Thursday, May 2, 2013

5/2/13 Thurs. pm Dow Closes at 14,831.58 up 130.63 or 0.89%

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Post No. 2,166  The following is brought to you by Intellivest Securities Research, Inc. Toward the end of this Blog is a list of the Dow 30 current CEOs, and a ranking of the Dow 30 components by market capitalization and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 14,831.58 up 130.63 or 0.89% from Wednesday's close of 14,700.95. Of the Dow components 2 gained and 28  declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was IBM up $2.76 and percentage-wise was Cisco up 1.72%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise   and percentage-wise was   Coke up 25 cents or 0.59%.

As of the open of the market on Thursday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C6 of Thursday's Wall St. Journal is 0.130216081. Thursday's trailing P/E ratio is 16.16 down from Wednesday's trailing P/E ratio of 16.25 (last year it was 14.77); Thursday's P/E estimate is 13.15 unchanged from Wednesday's P/E estimate of 13.15 (year ago it was 12.42) and Thursday's dividend yield is 2.43 up from yesterday's dividend yield of 2.41 (last year it was 2.47). The Dow's all-time high was 14,865.14 on April 11, 2013. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,931.34 up 17.04   from Wednesday's closing numerator of 1,914.30. 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 change for today by the divisor (0.130216081) you get the change 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 Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $64.38 up 57 cents from Wednesday's average of $63.81. The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $61.68  (DIS/UNH) up 22 cents from Wednesday's median closing price of $61.46. The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume again was Bank of America.

If Thursday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have made $1,704 ($193,134 - $191,430).


5/2/13 Thursday MarketWatch 4:17 by Kate Gibson says U.S stocks surged on Thursday, with the S&P 500 clearing the prior day’s drop to close at a record, after the European Central Bank cut its benchmark interest rate and U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly declined to a five-year low.
“Stocks are certainly responding to additional global-central-bank easing trends, and the additional tough talk from [ECB President] Mario Draghi that they’ll keep rates low as long as they need to,” said Jim Russell, senior equity strategist for U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Cincinnati. ‘Fiscal policy is working against monetary policy at this point.’Jim Russell, U.S. Bank Wealth Management
“The jobless-claims numbers were encouraging, especially in that we’re very hopeful that maybe we can beat the consensus” in Friday’s nonfarm-payrolls report, Russell added. General Motors Co.  GM +3.25% gained 3.3% after the auto maker reported earnings and Facebook Inc.’s FB +5.61% shares rose 5.6% after the social-network operator reported sales that beat estimates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.89% rallied 130.63 points to 14,831.58, with all but three of its 30 components in positive turf. U.S. markets will look to rebound from Wednesday's selloff.
Shares of Intel Corp. INTC +0.50% edged higher after the Dow component and computer-chip manufacturer picked its chief operating officer, Brian Krzanich, to take the helm as CEO.
After rising to a record intraday high of 1,598.60, the S&P 500SPX +0.94% added 14.89 points to 1,597.59, a level that has it fractionally above its all-time close of 1,597.56 hit on Tuesday. Technology led gains and utilities proved the weakest performer among its 10 sectors.
The Nasdaq Composite COMP +1.26% climbed 41.49 points to 3,340.62. For every stock falling, more than three gained on the New York Stock Exchange, where 676 million shares traded.
 
Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol  Last Sale  Change  % Change  Share Volume  Market

AT&T TNYSE

Alcoa AANYSE

American Express AXPNYSE

Bank of America BACNYSE

Boeing BANYSE

Caterpillar CATNYSE

Chevron CVXNYSE

Cisco CSCONASDAQ-GS

Coke KONYSE

Disney DISNYSE

DuPont DDNYSE

Exxon XOMNYSE

GENYSE

Hewlett-Packard HPQNYSE

Home Depot HDNYSE

Intel INTCNASDAQ-GS

IBMNYSEJ

JPMorgan JPMNYSE

Johnson & Johnson JNJNYSE

McDonald's MCDNYSE

Merck MRKNYSE

Microsft MSFTNASDAQ-GS

Pfizer PFENYSE

Procter & Gamble PGNYSE

3M MMMNYSE

Travelers TRVNYSE

UnitedHealth UNHNYSE

United Technologies UTXNYSE

Verizon VZDualListed

Walmart WMTNYSE

Read more: http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/fb#ixzz2SAfoHEwK


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The following are excerpts from Thursday morning's Blog:

A read of the print editions of Thursday's Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, Investor's Business Daily, New York Times, USA Today, Atlanta Journal Constitution &amp Daily Report (Ga. - carries Bloomberg) yielded the following stories about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 component companies and the Dow with stories about the Dow aggregated first and then items about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 companies presented alphabetically, followed by a separate table of Dow component's symbol and Wednesday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 14,700.95 down 138.85 or 0.94% from Tuesday's close of 14,839.80. For the year the Dow is up 12.19%. Of the Dow components 5 gained and 25 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Disney up 37 cents or 0.59%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was IBM down $2.91 and percentage-wise was Verizon down 2.8%.

WSJ pC4 "May Day distresses as jobs data flop" by Alexandra Scaggs says US stocks fell Wed as investors reacted to disappointing economic data & found little comfort in the Fed's decision to keep its easy money policies in place. Merck lost $1.31 after its 1Q rev fell short of forecasts.

FT p26 "Cliffs natural resources continues to retreat" by Arash Massoudi says US stocks fell from record levels as dreary US & global data cast a shadow over Wall St with the materials and energy secgtors suffering the steepest slides.

NYT pB9 Wall St. declines on a day of disappointing signs" & AJC pA15 "Fed report can't stem decline" by AP say the stock market fell Wed after more evidence emerged that the economy is slowing. The Fed's statement that it will continue aggressive stimulus efforts didn't stop the slide.

IBD pB2 "Poor data, fed statement draw sellers on May Day" by David Saito-Chung says stocks slipped on the first day of May more than giving back the prior day's gains amid a big raft of economic & corp enws as Wed's action was a broad decline, lower trade while the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.


Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,914.30 from Tuesday's closing numerator of 1,932.38. 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 change for today by the divisor (0.130216081) you get the change 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 Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $63.81 down 60 cents from Tuesday's average of $64.41. The median closing price of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $61.46 (DIS/UNH) up 28 cents from Tuesday's median closing price of $61.18. The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume again was Bank of America.

If Thursday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have lost $1,808 ($193,238 - $191,430).


5/1/13 Wednesday MarketWatch 4:17 by Kate Gibson says U.S stocks declined Wednesday as the Federal Reserve said it would keep buying $85 billion in bonds each month, but may cut or increase the program depending on the economy. “They are hedging against some weak economic data,” Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab, said of the Fed’s language which opened the door to raising its bond purchases. “I don’t think it suggests they are considering it,” she added.
The Federal Reserve’s policy statement followed a two-day meeting, with the central bank’s open market committee maintaining its monthly bond purchases at $85 billion and leaving its benchmark-interest-rate target unchanged at zero to 0.25%. “We are in this soft spot,” said Bill Stone, chief investment strategist at PNC Wealth Management in Philadelphia, referring to the U.S. economy.
Reports Wednesday had private employers adding a less-than-anticipated 119,000 jobs last month, while separate data illustrated only tepid expansion in manufacturing in April. Retreating after a four-session advance that added 163 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Average /quotes/zigman/627449 DJIA -0.94% on Wednesday fell as much as 152 points, and ended down 138.85 points at 14,700.95.
Twenty-five of the Dow’s 30 components lost ground, including Merck MRK -2.79% . The drug maker reported quarterly revenue below market expectations and reduced its 2013 outlook.
“Earnings have actually looked good, but revenue has certainly been light this quarter. The companies beating on earnings and revenue, which is of course a rare animal this quarter, are trading well, while the opposite is true of the others,” said PNC’s Stone. Of the 342 companies in the S&P 500 that have reported first-quarter earnings, 68.7% reported earnings above analyst expectations, according to Thomson Reuters. Of the 235 companies that surpassed their earnings estimates, 52% missed their revenue estimate. In a typical quarter, 31% of companies that beat on earnings miss on revenue, according to Greg Harrison, corporate earnings research analyst at Thomson Reuters. After closing April with a sixth straight monthly gain, its longest such stretch since September 2009, the S&P 500 index /quotes/zigman/3870025 SPX -0.93% on Wednesday lost 14.87 points to 1,582.70, with commodities hardest hit of its 10 sectors. The Nasdaq Composite COMP -0.89% retreated 29.66 points to 3,299.13. For every stock rising, more than two fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where 712 million shares traded. Composite volume neared 3.5 billion.

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

AT&T: WSJ pB4 "T-Mobile makes a fresh start on big board" by Thomas Gryta says T-Mobiles merger with MetroPCS is the latest consolidation as industry players try to gain scale to compete with AT&T and Verizon in an era when smartphone usage and mobile data consumption is exploding.

Alcoa: WSJ pB3 "Alcoa battling aluminum surplus" by John W. Miller, Matt Day, Alex MacDonald says Alcoa may cut up to 11% of its smelting capacity due to low prices.

Boeing: NYT pB4 "Boeing moves to upgrade popular 777 passenger jet" by Christopher Drew says Boeing plans to add lightweight carbon composite wings and new enginges on the 777to take advantage of technologies it developed for the 787.

IBD pA2 "Boeing" says Beoing will pay Qatar for the grounding of its 787.

Chevron: FT p14 "Exxon toast" says Exxon's 1Q results reflected falling prices of oil. Chevron's 1Q results showed an increase in output is possible. Chevron's shares have outperformed Exxon's in '13.

Exxon: FT p14 "Exxon toast" says Exxon's 1Q results reflected falling prices of oil. Chevron's 1Q results showed an increase in output is possible. Chevron's shares have outperformed Exxon's in '13.

IBM: IBD pA2 "IBM" says IBM says its made the worlds smallest movie that can only be seen with a scanning tunneling microscope.

JPMorgan: FT p12 "Must CEO and chairman be split?" by Anthony Goodman says on May 21, shareholders will try to split the two positions.

Merck: IBD pA2 "Merck sales mis, cuts outlook", AJC pA14 "Generic competition cuts Merck's profit" say Merck 's 1Q profit fell 8.3% and rev fell 9% due to generic competition for its asthma drug Singulair. Net income was $1.59 bil or 52 cents a share down from 1.74 bil or 56 cents last year. Rev was $10.67 bil down from 11.73 below analysts views of 11.11 bil. Merck cut its '13 profit forecast by 15 cents a share and announced a $15 bil share buyback.

WSJ pC4 "May Day distresses as jobs data flop" by Alexandra Scaggs says US stocks fell Wed as investors reacted to disappointing economic data & found little comfort in the Fed's decision to keep its easy money policies in place. Merck lost $1.31 after its 1Q rev fell short of forecasts.

WSJ pB3 "Merck, like Pfizer, struggles with patent cliff" by Peter Loftus says Merck is the second firm after Pfizer to report disappointing sales for 1Q and lower full year outlook due to recent patent expirations.

McDonald's: WSJ pB4 "Retailers wage war against long lines" by Julie Jargon says McDonald's is implementing a new dual point ordering system while Walmart is testing a new scan & go system.

Microsoft: FT p18 "Microsoft beats Apple in the credit ratings league" by Michael Macknezie, Vivianne Rodrigues says Microsoft has a better rating than Apple for their respective debt securities.

IBD pA2 "Windows 8 woes, iPad slows" says Windows 8 op system has just 3.8% of PC users using it 6 months after its launch.

Pfizer: WSJ pB3 "Merck, like Pfizer, struggles with patent cliff" by Peter Loftus says Merck is the second firm after Pfizer to report disappointing sales for 1Q and lower full year outlook due to recent patent expirations.

Procter & Gamble: WSJ pB8 "Schick's owner nicks P&G" by Paul Ziobro says Energizer blamed promotions by Procgter & Gamble's Gillette for declining sales in the shaving category.

Verizon: WSJ pB4 "T-Mobile makes a fresh start on big board" by Thomas Gryta says T-Mobiles merger with MetroPCS is the latest consolidation as industry players try to gain scale to compete with AT&T and Verizon in an era when smartphone usage and mobile data consumption is exploding.

Walmart: WSJ pB4 "Retailers wage war against long lines" by Julie Jargon says McDonald's is implementing a new dual point ordering system while Walmart is testing a new scan & go system.

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 Frazier (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 4/1/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $403.73
2. WalMart WMT 246.37
3. GE 240.41
4. Microsoft MSFT 239.6
5. IBM 237.72
6. Chevron CVX 230.73
7. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 227.9
8. Procter & Gamble PG 210.5
9. Pfizer PFE 207.48
10. AT&T T 201.49
11. JPMorgan Chase JPM 180.51
12. Coke KO 180.23
13. Verizon VZ 140.48
14. Merck MRK 133.59
15. Bank of America BAC 131.79
16. Cisco CSCO 111.41
17. Intel INTC 108
18. Home Depot HD 103.20
19. Disney DIS 102.55
20. McDonald's MCD 99.97
21. United Technologies UTX 85.64
22. American Express AXP 74.52
23. 3M MMM 73.35
24. Boeing BA 64.92
25. UnitedHealth UNH 58.64
26. Caterpillar CAT 56.97
27. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 46.35
28. DuPont DD 45.93
29. Travelers TRV 31.82
30. Alcoa AA 9.11

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 4/1/13:

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

AT&T T: 3/13/13& 3/5 8Ks re: closing of sale of global notes
3/1/13 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders 4/26/13 Cheyenne, WY
2/22/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/12/13 8K re: closing of sale of various Notes
2/4/12 8K re: the increased of the Board of Dirs from 12 to 13 & election of Micahel B. McCalister to Bd.
1/25/13 8K re: agreement to buy spectrum from Verizon for $1.9 bil
1/24/13 2 8Ks & 1/17/13 8K re: 4Q results

Alcoa AA: 3/1/12 Proxy re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/3/13 at Fairmont Hotel, Pittsburgh
2/19/13 & 2/15/13 10K & 10K/A for year ended 12/31/12
1/14/13 8K & 1/9/13 8K re: 4Q results
1/9/13 8K re: William F. Oplinger becoming CFO effective 4/1/13

American Express AXP: 3/25/13 8K re: stock buyback of up to 150 mil shares and qtr div of 20 cents payable 5/10 to record holders as of 4/5
3/18/13 Proxy re: annual mtg of sharehodlers 4/29/13 at NYC HQ
3/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats Dec. thru Feb. '13
3/14/13 8K re: buback of up to $4bil of shares & qtr div. of 23 cents
2/22/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/22/13 8K re: election of Anne Lauvergeon & Samuel J. Palmisano (former IBM CEO) as Dirs.
2/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for the 3 months ending 1/31/13
2/6/13 8K re: semin-annual presentation to Fin'l Community
1/17/13 8K & 1/10/13 8K re: 4Q results
1/15/13 8K re: delingq. 7 write-of stats 3 mos. ended 12/31/12


Bank of Am BAC: 3/28/13 Proxy re: Anual mtg of stockhodlers 5/8/13 Charlotte Marriott, N.C.
3/15/13 8K re: Mukesh D. Ambani retirement from Bd. of Dirs.
3/14/13 8K re: Red ok'd capital plan
3/5/13 8K re: error in 10K consents
2/28/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
1/31/13 8K re: Robert W. Scully retiring from Bd. of Dirs.
1/23/13 8K re: stocks options to certain directors
1/17/13 & 1/7/13 8K re: 4Q results

Boeing BA: 3/15/13 Proxy re: 4/29/13 annual mtg of shareholders at Field Museum, Chicago
2/11/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
1/30/13 8K re: 4Q results
1/23/13 8K re: suspension of SEC reporting for Boeing Capital Corp. sub.
1/17/13 8K re: FAA grounding of 787s
1/11/13 8K re: review of safety of 787

Caterpillar CAT: 3/20/13 8K re: 3 month dealer stats thru 12/12
2/20/13 8K re: Jan. dealer stats.
2/19/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
1/28/13 8K re: 4Q results
1/25/13 8K re: 3 month dealer stats
1/18/13 8K re: goodwill impairment of Chinese acquisition


Chevron CVX: 3/1/13 8K re: resignation of Chuck Hagel as Dir. to become Sec'y of Defense
2/22/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/4/13 8K re: compensation to officers
2/1/13 8K re: 4Q and 2012 full year results (& 1/10/13 8K)


Cisco CSCO: 3/26/13 8K re: exec pre-arranged stock trading plan
2/19/13 10Q & 2/13/13 8K re: 2 Qtr ended 1/26/13 results
2/1/13 8K re: election of Gregory Q. Brown, CEO of Motorola to Bd. of Dirs.
1/8/13 8K re: contract with Wim Elfrink, EVP

Coke KO: 3/21/13 8K re: transfer of Indian & SW Asian business units to Pacific segments
3/11/13 Proxy re: 4/24/13 annual shareholder meeting at Cobb Galleries, Atlanta
3/5/13 8K re: closing of sale of $500 mil floating rate notes due '15
2/27/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/21/13 8K re: retirment of Donald R. Keough & James B. Williams as Directors
2/20/13 8K re: stock option plan for execs
2/12/13 8K results for year & 4Q ended 12/31/12

Disney DIS: 3/20/13 8K re: $1.5 bil 364 day credit agreement
3/8/13 8K re: change to exec bonus plan
2/26/13 Proxy re: supplemntal info re: what a great job CEO Robert Iger is doing
2/14/13 8K re: issuance of Global Notes
2/5/13 10Q & 2/5/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 12/29/12 results
1/18/13 Proxy re: annual shareholders meeting 3/6/13 in Phoeniz, Arizona
1/11/13 8K re: stock plan for directors

DuPont DD: 3/26/13 8K re: settlement with Monsanto of patent litigation
3/15/13 Proxy re: 4/24 Stockholders Meeting at DuPont Theatre, Wilmington, DE
2/7/13 8K re: closing of sale of Performance Coating biz to Carlyle Group of $4.9 bil cash
1/28/13 8K re: comp. for CEO Ellen J. Kullman
1/22/13 8K re: 4Q results

ExxonMobil XOM: 3/26/13 8K re: financial presentation
3/12/13 8K re: analyst meeting
2/27/13 Iran Notice
2/27/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/19/13 8K re: replacement reserves for 2012
2/1/13 8K re: 4Q results for year ended 12/31/12
2/1/13 8K re: 4Q estimated results

GE: 3/20/13 8K re: bonsues to execs
3/19/13 8K re: closing of sale of GE's 49% interest in Comcast
3/18/13 8K re: selection of Jan R. Hauser as VP, Controller]
3/11/13 Proxy re: 4/24/13 Annual Shareholder mtg at Morial Conv. Ctr, New Orlean
2/28/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/15/13 8K re: increase of number of Directors from 18 to 19 & election of Francisco D. Souza , CEO of Cognizant Technologies, as Director
2/12/13 8K re: sale of GE's 49% interest in NBC Universal to Comcast for $12 bil cash & 4 bil stock
1/18/13 8K re: 4Q results

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 3/21/13 8K re: voting results of stockhodlers meeting on 3/20
3/12 Proxy materials
3/11/13 10Q for qtr ended 1/31/13
2/21/13 2 8Ks re: 1 Qtr ended 1/31/13 results
1/31/13 Proxy re: annual stockholders meeting 3/20/13, Mt. View, CA

Home Depot HD: 3/28/13 10K for year ended 2/3/13
3/6/13 8K re: amendment to stock option plan
2/26/13 8K re: results of year & qtr ended 2/3/13

Intel INTC: 2/19/13 10K for year ended 12/29/12
1/18/13 & 1/17/13 8Ks re: 4Q and 2012 results
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


IBM: 3/11/13 Proxy re 4.30/13 annual meeting of stockholders at Von Braun Ctr., Huntsville, Al
2/28/13 2 8Ks re: investor briefing
2/26/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/7/13 8K re: underwriting of Notes
2/1/13 8K re: exec comp for officers
1/23/13 8K re: 4Q earnings call transcript
1/22/13 8K re: 4Q results
1/4/13 8K re: retirement of Michael E. Daniels, SVP


JPMorganChase JPM: 3/22/13 Proxy re: 5/21/13 annual shareholders mtg at Highland Oaks Campus, Tampa
3/15/13 8K re: stock buyback of up to $6 bil and payment of 30 cent dividend on 3/19
2/28/13 8K re: Investor Day presentation
2/28/13 Iran Notice
2/28/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/5/13 8K re: issuance of Preferred Shares
1/25/13 8K re: closing of sale of notes
1/16/13 2 8Ks re: 4Q results
1/16/13 8K re: internal report re: trading loss
1/9/13 8K re: leaving of James E. Staley, Chrm. of Corporate & Inv. Banking Unit


Johnson & Johnson JNJ: 3/13/13 Proxy re: 4/25/13 Shareholder mtg at Hyatt New Brunswick, NJ
2/25/13 8K re: charge to net income due to Venezuelan currency devaluation
2/22/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
1/22/13 2 8Ks re: 4Q & 2012 results and earnings call

McDonald's MCD: 3/13/13 8K re: decrease of global sales by 1.5% in Feb.
2/25/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/20/13 8K re: comp for officers
2/8/13 8K re: sales decrease of 1.9% in Jan
1/31/13 8K re: quarterly cash dividend
1/23/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results


Merck MRK: 3/7/13 8K re: Peter S. Kim retirement as Pres. Merck Research Labs
2/25/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/20/13 8K re: paying $215 mil to settle class action lawsuits related to ENHANCE Study
2/1/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results

Microsoft MSFT: 1/24/13 10Q & 8K re: quarter ended 12/31/12
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


Pfizer PFE: 3/14/13 Proxy re: 4/25/13 Annual mtg of shareholders, Hilton Short Hills, NJ
2/28 & 3/1/13 10K & 10K/A for year ended 12/31/12
2/28/13 Iran Notice
1/29/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results



Procter & Gamble PG: 2/21/13 8K re: presentation at Consumer Analyst Group of NY
2/14/13 8K re: eps outlook due to Venezuelan currency devaluation
1/25/13 10Q & 2 8Ks re: quarter ended 12/31/12
1/8/13 8K re: quarterly dividend of 0.562 cents a share
1/8/13 8K re: election of Terry Lundgren, CEO of Macy's to BoD replacing Jon Rodgers

3M MMM: 3/27/13 Proxy re: 5/14/13 Shareholder Mtg. at Rivercentre, St. Paul, Min
3/1/13 8K re: realignment of 3M's business groups and effect on results
2/14/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/6/13 8K re: election of Muhtar Kent, Coke CEO, as Director
1/24/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results

Travelers TRV: 3/21/13 8K re: Lawrence G. Graev retirement from Bd. of Dirs.
3/21/13 Proxy re 5/22/13 Shareholder Mtg, Marriott, Hartford, Ct.
3/1/13 10K/A & 2/19/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
1/23/13 &1/22/13 8Ks re: 4Q results

UnitedHealth Group UNH: 3/11/13 8K re: Barclays Global Healthcare conference presentation
2/28/13 8K re: sale of Notes
2/7/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
1/17/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results
12/6/12 & 11/19/12 8Ks re: purchase of over 60% of shares of Amil

United Technologies UTX: 3/15/13 Proxy re: 4/29/13 annual meeting of shareholders, Oglethorpe Aud, Savannah, Ga.
2/7/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/7/13 Iran Notice
1/23/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results


Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 3/18/13 Proxy re: 5/2/13 Annual Mtg of shareholders, Doubletree, Tulsa, OK
2/26/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/7/13 8K re: election of Gregory D. Wasson, Pres & CEO of Walgreen, as Director
1/25/13 8K re: sale of spectrum to AT&T
1/22/13 8K re: 4Q results (& 1/18/13 & 1/7/13 4Q updates)


WalMart WMT: 3/26/13 10K for year ended 1/31/13
2/21/13 8K re: 4Q results & dividend for FY 2014
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