Tuesday, December 31, 2013

12/31/13 Tues pm Dow Closes at 16576.66 up 72.37 or 0.44%, a Record High

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Post No. 2,503 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  ranking of the Dow 30 components by market capitalization as of Dec. 9, 2013  and a summary of Dow 30 components' SEC filings as of Dec. 9, 2013.

 The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Tuesday at 16576.66 up 72.37 or 0.44%   from  Monday's  close of 16504.29.  Of  the Dow components  23   gained and  7 declined.   The biggest gainer dollar-wise  was Visa up $1.77 and percentage-wise was American Express up 1.27 %.   The biggest decliner dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was Johnson & Johnson down 71 cents or 0.77%.

Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2581.25 up 11.27  from Monday's closing numerator of 2569.98. 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.


As of the open  of the market on Tuesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5  of  Tuesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Tuesday's   trailing P/E ratio is  16.83 up from Monday's  trailing P/E of 16.81   (last year it was 14.55).  Tuesday's   P/E estimate is  15.25 unchanged    from Monday's closing  P/E estimate of 15.25   (year ago it was 12.57) and Monday's  dividend yield is  2.06 down from Monday's closing  dividend yield of 2.07  (last year it was 2.68). The Dow's all-time high was 16,576.66 on December 31, 2013. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.


The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of   Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $86.04 up 37 cents from  Monday's average closing price of $85.67.  The median closing price of  Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $80.52    (WMT/HD) up 18 cents from Monday's median closing price of $80.34.     (NKE/HD).  The lowest volume was  Travelers and the highest volume was Cisco.


If  Tuesday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have made $1,127   ($258,125 - $259,998).

MarketWatch 12/31/13 Tues. 3:32 pm by William L. Watts says U.S. stocks  trimmed gains but were still set to end a record-breaking 2013 on a high note, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 venturing further into uncharted territory as the blue-chip index remained on track for its largest annual percentage gain since 1995.                                     
The S&P 500  SPX +0.40%  was up 1.74 points, or 0.1%, at 1,842.81, contributing to a 29.2% rise for the year and leaving it on track for its largest annual percentage jump since 1997.
The Dow industrialsDJIA +0.44%  remained up 16.20 or 0.3%, to trade at 16,520.49, a day after the index notched its 51st record close of 2013. The blue chips are on track for an annual rise of more than 26%.                                       
The Nasdaq CompositeCOMP +0.54% , meanwhile, advanced 12.74 points, or 0.3%, to 4,166.66 The index is up more than 38% over the course of 2013, which would be the biggest rise since 2009.  
The strength of the 2013 rally caught most market prognosticators by surprise.
The previous year saw investors fretting over numerous events, from the presidential election to the impending fiscal cliff and Europe’s debt crisis. With the election in the rearview mirror, policy makers averting a disastrous fiscal mistake and Europe appearing to be slowly on the mend, the stock market in 2013 likely captured some of the returns that would otherwise have been produced in 2012, said Stuart Freeman, chief equity strategist at Wells Fargo Advisors in St. Louis.
The S&P 500 advanced 13.4% in 2012, according to FactSet.
While the market’s strong finish into the end of the year has investors worrying that a pullback may be overdue, Freeman sees little threat for a January pullback. Fourth-quarter earnings are likely to top expectations and the market seasonally performs well in the January-to-May period, in part due to flows to retirement accounts.                                       
Investors in 2014, however, are likely to see a “bumpier ride,” he said.
“Our position is the year will bring a much more moderate return and more volatility,” Freeman said.
Meanwhile, U.S. economic growth and job creation appear likely to continue slowly gaining momentum, providing room for increased capital spending, while a further recovery in Europe will also aid large-cap firms with heavy international sales exposure, he said.
Freeman said he expects large-cap cyclicals to take over leadership in 2014 after outperformance by mid- and small-cap firms in 2013. Wells Fargo has overweight recommendations on the industrial, consumer discretionary and technology sectors, while underweighting utilities and health care.
Volume remained light on Tuesday. Stocks are putting in a full day of trading, but markets will be closed Wednesday for New Year’s Day.
Economic data provided a little fodder in early action. Stocks extended gains Tuesday morning after the Conference Board said its consumer confidence index rose more than expected to 78.2 in December from a revised 72 in November.
“Rising equity markets, improving labor market conditions, rising home values and relative stability in Washington has consumers feeling more optimistic as we turn the corner into 2014,” said Lindsey Piegza, chief economist at Sterne Agee.
“Of course optimism can only go so far. Eventually that euphoric feeling will have to be supported by sustainable job and income growth in order to sustain the heightened growth and spending levels a +75 confidence reading implies,” Piegza said, in a note. Earlier, stock-index futures were little budged by a 0.2% rise in the Case-Shiller home-price index for October. Stocks trimmed gains slightly but remained in positive territory after the Chicago Business Barometer, a gauge of business activity in the region, fell more than expected in December but remained strong overall.
The index dropped to 59.1% in December from 63% a month earlier. Economists had expected a reading of 61%. Any reading above 50% indicates expansion. Among blue chips, American Express Co. AXP +0.02%  rose 1%, while Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO +0.11%  added 0.7% to lead the Dow higher.                                        
Boeing Co. BA +0.00% , followed by American ExpressAXP +0.02% , have been the top Dow performers in 2013, with Boeing up more than 80% since the beginning of the year and American Express adding more than 57%.
Shares of streaming movie-rental firm Netflix /quotes/zigman/87598/delayed/quotes/nls/nflx NFLX +0.02%  slipped 0.4% after the firm said Chief Executive Reed Hastings would get a 50% raise in 2014.                                       
Shares of Hertz Global HoldingsHTZ +10.46%  gained more than 10% after the car-rental company said it would adopt a so-called poison pill aimed at barring investors from collecting a controlling stake in the company.                                       
Twitter Inc. TWTR +5.27%  was on the rebound after a two-day slide, rising 4.3% after tumbling more than 5% Monday and 13% on Friday. The sharp pullback came after a downgrade Friday by Macquarie analyst Ben Schacher. Twitter, which made its trading debut in an initial public offering last month, remains up more than 50% since the beginning of December.

Tuesday'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
IBMNYSEJ
PMNYSE
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 Street Journal, Financial Times, Investor's Business Daily,  New York Times, USA Today,   Atlanta Journal & Constitution & Daily Report (Ga. - carries Bloomberg)  yielded the following stories about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 component companies and the Dow with stories about the Dow aggregated first and then items about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 companies presented alphabetically, followed by a separate table of Dow component's symbol and Monday's closing stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

 The Dow Jones Industrial Average:   The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at 16504.29 up 25.88 or 0.16%   from  Friday's  close of 16478.41. For the year the Dow is up 25.95%. Of  the Dow components 19    gained, Caterpillar and Microsoft were unchanged and  9 declined.   The biggest gainer dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was  Disney up $1.88 or 2.53%.   The biggest decliner dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was Exxon down $1.20 or  1.18%.

Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2569.98 up 4.03 from Friday's closing numerator of 2565.95. 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.

WSJ pC4 "U.S. shares pause ahead of holiday; Dow hits record" by Dan Strumpf says stocks wavered during the next to last trading session of 2013 leaving the market on track for its best annual performance since the late 1990's. Disney is charted as Guggenheim upgraded it to buy from neutral, noting coming films.

IBD pB2 "Stocks waver to flat close as solid 2013 nears end" by Vincent Mao says stocks ended mostly lower Mon as the action was narrowly mixed in higher trade and the current outlook is confirmed uptrend.  to Dow rose thanks to Disney which had a strong weekend for its film, Frozen.



The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of   Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $85.67 up 14 cents from  Friday's average closing price of $85.53.  The median closing price of  Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $80.34   (NKE/HD) up 28 cents from Friday's median closing price of $80.06.     (WMT/HD).  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 $403   ($259,998 - $256,595).

MarketWatch 12/30/13 Mon. 4:24 pm by William L. Watts says U.S. stocks  finished little changed on Monday, although the Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to eke out its 51st record close of 2013 in the next-to-last trading session of the year, while shares of Twitter extended a decline.
Volume was thin, with investors finding little fuel to push the market either way, while formerly highflying Twitter Inc. shares had their wings clipped for a second straight day.                                    
The S&P 500 SPX -0.02%  declined 0.33 point, or less than 0.1%, to finish at 1,841.07, leaving it on track for an annual percentage gain of more than 29% and its biggest annual rise since 1997.
The Dow DJIA +0.16%  ended the day near its session high with a gain of 25.88 points, or 0.2%, at 16,504.29. The rise was enough to take out the previous record-high close set on Thursday and leaves the index up more than 26% for the year.
The Nasdaq Composite index COMP -0.06% shed 2.40 points, or 0.1%, to 4,154.20. This year’s rally has left the index at levels last seen in 2000 and headed for an annual rise of 37.6%.
A strong finish to a robust year has investors worrying the market may be overdue for at least a near-term pullback, analysts said, noting high levels of margin debt and bullish sentiment.
While a pullback wouldn’t be a shock, the market’s recent performance doesn’t necessarily bode poorly for 2014, although the magnitude of any rise isn’t likely to match that seen this year, said Bob Landry, executive director and portfolio manager at USAA Investments in San Antonio.
Landry said he’s cautiously optimistic the market will push higher in 2014 as economic growth continues to improve, barring any “policy mistakes” out of Washington, D.C., or some unforeseen geopolitical disaster.                                       
The first big test for the market will come in January as fourth-quarter earnings season gets under way, he said.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet now expect earnings by S&P 500 companies to grow 6.3% in the fourth quarter, which is down from initial expectations for growth of around 9.5%, Landry noted. If companies can beat expectations, it would likely help keep the market chugging along, he said.
The economic calendar remained light on Monday.
The National Association of Realtors said its index of pending home sales rose 0.2% in November to 101.7, slightly above a 10-month low of 101.5 in October, but down from 103.3 in November 2012. The data had little impact on stocks.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note 10_YEAR 0.00%  pushed back above 3% last week, but slipped in recent action to around 2.98%. Yields fall as bond prices decline. Rising rates can unsettle stocks, though a gradual rise in rates driven by improving economic growth could likely be taken in stride, analysts said.                                      
Among blue chips, Walt Disney Co. DIS -0.03% led the way with a 2.5% gain. Oil producers Exxon Mobil Corp.XOM +0.03%  , down 1.2%, and Chevron Corp.                         CVX -0.08% CVX -0.08% , off 0.8%, were among the biggest decliners.
In other action,Twitter TWTR -0.35% fell 5.1%. Shares of the microblogging platform dropped more than 13% on Friday as analysts expressed doubts about its highflying performance. Twitter made its debut in an IPO earlier this year and remains up by around 46% for the month of December.
Shares of social network Facebook Inc. b FB -0.07%  were also under pressure, shedding 3.2%, but remained on track for a nearly 102% annual rise. Career-oriented social network LinkedIn Corp. LNKD -0.79%  fell 0.8%.
Shares of Crocs Inc.CROX +0.37%  soared 21% after Chief Financial Officer Jeff Lasher said in an interview that Blackstone Group LP BX +0.03%  will invest $200 million in the shoe company and that Chief Executive John McCarvel will retire by late April.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. CTB -0.04%  rose more than 5%. The shares had initially tumbled after the company terminated a $2.2 billion merger agreement with Indian suitor Apollo Tyres Ltd.

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

AT&T:  No mentions found.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Boeing:  AJC pA8 "Boeing union vote to affect Wash. jobs" says Boeing has said that this week's vote by machinists will determine the fate of some jobs on the 777X.  An accepted contract will ensure the wing work stays in Puget Sound area.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  No mentions found.

Disney: WSJ pC4 "U.S. shares pause ahead of holiday; Dow hits record" by Dan Strumpf, USAT p4B "S&P's biggest gainers"  say stocks wavered during the next to last trading session of 2013 leaving the market on track for its best annual performance since the late 1990's. Disney is charted as Guggenheim upgraded it to buy from neutral, noting coming films.

 IBD pB2 "Stocks waver to flat close as solid 2013 nears end" by Vincent Mao says stocks ended mostly lower Mon as the action was narrowly mixed in higher trade and the current outlook is confirmed uptrend.  to Dow rose thanks to Disney which had a strong weekend for its film, Frozen.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:  No mentions found.

GE:  No mentions found.

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.

3M:  No mentions found.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealthcare:  No mentions found.

Verizon:  No mentions found.

Visa:  No mentions found.

Walmart:  FT p16 "Walmart puts Sam's Club at forefront of China drive" by Tom Mitchell says  says China's growing car ownership is helping to change shopping habits.  Sam's Club targets China's increasingly affluent customers in the nation's largest cities.

Monday's Closing Dow Numbers:

SymbolLast SaleChange% ChangeShare VolumeMarket
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 (to be replaced on Feb. 2014 by Doug McMillon)  (Bentonville, ARK)


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Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 as of 12/9/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $418.68
2. Microsoft MSFT 323.10
3. GE 275.09
4. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 266.45
5. WalMart WMT 260.40
6. Chevron CVX 237.20
7. Procter & Gamble PG 230.45
8 .JPMorgan Chase JPM 212.40
9.  Pfizer PFE 204.67
10. IBM 192.70 
11. AT&T T 182.75
12. Coke KO 178.40
13. Merck MRK 144.81
14. Verizon VZ 141.86
15.  Visa V 128.62
16. Disney DIS 124.96
17. Intel INTC 123.93
18. Cisco CSCO 113.46
19. Home Depot HD 112.08
20.United Technologies UTX 102.02
21. Boeing BA 101.21
22. McDonald's MCD 95.24
23. American Express AXP 92.10
24. 3M MMM 86.56
25. Goldman Sachs GS 76.88
26. UnitedHealth UNH 74.22
27.Nike NKE 70.97
28. DuPont DD 56.85
29. Caterpillar CAT 54.78
30. Travelers TRV 32.20


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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 12/9/13:


Symbol & Co. Name/Date of Filing/Form Filed/ Comments


AT&T T: 12/6/13 8K; 11/20/13 8K; 11/14/13 8K & 11/5/13 all re: the tender offer of $3.3 bil of Notes
11/27/13 8K re: sale of $1.6 bil of 2.37% Global Notes due '18
11/25/13 8K re: sale of $1.0 bil of 3.82% Global Notes due '20
11/13/13 8K re: sale of $2 bil Euros of Global Notes
11/1/13 10Q & 2 8Ks 10/23/13 re: results of 3Qtr ended 9/30/13
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


American Express AXP: 11/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for each of the 3 months ended 10/31/13
10/29/13 10Q re: qtr ended 9/30/13
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


Boeing BA: 10/31/13 8K re: $2.3 bil 364 day evolving credit agreement and a $2.3 bil 5 year revolving credit agreement
10/23/13 10Q & 10/23/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13

Caterpillar CAT: 11/20/13 8K re: supplemental info re: retail sales of machines & power systems
11/1/13 10Q & 10/23/13 2 8Ks re: quarter ended 9/30/13
 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


Chevron CVX:  11/8/13 10Q & 11/1/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/9/13 8K re: interim update for 3Q

Cisco CSCO:  12/4/13 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan for EVP & Chief Dev. Officer
11/22/13 10Q re: 1 Qtr ended 10/26/13
11/20/13 8K re: amendment of '05 Stock Incentive Plan
11/13/13 8K re: 1 Qtr results & $15 bil increase in share buyback program
 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

Coke KO:  11/1/13 8K re: completion of public offering of $3.25 bil of notes
10/24/13 8K & 10/24/13 10Q re: qtr ended 9/27/13 & transfer of India & South West Asia units from Eurasia & Africa operating segment to Pacific operating segment
 10/15/13 8K re: 3Q results



Disney DIS: 11/20/13 & 11/7/13 8K re: fiscal year ended 9/28/13
 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


DuPont DD:  11/6/13 8K and 10/25/13 8K re: sepration of Performance Chemicals segment
10/22/13 10Q & 10/22/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13
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.


ExxonMobil XOM:  11/5/13 10Q & 10/31/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13


GE:  11/15/13 8K re: IPO of 20% of N. American Retail Finance business
11/1/13 10Q re 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13
 10/18/13 8K re: 3Qtr 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.



Goldman Sachs GS:  12/2/13 8K re: approval by regulators of '13 Capital Plan
11/29/13 8K re: $1 bil Flaoting Rate Notes due '23
11/15/13 8K re: $1 bil Floating rate Notes due '18
11/15/13 8K re: Moody's downgrade of Goldman debt
11/7/13 10Q for qtr ended 9/30/13
 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


Home Depot HD:  11/27/13 10Q & 11/19/13 8K re: quarter ended 11/3/13
 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


Intel INTC:  11/22/13 8K re: Investor Meeting
10/28/13 10Q re: Qtr ended 9/28/13
10/23/13 8K re: departure of David Perlmutter, EVP & GM, Architecture Group
10/15/13 2 8Ks re: results for qtr ended 9/28/13



IBM:  11/20/13 8K re: 750 mil Euro issuance of debt securities
11/7/13 8K re: retirement of Mark Laughridge, SVP & CFO, Finance & Enterprise Transformat'n
11/6/13 8K re: 2.5 bil Euro sale of debt securities
11/1/13 8K recommendation against mini-tender offer by third parties
10/29/13 10Q Qtr ended 9/30/13
 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


JPMorganChase JPM:  11/20/13 8K re: settlement by payment of $13 bil to settle with the President's Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS) Work Group of the Fin'l Fraud Enforcement Task Force
11/18/13 8K re: settlement by payment of $4.5 bil with 21 inst'l investors re: RMBS claims
11/1/13 10Q for quarter ended 9/30/13
10/25/13 8K re: $5.1 Bil settlement with FHFA re: MBS
10/23/13 8K re: closing of public offering of $500 mil 5.62% sub. notes due '43
 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


Johnson & Johnson JNJ:  12/4/13 8K re: sale of $3.5 bil Floating Rate notes
11/19/13 8K re: settlement of $2.5 Bil for DePuy hip system claims
11/4/13 10Q for Qtr ended 9/29/13
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


McDonald's MCD:  11/14/13 8K re: sale of 3 mil shares of Ckommon Stock
11/14/13 8K re: Investor Release re: future growth
11/8/13 8K re: 10/13 sales
10/30/13 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/21/13 8K re: 3Q results
9/18/13 8K re: declaration of quarterly dividend
9/10/13 8K re: Aug. '13 sales


Merck MRK:  11/7/13 10Q & 10/28/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/1/13 8K re: global restructuring program and lay-offs of 8,500 employees


Microsoft MSFT: 12/6/13 8K re: issuance ofover $5 bil of notes un Euros & US Dollars
11/26/13 8K re: restructuring to a devices & services company
11/20/13 8K re: voting results of '13 Annual Meeting of Sahreholders on 11/19/13
10/24/13 10Q & 10/24/13 8K re: Qtr ended 9/30/13
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

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



Pfizer PFE:  11/8/13 10Q & 10/29/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/29/13
9/30/13 8K re: election of Shantanu Narayen, Pres. & CEO of Adobe Systems to Board of Directors


Procter & Gamble PG: 11/5/13 8K re: close of sale of 750 mil Euros 2% Notes due '21
11/4/13 8K close of sale of $2 bil Notes
10/28/13 8K re: reorganizing of Global Business Unit into: Global Beauty, Global  Health & Grooming, Blogal Fabric & Home Care, & amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; Global Baby, Feminine & Family Unit
10/25/13 10Q & 2 8Ks re: 1 Qtr ended 9/30/13
 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


3M MMM:  11/19/13 3 8Ks re: pre-arranged stock trading plans for CEO and other execs
10/31/13 10Q & 10/24/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 10/24/13


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:  10/25/13 10Q & 10/22/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13
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


UnitedHealth Group UNH: 12/2/13 8K re: Annual Investors Conference to be held 12/3 in NYC
11/7/13 10Q re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/17/13 8K re: 3Q results
9/9/13 8K re: investor presentation at Morgan Stanley Global Health Care conf.


Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:  11/7/13 8K re: election of Shellye Archambeau as Dir.
10/24/13 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/13
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


Visa V: 11/25/13 8K re: Gary P. Coughlan not running for re-election to Board
11/22/13 10 K & 10/30/13 8K re: FY 9/30/13
10/23/13 8K re: '14 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 1/29/14
 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


WalMart WMT:  12/6/13 10Q & 11/14/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 10/31/13
11/28/13 8K re: repalcement of CEO Mike Duke with C. Douglas McMillon effective 2/1/13
11/22/13 8K re: election of Pamela C. Craig to Board
10/21/13 10Q for quarter ended 7/31/13
10/1/13 8K re: issuance of 1.95% Notes due 2018


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