Thursday, August 1, 2013

8/1/13 Thurs. pm Dow Closes at 15628.02 up 128.48 or 0.83%

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Post No. 2,306  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 Thursday at 15628.02 up 128.48 or 0.83%  from Wednesday's close of 15499.54. Of the Dow components 24  gained, Alcoa was unchanged and  5 declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise   and percentage-wise was American Express up $1.86  or 2.52% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise   and percentage-wise was ExxonMobil down $1.04 or 1.09%.


As of the open  of the market on Thursday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5   of   Thursday's Wall St. Journal is 0.130216081. Thursday's   trailing P/E ratio is  16.68 down   from yesterday's   trailing P/E ratio of 16.69 (last year it was 14.15);  today's    P/E estimate is  13.90 unchanged  from Wednesday's   P/E estimate of 13.90  (year ago it was 12.45) and today's    dividend yield is 2.37 unchanged   from yesterday's  dividend yield of 2.37  (last year it was 2.59). The Dow's all-time high was 15,628.02   on August 1, 2013. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2035.02 up 16.73  from Wednesday's losing numerator of 2018.29. 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 $67.83 up 55 cents    from Wednesday's average of $67.28.  The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $69.26   (DIS/UNH) up 51 cents  from Wednesday's median closing price of $68.75. The lowest volume was Travelers  and the highest volume again was Bank of America.

If Thursday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have made $1,673    ($203,502 - $201,829).

MarketWatch 8/1//13 Thurs. 4:01 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks jumped on Thursday, with the S&P 500 SPX +1.25% surpassing 1,700 for the first time, after data showed jobless claims falling to a five-year low and a manufacturing index surging to a two-year high. "Seventeen-hundred is our year-end target, so this has been faster and stronger than we expected," said Marc Doss, regional chief investment officer at Wells Fargo Private Bank, referring to the S&P 500. AThe Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.83% rallied 128.48 points, or 0.8%, to 15,628.02. The S&P 500 climbed 21.14 points, or 1.3%, to 1,706.87. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +1.36% rose 49.37 points, or 1.4%, to 3,675.74.

Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol upMarketLast SaleNet
Change
%
Change
Share
Volume
AA  NYSE  $ 7.95   unch  unch  17,955,881
AXP  NYSE  $ 75.63   1.86  2.52%  5,932,445
BA  NYSE  $ 106.70   1.60  1.52%  4,898,640
BAC  NYSE  $ 14.95   0.35  2.4%  105,153,735
CAT  NYSE  $ 84.44   1.53  1.85%  6,202,952
CSCO  NASDAQ-GS  $ 25.891   0.301  1.18%  23,181,086
CVX  NYSE  $ 126.44   0.55  0.44%  5,730,907
DD  NYSE  $ 58.45   0.76  1.32%  4,322,315
DIS  NYSE  $ 65.36   0.71  1.1%  6,250,418
GE  NYSE  $ 24.62   0.25  1.03%  31,602,920
HD  NYSE  $ 78.6301   0.3999  0.51%  6,282,843
HPQ  NYSE  $ 26.23   0.55  2.14%  9,348,627
IBM  NYSE  $ 195.81   0.77  0.39%  2,848,023
INTC  NASDAQ-GS  $ 23.20   0.135  0.58%  37,551,272
JNJ  NYSE  $ 93.77   0.27  0.29%  11,018,021
JPM  NYSE  $ 56.54   0.81  1.45%  15,775,732
KO  NYSE  $ 40.57   0.49  1.22%  11,561,610
MCD  NYSE  $ 99   0.92  0.94%  3,885,062
MMM  NYSE  $ 118.41   0.98  0.83%  2,960,290
MRK  NYSE  $ 48.58   0.41  0.85%  13,477,465
MSFT  NASDAQ-GS  $ 31.67   0.17  0.53%  42,313,130
PFE  NYSE  $ 29.11   0.12  0.41%  31,502,331
PG  NYSE  $ 81.64   1.34  1.67%  10,633,496
T  NYSE  $ 35.72   0.45  1.28%  17,701,511
TRV  NYSE  $ 84.36   0.81  0.97%  1,781,620
UNH  NYSE  $ 73.16   0.31  0.43%  3,226,596
UTX  NYSE  $ 107.18   1.61  1.53%  2,991,591
VZ  Dual Listed  $ 50.01   0.53  1.07%  8,840,531
WMT  NYSE  $ 78.22   0.28  0.36%  5,116,913
XOM  NYSE  $ 92.73   1.02  1.09%  22,998,693

 

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The following are excerpts from Thurs. morning's Blog:

A read of the print editions of  Thursday's Wall St. Journal,   Financial Times, Investor's Business Daily,  New York Times,  USA Today, Atlanta Journal & amp; amp; 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 Wednesday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average:  The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 15499.54 down 21.05 or 0.14%  from Tuesday's close of 15520.59. For the year the Dow is up 18.28%. Of the Dow components 14    gained and   16 declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise   was 3M up 68 cents and percentage-wise was Disney up 0.73% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise   and percentage-wise was American Express down $1.42 or 1.89%.

WSJ pC4 "Blue chips stumble down into red" by Alexandra Scaggs says the Dow ended a bumpy day lower but the Dow closed out the month with a gain.  Stock indexes failed to find direction from the Fed's latest policy statement, though the release was taken as a positive by the bond market.

NYT pB2 "Fed support lifted Wall St. to best month since Jan" & AJC pA17 "July solid for stock market" by AP says the Dow edged lower Wed after wavering in response to the Fed's latest assessment of the US economy.

FT p22 "Facebook briefly tops IPO price as consumer stocks boost S&P" by Jason Abbruzzese says US indices ticked up after the release of FOMC minutes that said the Fed would continue its pace of bond buying & leave interest rates unchanged.  Healthcare stocks are among the best performers so far in the US earnings season.  UnitedHealth has been a part of that run and was up 0.8%.

IBD pB2 "Nasdaq stalls, cuts gains despite Fed's easy stance" by Paul Whitfield says stocks reversed off highs Wed even after the Fed said what the bulls wanted to hear.  Wed's action was up in rising vol but stalling on Nasdaq as the current outlook is still a confirmed uptrend.


Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2018.29 down 2.74 from Tuesday's losing numerator of 2021.03. 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 $67.28 down 7 cents    from Tuesday's average of $67.37.  The median closing price of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $68.75   (DIS/UNH) up 42 cents  from Tuesday's median closing price of $68.23. 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 $274    ($202,103 - $201,829).

MarketWatch 7/31/13 Wed. 4:01 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks on Wednesday finished little changed after the Federal Reserve offered few clues on potential changes to its monetary policy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -0.14% fell 21.05 points, or 0.1%, to 15,499.54, after rising as high as 15,634.32, clearing intraday and closing records reached last week. The S&P 500 Index SPX -0.01% lost a fraction to 1,685.73, after rising to an intraday high of 1,698.44, putting it above its record close and a fraction below its intraday record of 1,698.78. "The S&P 500 continues to knock on the door at 1,700 without much luck. Eventually we think this psychological resistance will be taken out, triggering a small rally to the 1,735 to 1,765 area," wrote Sam Stovall, chief equity strategist at S&P Capital IQ, in emailed commentary. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.27% advanced 9.9 points, or 0.3%, to 3,626.37.

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

AT&T:  WSJ pB1 "Good luck leaving your phone plan" by Spencer E. Ante, Ryan Knutson, WSJ pB4 "Inside the phone plan pricing puzzle" by Thomas Gryta, WSJ pB4 "A case against the 2 year phone contract" by Thomas Gryta  say only 1% of contract customers switch from AT&T and Verizon.

WSJ pC1 "Google to supply Starbucks free Wi-Fi service" by Drew FitzGerald says AT&T will do this at 7,000 Starbucks in the US.

Alcoa: No mentions found.

American Express: No mentions found.

Bank of America: WSJ pC1 "BofA to revamp Merrill fees" by Corrie Driebusch says Bank of America will raise fees for thousands of customers at its Merrill Lynch brokerage arm as part of the overhaul of the way it charges for its account management services.

WSJ pC1 "Bond slump leaves banks in a bind" by Dan Fitzpatrick, Shayndi Raice says JPMorgan and Bank of America among other big banks saw the paper value of their bonds fall by more than $13 bil in 2Q.

Boeing:  WSJ pB6 "EADS" by Marietta Cauch, FT p13 "EADS bows to Airbus brand" by Hugh Carnegy, Andy Sharman  say Boeing reported a 13% rise in profit last week and Airbus is also benefiting from global demand for fuel efficient jets.  EADS will rebrand itself as Airbus.

Caterpillar: No mentions found.

Chevron:  WSJ pB2 "Exxon, Chevron tap less oil and gas" by Daniel Gilbert, Tom Fowler says the US is pumping more oil and gas than in decades but it isn't enough to prop up the sagging output of Exxon and Chevron.

Cisco: No mentions found.

Coke: No mentions found.

Disney: No mentions found.

DuPont: No mentions found.

ExxonMobil:   WSJ pB2 "Exxon, Chevron tap less oil and gas" by Daniel Gilbert, Tom Fowler says the US is pumping more oil and gas than in decades but it isn't enough to prop up the sagging output of Exxon and Chevron.

GE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard: No mentions found.

Home Depot: No mentions found.

Intel: No mentions found.

IBM:  WSJ pB3 "IBM discloses SEC is probing its sales in cloud computing" by Drew Fitzgerald says the SEC is probing how IBM reports sales in its cloud computing biz. 

JPMorgan: WSJ pC1 "Bond slump leaves banks in a bind" by Dan Fitzpatrick, Shayndi Raice says JPMorgan and Bank of America among other big banks saw the paper value of their bonds fall by more than $13 bil in 2Q.

Johnson & Johnson:  WSJ pB7 "Battery company buys Stayfree from J&J" by Saabira Chaudhuri says Energizer Holdings Inc. will buy Johnson & Johnson's feminine hygiene biz for $185 mil.

McDonald's:  No mentions found.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  IBD pA2 "Microsoft Surface a flop so far" says Microsoft has sold 1.7 mil Surface tablets vs. Apple sales of 14.6 mil iPads last quarter alone.

Pfizer:  No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble:  WSJ pC1 "P&G chief will find it tough to turn tide" by Spencer Jakab, WSJ pB6 "Schick and Gillette feel pain of razor resistance as sales trends get hairy" y Paul Ziobro say Procter & Gamble reports results today.

3M:  No mentions found.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealth: FT p22 "Facebook briefly tops IPO price as consumer stocks boost S&P" by Jason Abbruzzese says US indices ticked up after the release of FOMC minutes that said the Fed would continue its pace of bond buying & leave interest rates unchanged.  Healthcare stocks are among the best performers so far in the US earnings season.  UnitedHealth has been a part of that run and was up 0.8%.

Verizon:  WSJ pB1 "Good luck leaving your phone plan" by Spencer E. Ante, Ryan Knutson, WSJ pB4 "Inside the phone plan pricing puzzle" by Thomas Gryta, WSJ pB4 "A case against the 2 year phone contract" by Thomas Gryta  say only 1% of contract customers switch from AT&T and Verizon.

Walmart:   No mentions found.

Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers:


Symbol upMarketLast SaleNet
Change
%
Change
Share
Volume
AA  NYSE  $ 7.95   0.08  1%  14,815,637
AXP  NYSE  $ 73.77   1.42  1.89%  9,577,985
BA  NYSE  $ 105.15   0.58  0.55%  4,010,146
BAC  NYSE  $ 14.60   0.08  0.55%  127,240,389
CAT  NYSE  $ 82.91   0.28  0.34%  6,430,818
CSCO  NASDAQ-GS  $ 25.59   0.08  0.31%  30,401,690
CVX  NYSE  $ 126.01   0.23  0.18%  4,380,114
DD  NYSE  $ 57.69   0.01  0.02%  5,900,453
DIS  NYSE  $ 64.65   0.47  0.73%  6,998,910
GE  NYSE  $ 24.37   0.11  0.45%  38,059,871
HD  NYSE  $ 79.03   0.43  0.55%  5,895,339
HPQ  NYSE  $ 25.68   0.10  0.39%  17,957,530
IBM  NYSE  $ 195.04   0.97  0.49%  3,784,166
INTC  NASDAQ-GS  $ 23.335   0.045  0.19%  27,382,247
JNJ  NYSE  $ 93.50   0.33  0.35%  11,315,704
JPM  NYSE  $ 55.73   0.40  0.72%  19,356,789
KO  NYSE  $ 40.10   0.22  0.55%  11,565,682
MCD  NYSE  $ 98.08   0.29  0.29%  4,678,823
MMM  NYSE  $ 117.52   0.68  0.58%  2,274,596
MRK  NYSE  $ 48.17   0.12  0.25%  19,481,775
MSFT  NASDAQ-GS  $ 31.84   0.01  0.03%  43,295,946
PFE  NYSE  $ 29.23   0.44  1.48%  31,042,655
PG  NYSE  $ 80.71   0.27  0.34%  10,060,695
T  NYSE  $ 35.27   0.15  0.42%  20,135,997
TRV  NYSE  $ 83.54   0.15  0.18%  2,171,981
UNH  NYSE  $ 72.85   0.58  0.8%  4,924,300
UTX  NYSE  $ 105.62   0.05  0.05%  2,640,294
VZ  Dual Listed  $ 49.51   0.91  1.8%  12,830,338
WMT  NYSE  $ 77.94   0.05  0.06%  5,975,279
XOM  NYSE  $ 93.75   0.06  0.06%  14,166,613


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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 7/14/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $415.29
2. Microsoft MSFT 297.88
3. WalMart WMT 254.37
4.  Johnson & Johnson JNJ 252.77
5.   GE 245.68
6. Chevron CVX 240.55
7. Procter & Gamble PG 223.51
8. IBM 212.97
9. JPMorgan Chase JPM 208.30 
10. Pfizer PFE 204.36
11. AT&T T 192.66
12. Coke KO 182.74
13. Bank of America BAC 148.55
14. Merck MRK 146.57
15.  Verizon VZ 144.23
16. Cisco CSCO 138.63
17. Disney DIS 120.63    
18. Intel INTC 118.81
19. Home Depot HD 117.65
20. McDonald's MCD 101.84
21. United Technologies UTX 91.77
22. American Express AXP 86.06
23. 3M MMM 79.47
24. Boeing BA 77.29
25. UnitedHealth UNH 69.36
26. Caterpillar CAT 57.31
27. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 50.51
28. DuPont DD 50.08
29. Travelers TRV 31.69
30. Alcoa AA 8.66

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 7/14/13:

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

AT&T T: 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 number of dirs. from 13 to 14
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
4/29/13 8K re: voting results of annual stockholders meeting on 4/25/13
4/11/13 8K re: reclassification of revenue items


Alcoa AA: 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
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

American Express AXP: 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
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

Bank of Am BAC: 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
4/1/13 8K re: redemption of certain securities

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


Caterpillar CAT: 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
4/19/13 8K re: March dealer stats
4/10/13 8K re: retirement of G. Vittecoq, VP


Chevron CVX: 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
4/11/13 & 4/2/13 Proxy materials re: Stockholders meeting on 5/29
4/2/13 8K re: salary increase for CEO and other execs


Cisco CSCO: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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


JPMorganChase JPM: 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
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

Johnson & Johnson JNJ: 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: 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: 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: 7/11/13 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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
2/21/13 8K re: 4Q results & dividend for FY 2014
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