Monday, September 3, 2012

9/3/12 Mon/Sun/Sat Barron's: Caterpillar and Chevron's Stock is Cheap

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Post No. 1,795 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 recent  ranking of the Dow 30 components by market capitalization and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings.


A read of the print editions of  Monday's Barron's and Investor's Business Daily, Sat/Sun combined issues of  each of the Wall St. Journal & Financial Times; & Monday's, Sunday's & Sat's New York Times & 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 a separate table of Dow component's symbol and  Friday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

Dow Jones Average:The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 13,090.84 up 90.13 or 0.69% from Thursday's close of 13,00.71.  For the year the Dow is up 7.15%.  For the week the Dow is down 67.13 or 0.05% from last Friday's close of 13,157.97.  Of the 30 Dow components 29 gained and only Merck declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise was IBM up $1.80 and percentage-wise was Intel up 2.31% The only decliner dollar-wise was  and percentage-wise was Merck down 1 cent or .02%.

Sat WSJ pb5 "Dow tacks on 90, leading to Au8gust gain" by Jonathan Cheng says the Fed Res didn't have to say much to send stocks higher Fri as ivnestors embraced the prospect of more central bank aid of the economy.

Sat. NYT pB7 "Shares rise after Fed Chairman's speech & end month higher" by AP says stock indexes finished higher Fri & posted big enough gains to put them into positive territory for August after a positive statement from Bernanke.

IBD pB6 "August lifts stock market as industry sectors shuffle" by Paul Whitfield says stocks shrugged off a stand pat stance from the Fed on Fri as the indexes chalked up their 1st upside Aug since '09.  Friday's action was up in rising vol as the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.

Fin Times p11 "Facebook weighed down by bleak analysts' forecast" by kandy Wong says  Bank of America cut its 12 month target price for Facebook to $23 from $35.  Overall the S&P 500 increased 0.5% leaving it on track for a weekly loss of 0.3%.  Bernanke reiterated concerns over the pace of the recovery and outlined available policy tools but held back from giving a direct hint of further easing.  JPMorgan shed 0.15.  Exxon the largest US oil group by market cap lost 0.95.  Chevron was up 0.1%.  DuPont added 0.3% but lost 1.2% over the week as it agreed to sell its coatings biz to Carlye for $5.15 bil.

As of the close of the market on Friday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page B6 of   Saturday's Wall St. Journal is 0.12914682. Saturday's trailing P/E ratio is 14.51 up from Friday's trailing P/E ratio of 14.41 (year ago it was 12.54); Friday's P/E estimate is 12.42 down from Friday's P/E estimate of 12.52 (year ago it was 11.52) and Saturday's dividend yield is 2.61 down from Friday's dividend yield of 2.64 (last year it was 2.73). 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 1,690.63 up 11.64 from Thursday's closing numerator of 1,678.99.  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 (0.12914682) you get the increase in today's Dow .Each dollar increase in the Dow increases the Dow Jones Industrial Average by 7.74.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $56.35 up 38 cents from Thursday's average closing price of $55.97. The median closing price of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $53.25 (HD/DD) up 15 cents from Thursday's median closing price of $53.10 (HD/DD). The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume again was Bank of America.

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 $1,369 ($167,899).

MarketWatch.com Fri. 4:13 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks on Friday notched a third month of gains that have largely priced in another round of easing by the Federal Reserve and policy action in Europe to address its debt crisis. The market drew "a lift today on further confirmation that [Fed Chairman Ben] Bernanke does have another round of QE in his back pocket," said Jeffrey Kleintop, chief market strategist at LPL Financial. After a 151-point climb, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.69% rose 90.13 points, or 0.7%, to 13,090.84, giving it a 0.6% August gain and a 0.5% decline on the week. The S&P 500 index SPX +0.51% climbed 7.10 points, or 0.5%, to 1,406.58, rising 2% for the month and down 0.3% for the week. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.60% advanced 18.25 points, or 0.6%, to 3,066.96, up 4.3% for the month and off 0.1% for the week.

Monday's, Sunday's & Saturday's News followed by Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T:  No mentions found.

Alcoa:   No mentions found.

American Express:   No mentions found.

Bank of America:  Fin Times p11 "Facebook weighed down by bleak analysts' forecast" by kandy Wong says  Bank of America cut its 12 month target price for Facebook to $23 from $35.  Overall the S&P 500 increased 0.5% leaving it on track for a weekly loss of 0.3%.  Bernanke reiterated concerns over the pace of the recovery and outlined available policy tools but held back from giving a direct hint of further easing.  JPMorgan shed 0.15.  Exxon the largest US oil group by market cap lost 0.95.  Chevron was up 0.1%.  DuPont added 0.3% but lost 1.2% over the week as it agreed to sell its coatings biz to Carlye for $5.15 bil.

Boeing:   No mentions found.

Caterpillar:  Barron's p25 "Strategic picks" says Stephen Auth of Fedeated Investors says Caterpillar is cheap and due to catch up, whicle Robert Doll of BlackRock and Adam Parker of Morgan Stanley like Chevron.

Chevron: Barron's p25 "Strategic picks" says Stephen Auth of Fedeated Investors says Caterpillar is cheap and due to catch up, whicle Robert Doll of BlackRock and Adam Parker of Morgan Stanley like Chevron.

 Fin Times p11 "Facebook weighed down by bleak analysts' forecast" by kandy Wong says  Bank of America cut its 12 month target price for Facebook to $23 from $35.  Overall the S&P 500 increased 0.5% leaving it on track for a weekly loss of 0.3%.  Bernanke reiterated concerns over the pace of the recovery and outlined available policy tools but held back from giving a direct hint of further easing.  JPMorgan shed 0.15.  Exxon the largest US oil group by market cap lost 0.95.  Chevron was up 0.1%.  DuPont added 0.3% but lost 1.2% over the week as it agreed to sell its coatings biz to Carlye for $5.15 bil.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  No mentions found.

Disney:  No mentions found.

DuPont:  Barron's p10 "Week review" says DuPont said it would sell its car paint biz to Carlyle for $4.9 bil.  DuPont is charted at page M5.

 Fin Times p11 "Facebook weighed down by bleak analysts' forecast" by kandy Wong says  Bank of America cut its 12 month target price for Facebook to $23 from $35.  Overall the S&P 500 increased 0.5% leaving it on track for a weekly loss of 0.3%.  Bernanke reiterated concerns over the pace of the recovery and outlined available policy tools but held back from giving a direct hint of further easing.  JPMorgan shed 0.15.  Exxon the largest US oil group by market cap lost 0.95.  Chevron was up 0.1%.  DuPont added 0.3% but lost 1.2% over the week as it agreed to sell its coatings biz to Carlye for $5.15 bil.

Exxon:  Fin Times p11 "Facebook weighed down by bleak analysts' forecast" by kandy Wong says  Bank of America cut its 12 month target price for Facebook to $23 from $35.  Overall the S&P 500 increased 0.5% leaving it on track for a weekly loss of 0.3%.  Bernanke reiterated concerns over the pace of the recovery and outlined available policy tools but held back from giving a direct hint of further easing.  JPMorgan shed 0.15.  Exxon the largest US oil group by market cap lost 0.95.  Chevron was up 0.1%.  DuPont added 0.3% but lost 1.2% over the week as it agreed to sell its coatings biz to Carlye for $5.15 bil.

GE:  No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard:  No mentions found.

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan:  IBD pA2 "JPMorgan reassessing risk" says JPMOrgan is reveiwing dealings with brokerages that use it to settle trades.

Fin Times p11 "Facebook weighed down by bleak analysts' forecast" by kandy Wong says  Bank of America cut its 12 month target price for Facebook to $23 from $35.  Overall the S&P 500 increased 0.5% leaving it on track for a weekly loss of 0.3%.  Bernanke reiterated concerns over the pace of the recovery and outlined available policy tools but held back from giving a direct hint of further easing.  JPMorgan shed 0.15.  Exxon the largest US oil group by market cap lost 0.95.  Chevron was up 0.1%.  DuPont added 0.3% but lost 1.2% over the week as it agreed to sell its coatings biz to Carlye for $5.15 bil.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

Kraft:  No mentions found.

McDonalds:  No mentions found.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  Barron's p11 "Week preview" says on Wed Microsoft presents at the Citi Technology Conference.

Pfizer:  No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble:  Sun. AJC pD6 "Companies readyf or football" by Stuart Elliott, NYtimes says Procter & Gamble has signed a multiyear deal designating Tide as the official detergent of the NFL. 

3M:  No mentions found.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

Verizon:  No mentions found.

Walmart: Barron's p35 "High on lower end retailers" by lawrence Strauss is an interview with Deborah Weinswig, retailing analyst, Citi Investment Research who says Walmart has had a significant focus on being in stock for the customer and are continuing to improve on all metrics.  It is her top pick for the back to school season.  Walmart is offering $1 bil in price cuts in '12, much of it in groceries.

Sat. WSJ pB1 "Walmart is testing mobile checkout" by Shelly Banjo says this new system allows shoppers to use their mobile phones to scan items skipping the cashiers' lines.


Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:


Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
TNYSE
AANYSE
AXPNYSE
BACNYSE
BANYSE
CATNYSE
CVXNYSE
CSCONASDAQ-GS
KONYSE
DISNYSE
DDNYSE
XOMNYSE
GENYSE
HPQNYSE
HDNYSE
INTCNASDAQ-GS
IBMNYSE
JPMNYSE
JNJNYSE
KFTNASDAQ-GS
MCDNYSE
MRKNYSE
MSFTNASDAQ-GS
PFENYSE
PGNYSE
MMMNYSE
TRVNYSE
UTXNYSE
VZDualListed
WMTNYSE
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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 Alex Gorsky (New Brunswick, NJ)

Kraft KFT Irene Rosenfeld (Northfield, Ill.)

McDonald's MCD Donald 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 8/17/12 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 $408 [4.5]
2. Microsoft MSFT 259.5 [8.5]
3.WalMart WMT 245 [3.5]
4. IBM 230 [1]
5. GE 222 [10.5]
6. Chevron CVX 221 [2]
7. AT&T T 214.5 [6]
8. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 187 [3]
9. Procter & Gamble PG 184.5 [3]
10. Coke KO 178.5 [4.5]
11. Pfizer PFE 177.5 [7.5]
12. JPMorgan Chase JPM 140.5 [4]
13. Intel INTC 132.5 [5]
14. Merck MRK 132 [3]
15. Verizon VZ 125.5 [3]
16. Cisco CSCO 102 [5.5]
17. Disney DIS 90.5 [2]
18. McDonald's MCD 88 [1]
19. Home Depot HD 87 [1.5]
20. Bank of America BAC 86 [10.5]
21. United Technologies UTX 73.5 [1]
22. Kraft KFT 72 [2]23. American Express AXP 65.5 [1]
24. 3M MMM 65 [.5]
25. Caterpillar CAT 59 [.5]
26. Boeing BA 55.5 [1]
27. DuPont DD 47 [1]
28. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 38.5 [2]
29. Travelers TRV 25 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 9.5 [1]

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 8/17/12:

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

AT&T T: 6/29/12 8K re: election of Scott F. Ford as Director
6/14/12 8K re: sale of approx. $2 bil of notes
6/7/12 8K re completion of sale of AT&T Advertising Solutions to Cerebrus
5/4/12 10Q for Qtr ended 3/31
5/2/12 8K re: Results of Annual Stockholders Meeting

Alcoa AA: 7/26/12 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/12
7/13/12 8K re: Transcript of 2Q earnings call
7/10/12 8K re: 2Q results
5/10/12 8K re: Results of Annual Shareholders Meeting
5/8/12 8K re: Sustainability Highlights Report


American Express AXP: 8/15/12 8K re: dlinq. & write0off stats for months of May, June, and July
8/8/12 8K re: presentation from semi-annual Fin'l Community Meeting
8/2/12 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/12
7/20/12 8K re: election of David L. Vasella (Chairman of Bd. of Novartis) as Director
7/18/12 8K re: 2Q results
7/16/12 8K re: credt stats through 6/30/12
6/15/12 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats 3/31, 4/30 & 5/31/12
6/13/12 8K re: fin'l presentation of Vice-Chair Edward Gilligan
5/15/12 8K re: delinquency & write-off stats thru 4/30
5/3/12 8K re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders results
5/1/12 10Q for Qtr ended 3/31


Bank of Am BAC: 8/10/12 8K re: retirement of Vice Chiar Charles H. Noski as of 9/1
8/2/12 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/12
7/18/12 8K re: 2Q results
5/25/12 8K re: repurchase of notes
5/9/12 8K re: results of Annual Shareholders meeting
5/4/12 8K re: change of presentation of fin'l info




Boeing BA: 7/25/12 10Q and 8K re: 2nd quarter results ended 6/30/12
6/26/12 8K re: selection of Raymond L. Conner to replace Jim Albaugh as Pres/CEO of Boeing Comm'l Airplanes
5/3/12 8K re: amendment to bylaws reducing number of directors from 12 to 114/25/12 10Q for quarter ended 3/31



Caterpillar CAT: 8/17/12 8K re: 3 mos. dealer stats
8/10/12 8K re: debenture exchange
8/6/12 10Q re: quarter ended 6/30/12
7/27 8K re: debenture exchange
7/24/12 8K re: 3 mos. dealer states
6/26/12 8K re: safety problems at Wyoming mine
6/25/12 8K re: underwriting agreement re: issuance of $1.5 bil of debt
6/20/12 8K re: 3 month dealer stats thru 5/12
6/18/12 8K re: amended by-laws re: date of annual stockholders meeting
6/14/12 8K re: election of Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. to Bd. of Dirs.
6/13/12 8K re: increase of quarterly div to 52 cents payable 8/20 to 7/20 record holders


Chevron CVX: 8/2/12 10Q & 7/27/12 8K re: 2 Qtr. results ended 6/30/12
7/11/12 8K re: guidance for 2Q
6/4/12 8K re: voting results from annual stockholders meeting
5/27/12 proxy re: recommendation to vote against all stockholder proposals
5/3/12 10Q for quarter ended 3/31
5/3/12 Proxy material re: voting recommendations


Cisco CSCO : 8/15/12 8K re: 4Q and FY '12 earnings
8/2/12 8K re: appointment to Bd. of CEO of salesforce.com Marc Benioff and Kristina M. Johnson, CEO of enduring Hydro, LLC
6/27/12 8K re; execs' pre-arranged stock trading plan
6/13/12 8K re: director's pre-arranged stock trading plan


Coke KO: 7/1 8K re: new operating structure
7/27/12 8K re: Amendment to Articles of Incorp. to increase auth. shares & 2 for 1 stock split
'7/26/12 10Q for quarter ended 6/29/12
7/17/12 8K re; 2Q results
7/10/12 8K re: approval of shareholders for stock split
5/25/12 Proxy material re: 7/10 Special stockholders meeting
5/15/12 Proxy re: special meeting of stockholders to approve stock split to be held at Atlanta on 7/10/12 to get invited email: shareownerservices@na.ko.com by 5/21



Disney DIS: 8/7/12 10Q & 8/7/12 8K results for 3rd quarter ended 6/30/12

6/11/12 8K re: $2.25 bil 5 year credit agreement


DuPont DD: 7/24/12 8K and 7/24/12 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/12
5/1/12 8K re: Annual meeting of stockholders results

ExxonMobil XOM: 8/2/12 10Q & 7/26/12 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30/12
6/1/12 8K re: voting results from annual shareholders meeting
5/16/12 proxy re: exec compensation
5/11/12 proxy re: voting recommendations
5/3/12 10Q ended 3/31


GE: 7/30/12 10Q re: quarter ended 6/30/12
7/30/12 8K re: election of John J. Brennan to Bd., he is Chairman Emeritus of Vanguard
7/23/12 8K re: resignation of John Krenicki as Vice Chair & exec officer at year end
7/20/12 8K re: 2Q results
6/12/12 8K re: election of Manjin Dekkers to Board of Dirs.
5/23/12 10Q/A amend 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/12
5/16/12 8K re: dividend of $475 mil from GECC to GE & increase of stock buyback program
5/9/12 10Q/A & 5/4/12 10Q for Qtr ended 3/31


Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 8/8/12 8K re: write-down due to impairment of goodwill
6/8/12 10Q re: quarter ended 4/30/12
5/23/12 8K re: 2nd Qtr results


Home Depot HD: 8/14/12 8K re: quarter ended 7/29
8/7/12 8K re: purchase of U.S. Home systems and related Proxy statement
5/24/12 10Q for quarter ended 4/29/12
5/22/12 8K re: voting results of 5/17 annual shareholders meeting
5/15/12 8K re: 1 Qtr results


Intel INTC: 8/1/12 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/12
7/18/12 2 8Ks re: 2Q results
7/9/12 8K re; purchase of 10% of ASML for $2.1 bil
5/22/12 8K re: voting results of annual stockholders meeting
5/11/12 8K re: Reg FD disclosure of webcast
5/7/12 8K re: 90 cents a share dividend




IBM: 8/1/12 8K re: closing of sale of IBM's Retail Store Solutions biz to Toshiba Tec
7/31/12 10Q for period ended 6/30/12
7/27/12 8K re: underwriting agreement for 1.875% notes due '22
7/19/12 & 7/18/12 8Ks re: 2Q results
5/10/12 8K re: underwriting of notes
5/9/12 8K re: investor briefing materials



JPMorganChase JPM: 8/9/12 10Q for period ended 6/30/12
7/27/12 8K re: exec changes
7/13/12 8K re: 2Q results
7/13/12 8K re: restatement of 1Q results
6/13/12 8K re: CEO Jamie Dimon's testimony before US Senate Comm on Banking
6/12/12 8K re: redemption of $9 bil in Trust Preferred Capital Securities
5/18/12 8K re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders' results
5/15/12 8K re: retirement of Chief Inv. Office Ina Drew succeeded by Matthew E. Zames



Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 8/16/12 8K re: discontinuance of bapineuzumbab trials
8/2/12 10Q for quarter ended 7/1/12
7/20/12 8K re: settlement of shareholder deriv case in US Dist CT NJ
7/17/12 8K re: 2Q results
6/14/12 8K re: completion of Synthes purchase for $19.7 cash/stock
6/12/12 8K re: repurchase of shares from Goldman Sachs & JPMorgan
6/8/12 8K re: special charge of $600 mil related to legal charges related to Risperdal, Invega & Naterecor
5/8/12 8K re: sale of DePuy Orthopaedics to Biomet
5/7/12 10Q re: qtr ended 4/1




Kraft KFT: 8/17/12 8K & 8/14 8K & 8/2/12 8K re: spin-off
8/3/12 10Q & 8/2/12 8K re: results of second quarter ended 6/30/12
7/18/12 & 7/17/12 & 7/2/12 8Ks re: successful exchange of notes
6/18/12 8K re: Exchange Offer
6/8/12 8K re: on 6/26 KFT to trade on NASDAQ not NYSE
5/31/12 8K re: issuance of $6 bil of notes
5/24/12 8K re: amendment of bylaws to do away with share certificates as of 6/15
5/22/12 8K re: 5 year revolving credit contract
5/18/12 8K re: favorable IRS ruling on tax-free nature of spin-off
5/14/12 proxy material re Annual meeting


McDonald's MCD: 8/9/12 8K re: July '12 sales
8/6/12 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/12
7/23/12 8K re; 2Q results
7/20/12 8K re: various amendments to By-laws
6/18/12 8K re: stocks options to Donald Thompson CEO as of 7/1
6/11/12 8K re: May '12 sales
5/29/12 8K re: issuance of approx. $1 bil of notes
5/29/12 8K re: approval of officers' stock plan



Merck MRK: 8/7/12 10Q & 7/27/12 8K re: results of second quarter ended 6/30/12
5/25/12 8K re: voting results of 5/22 Annual meeting of shareholders


Microsoft MSFT: 7/26/12 10K for year ended 6/30/12
7/19/12 8K re: 4Q & full year results
7/2/12 8K re: write-down to Online Services Div
6/18/12 8K re: Amendment to By-laws re: timing of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
5/3/12 8K re: election of Steve Luczo to Board, he is CEO of Seagate Tech

Pfizer PFE: 8/14/12 8K re: purchase of marketing rights to OTC Nexium from AstraZeneca
8/9/12 10Q & 7/31/12 8K re: results of 2 Qtr ended 7/1/12
5/23/12 8K re: exec promotions
5/10/12 10Q for quarter ended 4/1
5/1/12 8K re: 1 qtr results



Procter & Gamble PG: 8/16/12 Form 8-A & 8/16 & 8/14/12 8Ks re sales of notes
8/8/12 10K and 8/3/12 2 8Ks all re: fourth quarter results for year ended 6/30/12
7/18/12 8K re: Board proclaims support for CEO Bob McDonald
7/10/12 8K re: quarterly dividend of 0.562 cents per share
6/20/12 8K re: Deutsche Bank Conference Reg. FD disclosures


3M MMM: 8/2/12 & 7/26/12 8K re: 2nd quarter results for quarter ended 6/30/12
7/26/12 8K re: sale of notes
6/26/12 8K re: issuance of $1.25 bil of notes
5/10/12 & 5/412 8Ks re: adoption of exec pre-arranged stock trading plans
5/9/12 2 8Ks re: approval of amendments to employee stock purchase plan
5/3/12 10Q for quarter ended 3/31


Travelers TRV: 7/19/12 10Q & 7/19/12 8K re: results of quarter ender 6/30/12
5/25/12 8K re: voting results of 5/23 Annual Meeting of Shareholders


United Technologies UTX: 7/31/12 8K re: purchase of Silver II for $3.46 bil
7/26/12 10Q & 7/26/12 8K re: results of 2nd qtr ended 6/30/12 & closing of Goodrich purchase and board and exec changer
6/18/12 8K re: issuance of equity unites
6/1/12 8K re: issuance of $9.8 bil of notes
4/30/12 10Q for quarter ended 3/31
4/24/12 8K re: 1 qtr results
4/13/12 8K re: retirement of Charles Lee from Board of Dirs.


Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 7/30/12 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/12
7/19/12 Form S-3 re: registration of 29,750,000 shares
7/19/12 & 7/18/12 8Ks re: 2Q results
5/9/12 8K re: results of annual shareholders meeting


WalMart WMT: 8/16/12 8K re: 2 Qtr results
7/30/12 8K re: election to Board of Tim Flynn, former Chairman of KPMG
6/4/12 8K re: voting results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
6/1/12 10Q for quarter ended 4/30/12
5/17/12 8K re: operating results & guidance
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