Friday, November 8, 2013

11/9/13 Fri. pm Dow Closes at 15,761.78 up 167.80 or 1.08%, an All Time High

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Post No. 2,439 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 Friday at 15761.78 up 167.8 or 1.08% from  Thursday's close of 15593.98. For the week the Dow is up 146.23 or 0.94% from last Friday's close of 15,615.55. Of  the Dow components  27  gained  and  3   declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise was Goldman Sachs up $3.53 and percentage-wise was JPMorgan up 4.47% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise   and percentage-wise was Home Depot down 21 cents or 0.28%.


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  17.48 down  from Thursday's  trailing P/E of 17.66  (last year it was 14.02).  Friday'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 2.22 down from yesterday's  dividend yield of 2.13  (last year it was 2.77). The Dow's all-time high was 15,761.78   on November 8, 2013. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.


Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2454.36 up 26.13 from Thursday's closing numerator of 2428.23. 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 $81.81 up 87 cents from Thursday's average closing price of 80.94.  The median closing price of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $77.54 (NKE/WMT) down 7 cents from Thursday's median closing price of $77.61 (NKE/WMT).  The lowest volume was  Travelers and the highest volume was GE.


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 $2,613    ($245,436 - $242,823).

MarketWatch 11/8/13 Fri. 4:35 pm by Victor Reklaitis says  U.S.stocks rose on Friday after a stronger-than-expected October jobs report, leading to a record close for the Dow industrials and a fifth straight weekly gain for both the Dow and the S&P 500. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +1.08%  climbed 167.80 points, or 1.1%, to end at 15761.78, topping Wednesday’s record close. The blue-chip index advanced 0.9% for the week. The S&P 500 SPX +1.34%  rose 23.46 points, or 1.3%, to close at 1,770.61, slightly below its Oct. 29 record close. For the week, the benchmark index was up 0.5%. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +1.61%  gained 61.90 points, or 1.6%, to close at 3,919.23, helped by a nearly 5% jump for Priceline.com Inc.PCLN -0.02%  after its earnings report. The tech-heavy index was down 0.1% for the week, falling for the second week in a row. Meanwhile, the Russell 2000 index RUT +1.94% , a gauge of small-cap stocks, was up 20.88 points, or 1.9%, at 1,099.97. Some eyebrows were raised Wednesday when the Russell diverged, ending lower as the S&P 500 gained ground. The Russell, however, outpaced the S&P 500 on Friday, though it still slightly underperformed for the week, gaining 0.4%. The Labor Department said the U.S. economy added 204,000 jobs in October, well above the 100,000 jobs expected by economists polled by MarketWatch. The unemployment rate ticked up to 7.3% from 7.2%. In other data, the University of Michigan/Thomson Reuters consumer-sentiment index fell this month to 72, the lowest level in nearly two years and below expectations for 75. “You’ve got two competing data points, and a schizophrenic posture in the market,” said Drew Wilson, an analyst at Fenimore Asset Management. The stronger-than-expected jobs report at first hammered stock futures, as traders bet the report could bring forward the timing for when the Federal Reserve will taper its bond-buying program that’s boosted equities. But then futures turned roughly flat and stocks have advanced, trading near session highs. Job creation accelerated in October as payrolls advanced by 204,000, exceeding economists' expectations. Wilson described the initial selloff on the jobs report as a “good news is bad news market,” meaning some investors selling on economic strength that could reduce the Fed’s stimulus measures. That selloff was followed by a “bad news is good news” reaction to the soft sentiment report, leading to gains for the main stock indexes, he said. But Wilson also said it’s possible that more market participants are just upbeat after the jobs report, believing that good news is simply good news. “Even for those who fear the taper, there has to be some faction who believe that the healing of the patient in the long run will be a good thing,” the analyst told MarketWatch. Wilson said he’s “a believer that good news is good news.” On the other hand, strategist Nick Colas said stock futures recovered because market participants questioned some details in the jobs report. While the headline number beat forecasts, many jobs added were part time, and participants wondered about the eventual revisions, said Colas, chief market strategist at ConvergEx Group.
“I think there’s a lot of skepticism of the quality of this number,” Colas told MarketWatch.
Colas also said “it’s going to be a while” before market participants generally believe that good news is good news. The maxim that “Wall Street isn’t the economy” has never been more true, Colas added, as Wall Street has a lot of Fed stimulus baked into its prices.Underscoring the uncertainty, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart called the environment for monetary policy-making “murkier than I would like,” with less reliable economic data making it difficult for the central bank to read the economy’s pulse. TwitterTWTR +0.10% shares dropped 7.2% on Friday, after surging more than 70% in their debut in the previous session. European stocks fell, with the French CAC 40 indexFR:PX1 -0.48%  under particular pressure after Standard & Poor’s cut the country’s credit rating by one notch to ‘AA,’ citing worries about growth prospects. The dollar DXY +0.47%  rose, while gold futures dropped.

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
GSNYSE
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

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The following are excerpts from Friday morning's Blog:

A read of the print editions of  Friday's  Wall St. Journal,  Financial Times,  Investor's News Daily, New York Times, USA Today,  Atlanta Journal & amp; Constitution  & Daily Report (Ga. - carries Bloomberg) yielded the following stories about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 component companies and the Dow with stories about the Dow aggregated first and then items about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 companies presented alphabetically, followed by a separate table of Dow component's symbol and  Thursday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.


The Dow Jones Industrial Average:  The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 15593.98 down  152.9 or 0.97% from  Wednesday's close of 15746.88. For the year the Dow is up19.00 %. 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%.

WSJ pC4 "Fed fears are drag on DJIA" by Tomi Kilgore says stocks slumped due to concerns over what stronger than expected US growth might mean for Fed policy as well as weakness in the tech sector.

NYT pB8 "Upbeat data has Wall Street downcast" & AJC pA11 "Fears of a taper re-emerge" by AP says Twitter popped but the rest of the market dropped as traders worried that the Fed could cut back on its economic stimulus.

IBD pB2 "Stocks slammed hard; uptrend under pressure" by Paul Whitfield says stocks staggered to a bad finish Thurs as the market outlook weakened as Thurs' action was down in rising vol and the current outlook is uptrend under pressure.

FT "Wall Street" says Whole Foods shares tumbles after its lowered its sales forecast for fiscal '14.



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. stocks 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%.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
Friday's Dow News followed by Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T:  FT p21 "Vodafone slips as analysts curb talk of AT&T bid" says AT&T's interest in Vodafone after its copletes the sale of its Verizon Wireless stake looks like a fishing exercise to test the waters.

IBD pA2 "AT&T said to be CIA operator", WSJ pB4 "AT&T bills governments over data" by thomas Gryta, Siobhan Gorman  say AT&T gets more than $10 mil a year to provide the CIA with phone records.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Boeing: No mentions found.

Caterpillar: No mentions found.

Chevron: No mentions found.

Cisco: No mentions found.

Coke: No mentions found.

Disney:  NYT pB3 "Theme parks and movies propel profit at Disney" by Brooks Barnes, AJC pA10 "Disney 4Q beats Street as parks, gaming grow", IBD pA2 "Disney tops on theme parks"  say net income for qtr ended 9/28 rose 12% to $1.39 bil or 77 cents per share up from $1.24 bil or 68 cents a year ago. Rev grew 7% to $11.57 bil.  Analysts expected earnings of 76 cents per share on rev of $11.4 bi.

FT p13 "Netflix takes swipe at cable by enlisting Marvel superheroes" by Matthew Garrahan, AJC pA11 "Netflix, Disney's Marvel join forces" by Brooks Barnes, NYT, WSJ pB3 "Disney delays Star Wars release" by Ben Fritz say Netflix acquired a package of 60 episodes in 4 drama series based on the Marvel characters of Daredevil and friends.

DuPont: No mentions found.

Exxon: No mentions found.

GE: No mentions found.

Goldman Sachs:  WSJ pC3 "Goldman had grim trading quarter" by Justin Baer had its worse trading quarter since '11 as its traders had loss on 15 days during the quarter.

FT p13 "LME launches industry crackdown over metals warehousing queues" by Neil Hume, Jack Farchy, WSJ pC1 "Bending to buyers, LME changes rule" by Laura Clarke, Francesca Freeman, NYT pB8 "Metal exchange changes rules to trim wait times" by David Kocieniewski  say the London Metal Exchange is responding to charges that Goldman Sachs and other warehouse operators are manipulating the aluminum market.

FT p13 "Currencies market probe shifts to the US" by Daniel Schafer, Delphine Strauss, Camilla Hall says the global probe is now focusing on Goldman Sachs, Barclays, & Morgan Stanely.

Home Depot: No mentions found.

Intel: No mentions found.

IBM: No mentions found.

JPMorgan: No mentions found.

Johnson & Johnson: No mentions found.

McDonald's: No mentions found.

Merck: No mentions found.

Microsoft: No mentions found.

Nike: No mentions found.

Pfizer: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble: No mentions found.

3M: No mentions found.

Travelers: No mentions found.

United Technologies:

UnitedHealth: No mentions found.

Verizon:    FT p21 "Vodafone slips as analysts curb talk of AT&T bid" says AT&T's interest in Vodafone after its copletes the sale of its Verizon Wireless stake looks like a fishing exercise to test the waters.

Visa: No mentions found.

Walmart: No mentions found.

Thursday'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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