Tuesday, November 5, 2013

11/5/13 Tues. pm Dow Closes at 15618.22 down 20.9 or 0.13%

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Post No. 2,433 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 Tuesday at 15618.22 down 20.9 or 0.13% from Monday's close of 15639.12.  Of  the Dow components  11   gained, Intel was unchanged  and  18   declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise was Verizon up 95 cents and percentage-wise was Cisco up 2.15 % .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise  was IBM down $2.42 and percentage-wise was AT&T down 2.52%.


As of the open  of the market on Tuesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C6   of  Tuesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Tuesday's   trailing P/E ratio is  17.54 up  from Monday's  trailing P/E of 17.50  (last year it was 14.35);  Tuesday's   P/E estimate is  14.70 unchanged from yesterday's P/E estimate of 14.70  (year ago it was 12.37) and today's  dividend yield is 2.14 unchanged from yesterday's  dividend yield of 2.14  (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.


Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2432.01 down 3.25   from Monday's closing numerator of 2435.26. 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 $81.07 down 11 cents from Monday's average closing price of 81.18.  The median closing price of  Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $77.30 (NKE/WMT) up 14 cents from Monday's median closing price of $77.16 (HD/WMT).  The lowest volume was  Travelers and the highest volume was Microsoft.


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 lost $325   ($243,526 - $243,201).

MarketWatch 11/5/13 Tues. 4:08 pm by Victor Reklaitis says  U.S. stocks mostly closed a little lower on Tuesday, as investors weighed a better-than-expected reading on the U.S. services sector against lower euro-zone growth forecasts. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -0.13% fell 20.90 points, or 0.1%, to 15,618.22, after the blue-chip index wiped out the bulk of a 117-point intraday drop. The S&P 500 SPX -0.28% lost 4.96 points, or 0.3%, to finish at 1,762.97, while the Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.08% rose 3.27 points, or less than 0.1%, to 3,939.86. The Dow and S&P 500 both snapped two-day winning streaks, while the Nasdaq stretched its winning streak to three sessions in a row.

Tuesday's Dow Closing Numbers:


Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
TNYSE
AXPNYSE
BANYSE
CATNYSE
CVXNYSE
CSCONASDAQ-GS
KONYSE
DISNYSE
DDNYSE
XOMNYSE
GENYSE
GSNYSE
HDNYSE
INTCNASDAQ-GS
IBMNYSE
JPMNYSE
JNJNYSE
MCDNYSE
MRKNYSE
MSFTNASDAQ-GS
NKENYSE
PFENYSE
PGNYSE
MMMNYSE
TRVNYSE
UTXNYSE
UNHNYSE
VZDualListed
VNYSE
WMTNYSE

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The following are excerpts from Tues. morning's Blog:
 
A read of the print editions of  Tuesday'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  Monday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.


The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at 15639.12 up 23 or 0.15% from Friday's close of 15615.55.  For the year the Dow is up 19.34%. Of  the Dow components   10  gained  and   20  declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was Exxon up $2.28 or 2.54% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was JPMorgan down $2.74 or 1.38%.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks inch up amid mixed signals" by Tomi Kilgore says stocks edged broadly higher with investors weighing lackluster factory orders data vs. encouraging earnings results following the market's recent gains.

FT p23 "Wall Street" says Johnson & Johnson fell 0.4% after it agreed to pay $2.2 bil in fines.  Merck rose 1.1% as one of 2 oral hepatitis C treatments developed by Merck led to high cure rates.

NYT pB5 "Modest gains feed market's rally" & AJC pA9 "Gains small but widespread" by AP says stocks rose Mon as investors picked through indexes that are near all time highs.

IBD pB2 "Stocks grab small gains in choppy trading session" by Vincent Mao says Monday's action was up modestly in lower trade as the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.



Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2435.26 up 3.67   from Friday's closing numerator of 2431.59. 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   Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $81.18 up 13 cents from Friday's average closing price of 81.05.  The median closing price of  Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $77.16 (HD/WMT) up 13 cents from Friday's median closing price of $77.03 (HD/WMT).  The lowest volume was  Travelers and the highest volume was Cisco.


If  Monday 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 $367   ($243,526 -$243,159).

MarketWatch 11/4/13 Mon. 4:48 pm by William L. Watts & Victor Reklaitis says  U.S. stocks settled with modest gains Monday as investors took a cue from upbeat earnings and shook off fears the market is overdue for a correction.The S&P 500 SPX +0.36% rose 6.29 points, or 0.4%, to close at 1,767.93, not far from the all-time closing high of 1,771.95 set early last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.15% shook off earlier weakness to advance 23.57 points, or 0.2%, to 15639.12.15639.12.Victor Reklaitis takes a look at which stocks investors will be watching during market action, including Apple, Kellogg, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.37%  gained 14.55 points, or 0.4%, to 3,936.59.A “stretched” valuation for the S&P 500 indicates further gains will be sluggish, said analysts at futures broker R.J. O’Brien in Chicago.“We still look for a generally rising stock market into 2014, but there is likely to be a lot of sideways action with only a modest upward bias. The medium-term earnings outlook looks positive, but the S&P 500 is already trading at the relatively rich level of 15.9 times forward earnings. That is well above the five-year average of 14.0 and the 10-year average of 14.8,” they wrote in a note.“Due to stretched valuations, we believe the stock market will only be able to climb as fast as earnings grow,” the R.J. O’Brien analysts said, adding that the “good news” is that the market is looking for strong earnings growth of 11.3% in 2014 after growth of only 5.8% this year.Investors are also trying to gauge when the Federal Reserve will begin to slow the pace of monetary stimulus.“The market’s Kryptonite is early taper talk at the moment, and this first full week of November has the potential for it to be hurled at it from all directions,” said Jim Reid, strategist at Deutsche Bank. St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard told CNBC that the Federal Reserve did not have to be in a “hurry” to pare its $85 billion-a-month in bond purchases, because inflation is low. But Bullard also made several comments that suggested a taper could come soon.U.S. factory orders for September rose 1.7%. That met the consensus forecast from a MarketWatch poll of economists. Other surveys called for a 1.8% gain.In other Fed news, Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher suggested in Sydney on Monday that tapering of bond buys could come sooner than expected, and that fiscal risks shouldn’t stop the Fed from doing what is right for the economy. Late Monday, Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren, a voting member of the Fed’s policy-making arm, said a delay in the reduction of the bond-buying program from December to April would make only a small difference to the overall size of the central bank’s balance sheet. A strong October for stocks, with the S&P 500 gaining 4.5% and hitting record highs, has left some strategists cautious. “The outsized gains the stock market enjoyed in October […] suggest a pause is likely before the year-end rally continues,” said Bruce Bittles, chief investment strategist at Robert W. Baird & Co., in a note on Monday. Bittles and other strategists say the principal driver for stocks continues to be Fed policy. Read more: The next pain trade involves March taper assumptions. Others note that, historically, strong year-to-date gains through October have tended to point to further gains for equities in November and December.Among blue chips, shares of Visa Inc. V -0.16% , down 1.4%, and Du Pont DD +0.12% , down 1.3%, were the biggest losers. DuPont had gained ground last week after it said it would spin off its performance chemicals unit to existing shareholders.Fellow Dow component Johnson & Johnson JNJ +0.05%  fell 0.4% after the company said it would pay around $2 billion to settle a Justice Department probe into the marketing of antipsychotic drug Riperdal. The company will plead guilty to a misdemeanor, officials said.Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM -0.08%  was the Dow’s top gainer, advancing 2.5% and tracking gains in the energy sector.Elsewhere, shares of BlackBerry Ltd. BBRY +0.08% fell more than 16% on news the ailing smartphone maker has abandoned a plan to sell itself. BlackBerry said it would replace Chief Executive Thorsten Heins and receive a $1 billion investment from institutional investors. See: BlackBerry tries to keep the lights on.Kellogg Co. K -0.17% rose 0.7% after the cereal maker reported earnings and said it would cut its workforce by 7% by the end of 2017.Twitter Inc. TWTR 0.00%  on Monday raised the price range for its initial public offering a few days before its trading debut. Twitter set a range of $23 to $25 a share, versus its previous target of $17 to $20. The move drew mixed reactions, with one skeptic warning of an “overvaluation challenge” that recalled the hype that surrounded Facebook Inc.’s FB -0.06%  troubled public debt last year.Steel makers rose after analysts at Goldman Sachs upgraded their view on the sector to neutral from cautious and upgraded the shares of individual steel makers. Goldman lifted AK Steel Holding Corp. AKS -1.00%  and United States Steel Corp. X -0.74%  to buy from sell and raised Steel Dynamics Inc. STLD +0.02%  to buy from neutral. AK Steel shares rose 8.7%, while United States Steel advanced 4.4% and Steel Dynamics gained 2.2%. Also, Goldman downgraded Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. RS -0.16%  to neutral from buy. Shares rose 0.2%.

Tuesday's Dow News followed by Monday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T:  No mentions found.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Boeing:  WSJ pB4 "Boeing, union in talks over production of 777X" by Jon Ostrower says Boeing & its largest union, the IAM representing more than 32,000 employees are negotiating over where the 777X will be built amid reports Boeing wants to use a non-union SC plant.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  No mentions found.

Disney:  No mentions found.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

ExxonMobil:  No mentions found.

GE:  No mentions found.

Goldman Sachs:  FT p22 "Goldman rebuts warehouse claims" by Jack Fachy says Goldman which owns one of the largest warehousing companies on the LME has been named in a class action lawsuit saying its warehousing activities have pushed up aluminum prices.

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM:  IBD pA3 "Cloud IPOs bring the rain even as Twitter shines" by Pete Barlas says cloud computing is fueling the growth of scores of startups that are challenging Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, SAP & others that have been slow to adopt the platform.

JPMorgan:  No mentions found.

Johnson & Johnson:  WSJ pB3 "J&J pays $2.2  billion to settle probe" by Jonathan D. Rockoff, FT p19 "J&J fined $2.2bn for kickbacks" by Andrew Jack,NYT pB1 "J&J to pay $2.2 billion in Risperdal settlement" by Katie Thomas,  USAT p2B "J&J to pay $2.2 billion in penalties" by Paul Davidson, IBD pA1 "J&J settlesw charges for $2 bil", AJC pA7 "Marketing claims to cost J&J $2.2B" by Matthew Perrone, Pete Yos, AP say J & J will pay $2.2 bil & plead guilty to a misdemeanor to settle DOJ charges that its improperly marketed the antipsychotic drug Rispedal & other drugs.

FT p23 "Wall Street" says Johnson & Johnson fell 0.4% after it agreed to pay $2.2 bil in fines.  Merck rose 1.1% as one of 2 oral hepatitis C treatments developed by Merck led to high cure rates.

McDonald's:  No mentions found.

Merck: FT p23 "Wall Street" says Johnson & Johnson fell 0.4% after it agreed to pay $2.2 bil in fines.  Merck rose 1.1% as one of 2 oral hepatitis C treatments developed by Merck led to high cure rates.

Microsoft:  FT p10 "The siren call of Microsoft Excel" says Google, Apple and others can't match the quality of Excel.

USAT p1B "Microsoft in wind deal" says Microsoft has agreed to a 20 year deal to buy power from a new wind farm in Texas.

IBD pA3 "Cloud IPOs bring the rain even as Twitter shines" by Pete Barlas says cloud computing is fueling the growth of scores of startups that are challenging Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, SAP & others that have been slow to adopt the platform.

Nike:  No mentions found.

Pfizer:  No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble:  FT p10 "New tactics to revitalise a brand" is a case study that examines Procter & Gamble's Gillette razors.

3M:  No mentions found.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealth:  No mentions found.

Verizon:  No mentions found.

Visa:  USAT p4B Visa is listed under "Losers" as its shares fell as MastCard accelerates.

Walmart:   No mentions found.

Monday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
TNYSE
AXPNYSE
BANYSE
CATNYSE
CVXNYSE
CSCONASDAQ-GS
KONYSE
DISNYSE
DDNYSE
XOMNYSE
GENYSE
GSNYSE
HDNYSE
INTCNASDAQ-GS
IBMNYSE
JPMNYSE
JNJNYSE
MCDNYSE
MRKNYSE
MSFTNASDAQ-GS
NKENYSE
PFENYSE
PGNYSE
MMMNYSE
TRVNYSE
UTXNYSE
UNHNYSE
VZDualListed
VNYSE
WMTNYSE
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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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