Post No. 2,423 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 Oct. 22 and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings as of Oct. 22.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 15618.76 down 61.59 or 0.39% from Tuesday's close of 15680.35. Of the Dow components 4 gained and 26 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Home Depot up 38 cents or 0.49% . The biggest decliner dollar-wise was IBM down $1.84 and percentage-wise was Procter & Gamble down 1.13%.
As of the open of the market on Wednesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of Wednesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117. Wednesday's trailing P/E ratio is 17.56 up from Tuesday's trailing P/E of 17.44 (last year it was 13.95); today's P/E estimate is 14.65 unchanged from Tuesday's P/E estimate of 14.65 (year ago it was 12.35) and today's dividend yield is 2.14 down from yesterday's dividend yield of 2.15 (last year it was 2.59). The Dow's all-time high was 15,680.35 on October 29, 2013. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.
Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2432.09 down 9.59 from Tuesday's closing numerator of 2441.68. 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 Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $81.07 down 32 cents from Monday's average closing price of 81.39. The median closing price of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $77.40 (HD/WMT) up 79 cents from Tuesday's median closing price of $76.61 (HD/NKE). The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume was gGE.
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 $959 ($244,168 - $243,209).
MarketWatch
10/30/13 Wed. 4:06 pm by Laura Mandaro says U.S. stocks ended lower Wednesday after a Federal Reserve statement, which was
largely expected, still gave ground to speculation the central bank
could rein in its asset-purchase stimulus program sooner than next year.
At 4 p.m. Eastern, the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA
-0.39%
had fallen 62 points, or 0.4%, to 15,619, coming off a record high in the prior session. The S&P 500 Index
SPX
-0.49%
fell 9 points to 1,763, its first down day in five. The Nasdaq Composite Index
COMP
-0.55%
declined 18 points to 3,934.
Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers:
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The following are excerpts from Wed. morning's Blog:
Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers:
| Symbol | Last Sale | Change | % Change | Share Volume | Market |
| T |  | NYSE | |||
| AXP | | NYSE | |||
| BA |  | NYSE | |||
| CAT | | NYSE | |||
| CVX | | NYSE | |||
| CSCO | | NASDAQ-GS | |||
| KO | | NYSE | |||
| DIS | | NYSE | |||
| DD | | NYSE | |||
| XOM | | NYSE | |||
| GE | | NYSE | |||
| GS | | NYSE | |||
| HD | | NYSE | |||
| INTC | | NASDAQ-GS | |||
| IBM | | NYSE | |||
| JPM | | NYSE | |||
| JNJ | | NYSE | |||
| MCD | | NYSE | |||
| MRK | | NYSE | |||
| MSFT | | NASDAQ-GS | |||
| NKE | | NYSE | |||
| PFE | | NYSE | |||
| PG | | NYSE | |||
| MMM | | NYSE | |||
| TRV | | NYSE |
| UTX | | NYSE | |||
| UNH | | NYSE | |||
| VZ | | DualListed | |||
| V | | NYSE | |||
| WMT | | NYSE |
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The following are excerpts from Wed. morning's Blog:
A read of the print editions of Wednesday's Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, Investor's News Daily, New York Times, USA Today, Atlanta Journal & 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 Tuesday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Tuesday at 15680.35 up 111.42 or 0.72% from Monday's close of 15568.93. For the year the Dow is up 19.7%. Of the Dow components 24 gained and 6 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was IBM up $4.77 or 2.69% . The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Boeing down 22 cents and percentage-wise was 0.25%.
WSJ pC4 "IBM puts the Dow at peak" by Kaitlyn Kiernan says the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at a record high amid positive signals from the US economy corp America. The Tow topped the previous record from Sept. 18. IBM helped push the Dow to tis record after its boosted its stock buyback program and was up $4.77 or 2.7% after authorizing an add'l $15 bil in share repurchases.
IBD pB4 "S&P 500 hits record high as Apple drags on nasdaq" by Vincent Mao says stocks gained Tues as the blue chips led the pack with a jump in IBM helping the Dow hit a record high. Tuesday's action saw stocks rise in higher trad3e while the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.
NYT pB10 "Major indexes keep rising on belief the Fed will stand pat on stimulus" by Reuters says the Dow and the S&P climbed to nominal record highs on Tues after new economic data reinforced investors' expectations that the Fed would keep its stimulus program intact for several more months. IBM gave the biggest lift to the Dow and helped drive the S&P.
AJC pA11 "Hopes for Fed spark Dow record" by Steve Rothwell says IBM's $15 bil stock purchase program boosted Dow to a record high.
USAT p1B "Stock market shakes off Oct. ghosts" by Adam Shell sand says the S&P 500 is poised for its best month in 2 years.
FT p21 "Wall Street" by Jason Abbruzzese says the Dow was helped by Pfizer which gained 1.7% although its rev fell eps of 58 cents beat expectations.
Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2441.68 up 17.35 from Monday's closing numerator of 2424.33. 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 Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $81.39 up 58 cents from Monday's average closing price of 80.81. The median closing price of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $76.71 (HD/NKE) up 11 cents from Monday's median closing price of $76.60 (HD/WMT). The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume was AT&T.
If Tuesday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have made $1,735 ($244,168 - $242,433).
MarketWatch
10/29/13 Mon. 4:42 pm by Victor Reklaitis & Wallace Witkowski says U.S. stocks finished higher Tuesday with
both blue-chip stocks and the S&P 500 index setting record closing
highs, as results from Pfizer Inc. and an International Business Machines stock buyback stoked momentum.The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA
+0.72%
gained 111.42 points, or 0.7%, to close at 15,680.35, topping its former closing high from mid-September, its 32nd record close of the year. IBM
IBM
-0.10%
led the index, closing up 2.7%, after the company authorized an additional $15 billion stock buyback, followed by shares of AT&T Inc.
T
+1.97%
and Home Depot Inc.
HD
-0.13%
Pfizer Inc.
PFE
+0.58%
also fed the blue-chip rally with a 1.7% gain following its quarterly earnings report before the open.
The S&P 500
SPX
+0.56%
notched its 33rd record close of the year, finishing up 9.84 points,
or 0.6%, at 1,771.95. Telecom and consumer staples fared best among
S&P 500 sectors, while materials and utilities performed the worst.
The Nasdaq Composite
COMP
+0.31%
rose 12.21 points, or 0.3%, to close at 3,952.34, after being frozen for nearly an hour because of a “human error” in the data distribution system.
The index reached an intraday high of 3,957.12. The tech-heavy index
was weighed down by a 2.5% decline for shares in Apple Inc., which
posted earnings late Monday.Earlier in the day, the main indexes pulled back from then-session highs
after a couple of economic reports at 10 a.m. Eastern time, including
one that showed consumer confidence made a surprisingly steep drop in October.“The confidence data was something that did weigh on the market,” said
Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott,
in a phone interview on Tuesday. But he noted the drop in confidence may
have been mostly due to “Washington dysfunction,” meaning the
government standoff earlier this month, saying he’s waiting on
additional confidence data in the next month or two.
Tuesday’s moves by the major indexes followed narrowly mixed action on Monday, when the Dow and Nasdaq ended close to the flat line, and
the S&P 500 inched up to reach a record for a second straight
session.Most analysts expect the Federal Reserve to stand pat on its accommodative stance, given the Fed’s coming change in leadership, the recent weak economic data and the government shutdown and debt-ceiling battle earlier in the month.In its accompanying policy statement, however, the Fed is likely to keep
its options open about any tapering of its purchases before the end of
the year. The decision is expected after the meeting ends Google's smartwatch is in late-stage development and the device,
which will run on Android, will be integrated with Google Now, the
company’s digital assistant. The WSJ's Yun-Hee Kim speaks with Eva Dou
about what to expect from Google's smartwatch.In September, market participants expected the policy makers to start
scaling back the $85-billion-a-month asset-purchase program, but the
central bank surprised by waiting for more evidence of an economic
recovery before pulling the tapering trigger.
“With [Chairman] Ben Bernanke now in the autumn of his tenure at the Fed
and no press release scheduled for this meeting, the overwhelming
consensus is that nothing will happen on the taper front. But the wrong
footing at the September meeting has traders a little cautious and
reminded them that the ‘consensus’ can be 100% wrong,” said Jonathan
Sudaria, dealer at London Capital Group, in a note. He added that
investors should “expect markets to tread water” until after the Fed
decision.
Janney’s Luschini said if the Fed statement suggests the economy hasn’t
deteriorated, that could imply a January tapering for the central bank’s
bond-buying program. But if there has been some deterioration, “I’d
probably say that pushes the odds out to a March tapering,” the
strategist said.
While investors were absorbing a flurry of economic reports on Tuesday,
strategists have played down their significance. Most of Tuesday’s
reports should have come out earlier in October, providing a more timely
reading on economic activity, but they were delayed by the U.S.
government shutdown.“The good news is it’s retail sales day — the bad news is it is the
September reading and so it is hard to make the claim that the flurry of
data on Tuesday morning will mean that much to investors,” said Andrew
Wilkinson, chief economic strategist at Miller Tabak & Co., in
emailed comments on Tuesday.Before the open, the Commerce Department said September retail sales dipped, while economists had expected no change. The Labor Department said the producer-price index slipped in September,
missing expectations for a slight rise.Also before the bell,
S&P/Case-Shiller reported its home-price index rose 1.3% in
August, the smallest monthly gain since March.At 10 a.m. Eastern time, the Commerce Department said business inventories rose 0.3% in August, below expectations for 0.4%. In addition, the Conference Board reported confidence among American consumers fell in October
to the lowest level in six months. Its consumer-confidence index
slumped to 71.2 in October from a revised 80.2 in September. Economists
polled by MarketWatch had projected the index to drop to 75 in October.In other financial markets, most European equities were higher, while Asian stocks closed mixed. Gold and oil prices were lower, pressured by a stronger dollar.
Wednesday's Dow News followed by Tuesday's Closing Dow Numbers:
AT&T: WSJ pB8 "Sprint to show off new speed" by Ryan Knuson says Sprint will show its new wireless network giving the first peek of its technology since bought by SoftBank as it tries to compete with AT&T & Verizon.
American Express: No mentions found.
Boeing: IBD pA2 "Aeropace" says Boeing may give its nonunionized SC plant a bigger role in building the 777X and it delayed delivery of a 777F freighter plane to Lufthansa due to minor repairs.
Caterpillar: No mentions found.
Chevron: No mentions found.
Cisco: No mentions found.
Coke: No mentions found.
Disney: No mentions found.
DuPont: No mentions found.
Exxon: No mentions found.
GE: No mentions found.
Goldman Sachs: WSJ pC1 "For advisers IPO is entree to spoils" by Telis Demos says as lead underwriter for the Twitter IPO Goldman Sachs will earn $20 mil.
FT p14 "Goldman improves work conditions to retain staff" by Daniel Schafer says Goldman Sachs is going to make work a bit easier for its young analysts.
Home Depot: No mentions found.
Intel: USAT p6B "Intel fellow chips in for care change" by Jon Swartz discusses how Intel is making nursing homes better.
IBM: WSJ pC4 "IBM puts the Dow at peak" by Kaitlyn Kiernan says the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at a record high amid positive signals from the US economy corp America. The Tow topped the previous record from Sept. 18. IBM helped push the Dow to tis record after its boosted its stock buyback program and was up $4.77 or 2.7% after authorizing an add'l $15 bil in share repurchases.
NYT pB10 "Major indexes keep rising on belief the Fed will stand pat on stimulus" by Reuters says the Dow and the S&P climbed to nominal record highs on Tues after new economic data reinforced investors' expectations that the Fed would keep its stimulus program intact for several more months. IBM gave the biggest lift to the Dow and helped drive the S&P.
JPMorgan: WSJ pC1 "Troubles for bank in effort to settle" by Devlin Barrett, Dan Fitzpatrick says the multibil settlement between JPMorgan and the US may collapse due to a criminal probe of the bank.
Johnson & Johnson: No mentions found.
McDonald's: USAT p1B "Mcdonald's grilld over its charity" by Bruce Horovitz says McDonald's is only a minor contributor to the Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Merck: No mentions found.
Microsoft: WSJ pB7 "Game makers lift forecasts" by Ian Sherr says the videogame industry is upbeat that new hardware releases from Sony & Microsoft in Nov will jump start sales after years of struggling to find growth.
WSJ pB7 "Nokia's Lumia inspires sliver of hope" bySven grundberg says Nokia's smartphone sales hit a new high in 3Q which is good for Microsoft investors following the $7.2 bil deal to buy Nokias handset biz.
USAT p2B "Windows XP users 6 times more likely to be hacked" by Byron Acohido says the XP is more likely to be hacked than newer Windows 7 and 8 PCs.
Nike: No mentions found.
Pfizer:IBD pB2 "Pfizer up on strong 3Q profit," WSJ pB7 "Pfizer to ease cuts in R&D spending" by Peter Loftus say for 3Q Prizer earned $2.59 bil or 39 cents a share down from $3.21 bil or 43 cents a share a year ago. 3Q rev declined 2% to $12.64 bil.
FT p21 "Wall Street" by Jason Abbruzzese says the Dow was helped by Pfizer which gained 1.7% although its rev fell eps of 58 cents beat expectations.
Procter & Gamble: WSJ pB1 "Trucker tap into gas boom" by Mike Ramsey says operators of some fo the larest truck fleets, including Procter & Gamble are accelerating a shift to natural gas fueled trucks.
FT p20 "P&G draws on strengthening demand for euro issued debt" by Andrew Bolger says Procter & Gamble issued a bond denominated in euros.
3M: No mentions found.
Travelers: No mentions found.
United Technologies: No mentions found.
UnitedHealth: No mentions found.
Verizon: WSJ pB8 "Sprint to show off new speed" by Ryan Knuson says Sprint will show its new wireless network giving the first peek of its technology since bought by SoftBank as it tries to compete with AT&T & Verizon.
Visa: No mentions found.
Walmart:AJC pA12 "Walmart hands out promotions" by Christopher Seward says Walmart execs came to Atlanta to be nice to employees.
Wednesday's Dow News followed by Tuesday's Closing Dow Numbers:
AT&T: WSJ pB8 "Sprint to show off new speed" by Ryan Knuson says Sprint will show its new wireless network giving the first peek of its technology since bought by SoftBank as it tries to compete with AT&T & Verizon.
American Express: No mentions found.
Boeing: IBD pA2 "Aeropace" says Boeing may give its nonunionized SC plant a bigger role in building the 777X and it delayed delivery of a 777F freighter plane to Lufthansa due to minor repairs.
Caterpillar: No mentions found.
Chevron: No mentions found.
Cisco: No mentions found.
Coke: No mentions found.
Disney: No mentions found.
DuPont: No mentions found.
Exxon: No mentions found.
GE: No mentions found.
Goldman Sachs: WSJ pC1 "For advisers IPO is entree to spoils" by Telis Demos says as lead underwriter for the Twitter IPO Goldman Sachs will earn $20 mil.
FT p14 "Goldman improves work conditions to retain staff" by Daniel Schafer says Goldman Sachs is going to make work a bit easier for its young analysts.
Home Depot: No mentions found.
Intel: USAT p6B "Intel fellow chips in for care change" by Jon Swartz discusses how Intel is making nursing homes better.
IBM: WSJ pC4 "IBM puts the Dow at peak" by Kaitlyn Kiernan says the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at a record high amid positive signals from the US economy corp America. The Tow topped the previous record from Sept. 18. IBM helped push the Dow to tis record after its boosted its stock buyback program and was up $4.77 or 2.7% after authorizing an add'l $15 bil in share repurchases.
NYT pB10 "Major indexes keep rising on belief the Fed will stand pat on stimulus" by Reuters says the Dow and the S&P climbed to nominal record highs on Tues after new economic data reinforced investors' expectations that the Fed would keep its stimulus program intact for several more months. IBM gave the biggest lift to the Dow and helped drive the S&P.
JPMorgan: WSJ pC1 "Troubles for bank in effort to settle" by Devlin Barrett, Dan Fitzpatrick says the multibil settlement between JPMorgan and the US may collapse due to a criminal probe of the bank.
Johnson & Johnson: No mentions found.
McDonald's: USAT p1B "Mcdonald's grilld over its charity" by Bruce Horovitz says McDonald's is only a minor contributor to the Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Merck: No mentions found.
Microsoft: WSJ pB7 "Game makers lift forecasts" by Ian Sherr says the videogame industry is upbeat that new hardware releases from Sony & Microsoft in Nov will jump start sales after years of struggling to find growth.
WSJ pB7 "Nokia's Lumia inspires sliver of hope" bySven grundberg says Nokia's smartphone sales hit a new high in 3Q which is good for Microsoft investors following the $7.2 bil deal to buy Nokias handset biz.
USAT p2B "Windows XP users 6 times more likely to be hacked" by Byron Acohido says the XP is more likely to be hacked than newer Windows 7 and 8 PCs.
Nike: No mentions found.
Pfizer:IBD pB2 "Pfizer up on strong 3Q profit," WSJ pB7 "Pfizer to ease cuts in R&D spending" by Peter Loftus say for 3Q Prizer earned $2.59 bil or 39 cents a share down from $3.21 bil or 43 cents a share a year ago. 3Q rev declined 2% to $12.64 bil.
FT p21 "Wall Street" by Jason Abbruzzese says the Dow was helped by Pfizer which gained 1.7% although its rev fell eps of 58 cents beat expectations.
Procter & Gamble: WSJ pB1 "Trucker tap into gas boom" by Mike Ramsey says operators of some fo the larest truck fleets, including Procter & Gamble are accelerating a shift to natural gas fueled trucks.
FT p20 "P&G draws on strengthening demand for euro issued debt" by Andrew Bolger says Procter & Gamble issued a bond denominated in euros.
3M: No mentions found.
Travelers: No mentions found.
United Technologies: No mentions found.
UnitedHealth: No mentions found.
Verizon: WSJ pB8 "Sprint to show off new speed" by Ryan Knuson says Sprint will show its new wireless network giving the first peek of its technology since bought by SoftBank as it tries to compete with AT&T & Verizon.
Visa: No mentions found.
Walmart:AJC pA12 "Walmart hands out promotions" by Christopher Seward says Walmart execs came to Atlanta to be nice to employees.
Tuesday's Closing Dow Numbers:
| Symbol | Last Sale | Change | % Change | Share Volume | Market |
| T | | NYSE | |||
| AXP | | NYSE | |||
| BA | | NYSE | |||
| CAT | | NYSE | |||
| CVX | | NYSE | |||
| CSCO | | NASDAQ-GS | |||
| KO | | NYSE | |||
| DIS | | NYSE | |||
| DD | | NYSE | |||
| XOM | | NYSE | |||
| GE | | NYSE | |||
| GS | | NYSE | |||
| HD | | NYSE | |||
| INTC | | NASDAQ-GS | |||
| IBM | | NYSE | |||
| JPM | | NYSE | |||
| JNJ | | NYSE | |||
| MCD | | NYSE | |||
| MRK | | NYSE | |||
| MSFT | | NASDAQ-GS | |||
| NKE | | NYSE | |||
| PFE | | NYSE | |||
| PG | | NYSE | |||
| MMM | | NYSE | |||
| TRV | | NYSE |
| UTX | | NYSE | |||
| UNH | | NYSE | |||
| VZ | | DualListed | |||
| V | | NYSE | |||
| WMT | | 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 10/22/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:
1. Exxon Mobil XOM $385.89
2. Microsoft MSFT 288.72
3. GE 263.93
4. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 260.16
5. WalMart WMT 248.42
6. Chevron CVX 232.13
7. Procter & Gamble PG 220.14
8 .JPMorgan Chase JPM 203.50
9. Pfizer PFE 202.80
10. IBM 190.30
11. AT&T T 187.24
12. Coke KO 172.91
13. Verizon VZ 146.65
14. Merck MRK 136.30
15. Visa V 129.10
16. Disney DIS 123.19
17. Cisco CSCO 121.12
18. Intel INTC 119.97
19. Home Depot HD 107.05
20.United Technologies UTX 97.12
21. McDonald's MCD 95.28
22. Boeing BA 92.12
23. American Express AXP 86.85
24. 3M MMM 84.69
25. Goldman Sachs GS 72.91
26. UnitedHealth UNH 70.50
27.Nike NKE 67.43
28.Caterpillar CAT 57.45
29. DuPont DD 55.40
30. Travelers TRV 32.27
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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 10/22/13:
Symbol & Co. Name/Date of Filing/Form Filed/ Comments
AT&T T: 10/21/13 8K re: contract to sell/lease 9,700 towers to Crown Castle Int'l for $4.85 bil
9/27/13 8K re: increase of # of directors from 13 to 14 & election of Beth E. Mooney to Board
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
American Express AXP: 10/16/13 8K re: 3Q results
10/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for qtr ended 9/30/13
9/25/13 8K re: creation of a jv with Certares for business travel unit
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
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: 10/22/13 8K re: retail sales of machinery
10/9/13 8K re: amendment to bylaws re: majority voting for uncontested election of directors
9/30/13 8K re: price increases
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
Chevron CVX: 10/9/13 8K re: interim update for 3Q
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
Cisco CSCO: 9/30/13 Proxy Materials re: annual shareholder meeting 11/19 at Cisco in San Jose, CA
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
Coke KO: 10/15/13 8K re: 3Q results
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
Disney DIS: 10/8/13 8K re: amendment to bylaws to eliminate paper share certificates
10/2/13 8K re: new employment contract for Alan N. Braverman EVP, GC & Sec'y for annual salary of $1.4 mil
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
DuPont DD: 10/22/13 & 8K re: results for qtr ended 9/30/13
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
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
GE: 10/18/13 8K re: 3Q results
10/16/13 8K re: exercise by Berkshire Hathaway of warrants for 10.7 mil shares
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
Goldman Sachs GS: 10/21/13 8K re: retirement of J. Michael Evans as Vice Chair/Head of Growth Markets
10/17/13 8K re: 3Q results
10/1/13 8K re: exercise by Berkshire Hathaway of warrants for 13,062,594 shares
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
Intel INTC: 10/15/13 2 8Ks re: results for qtr ended 9/28/13
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
IBM: 10/17/13 8K & 10/16/13 8K re: results for 3Q ended 9/30/13
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
JPMorganChase JPM: 10/16/13 8K re: settlement w/CFTC by payment of $100 mil fine
10/11/13 8K re: sale of Sr. Medium Term Notes of an indeterminate amount
10/14/13 & 10/11/13 8Ks re: 3Q results
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
Johnson & Johnson JNJ: 10/15/13 8K re: election of ex0FDA Commissioner Mark B. McClellan as director
10/15/13 8K re: 3Q results ended 9/29/13
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
McDonald's MCD: 10/21/13 8K re: 3Q results
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
Merck MRK: 10/1/13 8K re: global restructuring program and lay-offs of 8,500 employees
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: 10/8/13; 10/7/13 & 10/3/13 Proxy Materials re: annual shareholders meeting on 11/19 in Bellevue, Washington
9/26/13 8K re: adoption of Senior Exec. Severance Benefit Plan
9/26/13 8K re: realignment to become a devices & services company
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.
Nike NKE: 10/7/13 10Q, 9/30/13 8K & 9/26/13 8K re: results for qtr ended 8/31/13
9/24/13 8K re: voting results of annual meeting of shareholders on 9/19/13
7/30/13 Proxy for 9/19/13 AnnualMeeting of Shareholders
7/23/13 10K for year ended 5/31/13
Pfizer PFE: 9/30/13 8K re: election of Shantanu Narayen, Pres. & CEO of Adobe Systems to Board of Directors
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
Procter & Gamble PG: 10/11/13 8K re: voting results of annual shareholders meeting 10/8/13
10/8/13 8K re: declaration of quarterly dividends
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
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: 10/22/13 10Q & 10/22/13 8K re: results for qtr ended 9/30/13
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
United Technologies UTX: 10/22/13 8K re: 3Q results
9/26/13 8K re: formation of UTC Building & Industrial Services by combining Otis Elevator & UTC Climate, Controls & Security to be headed by Geraud Darnis as Pres/CEO
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
UnitedHealth Group UNH: 10/17/13 8K re: 3Q results
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
Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 10/17/13 8K re: 3Q results
10/8/13 Proxy; 10/8/13 S-8 & 10/3/13 8K re: approval by shareholders to buy Vodafone's 45% interest in Verizon Wireless, registration of shares to be issued to Vodafone, & $12 bil credit facility to fund the purchase
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: 10/21/13 10Q for quarter ended 7/31/13
10/1/13 8K re: issuance of 1.95% Notes due 2018
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
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