10/11/13 Fri. pm Dow Closes at 15237.11 up 111.04 or 0.73%

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Post No. 2,391 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  as of 9/23/13 and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings as of 9/23/13.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 15237.11 up 111.04 or 0.73% from Thursday's close of 15,160.07.  Of  the Dow components   24   gained and  6 declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was Verizon up $3.17 or 1.68% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was Boeing down 92 cents or 0.77% . 


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 0.15571590501117.  Friday's  trailing P/E ratio is  16.84 up   from Thursday's trailing P/E of 16.48  (last year it was 14.51);  Friday's   P/E estimate is  13.99 unchanged from Thursday's P/E estimate of 13.99  (year ago it was 12.79) and today's  dividend yield is 2.21 down from yesterday's dividend yield of 2.26  (last year it was 2.55). The Dow's all-time high was 15,676.94   on September 18, 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 2372.66 up 17.29  from Thursday's closing numerator of 2355.37. 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 (0.15571590501117) you get the change in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $6.42 change in the Dow Index.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of   Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.09 up 58 cents from Thursday's average closing price of 78.51.  The median closing price of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $75.11 (AXP/WMT) up 5 cents from Thursday's median closing price of $75.16 (WMT/HD). The lowest volume was  Travelers and the highest volume was Microsoft.

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 made $5,031  ($237,624- $234,537)  .

MarketWatch 10/11/13 Fri. 4:20 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks  climbed on Friday, adding to Wall Street’s largest single-day percentage gain since Jan. 2, after the Associated Press reported House Republicans were proposing a deal that would avert default and end the 11-day-old government shutdown. “Any company that comes up slightly light on the quarter now gets a pass; it’s ‘The government ate my homework’ excuse.”  Lawrence Creatura, Federated Investors 

“Investors are getting a little bit of daylight with respect to the political landscape,” said Lawrence Creatura, portfolio manager at Federated Investors. “The market is concluding that some sort of resolution is more likely now than it has been in recent days,” Creatura added. The AP cited officials speaking on condition of anonymity in reporting senior aides to House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor detailed the plan at a late-night White House meeting on Thursday with senior administration officials. President Barack Obama has said he wants to see the government reopened as quickly as possible without Republicans demanding any conditions for doing so. The government has been partially closed for 11 days as Republicans sought to defund the Affordable Care Act, or health-care legislation passed into law in 2010. “There has undoubtedly been economic impact,” said Creatura, referring to the partial government closure. “However, the markets will correctly perceive this as a temporary one-off event and will look through it in valuing equities. Any company that comes up slightly light on the quarter now gets a pass, it’s ‘the government ate my homework excuse,’” Creatura said.  A day after its largest point jump since December 2011, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.73% advanced 111.04 points, or 0.7%, to 15,237.11, a two-week high. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index SPX +0.63%  gained 10.64 points, or 0.6%, to 1,703.20, its first finish above 1,700 in nearly three weeks. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.83% climbed 31.13 points, or 0.8%, to 3,791.87. Both the Dow and the S&P 500 posted their first weekly gain in three, the former up 1.1% for the week and the latter rising 0.8% from last Friday’s close. The Nasdaq Composite fell for its fist week in six, off 0.4% for the week. For every stock falling, roughly three gained on the New York Stock Exchange, where nearly 635 million shares traded. Composite volume surpassed 2.9 billion.

Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol  Last Sale   Change   % Change   Share Volume   Market
T $34.2 0.05  0.15% 23,421,733 NYSE
AXP $75.4 0.74  0.99% 3,892,139 NYSE
 BA $117.98 0.92  0.77% 4,471,308 NYSE
CAT $85.61 0.88  1.04% 4,086,794 NYSE
CVX $117.67 1.29  1.11% 6,460,840 NYSE
CSCO $23.28 0.27  1.17% 27,520,907 NASDAQ-GS
KO $37.77 0.01  0.03% 14,128,997 NYSE
DIS $66.21 0.63  0.96% 6,665,151 NYSE
DD $57.93 0.36  0.62% 4,450,612 NYSE
XOM $86.95 0.91  1.06% 12,493,147 NYSE
GE $24.4 0.15  0.62% 33,707,697 NYSE
GS $160 1.99  1.26% 3,103,714 NYSE
HD $76.32 0.81  1.07% 6,846,533 NYSE
INTC $23.255 0.155  0.67% 24,345,500 NASDAQ-GS
IBM $186.16 1.39  0.75% 3,171,509 NYSE
JPM $52.51 0.01  0.02% 32,274,855 NYSE
 JNJ $89.45 1.67  1.9% 8,336,472 NYSE
MCD $94.74 0.30  0.32% 4,104,246 NYSE
MRK $47.29 0.20  0.42% 10,101,689 NYSE
 MSFT $34.13 0.37  1.1% 29,795,375 NASDAQ-GS
 NKE $73.46 0.02  0.03% 5,378,080 NYSE
PFE $28.72 0.05  0.17% 24,157,953 NYSE
PG $78.48 0.59  0.76% 5,980,655 NYSE
MMM $120.72 1.38  1.16% 2,482,782 NYSE
TRV $84.66 0.49  0.58% 1,682,550 NYSE
UTX $107.01 1.09  1.03% 3,194,885 NYSE
UNH $74.27 0.29  0.39% 2,925,633 NYSE
VZ $47.09 0.23  0.49% 11,084,268 DualListed
V $192.2 3.17  1.68% 2,969,605 NYSE
WMT $74.82 0.03  0.04% 6,451,177 NYSE

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The following are excerpts from Friday morning's Blog:

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

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 15260.07 up 323.09 or 2.18% Wednesday's close of 14,936.98.  For the year the Dow is up 15.43 %. Of  the Dow components     all 30 gained.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was Boeing up $4.43 or 3.87% . 

WSJ pC1 "Stocks rise 300, best day this year" by Chirs Dieterich, Tom Kilgore says the Dow soared due to relief that there is a sign of breaking the political gridlock in DC.

FT p21 "Ruby Tuesday tumbles amid quarterly loss and sales decline" says JPMorgan rose 3.5% on report it launched the sale of its physical commodities business, circulating offering documents to potential buyers and valuing the assets at $3.3 bil.  Overall US stocks rallied strongly due to signs of progress in fiscal talks in DC.

NYT pB1 "Stocks rally, talks stall, then skepticism returns" by Nathaniel Popper says investors embraced signs of a political compromise that could avert a default on gov debt, sending stocks surging Thurs.

IBD pB2 "Stocks advance on news of possible deal in DC" says stocks bolted higher Thurs but lower vol added a dash of doubt to the day's mix.  The current outlook is uptrend under pressure.


Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2376.24 up 50.31 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 2325.93. 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 (0.15571590501117) you get the change in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $6.42 change in the Dow Index.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of   Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.21 up $1.68 from Wednesday's average closing price of 77.53.  The median closing price of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $75.16 (WMT/HD). The lowest volume was  Travelers and the highest volume was Microsoft.

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 $5,031  ($237,624 - $232,593 .

MarketWatch 10/10/13 Thurs. 4:38 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks soared on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average notching its best one-day point gain since December 2011, after House Republican leaders proposed a temporary extension of the nation’s debt ceiling.“Cooler heads are prevailing it seems; the [proposed] agreement gives lawmakers time to negotiate policy on the debt,” said Alain Skrainka, chief investment officer at Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC.The White House on Thursday called encouraging the Republican plan to hike the debt ceiling for six weeks with no policy strings attached, reducing the danger of a U.S. default. The Treasury has said the debt ceiling needs to be raised by Oct. 17 or the U.S. won’t be able to pay its bills. “Nobody gets everything they want,” House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday. The Ohio Republican said his party would be offering the temporary hike in the debt limit in exchange for budget talks.“It’s my understanding that discussions are going on in that theatrical place we call Congress now,” said Randy Frederick, managing director of active trading and derivatives at Charles Schwab.Closing above 15,000 for the first time in four days, and making its biggest point leap since Dec. 20, 2011, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +2.18% climbed 323.09 points, or 2.2%, to 15,126.07, with aerospace manufacturer Boeing Co. BA -0.22%   pacing gains that included all of its 30 components.

The S&P 500 index SPX +2.18% advanced 36.16 points, or 2.2%, to 1,692.56, with financials pacing gains that extended to all 10 of its major industry groups, with the index tallying its biggest daily gain since Jan. 2.The CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX VIX -15.92% , fell 3.2 points, or 16%, to 16.40. The gauge of investor sentiment on Wednesday climbed above 21, reflecting “an increase in uncertainty but not panic by any stretch,” said Frederick. “If investors were pricing in a real possibility of a default, the VIX could be at 30 or 40,” he added, referring back to the spring of 2011, “when we had the last big debt-ceiling debate” and the VIX ran up to 31. For every share falling, six gained on the New York Stock Exchange, where 738 million shares traded. Composite volume neared 3.4 billion.The yield on the 10-year Treasury note 10_YEAR +0.71%  used to determine mortgage rates and other consumer loans climbed 3 basis points to 2.694%.“I’ve been quite surprised that the interest rate hasn’t risen much while this has been going on. I’m a bit puzzled by how the 10-year has taken this in stride pretty nicely,” said Frederick of the bond market’s reaction to the long-running standoff on Capitol Hill.The dollar DXY +0.16%  advanced against the currencies of major U.S. trading partners including the Japanese yen USDJPY +0.88%   but excluding the euro EURUSD -0.02% . Energy costs rose, with futures CLX3 +1.29%  pricing a barrel of crude at $103.01, up $1.40, or 1.4%.Gold futures GCZ3 -1.60% lost $8.80, or 0.7%, to $1,298.40 an ounce.

Also Thursday, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testified before the Senate Finance Committee, warning lawmakers that failing to hike the nation’s debt limit by Oct. 17 might endanger Social Security and Medicare checks.And, the Labor Department reported the number of Americans filing for initial jobless benefits jumped to 374,000 last week, with the larger-than-expected rise largely reflecting computer glitches in California.“Given the chaos within prior and now current readings, we’ll take this with a pinch of salt,” Andrew Wilkinson, chief economic strategist at Miller Tabak & Co. LLC, wrote in emailed commentary.“The rise in claims is the largest since Hurricane Sandy about a year ago and lifts the headline to the most since March. It will now take several weeks to shake out the impact of the shutdown leaving investors guessing precisely how much the private sector is feeling its impact,” he said. 

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

AT&T:  IBD pA2 "T-Mobile targets AT&T, Verizon" says T-Mobile unveiled its new int'l wireless rate plans that eliminate extra fees for data and texting in more than 100 nations and cap charges for voice calls, targeting AT&T and Verizon.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Boeing:  IBD pA2 "Boeing up despite 787 woes" says Canaccord Genuity started coverage on Boeing with a buy rating and a $140 price target.

NYT pB5 "Boeing 787, grounded in Norway, nearly fixed" by Christopher Drew says Boeing is almost finished repairing several balky systems on a new 787 operated by Norwegian Air Shuttle.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coca-Cola:  No mentions found.

Disney:  No mentions found.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

ExxonMobil:  WSJ pC8 "Exxon Mobil's port in latest capitol storm" by Liam Denning says  Exxon''s weak performance has lfet it looking cheap relative to both the market and its E&P rivals.

GE:  No mentions found.

Goldman Sachs:  WSJ pC3 "New York Fed former examiner sues, citing Goldman dispute" by Julie Steinberg, Dan Fitzpatrick, NYT pB1 "Suit revives Goldman conflict issue" by Susanne Craig, Jessica Silver-Greenberg say a former bank examiner is suing the Fed Res Bank of NY alleging the regulator interfered with he oversight of Goldman Sachs.

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan:  AJC pA10 "JPMorgan wary of US default" by Ken Sweet, AP says JPMorgan sold off all its exposure to short-term US gov debt out of its money market funds, following a similar move by other money market mutual fund managers.

WSJ pC2 "JPMorgan, US far apart" by Devlin Barrett, Dan Fitzpatrick says JPMorgan and US Dept. of Justice are far apart on a potential multibillion dollar deal that would resolve several probes into the bank's mortgage practices.

WSJ pC1 "Banks must live up to rate expectations" by David Reilly says JPMorgan and Wells Fargo report 3Q results today.

FT p21 "Ruby Tuesday tumbles amid quarterly loss and sales decline" says JPMorgan rose 3.5% on report it launched the sale of its physical commodities business, circulating offering documents to potential buyers and valuing the assets at $3.3 bil.  Overall US stocks rallied strongly due to signs of progress in fiscal talks in DC.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's:  No mentions found.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  No mentions found.

Nike:  No mentions found.

Pfizer:  No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble:  No mentions found.

3M:  No mentions found.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealh:  No mentions found.

Verizon:  IBD pA2 "T-Mobile targets AT&T, Verizon" says T-Mobile unveiled its new int'l wireless rate plans that eliminate extra fees for data and texting in more than 100 nations and cap charges for voice calls, targeting AT&T and Verizon.

Walmart:  No mentions found. 

Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol	Last Sale	Change	% Change	Share Volume	Market
T	$34.15	0.40	1.19%	23,742,241	NYSE
AXP	$74.66	2.44	3.38%	3,671,325	NYSE
BA	$118.9	4.43	3.87%	5,617,011	NYSE
CAT	$84.73	1.21	1.45%	4,291,677	NYSE
CVX	$116.38	0.25	0.22%	11,095,884	NYSE
CSCO	$23.01	0.51	2.27%	38,567,418	NASDAQ-GS
KO	$37.78	0.70	1.89%	16,998,215	NYSE
DIS	$65.58	1.99	3.13%	7,641,197	NYSE
DD	$58.29	1.35	2.37%	3,057,888	NYSE
XOM	$86.04	0.88	1.03%	17,468,572	NYSE
GE	$24.25	0.68	2.89%	37,926,935	NYSE
GS	$158.01	3.57	2.31%	3,598,872	NYSE
HD	$75.51	1.37	1.85%	6,076,303	NYSE
INTC	$23.1	0.51	2.26%	38,529,046	NASDAQ-GS
IBM	$184.77	3.45	1.9%	3,603,493	NYSE
JPM	$52.52	1.77	3.49%	23,903,067	NYSE
JNJ	$87.78	1.82	2.12%	8,514,145	NYSE
MCD	$94.44	1.17	1.25%	4,495,809	NYSE
MRK	$47.49	0.22	0.47%	17,116,376	NYSE
MSFT	$33.76	0.69	2.09%	42,336,910	NASDAQ-GS
NKE $73.44 2.55  3.6% 5,540,661 NYSE PFE $28.77 0.48  1.7% 24,327,981 NYSE PG $77.89 0.94  1.22% 10,083,296 NYSE MMM $119.34 1.77  1.51% 2,681,492 NYSE TRV $84.17 1.82  2.21% 1,970,464 NYSE UNH $73.98 2.60  3.64% 4,849,943 NYSE UTX $105.92 3.08  2.99% 3,407,352 NYSE VZ $46.86 0.66  1.43% 11,510,751 DualListed V $189.03 5.18  2.82% 2,669,873 NYSE WMT $74.79 1.79  2.45% 7,549,632 NYSE

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Here are the current CEOs of the Dow 30 Companies:
AT&T T Randall L. Stephenson (Dallas, TX)

American Express AXP Kenneth I. Chenault (NY, NY)

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)

Goldman Sachs GS Lloyd Blankfein (NY, NY)

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)

Nike NK Mark Parker (Beaverton, OR)

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)

Visa V Charles W. Scharf (Foster City, CA)

Wal-Mart WMT Mike Duke (Bentonville, ARK)

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Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 as of 9/23/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $386.24
2. Microsoft MSFT 272.72
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 251.06
4.  WalMart WMT 248.78
5.   GE 247.26
6. Chevron CVX 242.51
7. Procter & Gamble PG 217.13
8. IBM 209.22
9. JPMorgan Chase JPM 193.93
10. Pfizer PFE 190.66
11. AT&T T 181.74
12. Coke KO 171.25
13. Merck MRK 139.53
14. Verizon VZ 137.30
15.  Cisco CSCO 130.15
16. Visa V 126.59
17. Intel INTC 117.67
18. Disney DIS 115.67
19. Home Depot HD 108.74
20.United Technologies UTX 100.39
21. McDonald's MCD 97.25
22. Boeing BA 88.65
23. American Express AXP 83.32
24. 3M MMM 82.77
25. Goldman Sachs GS 77.42
26. UnitedHealth UNH 73.02
27.Nike NKE 61.42
28.Caterpillar CAT 55.07
29. DuPont DD 54.86
30. Travelers TRV 32.26

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 9/31/13:

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

AT&T T: 9/10/13 8K re: purchase of spectrum from Verizon
8/28/13 8K re: redemption of 6.62% debentures due 10/15/34
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


American Express AXP: 9/16/13 8K re: delinq. & write off stats for 3 months ended 8/31/13
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


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: 9/20/13 8K re: 3 month dealer stats for period ended 8/13
9/17/13 8K re: credit agrmt up to $3  bil led by Citibank
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

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:  9/10/13 10K for fiscal year ended 7/27/13
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


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:  9/3/13 8K re: election of Patrick J. Ward to Board of Dires.
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


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: 9/13/13 8K re: election of James E. Rohr to Board of Dires.
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

Goldman Sachs GS: 8/8/13 10Q & 7/16 8K re: qr. ended 6/30/13
7/19/13 8K re: opinion of counsel re: $2.5 bil Notes due '18


Home Depot HD: 9/20/13 8K re: election of Helena B. Boulkes to Board of Dirs.
9/10/13 8K re: closing of sale of $3.25 bil notes
8/28/13 10Q re: qtr. ended8/4/13
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


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: 9/10/13 8K re: sale of outsourcing services business to SYNNEX
 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

JPMorganChase JPM:  9/20/13 8K re: election of Linda B. Bammann to Board of Dirs. & amdmt to bylaws
9/19/13 8K re: consent decrees with Comptroller of Currency and Consuemr Fin'l Protection Bd. re:
credit card allegations
9/19/13 8K re: consent decrees with SEC & UK FCA & payment of $920 mil re: London Whale loss
9/10/13 8K re: fin'l services investor conf.presentation
8/21/13 8K re: closing of sale of $750 mil of 5.62% sub. notes due '43
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

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


McDonald's MCD:  9/18/13 8K re: declaration of quarterly dividend
9/10/13 8K re: Aug. '13 sales
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: 9/23/13 8K re: amendment of exec comp. plans
9/20/13 8K re: realignment of structure to become a devices & service company
9/3/13 8K re: purchase of Nokia handset business
8/30/13 8K re: election of G. Mason Morfit to Board of Dires.
8/23/13 8K re: retirement of CEO Steven A.Ballmer within 12 months
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

Nike NKE: 7/30/13 Proxy for 9/19/13 AnnualMeeting of Sharehodlers
7/23/13 10K for year ended 5/31/13

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:  9/16/13 8K re: changes to global  Business Unit Structure & Segment earnings
9/4/13 8K re: presentation at Barclays Back to School Conference
8/23/13 8K re: Proxy for Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 10/8/13 in Cincinnati
 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

3M MMM: 8/27/13 8K re: $150 mil credit agreement with HSBC Bank
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: 9/6/13 8K re: new Pres. at Pratt & Whitney: Paul Adams succeeds David Hess
8/28/13 8K re: redemption of Goodrich 3.6% notes due '21
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: 9/9/13 8K re: investor presentation at Morgan Stanley Global Health Care conf.
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


Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 9/16/13 8K re: saleof $49 bil of notes
9/5/13 8K re: election of Gregory D. Wasson to Board of Dires.
9/5/13 8K re: election of Kathyrn A. Tesija to Board of Dirs.
9/3/13 8K re: purchase of Vodafone's indirect 45% interest in Verizon Wirelss
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


Visa V: 9/17/13 8K & 9/12/13 8K & 7/26/13 8K re: adoption of exec pre-arranged trading plans for execs: William Sheedy, Byron H.Pollitt, Jr. & Elizabeth Buse
7/24/13 10Q for quarter ended6/30/13

WalMart WMT: 8/15/13 9/5/13 10Q for qtr. ended 7/31/13
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

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