12/6/11 Tues pm Dow Closes at 12,150.13 up 52.3 or 0.43%

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Tuesday at 12150.13 up 52.3 or 0.43% from Monday's close of 12,097.84. Of the 30 Dow components 17 gained, Kraft and Procter and Gamble were unchanged and 11 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was IBM $192.94 +2.10 1.1% 4,115,428 NYSE and percentage-wise was GE $16.72 +0.39 2.39% 82,687,634 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Caterpillar CAT $95.96 -0.89 0.92% 6,441,548 NYSE.

As of the open of the market Tuesday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C6 of Tuesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. Tuesday's trailing P/E ratio is 13.09 up from Monday's trailing P/E ratio of 13.00 (year ago it was 14.49); Tuesday's P/E estimate is 12.35 unchanged from Monday's P/E estimate of 12.35 (year ago it was 13.33), and today's dividend yield is 2.60 down from Monday's dividend yield of 2.62 (last year it was 2.52). 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.

Tuesnday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,605.39 up 6.91 from Monday's closing numerator of 1,598.48. 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 Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $53.51 up 0.23 from Monday's average closing price of $53.28. The median closing price of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $44.13 (DD/HD up $2.50 from Monday's median closing price of $41.63. . The lowest volume was United Technologies UTX $76.31-0.33 0.43% 3,549,707 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $5.78 -0.01 0.17% 253,670,178 NYSE.

If Tuesday 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 $691 ($160,539 - $159,848).

MarketWatch Tuesday 12/6/11 4:52 pm by Kate Gibson says US stocks on Tuesday mostly extended the prior day’s gains with Wall Street on standby ahead of what is viewed as a crucial European Union summit at the end of the week. “It’s very unrealistic to think they could disappoint us again when expectations are so high. If they do come out with a credible plan I think it’s going to help sustain the rally, so everyone is watching and waiting,” said Alan Skrainka, chief investment officer at Cornerstone Wealth Management. “I take all of these rumors and headlines with a grain of salt. We won’t know for certain until they come out with a plan,” said Skrainka of a Financial Times report that broke late in Tuesday’s session, causing a short-lived surge that had all three indexes lifted into positive turf.
After climbing nearly 120 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished with a gain of 52.30 points, or 0.4%, at 12,150.13. Dow component General Electric Co. gained 2.4% after Bernstein Research upgraded the conglomerate to outperform, citing solid fundamentals and anticipated dividend increases. Also bolstering the blue-chip index, 3M Corp. rose 1.5% after the diversified manufacturer projected 2012 earnings mostly in line with estimates and a mild margin improvement. The S&P 500 rose 1.39 points, or 0.1%, to 1,258.47, with the natural-resource sector up the most among its 10 industry groups and consumer discretionary the laggard. Notable decliners included Darden Restaurants Inc. which fell 12% after the restaurant chain lowered its sales and profit outlook for 2012. The Nasdaq Composite fell 6.20 points, or 0.2%, to 2,649.56. Advancers edged just ahead of decliners on the New York Stock Exchange, where 802 million shares traded. Composite volume topped 3.7 billion. The Financial Times reported negotiations were underway to form two separate rescue funds to stem Europe’s debt crisis. The paper cited senior European officials in its report, which said negotiators are considering letting the euro zone’s existing rescue fund continue running when a larger facility comes into force in the middle of next year. “The unfortunate piece of this entire puzzle is what if we have another summit and walk away with nothing? No news would be a disaster here because we have greater expectations than Charles Dickens ever wrote about,” said Art Hogan, a strategist at Lazard Capital Markets.
With hopes raised that the EU meeting Friday would result in a solid plan to address the region’s debt crisis, borrowing costs in Italy came off levels seen as unsustainable. Italy’s benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was lately at 5.835%, down from the 7.56% required by investors at Italy’s last auction of those notes. The rise in yields above 7% edged the euro zone’s third-largest economy closer to a sovereign default. At the EU summit, finance ministers and other leaders are expected to discuss a coordinated budgetary process and coherent fiscal oversight.
“It’s a quiet week for economic data and events in the U.S., and that leaves us with Europe. And I do think there has been some significant progress made,” said John Connelly, a strategist at LPL Financial. On Monday, rating agency Standard & Poor’s said it might cut the sovereign credit rating of 15 euro-zone nations, with the initial reports prompting Wall Street to scale back gains late in the session.

Tuesday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
AT&T T $29.17 +0.02 0.07% 17,009,401 NYSE
Alcoa AA $9.92 -0.08 0.8% 21,309,222 NYSE
American Express AXP $48.56 -0.22 0.45% 5,520,607 NYSE
Bank of America BAC $5.78 -0.01 0.17% 253,670,178 NYSE
Boeing BA $70.87 -0.22 0.31% 4,623,791 NYSE
Caterpillar CAT $95.96 -0.89 0.92% 6,441,548 NYSE
Chevron CVX $104.36 +1.54 1.5% 7,440,788 NYSE
CSCO $18.73 -0.06 0.32% 29,131,179 NASDAQ-GS
Coke KO $66.68 +0.37 0.56% 8,236,871 NYSE
Disney DIS $36.83 -0.11 0.3% 6,560,062 NYSE
DuPont DD $47.94 -0.04 0.08% 5,106,598 NYSE
Exxon XOM $80.82 +0.37 0.46% 20,112,551 NYSE
GE $16.72 +0.39 2.39% 82,687,634 NYSE
Hewlett-Packard HPQ $28.18 +0.06 0.21% 17,247,036 NYSE
Home Depot HD $40.32 +0.09 0.22% 12,491,904 NYSE
Intel INTC $25.35 +0.34 1.36% 48,860,159 NASDAQ-GS
IBM $192.94 +2.10 1.1% 4,115,428 NYSE
JPMorgan JPM $33.23 -0.28 0.84% 38,777,552 NYSE
Johnson & Johnson JNJ $63.49 +0.13 0.21% 10,413,457 NYSE
Kraft KFT $36.51 unch unch 8,140,795 NYSE
McDonald's MCD $96.01 +0.66 0.69% 5,346,474 NYSE
Merck MRK $35.4 +0.14 0.4% 13,886,235 NYSE
MSFT $25.66 -0.04 0.16% 46,141,789 NASDAQ-GS
Pfizer PFE $20.23 +0.39 1.97% 52,547,597 NYSE
Procter & Gamble PG $64.84 unch unch 8,308,539 NYSE
MMM $82.13 +1.20 1.48% 6,007,609 NYSE
Travelers TRV $55.35 +0.68 1.24% 7,733,032 NYSE
United Technologies UTX $76.31 -0.33 0.43% 3,549,707 NYSE
Verizon VZ $38.32 +0.27 0.71% 13,699,693 DualListed
Walmart WMT $58.78 +0.44 0.75% 11,396,856 NYSE


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The following are excerpts from Tuesday morning's Blog.

A read of the print editions of Tuesday's Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, USA Today, Atlanta Journal Constitution & Daily Report (Ga. - carries Bloomberg) yielded the following stories about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 component companies and the Dow with stories about the Dow aggregated first and then items about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 companies presented alphabetically, followed by symbol and Monday's stock prices and related data.

Dow Jones Industrial AverageThe Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at 12,097.83 up 78.41 or 0.65% from Friday's close of 12,019.42. For the year the Dow is up 4.49%. Of the 30 Dow components 24 gained and 6 declined. The biggest gainers dollar-wise were IBM $190.84 +1.18 0.62% 5,642,889 NYSE and JPMorgan JPM $33.51 +1.18 3.65% 51,393,502 NYSE and percentage-wise was JPMorgan JPM $33.51 +1.18 3.65% 51,393,502 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was McDonald's MCD
$95.35 -0.35 0.37% 5,869,806 NYSE and percentage-wise was Merck MRK
$35.26 -0.22 0.62% 16,964,024 NYSE.

WJJ pC1 "Dow's day reflects markets' mood: by Matt Phillips says stock and bond markets opened a crucial week flitting between hope & worry as conflicting news from Europe left investors puzzled over a solution to the continent's debt crisis.

Fin Times p24 "Hospital operators bounce back with Tenet Healthcare to the fore" by Ajay Makan says healthcare stocks bounced back from Fri's big sell off but analysts remained concerned that gov healthcare schemes might limit expensive cardiovascular and orthopaedic treatments.

NYT pB10 "S&P warning trims market gains" by Reuters says stocks rose on Mon although they lost some of their gains after a media report said S&P was about to warn Germany & other euro zone nations that their credit ratings were being assessed for a possible downgrade.

USA Today p6B "Stocks rise again, buoyed by optimism surrounding Europe" by Bloomberg says stocks rose Mon extending the biggest weekly rally since '09, as optimism that Europe wold tame its debt crisis helped the market weather a late sell off on reports that eurozone nation's credit would be downgraded. JPMorgan jumped $1.18.

Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,598.48 up 10.37 from Friday's closing numerator of 1,588.11. 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 $53.28 up 0.34 from Friday's average closing price of $52.94. The median closing price of Modnay's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $41.63 (DD/HD. The lowest volume was United Technologies UTX $76.64 +0.10 0.13% 4,505,487 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $5.79 -0.15 2.66% 290,442,016 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 $1,037 ($159,848 - $158,812).

MarketWatch Monday 12/5/11 3:57 pm by Kate Gibson says US stocks retained mild gains on Monday as a rally dissipated further after Bloomberg News reported rating agency Standard & Poor’s would put all 17 euro-area nations on review. Citing two officials familiar with the S&P decision, Bloomberg reported Germany and France could lose their AAA credit ratings, depending on how a gathering of European Union leader pans out on Friday. “This is the volatility that is not going away, we still need to have a definitive plan out of Europe, if that’s what all these meetings are for,” said Marc Pado, U.S. market strategist at Cantor Fitzgerald. After rising 167 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Average The S&P 500 rose 9.44 points, or 0.8%, to 1,253.72, with financial firms leading sector gains and health-care companies lagging. The Nasdaq Composite gained 22.21 points, or 0.8%, to 2,649.22. For every stock losing ground three gained on the New York Stock Exchange, where nearly 690 million shares traded by 3:55 p.m. Eastern. U.S. stocks had rallied, extending the market’s best weekly performance in several years, after the leaders of Germany and France called for a new rules to address regional troubles. “There are growing hopes on both sides of the Atlantic that policy makers will play a more constructive role in helping the economy and markets after a year in which they generally did more harm than good,” David Kelly, chief market strategist at J.P. Morgan Funds, wrote in emailed comments. Click to Play Bernanke: Let's be perfectly clearJon Hilsenrath has details of a plan by Fed chief Ben Bernanke to make more effective how the central bank communicates its policies. Three factors have combined to create “a natural recipe to get a rally,” said T. Doug Dale, an adviser with Security Ballew Wealth Management in Jackson, Miss., citing an oversold stock market, U.S. Treasury yields at extremely low levels and the coordinated effort of more stimulus from central banks around the world. While the market was set up for a fourth-quarter surge, Dale believes the upside for the remainder of the year won’t exceed another 5% to 6% rise, which he believes will be followed by a high-to-low drop of as much as 30% on the S&P 500 in the year ahead, or as he put it, “something that could put you below 1,000.”
“I’m in the camp that believes what is occurring right now [in Europe] is more of a Band-Aid than any type of fix,” he added. In a joint news conference after meeting in Paris, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for another European Union treaty to establish tougher fiscal rules for euro-region governments. “Our decisions were to craft new rules to avoid a repeat” of the crisis, according to Sarkozy. With a European Central Bank slated to hold a policy meeting Thursday and an EU summit in Brussels coming on Friday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is scheduled to be in Frankfurt Tuesday.
Italian borrowing costs fell as the country’s prime minister began attempting to convince parliament to back a 30 billion euro ($40 billion) plan to reduce spending and support growth. On Monday, Wall Street offered virtually no reaction as an index of U.S. nonmanufacturing activity fell to 52 in November from 52.9 in October, while orders for U.S. factory goods declined 0.4% in October. “In the weeks ahead, markets will again be driven in part by economic numbers and in part by policy decisions,” said Kelly.

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

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
AT&T T
$29.15 +0.19 0.66% 21,688,944 NYSE: Fin Times p18 "Verizon carves new landscape with spectrum deal" by David Gelles says Verizon has been pushing into cable operators' territory by offering high speed internet services and tv but law week sworn enemies suddenly became friends as Verizon Wireless agreed to buy $3.6 bil of spectrum owned by a jv of Comcast, Times Warner and Bright House Networks known as SpectrumCo. This is a response to AT&T's proposed deal to buy T-Mobile.

Alcoa AA
$10 +0.09 0.91% 32,943,934 NYSE: No mentions found.

American Express AXP
$48.78 +0.55 1.14% 5,918,696 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of America BAC
$5.79 -0.15 2.66% 290,442,016 NYSE: No mentions found.

Boeing BA
$71.09 +0.21 0.29% 8,100,612 NYSE: No mentions found.

Caterpillar CAT
$96.85 +0.56 0.58% 7,450,199 NYSE: No mentions found.

Chevron CVX
$102.82 +1.13 1.11% 6,033,694 NYSE: Fin Times p18 "Brazil clamps down hard to prevent spills" by Samantha Pearson says Chevron's recent spill in Brazil has made Brazil more cautious.

CSCO
$18.79 +0.24 1.29% 41,880,669 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Coke KO
$66.31 -0.07 0.11% 8,861,341 NYSE: No mentions found.

Disney DIS
$36.94 +0.33 0.9% 9,885,147 NYSE: WSJ pB8 "Kung-Fu park set in China" by Erica Orden says earlier this year, Disney broke ground on Shanghai Disneyland, part of a $4.4 bil Disney resort.

WSJ pB1 "Cable-TV honchos cry foul over soaring cost of ESPN" by Sam Schechner says ESPN, a majority-owned unit of Disney, and NFL produced a vocal backlash due to the high cost of its recent contract. There has been a 42% increase in per-subscriber fees for ESPN's main channel since '06.

DuPont DD
$47.98 +0.96 2.04% 7,089,344 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM
$80.45 +0.66 0.83% 18,143,006 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE
$16.33 +0.24 1.49% 60,909,162 NYSE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ
$28.12 +0.44 1.59% 18,485,018 NYSE:WSJ pB3 "Ex-Chairman led HP amid scandal" by Ben Worthen, NYT pB18 "Patricia C. Dunn dies at 58; led HP during spying case" by Damon Darlin, AJC pA16 "Ex-HP leader dies after cancer bout" by Jordan Robertson, AP say Patricia Dunn, a former board chair of Hewlett-Packard died at 58 from cancer.

Home Depot HD
$40.23 +0.29 0.73% 13,941,640 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC
$25.01 +0.37 1.5% 42,372,445 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM
$190.84 +1.18 0.62% 5,642,889 NYSE: No mentions found.

JPMorgan JPM
$33.51 +1.18 3.65% 51,393,502 NYSE: USA Today p6B "Stocks rise again, buoyed by optimism surrounding Europe" by Bloomberg says stocks rose Mon extending the biggest weekly rally since '09, as optimism that Europe wold tame its debt crisis helped the market weather a late sell off on reports that eurozone nation's credit would be downgraded. JPMorgan jumped $1.18.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ
$63.36 -0.11 0.17% 15,133,467 NYSE: No mentions found.

Kraft KFT
$36.51 +0.01 0.03% 7,566,595 NYSE: WSJ pB3 "Kraft picks leaders for split" by Julie Jargon, Paul Ziobro, Fin Times p16 "Kraft chief to run snacks arm after spin-off" by Alan Rappeport say Kraft Foods Inc. said CEO Irene Rosenfeld will head the as yet unnamed world-wide snacks business and Anthony Vernon, exec vp and pres. of Kraft N. Amer. will head the smaller & slower growing N. Amer grocery business after the breakup at the end of next year. Unanswered questions include whether Phil. cream cheese is a snack or grocery.

McDonald's MCD
$95.35 -0.35 0.37% 5,869,806 NYSE: No mentions found.

Merck MRK
$35.26 -0.22 0.62% 16,964,024 NYSE: No mentions found.

Microsoft MSFT
$25.7 +0.48 1.9% 56,436,797 NASDAQ-GS: USA Today p1B "Tech giants offer help on search ads" by Byron Acohido says Google, Microsoft & Yahoo whose bottom lines depend on selling ads linked to search results are pouring millions of dollars into initiatives to demystify search based ad campaigns & help small advertisers make the leap to pay per click advertising.

AJC pA16 "Mcirosoft rolls out new Xbox inerface" by Ryan Nakashim, AP says Microsoft is rolling out a new interface for its Xbox game that allows you to navigate better.

AJC pA16 "Microsoft, consulting firm to dvelop software" says Microsoft and Hitachi Consulting will develop new software for Microsoft's business group in N.D.

Pfizer PFE
$19.84 -0.05 0.25% 47,607,178 NYSE: Fin times p16 "Pfizer tactics on Lipitor praised" by Alan Rappeport says analysts have praised Pfizer for the aggressive way it has sought to squeeze additional rev from Lipitor after its patent expired.

Procter PG
$64.84 +0.18 0.28% 9,698,918 NYSE: No mentions found.

MMM
$80.93 +1.17 1.47% 5,851,023 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV
$54.67 +0.43 0.79% 4,774,469 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX
$76.64 +0.10 0.13% 4,505,487 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ
$38.05 +0.20 0.53% 13,197,926 DualListed: Fin Times p18 "Verizon carves new landscape with spectrum deal" by David Gelles says Verizon has been pushing into cable operators' territory by offering high speed internet services and tv but law week sworn enemies suddenly became friends as Verizon Wireless agreed to buy $3.6 bil of spectrum owned by a jv of Comcast, Times Warner and Bright House Networks known as SpectrumCo. This is a response to AT&T's proposed deal to buy T-Mobile.

Walmart WMT
$58.34 +0.25 0.43% 10,391,225 NYSE: NYT pB1 "Walmart debae rages in India" by Vikas Bajaj says India has delayed last month's decision to allow Walmart and other international merchants to open stores in India. Delay is due to internal political opposition to the decision.

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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 Meg Whitman (Palo, Alto, CA)
Home Depot HD Frank Blake (Atlanta, GA)
Intel INTC Paul S. Otellini (Santa Clara, CA)
IBM Virginia M. Rometty (replaces Samuel J. Palmisano 1/1/12) (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)

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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 12/1/11 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $302.5 [5]
2. IBM 223 [1]
3. Microsoft MSFT 212 [8.5]
4. Chevron CVX 203 [2]
5. WalMart WMT 202 [3.5]
6. Procter & Gamble PG 176.5 [3]
7. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 176 [3]
8. AT&T T 171 [6]
9. GE 168 [10.5]
10. Pfizer PFE 154 [7.5]
11. Coke KO 152 [2.5]
12. Intel INTC 131 [5]
13. JPMorgan Chase JPM 116 [4]
14. Merck MRK 109 [3]
15. Verizon VZ 107 [3]
16. Cisco CSCO 102 [5.5]
17. McDonald's MCD 98 [1]
18. United Technologies UTX 69.5 [1]
19. Disney DIS 64.5 [2]
20. Kraft KFT 64.5 [2]
21. Caterpillar CAT 62.5 [.5]
22. Home Depot HD 60.5 [1.5]
23. Bank of America BAC 56 [10]
24. 3M MMM 56 [.5]
25. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 56 [2]
26. American Express AXP 55.5 [1]
27. Boeing BA 53 [1]
28. DuPont DD 43.5 [1]
29. Travelers TRV 23 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 10.5 [1]

Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 12/1/11:

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

AT&T T: 11/28 8K re: redemption of subsidiary Cingular Wirelss' $2.97 bil debt
11/25/11 8K re: withdrawal from FCC of application to buy T-Mobile
11/7/11 10Q for qtr ended 9/30/11
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

Alcoa AA: 11/16/11 8K re: exec changes
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: 11/15/11 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for Aug, Sept & Oct
11/4/11 8K re: exec changes
11/2/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11
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

Bank of Am BAC: 12/1/11 Proxy re: amendment of Dec. of Trust for Preferred HITs
11/17/11 8K re: exchange of preferred shares
11/2/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11
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

Boeing BA: 11/14/11 8K re: $2.3 bil revolving credit agrmt.
11/1/11 8K re: exec changes
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: 11/18/11 8K re: past 3 monts dealer stats
11/4/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30
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

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

Cisco CSCO 11/22/11 10Q & 8K for Qtr ended 10/29
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

Coke KO 11/10/11 Prospectus re: exchange of $1.6 bil of 2016 Notes
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

Disney DIS 11/23/11 10K & 11/10/11 8K re: results for fiscal year ened 10/1/11
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

DuPont DD: 11/22/11 8K : re: election of Lee M. Thomas as Director
10/25/11 10Q & 8K re: results for 3Qtr ended 9/30/11

ExxonMobil XOM: 11/29/11 8K re: exec changes
11/3/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/27/11 8K re: 3Qtr results

GE: 11/8/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11
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: 11/8/11 10Q & 11/21/11 8K re: results of year and Qtr ended 10/31/11
11/17/11 8K re: election of Ralph V. Whitworth to Board of Dirs
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

Home Depot HD: 11/29/11 10Q & 11/15/11 8K re: results of Qtr ended 10/31/11
9/1/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/31/11

Intel INTC: 11/4/11 10Q for Qtr ended 10/1/11
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

IBM: 11/14/11 8K re: $10 bil Credit Agrmt
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: 11/8/11 8K re: election of James A. Bell as Dir.
11/4 28ks & 10Q re: Qtr ended 9/30/11
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

Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 11/30/11 8K re: purchase of synthes & offer to hire its CEO
11/22/11 8K re: exec changes
11/8/11 10Q for Qtr ended 10/2
10/27/11 S-4 re: acquisition of Synthes
10/18/11 8K re: results for Qtr ended 10/2/11

Kraft KFT: 11/4/11 10Q & 11/2/11 8K re: Qtr ended 9/30/11
9/7/11 8K re: FD Disclosure re: presentation at investor conference

McDonald's MCD: 11/14/11 8K re: Investor Release re: Growth Plans
11/8/11 8K re: Oct sales
11/4/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11
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

Merck MRK: 12/1/11 8K re: election of CEO Ken Frazier to Bd & retirement of former CEO Richard Clark from Board
11/10/11 8K & 11/8/11 10Q re Investor Presentation re results for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/28/11 8K re: results for 3Qtr
10/12/11 8K/A re: frequency of shareholder advisory votes on exec comp

Microsoft MSFT: 11/17/11 8K re: votings results from Annual Shareholder Meeting
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: 11/10/11 10Q & 11/1/11 8K for Qtr ended 10/2/11

Procter & Gamble PG: 11/3/11 8K re: Guidance
11/1/11 8K re: delay of sale of Pringles to Diamond Food
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

3M MMM: 11/3/11 10Q re Qtr ended 9/30/11
11/3/11 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan for an exec
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

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

United Technologies UTX: 11/16/11 8K re: edemption of $500 mil of 6/1% Notes due 5/15/12
11/15/11 8K re: $15 bil Credit Agrmt
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: 11/15/11 8K re: results for 3 & 9 months ended 10/31/11
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