Tuesday, January 29, 2013

1/29/13 Tues. pm Dow Closes at 13,954.42 up 72.49 or 0.52%

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Post No. 2,020 The following is brought to you by Intellivest Securities Research, Inc. Toward the end of this Blog is a list of the Dow 30 current CEOs, and a ranking of the Dow 30 components by market capitalization as of 1/1/13 and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings as of 1/1/13.

T he Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Tuesday at 13,954.42 up 72.49 or 0.52% from Monday's close of 13,881.93.  Of the Dow components 20  gained, GE was unchanged and  9 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was Procter & Gamble up $1.23 and percentage-wise was Pfizer up 3.2%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was  IBM down $1.03 and percentage-wise was Hewlett-Packard down 3.17%.


As of the open of the market on Tuesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C6 of Tuesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.130216081. Tuesday's opening trailing P/E ratio is 15.38 up from Monday's trailing P/E ratio of 15.38 (year ago it was 14.01); Tuesday's P/E estimate was 12.28 unchanged from Monday' s P/E estimate of 12.28 (year ago it was 12.15) and Tuesday's dividend yield was 2.51 down from Monday's opening dividend yield of 2.51 (last year it was 2.53). 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.

Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,817.09 up 1.44  from Monday's closing numerator of 1,807.65. 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 Monday by the divisor (0.130216081) you get the increase in Moniday'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 Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $60.57 up 22 cents from Monday's average of $60.25. The median closing price of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $55.14 (DIS/UNH) up 4 cents from Monday's median closing price of $55.09. The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume again was Bank of America.

If Tuesday 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 $144 ($181,709 - $180,765).

MarketWatch Tuesday 1/29/13 4:33  by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks mostly advanced Tuesday as oil prices rose to four-month highs, lifting the energy sector and offsetting disappointing forecasts from technology and other companies.“It’s kind of a mixed bag, from a narrow perspective, you have the Dow up — it touched a five-year high — and a couple of stocks in our portfolio are doing well,” said Matthew Kaufler, portfolio manager at Federated Investors, citing Pfizer Inc. PFE +3.20%  and Valero Energy Corp. VLO +12.78% .“Everything is reverting back to 2007; the last time we were in the 1,500 range was 2007, and before that was 2000,” Art Hogan, market strategist at Lazard Capital Markets, said of the S&P 500 index SPX +0.51%  .


‘We’re still in a honeymoon period in January where more money is being allocated to stocks than to bonds for the first time since 2007. It’s too early to tell if this is a sustained allocation switch.’


Art Hogan, Lazard Capital Markets
Amazon.com Inc.’s AMZN +9.31% shares fell 5.7% ahead of the online retailer’s quarterly results, which were released after Tuesday’s close. “There has been a heightened level of uncertainty that has plagued the country, both businesses and consumers, since the financial crisis. One reason businesses are generating so much cash is they don’t have the confidence to make investments. And in the case of housing, we’re coming off of historic lows, so it’s an improved environment, but far from what I would consider normal,” said Kaufler at Federated Investors.For every two shares declining roughly three rose on the New York Stock Exchange where 721 million shares traded. Composite volume surpassed 3.9 billion.The U.S. dollar DXY -0.27%  weakened against other currencies, while 10-year Treasury yields 10_YEAR +2.19%  rose to 2% after climbing Monday above that level for the first time since April.“We’re still in a honeymoon period in January where more money is being allocated to stocks than to bonds for the first time since 2007. It’s too early to tell if this is a sustained allocation switch,” said Lazard’s Hogan.Crude oil for March delivery CLH3 +0.99%  rose 1.2% to close at a four-month high of $97.57 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Gold futures GCG3 +0.59%  rose 0.5% to end at $1,662.80 an ounce.
Tuesday'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
MCDNYSE
MRKNYSE
MSFTNASDAQ-GS
PFENYSE
PGNYSE
MMMNYSE
MMMNYSE
TRVNYSE
UNHNYSE
UTXNYSE
VZDualListed
WMTNYSE
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The following are excerpts from Tuesday morning's Blog:

A read of the print editions of Tuesday's  Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, Investor's Business Daily,  New York Times, USA Today,  Atlanta Journal Constitution and 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 Monday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

Dow Jones Industrial Average:The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at 13,881.93  down 14.05 or 0.1% from Friday's close of 13,867.88. For the year the Dow is up 5.94%.  Of the Dow components 11  gained and  19 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Caterpillar up $1.87 or 1.96%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Boeing down $1.03 and percentage-wise was Alcoa down 1.4%.

WSJ pC4 "Blue Chiops snap 6 day win streak" by Chris Dieterich says weakness in materials stocks helped drive most indexes modestly lowe as both the Dow and S&P took a step back from multiyear highs.  Materials stocks like Alcoa, which declined 13 cents were the  wrost performers on the S&P.   On Friday Exxon retook the top slot from Apple as the world's largest firm by stock market value.Caterpillar rose $1.87 after it voiced cautious optimism abotu recent improvements in economic indicators even after posting a 55% decline in quarterly earnings on Mon.

NYT pB7 "Weak housing report leads to mixed finish" by AP says stocks were mixed on Mon lifted by good ecnomic daa ont he manufacturing industry but held down by a report that the rate of home sales fell short of expectations.  caterpillar was the biggest gainer in the Dow up $1.87 as its said its 4Q net income exceeded analysts' expectations.

FT p22 "Caterpillar ploughs ahead after earnings forecast beats estimates" by Anora Mahumdova says shares in Caterpilalr rallied as the firm's full year earnings forecast beat analysts' estimates even though quarterly profits were disappinting.  Overall, US equity markets began the week on  a slightly sour note as stronger than expected durable goods data did little to lift the markets.

IBD pB2 "Stocks end slightly mxied; S&P 500 snaps win streak" by Vincent Mao says stocks chopped around to a narrowly mixed finish Mon in split volume as the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.


Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,807.65 down 1.83  from Friday's closing numerator of 1,809.48. 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 Monday by the divisor (0.130216081) you get the decrease in Moniday'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 $60.25 down 7 cents from Friday's average of $60.32. The median closing price of Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $55.09 (DIS/UNH) unchanged from Friday's median closing price of $55.09. 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 $183 ($180,948 - $180,765).

MarketWatch Monday 1/28/13 4:10  by Polya Lesova says U.S. stocks ended mostly lower on Monday, snapping the S&P 500's SPX -0.18% eight-session winning streak, following mixed reports on the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 slipped 2.78 points, or 0.2%, to 1,500.18, with materials the biggest weight among its 10 major sectors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average  DJIA -0.10% dropped 14.05 points, or 0.1%, to end at 13,881.93. Bucking the negative trend, the Nasdaq Composite  COMP +0.15% gained 4.59 points, or 0.2%, to 3,154.30, as shares of technology-sector heavyweight Apple Inc. l AAPL +2.26% rose 2.3%.

Tuesday's Dow News followed by Monday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T:  No mentions found.

Alcoa: WSJ pC4 "Blue Chips snap 6 day win streak" by Chris Dieterich says weakness in materials stocks helped drive most indexes modestly lowe as both the Dow and S&P took a step back from multiyear highs.  Materials stocks like Alcoa, which declined 13 cents were the  wrost performers on the S&P.   On Friday Exxon retook the top slot from Apple as the world's largest firm by stock market value.Caterpillar rose $1.87 after it voiced cautious optimism abotu recent improvements in economic indicators even after posting a 55% decline in quarterly earnings on Mon.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Bank of America:  No mentions found.

Boeing:  AJC pA7 "Probe into 787 shifting focus" by Yuri Kageyama, AP,  NYT pB2 "No quality problems found at 787 battery maker" by Hiroko Tabuchi, WSJ pB6 "Japan ends part of is probe into the Dreamliner battery" by Yoshio Takahashi, Yoree Koh, WSJ pB1 "In Japan, Dreamlienr woes test cozy corporate ties" by Phred Dvorak, Daniel Michaels, IBD pA2 "In brief",   FT p14 "Probe finds no failings at Boeing 787 battery maker" by Michiyo Nakamoto, Andrew Parker say the joint &S & Japanese probe has shifted from the battery maker to the manufacturer of a monitoring system.

Caterpillar:  WSJ pC10 "Caterpillar's wayward pathin in China" by Duncan Mavin, WSJ pA1 "Chinese machiens, US doubt" by James R. Hagerty, Colum Murphy, WSJ pB2 "Caterpillar chief hits new unit in China" by Bob tita, james R. Hagery ,AJC pA8 "Caterpillar sees uncertain 2013" by Josh Freed, AP, IBD pA1 "Caterpillar slashes inventory",  FT p12 "Caterpillar in China", say  Caterpillar said its '13 profit could shrink fi the world's economy doesn't pick up the 2nd half of the year, as mining firms and builders remain cautious about buying new gear.  Catepillar expects rev of $60 bil to $68 bil with a profit of $7 to $9 per share for the year.  For the 4Q Caterpillar had profit of $697 mil or $1.04 per share, off from $1.55 bil or $2.32 a share a year earlier.  Total rev fell 6.8% to $16.08 bil.

 WSJ pC4 "Blue Chiops snap 6 day win streak" by Chris Dieterich says weakness in materials stocks helped drive most indexes modestly lowe as both the Dow and S&P took a step back from multiyear highs.  Materials stocks like Alcoa, which declined 13 cents were the  wrost performers on the S&P.   On Friday Exxon retook the top slot from Apple as the world's largest firm by stock market value.Caterpillar rose $1.87 after it voiced cautious optimism abotu recent improvements in economic indicators even after posting a 55% decline in quarterly earnings on Mon.

 NYT pB7 "Weak housing report leads to mixed finish" by AP says stocks were mixed on Mon lifted by good ecnomic daa ont he manufacturing industry but held down by a report that the rate of home sales fell short of expectations.  caterpillar was the biggest gainer in the Dow up $1.87 as its said its 4Q net income exceeded analysts' expectations.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  AJC pA7 "Taylor Swift to be face of Diet Coke" by Leon Stafford says terms of the deal with the Grammy Award winner weren't released.

Disney:  No mentions found.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:   WSJ pC10 "Exxon: making something from nohting" by Liam Denning, WSJ pC4 "Blue Chiops snap 6 day win streak" by Chris Dieterich say weakness in materials stocks helped drive most indexes modestly lowe as both the Dow and S&P took a step back from multiyear highs.  Materials stocks like Alcoa, which declined 13 cents were the  wrost performers on the S&P.   On Friday Exxon retook the top slot from Apple as the world's largest firm by stock market value.Caterpillar rose $1.87 after it voiced cautious optimism abotu recent improvements in economic indicators even after posting a 55% decline in quarterly earnings on Mon.

GE:  No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard:  No mentions found.

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan:  No mentions found.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's:  WSJ pA1 "The web-deprived study at McDonald's" by Anton Troianovski says McDonald's is one of the few places in some cities where people can get free online access free once the public library closes.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  WSJ pB4 "Software firms find tax advantages" by Steven D. Jones says expanding use of cloud computing to deliver software as a service is making it easier for Microsoft and other global software firms to earn & keep rofits otuside the reach of US taxes.  47% of Microsoft's US sales were delivered through a data center in Puerto Rico wehre it employs 177 people and pays a lower tax.

Pfizer:  IBD pA5 "Drugmaker Pfizer set to spin off animal pharmaceutical unit" by Zoetis is the animal health biz of Pfizer and has more than $4 bil in sales and is the global leader in its $22 bil industry.

Procter & Gamble:  No mentions found.

3M:  No mentions found.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealth:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

Verizon:  No mentions found.

Walmart:  No mentions found.

Monday's Closing Dow Numbers:

SymbolLast SaleChange% ChangeShare VolumeMarket
TNYSE
AANYSE
AXPNYSE
BACNYSE
BANYSE
CATNYSE
CVXNYSE
CSCONASDAQ-GS
KONYSE
DISNYSE
DDNYSE
XOMNYSE
GENYSE
HPQNYSE
HDNYSE
INTCNASDAQ-GS
IBMNYSE
JPMNYSE
JNJNYSE
MCDNYSE
MRKNYSE
MSFTNASDAQ-GS
PFENYSE
PGNYSE
MMMNYSE
TRVNYSE
UNHNYSE
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) (has announced retirement in May '13)

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 1/1/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $394.61
2. WalMart WMT 228.25
3. Microsoft MSFT 224.80
4. GE 220.11
5. IBM 216.44
6. Chevron CVX 211.65
7. AT&T T 194.47
8. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 194.27
9. Procter & Gamble PG 185.63
10. Pfizer PFE 184.65
11. JPMorgan Chase JPM 167.14
12. Coke KO 162.59
13. Bank of America BAC 125.13
14. Merck MRK 124.46
15. Verizon VZ 123.49
16. Cisco CSCO 104.32
17. Intel INTC 102.61
18. Home Depot HD 92.48
19. McDonald's MCD 88.56
20. Disney DIS 88.23
21. United Technologies UTX 75.17
22. American Express AXP 64.32
23. 3M MMM 64.25
24. Caterpillar CAT 58.60
25. Boeing BA 56.83
26. UnitedHealth UNH 55.41
27. DuPont DD 41.94
28. Travelers TRV 27.40
29. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 27.76
30. Alcoa AA 9.26

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 1/1/13:

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

AT&T T: 12/18/12 8K re: issuance of long term Global Notes
12/17/12 8K re: sales of 1 bil in Euros of 3.5% of Global Notes due 2032
12/12/12 8K re: extension of $5 bil revolving credit agreement
12/11/12 8K re: closing of sale of $4bil of Global Notes
12/4/12 8K re: underwriting agreement Global Notes due '20
11/20/12 8K re: Announcemnt of reference yield of notes & results of exchange offer
11/2/12 10Q for 3Q ended 9/30/12
10/24/12 2 8Ks (10/24) re: 3Q results
10/19/12 8K re: in-kind contrib. to pension plans

Alcoa AA: 10/25/12 re: 3Q ended 9/30/12
10/15/12 8K re: transcript of 3Q earnings call
10/10/12 8K re: 3Q results
10/3/12 8K re: EPA remedial plan for Grasse River

American Express AXP: 12/17/12 8K re: delinq. & write-of stats for 3 months ended 11/30/12
12/12/12 8K re: results of notes exchange offer
11/28/12 8K results of private exchange offer
11/27/12 8K re: terms of privte exchange offer
11/15/12 8K re: write-off credit stats Aug., Sept., Oct
11/13/12 8K re: announcement of private offer
10/31/12 10Q re: 3Q ended 9/30
10/17/12 8K re: 3Q results
10/15/12 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 mos. ended 9/30
10/1/12 8K re: settlement re: U.S. card practices with regulators


Bank of Am BAC: 11/5/12 8K re: redemption of sub debentures
11/2/12 10Q 3Q ended 9/30
10/17/12 8K re: 3Q results
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 Chair Charles H. Noski as of 9/1
8/2/12 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/12


Boeing BA: 12/19/12 8K re: award of stock options to execs
12/17/12 8K re: increase of quarterly div. & resumption of share buyback program
10/24/12 10Q re: 3Q ended 9/30
10/24/12 8K re: 3Q rsults
10/17/12 8K re: two $2.3 bil credit agreements


Caterpillar CAT: 12/20/12 8K re: supplemental info re: sales of machines & power systems
12/17/12 8K re: retirement from Bd. of Eugene V. Fife due to mandatory retirement age
11/20/12 8K re: 3 months dealer stats
11/6/12 8K re: executive compensation for Group Pres.
11/6/12 Prospetus for exchange offer of debentures
11/2/12 10Q 3Q eneded 9/30
10/22/12 8K re: 3Q results
10/19/12 8K re: Sept. dealer stats
10/12/12 8K re: officer changes


Chevron CVX: 12/5/12 8K re: issuance of $2 bil of notes
11/6/12 10Q Qtr. ended 9/30/12
11/2/12 8K re: 3Q results
10/9/12 8K re: 3Q interim results
10/3/12 8K re: election of Dr. Alice P. Gast to Board


Cisco CSCO: 12/21/12 & 12/19/12 8Ks re: execs' pre-arranged stock trading plan
11/20/12 10Q & 11/13/12 8K re: Qtr. ended 10/27
11/16/12 8K re: amdmt to exec. comp. plan
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


Coke KO: 10/25/12 10Q re: 3Q ended 9/28
10/16/12 8K re: 3Q results
9/14/12 8K re: exec changes


Disney DIS: 11/29/12 8K re: issuance of $2 bil Global Notes
11/21/12 10K & 11/8/12 8K re: results year ended 9/29
10/30/12 8K re: Disney to acquire Lucasfilm


DuPont DD: 10/23/12 10Q & 8K & 10/9 8K all re: 9/30 Q results
9/4/12 8K re: sale of Performance Coatings Div to Carlyle Group for $4.9 bil


ExxonMobil XOM: 12/4/12 8K re: grant of bonus to CEO tillerson of $4.5 mil
11/30/12 8K re: retirement of SVP D.D. Humphreys
11/6/12 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30
11/2/12 8K re: elecgtion of CEO of Xerox, Ursula M. Burns to Bd
11/1/12 8K re: 3Q results


GE: 12/13/12 8K re: revised segment fin'l info for prior 2 qtrs.
11/7/12 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30
10/19/12 8K re: 3Q results
10/9/12 8K re: Offering of $7 bil of notes (closing)


Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 12/27/12 10K for year ended 10/31/12
11/20/12 8K re: results year ended 10/31
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

Home Depot HD: 11/21/12 10Q & 11/13/12 8K re: 4Q ended 10/28
11/16/12 8K re: resignation of Ron L. Sargent from BOD
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: 12/14/12 8K re: issuance of $175 mil of 4.2% due 2042
12/11/12 8K re: issuance of $6 bil of notes
12/6/12 & 12/4/12 8Ks re: issuance of $6 bil of Notes
12/4/12 8K re: adoption of FASB standard
11/19/12 8K re: retirement of Paul S. Otellini at May Annual Mtg. of Shareholders
10/31/12 10Q & 10/17 8K & 10/16 8K all re: 9/29 Q results
9/12/12 8K re: closed pruchase of ASWML Holding for $3.1 bil
9/7/12 8K re: lowering 3Q rev outlook

IBM: 11/16/12 8K re: sale of 1.375% Notes
11/5/12 8K re: bae salary of $1.5 mil for CEO Virginia Rometty
10/30/12 & 10/17 8K & 10/16 8K all re: 3Q results ended 9/30
10/12/12 8K reL election of Virginia M. Rometty to Chrmn of Bd.
9/25/12 8K re: election of Virginia M. Rometty as Chair of Board


JPMorganChase JPM: 12/5/12 8K re: Mark W. O'Donovan is now Controller
12/4/12 8K re: slides from U.S. fin'l services inv. conf.
12/4/12 8K re: reorganization
11/21/12 8K re: Marianne Lake is now CFO, other appointments
11/8/12 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30
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


Johnson & Johnson JNJ: 12/3/12 8K re: CEO Alex Gorsky replaces Bill Weldon as Chiar of BOD eff. 12/28
11/9/12 8K re: Eugene Washington is on BOD
11/9/12 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30
10/16/12 8K re: 3Q ended 9/30


McDonald's MCD: 12/13/12 8KA & 12/11/12 re global sales
12/4/12 8K & 11/15/12 8K re: Jeff Stratton succeeds Janice Fields as Pres. of McDonald's USA
11/9/12 8K re: global sales decreased 1.8% in Oct.
11/1/12 10Q & 10/19 8K re: 3Q ended 9/30
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.


Merck MRK: 11/29/12 8K re: Amendment to Control seperation Benefits Plan
11/9/12 10Q re: Qtr ended 9/30
10/26/12 8K re: 3Q results
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



Microsoft MSFT: 11/29/12 8K re: results of annual shareholders mtg.
11/16/12 8K re: resignation of Steven Sinofsky as Pres. of Windows Div.
11/7/12 8K re: issuance of $2.25 bil of notes
11/2/12 8K & 10/18 10Q & 10/18 8K re: 1Q results
10/17 & 10/10 & 10/9 Proxy materials re: 11/28 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at Bellevue, Wash
10/9/12 8K re: retirement of Reed Hastings from Bd & other Bd. changes
9/18/12 8K re: increase in quarterly div & retirement of Raymond Gilmartin from Board


Pfizer PFE: 11/9/12 10Q re: Qtr ended 9/30
11/1/12 8K re: 3Q results
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



Procter & Gamble PG: 10/25/12 10Q & two 8Ks 10/25 re 1Q results ended 9/30
10/12/12 re: '12 Annual Shareholder Mtg results
10/9/12 8K re: dividend of 0.562 cents per share payable on 11/15 to 10/19 record holders
10/9/12 re: CEO's speech at Shareholder Mtg
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



3M MMM: 12/12/12 8K re: fin'l outlook for 2013 and eps estimate
11/1/12 10Q &
10/23 8K re: 3Q ended 9/30
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



Travelers TRV: 12/5/12 8K re: estimate of losses due to Hurricane Sandy
10/18/12 10Q &
10/18 8K re: 3Q ended 9/30/12


UnitedHealth Group UNH: 12/6/12 & 11/19/12 8Ks re: purchase of over 60% of shares of Amil
11/26/12 8K re: annual inv. conf.
11/2/112 Bd. & officer changes
10/30/12 10Q for quarter ended 9/30
10/2212 8K re: underwriting agreement to sell over $3.4 bil of notes
10/16/12 8K re: 3Q results
10/9/12 8K re: purchase of 90% of Brazil firm Amil Participacoas for $4.9 bil in cash
9/10/12 re: FD disclosure re: Morgan Stanley Healthcare Conference
8/7/12 10Q re: quarter ended 6/30/12


United Technologies UTX: 12/17/12 8K re: completion of sale of ind'l products biz for $3.46 to finance purchase of Goodrich which closed earlier in the year
10/26/12 & 10/23/12 8K re: 3Q ended 9/30
10/11 8K/A re: Goodrich purchase
9/12/12 8K re: election of Marshall Larsen to Board


Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 12/10/12 8K re: purchase of single premium annuity contract
from Prud'l to settle $7.5 bil of pension liabilities
12/8/12 8K re: election of EVP Merchandizing
11/13/12 8K re: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless disgtri buted $18.5 bil to the two owners, Verizon Communications & Vodaphone
11/8/12 8K re: disclsoure of Wells Fargo Tech, Media & telecom Conf.
11/2/12 8K re: tenderoffer for $1.25 bil of its notes
11/2/12 8K re: Agreements ith CWA & IBEW for new 3 year congtracts covering 43,000 workers
10/25 10Q & 10/18 8K & 10/5/ 8K re: 3Q ended 9/30
10/17 8K re: transfer $7.5 bil of pension plan obligations to Prudential


WalMart WMT: 12/4/12 10Q & 11/15/12 8K re: results of Qtr ended 10/31
9/6/12 10Q for quarter ended 7/31/12
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