Post No. 2,195 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 May 16 and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings also as of May 16.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 15,307.17 down 80.41 or 0.52% from Tuesday's close of 15,387.58. Of the Dow components 7 gained and 23 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was Home Depot up 93 cents and percentage-wise was Pfizer up 1.81%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was IBM down $1.66 and percentage-wise was Cisco down 2.79%.
As of the open of the market on Wednesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C6 of Tuesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.130216081. Wednesday's trailing P/E ratio is 19.29 up from yesterday's trailing P/E ratio of 16.73 (last year it was 14.85); today's closing P/E estimate is 15.02 up from Tuesday's P/E estimate of 13.72 (year ago it was 12.50) and today's closing dividend yield is 2.06 down from yesterday's dividend yield of 2.33 (last year it was 2.65). The Dow's all-time high was 15,387.58 on May 21, 2013. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.
Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1993.24 down 10.47 from Tuesday's closing numerator of 2,003.71. 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 Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $66.44 down 35 cents from Tuesday's average of $66.79. The median closing price of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $63.93 (DIS/UNH) down 42 cents from Tuesday's median closing price of $64.35. The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume again was Bank of America.
If Wednesday 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 $1,047 ($200,371 - $199,324).
5/22/13 Wednesday 4:38 pm MarketWatch by Kate Gibson says US stocks slid Wednesday, reversing gains after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting and comments from the Fed chief suggested the central bank may begin tapering its bond-buying program in coming months.
Stocks had a wild ride during the session, as investors digested
congressional testimony by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and the release at 2
p.m. Eastern of the minutes from the Fed’s April 30-May 1 meeting.The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index
SPX
-0.83%
slumped 13.81 points, or 0.8%, to 1,655.35, after rising as high as 1,687.18.The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA
-0.52%
dropped 80.41 points, or 0.5%, to 15,307.17 after rising as much as 155
points earlier in the session and falling more than 121 points. It was
the biggest intraday point swing for the Dow since February.
The Nasdaq Composite
COMP
-1.11%
fell 38.82 points, or 1.1%, to 3,463.30.Paul Vigna and Kathleen Madigan take a look at Fed Chairman Ben
Bernanke's congressional testimony, and, Jonnelle Marte looks at who
will really benefit from the IRS scandal. Photo: Getty Images.
All three benchmarks logged their steepest point and percentage losses since May 1, according to FactSet data.In the morning, stocks had rallied after the release of Bernanke’s prepared remarks, in which he said that premature tightening in policy could strangle the economic recovery.However, in the question-and-answer session, lawmakers tried to nail
down when the Fed may taper its bond-buying program, with one official
asking if it could occur before Labor Day. Bernanke responded by saying
that the Fed could take a step down in the pace of asset purchases in
the “next few meetings.” That comment led stocks to pare gains and push
the market lower by early afternoon. Read MarketWatch’s coverage of the Fed chief’s testimony.Losses for stocks accelerated as the Fed released minutes showing
that a “number” of officials were willing to taper bond buying as soon
as their next meeting in June, though there was no consensus on the
policy-making panel about the best time to do so.The Fed’s bond-buying program is one of the major factors underpinning
the rally in stock prices and its end could trigger a correction. On
Tuesday, two other Fed officials had provided some soothing commentary had provided some soothing commentary about sticking with the bond-buying program,helping to lift stocks to record highs.Art Hogan, market strategist at Lazard Capital Markets LLC, said
Bernanke’s prepared remarks seemed “dovish,” but his answers to
lawmakers’ questions caused stocks to cut their gains.“You got into the Q&A and it’s a hard thing to articulate,” Hogan
said. “The Fed is in a position where they know at some point they will
have to start reining in monetary policy, but they know the time is not
now.”All 10 sectors of the S&P 500 traded in negative territory, with
utilities and energy posting the biggest declines. First Solar Inc.
FSLR
-5.81%
was the biggest decliner in the S&P 500, dropping nearly 6%.Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
BMY
+5.31%
was a big winner among health-care stocks, rising 5.3% on a bullish note from a Citigroup analyst.On the earnings front Wednesday, Lowe’s Cos.
LOW
+1.22%
gained 1.2%. The home-improvement retailer posted worse-than-expected quarterly results, but encouraging comments from the company boosted the stock.Target Corp. shares
TGT
-4.01%
fell 4%, as the big-box retailer’s quarterly report disappointed as well. But home builder Toll Brothers Inc.
TOL
+2.94%
advanced nearly 3% as its revenue came in well above forecasts.Cisco Systems Inc.
CSCO
-2.79%
dropped 2.8%, making it the biggest decliner in the Dow.Banking group J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
JPM
+1.15%
and home-improvement retailer Home Depot Inc.
HD
+1.25%
were among the few gainers in the Dow industrials.Also in the Dow, Hewlett-Packard Co.
HPQ
+0.57%
gained 0.6% ahead of the release of quarterly results. After the close of the regular session, the PC maker reported a drop in fiscal second-quarter profit.
But its shares rallied more than 10% as adjusted results and the
company’s outlook surpassed Wall Street’s expectations.
Wednesday'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 |
The following are excerpts from Wed. morning's Blog:
A read of the print editions of Wednesday's Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, Investor's Business Daily, New York Times, USA Today, Atlanta Journal Constitution& Daily Report (Ga. - carries Bloomberg) yielded the following stories about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 component companies and the Dow with stories about the Dow aggregated first and then items about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 companies presented alphabetically, followed by a separate table of Dow component's symbol and Tuesday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.
Dow Jones Industrial Average:The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Tuesday at 15,387 up 52.3 or 0.34% from Monday's close of 15,335.28. For the year the Dow is up 17.4%. Of the Dow components 18 gained, Alcoa was unchanged and 11 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Merck up $2.12 or 4.69%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Travelers down $1.92 or 2.24%.
WSJ pC4 "TGIT? Stocks cheer Tues" by Jonathan Cheng says the market was up due to the Fed continuing its bond purchases and a bullish stock market outlook from Goldman Sachs. Home Depot rose $1.95 after it reported quarterly earnings & rev that beat forecasts while raising its full year outlook due to the housing recovery. Travelers fell $1.92 due to weakness among insurers. Verizon fell 67 cents and AT&T lost 28 cents after Sprint boosted its offer for Clearwire.
FT p26 "Home Depot touches high after net profit exceeds expectations" by Arash massoudi says Home Depot led US stocks to a new record high as HD said its most recent quarterly performance was lifted by the nation's continuing housing recovery. JPMorgan gained 1.4% after its shareholders stuck down the proposal to split the CEO/Chair positions.
NYT pB8 "Markets gain on remarks by a Fed off'l" by AP says reassuring comments from a Fed official and better earnings from Home Depot helped push the stock market higher Tues. JPMorgan was up 1.4% and Home Depot rose 2.5%.
IBD pB4 "Stocks continue rising but a few leaders buckle" by Juan Carlos Arancibia says the stock market continued its solid upward rise as the current outlook is still a confirmed uptrend.
Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2,003.71 up 6.81 from Monday's closing numerator of 1,996.90. 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 Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $66.79 up 23 cents from Monday's average of $66.56. The median closing price of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $64.35 (DIS/UNH) up $1.52 cents from Monday's median closing price of $62.83. The lowest volume was 3M 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 $681 ($200,371 - $199,690).
5/21/13
Tuesday 4:38 pm MarketWatch by Polya Lesova, Victor Reklaitis says US stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow industrials and
S&P 500 finishing at record highs, after comments from two Federal
Reserve officials suggested that the central bank is not close to
tapering its bond-buying program.The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA
+0.34%
gained 52.30 points, or 0.3%, to end at 15,387.58, notching its 19th
consecutive Tuesday rise.The S&P 500 index
SPX
+0.17%
climbed 2.87 points, or 0.2%, to 1,669.16, with health care the biggest
gainer and telecommunications the biggest laggard among the 10 major
industry groups.The Nasdaq Composite
COMP
+0.16%
rose 5.69 points, or 0.2%, to 3,502.12.More
than 687 million shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
Composite volume topped 3.4 billion.Stocks gained after New York Fed
President William Dudley, who is also
vice chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee, said that the Fed may adjust the pace of asset purchases up or down depending
on the economic outlook and that he was unsure which way the next
change will be.And St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said Tuesday
that the central bank should continue with its present bond-buying program
and adjust the rate of purchases in view of incoming data on growth and
inflation. He said the program is the best policy option and has been
effective.The Fed’s $85-billion-a-month asset-purchase program aims to boost
economic growth and lower the jobless rate. The program has buoyed the
stock market and its end — if not properly managed — may hurt sentiment
among equity investors, potentially triggering a correction in the
market.“Broadly speaking, investors are really waiting to see what Mr. Bernanke
is going to say in front of Congress,” said Andrew Wilkinson, chief
economic strategist for Miller Tabak. “The next 20 points in the S&P
500 are probably predicated on what he has to say.”On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will testify before Congress about the economic outlook,
and the Federal Open Market Committee will release minutes from its
latest meeting.Stocks on Wall Street finished slightly lower on Monday,
after Chicago Federal Reerve President Charles Evans said the Fed’s policy stance remains appropriate and the improving economy still faces headwinds.Bullish sentiment remains strong on Wall Street. Goldman Sachs raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 to 1,750, and Deutsche Bank recommended staying long equities and
added that valuations implied that the S&P 500 could trade as
high as 1,800 by year-end. Drug maker Merck & Co.
MRK
+4.69%
was the top gainer in the Dow Tuesday, rallying 4.7%. Also in the Dow, Home Depot Inc.
HD
+2.54%
climbed 2.5% after the home-improvement retailer reported a jump in quarterly earnings, buoyed by the recovery in the housing market.J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
JPM
+1.40%
shares gained 1.4%. At the bank’s annual meeting in Florida Tuesday, shareholders voted against a proposal on split the CEO and chairman roles currently held by Jamie Dimon.Shares of Apple Inc.
AAPL
-0.74%
slipped 0.7%, as Chief Executive Tim Cook defended the tech titan’s tax
practices as proper at a Senate hearing. A Senate panel has said Apple
avoided corporate-income taxes on billions of dollars in overseas income
over the past four years.
Wednesday's Dow News followed by Tuesday's Closing Dow Numbers:
AT&T: WSJ pC4 "TGIT? Stocks cheer Tues" by Jonathan Cheng says the market was up due to the Fed continuing its bond purchases and a bullish stock market outlook from Goldman Sachs. Home Depot rose $1.95 after it reported quarterly earnings & rev that beat forecasts while raising its full year outlook due to the housing recovery. Travelers fell $1.92 due to weakness among insurers. Verizon fell 67 cents and AT&T lost 28 cents after Sprint boosted its offer for Clearwire.
Alcoa: No mentions found.
American Express: No mentions found.
Bank of America: No mentions found.
Boeing: No mentions found.
Caterpillar: No mentions found.
Chevron: No mentions found.
Cisco: No mentions found.
Coke: No mentions found.
Disney: WSJ pB1 "ESPN cugts jobs amid rising fees for games" by Amol Sharma, Ben Ftiz says Disney's ESPN started laying off a few hundred workers Tues a sign it is responding to the higher prices it is paying for rights to air games as well as other industry changes.
DuPont: No mentions found.
Exxon: No mentions found.
GE: No mentions found.
Hewlett-Packard: WSJ pC1 "Tech oldie HP might still be a goody" by Spencer Jakab says Hewlett-Packard's shares have outperformed Apple's by 66% this year.
Home Depot: WSJ pB4 "Housing recovery bolsters Home Depot" by Shelly Banjo, Jaren Talley, WSJ pC4 "TGIT? Stocks cheer Tues" by Jonathan Cheng, IBD pA1 "Home Depot raises guidance after housing fuels Q1 earnings" by Marilyn Alva, USAT p3B "Story stocks" say the market was up due to the Fed continuing its bond purchases and a bullish stock market outlook from Goldman Sachs. Home Depot rose $1.95 after it reported quarterly earnings & rev that beat forecasts while raising its full year outlook due to the housing recovery. Travelers fell $1.92 due to weakness among insurers. Verizon fell 67 cents and AT&T lost 28 cents after Sprint boosted its offer for Clearwire.For the quarter ended 5/5 Home Depot had a profit of $1.22 bil or 83 cents a share vs a year ago profit of $1.04 bil or 68 cents a share.
FT p26 "Home Depot touches high after net profit exceeds expectations" by Arash massoudi says Home Depot led US stocks to a new record high as HD said its most recent quarterly performance was lifted by the nation's continuing housing recovery. JPMorgan gained 1.4% after its shareholders stuck down the proposal to split the CEO/Chair positions.
NYT pB8 "Markets gain on remarks by a Fed off'l" by AP says reassuring comments from a Fed official and better earnings from Home Depot helped push the stock market higher Tues. JPMorgan was up 1.4% and Home Depot rose 2.5%.
Intel: FT p18 "Intel eyes aggressie expansion of chip sales for smart devices" by Chris Nuttall says Brian Krzanich took over as the 6th CEO of the firm's 45 year history last week.
IBM: No mentions found.
JPMorgan: WSJ pA1 "Vote strengthens Dimon's grip" by Dan Fitzpatrick, Joann S. Lublin, Julie Steinberg, WSJ pC14 "An uneasy peace after Dimon's war" by David Reilly, USAT p1B "Dimon keeps both jobs, but . . ." by Tim Mullaney, NYT pB1 "Strong lobbying helps Dimon thwart a shareholder challenge" by Jessica Silver-Greenberg, Susanne Craig, FT p1 "JPMorgan Dimon wins clear victory to keep both jobs" by Tom Braithwaite & at p12, USAT p3B "Story stocks" discuss JPMorgan's proposal to split the Chairman & CEO positions which did not pass by an overwhelming margin at Tuesday's shareholders meeting.
FT p26 "Home Depot touches high after net profit exceeds expectations" by Arash massoudi says Home Depot led US stocks to a new record high as HD said its most recent quarterly performance was lifted by the nation's continuing housing recovery. JPMorgan gained 1.4% after its shareholders stuck down the proposal to split the CEO/Chair positions.
NYT pB8 "Markets gain on remarks by a Fed off'l" by AP says reassuring comments from a Fed official and better earnings from Home Depot helped push the stock market higher Tues. JPMorgan was up 1.4% and Home Depot rose 2.5%.
Johnson & Johnson: No mentions found.
McDonald's: No mentions found.
Merck: USAT p3B lists Merck as a Gainer due to its insomnia drug getting an FDA ok for low dosages.
IBD pA2 "Merck" says Merck announced a $5 bil share repurchase plan.
Microsoft: WSJ pB8 "New Xbox one moves beyond games" by Ian Sherr, Drew Fitzgerald, USAT p1B "New Xbox One", IBD pA4 "Microsoft new generation Xbox aims far beyond video games" by Patrick Seitz, NYT pB1 "Next Xbox will face new array of rivals" by Nick Wingfield, USAT p4B "Fun all i one box in Xbox one" by Mike Snider say Microsoft unveiled a reinvented Xbox Tues demonstrating an advanced motion& voice control system & new tv functions as it tries to thrust it back into the spotlight amid changing consumer habits.
Pfizer: No mentions found.
Procter & Gamble: No mentions found.
3M: No mentions found.
Travelers: WSJ pC4 "TGIT? Stocks cheer Tues" by Jonathan Cheng says the market was up due to the Fed continuing its bond purchases and a bullish stock market outlook from Goldman Sachs. Home Depot rose $1.95 after it reported quarterly earnings & rev that beat forecasts while raising its full year outlook due to the housing recovery. Travelers fell $1.92 due to weakness among insurers. Verizon fell 67 cents and AT&T lost 28 cents after Sprint boosted its offer for Clearwire.
UnitedHealthcare: No mentions found.
United Technologies: No mentions found.
Verizon: WSJ pC14 "Vodafone dials up reliance on Verizon cash" by Renee Schutles, WSJ pB3 "Vodafone to boost efforts in Europe" by Lilly Vitorovich, FT p18 "Vodafone to reinvest Verizon dividend" by Mark Wembridge is more about Verizon Commuications' desire to buy Vodafone's 45% interest in Verizon Wireless.
WSJ pC4 "TGIT? Stocks cheer Tues" by Jonathan Cheng says the market was up due to the Fed continuing its bond purchases and a bullish stock market outlook from Goldman Sachs. Home Depot rose $1.95 after it reported quarterly earnings & rev that beat forecasts while raising its full year outlook due to the housing recovery. Travelers fell $1.92 due to weakness among insurers. Verizon fell 67 cents and AT&T lost 28 cents after Sprint boosted its offer for Clearwire.
Walmart: No mentions found.
Tuesday's Closing Dow Numbers:Wednesday's Dow News followed by Tuesday's Closing Dow Numbers:
AT&T: WSJ pC4 "TGIT? Stocks cheer Tues" by Jonathan Cheng says the market was up due to the Fed continuing its bond purchases and a bullish stock market outlook from Goldman Sachs. Home Depot rose $1.95 after it reported quarterly earnings & rev that beat forecasts while raising its full year outlook due to the housing recovery. Travelers fell $1.92 due to weakness among insurers. Verizon fell 67 cents and AT&T lost 28 cents after Sprint boosted its offer for Clearwire.
Alcoa: No mentions found.
American Express: No mentions found.
Bank of America: No mentions found.
Boeing: No mentions found.
Caterpillar: No mentions found.
Chevron: No mentions found.
Cisco: No mentions found.
Coke: No mentions found.
Disney: WSJ pB1 "ESPN cugts jobs amid rising fees for games" by Amol Sharma, Ben Ftiz says Disney's ESPN started laying off a few hundred workers Tues a sign it is responding to the higher prices it is paying for rights to air games as well as other industry changes.
DuPont: No mentions found.
Exxon: No mentions found.
GE: No mentions found.
Hewlett-Packard: WSJ pC1 "Tech oldie HP might still be a goody" by Spencer Jakab says Hewlett-Packard's shares have outperformed Apple's by 66% this year.
Home Depot: WSJ pB4 "Housing recovery bolsters Home Depot" by Shelly Banjo, Jaren Talley, WSJ pC4 "TGIT? Stocks cheer Tues" by Jonathan Cheng, IBD pA1 "Home Depot raises guidance after housing fuels Q1 earnings" by Marilyn Alva, USAT p3B "Story stocks" say the market was up due to the Fed continuing its bond purchases and a bullish stock market outlook from Goldman Sachs. Home Depot rose $1.95 after it reported quarterly earnings & rev that beat forecasts while raising its full year outlook due to the housing recovery. Travelers fell $1.92 due to weakness among insurers. Verizon fell 67 cents and AT&T lost 28 cents after Sprint boosted its offer for Clearwire.For the quarter ended 5/5 Home Depot had a profit of $1.22 bil or 83 cents a share vs a year ago profit of $1.04 bil or 68 cents a share.
FT p26 "Home Depot touches high after net profit exceeds expectations" by Arash massoudi says Home Depot led US stocks to a new record high as HD said its most recent quarterly performance was lifted by the nation's continuing housing recovery. JPMorgan gained 1.4% after its shareholders stuck down the proposal to split the CEO/Chair positions.
NYT pB8 "Markets gain on remarks by a Fed off'l" by AP says reassuring comments from a Fed official and better earnings from Home Depot helped push the stock market higher Tues. JPMorgan was up 1.4% and Home Depot rose 2.5%.
Intel: FT p18 "Intel eyes aggressie expansion of chip sales for smart devices" by Chris Nuttall says Brian Krzanich took over as the 6th CEO of the firm's 45 year history last week.
IBM: No mentions found.
JPMorgan: WSJ pA1 "Vote strengthens Dimon's grip" by Dan Fitzpatrick, Joann S. Lublin, Julie Steinberg, WSJ pC14 "An uneasy peace after Dimon's war" by David Reilly, USAT p1B "Dimon keeps both jobs, but . . ." by Tim Mullaney, NYT pB1 "Strong lobbying helps Dimon thwart a shareholder challenge" by Jessica Silver-Greenberg, Susanne Craig, FT p1 "JPMorgan Dimon wins clear victory to keep both jobs" by Tom Braithwaite & at p12, USAT p3B "Story stocks" discuss JPMorgan's proposal to split the Chairman & CEO positions which did not pass by an overwhelming margin at Tuesday's shareholders meeting.
FT p26 "Home Depot touches high after net profit exceeds expectations" by Arash massoudi says Home Depot led US stocks to a new record high as HD said its most recent quarterly performance was lifted by the nation's continuing housing recovery. JPMorgan gained 1.4% after its shareholders stuck down the proposal to split the CEO/Chair positions.
NYT pB8 "Markets gain on remarks by a Fed off'l" by AP says reassuring comments from a Fed official and better earnings from Home Depot helped push the stock market higher Tues. JPMorgan was up 1.4% and Home Depot rose 2.5%.
Johnson & Johnson: No mentions found.
McDonald's: No mentions found.
Merck: USAT p3B lists Merck as a Gainer due to its insomnia drug getting an FDA ok for low dosages.
IBD pA2 "Merck" says Merck announced a $5 bil share repurchase plan.
Microsoft: WSJ pB8 "New Xbox one moves beyond games" by Ian Sherr, Drew Fitzgerald, USAT p1B "New Xbox One", IBD pA4 "Microsoft new generation Xbox aims far beyond video games" by Patrick Seitz, NYT pB1 "Next Xbox will face new array of rivals" by Nick Wingfield, USAT p4B "Fun all i one box in Xbox one" by Mike Snider say Microsoft unveiled a reinvented Xbox Tues demonstrating an advanced motion& voice control system & new tv functions as it tries to thrust it back into the spotlight amid changing consumer habits.
Pfizer: No mentions found.
Procter & Gamble: No mentions found.
3M: No mentions found.
Travelers: WSJ pC4 "TGIT? Stocks cheer Tues" by Jonathan Cheng says the market was up due to the Fed continuing its bond purchases and a bullish stock market outlook from Goldman Sachs. Home Depot rose $1.95 after it reported quarterly earnings & rev that beat forecasts while raising its full year outlook due to the housing recovery. Travelers fell $1.92 due to weakness among insurers. Verizon fell 67 cents and AT&T lost 28 cents after Sprint boosted its offer for Clearwire.
UnitedHealthcare: No mentions found.
United Technologies: No mentions found.
Verizon: WSJ pC14 "Vodafone dials up reliance on Verizon cash" by Renee Schutles, WSJ pB3 "Vodafone to boost efforts in Europe" by Lilly Vitorovich, FT p18 "Vodafone to reinvest Verizon dividend" by Mark Wembridge is more about Verizon Commuications' desire to buy Vodafone's 45% interest in Verizon Wireless.
WSJ pC4 "TGIT? Stocks cheer Tues" by Jonathan Cheng says the market was up due to the Fed continuing its bond purchases and a bullish stock market outlook from Goldman Sachs. Home Depot rose $1.95 after it reported quarterly earnings & rev that beat forecasts while raising its full year outlook due to the housing recovery. Travelers fell $1.92 due to weakness among insurers. Verizon fell 67 cents and AT&T lost 28 cents after Sprint boosted its offer for Clearwire.
Walmart: No mentions found.
| 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 Brian Krzanich (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 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 5/16/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:
1. Exxon Mobil XOM $403.29
2. Microsoft MSFT 284.61
3. WalMart WMT 258.46
4. GE 240.61
5. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 245.80
6. Chevron CVX 238.03
7. IBM 226.96
8. Procter & Gamble PG 219.04
9. Pfizer PFE 206.77
10. AT&T T 200.41
11. JPMorgan Chase JPM 194.14
12. Coke KO 191.33
13. Verizon VZ 152.15
14. Bank of America BAC 144.62
15. Merck MRK 139.66
16. Cisco CSCO 127.38
17. Intel INTC 119.63
18. Disney DIS 119.51
19. Home Depot HD 113.52
20. McDonald's MCD 101.55
21. United Technologies UTX 88.37
22. American Express AXP 79.55
23. 3M MMM 76.86
24. Boeing BA 74.69
25. UnitedHealth UNH 63.56
26. Caterpillar CAT 57.40
27. DuPont DD 50.93
28. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 41.51
29. Travelers TRV 32.83
30. Alcoa AA 9.23
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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 5/16/13:
Symbol & Co. Name/Date of Filing/Form Filed/ Comments
AT&T T: 5/15/13 8K re: closing of sale of Global Notes due '43
5/3/13 10Q & 2 8Ks 4/23/13 re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/13 results
4/29/13 8K re: voting results of annual stockholders meeting on 4/25/13
4/11/13 8K re: reclassification of revenue items
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.
Alcoa AA: 5/9/13 8K re: Sustainability Highlights Report
5/8/13 8K re: approval of Stock Incentive Plan
4/18/13 10Q; 4/11/3 8K & 4/9/13 8K all re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/13 results
4/9/13 Proxy materials for 5/3/13 annual meeting of stockholders
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
American Express AXP: 5/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months through 4/30/13
5/7/13 8K re: retirement of CFO Daniel T. Henry
5/2/13 8K re: voting results of 4/29 Sahreholder Meeting
4/30/13 8K re: increase in quarterly dividend from 20 cents to 23 cents per share
4/29/13 10Q & 4/17/13 8K re: 1Qtr ended 3/31/13 results
4/15/13 8K re: election of Edward P. Gilligan, Pres.
4/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off states for 3 months through 3/31
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
Bank of Am BAC: 5/8/13 8K re: voting resutls from 5/8 Stockhodlers Meeting
5/7/13 10Q & 4/17/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
5/6/13 8K re: settlement of lawsuit with MBIA
4/1/13 8K re: redemption of certain securities
3/28/13 Proxy re: Annual mtg of stockholders 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
Boeing BA: 5/3/13 8K re: issuance of floating rate senior notes due '14
4/30/13 8K re: voting results of 4/29 shareholders meeting held 4/29
4/24/13 10Q & 4/24/13 8K re: 1 Qtr. ended 3/31 results
4/22/13, 4/16 & 3/15/13 Proxy materials re: 4/29/13 annual mtg of shareholders at Field Museum, Chicago
2/11/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
Caterpillar CAT: 5/7/13 8K re: settlement re: litigation arising from acquisition of ERA Mining (China)
5/2/13 10Q & 4/22/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/13 results
4/19/13 8K re: March dealer stats
4/10/13 8K re: retirement of G. Vittecoq, VP
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
Chevron CVX: 5/2/13 10Q; 4/26/13 8K; 4/10/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/13 results
4/11/13 & 4/2/13 Proxy materials re: Stockhodler meeting on 5/29
4/2/13 8K re: salary increase for CEO and other execs
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: 5/15/13 8K re: 3Q ended 4/27 results
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.
Coke KO: 5/15/13 8K re: amendment of by-laws to allow calling of special shareholders meeting
4/26/13 10Q & 4/16/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/29 results
4/4/13 Proxy re: 4/24 shareholder meeting
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: 5/7/13 10Q & 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/30 results
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
DuPont DD: 4/29/13 8K re: voting results of 4/24 stockholders meeting
4/23/13 10Q & 8K re: quarter ended 3/31 results
4/4 proxy materials
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
ExxonMobil XOM: 5/13/13; 5/10; 4/12 Proxy materials
5/2/13 10Q & 4/25/13 8K re: 1 Qtr. ended 3/31 results
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: 5/8/13 10Q & 4/19/13 8K re: 1 Qtr. ended 3/31 results
4/26/13 8K re: voting results of 4/24 shareholders meeting
4/8/13 Proxy materials for shareholders meetings
3/20/13 8K re: bonuses 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
Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 4/4/13 8K re: resignations of directors John H. Hammergren & G. Kennedy Thompson
3/21/13 8K re: voting results of stockholders 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
Home Depot HD: 4/8/13 Proxy materials for 5/23 shareholders meeting at Cobb Galleria, Atlanta
4/5/13 8K re: issuance of 2.7% Sr. Notes due '23 & '43
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: 5/8/13 Proxy materials
5/2/13 8K re: election of Brian M. Krzanich as CEO Z& Renee J. James as pres. effective 5/16
4/29/13 10Q & 4/17 8K & 4/16 8K re: results of 1st quarter ended 3/30
4/3/13 Proxy materials for 5/16 stockholders meeting at Santa Clara, Cal.
2/19/13 10K for year ended 12/29/12
IBM: 5/6/13 8K re: issuance of notes
5/3/13 8K re: retirement of SVP HR J. Randall MacDonald
4/30/13 10Q & 4/19/13 & 4/18/13 8Ks re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/3/13 Proxy materials
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
JPMorganChase JPM: 5/16/13 Proxy materials for 5/21 shareholders meeting
5/15/13 8K re: sale of 1.6% notes due '18
5/8/13 10Q & 4/12 8K re: 1Q ended 3/31 results
5/2/13 8K re: sale of 4.25% notes due '18
4/23/13 8K re: sale of notes
5/1/13 8K re: sale of notes
4/29/13 8K re: resignation of co-C Frank J. Bisignano
4/9/13 8K re: redemption of securities
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
Johnson & Johnson JNJ: 5/3/13 10Q & 4/16 8K reL: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/26/13 8K re: voting results of 4/25 shareholders meeting
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
McDonald's MCD: 5/8/13 8K re: April sales
5/6/13 8K re: issuance of notes
5/3/13 8K re: adjustment to sales results
3/31/13 10Q & 4/19/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/12/13 Proxy materials for 5/23 shareholders meeting at Oak Brook, Ill
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
Merck MRK: 3/31/13 10Q & 5/1/13 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/15/13 Proxy material for 5/28 shareholders meeting at Bridgewater, NJ
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: 5/13/13 8K re: election of Amy Hood as CFO
5/1/13 8K re: sale of Euro notes
4/18/13 8K re: resignation of CFO Peter Klein
4/18/13 10Q & 4/18 8K re: results of Qtr ended 3/31
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: 5/10/13 10Q & 4/30/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/29/13 8K re: voting results of 4/25/13 shareholders meeting
4/3/13 Proxy material
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
Procter & Gamble PG: 5/14/13 8K re: Reg. FD disclosure re: Goldman Sachs Consumer Products Symposium
4/24/13 10Q & 4/24 2 8Ks re: 3Q ended 3/31 results
4/15/13 8K re: quarterly dividend of 0.6015 cents per share
2/21/13 8K re: presentation at Consumer Analyst Group of NY
2/14/13 8K re: eps outlook due to Venezuelan currency devaluation
3M MMM: 5/16/13 8K re: realignment of business groups
5/15/13 8K re: voting results of 5/14 stockholders meeting
5/7/13 Proxy materials
5/2/13 10Q & 4/25/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
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
Travelers TRV: 4/23/13 10Q & 4/23/13 8K re: qtr ended 3/31 results
4/9/13 Proxy for 5/22 shareholders meeting at Hartford, Ct.
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
UnitedHealth Group UNH: 5/6/13 10Q & 4/18/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/24/13 Proxy materials for 6/3 shareholders meeting in Boston
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
United Technologies UTX: 4/30/13 8K re: results of shareholders meeting
4/26/13 10Q & 4/23/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/9/13 Proxy materials for 4/29 annual shareholders meeting
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
Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 5/13/13 8K re: distribution of $7 bil to Wireless Comm and Vodafone by Verizon Wireless
5/7/13 8K re: voting results of 5/2 annual mtg of shareholders
4/25/13 10Q & 4/13/13 8K re results of quarter ended 3/31
4/2/13 8K re: ruors of purchase of Vodaphone's interest in Verizon Wireless
4/1/13 & 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: 5/16/13 8K re: Qtr. ended 4/30 results
4/22/13 Proxy re: 6/7 shareholder meetings at Fayetteville, Ark.
4/10/13 8K re: sale of notes
3/26/13 10K for year ended 1/31/13
2/21/13 8K re: 4Q results & dividend for FY 2014
THAT'S ALL FOLKS
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