$78.23 -1.28 1.61% 2,964,146 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ
$37.07 -0.56 1.49% 11,886,939 DualListed: No mentions found.

Walmart WMT
$56.88 -0.27 0.47% 7,741,411 NYSE: WSJ pB7 "Humana looks to Medicare market for growth" by Jon Kamp says Human's enrollment has jumped 47% to 2.5 mil due to collaboration with Walmart.

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Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 ranked in order of market capitalization rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion as of 11/1/11 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $379.5 [5]
2. Microsoft MSFT 223 [8.5]
3. IBM 217.5 [1]
4. Chevron CVX 210.5 [2]
5. WalMart WMT 195.5 [3.5]
6. GE 177 [10.5]
7. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 176.5 [3]
8. Procter & Gamble PG 176 [3]
9. AT&T T 173.5 [6]
10. Coke KO 155 [2.5]
11. Pfizer PFE 150.5 [8]
12. JPMorgan Chase JPM 135.5 [4]
13. Intel INTC 129 [5]
14. Merck MRK 106 [3]
15. Verizon VZ 104.5 [3]
16. Cisco CSCO 102 [5.5]
17. McDonald's MCD 96 [1]
18. United Technologies UTX 70.5 [1]
19. Bank of America BAC 69 [10]
20. Disney DIS 65 [2]
21. Kraft KFT 62 [2]
22. Caterpillar CAT 61 [.5]
23. American Express AXP 60.5 [1]
24. Home Depot HD 56 [1.5]
25. 3M MMM 56 [.5]
26. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 53 [2]
27. Boeing BA 49 [1]
28. DuPont DD 44.5 [1]
29. Travelers TRV 24 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 11.5 [1]

Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 11/1/11:

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

AT&T T: 10/27/11 8K re: redemption of 5.87% Notes due 2/1/12
10/20/11 2 8Ks re: 3Qtr results
9/8/11 8K re: redemption of certain notes
9/1/11 8K re: Dept. of Justice lawsuit to block AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile saying it will lessen competition & raise prices
8/5/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
8/2/11 8K re: sale of global notes
8/1/11 8K re: tendering of all its shares of Telefonos de Mexcio

Alcoa AA: 10/20/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/14/11 8K re: transcript of 3Qtr earnings call
10/12/11 8K re: 3Qtr results

American Express AXP: 10/19/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
10/17/11 8K re: delinq & write-f stats for 3 months eded 9/30/11
9/15/11 & 9/14/11 8Ks re: delinquency & write-off stats for 3 months ended 8/3/1/11
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

Bank of Am BAC: 10/18/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
10/7/11 8K re: separation contracts with Sallie L. Krawcheck & Joe L. Price
9/7/11 8K re: exec changes including departure of Sallie Krawcheck
9/1/11 8K re: Amend Cert of Inc to designate Pref. Shares sold to Berkshire Hathaway for $5 bil
8/29/11 8K re: selling of 13.1 bil shares of China Construct Bank
8/25/11 8K re: sale of securities to Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.

Boeing BA: 10/26/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/26/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
10/4/11 8K re: election of ex-Contintel CEO Larry Kellner as Director
9/30/11 8K & 8KA re: frequency of shareholder advisory votes

Caterpiller CAT: 10/24/11 8K re: 3 month dealer stats
10/24/11 8K re: results for quarter ended 9/30/11
9/30/11 8K re: price increases
9/29/11 8K re: 3 month dealer stats
9/20/11 8KA 3 Mos dealer stats thru Aug
9/16/11 re: credit agreement
8/18/11 8K re: 3 mos. dealer stats
8/12/11 8K re: clarification of order backlog
8/4/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11

Chevron CVX: 10/28/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
10/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
9/7/11 8K/A re: frequency of shareholder advisory votes
8/4/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11

Cisco CSCO 10/18/11 14A proxy (two) re: Annual Shareholder Meeting to be held 12/7/11 at Santa Clara, CA
9/20/11 8K re: contract with Exec VP Wim Elfrink
9/14/11 10K for year ended 7/30/11
8/24/11 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan for CEO John Chambers
8/10/11 8K re: 4Qtr results

Coke KO 10/28/11 S-4 re: exchange of 3.3% Notes due '21 for 1.8% Notes due '16
10/27/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/18/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
9/1/11 8K re: issuance of senior notes
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

Disney DIS 10/25/11 8K re: resignation of Director John E. Bryson to become U.S. Secretary of Commerce
10/7/11 8K re: extension of CEO Robert A. Iger's employment contract
8/19/11 8K re: sale of $750 mil of Global Notes
8/19 10Q & 8/9 8K re: results of quarter ended 7/2/11

DuPont DD: 10/25/11 10Q & 8K re: results for 3Qtr ended 9/30/11
8/8/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11

ExxonMobil XOM: 10/27/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
8/4/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11

GE: 10/21/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
9/13/11 8K re: redemption of shares held by Berkshire Hathaway for $3.3 bil

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 10/27/11 8K re: decision to keep PC unit
10/3/11 8K re: acceptance of offers to acquire Autonomy
9/29/11 8K re: separation contract with ex-CEO Leo Apotheker
9/28/11 8K re foreign antitrust approval of acquisition of Autonomy
9/22/11 8K re: replacement of CEO Leo Apotheker with Meg Whitman effective immediately
9/19/11 8KA & 8K re: issuance of flotaing global notes
9/13/11 8K re: purchase of Autonomy Corp.
9/9/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/31/11
8/19/11 8K re: offer to purchase Autonomy Corp plc
8/18/11 8K re: 3rd Quarter results ended 7/31/11

Home Depot HD: 9/1/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/31/11
8/16/11 8K re: results of quarter ended 7/31/11

Intel INTC: 10/19/11 & 10/18/11 8Ks re: Results for Qtr ended 10/1/11
9/19/11 & 9/14/11 8Ks re; offering of $5 bil of notes
8/8/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/2/11

IBM: 10/31/11 8K re: offering of $1.85 bil of debt
10/26/11 8K re: election of Virginia M. Rometty as CEO
10/25/11 8K re: election of David Farr, CEO of Emerson, to Bd.
10/25/11 10Q & 10/18/11 8K & 10/17/11 8K re: results for Qtr ended 9/30/11

JPMorganChase JPM: 10/26/11 8K re: offering of $1.75 mil of 4.35% Notes due '21
10/13/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
9/30/11 8K re: reorganiz. of Retail Fin'l Services & Card Business segments
9/13/11 8K re: FD Disclosure re: guidance given at investor conference
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

Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 10/27/11 S-4 re: acquisition of Synthes
10/18/11 8K re: results for Qtr ended 10/2/11
8/9/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/3/11

Kraft KFT: 9/7/11 8K re: FD Disclosure re: presentation at investor conference
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

McDonald's MCD: 10/21/11 8K re: results for 3Qtr ended 9/30/11
9/30/11 8K re: issuance of $500 mil med-term notes
9/26/11 8K re; declaration of quarterly cash dividend
9/12/11 8K re: August sales
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

Merck MRK: 10/28/11 8K re: results for 3Qtr
10/12/11 8K/A re: frequency of shareholder advisory votes on exec comp
8/8/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11

Microsoft MSFT: 10/20/11 10Q & 8K re: results for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/18/11 & 10/4/11 & 10/3/11 14A Proxies re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 11/15/11 at Bellevue, Wash.

Pfizer PFE: 8/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/3/11
8/2/11 8K re: 2Q results

Procter & Gamble PG: 10/27/11 10Q & 8Ks (two) re: results of 3 Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/14/11 8K re: voting results of annual meeting of shareholders
10/11/11 *K re: quarterly dividend of 52.5 cents
10/11/11 CEO's Bob McDonald speech at annual shareholders meeting
10/6/11 8K re: political contribution policy
9/7/11 Def. 14A Proxy Material re: voting recommendations for directors
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

3M MMM: 10/25/11 8K re: results of 3Qtr
9/29/11 8K re: offer of $4 bil of notes
9/8/11 8K re: Distribution Agrmt with Goldman Sachs re: $3 bil of notes
8/30/11 8K re: $200 mil credit agreement with HSBC Bank
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: adoption of executive pre-arranged stock trading plans
8/2/11 8K re: results of 2nd quarter

Travelers TRV: 10/19/11 10Q & 8K re: results for Qtr ended 9/30/11
9/20/11 8K/A re: frequency of non-binding advisory shareholder votes
8/8/11 8K re: restatement of articles of incorporation to cancel Series B Conv. Pref. Stock

United Technologies UTX: 10/24/11 10Q & 10/19/11 8K re: results for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/18/11 8K re: Pratt & Whitney & Rolls Royce partnership to develop next generation engines for mid-size aircraft
9/29/11 8K re: exec personnel changes
9/23/11 8K & Def. 14A Proxy Material re: acquisition of Goodrich

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 10/25/11 10Q & 10/21/11 8K re: results for Qtr ended 9/30/11
9/14/11 8K re: presentation to Merrill Lynch Media, Communication & Entertainment Conf.

WalMart WMT: 9/29/11 8K re: adoption of Deferred Com Plan
9/27/11 8K re: retirement of Vice-Chair Eduardo Castro-Wright
9/1/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/31/11
8/16/11 8K re: results for 3 and 6 months ended 7/31/11