Post No. 2,437 The following is brought to you by Intellivest Securities Research, Inc. Toward the end of this Blog is a list of the Dow 30 current CEOs, and a recent ranking of the Dow 30 components by market capitalization and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 15593.98 down 152.9 or 0.97% from Wednesday's close of 15746.88. Of the Dow components 2 gained and 28 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was IBM up 81 cents or 0.45% . The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Goldman Sachs down $3.88 and percentage-wise was Disney down 2.68%.
As of the open of the market on Thursday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of Thursday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117. Thursday's trailing P/E ratio is 17.66 up from Wednesday's trailing P/E of 17.51 (last year it was 14.16). Thursday'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 2.13 down from yesterday's dividend yield of 2.14 (last year it was 2.62). The Dow's all-time high was 15,746.88 on November 6, 2013. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.
Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2428.23 down 23.81 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 2452.04. 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 $80.94 down 79 cents from Wednesday's average closing price of 81.73. The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $77.61 (NKE/WMT) up 15 cents from Wednesday's median closing price of $77.46 (NKE/WMT). The lowest volume was Travelersand the highest volume was Microsoft.
If Thursday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have lost $2,003 ($245,204 - $242,823).
MarketWatch
11/7/13 Thur. 4:42 pm by Victor
Reklaitis says U.S. dropped on Thursday, with strategists pinning
the slide on investors taking profits after a strong run that’s left key
benchmarks just below record highs. “The backdrop still remains fairly good, but it’s just people taking
some chips off the table,” said Scott Wallace, founder and chief
investment officer at Ranger Asset Management and previously a portfolio
manager at AllianceBernstein.The S&P 500 index
SPX
-1.32%
fell 23.34 points, or 1.3%, to close at 1,747.15, enduring its largest
point drop since Aug. 27. The benchmark index, up about 23% for the
year, ended near its session low after rising at the open and eyeing a
record close. Twitter shares open at $45.10 after pricing at $26 each. Freddie
Mac and Fannie Mae will make $39 billion in dividend payments to the
Treasury. U.S. economy grew 2.8% in third quarter. Giacometti bronze
garners $50 million at Sotheby’s auction. Joanne Po reports. Photo: APThe Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA
-0.97%
lost 152.90 points, or 1%, to finish at 15,593.98, suffering its
biggest point decline since Oct. 8. The blue-chip index finished near
its session low after touching a new all-time intraday high in morning
action.The Nasdaq Composite
COMP
-1.90%
slid 74.61 points, or 1.9%, to 3,857.33.Stocks erased opening gains that came early Thursday following a
surprise interest-rate cut in Europe and a better-than-expected estimate
on U.S. third-quarter GDP.
Other strategists attributed Thursday’s selling to the strong GDP
report, arguing that could bring forward the timing for when the Federal
Reserve will taper its bond-buying program that’s boosted equities.Investors also fixated on shares in Twitter Inc.
TWTR
-1.11%
soaring during their first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Shares closed up 73%.
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Today’s market-moving news:
The U.S. Commerce Department said third-quarter GDP increased 2.8%, beating forecasts for a rise of 2.3%. The European Central Bank cut its benchmark interest rate by quarter of a percentage point
to a record low 0.25%. U.S. stock futures jumped on the ECB decision,
then largely maintained their gains after the reports on U.S. GDP and weekly jobless claims.
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Today’s movers & shakers:
Qualcomm Inc.
QCOM
+0.07%
and Whole Foods Market Inc.
WFM
+0.24%
slid 4% and 11%, respectively, on their latest quarterly reports, weighing on the Nasdaq.
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What strategists are saying:
Chris Bertelsen of Global Financial Private Capital played down the
market’s action on Thursday. “It’s probably a bit of back and fill for a
market that’s had a good run,” said Bertelsen, who is chief investment
officer at the wealth management firm. Ranger’s Wallace noted that
winning stocks such as Facebook Inc.
FB
+0.04%
and energy play EOG Resources Inc.
EOG
+0.08%
have seen selling in the past week or two even after strong quarterly
earnings reports. He suggested many investors want to lock in gains
because they remember the financial crisis and remain worried about
their profits evaporating.
- Other financial markets: European stocks closed around the flat line on Thursday after the initial euphoria over the ECB rate cut faded. The euro slumped on the cut, but closed off its low. Asian stocks fell, and oil and gold prices declined. The dollar rose.
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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The following are excerpts from Thursday morning's Blog:
A read of the print editions of Thursday'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 Wednesday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average:The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 15746.88 up 128.66 or 0.82% from Tuesday's close of 15618.22. For the year the Dow is up 20.17%. Of the Dow components 26 gained and 4 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was Chevron up $2.69 and percentage-wise was Microsoft up 4.2% . The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Boeing down 48 cents and percentage-wise was Pfizer down 0.86%.
WSJ pC4 "Shares get push from Fed" by Alexandra Scaggs says stocks rose with the Dow setting another record on increasing investor hopes for cont'd easy money policies from the Fed.
NYT pB10 "Microsoft helps lift the Dow as investors await new data" by AP says the Dow set another record Wed bolstered by Microsoft as it led a fair part of the market higher.
FT p21 "Wall Street" by Jason Abbruzzese says the equity market was buoyed by improved corp results and a host of initial public offerings, with 6 new issues expected tos tart trading Wed, a day ahead of Twitter's IPO. Microsoft gained 4.2% due to Nomura's Rich Sherlund increasing his share price forecast to $45 to $40.
IBD pB2 "Biotechs weigh on Nasdaq as key indexes end mixed" by Ken Shreve says some key indexes turned in decent gains Wed but the Nasdaq underperformed weighed down by weak action in biotech and more selling in certain growth names. Wed's action saw NYSE indexes end near highs, mild distribution for Nasdaq as the current outlook is confirmed uptrend.
Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2452.04 up 20.03 from Tuesday's closing numerator of 2432.01. 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 $81.73 up 66 cents from Tuesday's average closing price of 81.07. The median closing price of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $77.46 (NKE/WMT) up 16 cents from Tuesday's median closing price of $77.30 (NKE/WMT). The lowest volume was 3Ms and the highest volume was Microsoft.
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 made $2,003 ($245,204 - $243,201).
MarketWatch 11/6/13 Wed. 4:45 pm by Victor Reklaitis says U.S. stocks finished mostly higher on Wednesday, with the Dow industrials achieving a closing high as blue-chip Microsoft jumped 4%.
The gains came after European equities advanced, helped by factors such as a strong reading on U.K. factories and hopes the European Central Bank may take further easing measures on
Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA
+0.82%
climbed 128.66 points, or 0.8%, to end at 15,746.88, topping its prior
record close on Oct. 29. The blue-chip index also achieved an intraday
record of 15,750.29, finishing just below that level. Microsoft
MSFT
-0.26%
performed best among Dow components, gaining on news of progress in its search for a new CEO.The broader S&P 500
SPX
+0.43%
advanced 7.52 points, or 0.4%, to close at 1,770.49. The benchmark
index was on track to top its Oct. 29 record close, but didn’t manage to
do so after paring some gains. It also held below its intraday peak of
1,775.22, which it hit Oct. 30. Consumer staples and utilities fared
best among S&P sectors Wednesday, while consumer discretionary and
health care underperformed.But Microsoft couldn’t lift the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite
COMP
-0.20%
, which erased an earlier gain. The tech-heavy index closed down by 7.92
points, or 0.2%, at 3,931.95, as heavyweight Apple Inc.
AAPL
-0.20%
dipped 0.3%. Social-media stocks also weighed on the Nasdaq. Polya Lesova takes a look at which stocks traders will be watching
during market action, including Tesla, Abercrombie & Fitch, and
Time Warner. Photo: Getty Images.Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott, said the U.K. factories report
helped overseas markets, but “there’s no real U.S.-related event” that
inspired the bulls.He suggested the “underlying backdrop” for stocks is
just staying
positive. In addition to Wednesday’s advances, he pointed to stocks
paring most of their losses by Tuesday’s close.
“That’s
indicative of a market that’s biased to grind upward,” Luschini
said.Sandven at U.S. Bank also emphasized an encouraging environment for
stocks. He cited factors such as a generally positive third-quarter
earnings season and constructive investor sentiment, as well as fair
valuations and continued expectations the Federal Reserve will hold off
until March to taper its bond-buying program. But Sandven also sounded a
cautious note, saying a pullback of about 4%
for the S&P 500 to its 50-day moving average, a key chart level,
would be constructive. Sandven added that might not happen in November
or December, given the market generally performs well in those months.
“I just think we’re a little bit ahead of ourselves,” he said. “A modest pullback would be healthy.”
Wednesday’s
U.S. economic calendar was light. An index of leading
economic indicators for September rose 0.7%, matching expectations.Ahead
of the week’s highlight — Friday’s jobs report — investors will be
focused on the ECB meeting and U.S. GDP data, both expected on
Thursday. Some economists anticipate that some sort of easing measures
will be announced by the ECB, though most are not expecting an
interest-rate cut until December.Social-media company Twitter Inc.
TWTR
0.00%
is expected to price its initial public offering late Wednesday. In a MarketWatch poll, 49% of respondents said they would like to buy Twitter shares. On the earnings front, shares of Tesla Motors Inc.
TSLA
-0.32%
dived and triggered a short-sale circuit-breaker after the electric-car maker only delivered 5,500 Model S units in the third quarter. The stock closed down 14.5%. Humana Inc.
HUM
-0.03%
rose 2% after the health insurer’s quarterly report indicated that
membership continued to increase, while Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
-0.09%
fell 13.5% after the teen-apparel retailer late Tuesday said same-store sales sank. European stocks rallied, recouping prior-day losses, with the euro zone composite and services purchasing managers’ indexes climbing from initial estimates reported for October. Asia markets were mixed, with a weaker yen supporting Tokyo stocks.
Gold and oil prices were higher, while the dollar fell.
Thursday's Dow News followed by Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers:
AT&T: No mentions found.
American Express: No mentions found.
Boeing: IBD pA2 "Boeing clears skies for 777X" says Boeing settled with the IAM to build the plane in Washington in a union plant.
WSJ pA1 "Doing soft time: spending a night in jail has become a luxury" by Craig Karmin says jails are being converted into hotels and mentions that someone converted a Boeing 747 jet into a hotel.
Caterpillar: No mentions found.
Chevron: No mentions found.
Cisco: No mentions found.
Coke: No mentions found.
Disney: WSJ pC1 "Disney shares don't sport potential threats" by Spencer Jakab says Disney reports its full year results today. The largest part of disney's value is from ESPN, accounting for 24% of all rev. There are fears that ESPN may be squeezed by competition. Analysts think Disney earned 75 cents per shares this quarter vs. 68 cents a year ago.l
DuPont: No mentions found.
Exxon: WSJ pA2 "Exxon faces fine in spill" by Alison Sider" says Fed regulators accused Exxon of spilling 5,000 barrels of oil into an Ark town earlier this year and are proposing a $2.66 mil fine.
GE: No mentions found.
Goldman Sachs: NYT pB6 "Wall St bonuses over all are predicted to rise 5 to 10% (bond traders excluded" by Rachel Abrams says Goldman Sachs set aside 5% less for year end bonuses over the past 3 quarters and JPMorgan's compensation numbers are flat so far this year.
Home Depot: No mentions found.
Intel: No mentions found.
IBM: No mentions found.
JPMorgan: NYT pB6 "Wall St bonuses over all are predicted to rise 5 to 10% (bond traders excluded" by Rachel Abrams says Goldman Sachs set aside 5% less for year end bonuses over the past 3 quarters and JPMorgan's compensation numbers are flat so far this year.
Johnson & Johnson: No mentions found.
McDonald's: No mentions found.
Merck: No mentions found.
Microsoft: IBD pA2 "Microsoft narrows CEO list" which has 5 names including Ford's Alan Mulally and ex-Nokia chief Stephen Elop. Also Microsoft is discussing renaming Real Madrid's Spanish soccer stadium.
USAT p4B "Gainers" lists Microsoft as Nomura raised its price target.
NYT pB10 "Microsoft helps lift the Dow as investors await new data" by AP says the Dow set another record Wed bolstered by Microsoft as it led a fair part of the market higher.
FT p21 "Wall Street" by Jason Abbruzzese says the equity market was buoyed by improved corp results and a host of initial public offerings, with 6 new issues expected tos tart trading Wed, a day ahead of Twitter's IPO. Microsoft gained 4.2% due to Nomura's Rich Sherlund increasing his share price forecast to $45 to $40.
Nike: WSJ pB2 "Adidas races to catch Nike with eye on 2014 World Cup" by William Boston, Sara Germano says in a reace with market leader Nike, Adidas, the world's No. 2 sporting goods maker is stumbling. The German firm's obstacles range from a faltering expansion in Russia & weakness in the US to a strong euro & low emerging market currencies.
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: WSJ pB2 "New FCC chief Wheeler stresses competition" by Gautham Nagesh says in recent years AT&T & Verizon Wireless have grown into the dominant nat'l wireless carriers followed at some distance by Sprint & T-Mobile.
Walmart: WSJ pB10 "Walmart web glitch creates a frenzy" by Shelly Banjo, NYT pB3 "Error creates deals too good to be true on Walmart's site" by Elizabeth A. Harris, IBD pA2 "Walmart", AJC pA16 "Wild price drops on Walmart's website" say a glitch on their website mistakenly posted very low prices for some items.
Thursday's Dow News followed by Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers:
AT&T: No mentions found.
American Express: No mentions found.
Boeing: IBD pA2 "Boeing clears skies for 777X" says Boeing settled with the IAM to build the plane in Washington in a union plant.
WSJ pA1 "Doing soft time: spending a night in jail has become a luxury" by Craig Karmin says jails are being converted into hotels and mentions that someone converted a Boeing 747 jet into a hotel.
Caterpillar: No mentions found.
Chevron: No mentions found.
Cisco: No mentions found.
Coke: No mentions found.
Disney: WSJ pC1 "Disney shares don't sport potential threats" by Spencer Jakab says Disney reports its full year results today. The largest part of disney's value is from ESPN, accounting for 24% of all rev. There are fears that ESPN may be squeezed by competition. Analysts think Disney earned 75 cents per shares this quarter vs. 68 cents a year ago.l
DuPont: No mentions found.
Exxon: WSJ pA2 "Exxon faces fine in spill" by Alison Sider" says Fed regulators accused Exxon of spilling 5,000 barrels of oil into an Ark town earlier this year and are proposing a $2.66 mil fine.
GE: No mentions found.
Goldman Sachs: NYT pB6 "Wall St bonuses over all are predicted to rise 5 to 10% (bond traders excluded" by Rachel Abrams says Goldman Sachs set aside 5% less for year end bonuses over the past 3 quarters and JPMorgan's compensation numbers are flat so far this year.
Home Depot: No mentions found.
Intel: No mentions found.
IBM: No mentions found.
JPMorgan: NYT pB6 "Wall St bonuses over all are predicted to rise 5 to 10% (bond traders excluded" by Rachel Abrams says Goldman Sachs set aside 5% less for year end bonuses over the past 3 quarters and JPMorgan's compensation numbers are flat so far this year.
Johnson & Johnson: No mentions found.
McDonald's: No mentions found.
Merck: No mentions found.
Microsoft: IBD pA2 "Microsoft narrows CEO list" which has 5 names including Ford's Alan Mulally and ex-Nokia chief Stephen Elop. Also Microsoft is discussing renaming Real Madrid's Spanish soccer stadium.
USAT p4B "Gainers" lists Microsoft as Nomura raised its price target.
NYT pB10 "Microsoft helps lift the Dow as investors await new data" by AP says the Dow set another record Wed bolstered by Microsoft as it led a fair part of the market higher.
FT p21 "Wall Street" by Jason Abbruzzese says the equity market was buoyed by improved corp results and a host of initial public offerings, with 6 new issues expected tos tart trading Wed, a day ahead of Twitter's IPO. Microsoft gained 4.2% due to Nomura's Rich Sherlund increasing his share price forecast to $45 to $40.
Nike: WSJ pB2 "Adidas races to catch Nike with eye on 2014 World Cup" by William Boston, Sara Germano says in a reace with market leader Nike, Adidas, the world's No. 2 sporting goods maker is stumbling. The German firm's obstacles range from a faltering expansion in Russia & weakness in the US to a strong euro & low emerging market currencies.
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: WSJ pB2 "New FCC chief Wheeler stresses competition" by Gautham Nagesh says in recent years AT&T & Verizon Wireless have grown into the dominant nat'l wireless carriers followed at some distance by Sprint & T-Mobile.
Walmart: WSJ pB10 "Walmart web glitch creates a frenzy" by Shelly Banjo, NYT pB3 "Error creates deals too good to be true on Walmart's site" by Elizabeth A. Harris, IBD pA2 "Walmart", AJC pA16 "Wild price drops on Walmart's website" say a glitch on their website mistakenly posted very low prices for some items.
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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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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