11/17/11 Thurs pm Dow Closes at 11,770.73 down 134.86 or 1.13%

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 11,170.73 down 134.86 or 1.113% from Wednesday's close of 11,905.59. Of the 30 Dow components 2 gained and 28 declined. The biggest gainers dollar-wise were Verizon VZ $36.7 +0.05 0.14% 14,282,242 DualListed and Walmart WMT $56.73 +0.05 0.09% 10,101,568 NYSE and percentage-wise was Verizon VZ $36.7 +0.05 0.14% 14,282,242 DualListed. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Caterpillar CAT $93.81 -1.94 2.03% 9,881,460 NYSE and percentage-wise was Alcoa AA $9.62 -0.35 3.51% 38,617,822 NYSE.

As of the open of the market Thursday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of Thursday's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. Thursday's trailing P/E ratio is 12.78 (year ago it was 14.05); Thursday's P/E estimate is 12.22 (year ago it was 13.22), and Thursday's dividend yield is 2.63 (last year it was 2.59). 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.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,555.16 down 17.92 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 1,573.08. 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 Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $51.84 down 0.60 from Wednesday's average closing price of $52.44. The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $41.45 (DD/VZ) down 0.43 from Wednesday's median closing price of 41.88. The lowest volume was Travelers TRV $55.73 -0.61 1.08% 3,914,504 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $5.8 -0.10 1.69% 282,849,026 NYSE.

If Thursday 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 $1,792 ($157,308 - $155,516).

MarketWatch Thursday 11/16/11 4:10 pm by Laura Mandaro says US stocks posted broad losses Thursday but closed off their lows of the session. A jump in borrowing costs for France and Spain at government debt auctions gave investors fresh reason to worry about an impending European debt default, overriding signs of improvement in U.S. housing and jobs data. Gold and oil also tumbled, pressuring resource stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA lost 134.64 points, or 1.1%, to 11,770.95, with Alcoa Inc.'s AA +0.52% 3.5% drop leading declines in 28 of 30 components. The S&P 500 fell 20.74 points, or 1.7%, to 1,216.18. The Nasdaq Composite lost 51.62 points, or 2%, to 2,587.99.

Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
AT&T T $28.61- 0.17 0.59% 27,080,104 NYSE
Alcoa AA $9.62 -0.35 3.51% 38,617,822 NYSE
American Express AXP $46.7 -1.42 2.95% 9,114,897 NYSE
Bank of America BAC $5.8 -0.10 1.69% 282,849,026 NYSE
Boeing BA $66.09 -0.25 0.38% 7,065,637 NYSE
Caterpillar CAT $93.81 -1.94 2.03% 9,881,460 NYSE
Chevron CVX $100.08 -0.97 0.96% 11,647,160 NYSE
Cisco CSCO $18.48 -0.32 1.7% 54,816,765 NASDAQ-GS
Coke KO $66.62 -0.39 0.58% 8,617,559 NYSE
Disney DIS $35.15 -0.38 1.07% 10,901,213 NYSE
DuPont DD $46.12 -0.98 2.08% 7,681,136 NYSE
Exxon XOM $77.86 -0.39 0.5% 25,542,861 NYSE
GE $15.64 -0.31 1.94% 65,816,895 NYSE
Hewlett-Packard HPQ $27.29 -0.64 2.29% 17,671,466 NYSE
Home Depot HD $37.62 -0.22 0.58% 11,282,851 NYSE
Intel INTC $24.34 -0.60 2.41% 61,328,617 NASDAQ-GS
IBM $185.73 -0.89 0.48% 5,653,263 NYSE
JPMorgan JPM $30.47 -1 3.18% 52,815,366 NYSE
Johnson & Johnson JNJ $63.94 -0.46 0.71% 11,532,631 NYSE
Kraft KFT $34.96 -0.22 0.63% 7,069,235 NYSE
McDonald's MCD $92.29 -0.86 0.92% 5,343,894 NYSE
Merck MRK $34.87 -0.22 0.63% 15,724,211 NYSE
Microsoft MSFT $25.54 -0.53 2.03% 70,154,752 NASDAQ-GS
Pfizer PFE $19.47 -0.10 0.51% 41,376,160 NYSE
Procter & Gamble PG $62.94 -0.34 0.54% 8,378,147 NYSE
3M MMM $80.43 -1.44 1.76% 5,028,541 NYSE
Travelers TRV $55.73 -0.61 1.08% 3,914,504 NYSE
United Technologies UTX $75.69 -1.76 2.27% 4,858,637 NYSE
Verizon VZ $36.7 +0.05 0.14% 14,282,242 DualListed
Walmart WMT $56.73 +0.05 0.09% 10,101,568 NYSE

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The following are excerpts from Thursday morning's Blog.

A read of the print editions of Thursday's Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, the New York Times, USA Today & 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 Wednesday's stock prices and related data.

Dow Jones Industrial AverageThe Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 11,905.59 down 190.57 or 1.58% from Tuesday's close of 12,096.16. For the year the Dow is up 2.83%. Of the 30 Dow components 3M was unchanged and 29 declined. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 11,905.59 down 190.57 or 1.58% from Tuesday's close of 12,096.16. For the year the Dow is up 2.83%. Of the 30 Dow components 3M was unchanged and 29 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was NYSE and percentage-wise was NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Chevron CVX $101.05 -2.22 2.15% 12,581,782 NYSE and percentage-wise was Alcoa AA $9.97 -0.39 3.76% 34,646,509 NYSE and JPMorgan JPM $31.47 -1.23 3.76% 40,761,704 NYSE.

WSJ pC4 "Banks behind a late swoon" by Jonathan Cheng says stocks tumbled int he final hour of the session, capping a volatile day of trading dominated by a surge in oil prices and a series of headlines on the European debt crisis.

Fin Times p24 "Fitch concerns of contagion for fin'ls trigger late sell-off" by Ajay Makan says a warning from Fitch that US banks are vulnerable to contagion from the eurozone debt crisis triggered a late sell off on Wall St. The fin'l sector of the S&P 500 tumbled 2.5%. Bank of America fell 3.8% and JPMorgan fell 3.8%.

NYT pB8 "markets plunge on report of risk to US banks" & USA Today p4B "Markets fall as Europe's reach again grasps investors' fears" both by Bloomberg say stocks tumbled on Wed as Fitch said further contagion from Europe's debt crisis will pose a risk to American banks & c concerns rose that higher oil prices would hamper economic growth.

Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,573.08 down 25.18 from Tuesday's closing numerator of 1,598.26. 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 Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $52.44 down 0.84 from Tuesday's average closing price of $53.28. The median closing price of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $41.88 (DD/VZ) down 0.89 from Tuesday's median closing price of 42.77. The lowest volume was Travelers TRV $56.34 -0.95 1.66% 4,733,767 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $5.9 -0.23 3.75% 292,502,332 NYSE.

If Wednesday 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 $2,518 ($159,826 - $157,308).

MarketWatch Wednesday 11/16/11 4:48 pm by Kate Gibson says US stocks fell hard Wednesday after Fitch Ratings signaled trouble for U.S. banks should Europe’s debt trouble worsen, with the crisis overseas continuing to dominate on Wall Street.
“The market has got such ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder), it goes from one thing to another, it’s like my beagle puppy, who can’t focus on anything other than what is right in front of her,” said Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist at Banyan Partners.“We’re capped at least, until we can knock Europe off the front page,” Pavlik added.Europe's debt troubles spilled over to top-rated nations that had been largely untouched by the crisis-including Austria, the Netherlands, Finland and France-in an ominous sign for European policy makers.Closing near session lows, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -1.58% lost 190.57 points, or 1.6%, to 11,905.59.The S&P 500 Index SPX -1.66% declined 20.89 points, or 1.7%, to 1,236.92, with banks hardest hit among its 10 sectors.The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP -1.73% shed 46.59 points, or 1.7%, to 2,639.61.For every stock rising more than three fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where 918 million shares traded. Composite volume topped 4 billion.Already down, stock-indexes declined further in the final hour after Fitch said “unless the Eurozone debt crisis is resolves in a timely and orderly manner, the broad credit outlook for the U.S. banking industry could worsen.”The ratings agency’s comments sent stocks into a deeper dive, said Marc Pado, U.S. market strategist at Cantor Fitzgerald.In another volatile session directed in large part by the latest headline out of or involving Europe, U.S. stock-indexes briefly erased losses on thinking the Federal Reserve might assist the European Central Bank in its efforts to curb Europe’s debt trouble.The bout in positive turf came after Bloomberg reported Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren said Europe’s troubles might necessitate coordinated action by the Fed and the ECB.
“What this action is he didn’t expand on but would entail likely more liquidity facilities if needed,” Peter Boockvar, equity strategist at Miller Tabak, noted emailed commentary about the Bloomberg report.U.S. stocks had been in sharp retreat after the Bank of England said prospects for Europe’s economy had worsened.“We’re in a good situation here for a solid fourth-quarter recovery, but every time people get optimistic, something comes out of Europe, so there’s a tug-of-war between what is going on domestically and Europe,” said Randy Frederick, managing director of trading and derivatives at the Charles Schwab Center for Financial Research.
Equities also drew support from domestic data and the price of crude.
“Oil is being helped by the better-than-expected economic news. Manufacturing continues to do fairly well, the housing market has at least stabilized, even at weak levels, and there’s a sense that the consumer continues to spend,” said Pavlik at Banyan Partners.MarketWatch columnist John Nyardi says the S&P 500 could reach the 1,300 level if it breaks through the range it's in currently.Crude-oil futures for December delivery CL1Z -0.52% rose $3.22 to end at $102.59 a barrel in New York. Read more on crude-oil futures.Among corporations reporting quarterly results, discount retailer Target Corp. TGT -0.08% reported rise in third quarter profit. The Labor Department said Wednesday that the cost of living dropped 0.1% in October from the prior month, indicating inflationary pressures could be on the decline. The so-called core rate excluding food and fuel costs climbed 0.1%.
Signaling stabilizing could be ahead for the construction industry, The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo index of builder confidence rose in November to the loftiest level since May 2010.Figures from the Federal Reserve had industrial production climbing 0.7% in October, illustrating the manufacturing sector is participating in economic growth in the final quarter of 2011. In Athens, Greece’s new coalition government won a confidence vote in parliament Wednesday, as expected, with Prime Minister Lucas Papademos vowing to quicken the pace of long-term reforms and ensure the nation receives a huge new bailout.

Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers and Thursday's News:


Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
AT&T T $28.78 -0.47 1.61% 26,548,071 NYSE: AJC pA13 "AT&T takes digital side to new areas" by Kristi E. Swartz says AT&T Mobility is creating an Atlanta based division for wireless devices that would add hundreds of jobs and help consumers manage their home security, health care and energy use remotely.

Alcoa AA $9.97 -0.39 3.76% 34,646,509 NYSE: No mentions found.

American Express AXP $48.12 -1.83 3.66% 7,570,387 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of America BAC $5.9 -0.23 3.75% 292,502,332 NYSE: Fin Times p24 "Fitch concerns of contagion for fin'ls trigger late sell-off" by Ajay Makan says a warning from Fitch that US banks are vulnerable to contagion from the eurozone debt crisis triggered a late sell off on Wall St. The fin'l sector of the S&P 500 tumbled 2.5%. Bank of America fell 3.8% and JPMorgan fell 3.8%.

Boeing BA $66.34 -1.60 2.36% 5,353,206 NYSE: No mentions found.

Caterpillar CAT $95.75 -1.32 1.36% 8,123,014 NYSE: WSJ pB8 "GE makes big bet on software development" by Kate Linebaugh says G is expanding its software endeavors and today it will announce a $1 bil investment in software development over 3 years as it seeks to use software to make many of its products smarter & more profitable as well as developing products capable of solving problems for customers like Norfolk Southern who hired GE to develop a software system that analyzes train traffic & manages its fleet. The move reflects the growing role that software plays in industrial businesses and will pit GE against tech firms like IBM. This may help GE sell locomotives to Norfolk Southern which usually buys its locomotives from GE rival Electro-Motive Diesel, which Caterpillar bought last year.

Chevron CVX $101.05 -2.22 2.15% 12,581,782 NYSE: No mentions found.

Cisco CSCO $18.8 -0.32 1.67% 54,567,517 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Coke KO $67.01 -0.99 1.46% 8,891,560 NYSE: No mentions found.

Disney DIS $35.53 -0.92 2.52% 10,809,976 NYSE: No mentions found.

DuPont DD $47.1 -1.20 2.48% 6,611,954 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $78.25 -0.84 1.06% 20,378,819 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE $15.95 -0.25 1.54% 52,940,381 NYSE: WSJ pB8 "GE makes big bet on software development" by Kate Linebaugh says G is expanding its software endeavors and today it will announce a $1 bil investment in software development over 3 years as it seeks to use software to make many of its products smarter & more profitable as well as developing products capable of solving problems for customers like Norfolk Southern who hired GE to develop a software system that analyzes train traffic & manages its fleet. The move reflects the growing role that software plays in industrial businesses and will pit GE against tech firms like IBM. This may help GE sell locomotives to Norfolk Southern which usually buys its locomotives from GE rival Electro-Motive Diesel, which Caterpillar bought last year.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $27.93 -0.31 1.1% 20,176,758 NYSE: No mentions found.

Home Depot HD $37.84 -0.23 0.6% 11,800,147 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC $24.94 -0.40 1.58% 74,249,584 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM $186.62 -2.13 1.13% 4,619,536 NYSE: Fin Times p15 "Buffett steps into the cloud with his bet on Big Blue" by Richard Waters discusses Buffett's $10.7 bil investment in IBM shares.

WSJ pB8 "GE makes big bet on software development" by Kate Linebaugh says G is expanding its software endeavors and today it will announce a $1 bil investment in software development over 3 years as it seeks to use software to make many of its products smarter & more profitable as well as developing products capable of solving problems for customers like Norfolk Southern who hired GE to develop a software system that analyzes train traffic & manages its fleet. The move reflects the growing role that software plays in industrial businesses and will pit GE against tech firms like IBM. This may help GE sell locomotives to Norfolk Southern which usually buys its locomotives from GE rival Electro-Motive Diesel, which Caterpillar bought last year.

JPMorgan JPM $31.47 -1.23 3.76% 40,761,704 NYSE: WSJ pB2 "Delphi prices IPO at $22 a share" by Lynn Cowan says Goldman & JPMorgan managed Delphi Auotomotive PLC's IPO of 24.1 mil shares.

Fin Times p24 "Fitch concerns of contagion for fin'ls trigger late sell-off" by Ajay Makan says a warning from Fitch that US banks are vulnerable to contagion from the eurozone debt crisis triggered a late sell off on Wall St. The fin'l sector of the S&P 500 tumbled 2.5%. Bank of America fell 3.8% and JPMorgan fell 3.8%.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ $64.4 -0.59 0.91% 8,398,077 NYSE: No mentions found.

Kraft KFT $35.18 -0.30 0.85% 6,956,832 NYSE: No mentions found.

McDonald's MCD $93.15 -1.32 1.4% 3,915,804 NYSE: No mentions found.

Merck MRK $35.09 -0.64 1.79% 12,843,286 NYSE: No mentions found.

Microsoft MSFT $26.07 -0.67 2.51% 53,262,743 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Pfizer PFE $19.57- 0.30 1.51% 35,394,253 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble PG $63.28 -0.28 0.44% 9,227,944 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM $81.87 unch unch 5,097,069 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV $56.34 -0.95 1.66% 4,733,767 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX $77.45 -1.88 2.37% 5,749,609 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $36.65 -0.59 1.58% 13,346,328 DualListed: No mentions found.

Walmart WMT $56.68 -0.78 1.36% 11,781,357 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "Sears suffers as it skimps on stores" by Miguel Bustillo says sales at Sears Holdings have dropped every year since it was created n '05 and it may be due to the fact it has spent considerably less on remodeling and updating its aging stores than rivals Macy's and Walmart.

Fin Times p14 "Target beats profit forecasts" by Barney Jopson says Walmart will open at 10 pm and Target at midnight on the cusp of Black Fri.

NYT pB1 "The smokers' surcharge" by Reed Abelson says Walmart charges its employees $40 or more for health insurance if they smoke.

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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