Saturday, August 31, 2013

8/31/13 Sat GE toIPO Retail Biz: Microsoft Adds Activist Director

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Post No. 2,344  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  recent ranking of the Dow 30 components by market capitalization  and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings.

A read of the print editions of  Tuesday's Investor's News Daily, Monday's  Barron's; the combined Sat/Sun issues of the Wall St. Journal & Financial Times; Saturdays New York Times& Atlanta Journal & Constitution yielded the following stories about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 component companies and the Dow with stories about the Dow aggregated first and then items about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 companies presented alphabetically, followed by a separate table of Dow component's symbol and Friday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average:The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 14810.31 down 30.64 or 0.21%   from Thursday's close of 148840.95. For the week the Dow was down 200.2 or 1.33%  from last Friday's close of 15010.51. For the year the Dow is up 13.02%. Of  the Dow components  10   gained and  20   declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise  was   Procter & Gamble up 58 cents and percentage-wise was Walmart up 0.76% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise  was Boeing down $1.01 and percentage-wise was  Alcoa down 1.41%.

WSJ pB1 "Dow falls in August as nerves fray" by Dan Strumpf says turbulence returned to the markets in Aug, an omen of what a lot of people expect to be a fitful autumn.

IBD pB8 "Stocks slide but vol keeps to subpar levels" by Paul whitfield says stocks retreated in mixed but sluggish vol fri as the big money decided to start the 3 day holiday early.  The Dow held its loss to 0.2% thanks partly to Procter & Gamble's almost 1% gain.  The current outlook is the market is in a correction.

Sat. NYT pB6 "Markets close lower as investors wait for decision about Syria" by Reuters says stocks fell in a thinly traded session Fri due to concern about Syria.

FT p11 "Salesforce pushes higher after boosting forecast" says US stocks fell Fri setting the S&P on track for the biggest monthlyd rop in more than a year.  GE rose 0.3% after it said it wold spin off its US consumer lending unit.  AT&T rose 0.2% after reports it may sell some of its assets.  Verizon rose 0.9% due to a proposed deal to buy Vodafone's stake.

Sat. AJC pA14 "Market ends rough month" by AP says disappointing news on consumer spending helped pull stocks lower Fri in a quiet end to the market's worst month in more than a year.

As of the close  of the market on Friday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page B6   of   Saturday's Wall St. Journal is 0.130216081. Friday's closing trailing P/E ratio is  15.45 down from Friday's opening trailing P/E ratio of 15.48 (last year it was 14.51);  Friday's  closing  P/E estimate is  13.47 down  from Friday's   opening P/E estimate of 13.53  (year ago it was 12.42) and Friday's  closing dividend yield is 2.54 up   from Friday's opening dividend yield of 2.49  (last year it was 2.64). The Dow's all-time high was 15,658.36   on August 2, 2013. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1928.54 down 4.99  from Thursday's closing numerator of 1933.53. 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   Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $64.28 down 14 cents    from Thursday's average of $64.42.  The median closing price of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $66.29 (DIS/UNH) up 8 cents  from Thursday's median closing price of $66.76. The lowest volume was  Travelers and the highest volume again was Bank of America.

If Friday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have lost $499  ($193,253 - $192,854 ) .

MarketWatch 8/30/13 Fri. 4:18 pm by Kate Gibson U.S. stocks declined on Friday, with the Dow industrials and S&P 500 recording their worst month since May 2012, as Wall Street considered a possible U.S. strike against Syria.“The only variable that really matters is the possibility of a Syrian intervention. A portion of the volatility we saw this week was certainly related to news flow regarding the Middle East,” said Lawrence Creatura, portfolio manager at Federated Investors.


‘Skeleton crews are manning the trading desks. I wouldn’t trust this week’s moves too much. It’s like a household when the parents are away, and teenagers are running the show.’


Lawrence Creatura, Federated Investors
Meeting with the presidents of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, President Barack Obama on Friday afternoon called the use of chemical weapons a “challenge to the world.”The president’s words followed the release of U.S. intelligence that found the Syrian government to be behind a chemical attack that killed 1,429 people in a suburb of Damascus.“It’s really going to be dependent upon what happens over the next few days, if Obama can take enough of a break from the Labor Day holiday to launch some rockets against Syria, then it becomes more interesting,” said Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist at Banyan Partners LLC. In a nationally televised statement Friday afternoon, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry condemned the “indiscriminate and inconceivable horror of chemical weapons,” while outlining Washington’s case against the Syrian government in a deadly attack in Syria last week. Major indexes tallied weekly and monthly losses.“We’ve had a strong run this year and we are entering a seasonally treacherous time of year. Historically, Autumn and the months of September and October specifically, can be treacherous and unforgiving,” said Creatura.
Up 13% for the year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -0.21% on Friday declined as much as 78 points, but closed down 30.64 points, or 0.2%, to 14,810.31, a level that left it with a 1.3% drop on the week and down 4.5% for the month.Consumer discretionary fed sector declines and consumer staples and utilities were the only advancing sectors among the 10 major industry groups on the S&P 500 index SPX -0.32%  , which lost 5.21 points, or 0.3%, to 1,632.96, down 1.8% for the week and off 3.1% for the month. The Nasdaq Composite COMP -0.84% fell 30.43 points, or 0.8%, to 3,589.86. It slid 1.9% for the week and 1% for the month. For every stock advancing, more than two declined on the New York Stock Exchange, where 768 million shares traded. Composite volume approached 2.7 billion. “This could be one of the lowest volume days this year. A lot of folks are sitting on the sidelines, waiting for direction,” said Pavlik.

Saturday's Dow News followed by Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T:

Alcoa:

American Express:

Bank of America:

Boeing:

Caterpillar:

Chevron:

Cisco:

Coke:

Disney:

DuPont:

Exxon:

GE: Sat. AJC pA13 "GE to go public with lending business"  says GE will spin off the US consumer lending business of its finance arm with an ipo early next year.  The unit provides store credit cards to 55 mil people for retailers like Walmart and accounts for $50 bil of GE Capital's $274 bil in loans.

 Barron's p12 "Week review" says Verizon may buy Vodafone's 45% interest in their US jv & GE will exit retail lending.

Hewlett-Packard:

Home Depot:

Intel:

IBM:

JPMorgan:  fT p10 "Banks get ready to feel the penalty pain" by Tom Braithwaite, Kara Scannell says criticism that fines to banks from the fin'l crisis were too low still resonates.  JPMorgan has paid out $33 bil so far not counting $26.6 bil for Countrywide.

Johnson & Johnson:

McDonald's:  IBD pA18 "McDummkopfs! is an editorial says McDonald's could replace workers with ATM-style machines if their wages get too high.

Merck:

Microsoft:  WSJ pA1 "Activist storms Microsoft board" by Shria Ovide says Microsoft is giving a board seat to an activit investor for the first time, a ValueAct Capital management LP appointee.

WSJ pB7 "Beyond the supestar CEO: where to find an edge" by Mark Hulbert says Microsoft is under pressure to follow a CEO search process that is irrational because Microsoft needs to change its culture of a star CEO.

Barron's pM9 "How to play Microsoft now" by Steven M. Sears says says Microsoft's stock is unlikely to significantly advance or decline until Ballmer's successor is named so the stock is a good bet for selling out of the money puts and calls.

Pfizer:

Procter & Gamble:  IBD pB8 "Stocks slide but vol keeps to subpar levels" by Paul whitfield says stocks retreated in mixed but sluggish vol fri as the big money decided to start the 3 day holiday early.  The Dow held its loss to 0.2% thanks partly to Procter & Gamble's almost 1% gain.  The current outlook is the market is in a correction.

3M:

Travelers:

United Technologies:

UnitedHealth:

Verizon:  Barron's p12 "Week review" says Verizon may buy Vodafone's 45% interest in their US jv & GE will exit retail lending.

Sat. WSJ pB14 "Overheard" says Verizon may issue $20 bil  in bonds to help pay for a Vodafone buy out.

FT p8 "Vodafone-Verizon deal gets finishing touches" by David Oakley, Anousha Sakoul says the day will be finalized this weekend and cost Verizon $130 bil.

Walmart: Sat. AJC pA13 "GE to go public with lending business"  says GE will spin off the US consumer lending business of its finance arm with an ipo early next year.  The unit provides store credit cards to 55 mil people for retailers like Walmart and accounts for $50 bil of GE Capital's $274 bil in loans.

Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
TNYSE
AANYSE
AXPNYSE
BACNYSE
BANYSE
CATNYSE
CVXNYSE
CSCONASDAQ-GS
KONYSE
DISNYSE
DDNYSE
XOMNYSE
GENYSE
HPQNYSE
HDNYSE
INTCNASDAQ-GS
IBMNYSE
JPMNYSE
JNJNYSE
MCDNYSE
MRKNYSE
MSFTNASDAQ-GS
PFENYSE
PGNYSE
MMMNYSE
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 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 A. G. Lafley (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 8/21/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $380.39
2. Microsoft MSFT 263.31
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 250.24
4.  WalMart WMT 241.10
5.   GE 240.44
6. Chevron CVX 227.40
7. Procter & Gamble PG 217.40
8. IBM 202.50
9. JPMorgan Chase JPM 194.57
10. Pfizer PFE 186.96
11. AT&T T 177.81
12. Coke KO 169.70
13. Bank of America BAC 154.06
14. Merck MRK 138.89
15.  Verizon VZ 135.27
16. Cisco CSCO 129.18
17. Intel INTC 110.45
18. Disney DIS 109.22
19. Home Depot HD 107.70
20. McDonald's MCD 95.08
21. United Technologies UTX 93.31
22. American Express AXP 80.05
23. Boeing BA 78.39
24. 3M MMM 77.52
25. UnitedHealth UNH 73.05
26. Caterpillar CAT 53.71
27. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 48.95
28. DuPont DD 52.77
29. Travelers TRV 29.66
30. Alcoa AA 8.39

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of  8/21/13:

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

AT&T T: 8/2/13 10Q & 7/24/13 8K & 7/23/13 8K re: results for quarter ended 6/30/13
7/25/13 8K re: retirement from Board of Dr. Gilbert F. Amelia
7/12/13 8K re: AT&T agreeing to buy Leap Wireless
6/28/13 8K re: election of Cynthia B. Taylor as a Director & increase # of dirs. 14 from 13
5/24/13 8K re: redemption of debentures
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

Alcoa AA: 8/19/13 8K re: closing of smelting capacity in US & Brazil
7/25/13 10Q for Qtr ended 6/30/13
7/11/13 & 7/9 8Ks re: 2Q earnings results
7/1/13 8K re: closing the Fusina, Italy aluminum smelter
5/30/13 8K re: Moody's downgrade of debt rating from Baa3 to Ba1 & from negative to stable
5/24/13 8K re: redemption of 65 Notes due 7/15/13
5/20/13 8K re: shut down of 2 smelters in Quebec
5/9/13 8K re: Sustainability Highlights Report
5/8/13 8K re: approval of Stock Incentive Plan

American Express AXP: 8/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 mos. ended 7/31/13
7/29/13 10Q & 7/17/13 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30/13
7/25/13 8K re: amdmt to sr. Exec. Severance Plan
7/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off statgs for 3 mos. ended 6/30/13
 6/21/13 8K re: selection of Jeffrey Campbell CFO
6/17/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months thru 5/31/13
5/22/13 & 5/17/13 8Ks re: issuance of $1.85 bil of notes
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

Bank of Am BAC: 8/1/13 10Q & 7/17/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
7/24/13 8K re: election to Board of Clayton S. Rose & Pierre de Weck
 7/2/13 8K re: redemption of securities
  5/29/13 8K re: issuance of 40,000 shaes of Series U Preferred Stock
5/28/13 8K re: redemption of Perpetual Preferred Stock
5/8/13 8K re: voting results from 5/8 Stockholders 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

Boeing BA: 7/24/13 10Q & 8K re: results for qtr. ended 6/30/13
 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


Caterpillar CAT: 8/20/13 8K re: dealer stats for July '13
8/2/13 10Q & 7/24/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
7/23/13 8K re: June '13 dealer stats
 6/20/13 8K re: 3 month dealer stats thru 3/13
6/17/13 8K re: voting results of annual shareholderss mtg on 6/12
6/12/13 8K re: 15% increase in dividend from 8 cents to 60 cents payable 8/20 to record holders 7/22
5/20/13 8K re: 3 months dealer stats Feb through April 2013
5/17/13 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

Chevron CVX: 8/7/13 10Q & 8/2/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 7/10/13 8K re: 2Q interim update
6/24/13 8K re: issuance of notes
6/4/13 8K re: approval by stockholders of Long Term Incentive Plan
5/2/13 10Q; 4/26/13 8K; 4/10/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/13 results

Cisco CSCO: 8/15/13 8K re: firing of 4,000 employees
8/14/13 8K re: FY '13 & 4Q results
 6/20/13 8K: re: exec's pre-arranged stock trading plan
6/12/13 8K re: executives' adoption of pre-arranged stock trading plan
6/7/13 8K re: Cisco payment to Tivo of $294 mil to settle patent dispute that includes Google & AARIS Group
5/21/13 10Q for qtr ended 4/27/13
5/15/13 8K re: 3Q ended 4/27 results

Coke KO: 7/25/13 10Q & 7/16/13 8K 2Q ended 6/28/13 results
7/19/13 8K re: election of Ana Botin to Board
 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

Disney DIS: 8/6/13 10Q & 8/6/13 8K re: 3Q ended 6/29/13 results
 7/1/13 8K re: extension of CEO Robert A. Iger's employment contract to 6/30/16
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


DuPont DD: 8/13/13 8K re: adoption of Sr. Exec. Severance Plan
7/23/13 10Q & 8K re: 2Q ended 6/31/13 results
 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

ExxonMobil XOM: 8/6/13 10Q & 8/1/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 6/3/13 8K re: voting results of 5/29/13 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
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

GE: 7/26/13 10Q & 7/19/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 6/14/13 8K re: election of Keith S. Sherlin, CEO GE Capital
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


Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 7/15/13 8K re: election to Board of Robert F. Bennett, Raymond E. Ozzie & James A. Skinner & increase # of dirs. from 9 to 12
 6/18/13 8K re: change of duties of EVP R. Todd Bradley
6/6/13 10Q & 5/22/13 8K re: qtr ended 4/30/13
5/29/13 8K re: resignation of John H. Mammergren & G. Kennedy Thompson from BoD and temporary reduction of Board members from 11 to 9
4/4/13 8K re: resignations of directors John H. Hammergren & G. Kennedy Thompson


Home Depot HD: 8/20/13 8K re: 2Q results
 5/29/13 8K re: shareholder approval of Amended Restated '05 Stock Incentive Plan
5/29/13 10Q & 5/21/13 8K re: qtr ended 5/5/13
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

Intel INTC: 7/29/13 & 7/18/13 & 7/17/13 8K re: results for qtr ended 6/29/13
 5/21/13 8K re: Brian M. Krzanich became CEO on 5/16
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.


IBM: 7/31/13 8K re: underwriting contracts for notes5/6/13 8K re: issuance of notes
7/31/13 10Q & 7/18/13 8K & 7/17/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
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


JPMorganChase JPM: 8/21/13 8K re: sale of subordinated Notes
8/7/13 10Q re: 6/30/13 results
8/1/13 8K re: redemption of Non0cumulative Pref. Stock, Series J
7/29/13 8K re: issuance of Non0cumulative Pref. Stock, Series R
7/29/13 8K re: possible sale of commodities business
7/19/13 8K re: retirement from Board of David Cote & Ellen Futter
 7/12/13 2 8Ks re: 2Q results
6/10/13 8K re: amendment to Cert. of Incorp. to allow shareholder action by written consent
6/4/13 8K re: Reg FD disclosure re: investor conference presentation
5/23/13 8K re: results of 5/21/13 Annual Shareholders Meeting
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

Johnson & Johnson JNJ: 8/20/13 8K re: closing of purchase of Aragon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
8/1/13 10Q & 7/16/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 6/20/13 8K re: agreement to buy Aragon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for its late state prostate drugs
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

McDonald's MCD: 7/31/13 10Q & 7/22/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
7/19/13 8K re: dividend of 77 cents pe share payable 9/17/13 to record holders on 9/3/13
 6/10/13 8K re: Reg. FD disclosure re: Investor Release
5/28/13 8K re: voting results of 5/23/13 Annual Shareholders Meeting
5/8/13 8K re: April sales
5/6/13 8K re: issuance of notes
5/3/13 8K re: adjustment to sales results

Merck MRK: 8/7/13 10Q  & 7/30/13 8K re: results as of 6/30/13
 5/30/13 8K re: voting results of 5/28/13 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
5/22/13 8K re: accelerated stock repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs
5/20/13 8K re: issuance of $6 bil of notes

Microsoft MSFT: 7/30/13 10K & 7/18/13 8K re: results for year ended 6/30/13
 7/11/13 8K re: resignation of Pres. of Office Div. Kurt DelBene
7/3/13 8K re: retirement of Steve Sinofsky from Windows Div.
5/20/13 8-K/A approval of CFO Amy Hood's compensation
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

Pfizer PFE: 8/9/13 10Q & 7/30/13 8K re; 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 6/3/13 8K re: issuance of $4 bil of notes
5/29/13 8K re: blackout of insider purchase of shares due to Zoetis exchange offer
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

Procter & Gamble PG: 8/15/13 8K re: sale of Floating Rate Notes due '63
 Pre-14A Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 10/8/13 at Aronoff Center in Cincinnati
7/9/13 8K re: declaration of dividend of $0.6015 on Common & Conv. Call A Pref. payable 8/15 to 7/19 record holders
6/12/13 8K re: Reg. FD disclosure re: presentation at Deutsche Bank Global Consumer Conference
6/5/13 8K re: grouping of Global Business Units into 4 industry based sectors
5/24/13 8K re: A.G. Lafley rejoining as CEO replacing Bob McDonald
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

3M MMM: 8/13/13 8K re: election to Board of Thomas K. Brown  increase from 11 to 12
8/1/13 10Q & 7/25/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 5/16/13 8K re: amendment to Annual Report re: realignment of business groups and certain accounting revisions
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

Travelers TRV: 8/1/13 8K re: underwriting contracts re: issuance of 4.6% Sr. Notes due '43
7/23/13 10Q & 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 6/12/13 8K re: $1 bil revolving bank credit agreement
6/10/13 8K re: purchase of Dominion of Canada General Insurance for $1.1 bil
5/24/13 8K re: voting results of 5/22/13 Annual shareholders meeting
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.

United Technologies UTX: 7/26/13 10Q & 7/23/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 6/18/13 8K re: Ohio Fed. Ct. awarding $473 mil to U.S. re: False Claims Act re: overcharging by Pratt & Whitney on F100's
5/24/13 8K re: redemption of $1 bil 1.2% notes due 6/1/13
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

UnitedHealth Group UNH: 8/5/13 10Q & 7/18/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 6/6/13 8K re: Voting results of 6/3/13 Annual Shareholders Mtg
5/29/13 8K re: Reg FD disclosure re: Bernstein 29th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference
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

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 7/25/13 10Q & 7/18/13 8K re: results for qtr ended 6/30/13
6/10/13 8K re: election of Anthony T. Skiadas, 44, Sr. VP & Controller
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: rumors 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

WalMart WMT: 8/15/13 8K re: 2Q ended 7/31/13 results
6/7/13 10Q & 5/16/13 8K re: Qtr. ended 4/30
6/2/13 8K re: Voting results of 6/7 Annual shareholder meeting
4/22/13 Proxy re: 6/7 shareholder meeting at Fayetteville, Ark.
4/10/13 8K re: sale of notes
3/26/13 10K for year ended 1/31/13
THE END OF THE BLOG

Friday, August 30, 2013

8/30/13 Fri. pm Dow Closes at 14810.31 down 30.64 or 0.21%

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Post No. 2,343  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  recent ranking of the Dow 30 components by market capitalization  and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 14810.31 down 30.64 or 0.21%   from Thursday's close of 148840.95. For the week the Dow is down 200.2 or 1.33%  from last Friday's close of 15010.51. Of  the Dow components  10   gained and  20   declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise  was   Procter & Gamble up 58 cents and percentage-wise was Walmart up 0.76% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise  was Boeing down $1.01 and percentage-wise was  Alcoa down 1.41%.


As of the open  of the market on Friday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5   of   Friday's Wall St. Journal is 0.130216081. Friday's opening trailing P/E ratio is  15.48 up from Thursday's opening trailing P/E ratio of 15.46 (last year it was 14.41);  Friday's  opening  P/E estimate is  13.53 unchanged  from Thursday's   opening P/E estimate of 13.53  (year ago it was 12.52) and Friday's  opening dividend yield is 2.49 down   from Thursday's opening dividend yield of 2.51  (last year it was 2.64). The Dow's all-time high was 15,658.36   on August 2, 2013. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1928.54 down 4.99  from Thursday's closing numerator of 1933.53. 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   Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $64.28 down 14 cents    from Thursday's average of $64.42.  The median closing price of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $66.29 (DIS/UNH) up 8 cents  from Thursday's median closing price of $66.76. The lowest volume was  Travelers and the highest volume again was Bank of America.

If Friday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have lost $499  ($193,253 - $192,854 ) .

MarketWatch 8/30/13 Fri. 4:18 pm by Kate Gibson U.S. stocks declined on Friday, with the Dow industrials and S&P 500 recording their worst month since May 2012, as Wall Street considered a possible U.S. strike against Syria.“The only variable that really matters is the possibility of a Syrian intervention. A portion of the volatility we saw this week was certainly related to news flow regarding the Middle East,” said Lawrence Creatura, portfolio manager at Federated Investors.


‘Skeleton crews are manning the trading desks. I wouldn’t trust this week’s moves too much. It’s like a household when the parents are away, and teenagers are running the show.’


Lawrence Creatura, Federated Investors
Meeting with the presidents of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, President Barack Obama on Friday afternoon called the use of chemical weapons a “challenge to the world.”The president’s words followed the release of U.S. intelligence that found the Syrian government to be behind a chemical attack that killed 1,429 people in a suburb of Damascus.“It’s really going to be dependent upon what happens over the next few days, if Obama can take enough of a break from the Labor Day holiday to launch some rockets against Syria, then it becomes more interesting,” said Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist at Banyan Partners LLC. In a nationally televised statement Friday afternoon, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry condemned the “indiscriminate and inconceivable horror of chemical weapons,” while outlining Washington’s case against the Syrian government in a deadly attack in Syria last week. Major indexes tallied weekly and monthly losses.“We’ve had a strong run this year and we are entering a seasonally treacherous time of year. Historically, Autumn and the months of September and October specifically, can be treacherous and unforgiving,” said Creatura.
Up 13% for the year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -0.21% on Friday declined as much as 78 points, but closed down 30.64 points, or 0.2%, to 14,810.31, a level that left it with a 1.3% drop on the week and down 4.5% for the month.Consumer discretionary fed sector declines and consumer staples and utilities were the only advancing sectors among the 10 major industry groups on the S&P 500 index SPX -0.32%  , which lost 5.21 points, or 0.3%, to 1,632.96, down 1.8% for the week and off 3.1% for the month. The Nasdaq Composite COMP -0.84% fell 30.43 points, or 0.8%, to 3,589.86. It slid 1.9% for the week and 1% for the month. For every stock advancing, more than two declined on the New York Stock Exchange, where 768 million shares traded. Composite volume approached 2.7 billion. “This could be one of the lowest volume days this year. A lot of folks are sitting on the sidelines, waiting for direction,” said Pavlik.

Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
TNYSE
AANYSE
AXPNYSE
BACNYSE
BANYSE
CATNYSE
CVXNYSE
CSCONASDAQ-GS
KONYSE
DISNYSE
DDNYSE
XOMNYSE
GENYSE
HPQNYSE
HDNYSE
INTCNASDAQ-GS
IBMNYSE
JPMNYSE
JNJNYSE
MCDNYSE
MRKNYSE
MSFTNASDAQ-GS
PFENYSE
PGNYSE
MMMNYSE
TRVNYSE
UNHNYSE
UTXNYSE
VZDualListed
WMTNYSE
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The following are excerpts from Friday's morning Blog:

A read of the print editions of    Friday's  Wall St. Journal, Financial Times,  Investor's  News Daily, the Wall St. Journal, Financial Times,  New York Times, USA Today  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 Thursday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 148840.95 up 16.44 or 0.11%   from Wednesday's close of 14824.51. For the week the Dow is up %. Of  the Dow components   19  gained and  11   declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise  was  Boeing up $1.66 and percentage-wise was Verizon up 2.71% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was Exxon down $1.57 or 1.77 %.

WSJ pC4 "Telecoms give lift to stocks" by Chris Dieterich says stocks rose following an upbeat revision to economic growth and the White House said it might strike Syria.  Verizon is charted under  Good News as it may buy Vodafone's stake in Verizon Wireless.  Exxon dropped $1.57 or 1.8% despite rising oil prices.

NYT pB9 "Stronger GDP growth and lower  job claims bolster markets" by AP says positive news on the US economy on Thursday outweighed worries about Syria.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1933.53 up 3.14  from Wednesday's closing numerator of 1930.39. 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 $64.42 up 7 cents    from Wednesday's average of $64.35.  The median closing price of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $66.76 (DIS/UNH) up 58 cents  from Wednesday's median closing price of $66.18. The lowest volume was  3M 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 $314  ($193,253 - $193,039  ) .

MarketWatch 8/29/13 Thurs. 4:38 pm by Kate Gibson U.S. stocks  on Thursday climbed for a second day, denting weekly losses, as better-than-expected economic reports trumped the belief that the data increase odds that the Federal Reserve will scale back bond purchases next month.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.11% ended at 14,840.95, up 16.44 points, or 0.1%. It had initially dropped 32 points and had risen nearly 92 points.The S&P 500 index SPX +0.20% added 3.21 points, or 0.2%, to 1,638.17, with telecommunications and consumer discretionary the best performing and energy and utilities the sole laggards among its 10 major industry groups.The U.S. economy climbed at a more rapid pace in the second quarter than previously believed, with gross domestic product up 2.5% at an annual rate in the April to June period instead of the initial read of 1.7%, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce.“The stock people are torn between two things. The GDP going up would normally push stocks higher, but this is the last GDP report that prints before the Fed meets again,” said Chuck Butler, president, EverBank World Markets.The price of crude retreated from the highest level in more than two years amid reports that a military strike against Syria might not be imminent. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, oil futures for October deliveryCLV3 -1.76% falling $1.30, or 1.2%, at $108.80 a barrel.“The markets have put it (Syria) on the back burner today. One of the reasons why is the prime minister of the U.K. said an immediate strike against Syria is not imminent,” said Butler, who believes crude will “eventually settle back down to the high” $90 a barrel level.Energy stocks had led the broad market higher Wednesday as the price of oil hit a two-year high above $110 on concerns over Syria.Thursday’s economic reports included the government’s count of those applying for jobless benefits, with the number falling by 6,000 to 331,000 last week, with the four-week moving average up 750 at 331,250, a level that has it near its lowest since late 2007.Shares of Verizon Communications Inc. VZ +0.18% paced blue-chip gains, up 2.7%, after Vodafone Group PLC VOD -0.47% said the companies were in negotiations over their Verizon Wireless venture. Vodafone’s U.S. shares surged 8.1%.Off the Dow, Guess Inc. GES -0.28% shares leapt nearly 13% after the apparel retailerreported second-quarter profit that beat expectations.The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.75%gained 26.95 points, or 0.8%, to 3,620.30.For every five stocks falling, roughly eight rose on the New York Stock Exchange, where 546 million shares traded. Composite volume approached 2.5 billion.Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker, a critic of the Fed’s third round of asset purchases, said Thursday afternoon that a “good case can be made” for reducing the Fed’s bond-purchase program, given improvements in the labor market.The dollar DXY +0.65% gained against the currencies of major U.S.trading partners, including the yen USDJPY +0.70%   and the euro EURUSD -0.76% . Gold futures GCZ3 -0.73%fell $5.90, or 0.4%, to end at $1,412.90 an ounce.Longer-term Treasury prices rose, with the yield on the 10-year note 10_YEAR +0.04%used in figuring mortgage rates and other consumer loans down 1 basis point at 2.761%.“The 10-year notes made a good recovery from early losses in the face of the stronger-than-expected GDP revision. I’m thinking the bond market is finally ready for the long awaited tapering,” Elliot Spar, market strategist at Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., noted in afternoon commentary.“However, the action in the interest-sensitive sectors such as utilities, REITs [real estate investment trusts] and housing are mixed,” Spar added.
Friday's Dow News followed by Thursday's Dow Closing Numbers:

AT&T:  WSJ pB1 "Verizon-Vodafone Impact: Colossal" by Ryan Knutson, Thomas Gryta, Sam Schechner, WSJ pB4 "Verizon debt sale would fuel deal" by Mike Cherney, Katy Burne, WSJ pC8 "Verizon deal would be a big call" by Miriam Gottfried, NYT pB1 "Verizon seeks rest of its Wireless unit" by brian X. Chen, Mark Scott say  a Verizon deal would be the 2nd biggest acquisition on record and would lead to AT&T making acquisitions in Europe.

Alcoa:

American Express:

Bank of America:

Boeing:  WSJ pB4 "Westjet airline  commits to buy 65 Boeing 737 Max jets" by Jon Ostrower, Carolyn King says the jets would have new engines from CFM Int'l, a jv between Safran and GE.

Caterpillar:

Chevron:

Cisco:

Coke:

Disney:

DuPont:

Exxon:  WSJ pC4 "Telecoms give lift to stocks" by Chris Dieterich says stocks rose following an upbeat revision to economic growth and the White House siad it migh strike Syria.  Verizon is charted under  Good News as it may buy Vodafone's stake in Verizon Wireless.  Exxon dropped $1.57 or 1.8% despite rising oil prices.

GE:  WSJ pA1 "GE set to exit retail lending" by Kate Linebaugh, Sharon Terlep says GE will spin off its finance arm that provides store credit cards for US retailers.

WSJ pB4 "Westjet airline  commits to buy 65 Boeing 737 Max jets" by Jon Ostrower, Carolyn King says the jets would have new engines from CFM Int'l, a jv between Safran and GE.

Hewlett-Packard:

Home Depot:

Intel:

IBM:

JPMorgan: NYT pA1 "JPMorgan hiring put China's elite on an easy track" by Jessica Silver-Greenberg, Ben Protess says JPMorgan's program to help the hiring of Chinese execs' children was called "Sons and Daughters."

WSJ pA11 "Thier kind of people" is a review of Gentlemen Bankers: The World of JP Morgan" by Susie J. Pak  as reviewed by John Steele Gordon that focuses on JPMorgan's anti-semitic past.

Johnson & Johnson:

McDonald's:  WSJ pA12 "No Simon Legree at Ron McDonald's" are letter from James A. Dorn & Joseph J. Neff defending wages paid to McDonald's  workers.

Merck:

Microsoft:

Pfizer:

Procter & Gamble:

3M:

Travelers:

United Technologies:

UnitedHealth:

Verizon: WSJ pB1 "Verizon-Vodafone Impact: Colossal" by Ryan Knutson, Thomas Gryta, Sam Schechner, WSJ pB4 "Verizon debt sale wold fuel deal" by Mike Cherney, Katy Burne, WSJ pC8 "Verizon deal would be a big call" by Miriam Gottfried, NYT pB1 "Verizon seeks rest of its Wireless unit" by brian X. Chen, Mark Scott  say  a Verizon deal would be the 2nd biggest acquisition on record and would lead to AT&T making acquisitions in Europe.

WSJ pC4 "Telecoms give lift to stocks" by Chris Dieterich says stocks rose following an upbeat revision to economic growth and the White House said it might strike Syria.  Verizon is charted under  Good News as it may buy Vodafone's stake in Verizon Wireless.  Exxon dropped $1.57 or 1.8% despite rising oil prices.

Walmart:

Thursday's Dow Closing  Numbers:

Symbol  Last Sale  Change  % Change  Share Volume  Market

TNYSE

AANYSE

AXPNYSE

BACNYSE

BANYSE

CATNYSE
CVX 
$120.37
*  
1.44
  negative  
1.18%



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 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 A. G. Lafley (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 8/21/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $380.39
2. Microsoft MSFT 263.31
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 250.24
4.  WalMart WMT 241.10
5.   GE 240.44
6. Chevron CVX 227.40
7. Procter & Gamble PG 217.40
8. IBM 202.50
9. JPMorgan Chase JPM 194.57
10. Pfizer PFE 186.96
11. AT&T T 177.81
12. Coke KO 169.70
13. Bank of America BAC 154.06
14. Merck MRK 138.89
15.  Verizon VZ 135.27
16. Cisco CSCO 129.18
17. Intel INTC 110.45
18. Disney DIS 109.22
19. Home Depot HD 107.70
20. McDonald's MCD 95.08
21. United Technologies UTX 93.31
22. American Express AXP 80.05
23. Boeing BA 78.39
24. 3M MMM 77.52
25. UnitedHealth UNH 73.05
26. Caterpillar CAT 53.71
27. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 48.95
28. DuPont DD 52.77
29. Travelers TRV 29.66
30. Alcoa AA 8.39

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of  8/21/13:

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

AT&T T: 8/2/13 10Q & 7/24/13 8K & 7/23/13 8K re: results for quarter ended 6/30/13
7/25/13 8K re: retirement from Board of Dr. Gilbert F. Amelia
7/12/13 8K re: AT&T agreeing to buy Leap Wireless
6/28/13 8K re: election of Cynthia B. Taylor as a Director & increase # of dirs. 14 from 13
5/24/13 8K re: redemption of debentures
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

Alcoa AA: 8/19/13 8K re: closing of smelting capacity in US & Brazil
7/25/13 10Q for Qtr ended 6/30/13
7/11/13 & 7/9 8Ks re: 2Q earnings results
7/1/13 8K re: closing the Fusina, Italy aluminum smelter
5/30/13 8K re: Moody's downgrade of debt rating from Baa3 to Ba1 & from negative to stable
5/24/13 8K re: redemption of 65 Notes due 7/15/13
5/20/13 8K re: shut down of 2 smelters in Quebec
5/9/13 8K re: Sustainability Highlights Report
5/8/13 8K re: approval of Stock Incentive Plan

American Express AXP: 8/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 mos. ended 7/31/13
7/29/13 10Q & 7/17/13 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30/13
7/25/13 8K re: amdmt to sr. Exec. Severance Plan
7/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off statgs for 3 mos. ended 6/30/13
 6/21/13 8K re: selection of Jeffrey Campbell CFO
6/17/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months thru 5/31/13
5/22/13 & 5/17/13 8Ks re: issuance of $1.85 bil of notes
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

Bank of Am BAC: 8/1/13 10Q & 7/17/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
7/24/13 8K re: election to Board of Clayton S. Rose & Pierre de Weck
 7/2/13 8K re: redemption of securities
  5/29/13 8K re: issuance of 40,000 shaes of Series U Preferred Stock
5/28/13 8K re: redemption of Perpetual Preferred Stock
5/8/13 8K re: voting results from 5/8 Stockholders 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

Boeing BA: 7/24/13 10Q & 8K re: results for qtr. ended 6/30/13
 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


Caterpillar CAT: 8/20/13 8K re: dealer stats for July '13
8/2/13 10Q & 7/24/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
7/23/13 8K re: June '13 dealer stats
 6/20/13 8K re: 3 month dealer stats thru 3/13
6/17/13 8K re: voting results of annual shareholderss mtg on 6/12
6/12/13 8K re: 15% increase in dividend from 8 cents to 60 cents payable 8/20 to record holders 7/22
5/20/13 8K re: 3 months dealer stats Feb through April 2013
5/17/13 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

Chevron CVX: 8/7/13 10Q & 8/2/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 7/10/13 8K re: 2Q interim update
6/24/13 8K re: issuance of notes
6/4/13 8K re: approval by stockholders of Long Term Incentive Plan
5/2/13 10Q; 4/26/13 8K; 4/10/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/13 results

Cisco CSCO: 8/15/13 8K re: firing of 4,000 employees
8/14/13 8K re: FY '13 & 4Q results
 6/20/13 8K: re: exec's pre-arranged stock trading plan
6/12/13 8K re: executives' adoption of pre-arranged stock trading plan
6/7/13 8K re: Cisco payment to Tivo of $294 mil to settle patent dispute that includes Google & AARIS Group
5/21/13 10Q for qtr ended 4/27/13
5/15/13 8K re: 3Q ended 4/27 results

Coke KO: 7/25/13 10Q & 7/16/13 8K 2Q ended 6/28/13 results
7/19/13 8K re: election of Ana Botin to Board
 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

Disney DIS: 8/6/13 10Q & 8/6/13 8K re: 3Q ended 6/29/13 results
 7/1/13 8K re: extension of CEO Robert A. Iger's employment contract to 6/30/16
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


DuPont DD: 8/13/13 8K re: adoption of Sr. Exec. Severance Plan
7/23/13 10Q & 8K re: 2Q ended 6/31/13 results
 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

ExxonMobil XOM: 8/6/13 10Q & 8/1/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 6/3/13 8K re: voting results of 5/29/13 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
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

GE: 7/26/13 10Q & 7/19/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 6/14/13 8K re: election of Keith S. Sherlin, CEO GE Capital
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


Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 7/15/13 8K re: election to Board of Robert F. Bennett, Raymond E. Ozzie & James A. Skinner & increase # of dirs. from 9 to 12
 6/18/13 8K re: change of duties of EVP R. Todd Bradley
6/6/13 10Q & 5/22/13 8K re: qtr ended 4/30/13
5/29/13 8K re: resignation of John H. Mammergren & G. Kennedy Thompson from BoD and temporary reduction of Board members from 11 to 9
4/4/13 8K re: resignations of directors John H. Hammergren & G. Kennedy Thompson


Home Depot HD: 8/20/13 8K re: 2Q results
 5/29/13 8K re: shareholder approval of Amended Restated '05 Stock Incentive Plan
5/29/13 10Q & 5/21/13 8K re: qtr ended 5/5/13
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

Intel INTC: 7/29/13 & 7/18/13 & 7/17/13 8K re: results for qtr ended 6/29/13
 5/21/13 8K re: Brian M. Krzanich became CEO on 5/16
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.


IBM: 7/31/13 8K re: underwriting contracts for notes5/6/13 8K re: issuance of notes
7/31/13 10Q & 7/18/13 8K & 7/17/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
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


JPMorganChase JPM: 8/21/13 8K re: sale of subordinated Notes
8/7/13 10Q re: 6/30/13 results
8/1/13 8K re: redemption of Non0cumulative Pref. Stock, Series J
7/29/13 8K re: issuance of Non0cumulative Pref. Stock, Series R
7/29/13 8K re: possible sale of commodities business
7/19/13 8K re: retirement from Board of David Cote & Ellen Futter
 7/12/13 2 8Ks re: 2Q results
6/10/13 8K re: amendment to Cert. of Incorp. to allow shareholder action by written consent
6/4/13 8K re: Reg FD disclosure re: investor conference presentation
5/23/13 8K re: results of 5/21/13 Annual Shareholders Meeting
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

Johnson & Johnson JNJ: 8/20/13 8K re: closing of purchase of Aragon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
8/1/13 10Q & 7/16/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 6/20/13 8K re: agreement to buy Aragon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for its late state prostate drugs
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

McDonald's MCD: 7/31/13 10Q & 7/22/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
7/19/13 8K re: dividend of 77 cents pe share payable 9/17/13 to record holders on 9/3/13
 6/10/13 8K re: Reg. FD disclosure re: Investor Release
5/28/13 8K re: voting results of 5/23/13 Annual Shareholders Meeting
5/8/13 8K re: April sales
5/6/13 8K re: issuance of notes
5/3/13 8K re: adjustment to sales results

Merck MRK: 8/7/13 10Q  & 7/30/13 8K re: results as of 6/30/13
 5/30/13 8K re: voting results of 5/28/13 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
5/22/13 8K re: accelerated stock repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs
5/20/13 8K re: issuance of $6 bil of notes

Microsoft MSFT: 7/30/13 10K & 7/18/13 8K re: results for year ended 6/30/13
 7/11/13 8K re: resignation of Pres. of Office Div. Kurt DelBene
7/3/13 8K re: retirement of Steve Sinofsky from Windows Div.
5/20/13 8-K/A approval of CFO Amy Hood's compensation
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

Pfizer PFE: 8/9/13 10Q & 7/30/13 8K re; 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 6/3/13 8K re: issuance of $4 bil of notes
5/29/13 8K re: blackout of insider purchase of shares due to Zoetis exchange offer
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

Procter & Gamble PG: 8/15/13 8K re: sale of Floating Rate Notes due '63
 Pre-14A Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 10/8/13 at Aronoff Center in Cincinnati
7/9/13 8K re: declaration of dividend of $0.6015 on Common & Conv. Call A Pref. payable 8/15 to 7/19 record holders
6/12/13 8K re: Reg. FD disclosure re: presentation at Deutsche Bank Global Consumer Conference
6/5/13 8K re: grouping of Global Business Units into 4 industry based sectors
5/24/13 8K re: A.G. Lafley rejoining as CEO replacing Bob McDonald
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

3M MMM: 8/13/13 8K re: election to Board of Thomas K. Brown  increase from 11 to 12
8/1/13 10Q & 7/25/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 5/16/13 8K re: amendment to Annual Report re: realignment of business groups and certain accounting revisions
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

Travelers TRV: 8/1/13 8K re: underwriting contracts re: issuance of 4.6% Sr. Notes due '43
7/23/13 10Q & 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 6/12/13 8K re: $1 bil revolving bank credit agreement
6/10/13 8K re: purchase of Dominion of Canada General Insurance for $1.1 bil
5/24/13 8K re: voting results of 5/22/13 Annual shareholders meeting
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.

United Technologies UTX: 7/26/13 10Q & 7/23/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 6/18/13 8K re: Ohio Fed. Ct. awarding $473 mil to U.S. re: False Claims Act re: overcharging by Pratt & Whitney on F100's
5/24/13 8K re: redemption of $1 bil 1.2% notes due 6/1/13
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

UnitedHealth Group UNH: 8/5/13 10Q & 7/18/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 6/6/13 8K re: Voting results of 6/3/13 Annual Shareholders Mtg
5/29/13 8K re: Reg FD disclosure re: Bernstein 29th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference
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

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 7/25/13 10Q & 7/18/13 8K re: results for qtr ended 6/30/13
6/10/13 8K re: election of Anthony T. Skiadas, 44, Sr. VP & Controller
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: rumors 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

WalMart WMT: 8/15/13 8K re: 2Q ended 7/31/13 results
6/7/13 10Q & 5/16/13 8K re: Qtr. ended 4/30
6/2/13 8K re: Voting results of 6/7 Annual shareholder meeting
4/22/13 Proxy re: 6/7 shareholder meeting at Fayetteville, Ark.
4/10/13 8K re: sale of notes
3/26/13 10K for year ended 1/31/13
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