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A read of the print editions of Monday's Barron's and Investor's Business Daily, the combined Sat/Sun issues of Wall St. Journal & Financial Times, and Sunday's and Saturday's New York Times and Atlanta Journal Constitution yielded the following stories about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 component companies and the Dow with stories about the Dow aggregated first and then items about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 companies presented alphabetically, followed by symbol and Friday's stock prices and related data.

Dow Jones Industrial AverageThe Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 12,660.46 down 74.14 or 0.58% from Thursday's close of 12,734.63. For the week the Dow is down 60.02 or 0.47% from last Friday's close of 12,720.48. For the year the Dow is up 3.63%. Of the 30 Dow components 2 gained and 28 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was United Technologies UTX $77.62 +0.21 0.27% 4,073,520 NYSE and percentage-wise was Alcoa AA $10.43 +0.07 0.68% 21,708,619 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Chevron CVX $103.96 -2.63 2.47% 10,578,800 NYSE.

Fin Times p11 "S&P 500 retreats after foray into bull territory" by Ajay Makan says 4Q earnings season gathered momentum this week but macroeconomic news moved the market; the S&P 500 closed in bull market territory on Wed as the Fed Res forecast prolonged low interest rates, but the index retreated on Fri as US growth figures came in in beneath expectations. Verizon fell 4.5% and AT&T was off 4.4% as both reported unexpectedly large payments to their pension funds. Pension contributions also sapped margins at 3M although shares in 3M climbed 2.1% on strong earnings. Caterpillar was up 5.3% as it gave a bullish forecast for spending on US construction.

Sat NYT pB7 "Dow posts first losing week of '12, but is still up for year" by AP says the stock market closed mixed Fri after the gov reported that economic growth was slower at the end of last year thane economists expected. Chevron fell 2.47% the most of the Dow after its quarterly profit and rev came in well below analysts expectations as oil & natural gas production declined. Procter & Gamble fell 0.77% after cutting its earnings outlook.

Inv. Bus. Daily pA1 "Internet stocks perk up on mixed day for indexes" by Paul Whitfield says stocks waged a quiet battle for small stakes Fri as the indexes finished mixed in declining volume. The current market outlook is a confirmed uptrend.

As of the close of the market Friday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page B6 of Saturday's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. Saturday's trailing P/E ratio is 13.98 up from Friday's trailing P/E ratio of 14.02 (year ago it was 14.49); Saturday's P/E estimate is 12.15 up from yesterday's P/E estimate of 12.05 (year ago it was 12.63), and today's dividend yield is 2.53 up from yesterday's dividend yield of 2.51 (last year it was 2.40). 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.

Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,672.82 down 9.80 from Thursday's closing numerator of 1,682.62. This is the sum of all 30 closing prices. A short cut to the Dow numerator is to multiply the closing Dow by the Divisor. Now, if you divide the Dow numerator decrease for today by the divisor (0.132129493) you get the decrease in today's Dow. A $1 change in the price of any DJIA stock = a 7.57 change in the average.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $55.76 down $0.33 from Thursday's average closing price of $56.09. The median closing price of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $47.36 (AXP/HD) down $0.11 from Thursday's median closing price of $47.47. The lowest volume was Travelers TRV $58.05 -0.65 1.11% 3,558,497 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $7.29 -0.01 0.14% 230,645,771 NYSE.

If Friday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs) and sold at the close you would have lost $98 ($168,270 - $167,282).

MarketWatch Friday 1/27/12 4:54 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks on Friday finished mostly lower, but a late surge in financial shares helped the S&P 500 preserve a fourth week of gains after the White House said it would expand a foreclosure-prevention program and hope grew for a Greek debt-deal. “The big news the last couple of weeks is the program they launched over in Europe, the lending facility to the banking system, seems to be working,” said Owen Fitzpatrick, head of the U.S. equity group at Deutsche Bank. For much of the session, the financial sector reversed course in the final hour of trade as the White House said it would loosen rules on a loan-modification program. The sector also drew a late lift from reports that Facebook plans a much-anticipated Initial public offering next week, with the Wall Street Journal reporting investment banks Morgan Stanley MS +0.32% and Goldman Sachs GS -0.93% would participate. Both stocks closed near their highs of the session. Currencies are a major factor for the Asia-Pacific economies, and forex moves may determine whether the region remains the world's growth engine. Check out these briefings on four key Asian currencies and where they may be headed. India's currency suffered a heavy drop late last year, and some believe the culprit may be gold. Up 3.6% for the month to date, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -0.58% lost 74.17 points, or 0.6%, to end at 12,660.46, down 0.5% for its first weekly loss in four. Chevron Corp. CVX +0.18% shares were among those weighing on the blue-chip index, down 2.5%, after the oil major reported a drop in profit that also fell short of estimates. Up 4.7% for the year so far, the S&P 500 Index /SPX -0.16% shifted briefly higher and ended the day down 2.1 points, or 0.2%, at 1,316.33, up 0.1% from the week-ago close. Component Ford Motor Co. F -0.08% reported its 11th straight profitable quarter, but the auto maker’s results came in below predictions, and its shares were down 4.2%. “This earnings season hasn’t been nearly as robust as the last couple; there’s a bias toward companies beating versus missing, which is reflecting a slow-growing economy,” according to Fitzpatrick. Up 1.1% for the week, the Nasdaq Composite Index /quotes/zigman/123127 COMP +0.40% added 11.27 points, or 0.4%, at 2,816.55, with the index up 8.1% for the month and year so far. For every stock on the decline nearly two gained on the New York Stock Exchange, where nearly 851 million shares traded. “We’ve had such a good run, one of the strongest we’ve had in a long time from the start of the year, so we’re overdue,” said Fitzpatrick of the late-week decline in equities. Facebook could file IPO paperwork as early as Wednesday of next week, and Morgan Stanley is close to winning the "lead left" position in the IPO. Facebook has been valued between $75 and $100 Billion dollars. “There are a lot of bullish surveys, which is usually a clear sign that things are going to correct,” he added. U.S. stocks had started mostly lower after the U.S. government said the economy grew 2.8% in 2011’s final quarter, less than the 3% predicted by analysts surveyed by MarketWatch. A rise in consumer confidence had equities only briefly trimming their decline. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan final index of consumer sentiment for January climbed to 75 from 69.9 at the end of December. Fitch Ratings on Friday afternoon cut the credit ratings of Spain, Italy, Belgium, Cyprus and Slovenia, saying the five nations do not hold enough financial leverage amid the regional debt crisis. The downgrades, which Fitch warned of in December, came as negotiators for private creditors headed back to Athens for talks on a debt swap to reduce Greece’s borrowings and avoid a possible default. “We all know it’s just a matter of getting everyone lined up in terms of getting private investors to take a haircut, and here domestically, things have been headed in the right direction,” said Fitzpatrick at Deutsche Bank. “The program they launched over in Europe, the lending facility to the banking system, seems to be working, with yields on Spain and Italy’s sovereign debt making substantial moves in the right direction.” “The one exception is Portugal, which seems to be headed in the wrong direction and is up another 38 basis points today,” he added.

Friday's Closing Dow Numbers and Sunday's/Saturday's News:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market

AT&T T $29.16 -0.29 0.98% 36,357,419 NYSE: Fin Times p11 "S&P 500 retreats after foray into bull territory" by Ajay Makan says 4Q earnings season gathered momentum this week but macroeconomic news moved the market; the S&P 500 closed in bull market territory on Wed as the Fed Res forecast prolonged low interest rates, but the index retreated on Fri as US growth figures came in in beneath expectations. Verizon fell 4.5% and AT&T was off 4.4% as both reported unexpectedly large payments to their pension funds. Pension contributions also sapped margins at 3M although shares in 3M climbed 2.1% on strong earnings. Caterpillar was up 5.3% as it gave a bullish forecast for spending on US construction.

Alcoa AA $10.43 +0.07 0.68% 21,708,619 NYSE: Barron's pM10 "A triumph of strategy over hope" by Steven Sears says a good strategy might be to sell Feb calls that are 10% out of the money on Alcoa.

American Express AXP $49.85 -0.13 0.26% 5,376,097 NYSE:Barron's p27 "Yielding to realty" by Lauren R. Rublin is a round table and says Brian Rogers likes firms whose success has gone unnoticed by the market such as JPMorgan. Abby Joseph Cohen likes ExxonMobil due to its dividends and stock buybacks which can deliver a 7% yield. Fred Hickey predicts that Microsoft will get the respect it deserves. Abby Joseph Cohen likes Boeing, ExxonMobil, JPMorgan and American Express. Brian Rogers of T Rowe Price says Microsoft used to sell for 40 times earnings ten years ago and now is 9 times earnings. It was one of those companies like Intel, Walamrt, and GE that sold for 35 to 45 times earnings in '00. Juniper Networks is a little Cisco in the type of networking equipment it provides and is an important company to IBM. Cohen likes Boeing which trades for 14 times '12 earnings estimates and yields 2.3%.

Bank of America BAC $7.29 -0.01 0.14% 230,645,771 NYSE: WSJ pB2 "Hope is rising for mortgage accord" by Alan Zibel says JPMorgan, Bank of America and other large mortgage servicers may still settle with the states' attorneys general over mortgage practices.

Boeing BA $74.55 -0.76 1.01% 4,745,440 NYSE: Barron's p27 "Yielding to realty" by Lauren R. Rublin is a round table and says Brian Rogers likes firms whose success has gone unnoticed by the market such as JPMorgan. Abby Joseph Cohen likes ExxonMobil due to its dividends and stock buybacks which can deliver a 7% yield. Fred Hickey predicts that Microsoft will get the respect it deserves. Abby Joseph Cohen likes Boeing, ExxonMobil, JPMorgan and American Express. Brian Rogers of T Rowe Price says Microsoft used to sell for 40 times earnings ten years ago and now is 9 times earnings. It was one of those companies like Intel, Walamrt, and GE that sold for 35 to 45 times earnings in '00. Juniper Networks is a little Cisco in the type of networking equipment it provides and is an important company to IBM. Cohen likes Boeing which trades for 14 times '12 earnings estimates and yields 2.3%.

Inv. Bus. Daily pA6 "Airlines discovering leasing planes is cheaper than buying "by Vance Cariaga says Air Lease in Dec closed a $1.2 bil order with Boeing to buy 8 more planes, it already has 79 aircraft which it leases to 49 airlines in 30 countries.

Caterpillar CAT $111.28 -0.03 0.03% 7,826,752 NYSE: Fin Times p11 "S&P 500 retreats after foray into bull territory" by Ajay Makan says 4Q earnings season gathered momentum this week but macroeconomic news moved the market; the S&P 500 closed in bull market territory on Wed as the Fed Res forecast prolonged low interest rates, but the index retreated on Fri as US growth figures came in in beneath expectations. Verizon fell 4.5% and AT&T was off 4.4% as both reported unexpectedly large payments to their pension funds. Pension contributions also sapped margins at 3M although shares in 3M climbed 2.1% on strong earnings. Caterpillar was up 5.3% as it gave a bullish forecast for spending on US construction.

Chevron CVX $103.96 -2.63 2.47% 10,578,800 NYSE: Sat NYT pB7 "Dow posts first losing week of '12, but is still up for year" by AP, Sat NYT pB2 "Profit slips for Chevron, disappointing analysts" say the stock market closed mixed Fri after the gov reported that economic growth was slower at the end of last year thane economists expected. Chevron fell 2.47% the most of the Dow after its quarterly profit and rev came in well below analysts expectations as oil & natural gas production declined. Procter & Gamble fell 0.77% after cutting its earnings outlook.

Cisco CSCO $19.56 -0.27 1.36% 43,538,596 NASDAQ-GS: Barron's p27 "Yielding to realty" by Lauren R. Rublin is a round table and says Brian Rogers likes firms whose success has gone unnoticed by the market such as JPMorgan. Abby Joseph Cohen likes ExxonMobil due to its dividends and stock buybacks which can deliver a 7% yield. Fred Hickey predicts that Microsoft will get the respect it deserves. Abby Joseph Cohen likes Boeing, ExxonMobil, JPMorgan and American Express. Brian Rogers of T Rowe Price says Microsoft used to sell for 40 times earnings ten years ago and now is 9 times earnings. It was one of those companies like Intel, Walamrt, and GE that sold for 35 to 45 times earnings in '00. Juniper Networks is a little Cisco in the type of networking equipment it provides and is an important company to IBM. Cohen likes Boeing which trades for 14 times '12 earnings estimates and yields 2.3%.

Coke KO $67.44 -0.57 0.84% 8,387,548 NYSE: No mentions found.

Disney DIS $39.25 -0.10 0.25% 9,573,480 NYSE: No mentions found.

DuPont DD $50.72 -0.22 0.43% 6,744,091 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $85.83 -0.94 1.08% 15,976,476 NYSE: Barron's p27 "Yielding to realty" by Lauren R. Rublin is a round table and says Brian Rogers likes firms whose success has gone unnoticed by the market such as JPMorgan. Abby Joseph Cohen likes ExxonMobil due to its dividends and stock buybacks which can deliver a 7% yield. Fred Hickey predicts that Microsoft will get the respect it deserves. Abby Joseph Cohen likes Boeing, ExxonMobil, JPMorgan and American Express. Brian Rogers of T Rowe Price says Microsoft used to sell for 40 times earnings ten years ago and now is 9 times earnings. It was one of those companies like Intel, Walmart, and GE that sold for 35 to 45 times earnings in '00. Juniper Networks is a little Cisco in the type of networking equipment it provides and is an important company to IBM. Cohen likes Boeing which trades for 14 times '12 earnings estimates and yields 2.3%.

Fin Times p11 "S&P 500 retreats after foray into bull territory" by Ajay Makan says 4Q earnings season gathered momentum this week but macroeconomic news moved the market; the S&P 500 closed in bull market territory on Wed as the Fed Res forecast prolonged low interest rates, but the index retreated on Fri as US growth figures came in in beneath expectations. Verizon fell 4.5% and AT&T was off 4.4% as both reported unexpectedly large payments to their pension funds. Pension contributions also sapped margins at 3M although shares in 3M climbed 2.1% on strong earnings. Caterpillar was up 5.3% as it gave a bullish forecast for spending on US construction.

GE $19.03 -0.04 0.21% 32,513,821 NYSE: Barron's p27 "Yielding to realty" by Lauren R. Rublin is a round table and says Brian Rogers likes firms whose success has gone unnoticed by the market such as JPMorgan. Abby Joseph Cohen likes ExxonMobil due to its dividends and stock buybacks which can deliver a 7% yield. Fred Hickey predicts that Microsoft will get the respect it deserves. Abby Joseph Cohen likes Boeing, ExxonMobil, JPMorgan and American Express. Brian Rogers of T Rowe Price says Microsoft used to sell for 40 times earnings ten years ago and now is 9 times earnings. It was one of those companies like Intel, Walamrt, and GE that sold for 35 to 45 times earnings in '00. Juniper Networks is a little Cisco in the type of networking equipment it provides and is an important company to IBM. Cohen likes Boeing which trades for 14 times '12 earnings estimates and yields 2.3%.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $27.88 -0.11 0.39% 11,894,256 NYSE: No mentions found.

Home Depot HD $44.87 -0.08 0.18% 7,886,300 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC $26.73 -0.02 0.07% 50,580,837 NASDAQ-GS: Barron's p20 "Just don't lose it" by Kopin Tan says Bahl & Gaynor screens for firms that pay a yield of at least 2% and have raised dividends in at least 2 of the past 5 years and among them are McDonald's and Intel.

IBM $190.46 -0.52 0.27% 3,357,357 NYSE: Barron's p27 "Yielding to realty" by Lauren R. Rublin is a round table and says Brian Rogers likes firms whose success has gone unnoticed by the market such as JPMorgan. Abby Joseph Cohen likes ExxonMobil due to its dividends and stock buybacks which can deliver a 7% yield. Fred Hickey predicts that Microsoft will get the respect it deserves. Abby Joseph Cohen likes Boeing, ExxonMobil, JPMorgan and American Express. Brian Rogers of T Rowe Price says Microsoft used to sell for 40 times earnings ten years ago and now is 9 times earnings. It was one of those companies like Intel, Walamrt, and GE that sold for 35 to 45 times earnings in '00. Juniper Networks is a little Cisco in the type of networking equipment it provides and is an important company to IBM. Cohen likes Boeing which trades for 14 times '12 earnings estimates and yields 2.3%.

JPMorgan JPM $37.21 -0.28 0.75% 27,498,266 NYSE: Barron's p27 "Yielding to realty" by Lauren R. Rublin is a round table and says Brian Rogers likes firms whose success has gone unnoticed by the market such as JPMorgan. Abby Joseph Cohen likes ExxonMobil due to its dividends and stock buybacks which can deliver a 7% yield. Fred Hickey predicts that Microsoft will get the respect it deserves. Abby Joseph Cohen likes Boeing, ExxonMobil, JPMorgan and American Express. Brian Rogers of T Rowe Price says Microsoft used to sell for 40 times earnings ten years ago and now is 9 times earnings. It was one of those companies like Intel, Walamrt, and GE that sold for 35 to 45 times earnings in '00. Juniper Networks is a little Cisco in the type of networking equipment it provides and is an important company to IBM. Cohen likes Boeing which trades for 14 times '12 earnings estimates and yields 2.3%.

WSJ pB2 "Hope is rising for mortgage accord" by Alan Zibel says JPMorgan, Bank of America and other large mortgage servicers may still settle with the states' attorneys general over mortgage practices.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ $65.56 -0.14 0.21% 10,417,203 NYSE: No mentions found.

Kraft KFT $38.47 -0.13 0.34% 6,794,493 NYSE: No mentions found.

McDonald's MCD $98.69 -0.49 0.49% 5,124,355 NYSE: WSJ pA13 "What Pepsi can learn from McDonald's" by Holman Jenkins says McDonald's has done a turn around by responding to critics who say its food is unhealthy.

Barron's p20 "Just don't lose it" by Kopin Tan says Bahl & Gaynor screens for firms that pay a yield of at least 2% and have raised dividends in at least 2 of the past 5 years and among them are McDonald's and Intel.

Barron's p16 "CEO Spotlight David Novak" by Lawrence Strauss interviews the CEO of Yum! Brands who says that in 1989 McDonald's made a foray into pizza.

Merck MRK $38.52 -0.26 0.67% 12,119,824 NYSE: Barron's p15 "Week preview" says on Thursday Merck reports earnings.

Inv. Bus. Daily pA9 "Biomeds reach for critical mass" by Marilyn Alva says last year 2 new hepatitis C drugs from Vertex and Merck spurred excitement in the market.

Microsoft MSFT $29.23 -0.27 0.92% 44,184,878 NASDAQ-GS: Barron's p9 "Just too much money" by Michael Santoli says Microsoft initiated a dividend in early '03 but its stock has done little since then.

Barron's p27 "Yielding to realty" by Lauren R. Rublin is a round table and says Brian Rogers likes firms whose success has gone unnoticed by the market such as JPMorgan. Abby Joseph Cohen likes ExxonMobil due to its dividends and stock buybacks which can deliver a 7% yield. Fred Hickey predicts that Microsoft will get the respect it deserves. Abby Joseph Cohen likes Boeing, ExxonMobil, JPMorgan and American Express. Brian Rogers of T Rowe Price says Microsoft used to sell for 40 times earnings ten years ago and now is 9 times earnings. It was one of those companies like Intel, Walamrt, and GE that sold for 35 to 45 times earnings in '00. Juniper Networks is a little Cisco in the type of networking equipment it provides and is an important company to IBM. Cohen likes Boeing which trades for 14 times '12 earnings estimates and yields 2.3%.

Pfizer PFE $21.48 -0.15 0.69% 132,871,584 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble PG $64.3 -0.50 0.77% 10,979,911 NYSE: Fin Times p8 "P&g plans 1,600 job cuts after earnings blow" by Barney Jopson, WSJ pB3 "P&G profit slumps 49%" by Paul Ziobro say P&G's net earnings fell 49% from year ago to $1.69 bil or 57 cents per share. Sales grew 4% to $22.1 bil in the quarter. Core earnings per share excluding a writedown were $1.10 per share below Wall St. expectations of $1.08 but it cut its earnings forecast for the current fin'l year due to the strong dollar.

Sat NYT pB7 "Dow posts first losing week of '12, but is still up for year" by AP says the stock market closed mixed Fri after the gov reported that economic growth was slower at the end of last year thane economists expected. Chevron fell 2.47% the most of the Dow after its quarterly profit and rev came in well below analysts expectations as oil & natural gas production declined. Procter & Gamble fell 0.77% after cutting its earnings outlook.

3M MMM $87.46 -0.12 0.14% 3,747,183 NYSE: Fin Times p11 "S&P 500 retreats after foray into bull territory" by Ajay Makan says 4Q earnings season gathered momentum this week but macroeconomic news moved the market; the S&P 500 closed in bull market territory on Wed as the Fed Res forecast prolonged low interest rates, but the index retreated on Fri as US growth figures came in in beneath expectations. Verizon fell 4.5% and AT&T was off 4.4% as both reported unexpectedly large payments to their pension funds. Pension contributions also sapped margins at 3M although shares in 3M climbed 2.1% on strong earnings. Caterpillar was up 5.3% as it gave a bullish forecast for spending on US construction.

Travelers TRV $58.05 -0.65 1.11% 3,558,497 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX $77.62 +0.21 0.27% 4,073,520 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $37.21 -0.13 0.35% 17,108,888 DualListed: Fin Times p11 "S&P 500 retreats after foray into bull territory" by Ajay Makan says 4Q earnings season gathered momentum this week but macroeconomic news moved the market; the S&P 500 closed in bull market territory on Wed as the Fed Res forecast prolonged low interest rates, but the index retreated on Fri as US growth figures came in in beneath expectations. Verizon fell 4.5% and AT&T was off 4.4% as both reported unexpectedly large payments to their pension funds. Pension contributions also sapped margins at 3M although shares in 3M climbed 2.1% on strong earnings. Caterpillar was up 5.3% as it gave a bullish forecast for spending on US construction.

Walmart WMT $60.71 -0.26 0.43% 6,286,485 NYSE: Barron's p27 "Yielding to realty" by Lauren R. Rublin is a round table and says Brian Rogers likes firms whose success has gone unnoticed by the market such as JPMorgan. Abby Joseph Cohen likes ExxonMobil due to its dividends and stock buybacks which can deliver a 7% yield. Fred Hickey predicts that Microsoft will get the respect it deserves. Abby Joseph Cohen likes Boeing, ExxonMobil, JPMorgan and American Express. Brian Rogers of T Rowe Price says Microsoft used to sell for 40 times earnings ten years ago and now is 9 times earnings. It was one of those companies like Intel, Walamrt, and GE that sold for 35 to 45 times earnings in '00. Juniper Networks is a little Cisco in the type of networking equipment it provides and is an important company to IBM. Cohen likes Boeing which trades for 14 times '12 earnings estimates and yields 2.3%.

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

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $406 [5]
2. Microsoft MSFT 218 [8.5]
3. IBM 216 [1]
4. Chevron CVX 212 [2]
5. WalMart WMT 204.5 [3.5]
6. GE 189 [10.5]
7. Procter & Gamble PG 183.5 [3]
8. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 179 [3]
9. AT&T T 179 [6]
10. Pfizer PFE 166.5 [7.5]
11. Coke KO 159 [2.5]
12. JPMorgan Chase JPM 126.5 [4]
13. Intel INTC 123.5 [5]
14. Merck MRK 115 [3]
15. Verizon VZ 113.5 [3]
16. McDonald's MCD 102.5 [1]
17. Cisco CSCO 97 [5.5]
18. Disney DIS 67.5 [2]
19. United Technologies UTX 66 [1]
20. Kraft KFT 66 [2]
21. Home Depot HD 65 [1.5]
22. Caterpillar CAT 58.5 [.5]
23. 3M MMM 57 [.5]
24. Bank of America BAC 56.5 [10]
25. American Express AXP 54.5 [1]
26. Boeing BA 54.5 [1]
27. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 51 [2]
28. DuPont DD 42 [1]
29. Travelers TRV 24.5 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 9 [1]

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

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

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: 12/15/11 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for prior 3 months
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

Bank of Am BAC: 12/16/11 8K re: unregistered sale of $885.4 of Senior Notes
12/6/11 8K re: stating it is unaffiliated from IPIC Group's mini-tender off of 4.86% of its common
12/2/11 8K re exchange of $442.3 of senior notes
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

Boeing BA: 12/15/11 8-K/A election of Gregory D. Smith as CFO
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

Caterpiller CAT: 12/19/11 8K re pst 3 months dealer stats.
12/16/11 8K re extension of stock repurchase plan
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

Chevron CVX: 12/12/11 8K re grant of exec stock options
11/3/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/28/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
10/11 8K re: 3Qtr results

Cisco CSCO 12/16/11 8K re pre-arranged exec stock trading plan
12/8/11 8K re amendment of stock option plan
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

Coke KO 12/19/11 re election of ex Mayor of Chicago Richard M. Daley to Board of Dirs.
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 12/1/11 8K re sale of $1.6 bil of Global Notes
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: 12/6/11 8K re disclosure of exec bonuses and salaries (CEO's Rex Tillerson's base effective 1/1/12 is $2,567,000 and no exec has a contract, all are employees at will
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: 12/14/11 10Q for year ended 10/31/11
12/12/11 8K re close of sale of $3.5 bil of Global Notes
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 floating global notes
9/13/11 8K re: purchase of Autonomy Corp.

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: 12/22/11 8K re closing of $1.25 bil 5.4% Notes
12/8/11 8K re increase to share repurchase program
12/8/11 8K re FD disclosure re guidance presentation
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

Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 12/13/11 8K re closing of divestiture of assets of Ortho Dematologics division which made Retin-!
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: 12/5/11 8K re appointment of Irene Rosenfeld to lead Global Snacks and Tony Vernon as CEO fo N. American Grocery company
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: 12/2/11 8K re Nov sales rose 7.4%
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

Merck MRK: 12/21/11 8K re: technical amendments to bylaws
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: 12/22/11 8K/A re frequency of advisory votes on exec pay
11/17/11 8K re: voting 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: 12/13/11 8K re election of 3 new members to Board
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

3M MMM: 12/6/11 8K re eps guidance
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

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

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 12/6/11 8K re: election of Lowell McAdam as new CEO
12/2/11 8K re purchase of spectrum for $3.6 bil
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: 12/8/11 8K re registration rights agreement with certain selling shareholders
12/8/11 10Q for qtr ended 10/1/11
11/15/11 8K re: results for 3 & 9 months ended 10/31/11
9/29/11 8K re: adoption of Deferred Com Plan