The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at 13,583.65 down 26.5 or 0.19 % from Friday's close of 13,610.15. Of the Dow components 11 gained, Coke was unchanged and 18 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was McDonald's up 54 cents and percentage-wise was UnitedHealt up 0.82%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Home Depot down $1.32 or 2.09%.
As of the open of the market on Monday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of Monday's Wall St. Journal is 0.130216081. Monday's trailing P/E ratio is 14.82 down from Saturday's trailing P/E ratio of 15.09 (year ago it was 12.39); Monday's P/E estimate is 12.79 up from Saturday's P/E estimate of 12.75 (year ago it was 11.25) and Monday's dividend yield is 2.49 down from Saturday's dividend yield of 2.52 (last year it was 2.78). 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.
Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,768.81 down 3.45 from Friday's closing numerator of 1,772.26. 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 (0.130216081) you get the decrease in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $7.68 change in the Dow Index.
The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $58.96 down 12 cents from Friday's closing numerator of $59.08. The median closing price of Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $54.97 (DIS/UNH) down 8 cents from Friday's median closing price of $55.05 (DIS/UNH). The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume again was Bank of America.
If Monday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have lost $345 ($177,226 -$176,881).
MarketWatch.com Mon. 10/8/12 4:16 pm by Kate Gibson says US stocks on Monday retreated from near five-year highs as investors braced for what’s expected to be a weak earnings season.
“We’ve probably managed to set the bar low enough that we can get over the top of it,” Bill Stone, chief investment strategist at PNC Asset Management Group, said of lowered estimates for coming results, which could have American corporations breaking an 11-quarter streak of year-over-year gains in earnings. Halting a three-session win streak, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -0.19% fell 26.50 points, or 0.2%, to 13,583.65. Historically, Alcoa has acted as a barometer for how the rest of the market has performed during past earnings seasons. Dow component and aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. AA +0.33% is slated to release quarterly results after the close of regular U.S. trading Tuesday. Personal-computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co.HPQ -1.83% has already warned its 2012 profit will come in below analysts’ estimates, and shipper FedEx Corp. FDX -0.12% has trimmed its yearly earnings outlook as well. But Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott, also played down any notion that third-quarter results would include any shocks major enough to send Wall Street into a tailspin. A correction of 3% to 5% is due in any event in light of Wall Street’s climb that has pushed the S&P 500 IndexSPX -0.35% nearly higher 16% this year, Luschini noted. “Expectations have been sufficiently lowered, so it probably leads to a low hurdle for companies to exceed dumbed-down expectations,” he said. Falling for a second session, the S&P 500 index SPX -0.35% declined 5.05 points, or 0.4%, to 1,455.88, with technology and telecommunications hit the hardest among its 10 sectors. Also extending its slide into a second session, the Nasdaq Composite COMP -0.76% lost 24.58 points, or 0.8%, to 3,111.61.
Apple Inc. /AAPL -2.21% shares fell 2.2% after a China Labor Watch report that a Foxconn factory in China had been crippled by a strike. The Taiwanese company and Apple contractor denied the report by the labor-watchdog group. Facebook Inc. FB -2.44% slipped 2.4% after BTIG LLC downgraded the social network. Netflix Inc. /NFLX +10.46% gained more than 10% after Morgan Stanley upgraded the video-subscription service. For every two stocks rising three fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where a measly 464 million shares traded in light Columbus Day volume. Composite volume just topped 2.3 billion. With relatively sparse personnel in today, that’s another reason to follow on the heels of Europe,” Stone said of the federal holiday that had the both the government and bond market closed. In Luxembourg, euro-area ministers gathered as investors looked for any signals that Spain would ask for rescue funds.
Asia’s slowing economic growth and Europe’s unresolved fiscal issues reinforced market thoughts of reduced demand for oil, with the November crude futures CLX2 -0.18% finishing below $90 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The World Bank on Monday reduced its forecast for the East Asia and Pacific region, while cautioning the slowdown in China could get worse
Monday's Closing Dow Numbers:
| Symbol | Last Sale | Change | % Change | Share Volume | Market |
| T |  | NYSE | |||
| AA |  | NYSE | |||
| AXP | | NYSE | |||
| BAC | | NYSE | |||
| BA | | NYSE | |||
| CAT | | NYSE | |||
| CVX | | NYSE | |||
| CSCO | | NASDAQ-GS | |||
| KO |  | NYSE | |||
| DIS | | NYSE | |||
| DD | | NYSE | |||
| XOM | | NYSE | |||
| GE | | NYSE | |||
| HPQ | | NYSE | |||
| HD | | NYSE | |||
| INTC | | NASDAQ-GS | |||
| IBM | | NYSE | |||
| JPM | | NYSE | |||
| JNJ | | NYSE | |||
| MCD | | NYSE | |||
| MRK | | NYSE | |||
| MSFT | | NASDAQ-GS | |||
| PFE | | NYSE | |||
| PG | | NYSE |
| MMM | | NYSE | |||
| TRV | | NYSE | |||
| UNH | | NYSE | |||
| UTX | | NYSE | |||
| VZ | | DualListed | |||
| WMT | | NYSE |
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The following are excerpts from Mon. morning's Blog.
A read of the print editions of Monday's Barron's,Investor's Business Daily, Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, USA Today, Atlanta Journal Constitution & Daily Report (Ga. - carries Bloomberg) yielded the following stories about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 component companies and the Dow with stories about the Dow aggregated first and then items about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 companies presented alphabetically, followed by a separate table of Dow component's symbol and Friday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.
Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 13,610.15 up 34.79 or 0.26 % from Thursday's close of 13,575.36. For the week the Dow is up 173.02 or 1.27% from last Friday's close of 13,437.13. For the year the Dow is up 11.4%. Of the Dow components 19 gained and 11 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Home Depot up $1.46 or 2.36%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was UnitedHealth down 84 cents or 1.45%.
Sat WSJ pB4 "Blue Chips hold on to end in black" by Matt Jarzemsky says the Dow rose to near a 5 year high after a surprise drop in US unemployment. But the gains faded amid renwed concerns re: Europe's debt problems, sending the S&P and Nasdaq into the red at day's end. Bank of America was up 5.5% for the week. Hewlett-Packard was down 14% for the week.
IBD pB8 "Stocks dismiss jobs data, then sag to mixed finish" by Paul Whitfield says stocks took wary steps up & down Fri, adding a 5th straigh gain in the NYSE composite but ending with streaks on the other major indexes. The Dow rose 0.3% led by Home Depot's 2.4% gain. Friday's action was mostly down in mixed trade. The current outlook is still a confirmed uptrend.
Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,772.26 up 5.53 from Thursday's closing numerator of 1,767.73. 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 (0.130216081) you get the increase in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $7.68 change in the Dow Index.
The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $59.08 up 16 cents from Thursday's closing numerator of $58.92. The median closing price of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $55.05 (DIS/UNH) down 23 cents from Thursday's median closing price of $55.28 (DIS/UNH). 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 or dividends) and sold at the close you would have made $553 ($177,226 - $176,773).
MarketWatch.com Fri. 10/5/12 5:16 pm by Kate Gibson says US stocks finished mixed Friday, but posted weekly gains,
as enthusiasm over a drop in the U.S. unemployment rate gave way to
caution ahead of the beginning of the quarterly earnings season.The S&P 500
SPX
-0.03%
closed nearly unchanged, slipping 0.47 point to 1,460.93, though the index rose 1.4% for the week.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA
+0.26%
climbed 34.79 points, or 0.3%, to end at 13,610.15, its highest closing
value since December 2007. The blue-chip index posted a weekly gain of
1.3%.
Stocks had rallied during the session after data showed the economy
added 114,000 jobs in September, and the unemployment rate fell to 7.8%,
its lowest level since January 2009.
“It’s a
continuation of what we’ve been seeing: modest growth but
nothing spectacular. But we’re not moving back into recession,” Brad
Sorensen, director of market and sector research at the Schwab Center
for Financial Research, said of the September jobs report.‘I’m not going
to buy into any political conspiracy theories.”Brad Sorensen, Schwab
Center for Financial Research In late trade, however, stocks turned
mostly lower as investors eyed the
start of third-quarter earnings season on Tuesday when aluminum giant
Alcoa Inc.
AA
+0.22%
will report results. Friday’s session echoes a pattern in play in
recent weeks that has Wall
Street “making a decisive move up or down in the morning, go sideways
and then retrace half the move before the close,” said Arthur Hogan, a
strategist at Lazard Capital Markets.“We’re in wait-and-see mode. We’re
waiting to see what happens with the
election, we’re waiting to see what happens with the fiscal cliff, and
we’re waiting to see what happens with Europe,” Hogan said. Next week
the market will get “company-specific announcements that could
be indicative of broader economic trends,” Matthew Kaufler, portfolio
manager at Federated Investors, said of third-quarter earnings
season.“The expectations bar is as low as it’s been this entire cycle
(since
2009). Even though corporate America continues to find a way to eke out
profits out of slowing top-line revenue growth, it’ll be uninspiring at
best,” offered Hogan of the results ahead.Advancers outpaced decliners
by 17 to 13 on the New York Stock Exchange,
where around 600 million shares traded. Composite volume topped 3.1
billion.The Nasdaq Composite
COMP
-0.42%
fell 13.27 points, or 0.4%, to end at 3,136.19; the index gained 0.6% for the week.
Shares of iPhone maker Apple Inc.
AAPL
-2.13%
dropped 2.1%, weighing on the Nasdaq.
Zynga Inc.
ZNGA
-11.90%
shares dropped nearly 12% after the game maker cut its 2012 outlook, with Facebook Inc.
FB
-4.73%
, which gets a portion of its revenues from Zynga fees, also hit.
Shares of Facebook fell 4.7%. Alcoa kicks off the third-quarter
earnings season with its results
on Tuesday. J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo are due to report earnings next
Friday. The U.S. dollar held steady as Treasury notes fell, while oil
prices declined for a third week.Equities had added to weekly gains
after the Labor Department report,
which included an upward revision to the August number and bolstered
optimism for increased consumer spending ahead of the holiday shopping
season. Details of the monthly data showed averaged hourly earnings
rising by 0.3%, a gain that Sorensen found particular hopeful. “Heading
into the holiday season, people are earning a little more
money. After a flat month, that’s a little encouraging,” Sorensen said.
Kaufler at Federated Investors said: “Psychologically to see it [the
jobless rate] finally get below 8% is helpful at the margin to
confidence.” “This keeps the Fed’s bias towards easing in place, because
the Fed has
emphasized full employment as a primary goal of its policies, so it
reinforces [Federal Reserve Chairman Ben] Bernanke’s perspective that he
needs to keep rates at low levels until employment moves down more
meaningfully,” said Kaufler. In a Twitter posting, former General
Electric Co.
GE
+0.74%
Chief Executive Officer Jack Welch accused the White House of
manipulating the employment report for political gain. “As you approach an election, there’s going to be that going on, but if
you look at the trend, it’s really in line with what we’ve seen, so I’m
not going to buy into any political conspiracy theories,” said Sorensen
at Schwab.
Monday's Dow News followed by Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:
AT&T: No mentions found.
Alcoa: WSJ pB2Alcoa contends with drains on profit" by John Miller says Alcoa is expected to eke out a profit a penny pe share when it kicks off the earnings season Tues.
Barron's p33 "October surprise?" by Steven M. Sears says Alcoa starts the earning season on Oct. 9. Caterpillar warned in Sept about slow global economic growth in the next few weeks. Hewlett-Packard too a midweek drubbing after management said that '13 rev would fall in every biz except software & that operating margin would decline. Walmart is attractive due to rev & div growth. Walamrt could soon hit $80 and $100 by '15. Walmart has increaed its annual dividend, currently $1.59 for a 2.1% yield every year since '75. Fiscal 3Q earnings will be releaed Nov. 15. JPMorgan is now advising clients to buy Bank of America.
Barron's p17 "Preview" says on Tues Alcoa reports 3Q earnings with consensus estimates of penny per share vs. a year ago of 14 cents. on Friday JPMorgan are expected to report 3Q earnigns rose from a year earlier.
American Express: Barron's p16 "Week review" says American Express agreed to pay $112.5 to resolve charges that it engaged in illegal charge card practices. NY AG filed a civil lawsuit vs. JPMorgan alleging fraud by the company's Bear Stearns unit in the sale of mortgage securities. Shares of Hewlett-Packard dropped more than 10% following CEO Meg Whitman's short term forecast of slipping rev & profit.
Bank of America: Barron's p33 "October surprise?" by Steven M. Sears says Alcoa starts the earning season on Oct. 9. Caterpillar warned in Sept about slow global economic growth in the next few weeks. Hewlett-Packard too a midweek drubbing after management said that '13 rev would fall in every biz except software & that operating margin would decline. Walmart is attractive due to rev & div growth. Walamrt could soon hit $80 and $100 by '15. Walmart has increaed its annual dividend, currently $1.59 for a 2.1% yield every year since '75. Fiscal 3Q earnings will be releaed Nov. 15. JPMorgan is now advising clients to buy Bank of America.
Boeing: No mentions found.
Caterpillar: Barron's p33 "October surprise?" by Steven M. Sears says Alcoa starts the earning season on Oct. 9. Caterpillar warned in Sept about slow global economic growth in the next few weeks. Hewlett-Packard too a midweek drubbing after management said that '13 rev would fall in every biz except software & that operating margin would decline. Walmart is attractive due to rev & div growth. Walamrt could soon hit $80 and $100 by '15. Walmart has increaed its annual dividend, currently $1.59 for a 2.1% yield every year since '75. Fiscal 3Q earnings will be releaed Nov. 15. JPMorgan is now advising clients to buy Bank of America.
Barron's p39 "Plentiful payouts" by Shirley A. Lazo says 8 Dow components hiked thier dividends in 3Q: Caterpillar, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, McDonald's, Microsoft, United Technologies and Verizon. Coke did a 2 for 1 stock split in Aug. UnitedHealth Group replaced Kraft in the Dow on 9/24.
Chevron: WSJ pB1 "Matt Damon fracking fil lights up petroleum lobby" by Daniel Gilbert says Damon's film "promised Land" is causing lobbyists from Chevron & Exxon to mount a campagin.
Cisco: WSJ pC10 "Foreign profits can create earnings illusion" by David Reilly says tech firms such as Cisco, Microsoft & Apple acccount for nearly a quarter of the $1.5 tril of the S&P 500 money parked outside the US. Health care firms make up about a fifth.
Barron's p39 "Plentiful payouts" by Shirley A. Lazo says 8 Dow components hiked thier dividends in 3Q: Caterpillar, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, McDonald's, Microsoft, United Technologies and Verizon. Coke did a 2 for 1 stock split in Aug. UnitedHealth Group replaced Kraft in the Dow on 9/24.
Barron's p29 "Apple critics sharpen thier pens, but lack logic" by Tiernan Ray says Apple has outgrown the PC market which is still dominated by Microsoft's Windows op system. Hewlett-Packard continues to wander in the desert. Its debt load sets it apart from peers that have net cash positions such as Cisco.
Coke: Barron's p39 "Plentiful payouts" by Shirley A. Lazo says 8 Dow components hiked thier dividends in 3Q: Caterpillar, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, McDonald's, Microsoft, United Technologies and Verizon. Coke did a 2 for 1 stock split in Aug. UnitedHealth Group replaced Kraft in the Dow on 9/24.
Disney: WSJ pB4 "Dish's ad skp feature sours talks" by Shalimi Ramachandran et al says the auto hop is causing problems in the talks to renw its retansmission agreements with broadcasts . ABC, a unit of Disney, and other broadcasters have sued Dish Network Corp. over the legality of this feature.
Exxon: WSJ pB1 "Matt Damon fracking fil lights up petroleum lobby" by Daniel Gilbert says Damon's film "promised Land" is causing lobbyists from Chevron & Exxon to mount a campagin.
GE: No mentions found.
Hewlett-Packard: Barron's p33 "October surprise?" by Steven M. Sears says Alcoa starts the earning season on Oct. 9. Caterpillar warned in Sept about slow global economic growth in the next few weeks. Hewlett-Packard too a midweek drubbing after management said that '13 rev would fall in every biz except software & that operating margin would decline. Walmart is attractive due to rev & div growth. Walamrt could soon hit $80 and $100 by '15. Walmart has increaed its annual dividend, currently $1.59 for a 2.1% yield every year since '75. Fiscal 3Q earnings will be releaed Nov. 15. JPMorgan is now advising clients to buy Bank of America.
Barron's p16 "Week review" says American Express agreed to pay $112.5 to resolve charges that it engaged in illegal charge card practices. NY AG filed a civil lawsuit vs. JPMorgan alleging fraud by the company's Bear Stearns unit in the sale of mortgage securities. Shares of Hewlett-Packard dropped more than 10% following CEO Meg Whitman's short term forecast of slipping rev & profit.
Barron's pM6 charts Hewlett-Packard saying only HP's software unit has met rev expectations.
Barron's p39 "Plentiful payouts" by Shirley A. Lazo says 8 Dow components hiked thier dividends in 3Q: Caterpillar, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, McDonald's, Microsoft, United Technologies and Verizon. Coke did a 2 for 1 stock split in Aug. UnitedHealth Group replaced Kraft in the Dow on 9/24.
Barron's p29 "Apple critics sharpen thier pens, but lack logic" by Tiernan Ray says Apple has outgrown the PC market which is still dominated by Microsoft's Windows op system. Hewlett-Packard continues to wander in the desert. Its debt load sets it apart from peers that have net cash positions such as Cisco.
Home Depot: IBD pB8 "Stocks dismiss jobs data, then sag to mixed finish" by Paul Whitfield says stocks took wary steps up & down Fri, adding a 5th straigh gain in the NYSE composite but ending with streaks on the other major indexes. The Dow rose 0.3% led by Home Depot's 2.4% gain. Friday's action was mostly down in mixed trade. The current outlook is still a confirmed uptrend.
Intel: Barron's p39 "Plentiful payouts" by Shirley A. Lazo says 8 Dow components hiked thier dividends in 3Q: Caterpillar, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, McDonald's, Microsoft, United Technologies and Verizon. Coke did a 2 for 1 stock split in Aug. UnitedHealth Group replaced Kraft in the Dow on 9/24.
IBM: No mentions found.
JPMorgan: Barron's p33 "October surprise?" by Steven M. Sears says Alcoa starts the earning season on Oct. 9. Caterpillar warned in Sept about slow global economic growth in the next few weeks. Hewlett-Packard too a midweek drubbing after management said that '13 rev would fall in every biz except software & that operating margin would decline. Walmart is attractive due to rev & div growth. Walamrt could soon hit $80 and $100 by '15. Walmart has increaed its annual dividend, currently $1.59 for a 2.1% yield every year since '75. Fiscal 3Q earnings will be releaed Nov. 15. JPMorgan is now advising clients to buy Bank of America.
Barron's p16 "Week review" says American Express agreed to pay $112.5 to resolve charges that it engaged in illegal charge card practices. NY AG filed a civil lawsuit vs. JPMorgan alleging fraud by the company's Bear Stearns unit in the sale of mortgage securities. Shares of Hewlett-Packard dropped more than 10% following CEO Meg Whitman's short term forecast of slipping rev & profit.
Johnson & Johnson: No mentions found.
McDonald's: Barron's p39 "Plentiful payouts" by Shirley A. Lazo says 8 Dow components hiked thier dividends in 3Q: Caterpillar, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, McDonald's, Microsoft, United Technologies and Verizon. Coke did a 2 for 1 stock split in Aug. UnitedHealth Group replaced Kraft in the Dow on 9/24.
Merck: No mentions found.
Microsoft: WSJ pC10 "Foreign profits can create earnings illusion" by David Reilly says tech firms such as Cisco, Microsoft & Apple acccount for nearly a quarter of the $1.5 tril of the S&P 500 money parked outside the US. Health care firms make up about a fifth.
Barron's p39 "Plentiful payouts" by Shirley A. Lazo says 8 Dow components hiked thier dividends in 3Q: Caterpillar, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, McDonald's, Microsoft, United Technologies and Verizon. Coke did a 2 for 1 stock split in Aug. UnitedHealth Group replaced Kraft in the Dow on 9/24.
Barron's p29 "Apple critics sharpen thier pens, but lack logic" by Tiernan Ray says Apple has outgrown the PC market which is still dominated by Microsoft's Windows op system. Hewlett-Packard continues to wander in the desert. Its debt load sets it apart from peers that have net cash positions such as Cisco.
IBD pA2 "Google tops Microsoft in court" says Motorola Mobility owned by Google won a victory vs Microsoft in a patent case before a German court Fri.
Pfizer: WSJ pB3 "Pfizer's Inidan unit's patent for cancer drug revoked" by Rumman Ahmed says Pfizer lost its patent for Sutent and INdia will appeal. Cipla, the Indian generic-drup maker won the action.
Procter & Gamble: No mentions found.
3M: No mentions found.
Travelers: No mentions found.
UnitedHealth: Barron's p39 "Plentiful payouts" by Shirley A. Lazo says 8 Dow components hiked thier dividends in 3Q: Caterpillar, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, McDonald's, Microsoft, United Technologies and Verizon. Coke did a 2 for 1 stock split in Aug. UnitedHealth Group replaced Kraft in the Dow on 9/24.
United Technologies: Barron's p39 "Plentiful payouts" by Shirley A. Lazo says 8 Dow components hiked thier dividends in 3Q: Caterpillar, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, McDonald's, Microsoft, United Technologies and Verizon. Coke did a 2 for 1 stock split in Aug. UnitedHealth Group replaced Kraft in the Dow on 9/24.
Verizon: Barron's p39 "Plentiful payouts" by Shirley A. Lazo says 8 Dow components hiked thier dividends in 3Q: Caterpillar, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, McDonald's, Microsoft, United Technologies and Verizon. Coke did a 2 for 1 stock split in Aug. UnitedHealth Group replaced Kraft in the Dow on 9/24.
Walmart: Barron's p33 "October surprise?" by Steven M. Sears says Alcoa starts the earning season on Oct. 9. Caterpillar warned in Sept about slow global economic growth in the next few weeks. Hewlett-Packard too a midweek drubbing after management said that '13 rev would fall in every biz except software & that operating margin would decline. Walmart is attractive due to rev & div growth. Walamrt could soon hit $80 and $100 by '15. Walmart has increaed its annual dividend, currently $1.59 for a 2.1% yield every year since '75. Fiscal 3Q earnings will be releaed Nov. 15. JPMorgan is now advising clients to buy Bank of America.
Monday's Dow News followed by Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:
AT&T: No mentions found.
Alcoa: WSJ pB2Alcoa contends with drains on profit" by John Miller says Alcoa is expected to eke out a profit a penny pe share when it kicks off the earnings season Tues.
Barron's p33 "October surprise?" by Steven M. Sears says Alcoa starts the earning season on Oct. 9. Caterpillar warned in Sept about slow global economic growth in the next few weeks. Hewlett-Packard too a midweek drubbing after management said that '13 rev would fall in every biz except software & that operating margin would decline. Walmart is attractive due to rev & div growth. Walamrt could soon hit $80 and $100 by '15. Walmart has increaed its annual dividend, currently $1.59 for a 2.1% yield every year since '75. Fiscal 3Q earnings will be releaed Nov. 15. JPMorgan is now advising clients to buy Bank of America.
Barron's p17 "Preview" says on Tues Alcoa reports 3Q earnings with consensus estimates of penny per share vs. a year ago of 14 cents. on Friday JPMorgan are expected to report 3Q earnigns rose from a year earlier.
American Express: Barron's p16 "Week review" says American Express agreed to pay $112.5 to resolve charges that it engaged in illegal charge card practices. NY AG filed a civil lawsuit vs. JPMorgan alleging fraud by the company's Bear Stearns unit in the sale of mortgage securities. Shares of Hewlett-Packard dropped more than 10% following CEO Meg Whitman's short term forecast of slipping rev & profit.
Bank of America: Barron's p33 "October surprise?" by Steven M. Sears says Alcoa starts the earning season on Oct. 9. Caterpillar warned in Sept about slow global economic growth in the next few weeks. Hewlett-Packard too a midweek drubbing after management said that '13 rev would fall in every biz except software & that operating margin would decline. Walmart is attractive due to rev & div growth. Walamrt could soon hit $80 and $100 by '15. Walmart has increaed its annual dividend, currently $1.59 for a 2.1% yield every year since '75. Fiscal 3Q earnings will be releaed Nov. 15. JPMorgan is now advising clients to buy Bank of America.
Boeing: No mentions found.
Caterpillar: Barron's p33 "October surprise?" by Steven M. Sears says Alcoa starts the earning season on Oct. 9. Caterpillar warned in Sept about slow global economic growth in the next few weeks. Hewlett-Packard too a midweek drubbing after management said that '13 rev would fall in every biz except software & that operating margin would decline. Walmart is attractive due to rev & div growth. Walamrt could soon hit $80 and $100 by '15. Walmart has increaed its annual dividend, currently $1.59 for a 2.1% yield every year since '75. Fiscal 3Q earnings will be releaed Nov. 15. JPMorgan is now advising clients to buy Bank of America.
Barron's p39 "Plentiful payouts" by Shirley A. Lazo says 8 Dow components hiked thier dividends in 3Q: Caterpillar, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, McDonald's, Microsoft, United Technologies and Verizon. Coke did a 2 for 1 stock split in Aug. UnitedHealth Group replaced Kraft in the Dow on 9/24.
Chevron: WSJ pB1 "Matt Damon fracking fil lights up petroleum lobby" by Daniel Gilbert says Damon's film "promised Land" is causing lobbyists from Chevron & Exxon to mount a campagin.
Cisco: WSJ pC10 "Foreign profits can create earnings illusion" by David Reilly says tech firms such as Cisco, Microsoft & Apple acccount for nearly a quarter of the $1.5 tril of the S&P 500 money parked outside the US. Health care firms make up about a fifth.
Barron's p39 "Plentiful payouts" by Shirley A. Lazo says 8 Dow components hiked thier dividends in 3Q: Caterpillar, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, McDonald's, Microsoft, United Technologies and Verizon. Coke did a 2 for 1 stock split in Aug. UnitedHealth Group replaced Kraft in the Dow on 9/24.
Barron's p29 "Apple critics sharpen thier pens, but lack logic" by Tiernan Ray says Apple has outgrown the PC market which is still dominated by Microsoft's Windows op system. Hewlett-Packard continues to wander in the desert. Its debt load sets it apart from peers that have net cash positions such as Cisco.
Coke: Barron's p39 "Plentiful payouts" by Shirley A. Lazo says 8 Dow components hiked thier dividends in 3Q: Caterpillar, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, McDonald's, Microsoft, United Technologies and Verizon. Coke did a 2 for 1 stock split in Aug. UnitedHealth Group replaced Kraft in the Dow on 9/24.
Disney: WSJ pB4 "Dish's ad skp feature sours talks" by Shalimi Ramachandran et al says the auto hop is causing problems in the talks to renw its retansmission agreements with broadcasts . ABC, a unit of Disney, and other broadcasters have sued Dish Network Corp. over the legality of this feature.
Exxon: WSJ pB1 "Matt Damon fracking fil lights up petroleum lobby" by Daniel Gilbert says Damon's film "promised Land" is causing lobbyists from Chevron & Exxon to mount a campagin.
GE: No mentions found.
Hewlett-Packard: Barron's p33 "October surprise?" by Steven M. Sears says Alcoa starts the earning season on Oct. 9. Caterpillar warned in Sept about slow global economic growth in the next few weeks. Hewlett-Packard too a midweek drubbing after management said that '13 rev would fall in every biz except software & that operating margin would decline. Walmart is attractive due to rev & div growth. Walamrt could soon hit $80 and $100 by '15. Walmart has increaed its annual dividend, currently $1.59 for a 2.1% yield every year since '75. Fiscal 3Q earnings will be releaed Nov. 15. JPMorgan is now advising clients to buy Bank of America.
Barron's p16 "Week review" says American Express agreed to pay $112.5 to resolve charges that it engaged in illegal charge card practices. NY AG filed a civil lawsuit vs. JPMorgan alleging fraud by the company's Bear Stearns unit in the sale of mortgage securities. Shares of Hewlett-Packard dropped more than 10% following CEO Meg Whitman's short term forecast of slipping rev & profit.
Barron's pM6 charts Hewlett-Packard saying only HP's software unit has met rev expectations.
Barron's p39 "Plentiful payouts" by Shirley A. Lazo says 8 Dow components hiked thier dividends in 3Q: Caterpillar, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, McDonald's, Microsoft, United Technologies and Verizon. Coke did a 2 for 1 stock split in Aug. UnitedHealth Group replaced Kraft in the Dow on 9/24.
Barron's p29 "Apple critics sharpen thier pens, but lack logic" by Tiernan Ray says Apple has outgrown the PC market which is still dominated by Microsoft's Windows op system. Hewlett-Packard continues to wander in the desert. Its debt load sets it apart from peers that have net cash positions such as Cisco.
Home Depot: IBD pB8 "Stocks dismiss jobs data, then sag to mixed finish" by Paul Whitfield says stocks took wary steps up & down Fri, adding a 5th straigh gain in the NYSE composite but ending with streaks on the other major indexes. The Dow rose 0.3% led by Home Depot's 2.4% gain. Friday's action was mostly down in mixed trade. The current outlook is still a confirmed uptrend.
Intel: Barron's p39 "Plentiful payouts" by Shirley A. Lazo says 8 Dow components hiked thier dividends in 3Q: Caterpillar, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, McDonald's, Microsoft, United Technologies and Verizon. Coke did a 2 for 1 stock split in Aug. UnitedHealth Group replaced Kraft in the Dow on 9/24.
IBM: No mentions found.
JPMorgan: Barron's p33 "October surprise?" by Steven M. Sears says Alcoa starts the earning season on Oct. 9. Caterpillar warned in Sept about slow global economic growth in the next few weeks. Hewlett-Packard too a midweek drubbing after management said that '13 rev would fall in every biz except software & that operating margin would decline. Walmart is attractive due to rev & div growth. Walamrt could soon hit $80 and $100 by '15. Walmart has increaed its annual dividend, currently $1.59 for a 2.1% yield every year since '75. Fiscal 3Q earnings will be releaed Nov. 15. JPMorgan is now advising clients to buy Bank of America.
Barron's p16 "Week review" says American Express agreed to pay $112.5 to resolve charges that it engaged in illegal charge card practices. NY AG filed a civil lawsuit vs. JPMorgan alleging fraud by the company's Bear Stearns unit in the sale of mortgage securities. Shares of Hewlett-Packard dropped more than 10% following CEO Meg Whitman's short term forecast of slipping rev & profit.
Johnson & Johnson: No mentions found.
McDonald's: Barron's p39 "Plentiful payouts" by Shirley A. Lazo says 8 Dow components hiked thier dividends in 3Q: Caterpillar, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, McDonald's, Microsoft, United Technologies and Verizon. Coke did a 2 for 1 stock split in Aug. UnitedHealth Group replaced Kraft in the Dow on 9/24.
Merck: No mentions found.
Microsoft: WSJ pC10 "Foreign profits can create earnings illusion" by David Reilly says tech firms such as Cisco, Microsoft & Apple acccount for nearly a quarter of the $1.5 tril of the S&P 500 money parked outside the US. Health care firms make up about a fifth.
Barron's p39 "Plentiful payouts" by Shirley A. Lazo says 8 Dow components hiked thier dividends in 3Q: Caterpillar, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, McDonald's, Microsoft, United Technologies and Verizon. Coke did a 2 for 1 stock split in Aug. UnitedHealth Group replaced Kraft in the Dow on 9/24.
Barron's p29 "Apple critics sharpen thier pens, but lack logic" by Tiernan Ray says Apple has outgrown the PC market which is still dominated by Microsoft's Windows op system. Hewlett-Packard continues to wander in the desert. Its debt load sets it apart from peers that have net cash positions such as Cisco.
IBD pA2 "Google tops Microsoft in court" says Motorola Mobility owned by Google won a victory vs Microsoft in a patent case before a German court Fri.
Pfizer: WSJ pB3 "Pfizer's Inidan unit's patent for cancer drug revoked" by Rumman Ahmed says Pfizer lost its patent for Sutent and INdia will appeal. Cipla, the Indian generic-drup maker won the action.
Procter & Gamble: No mentions found.
3M: No mentions found.
Travelers: No mentions found.
UnitedHealth: Barron's p39 "Plentiful payouts" by Shirley A. Lazo says 8 Dow components hiked thier dividends in 3Q: Caterpillar, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, McDonald's, Microsoft, United Technologies and Verizon. Coke did a 2 for 1 stock split in Aug. UnitedHealth Group replaced Kraft in the Dow on 9/24.
United Technologies: Barron's p39 "Plentiful payouts" by Shirley A. Lazo says 8 Dow components hiked thier dividends in 3Q: Caterpillar, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, McDonald's, Microsoft, United Technologies and Verizon. Coke did a 2 for 1 stock split in Aug. UnitedHealth Group replaced Kraft in the Dow on 9/24.
Verizon: Barron's p39 "Plentiful payouts" by Shirley A. Lazo says 8 Dow components hiked thier dividends in 3Q: Caterpillar, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, McDonald's, Microsoft, United Technologies and Verizon. Coke did a 2 for 1 stock split in Aug. UnitedHealth Group replaced Kraft in the Dow on 9/24.
Walmart: Barron's p33 "October surprise?" by Steven M. Sears says Alcoa starts the earning season on Oct. 9. Caterpillar warned in Sept about slow global economic growth in the next few weeks. Hewlett-Packard too a midweek drubbing after management said that '13 rev would fall in every biz except software & that operating margin would decline. Walmart is attractive due to rev & div growth. Walamrt could soon hit $80 and $100 by '15. Walmart has increaed its annual dividend, currently $1.59 for a 2.1% yield every year since '75. Fiscal 3Q earnings will be releaed Nov. 15. JPMorgan is now advising clients to buy Bank of America.
Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:
| Symbol | Last Sale | Change | % Change | Share Volume | Market |
| T | | NYSE | |||
| AA | | NYSE | |||
| AXP | | NYSE | |||
| BAC | | NYSE | |||
| BA | | NYSE | |||
| CAT | | NYSE | |||
| CVX | | NYSE | |||
| CSCO | | NASDAQ-GS | |||
| KO | | NYSE | |||
| DIS | | NYSE | |||
| DD | | NYSE | |||
| XOM | | NYSE | |||
| GE | | NYSE | |||
| HPQ | | NYSE | |||
| HD | | NYSE | |||
| INTC | | NASDAQ-GS | |||
| IBM | | NYSE | |||
| JPM | | NYSE | |||
| JNJ | | NYSE | |||
| MCD | | NYSE | |||
| MRK | | NYSE | |||
| MSFT | | NASDAQ-GS | |||
| PFE | | NYSE | |||
| PG | | NYSE |
| MMM | | NYSE | |||
| TRV | | NYSE | |||
| UNH | | NYSE | |||
| UTX | | NYSE | |||
| VZ | | DualListed | |||
| WMT | | NYSE |
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)
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)
UnitedHealthUNC Stephen Hemsley (Minnetonka, MN)
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 10,4/12 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 $426.5 [4.5]
2. Microsoft MSFT 252 [8.5]
3.WalMart WMT 251 [3.5]
4. GE 242.5 [10.5]
5. IBM 240.5 [1]6. Chevron CVX 230 [2]
7. AT&T T 221 [6]
8. Procter & Gamble PG 191.5 [3]
9. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 191 [3]
10. Pfizer PFE 189.5 [7.5]
11. Coke KO 172.5 [4.5]
12. JPMorgan Chase JPM 159 [4]
13. Merck MRK 140.5 [3]
14. Verizon VZ 134.5 [3]
15. Intel INTC 112.5 [5]16. Cisco CSCO 100 [5.5]
17. Disney DIS 94.5 [2]
18. Home Depot HD 93 [1.5] 19. McDonald's MCD 92 [1]
20. Bank of America BAC 101.5 [10.5]
21. United Technologies UTX 71.5 [1]
22. American Express AXP 66 [1]
23. 3M MMM 65 [.5]
24. UnitedHealth UNH 60 [1]
25. Caterpillar CAT 56 [.5]
26. Boeing BA 52.5 [1]
27. DuPont DD 46.5 [1]
28. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 29.5 [2]
29. Travelers TRV 26.5 [.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 10/4/12:
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
Alcoa AA: 10/3/12 8K re: EPA remedial plan for Grasse River
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
American Express AXP: 10/1/12 8K re: settlement re: U.S. card practices with regulators
9/17/12 8K re: delinq & write-off stats for June, July & Aug
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
Bank of Am BAC: 9/28/12 8K re: settlement re: $1.6 bil regarding Merrill Lynch purchase
8/23/12 8K re: 4 new directors: Sharon Allen, Jack Bovender, Linda Hudson & David Yost
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
Boeing BA: 8/29/12 8K re: bylaw amendments
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: 9/28/12 8K re: price increases
9/21/12 8K re: Aug. dealer stats
9/17/12 8K re: credit agreement for $100 mil
9/7/12 S-4; 8/28/12 8K & 8/20/12 8K all re: exchange offer for debentures
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: 10/3/12 8K re: election of Dr. Alice P. Gast to Board
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 : 10/4/12 8K re: appointment of Gary B. Moore as Pres & other exec appointments
9/26/12 14A Proxy re: Annual Shareholders Meeting on 11/15/12 at Santa Clara,CA
9/19/12 8K re: departure of Jerry Yang from Board
9/12/12 10K for year ended July 28 '12
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: 9/14/12 8K re: exec changes
8/23/12 8K re: shareholder approval of stock split
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
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: 9/4/12 8K re: sale of Performance Coatings Div to Carlyle Group for $4.9 bil
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
Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 10/3/12 8K e: earnings outlook for '13 fiscal year
9/10/12 10Q & 8/22/12 8K re: quarter ended 7/31/12
8/8/12 8K re: write-down due to impairment of goodwill
6/8/12 10Q re: quarter ended 4/30/12
Home Depot HD: 9/21/12 8K re: election of mark Vadon to Board
8/22/12 10Q for qtr ended 7/29/12
8/14/12 8K re: quarter ended 7/29
8/7/12 8K re: purchase of U.S. Home systems and related Proxy statement
Intel INTC: 9/12/12 8K re: closed pruchase of ASWML Holding for $3.1 bil
9/7/12 8K re: lowering 3Q rev outlook
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
IBM: 9/25/12 8K re: election of Virginia M. Rometty as Chair of Board
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
JPMorganChase JPM: 9/24/12 8K re: offering of $3 bil of 3.25% Note due '22
9/19/12 8K re: clsoing of 2.9% Notes due '17
8/27/12 8K re: isswuance of 5.5% non-cumulative Pref shares, Series O
8/20/12 8K re: closing of $2.5 bil 2% Notes due '17
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
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
McDonald's MCD: 9/28/12 8K re: adoption of accoutning standard
9/24/12 8K re: quarterly cash div
9/12/12 8K re: sales increase of 3.7% in Aug.
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
Merck MRK: 9/13/12 8K re: closing of sale of notes
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: 9/18/12 8K re: increase in quarterly div & retirement of Raymond Gilmartin from Board
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: 9/21/12 14A proxy re: candidate for Board
9/6/12 8K re: FD disclosure re: Barcaly's Back to School consumer conf.
8/24/12 14A Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 10/9/12 in Cincinnati
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: 10/3/12 8K re: $1.5 bil revolving credit agreement
10/1/12 8K re: contract to purchase Ceradyne Inc. for $35 per share
8/29/12 K re: $150 mil credit agreement
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
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.
UnitedHealth Group UNH: 9/10/12 re: FD disclosure re: Morgan Stanley Healthcare Conference
8/7/12 10Q re: quarter ended 6/30/12
United Technologies UTX: 9/12/12 8K re: election of Marshall Larsen to Board
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
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: 9/6/12 10Q for quarter ended 7/31/12
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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