Friday, November 15, 2013

11/15/13 Fri. pm Dow Closes at 15961.70 up 85.48 or 0.54%, Another Record High

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Post No. 2,447 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 Fri. at 15961.70 up 85.48 or 0.54% from  Thursday's  close of 15876.22.   For the week the Dow was up 199.92 or 1.27%  from last Friday's close of 15,761.78. Of  the Dow components  25  gained  and  5   declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was Exxon up $2.05 or 2.2 % .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise   and percentage-wise was McDonald's down 64 cents or 0.66%.


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  17.78 up  from Thursday's  trailing P/E of 17.73  (last year it was 13.70).  Friday's   P/E estimate is  14.70 unchanged from Thursday's P/E estimate of 14.70  (year ago it was 12.15) and Friday's  dividend yield is 2.15 up from Thursday's  dividend yield of 2.13  (last year it was 2.82). The Dow's all-time high was 15,961.70 on November 15, 2013, today. 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 2485.49 up 13.31 from Thursday's closing numerator of 2472.18. This is the sum of all 30 closing prices. A short cut to the Dow numerator is to multiply the closing Dow by the Divisor. Now, if you divide the Dow numerator change for today by the divisor (0.15571590501117) 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 $82.85 up 44 cents from Thursday's average closing price of 82.41.  The median closing price of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.62 (HD/WMT & NKE/) up 61  cents from Thursday's median closing price of $79.01  (HD/WMT).  The lowest volume was  Travelers and the highest volume was Cisco.


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 $1,331    ($248,549 - $247,218).

MarketWatch 11/15/13 Fri. 4:38 pm by Victor Reklaitis says  U.S.stocks stepped higher on Friday, lifting the S&P 500 and Dow industrials to record closes again, as investors continued to find encouragement in Janet Yellen’s support for the Federal Reserve’s stimulus efforts.The S&P 500 index SPX +0.42%  climbed 7.56 points, or 0.4%, to finish at 1,798.18.The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.54%  jumped 85.48 points, or 0.5%, to close at 15,961.70. Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM -1.09%   fared best among Dow components, rising 2.2% on news of Warren Buffett’s conglomerate establishing a stake in the oil major.The S&P 500 and Dow achieved their sixth weekly gains in a row, rising 1.6% and 1.3%, respectively. The S&P 500 has posted its longest winning streak since February.The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.33%  tacked on 13.23 points, or 0.3%, to end at 3,985.97. The tech-heavy index gained 1.7% for the week, posting its first up week in three weeks. It has risen for six straight sessions.On Friday, the market also absorbed some softer-than-expected economic data, such as a weaker-than-anticipated reading on New York state manufacturing, a dip in industrial production and a bigger-than-expected drop in import prices.At a confirmation hearing on Thursday, Yellen, the nominee to lead the Fed, defended the central bank’s aggressive bond-buying program, known as quantitative easing or QE, and tried to ease concerns that bubbles were forming in the equity markets. That boosted stocks globally on Thursday and continued to contribute to positive sentiment on Friday. “Bulls have been given a boost by dovish comments this week from Fed chair nominee Janet Yellen, indicating that she believes the Fed has more work to do in order to strengthen the economy and suggesting that QE may continue for some time to come,” said Colin Cieszynski, senior market analyst at CMC Markets, in emailed comments on Friday.“Soft Empire manufacturing and industrial production data this morning support the case for delayed tapering,” Cieszynski added, referring to when the Fed might reduce its bond-buying program that has boosted stocks. He said reports of Chinese reforms have “also encouraged traders.” 

Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
TNYSE
AXPNYSE
BANYSE
CATNYSE
CVXNYSE
CSCONASDAQ-GS
KONYSE
DISNYSE
DDNYSE
XOMNYSE
GENYSE
HDNYSE
INTCNASDAQ-GS
IBMNYSE
JPMNYSE
JNJNYSE
MCDNYSE
MRKNYSE
MSFTNASDAQ-GS
NKENYSE
PFENYSE
PGNYSE
MMMNYSE
TRVNYSE
UTX NYSE
  UNH NYSE
  VZ DualListed
V NYSE
  WMT NYSE

GSNYSE
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The following are excerpts from Fri. morning 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 & 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  Thursday's closing stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.


The Dow Jones Industrial Average:  The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thurs. at 15876.22 up 54.59 or 0.35% from  Wednesday's  close of 15761.78.   For the year the Dow is up 21.15%. Of  the Dow components  22  gained  and  8   declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise was  Boeing up $1.92 and percentage-wise was Home Depot up 1.73 % .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise   and percentage-wise was Cisco down $2.63 or 10.96%.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks hit highs after Yellen talks" by Chris Dieterich says the Dow and S&P 500 hit new highs after Yellen defended the central bank's economic stimulus efforts but tech stocks were hurt by weak fin'l results from Cisco, which is charted under Bad News due to 1Q profit dropping 4.6%.

IBD pB2 "Stocks close with gains; Cisco weighs on Nasdaq" by Ken Shreve says a sell off in Cisco did not spead much as the market seemed to focus instead on testimony from Fed Vice chair Janet Yellen at her Senate confirmation hearing.  She had soothing words for the market that she would continue the Fed's stimulus policies.  Thursday's action was fresh highs in mixed volume as the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.

NYT pB4 "Shares rise as Yellen reassures on stimulus" says the stock market rose Thurs whle the Dow and the S&P hit new highs after Yellen said she would continue the Fed's stimulus policies.

 FT p21 "Cisco pulls tech stocks lower after warning of revenue fall" says Cisco weighed on tech sector after its warning that its rev would be hit in the current quarter hit its market value by 11%.  Walmart rose 0.3% despite lower than expected quarterly sales.  IBM was down 0.7%.


Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2472.18 up 8.50 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 2463.68. 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   Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $82.41 up 29 cents from Wednesday's average closing price of 82.12.  The median closing price of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.01 (HD/WMT) up 63  cents from Wednesday's median closing price of $78.38  (NKE/WMT).  The lowest volume was  Travelers and the highest volume was Cisco.


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 $850    ($247,218 - $246,386).

MarketWatch 11/14/13 Thurs. 4:48 pm by Victor Reklaitis says  U.S.stocks on Thursday closed at record highs for a second day in a row after Janet Yellen, who is nominated to lead the Federal Reserve, vigorously defended the central bank’s bond-buying program. The S&P 500 SPX +0.48%  rose 8.62 points, or 0.5%, to finish at 1,790.62, achieving a record close. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.35% gained 54.59 points, or 0.4%, to end at 15,876.22, also scoring a record close. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.18%  added 7.16 points, or 0.2%, to finish at 3,972.74. At a Senate Banking Committee hearing, Yellen said that the benefits outweigh the costs of the Fed’s asset purchases, which aim to boost economic growth. Kim Caughey Forrest, a portfolio manager and senior equity analyst at Fort Pitt Capital Group, noted that “the markets are probably comforted by what she said.” “She came across as a very capable candidate, and markets find that reassuring,” Forrest said. Trades also assessed weaker-than-expected jobless claims and a big earnings disappointment from Cisco Systems Inc. On the plus side, Japanese economic growth data were better than expected. Thursday’s jump came after the S&P 500 and Dow rallied to record closes on Wednesday, with some observers pinning the move on speculation that Yellen’s testimony would be positive for stocks.
  • Today’s market-moving news: Yellen defended the Fed’s stimulus efforts that have boosted stocks and tried several times to ease concerns that bubbles are forming. “She seems to be following the ‘Bernanke Playbook’ word for word,” said Tom Di Galoma at ED&F Man Capital Markets in an email. In U.S. economic news, weekly jobless claims edged down, but not by as much as economists expected. The U.S. trade deficit increased more than expected, while productivity rose less than anticipated.
  • The buzz: Fort Pitt’s Forrest said “the market’s a little ahead of itself,” so she was somewhat uncomfortable with Yellen saying that stock prices are not bubble like. Meanwhile, a Tell blog post highlighted some mostly bullish comments from DoubleLine Capital’s Jeffrey Gundlach and Goldman’s Abby Joseph Cohen. Gundlach says U.S. stocks are “the only game in town,” but he won’t buy high, while Cohen says there’s still value in U.S. stocks.
  • Today’s movers & shakers: Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO +0.16%  slid 11% after its earnings report late Wednesday, making it the worst performer in the Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. /WMT +0.23% closed up 0.2% following its quarterly earnings report.
  • Other markets: Gold prices settled higher for the first time in six sessions as Yellen offered her take on the precious metal. Crude-oil futures settled lower on the Nymex, while the dollar traded mostly higher against other major currencies. Asian stocks closed higher after data released overnight showed the Japanese economy expanded at an annualized pace of 1.9% in the third quarter, beating forecasts. European equities also rose. Growth in the euro zone slowed to 0.1% in the third quarter, but that matched forecasts.
Friday's Dow News followed by Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T:  AJC pA12 "President of AT&T Georgia plans to retire" says Sylvia Russell is retiring.

Alcoa:  No mentions found.

American Express: No mentions found.

Boeing:  FT p16 "Boeing seeks new sites to build 777X" by Robert Wright, AJC pA13 "Boeing my move 777X from Seattle" by Alwyn Scott, Jonathan Kaminsky, Reuters, WSJ pB4 "Boeing jet maker scouts locations to build 777X" by Jon Ostrower, USAT p1B "Will Boeing's 777X jobs leave Washington state?", NYT pB6 j"Rejection puts futrue home of Boeing jet in doubt" by Steven Greenhouse  say Boeing workers' rejection of a new labor deal means Boeing may not build the 777X in Washington.

FT p3 "Manufacturers jostle for lead with widebodied jets" by Andrew Parker says setbacks have dogged Boeing and Airbus, which boh hold hopes for their latest offerings, the 777X and the A350.

Caterpillar: No mentions found.

Chevron: No mentions found.

Cisco: WSJ pC8 "Route isn't clear for Cisco Systems" by Dan Gallagher, WSJ pC4 "Stocks hit highs after Yellen talks" by Chris Dieterich, FT p12 "Cisco"  say the Dow and S&P 500 hit new highs after Yellen defended the central bank's economic stimulus efforts but tech stocks were hurt by weak fin'l results from Cisco, which is charted under Bad News due to 1Q profit dropping 4.6%.

IBD pB2 "Stocks close with gains; Cisco weighs on Nasdaq" by Ken Shreve says a sell off in Cisco did not spead much as the market seemed to focus instead on testimony from Fed Vice chair Janet Yellen at her Senate confirmation hearing.  She had soothing words for the market that she would continue the Fed's stimulus policies.  Thursday's action was fresh highs in mixed volume as the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.

FT p21 "Cisco pulls tech stocks lower after warning of revenue fall" says Cisco weighed on tech sector after its warning that its rev would be hit in the current quarter hit its market value by 11%.  Walmart rose 0.3% despite lower than expected quarterly sales.  IBM was down 0.7%.

USAT p3B "Story Stocks" & "Losers" charts Cisco.

Coke: No mentions found.

Disney: No mentions found.

DuPont: No mentions found.

Exxon: No mentions found.

GE:  WSJ pA15 "Rank and yank? That's not how it's done" by jack Welch defends rank and yank where you fire the worst 10% each year, a practice Microsoft is abandoning.

Goldman Sachs: No mentions found.

Home Depot: No mentions found.

Intel: No mentions found.

IBM:  FT p14 "IBM opens up artificial intelligence to developers" by Richard Waters says IBM will offer Watson artificial intelligence technology for use by other software developers via the Internet.

FT p21 "Cisco pulls tech stocks lower after warning of revenue fall" says Cisco weighed on tech sector after its warning that its rev would be hit in the current quarter hit its market value by 11%.  Walmart rose 0.3% despite lower than expected quarterly sales.  IBM was down 0.7%.

JPMorgan:  FT p15 "Noises off at #AskJPM underscore risks of Twitter engagement" by Lina Saigol says JPMorgan's retreat from Twitter on Wed highlights the risk with dealing with the public through Twitter as it cancelled a twitter Q&A session less than 24 hours before it was scheduled. Angry customers sometimes hijack the sessions.

Johnson & Johnson: No mentions found.

McDonald's:  IBD pA2 "Mcdonald's sees coffee growth" says CEO Don Thompson said coffee is one of the fastest growing segments in its global drinks business.

WSJ pB2 "Not so fast food" by Julie Jargon says Jeff Stratton, pres of McDonald's USA says customer service in the US has suffered and it blundered by introducing too many new menu items too quickly.

Merck:  NYT pB1 "Questions for a new class of cholesterol drugs" by katie Thomas says Zetia by Merck was already viewed withs kepticism so the new guildelines impacting the use of cholesterol lowering medicines aren't expected to impact the drug industry too much as analysts focus more on drugs in the pipeline.

Microsoft:   WSJ pA15 "Rank and yank? That's not how it's done" by jack Welch defends rank and yank where you fire the worst 10% each year, a practice Microsoft is abandoning.

USAT p2B "Hunt for Playstation 4 a game in itself" by Mike Snider says demand for Sony's PS4 and Microsoft's new home system Xbox One, out Nov. 22 for $499 is expected to outstrip supply through the holiday season and into '14.

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.

UnitedHealth: No mentions found.

Verizon No mentions found.

Visa: No mentions found.

Walmart:  FT p13 "Walmart predicts grim US Christmas shopping period" by Barney Jopson, AJC pA12 "Walmart profit up; outlook cut" by Anne D'Innocenzio, IBD pA1 "Retailers post mixed results", WSJ pB1 "Shoppers can't shake blues" by Shelly Banjo", NYT pB5 "Retailers less than cheerful over Christmas sales" by Elizabeth A. Harris  say  Walmart cut its annual outlook for the 2nd time in 3 months and gave 4Q guidance below Wall St. expectations.  Walmart earned $3.74 bil or $1.14 per share in qtr ended 10/31 vs. $3.64 bil or $1.08 per share a year earlier.  Net sales rose 1.6% to $114.6 bil.

 FT p21 "Cisco pulls tech stocks lower after warning of revenue fall" says Cisco weighed on tech sector after its warning that its rev would be hit in the current quarter hit its market value by 11%.  Walmart rose 0.3% despite lower than expected quarterly sales.  IBM was down 0.7%.


Thursday'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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