4/26/12 Thurs pm Dow Closes atv13,204.62 up 113.9 or 0.87%

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Post No. 1,595 The following is brought to you by Intellivest Securities Research, Inc. Toward the end of this Blog is a list of the Dow 30 current CEOs, and a ranking of the Dow 30 components by market capitalization and Dow 30 components' SEC filings as of April 15, 2012.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 13,204.62 up 113.9 or 0.87% from Wednesday's close of 13,090.72. Of the 30 Dow components 24 gained and 6 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was was Chevron and percentage-wise was Walmart. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was ExxonMobil.

As of the open of the market on 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 14.58 down from yesterday's trailing P/E ratio of 14.60 (year ago it was 14.80); today's P/E estimate is 12.32 unchanged from Wednesday's P/E estimate of 12.32 (year ago it was 12.68) and today's dividend yield is 2.50 down from yesterday's dividend yield of 2.52 (last year it was 2.34). 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 1,744.72 up 15.06 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 1,729.66. 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 Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $58.16 up $0.50 from Wednesday's average closing price of $57.66. The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $52.81 (DD/HD) down $0.05 from Wednnesday's median closing price of $52.86. The lowest volume was  3M Technologies and the highest volume again was Bank of America.


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 made $1,506 ($174,472 - $171,788 ).

MarketWatch Thursday 4/26/12 4:50 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks extended gains into a third day Thursday as better-than-expected data on housing and an upbeat forecast from Citrix Systems Inc. helped lift the S&P 500 Index above 1,400 for the first time in three weeks.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.87%  added 113.90 points, or 0.9%, to 13,204.62, with the blue-chip index up 1.4% so far for the week. Of the 51% of the S&P 500 companies that have reported first-quarter results so far, 72.4% have reported earnings above expectations, 11.8% reported earnings in line with expectations and 15.7% reported earnings below estimates, according to Thomson Reuters analyst Greg Harrison.

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“A lot of people are talking about beating, but nobody is talking about the recent phenomena of companies actually starting to raise guidance after two quarters of lowering,” said Jeffrey Saut, chief investment strategist at Raymond James and Associates.

Ahead 1.6% from last Friday’s close, the S&P 500 Index SPX +0.67%  gained 9.29 points, or 0.7%, to 1,399.98 and rising as high as 1,402.09 intraday. It was the index’s first time above 1,400 since April 5.

Telecommunications, followed by consumer-discretionary stocks such as home builders, rallied the most among 10 industry groups. Only materials and health care fell. Leading gains on the S&P, Citrix Systems CTXS +12.43%  rose more than 12% after the software maker projected 2012 earnings that beat estimates. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP +0.69%  rose 20.98 points, or 0.7%, to 3,050.61, up 1.7% so far for the week. It was the third straight day of gains for the Dow industrials and S&P 500, and the second for the Nasdaq. After a tepid start, stocks picked up a bit of steam after the National Association of Realtors reported its index of pending home sales climbed 4.1% in March to a two-year high. Results from PulteGroup Inc. PHM +10.11%  also boosted housing-related shares, with the builder reporting less of a quarterly loss than Wall Street expected, its losses narrowing on improving home-sale prices. Pulte shares rallied 10% and Lennar Corp.LEN +5.71%  gained 5.7%.For every stock falling, more than two gained on the New York Stock Exchange, where 780 million shares traded. NYSE composite volume was just under 4 billion, while Nasdaq volume was more than 1.7 billion. The dollar DXY -0.04%  dipped against most major currencies. Crude for June delivery CLM2 +0.11%  gained 43 cents to end at $104.55 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, and gold futures for June delivery GCM2 +0.92% advanced $18.20, or 1.1%, to finish at $1,660.50 an ounce on the Comex in New York.Treasury prices gained, with the 10-year note 10_YEAR -1.96%  yield used in determining rates on many consumer loans falling to 1.962%. Weekly jobless claims came in virtually unchanged.

Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol	Last Sale	Change	% Change	Share Volume	Market
T	$32.44	0.70	2.21%	34,742,221	NYSE
AA	$9.86	0.04	0.41%	17,638,265	NYSE
AXP	$59.59	0.68	1.15%	6,167,662	NYSE
BAC	$8.27	0.01	0.12%	129,328,241	NYSE
BA	$76.99	0.09	0.12%	4,704,244	NYSE
CAT	$104.39	0.95	0.92%	7,304,018	NYSE
CVX	$106.22	2.37	2.28%	8,530,548	NYSE
CSCO	$19.6	0.11	0.56%	43,008,773	NASDAQ-GS
KO	$75.71	0.78	1.04%	8,345,718	NYSE
DIS	$43.36	0.66	1.55%	7,713,375	NYSE
DD	$53.74	0.06	0.11%	3,518,607	NYSE
XOM	$86.07	0.78	0.9%	17,256,166	NYSE
GE	$19.62	0.17	0.87%	34,510,813	NYSE
HPQ	$24.87	0.04	0.16%	9,860,899	NYSE
HD	$51.87	0.04	0.08%	7,343,837	NYSE
INTC	$28.22	0.36	1.29%	46,613,648	NASDAQ-GS
IBM	$205.58	2.01	0.99%	3,299,210	NYSE
JPM	$43.8	0.64	1.48%	28,023,458	NYSE
JNJ	$64.75	0.32	0.5%	9,111,438	NYSE
KFT	$39	0.26	0.67%	6,396,169	NYSE
MCD	$95.83	0.61	0.64%	4,714,243	NYSE
MRK	$38.47	0.04	0.1%	10,191,798	NYSE
MSFT	$32.11	0.09	0.28%	40,292,772	NASDAQ-GS
PFE	$23.06	0.18	0.79%	110,843,955	NYSE

PG	$66.87	0.02	0.03%	8,414,493	NYSE
MMM	$89.32	0.52	0.59%	2,751,189	NYSE
TRV	$64.77	0.99	1.55%	3,795,907	NYSE
UTX	$81.25	1.44	1.8%	3,088,972	NYSE
VZ	$40.14	0.66	1.67%	17,692,005	DualListed
WMT	$58.95	1.59	2.77%	25,084,785	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, Investor's Business Daily, 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 a separate table of Dow component's symbol and Wednesday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

Dow Jones Industrial Average The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 13,090.72 up 89.16 or 0.69% from Wednesday's close of 13,001.56. Of the 30 Dow components 23 gained and 7 declined. For the year the Dow is up7.15 %. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was and percentage-wise was Bank of America. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Caterpillar.

WSJ pC4 "Apple makes nasdaq's day" by Jon Cheng says surging shres of Apple & dovish words from Bernanke drove US stocks higher for a 2nd day and propelled the Nasdaq Composite to its biggest gain this year. Apple's market cap surged $50 bil. Caterpillar fell $4.96 after it reported 1Q earnings that beat expectations but rev fell short. Boeing led the Dow's gains rising $3.87 after it had 1Q results that beat estimates and raised its full year earnings outlook. Codexis had a new process approved that it co-developed to manufacture an ingredient for Merck's Januvia diabetes drug.

USA Today p4B "Stocks surge on Apple profit, assurances from Bernanke" by Bllomberg says Apple's doubled earning helped nasdaq as did Bernanke's statement that is will do more to stimulate growth.. Same article at NYT pB11 "Strong profits on Wall St., and markets move higher".

Fin Times p24 "Apple results sweeten nasdaq's gains after net income jumps 93%" by Arash Massoudi says excitement for Apple lifted nasdaq while elsewhere Boeing had stronger than expected resutls while Caterpillar dropped more than 4.5% and Coke recommended a stock split.

Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,729.66 up 11.94 from Tuesday's closing numerator of 1,717.88. 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 Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $57.66 up $0.39 from Tuesday's average closing price of $57.27. The median closing price of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $52.86 (DD/HD) u p$0.90 from Tuesday's median closing price of $51.96. The lowest volume was United Technologies and the highest volume again was Bank of America.
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 made $922 ($171,788 - $170,805.91 ).

MarketWatch Wednesday 4/25/12 5:01 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks extended gains into a second day Wednesday as investors applauded Apple Inc.’s earnings and offered muted reaction to the Federal Reserve’s decision to leave its monetary policy unchanged.Major indexes retained much of the day’s advance as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told reporters that the central bank was comfortable keeping monetary policy “highly accommodative” given economic growth was likely to remain moderate. The central bank stood pat on interest rates as expected and said economic growth would pick up gradually. “As expected, they really did manage to straddle the fence in their commentary, so we’re [the Fed] going to keep doing what we’re doing. It’s like the end of a ‘Batman’ show — tune in next time,” said Derrick Irwin, portfolio manager for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds.

The S&P 500 Index SPX+1.36% added 18.72 points, or 1.4%, to 1,390.69. The tech sector led gains, surging 3.2%; all 10 industry sectors were higher. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP+2.30% surged 68.03 points, or 2.3%, to 3,029.63, its first close above 3,000 since Friday. For every stock slipping, roughly three gained on the New York Stock Exchange, where 823 million shares traded hands. NYSE composite volume was just under 4 billion, above its past month average. Shares of Apple AAPL+8.87% jumped 8.9%, breaking a five-day losing streak as a number of brokerages raised their price targets a day after the iPhone and iPad maker reported a quarterly profit that blew out expectations.“Apple’s huge positive revenue and earnings surprise should have a ‘halo’ effect over the stock market for at least one trading session,” wrote Fred Dickson, chief investment strategist at Davidson Cos., in a note. “If nothing else, Apple’s astonishing fundamental performance over the last two years strongly suggests consumers will buy outstanding products even at very high prices.” On the New York Mercantile Exchange, oil prices CLM2-0.07% climbed 57 cents to $104.12 a barrel. Gold futures GCM2+0.06% shed $1.50 at $1,642.30 an ounce. The dollar DXY-0.08% fell against other major currencies including the euro EURUSD+0.1054% , while Treasury prices were mixed, with the 10-year note yield 10_YEAR-0.15% lately at 1.984%.Ahead of the open, the government reported orders for long-lasting American goods declined in March by the most in three years.

Thursday's News followed by Wednesday's Closing Numbers:

AT&T: AJC pA14 "Exxon assumes lead in dividend payouts" says Exxon is rasing its quarterly dividend by 21% becoming the top corporate dividend payer surpassing AT&T. Exxon's annual dividend will be $2.38 per share or total of $10.75 bil. AT&T's dividend yield is 5.5%.

IBD pA5 "Apple execs laud momentum for iPhone & iPad tablets" by pat Seitz says Apple's CEO dismissed plans by Microsoft to merge table & PC functionality with its Windows 8 op system later this year. Carriers like AT&T & Verizon like iPhone subscribers since they sign up for more expensive wireless plans.

Alcoa: No mentions found.

American Express: No mentions found.

Bank of America: WSJ pC1 "BofA fires back, hires UBS banker" by Dan Fitzpatrick says Bank of America hired Alex Wilmot-Sitwell a verteran banker at UBS who will lead Merrill Lynch's businesses across Europe & emerging markets excluding Asia.

Boeing: Fin Times p14 "Boeg raises guidance after sold 1Q" by Andrew Parker, WSJ pB7 "Boeing earnings take flight" by Jon Ostrower, USA Today p3B "Delta, US Airways join Boeing in profit colum", Inv. Bus. Daily pA1 "Boeing cruises on civil air", AJC pA14 "Boeing bounces back as sales to airlines soar" say Boeing's 1Q profit soared 58% as it delivered 137 jets this quarter beating Airbus' 131. Boeing earned $923 mil or $1.22 pwer share in 1Q vs $586 mil or 78 cents per share a year earlier. Rev rose 30% to $19.4 bil beating forecasts.

WSJ pC4 "Apple makes nasdaq's day" by Jon Cheng says surging shares of Apple & dovish words from Bernanke drove US stocks higher for a 2nd day and propelled the Nasdaq Composite to its biggest gain this year. Apple's market cap surged $50 bil. Caterpillar fell $4.96 after it reported 1Q earnings that beat expectations but rev fell short. Boeing led the Dow's gains rising $3.87 after it had 1Q results that beat estimates and raised its full year earnings outlook. Codexis had a new process approved that it co-developed to manufacture an ingredient for Merck's Januvia diabetes drug.

Fin Times p24 "Apple results sweeten nasdaq's gains after net income jumps 93%" by Arash Massoudi says excitement for Apple lifted nasdaq while elsewhere Boeing had stronger than expected resutls while Caterpillar dropped more than 4.5% and Coke recommended a stock split.

Caterpillar: WSJ pB7 "Caterpillar pushes up forecast as profit rises" by Bob Tita, AJC pA14 "Caterpillar profit up 29%" by Josh Funk, USA Today p1B "Caterpillar profit jumps 29%", AP say Caterpillar had $1.59 bil net income or $2.37 for the quarter up from last year's $1.23 bil or $1.84 per share. Rev grew 23% to $15.98 bil from last year's $12.95 bil. Caterpillar said it now expects eps of $9.50 in '12 up from $9.25.

WSJ pC4 "Apple makes nasdaq's day" by Jon Cheng says surging shres of Apple & dovish words from Bernanke drove US stocks higher for a 2nd day and propelled the Nasdaq Composite to its biggest gain this year. Apple's market cap surged $50 bil. Caterpillar fell $4.96 after it reported 1Q earnings that beat expectations but rev fell short. Boeing led the Dow's gains rising $3.87 after it had 1Q results that beat estimates and raised its full year earnings outlook. Codexis had a new process approved that it co-developed to manufacture an ingredient for Merck's Januvia diabetes drug.

Fin Times p24 "Apple results sweeten nasdaq's gains after net income jumps 93%" by Arash Massoudi says excitement for Apple lifted nasdaq while elsewhere Boeing had stronger than expected resutls while Caterpillar dropped more than 4.5% and Coke recommended a stock split.

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Coca-Cola: Inv. Bus. Daily pA2, AJC pA13 "Coke recommends stock split" by Leon Stafford say pending ok from shareholders, 2 for 1 split would take place 7/27, as announced at Coke's annual shareholder meeting in Atlanta. its thef rist stock split for Coke in 16year and would be the 11th in its 92 year history.

Fin Times p24 "Apple results sweeten nasdaq's gains after net income jumps 93%" by Arash Massoudi says excitement for Apple lifted nasdaq while elsewhere Boeing had stronger than expected resutls while Caterpillar dropped more than 4.5% and Coke recommended a stock split.

Disney: NyT pB1 "At Disney a splintering of power makes it tough to find a chief" by Brooks Barnes says it is hard to find a replacement for studio head, rich Ross who resigned.

DuPont: No mentions found.

Exxon: AJC pA14 "Exxon assumes lead in dividend payouts" says Exxon is rasing its quarterly dividend by 21% becoming the top corporate dividend payer surpassing AT&T. Exxon's annual dividend will be $2.38 per share or total of $10.75 bil. AT&T's dividend yield is 5.5%.

WSJ pB5 "Apple's stock market sway" by Steve Russolillo says Apple has widened the gap between itself and Exxon as Exxon is valued at $409 bil or $160 bil less than Exxon.

GE: Fin Times p15 "GE steps up push to revive ind'l biz" by Ed Crooks, Fin Times p1 "GE investor revolt narrowly fails in bid gto gain more direct control" by Ed Crooks says the losing vote would have given them more direct control. Crooks' article is an interview with CEO Jeff Immelt.

Hewlett-Packard: No mentions found.

Home Depot: No mentions found.

Intel: No mentions found.

IBM: No mentions found.

JPMorgan: WSJ pC2 "Freepoint to acquire unit from JPMorgan by Carolyn Cui says Freeport Commodities will acquire the mineral concentrates biz.

Johnson & Johnso: NYT pB3 "After recalls and missteps, J&J's new chief congrronts cricial challenges" by Katie Thomas, Fin Times p16 "J&J's new chief moves to win back customers" by Alan Rappeport are interviews with new CEO Alex Gorsky.

Merck: No mentions found.

McDonalds: AJC pA14 "Burger King preps to cage free" by Tracie Cone, AP says McDonald's and Wendy's, No. 1 & 2 burger chains, said they asked pork suppliers to outline plans for the elimination of gestation crates, but didn't set a deadline.

Inv. Bus. Daily pB3 "McDonald's retreats to 40 week line" by Vincent Maso says McDonald's pays an annual dividend of $2.80 a share and has raised its dividend each year since it first paid them in '76.

Merck: WSJ pC4 "Apple makes nasdaq's day" by Jon Cheng says surging shres of Apple & dovish words from Bernanke drove US stocks higher for a 2nd day and propelled the Nasdaq Composite to its biggest gain this year. Apple's market cap surged $50 bil. Caterpillar fell $4.96 after it reported 1Q earnings that beat expectations but rev fell short. Boeing led the Dow's gains rising $3.87 after it had 1Q results that beat estimates and raised its full year earnings outlook. Codexis had a new process approved that it co-developed to manufacture an ingredient for Merck's Januvia diabetes drug.

Microsoft: IBD pA5 "Apple execs laud momentum for iPhone & iPad tablets" by pat Seitz says Apple's CEO dismissed plans by Microsoft to merge table & PC functionality with its Windows 8 op system later this year. Carriers like AT&T & Verizon like iPhone subscribers since they sign up for more expensive wireless plans.

Pfizer: Fin times p14 "Nestle rating downgrade after $11.8 bil Pfizer deal" by Louise Lucas says this is for Pfizer's baby food biz.

Procter & Gamble: No mentions found.

3M: No mentions found.

Travelers: No mentions found.

United Technologies: WSJ pB2 "United Tech narrows bidders for Hamilton units" by Gina Chon says United Tech could raise as much as $4 bil when it sells its hamilton Sundstrand units to pay for the $16.5 bil purchase of Goodrch.

Verizon: IBD pA5 "Apple execs laud momentum for iPhone & iPad tablets" by pat Seitz says Apple's CEO dismissed plans by Microsoft to merge table & PC functionality with its Windows 8 op system later this year. Carriers like AT&T & Verizon like iPhone subscribers since they sign up for more expensive wireless plans.

Walmart: WSJ pC1 "amazon's valuation is hard to justify" by Spencer jakab says Walmart trades below 11 times '13 earnings.

WSJ pB7 "Walmart Mexico's fed watchdog to investigagte permits" by Amy Guthrie, USA Today p3B "Walmart denies it lobbied to change anti bribery law" by Hadley Malcom, NYT pB1 "With Walmart claims, greater attention on a law" by Charlie Savage, say the scandal continues for Walmart de Mexico also known as Walmex .

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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 (Armonk, NY)

JPMorgan Chase JPM Jamie Dimon (NY, NY)

Johnson & Johnson JNJ William C. Weldon to be replaced by Alex Gorsky 4/24/12 (New Brunswick, NJ)

Kraft KFT Irene Rosenfeld (Northfield, Ill.)

McDonald's MCD Jim Skinner to be replaced July 1 by Don Thompson (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 Inge Thulin (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 as of 4/15/12 ranked in order of market capitalization rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:


1. Exxon Mobil XOM $4391 [5]

2. Microsoft MSFT 258.5 [8.5]

3. IBM 235 [1]

4. WalMart WMT 203.5 [3.5]

5. GE 200 [10.5]

6. Chevron CVX 199 [2]

7. Procter & Gamble PG 181 [3]

8. AT&T T 181 [6]

9. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 175 [3]

10. JPMorgan Chase JPM 165 [4]

11. Pfizer PFE 164.5 [7.5]

12. Coke KO 162 [2.5]

13. Intel INTC 140.5 [5]

14. Merck MRK 115 [3]

15. Cisco CSCO 107 [5.5]

16. Verizon VZ 104.5 [3]

17. McDonald's MCD 98.5 [1]

18. Bank of America BAC 93.5 [10.5]

19. Home Depot HD 77.5 [1.5]

20. Disney DIS 75 [2]

21. United Technologies UTX 72.5 [1]

22. Caterpillar CAT 68.5 [.5]

23. American Express AXP 67 [1]

24. Kraft KFT 66 [2]

25. 3M MMM 59.5 [.5]

26. Boeing BA 54.5 [1]

27. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 48.5 [2]

28. DuPont DD 48.5 [1]

29. Travelers TRV 22.5 [.5]

30. Alcoa AA 10.5 [1]



Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 4/15/12:



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



AT&T T: 3/12/12 Proxy Materials re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on 4/27/12 at 9 a.m. at Grand American Hotel, Salt lake City, Utah

2/29/12 8K re: redemption of 5.87% Notes due 5/15/12

2/24/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11

2/21/12 Prelim Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders on 4/27/12 Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah

2/13 8K re: sale of $3 bil Global Notes



Alcoa AA: 4/11/12 8K re: 1Q results

3/12/12 & 3/1/12 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders 5/4/12 9:30 am, Fairmont Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA

2/28/12 10K/A & 2/16/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11

2/26/12 8K re: amendment to bylaws re: notice to shareholders



American Express AXP: 3/26/12 8K re: dividend of 20 cents a share payable 5/10 to holders at 4/5 & stock buyback plan of up to 150 mil shares

3/20 & 3/2/12 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders 4/30/12 9 am American Express HQ, NYC

3/15/12 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats thru 2/29

3/13/12 8K re: Comprehensive Capital Plan

2/29/12 & 2/24/12 10K/A & 10K for FY ended 12/31/11

2/15/12 8K re: Deling & write-off stats for 3 months ended 1/31/12

2/13/12 8K re: retirement of Director Dan Akerson



Bank of Am BAC: 4/11/12 8K re: reclassification of business segments

3/16/12 8K re: sale of preferred stock

2/23/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11

2/10/12 8K re: settlement of mortgage abuse case with state & fed regulators



Boeing BA: 3/16/12 Proxy materials re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders 4/30/12 10 am Field Museum, Chicago

2/29/12 8K re: grant of stock options to exec

2/9/12 10K for year ended 12/31/11



Caterpillar CAT: 4/12/12 8K re: election of fromer Utah Gov. and Ambassador Jon Huntsman to Board of Dirs.

4/11/12 Proxy materials re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders on 6/13/12 at 8 am, Marriott Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas

3/20/12 8K re: dealer stats thru 2/12

2/21/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11

2/21/12 8K re: Jan '12 dealer stats



Chevron CVX: 4/12/12 & 3/29/12 Proxy material re: Annual Meeting og stockholders on 4/4/12 9:30 am HQ, San Ramon, CA

4/10/12 8K re: 1Q update

3/29/12 8K & Proxy materials re: amendment of bylaws re: litigation in Delaware courts, raise of CEO and other execs' salaries and election of Charles "Wick" Moorman to Board of Dirs.

2/23/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11



Cisco CSCO : 3/27/12 8K re: execs' pre-arranged stock trading plans

3/15/12 8K re: acquisition of NDS Group Ltd, a provider of video software for $5 bil

2/21/12 10Q for Qtr ended 1/28/12

2/17/12 8K re: $3 bil credit agreement with Bank of America

2/8/12 8K re: 2Q results



Coke KO 3/14/12 8K re: closing of sale of over $1 bil of notes

3/8/12 Proxy materials re Annual meeting of shareowners 4/15/12 9:30 am Cobb Galeria, Atlanta

2/23/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11

2/21/12 8K re: election of Robert A. Kotick as Dir.

2/15/12 8K re: adoption of restricted stock plan

2/7/12 8K re: 4Q & full year '11 results



Disney DIS 3/16/12 8K re: amendment to 2011 Stock Incentive Plan

2/13/12 8K re: sale of $1 bil of 1.125% Global Notes due '17

2/7/12 10Q for 12/31/11

2/7/12 8K re: 1Q results



DuPont DD: 4/3/12 & 3/16/12 Proxy material re: Annual meeting of stockholders 4/25/12 10:30 am HQ Wilmington, Del

3/15/12 8K re: retirement of William K. Reilly from Board of Dirs.

2/9/12 10K re: FY ended 12/31/11



ExxonMobil XOM: 4/12/12 Proxy materials re: Annual meeting of shareholders 5/30/12 9 am Meyerson Center, Dallas

3/28/12 8K re: Fin'l Operations review info on website

3/14/12 8K re: transcript of 3/8 analysts meeting

2/29/12 8K re: election of Henrietta H. Fore as Dir.

2/24/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11

2/23/12 8K re: worldwide proved oil & gas reserves



GE: 4/9/12 & 3/9/12 Proxy material re: Annual meeting of shareholders on 4/25/12 10 am Detroit Marriott

4/6/12 8K re: downgrade of GE senior unsecured debt rating by Moodys from Aa2 to aa3 and other downgrade

3/16/12 8K re: GE Capital segment fin'l info as of 12/31/11

1/20/12 8K re: 2/24/12 10K re: FY ended 12/31/11



Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 3/23/12 8K re: exec changes and amendment to bylaws decreasing Board of Dirs from 14 to 11

3/12/12 10Q for Qtr ended 1/31/12

3/12/12 8K re: underwriting of $2 bil of Global Notes

2/22/12 8K re: 1Q results ended 1/31/12

2/3/12 Proxy re: 3/21/12 Annual meeting of shareholders at Santa Clara, CA Convention Ctr.



Home Depot HD: 4/2/12 Proxy material and 10K for year ended 1/29/12 and material re: Annual meeting of shareholders on 5/17 at 9 am at Cobb Galeria, Atlanta

2/21/12 8K re: FY '11 results & FY '12 guidance



Intel INTC: 4/4/12 Proxy material re: annual stockhodles meeting 5/17/12 8:30 am HQ, Santa Clara, CA

2/28/12 8K re: expansion of JV with Micron Tech for flash memory

2/23/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11

2/9/12 8K re: settlement of antitrust case brought by NY Atty Gen'l



IBM: 3/22/12 & 3/12/12 Proxy material re: Annual meeting of stockholders on 4/24/12 10 am Charleston Convention Center, S.C.

2/28/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11

2/9/12 8K re: underwriting agreement for 2.2% Notes due '17

2/3/12 8K re: underwriting agreement for notes due '15 - '17

2/3/12 8K re: exec salaries for top 5 execs



JPMorganChase JPM: 4/13/12 2 8Ks re: fin'l info on website & 1Q results

4/4/12 Proxy material re: annual meeting of shareholders 5/15/12 at JPM campus in Tampa, Fl

4/4/12 8K re: annual report on website

3/29/12 8K re: Reg. statement re: Global Med. Term Notes'

3/27/12 8K re: changes to Board of Dirs: election of Tim Flynn and retirement of William Gray & David Novak

3/14/12 8K re: dividend of 30 cents payable 4/30 to record holders as of 4/5 and $15 bil share buyback program

3/1/12 8K re: 2/28/12 Investor Day Presentation

2/29/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11

2/9/12 8K re: global settlement of mortgage foreclosure suits brought by state & fed regulators



Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 4/9/12 8K re: resignation of Vice Chair of Board, Sheri S. McCoy to join Avon as CEO

4/3/12 & 3/14/12 Proxy material re: Annual meeting of Shareholders on 4/26/12 10 am Grand Hyatt New Brunswick, NJ

3/28/12 8K re: new format for sales results

2/23/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11

2/21/12 8K re: election of Alex Gorsky as CEO & Dir as of 4/26/12



Kraft KFT: 4/2/12 & 3/23/12 Proxy material re: Annual meeting of shareholders on 5/23/12 at North Shore Performing Arts Center in Skokie, Ill.

3/20/12 8K re: $2.1 bil of costs and expenses re: spin-off of N. Amer. grocery business

3/15/12 8K re: nominations of Terry Lundgren & Jorge Mesquita to Board of Dirs.

3/14/12 8K re: revolving credit agreement

2/27/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11

2/21/12 2 8Ks re: '11 operating results & 4Q results



McDonald's MCD: 4/13/12 & 3/7/12 Proxy materials re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/24/12 at HQ at Oak Brook, Ill.

3/26/12 8K re: retirement of James Skinner as CEO effective 6/30/12 and his replacement as CEO of Donald Thompson

3/8/12 8K re: Feb. '12 sales results

3/7/12 Prelim Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders 5/24/12 at McDonald's HQ Oak Brook, Ill.

2/24/11 10K for FY ended 12/31/11

2/10/12 8K re: grant of exec stock options

2/8/12 8K re: Jan '12 sales

2/7/12 8K re: issuance of $750 mil med term notes



Merck MRK: 4/12/12 Proxy materials re: annual meeting of Shareholders on 5/22/12 8:30 am at Bridgewater Marriott in NJ

3/30/12 8K re: Retirement from Board of Dirs of Steven Goldstone & Harry Jacobson

2/28/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11

2/9/12 8K re: Dr. Thomas Shenk retiring from Board of Dirs.

2/2/12 8K re: full year & 4Q results 12/31/11



Microsoft MSFT: 2/27/12 8K re: election of John W. Thompson as Dir.

1/27/12 10Q/A & 1/19/12 10Q for year ended 12/31/11

1/19/12 8K re: 2Q 12/31/11 results



Pfizer PFE: 3/15/12 Proxy materials re: Annual meeting of shareholders 4/26/12 8:30 am Westin Governor Morris, Morristown, NJ

2/28/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/12

1/31/12 8K re: 4Q & full year 12/31/11 results



Procter & Gamble PG: 4/13/12 8K re: dividend of 0.562 cents payable 5/15/12 to record holders at 4/27

2/23/12 8K re: Consumer Analyst Conference slides 2/23/12

2/15/12 8K re: sale of Pringles to Kellogg for $2.7 bil in cash

2/10/12 8K re: restructuring of Beauty & Grooming Global Business Unit

2/6/12 8K re: issuance of $2 bil 2.3% & floating rate notes



3M MMM: 3/21/12 Proxy materials re: annual meeting of stockhodlers 5/8/12 10 am River Centre, St. Paul, Minn

2 8ks 2/21/12 & 2 8ks 2/16/12 re: exec pre-arranged stock trading plans

2/16/12 10K FY 12/31/11

2/8/12 8K re: Inge G. Thulin replacing George W. Buckley as CEO on 2/24/12



Travelers TRV: 4/10/12 Proxy materials re: Annual meeting of shareholders on 5/23/12 11 am Hartford, Marriott

2/16/12 10K FY 12/31/11

United Technologies UTX: 4/13/12 8K re: retriement of charles Lee from Board of Dirs.

3/22/12 & 2/24/12 Proxy materials re: 4/11/12 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Riviera Theatre Charleston, SC

3/15/12 8K re: structure for proposed Goodrich acquisition

2/17/12 8K re: election of Pedro Baranda as Pres. of Otis Elevator

2/9/12 10K for year ended 12/31/11



Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 4/2/12 & 3/19/12 Proxy material re: Annual meeting of shareholders on 5/3/12 at 10:30 at Von Braun Center, Huntsville, Al.

2/24/12 10K FY 12/31/11



WalMart WMT: 3/27/12 10K for year ended 1/31/12

2/21/12 8K re: 4Q results

1/25/12 8K re: election of Rosalind Brewer as CEO of Sam's Club

12/8/11 8K re registration rights agreement with certain selling shareholders

12/8/11 10Q for qtr ended 10/1/11