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A read of the print editions of Friday'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 Thursday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.
Dow Jones Industrial Average
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. For the year the Dow is up 8.08%. 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.
WSJ pC4 "DJIa builds another rally" by Matt Jarzemsky says investors shrugged off disappointing readings on the job market & euro zone economic confidence sending the Dow more than 100 points higher for the 3rd time this month. Exxon slid 78 cents after it missed analysts' expectations.
NYT pB7 "earnings & home sales outweigh troubling signs" by AP says stocks rose as Wall St was encouraged by stronger earnings reports & home sales good news.
Fin Times p22 "S&P tops 1,400 despite tepid results from Pepsi and Exxon" by Arash Massoudi says the S&P hit this mark for the frist time since 4/5. The Dow bounced back from its muted performance on Wed when Caterpillar said its business in key emerging markets, Brazil & China was slowing. Walmart made positive gains for the first time since the scandal broke over the weekend. GE's share were up 0.9% after shareholders almost won a vote that would have given them greater control.
USA Today p4B "S&P 500 continues to climb despite UPS ' low profit growth" by Bloomberg says stocks rallied again giving gthe S&P its biggest 3 day gain since Feb as better than expected housing data overshadowed disappointing earnings at UPS.
WSJ pC4 "DJIa builds another rally" by Matt Jarzemsky says investors shrugged off disappointing readings on the job market & euro zone economic confidence sending the Dow more than 100 points higher for the 3rd time this month. Exxon slid 78 cents after it missed analysts' expectations.
NYT pB7 "earnings & home sales outweigh troubling signs" by AP says stocks rose as Wall St was encouraged by stronger earnings reports & home sales good news.
Fin Times p22 "S&P tops 1,400 despite tepid results from Pepsi and Exxon" by Arash Massoudi says the S&P hit this mark for the frist time since 4/5. The Dow bounced back from its muted performance on Wed when Caterpillar said its business in key emerging markets, Brazil & China was slowing. Walmart made positive gains for the first time since the scandal broke over the weekend. GE's share were up 0.9% after shareholders almost won a vote that would have given them greater control.
USA Today p4B "S&P 500 continues to climb despite UPS ' low profit growth" by Bloomberg says stocks rallied again giving gthe S&P its biggest 3 day gain since Feb as better than expected housing data overshadowed disappointing earnings at UPS.
As of the open of the market on Friday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of Thursday's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. Friday's trailing P/E ratio is 14.75 up from yesterday's trailing P/E ratio of 14.60 (year ago it was 14.86); 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 2.51 up 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 United 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 Wednesday 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.
Bigger is better? Not for funds
Bigger might be better, but Russell Pearlman points out that might not be the case in the world of mutual funds. (Photo: Reuters)
“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.
Friday's News on the Dow 30 followed by Thursday's Closing Numbers:
AT&T: AJC pA13 "Law hasnt led to lower prices" by karistl Swartz says 5 years ago AT&T said it would bring lower prices in Georgia by allowing statewide video franchise but it hasn't happened.
Alcoa: No mentions found.
American Express: No mentions found.
Bank of America: No mentions found.
Boeing: No mentions found.
Caterpillar: WSJ pB1 "US firms add jobs but ostly overseas" by Scott Thurm says Walmart, Int'l Paper and UPS boosted their employment at home by 3.1% or 113,000 jobs between '09 and '11. 32 other big US firms added jobs faster than other employers along with these 3 but 3/4 of the jobs were overseas. Intel, Caterpillar and 3M added jobs both in the US and overseas. Merck, United Technologies and Microsoft cut jobs both in the US and overseas.
Fin Times p22 "S&P tops 1,400 despite tepid results from Pepsi and Exxon" by Arash Massoudi says the S&P hit this mark for the frist time since 4/5. The Dow bounced back from its muted performance on Wed when Caterpillar said its business in key emerging markets, Brazil & China was slowing. Walmart made positive gains for the first time since the scandal broke over the weekend. GE's share were up 0.9% after shareholders almost won a vote that would have given them greater control.
Chevron: No mentions found.
Cisco: Inv. Bus. Daily pA4 "Cisco vs. china's Huawei ramping up in the enterprise" by Pete Barlas says China based Huawei, which is No. 2 worldwide for networking gear, is increasing the pressure on Cisco by targeting business customers in the West.
Coca-Cola: WSJ pB5 "PepsiCo slips despite new ads" by Mike Esterl, NYT pB3 "Higher prices help Pepsi increse earnings on flat sales" by Stephanie Strom, say Coke continues to take away US soda market share from Pepsi.
Disney: WSJ pB2 "media to get mroe of Hulu" by Sam Schechner, NYT pB2 "Providence Equity is said to plan to sell stake in Hulu" by Brian Stelter say News Corp. and Disney will acquire Providence Equity Partners' 10% stake in Hulu for $200 mil.
DuPont:
ExxonMobil: WSJ pB6 "Exxon struggles as Shell thrives" by Tom Fowler, NYT pB6 "Exxon Mobil's earnings fall: Shell's rise" by Julia Werdigier, Inv. Bus. Daily pA1 "Exxon profit falls on output", Fin Times p15 "Weak gas prices hit Exxon" by ED Crooks, Fin times p12 "The old guard", USA Today p1B "Earnings Exxon:, AJC pA14 "Chemicals, refining cut Exxon Mobil's income" say Exxon's 1Q net income drpopped 11% for the first time since '09. It earned $9.45 bil or $2 a share down from $10.7 bil or $2.14 a year earlier and missed expectations.
WSJ pC10 "Clear gap between Shell & Exxon" by Liam Denning says Exxon's '10 purchase of XTO energy for gas still drags on profits.
WSJ pC4 "DJIa builds another rally" by Matt Jarzemsky says investors shrugged off disappointing readings on the job market & euro zone economic confidence sending the Dow more than 100 points higher for the 3rd time this month. Exxon slid 78 cents after it missed analysts' expectations.
Fin Times p22 "S&P tops 1,400 despite tepid results from Pepsi and Exxon" by Arash Massoudi says the S&P hit this mark for the frist time since 4/5. The Dow bounced back from its muted performance on Wed when Caterpillar said its business in key emerging markets, Brazil & China was slowing. Walmart made positive gains for the first time since the scandal broke over the weekend. GE's share were up 0.9% after shareholders almost won a vote that would have given them greater control.
GE: Fin Times p22 "S&P tops 1,400 despite tepid results from Pepsi and Exxon" by Arash Massoudi says the S&P hit this mark for the frist time since 4/5. The Dow bounced back from its muted performance on Wed when Caterpillar said its business in key emerging markets, Brazil & China was slowing. Walmart made positive gains for the first time since the scandal broke over the weekend. GE's share were up 0.9% after shareholders almost won a vote that would have given them greater control.
Hewlett-Packard: No mentions found.
Home Depot: No mentions found.
Intel: WSJ pB1 "US firms add jobs but ostly overseas" by Scott Thurm says Walmart, Int'l Paper and UPS boosted their employment at home by 3.1% or 113,000 jobs between '09 and '11. 32 other big US firms added jobs faster than other employers along with these 3 but 3/4 of the jobs were overseas. Intel, Caterpillar and 3M added jobs both in the US and overseas. Merck, United Technologies and Microsoft cut jobs both in the US and overseas.
IBM: No mentions found.
JPMorgan: WSJ pC1 "Money fund's battle royal" by Kirsten Grind says JPMoergan and other eecs from other mutual funds are trying to derail regulatory changes that wold rein in money market funds.
Johnson & Johnson: No mentions found.
Kraft: No mentions found.
McDonald's: No mentions found.
Merck: WSJ pB1 "US firms add jobs but ostly overseas" by Scott Thurm says Walmart, Int'l Paper and UPS boosted their employment at home by 3.1% or 113,000 jobs between '09 and '11. 32 other big US firms added jobs faster than other employers along with these 3 but 3/4 of the jobs were overseas. Intel, Caterpillar and 3M added jobs both in the US and overseas. Merck, United Technologies and Microsoft cut jobs both in the US and overseas.
Microsoft: WSJ pB1 "US firms add jobs but ostly overseas" by Scott Thurm says Walmart, Int'l Paper and UPS boosted their employment at home by 3.1% or 113,000 jobs between '09 and '11. 32 other big US firms added jobs faster than other employers along with these 3 but 3/4 of the jobs were overseas. Intel, Caterpillar and 3M added jobs both in the US and overseas. Merck, United Technologies and Microsoft cut jobs both in the US and overseas.
Pfizer: No mentions found.
Procter & Gamble: No mentions found.
3M: WSJ pB1 "US firms add jobs but ostly overseas" by Scott Thurm says Walmart, Int'l Paper and UPS boosted their employment at home by 3.1% or 113,000 jobs between '09 and '11. 32 other big US firms added jobs faster than other employers along with these 3 but 3/4 of the jobs were overseas. Intel, Caterpillar and 3M added jobs both in the US and overseas. Merck, United Technologies and Microsoft cut jobs both in the US and overseas.
Travelers: No mentions found.
United Technologies: WSJ pB1 "US firms add jobs but ostly overseas" by Scott Thurm says Walmart, Int'l Paper and UPS boosted their employment at home by 3.1% or 113,000 jobs between '09 and '11. 32 other big US firms added jobs faster than other employers along with these 3 but 3/4 of the jobs were overseas. Intel, Caterpillar and 3M added jobs both in the US and overseas. Merck, United Technologies and Microsoft cut jobs both in the US and overseas.
Verizon: No mentions found.
Walmart: AJC pA13 "Walmart to let online purchasers pay cash" says you can but online and pay for them with cash at the store.
NYT pB4 "atty Gen'l in Mexico will investigate Walmart" by Elisabeth Malkin, Daily Report p10 "Walmart picks legal team in corruption probe" say the scandal widens.
WSJ pB1 "US firms add jobs but ostly overseas" by Scott Thurm says Walmart, Int'l Paper and UPS boosted their employment at home by 3.1% or 113,000 jobs between '09 and '11. 32 other big US firms added jobs faster than other employers along with these 3 but 3/4 of the jobs were overseas. Intel, Caterpillar and 3M added jobs both in the US and overseas. Merck, United Technologies and Microsoft cut jobs both in the US and overseas.
WSJ pB1 "What china's political crisis signifies for US business" by John Bussey says China closed some Walmart stores briefly last fall.
Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:
AT&T: AJC pA13 "Law hasnt led to lower prices" by karistl Swartz says 5 years ago AT&T said it would bring lower prices in Georgia by allowing statewide video franchise but it hasn't happened.
Alcoa: No mentions found.
American Express: No mentions found.
Bank of America: No mentions found.
Boeing: No mentions found.
Caterpillar: WSJ pB1 "US firms add jobs but ostly overseas" by Scott Thurm says Walmart, Int'l Paper and UPS boosted their employment at home by 3.1% or 113,000 jobs between '09 and '11. 32 other big US firms added jobs faster than other employers along with these 3 but 3/4 of the jobs were overseas. Intel, Caterpillar and 3M added jobs both in the US and overseas. Merck, United Technologies and Microsoft cut jobs both in the US and overseas.
Fin Times p22 "S&P tops 1,400 despite tepid results from Pepsi and Exxon" by Arash Massoudi says the S&P hit this mark for the frist time since 4/5. The Dow bounced back from its muted performance on Wed when Caterpillar said its business in key emerging markets, Brazil & China was slowing. Walmart made positive gains for the first time since the scandal broke over the weekend. GE's share were up 0.9% after shareholders almost won a vote that would have given them greater control.
Chevron: No mentions found.
Cisco: Inv. Bus. Daily pA4 "Cisco vs. china's Huawei ramping up in the enterprise" by Pete Barlas says China based Huawei, which is No. 2 worldwide for networking gear, is increasing the pressure on Cisco by targeting business customers in the West.
Coca-Cola: WSJ pB5 "PepsiCo slips despite new ads" by Mike Esterl, NYT pB3 "Higher prices help Pepsi increse earnings on flat sales" by Stephanie Strom, say Coke continues to take away US soda market share from Pepsi.
Disney: WSJ pB2 "media to get mroe of Hulu" by Sam Schechner, NYT pB2 "Providence Equity is said to plan to sell stake in Hulu" by Brian Stelter say News Corp. and Disney will acquire Providence Equity Partners' 10% stake in Hulu for $200 mil.
DuPont:
ExxonMobil: WSJ pB6 "Exxon struggles as Shell thrives" by Tom Fowler, NYT pB6 "Exxon Mobil's earnings fall: Shell's rise" by Julia Werdigier, Inv. Bus. Daily pA1 "Exxon profit falls on output", Fin Times p15 "Weak gas prices hit Exxon" by ED Crooks, Fin times p12 "The old guard", USA Today p1B "Earnings Exxon:, AJC pA14 "Chemicals, refining cut Exxon Mobil's income" say Exxon's 1Q net income drpopped 11% for the first time since '09. It earned $9.45 bil or $2 a share down from $10.7 bil or $2.14 a year earlier and missed expectations.
WSJ pC10 "Clear gap between Shell & Exxon" by Liam Denning says Exxon's '10 purchase of XTO energy for gas still drags on profits.
WSJ pC4 "DJIa builds another rally" by Matt Jarzemsky says investors shrugged off disappointing readings on the job market & euro zone economic confidence sending the Dow more than 100 points higher for the 3rd time this month. Exxon slid 78 cents after it missed analysts' expectations.
Fin Times p22 "S&P tops 1,400 despite tepid results from Pepsi and Exxon" by Arash Massoudi says the S&P hit this mark for the frist time since 4/5. The Dow bounced back from its muted performance on Wed when Caterpillar said its business in key emerging markets, Brazil & China was slowing. Walmart made positive gains for the first time since the scandal broke over the weekend. GE's share were up 0.9% after shareholders almost won a vote that would have given them greater control.
GE: Fin Times p22 "S&P tops 1,400 despite tepid results from Pepsi and Exxon" by Arash Massoudi says the S&P hit this mark for the frist time since 4/5. The Dow bounced back from its muted performance on Wed when Caterpillar said its business in key emerging markets, Brazil & China was slowing. Walmart made positive gains for the first time since the scandal broke over the weekend. GE's share were up 0.9% after shareholders almost won a vote that would have given them greater control.
Hewlett-Packard: No mentions found.
Home Depot: No mentions found.
Intel: WSJ pB1 "US firms add jobs but ostly overseas" by Scott Thurm says Walmart, Int'l Paper and UPS boosted their employment at home by 3.1% or 113,000 jobs between '09 and '11. 32 other big US firms added jobs faster than other employers along with these 3 but 3/4 of the jobs were overseas. Intel, Caterpillar and 3M added jobs both in the US and overseas. Merck, United Technologies and Microsoft cut jobs both in the US and overseas.
IBM: No mentions found.
JPMorgan: WSJ pC1 "Money fund's battle royal" by Kirsten Grind says JPMoergan and other eecs from other mutual funds are trying to derail regulatory changes that wold rein in money market funds.
Johnson & Johnson: No mentions found.
Kraft: No mentions found.
McDonald's: No mentions found.
Merck: WSJ pB1 "US firms add jobs but ostly overseas" by Scott Thurm says Walmart, Int'l Paper and UPS boosted their employment at home by 3.1% or 113,000 jobs between '09 and '11. 32 other big US firms added jobs faster than other employers along with these 3 but 3/4 of the jobs were overseas. Intel, Caterpillar and 3M added jobs both in the US and overseas. Merck, United Technologies and Microsoft cut jobs both in the US and overseas.
Microsoft: WSJ pB1 "US firms add jobs but ostly overseas" by Scott Thurm says Walmart, Int'l Paper and UPS boosted their employment at home by 3.1% or 113,000 jobs between '09 and '11. 32 other big US firms added jobs faster than other employers along with these 3 but 3/4 of the jobs were overseas. Intel, Caterpillar and 3M added jobs both in the US and overseas. Merck, United Technologies and Microsoft cut jobs both in the US and overseas.
Pfizer: No mentions found.
Procter & Gamble: No mentions found.
3M: WSJ pB1 "US firms add jobs but ostly overseas" by Scott Thurm says Walmart, Int'l Paper and UPS boosted their employment at home by 3.1% or 113,000 jobs between '09 and '11. 32 other big US firms added jobs faster than other employers along with these 3 but 3/4 of the jobs were overseas. Intel, Caterpillar and 3M added jobs both in the US and overseas. Merck, United Technologies and Microsoft cut jobs both in the US and overseas.
Travelers: No mentions found.
United Technologies: WSJ pB1 "US firms add jobs but ostly overseas" by Scott Thurm says Walmart, Int'l Paper and UPS boosted their employment at home by 3.1% or 113,000 jobs between '09 and '11. 32 other big US firms added jobs faster than other employers along with these 3 but 3/4 of the jobs were overseas. Intel, Caterpillar and 3M added jobs both in the US and overseas. Merck, United Technologies and Microsoft cut jobs both in the US and overseas.
Verizon: No mentions found.
Walmart: AJC pA13 "Walmart to let online purchasers pay cash" says you can but online and pay for them with cash at the store.
NYT pB4 "atty Gen'l in Mexico will investigate Walmart" by Elisabeth Malkin, Daily Report p10 "Walmart picks legal team in corruption probe" say the scandal widens.
WSJ pB1 "US firms add jobs but ostly overseas" by Scott Thurm says Walmart, Int'l Paper and UPS boosted their employment at home by 3.1% or 113,000 jobs between '09 and '11. 32 other big US firms added jobs faster than other employers along with these 3 but 3/4 of the jobs were overseas. Intel, Caterpillar and 3M added jobs both in the US and overseas. Merck, United Technologies and Microsoft cut jobs both in the US and overseas.
WSJ pB1 "What china's political crisis signifies for US business" by John Bussey says China closed some Walmart stores briefly last fall.
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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
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