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Post No. 2,171  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.


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 15,056.20 up 87.31 or 0.58% from Monday's close of 14,968.89. For the year the Dow is up 14.90%.  Of the Dow components 23 gained, Walmart was unchanged and 6 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was Caterpillar up $2.20 or 2.51%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was  Microsoft down 44 cents and percentage-wise was  Cisco down 2.51%.

WSJ pA1 "Dow vaults over 15000" by Jonathan Cheng says the Dow closed above 15000 for the first time Tues as stocks continue a hstoric 4 year run that investors are finding increaslingly irresistible.  The Dow is off to its fastest start to any year since the dot com fuled bull market of '00 but this time it is driven by blind optimism, no alternatives to stocks.

WSJ pC4 "DAX follows DJIA into record territory" by Herbert Rude,  Martin Essex says leading the US gains Tes were telecoms and utilities and ind'ls.  Caterpillar rose $2.20, JPMorgan rose 96 cents and Verizon rose 87 cents.  Tech stocks lagged as Applied slipped and Cisco fell 43 cents.

FT p20 "S&P 500 breaks through 15,000 barrier and enters bull territory" by Jason Abbruzzese, Arash Massoudi says US stocks climbed further into record territory, supported by upbeat corp reports from Fossil and While Foods.  Microsoft fell 1.3% after the FT said it was going to change its op system.

USAT p1B "Hot to trot or whoa?" by Adam Shell by Adam Shell says this is the highest the Dowhas been in its 117 year history.

NYT pB9 "Buoyed by optimism, Dow ends above 15,000" by AP says good economic reports, strong corp earnings & fresh support from central banks have eased investors' concerns about another economic slowdown.

AJC pA13 "Milestone for Dow: closes over 15000" by Steve Rothwell, AP says fears of spring swoon are unfounded as the market is up almost 15% in '13.

IBD pB4 "Nasdaq S&P notch another gain" by Juan Carlos Arancibia says the stocks market rose Tues cont'g a steely advance that so far shows no let up as the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.

As of the open of the market on Wednesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of Wednesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.130216081. Wednesday's trailing P/E ratio is 16.47 up from yesterday's trailing P/E ratio of 16.38 (last year it was 14.39); today's P/E estimate is 13.25 unchanged from Tuesday's P/E estimate of 13.25 (year ago it was 12.46) and today's dividend yield is 2.38 down from yesterday's dividend yield of 2.39 (last year it was 2.49). The Dow's all-time high was 15,056.20 on May 7, 2013. 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 1,960.56 up 11.38 from Monday's closing numerator of 1,949.18. 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 $65.35 up 38 cents from Monday's average of $64.97. The median closing price of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $63.29 (DIS/UNH) up 66 cents from Monday's median closing price of $62.63. 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 $1,138 ($196,056 - $194,918).


5/7/13 Tuesday MarketWatch 4:21 by Kate Gibson says U.S stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow industrials closing above 15,000 for the first time, after Australia cut its refinancing rate and satellite-TV provider DirecTV and watch maker Fossil Inc. reported improved earnings.
Wall Street’s extended record run comes amid a bull market that started a fifth year in March. U.S. equities have been supported by the Federal Reserve’s three rounds of Treasury purchases as well as by corporate America’s record profits. Rising to a record intraday high of 15,056.67, the Dow industrials DJIA +0.58%  climbed 87.31 points to 15,056.20, with 23 of its 30 components rising.
After closing at records the prior three sessions, the S&P 500 index SPX +0.52% on Tuesday extended that run, rising 8.46 points to 1,625.96, with telecommunications and industrials leading the gains that included all but technology of its 10 basic sectors.The index started out the session up 13.68% on the year, the best start through 87 trading days since 1991, noted analysts at Bespoke Investment Group.Fossil Inc. FOSL +9.01%  shares were among the leading risers, up 9%, and First Solar Inc. FSLR -8.93%  was hardest hit, retreating 8.9%.Fossil gained after the seller of watches and handbags reported strong sales and better-than-expected earnings for the first quarter. 
First Solar shares declined a day after the energy provider reported disappointing earnings.
Shares of DirecTV DTV +6.88%   climbed 6.9% after the provider of satellite-television services reported earnings above analysts’ expectations.Eighty-five percent, or 423 companies of the S&P 500, have reported first-quarter earnings, with 67.4% beating, 9.2% meeting and 23.4% missing expectations, according to Thomson Reuters. But 53.9% of those companies have missed and 46.1% have beat revenue estimates, said Thomson Reuters corporate earnings research analyst Greg Harrison.The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.11%  advanced 3.66 points to 3,396.63.
Advancers outran decliners by a more than 3-to-1 ratio on the New York Stock Exchange, where 630 million shares traded. Composite volume approached 3.3 billion. Energy prices fell, with crude-oil futures for June delivery CLM3 -0.80%   off 54 cents to end at $95.62 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

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

AT&T:  WSJ pB10 "T-Mobile's CEO looks for penies to pinch" by Thomas Gryta discusses the aftermath of the failure of AT&T to buy T-Mobile in '11 for $39 bil.

Caterpillar:   WSJ pB3 "Caterpillar, union to resume talks at Milwaukee plants" by B
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Tita says the plant is a mining equipment one and it will determine whether caterpillar can accommodate well paid 800 members of the Untied steelworkers that joined Cat after it bought Bucyrus Intl Inc.

WSJ pC4 "DAX follows DJIA into record territory" by Herbert Rude,  Martin Essex says leading the US gains Tes were telecoms and utilities and ind'ls.  Caterpillar rose $2.20, JPMorgan rose 96 cents and Verizon rose 87 cents.  Tech stocks lagged as Applied slipped and Cisco fell 43 cents.

Cisco:   WSJ pC4 "DAX follows DJIA into record territory" by Herbert Rude,  Martin Essex says leading the US gains Tes were telecoms and utilities and ind'ls.  Caterpillar rose $2.20, JPMorgan rose 96 cents and Verizon rose 87 cents.  Tech stocks lagged as Applied slipped and Cisco fell 43 cents.

Coke:  AJC pA13 "Coke backs groves in Fla" by Tamara Lush, AP says Coke will spend $2 bil to plant 25,000 acres of  new orange groves in Fla.

Disney:  WSJ pB3 "Disney parks, cable drive profit" by Ben Fritz, USAT p1B "Theme parks, ESPN ads lift Disney profit" by Roger Yu, Fred Meier, AJC pA14 "Disney results beat expectations" , IBD pA2 "Most Disney units see gains" , NYT pB2 "Gains at Disney parks help lift profit" by Brooks Barnes, FT p20 "S&P 500 breaks through 15,000 barrier and enters bull territory" by Jason Abbruzzese, Arash Massoudi says US stocks climbed further into record territory, supported by upbeat corp reports from Fossil and While Foods.  Microsoft fell 1.3% after the FT said it was going to change its op system.  say Disney had a 32% increase in net income for 2Q due to big growth at theme parks, continued strength from ESPN and new film studio stability.  Net income for qtr ened 3/30 was $1.51 bil or 83 cents a share vs. $1.14 bil or 63 cents a share a year ago.  Rev increased 10% to $10.55.

GE:  NYT pB2 "GE Capital puts on a lending roadshow" by Jane L. Levere says GE Capital is going on a 6 month roadshow with Slate.com to stimulate its lending to midsize businesses.

JPMorgan:   WSJ pC1 "Dimon looks to keep reins" by Dan Fitzpatrick, Joann S. Lublin, FT p1 "JPMorgan chief under mounting pressure" by Tom Braithwaiste, Dan McCrum,  NYT pB1 "Small firm could turn the vote on Dimon" by Susanne Craig, Jessica Silver-Greenberg, IBD pA2 "Group: Dimon needs oversight"  say the vote to split his CEO and Chairman positions is 5/21.

WSJ pC4 "DAX follows DJIA into record territory" by Herbert Rude,  Martin Essex says leading the US gains Tes were telecoms and utilities and ind'ls.  Caterpillar rose $2.20, JPMorgan rose 96 cents and Verizon rose 87 cents.  Tech stocks lagged as Applied slipped and Cisco fell 43 cents.

Microsoft:  WSJ pB1 "Microsoft concedes Windows 8 struggles" by Shira Ovide, FT p13 "Microsoft throws Windows 8 a lifeline" by Richard Waters, NYT pB1 "Solid sales, and criticism, for the latest version of Windows" by Nick Wingfield, AJC pA13 "Windows 8 gets tuneup" by Michael Liedtke, AP  say Microsoft has gone back to the drawing board to fix Windows 8 6 months after its launch.

IBD pA1 "Microsoft, yahoo extend deal", AJC pA14 "Microsoft, Yahoo extend search pact" say Microsoft extended a guarantee to yahool for fin'l protection for a minimum amount per search on yahoo's website.

 FT p20 "S&P 500 breaks through 15,000 barrier and enters bull territory" by Jason Abbruzzese, Arash Massoudi says US stocks climbed further into record territory, supported by upbeat corp reports from Fossil and While Foods.  Microsoft fell 1.3% after the FT said it was going to change its op system.

Verizon:   WSJ pC4 "DAX follows DJIA into record territory" by Herbert Rude,  Martin Essex says leading the US gains Tes were telecoms and utilities and ind'ls.  Caterpillar rose $2.20, JPMorgan rose 96 cents and Verizon rose 87 cents.  Tech stocks lagged as Applied slipped and Cisco fell 43 cents.

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
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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

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at 14,968.89 down 5.07% from Friday's close of 14,973.96. For the year the Dow is up 14.23%. Of the Dow components 14 gained and 16 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was Home Depot up $1.30 and percentage-wise was Bank of America up 5.23%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was IBM down $1.73 and percentage-wise was Merck down 1.51%.
WSJ pC4 "Fin'l stocks lift S&P" by Alexandra Scaggs says stocks posted a mixed performance Monw ith ivnestors shiftingout of defensive sectors thathave led much of this year's rally and moving into more aggressive fare swuch as fin';l firm shares. Bank of America was up 64 cents and JPMorgan was up 61 cents.

FT p22 "Apollo hits all time peak on back of stronger than forecast figures" by Arash Massoudi says US stocks reached ar ecord level yet again after shares in Apollo Glboal Mgmt reached an all time high as the buyout group reported strogner than expected quarterlye arnings. Bank of America climbed 5.2% after it settlement a dispute with MBIA. UnitedHealth rose 2.2%.

NYT pB6 "S&JP 500 hits record in quiet trading" by Reuters says the stock market showed little change in quiet trading as the S&P reached another nominal record high.

AJC pA11 "Little change after record week" by AP says stock indexes were little changed Mon following a record setting run last week. News that Bank of America and MBIA had reached a settlement over a long running dispute propelled both stocks higher.

IBD pB2 "S&P 500 hits another high as more stocks break out" by Vincent Mao says stocks wavered to a mixed but mostly constructive finish Mon as the broad amrket indexes touched new miles stones. Losses in IBM and Johnson & Johnson weighed on the Dow as Monday's action was mixed in lower trade and the current outlook is still a confirmed uptrend.


Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,949.18 down 0.67 from Friday's closing numerator of 1,949.85. 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 Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $64.97 down 2 cents from Friday's average of $64.99. The median closing price of Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $62.63 (DIS/UNH) up 77 cents from Friday's median closing price of $61.86. 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 havelost $67 ($194,985 - $194,918).


5/6/13 Monday MarketWatch 4:17 by Kate Gibson says U.S stocks

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

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market

AT&T TNYSE: No mentions found.

Alcoa AANYSE: No mentions found.

American Express AXPNYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of America BACNYSE: WSJ pC1 "BofA, MBIA make peace over loans" by Liz Rappaport, Shayndi Raice, NYT pB3 "After yers of battling, Bank of America and MBIA settle mortgage dispute" by Floyd Norris, AJC pA10 "Settlement costs BofA $1.7 bil" by AP, WSJ pC10 "BofA's hefty insurance premium" by David Reilly, FT p14 "Lifeline $1.7 bil deal for MBIA" by Tom Braithwaite say Bank of America agreed to pay bond insurer MBIA $1.7 bil to settle a dispute over faulty mortgage securities issued during the US housing bbom. MBIA will drop litigation it brought against Countrywide in '08. BofA will also lend MBIA up to $500 mil and have the option to buy up to 4.9% in MBIA.

FT p14 "New York state to sue BofA and Wells Fargo" by Kara Scannell, USAT p5B "Wells Fargo, BofA face NY lawsuit in mortgage case" by Julie Schmit, NYT pB1 & AJC pA10 "NY to sue 2 banks over mortgages" by Jessica Silver-Greenberg, NYT, IBD pA1 "NY to sue BofA, Wells Fargo" say NY's AG is poised to sue Bank of America and Wells Fargo over claims they violated a $26 bil mortgage settlement.

AJC pA11 "Little change after record week" by AP says stock indexes were little changed Mon following a record setting run last week. News that Bank of America and MBIA had reached a settlement over a long running dispute propelled both stocks higher.

WSJ pC4 "Fin'l stocks lift S&P" by Alexandra Scaggs says stocks posted a mixed performance Monw ith ivnestors shiftingout of defensive sectors thathave led much of this year's rally and moving into more aggressive fare swuch as fin';l firm shares. Bank of America was up 64 cents and JPMorgan was up 61 cents.

FT p22 "Apollo hits all time peak on back of stronger than forecast figures" by Arash Massoudi says US stocks reached ar ecord level yet again after shares in Apollo Glboal Mgmt reached an all time high as the buyout group reported strogner than expected quarterlye arnings. Bank of America climbed 5.2% after it settlement a dispute with MBIA. UnitedHealth rose 2.2%.

Boeing BANYSE: No mentions found.

Caterpillar CATNYSE: No mentions found.

Chevron CVXNYSE: No mentions found.

Cisco CSCONASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Coke KONYSE: AJC pA9 "2 social media stars praised" by Christopher Seward says Coke made Fortune magazine's latest list of top companies for being social media stars. Home Depot was No,. 34 and Coke was Number 57.

FT p1 "Microsoft rpepares U-turn on Windows 8" by Richard Waters says Microsoft is preparing to reverse course over key elements of its Windows 8 op system marking one of the most prominent admissions of failure for a new mass market consumer product since Coke's New Coke fiasco nearly 30 years ago.

Disney DISNYSE: IBD pA2 "Electronic Arts", AJC pA10 "Disney teams with EA on Star Wars games" says a month after shutting down game productin at Lucasfilm, Disney said it had entered multi-year deal with Electronic Arts to develop new Star Wars video games.

DuPont DDNYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOMNYSE: No mentions found.

GENYSE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard HPQNYSE: No mentions found.

Home Depot HDNYSE: AJC pA9 "2 social media stars praised" by Christopher Seward says Coke made Fortune magazine's latest list of top companies for being social media stars. Home Depot was No,. 34 and Coke was Number 57.

Intel INTCNASDAQ-GS: FT p16 "Chipmakers' capacity cut has a sharp effect" by Simon Mundy, Sarah Mishkin says the competitive field in both main forms of memory chips, D-Ram and Nand Flash, has narrowed dramatically in the past 5 years. Samsung , SK Ynix and Micron hold more than 90% of the market in D-Ram. 100% of the Nand market is dividend between Intel, Toshiba and SanDisk.

IBMNYSE: IBD pB2 "S&P 500 hits another high as more stocks break out" by Vincent Mao says stocks wavered to a mixed but mostly constructive finish Mon as the broad amrket indexes touched new miles stones. Losses in IBM and Johnson & Johnson weighed on the Dow as Monday's action was mixed in lower trade and the current outlook is still a confirmed uptrend.

JPMorgan JPMNYSE: WSJ pC1 "Big funds undecided on Dimon" by Dan Fitzpatrick, Kirsten Grind, Robin Sidel says this is regarding the vote on May 21 to split his CEO and Chairman roles.

WSJ pC4 "Fin'l stocks lift S&P" by Alexandra Scaggs says stocks posted a mixed performance Monw ith ivnestors shiftingout of defensive sectors thathave led much of this year's rally and moving into more aggressive fare swuch as fin';l firm shares. Bank of America was up 64 cents and JPMorgan was up 61 cents.

Johnson & Johnson JNJNYSE: IBD pB2 "S&P 500 hits another high as more stocks break out" by Vincent Mao says stocks wavered to a mixed but mostly constructive finish Mon as the broad amrket indexes touched new miles stones. Losses in IBM and Johnson & Johnson weighed on the Dow as Monday's action was mixed in lower trade and the current outlook is still a confirmed uptrend.

McDonald's MCDNYSE: No mentions found.

Merck MRKNYSE: No mentions found.

Microsoft MSFTNASDAQ-GS: FT p1 "Microsoft rpepares U-turn on Windows 8" by Richard Waters says Microsoft is preparing to reverse course over key elements of its Windows 8 op system marking one of the most prominent admissions of failure for a new mass market consumer product since Coke's New Coke fiasco nearly 30 years ago.

Pfizer PFENYSE: NYT pA1 "Pfize4r turning to the Internet to sell Viagra" by Katie Thomas, IBD pA1 "Pfizer has new Rx for Viagra", AJC pA9 "Pfizer will sell Viagra online directly" by Lidna A. Johnson, AP says men will still need a prescription but won't need to go to a pharmacy.

Procter & Gamble PGNYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMMNYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRVNYSE: No mentions found.

UnitedHealth UNHNYSE: FT p22 "Apollo hits all time peak on back of stronger than forecast figures" by Arash Massoudi says US stocks reached ar ecord level yet again after shares in Apollo Glboal Mgmt reached an all time high as the buyout group reported strogner than expected quarterlye arnings. Bank of America climbed 5.2% after it settlement a dispute with MBIA. UnitedHealth rose 2.2%.

United Technologies UTXNYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZDualListed: No mentions found.

Walmart WMTNYSE: No mentions found.

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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 Brian Krzanich (Santa Clara, CA) (as of May 16)

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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