Post No. 2,530 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 Thursday at 16417.01 down 64.93 or 0.39% from Wednesday's close of 16481.94. Of the Dow components 9 gained, Cisco was unchanged and 20 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was IBM up $1.02 and percentage-wise was McDonald's up 0.63%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Goldman Sachs down $3.58 and percentage-wise was UnitedHealth Group down 2.78%.
Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2556.39 down 10.11 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 2566.50. 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 Thursday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C6 of Thursday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117. Thursday's trailing P/E ratio is 17.06 up from yesterday's trailing P/E of 16.94 (last year it was 14.95). Today's P/E estimate is 14.82 unchanged from Wednesday's closing P/E estimate of 14.82 (year ago it was 12.21) and today's dividend yield is 2.08 down from yesterday's closing dividend yield of 2.09 (last year it was 2.60). 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 Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $85.21 down 34 cents from Wednesday's average closing price of $85.55. The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.01 (WMT/HD) down 36 cents from Wednesday's median closing price of $79.37 (WMT/HD). The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume was Intel.
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 havelost $1,011 ($256,650 $255,629).
MarketWatch
1/16/14 Thur. 4:22 pm by Anora Mahmudova says U.S. stocks ended Thursday lower snapping a two-day rally after disappointing earnings from Best Buy Co. Inc. and Citigroup Inc. dented sentiment.The S&P 500
SPX
-0.14%
lost 2.5 points, or 0.1% at 1,845.89, retreating from its record closing level reached on Wednesday.The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA
-0.39%
shed 64.93 points, or 0.4%, to 16,417.01. The blue-chip index was down in five out of past seven sessions.The Nasdaq Composite
COMP
+0.09%
edged up 3.8 points, or 0.1% to 4,218.69.After a two-day rally, cautious mood prevailed as investors piled into defensive stocks and sold off cyclicals. Uri Landesman, president of Platinum Partners, said a market correction
is long overdue, and when it starts, the slide could be exacerbated
given the big paper profits that investors have.“The economy is surprisingly strong and earnings are fairly good and the
markets are priced to perfection. But at this point, markets are
extended, as they have been going up almost in a straight line since
March of 2009. There is no support level: If the markets start sliding
there won’t be much resistance and the fall maybe quite drastic,”
Landesman said.
Investors digested disappointing results from electronics retailer Best
Buy and Citigroup as well as economic data that generally met
expectations.Best Buy
BBY
+0.63%
plunged 28.6% after the retailer reported unexpectedly disappointing holiday sales
. The CEO called it a “speed bump.”Citigroup Inc.
C
+0.10%
shares were down 4.4% after bank’s fourth-quarter earnings missed Wall Street estimates. Read David Weidner’s take on the results.Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
GS
+0.25%
shares fell 2% after the bank announced a sharp drop in profits due to falling trading revenues.During an interview with Liaquat Ahamad, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke
defended the response to the financial crisis and said stock market
valuations are within historic range. Commenting about the central
bank’s bond purchases, known as quantitative easing, he said: “The
problem with QE is that it works in practice but it doesn’t work in
theory.”
Earlier, in a paper delivered at a Brookings Institution seminar on U.S.
monetary policy, San Francisco Fed President John Williams warned of
“nagging concerns that large-scale asset purchases carry with them
particular risks to the economy or the health of the financial system
that we still don’t fully understand.”
He also said the central bank’s new forward-guidance tool seems “overly simplified and prone to misinterpretation.”In economic news, the number of Americans who applied last week for unemployment benefits
fell slightly and is now back to a level that prevailed shortly before
the Thanksgiving holiday, broadly in line with economists’ forecasts.
Separately, U.S. consumer prices rose
a seasonally adjusted 0.3% in December, led by higher energy and
shelter costs, the Labor Department said. The overall and core inflation
numbers were also in line with expectations.Shares of asset manager BlackRock Inc.
BLK
+0.11%
rose 1.6% after the firm said profit jumped 22% in the fourth quarter, as the amount of money it manages climbed 14%. The firm also raised its quarterly cash dividend to $1.93 per share.Yahoo Inc.
YHOO
+0.14%
said after Wednesday’s closing bell that Chief Operating Officer
Henrique de Castro is leaving the company, effective Thursday. Shares
dropped 1.9%. Shares of Nu Skin
NUS
-0.34%
plunged 38.5% on news that Chinese authorities have launched a probe
into allegations that the distributor of personal care products is
operating an illegal pyramid scheme.SolarCity Corp.
SCTY
+0.07%
climbed 12.10% after Deutsche Bank analysts initiated coverage of the
solar company with a buy rating and a $90 price target, according to
news reports.Zoom Technologies Inc.
ZOOM
+17.21%
revved up 17.2% as the tiny Chinese mobile and telecommunications investor rubber-stamped a deal late Wednesday to buy an online business travel provider.
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 |
The following are excerpts from Thursday morning's Blog:
A read of the print editions of Thursday's Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Investor's Business 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 closing stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 16481.94 up 108.08 or 0.66% from Tuesday's close of 16373.86. For the year the Dow is down 0.57%. Of the Dow components 24 gained and 6 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was Goldman Sachs up $2.15 and percentage-wise was JPMorgan up 3.03%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Merck down 48 cents or 0.91%.
Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2566.50 up 16.83 from Tuesday's closing numerator of 2549.67. 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 "S&P 500 nabs another record" by Chris Dieterich says a 2 day rally in stocks carried the S&P to an all time high as Bank of America & Apple fueled outsize gains in fin'l & tech stocks.
FT p21 "Wall Street" says US stocks rose to put the S&P 500 on track to build on its biggest gain in nearly a month after strong data and earnings from Bank of america pointed to cont'd improvement in the economy.
IBD pB2 "Indexes continue rising bu sell offs hurt IBD 50" by Juan Carlos Arancibia says the market cont'd to patch itself climbing to new highs Wed as there was higher vol and the current outlook is confirmed uptrend.
NYT pB6 "Equities again stake higher terrain" by Reuters says the stock market rose Wed due to strong earnings from BofA and the latest economic data pointed to an improvement in the economy.
The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $85.55 up 56 cents from Tuesday's average closing price of $84.99. The median closing price of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.37 (WMT/HD) down 8 cents from Tuesday's median closing price of $79.49 (WMT/HD). The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume was Cisco.
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 $1,683 ($256,650 - $254,967).
MarketWatch
1/15/14 Wed. 4:37 pm by Anora Mahmudova says the S&P 500 closed at a record high Wednesday,
narrowly beating its previous peak reached on Dec. 31, as investors took
upbeat manufacturing data, Bank of America Corp. earnings, and Apple
Inc.’s China deal as signs economic growth was on solid ground.The S&P 500 index
SPX
+0.52%
closed 9.5 points, or 0.5%, higher at 1,848.38 and set a new intrday
peak of 1,850.84. The benchmark beat its previous record close reached
on Dec 31 by only 0.02 point and is now flat for the year.The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA
+0.66%
added 108.08 points, or 0.7%, climbing to 16,481.94. The Nasdaq Composite
COMP
+0.76%
, the best-performing index, rose 31.87 points, or 0.8%, to 4,214.88.
The tech-heavy index turned positive for the year after sharp gains on
Tuesday. John Fox, director of research at Fenimore Asset Management, says that
markets have already priced in the possibility of the Fed completing its
taper by the end of the year, and that if it happens early, it will
have a minimal impact.“The economy is improving, which means better corporate earnings. We
have created more than 2 million jobs and at 10-year yield below 3%,
markets can only go up. At current multiples, markets will go up even if
the 10-year yields rise to 3.5%, because at a price-to-earnings ratio
of 17.6, there is room for a bit more expansion,” Fox said.Upbeat earnings results from Bank of America
BAC
+0.18%
underpinned gains for the financial sector of the S&P 500, the
second best performing of the 10 after telecoms. The bank’s
fourth-quarter earnings topped analysts’ expectations and shares rose
2.3%. Read a recap of the live blog
of Bank of America’s earnings call.Apple Inc.
AAPL
-.00%
shares rose 2% after the chairman of China Mobile
HK:941
-0.52%
said the company’s recent deal with Apple will entail broad cooperation between the two. He also said
millions of iPhones have already been ordered by customers, signaling
strong demand for the device. Apple’s Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook
said he was “incredibly optimistic” about the outcome of cooperating
with the Chinese carrier.
Stocks added to gains after the Federal Reserve released a report, known as the Beige Book, saying the U.S. economy is continuing to grow
at a moderate pace and the economic outlook is positive, confirming
recent economic indicators. Earlier, the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York’s report showed manufacturing activity in the New York region surged in January, far more than anticipated, after three months of weak readings.Separately, U.S. wholesale prices rose
in December for the first time in three months, largely reflecting
higher costs for gasoline and tobacco, the U.S. Department of Labor
said. The gains were higher than economists expected.Jeffrey Kleintop, chief market strategist at LPL Financial, wrote in a
research note that the “second-year curse” may offer a better indication
as to how the year may unfold.“Year two of the presidential cycle has typically been a volatile one
for investors. Will the year-two curse repeat in 2014? It may,
particularly if a temporary economic soft spot develops in the second
quarter. Weak economic data readings led to 5% or more pullbacks
beginning in the spring of each of the past four years,” Kleintop wrote.
Shares of General Motors Co.
GM
+0.30%
fell 1.6% after the auto maker said it sees “modest” 2014 North
American market-share gains, but it also forecast restructuring costs of
$1.1 billion for this year. GM said after the market closed Tuesday
that it would pay a dividend this March, the first since May 2008.
Real estate investment trusts missed out on the stock market’s
stellar performance last year.Aeropostale Inc.
ARO
+0.26%
shares rose 0.7%. The teen retailer has reportedly reached out to at least two private-equity firms
to gauge interest in a sale, but isn’t currently in negotiations, according to Bloomberg News.
Shares of Tesla Motors Inc.
TSLA
+0.13%
rose 1.8%. The electric-car company’s shares surged 16% Tuesday
after the company said its fourth-quarter sales and deliveries came to
“almost” 6,900, beating its own expectations by 20%. The company also
disclosed it would recall up to 29,222 2013 Model S cars because of
adapter issues.PetSmart Inc.
PETM
-2.41%
shares fell 2.4%. Joseph O’Leary, the company’s chief operating officer
and president, is set to retire this year and the company said Tuesday
it won’t fill the chief operating officer position
. Instead, the chief executive will take on the additional title of
president as the company reorganizes its leadership structure.European stocks closed at a six-year high on global growth hopes. The dollar strengthened across the board Wednesday after U.S. data underscored a recovery in the manufacturing sector.
Thursday's Dow News followed by Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers:
AT&T: WSJ pB4 "AT&T pulls back on Idol sponsorship" by Suzanne Vranica, Amol Sharma says it is because the show is losing shine with advertisers as its audience shrinks. Coke will continue to be a sponsor.
American Express: No mentions found.
Boeing: WSJ pB8 "Airbus pushes for longer routes" by Andy Pasztor, Daniel Michaels says Boeing's 787 must stay within 180 minutes of emergency strips and Airbus is trying to get approval to fly farther from any emergency strip than any other twin engine jetliner.
FT p16 "JAL to replace problem battery on Dreamliner" by Andrew Parker, Jonathan Soble says Japan Airlines will replace the main battery as a probe starts due to another malfunction.
NYT pB1"Federal contracts plunge, squeezing private companies" by Danielle Ivory says Boeing, one fo the larest recipients of fed contracts, had declining awards last year.
Caterpillar: No mentions found.
Chevron: No mentions found.
Cisco: No mentions found.
Coke: WSJ pB4 "AT&T pulls back on Idol sponsorship" by Suzanne Vranica, Amol Sharma says it is because the show is losing shine with advertisers as its audience shrinks. Coke will continue to be a sponsor.
Disney: No mentions found.
DuPont: No mentions found.
Exxon:
GE: No mentions found.
Goldman Sachs: WSJ pC1 "Bankers' stock awards jet higher" by Justin Baer, Julie Steinberg says Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and other banks will be giving employees stock bonuses this year.
FT p9 "Bankers and lawyers are on an unhealthy treadmill" by John Gapper says Goldman Sachs is tring to have a better environment for its junior employees yet it still received 17,000 applications for its 330 analyst positions in 2014.
Home Depot: No mentions found.
Intel: WSJ pC1 "In PC bust, Intel must play chips wisely" by Dan Gallagher says Intel reports 4Q results today and Intel is pointing to signs of stabilization in PCs which accounts for 2/3 of rev.
IBM: No mentions found.
JPMorgan:WSj pC1 "Bankers' stock awards jet higher" by Justin Baer, Julie Steinberg says Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and other banks will be giving employees stock bonuses this year.
Johnson & Johnson: WSJ pC2 "Carlyle nears deal to buy J&J uni" y Mike Specgtor, Jonathan D. Rkockoff says Carlye is about to close on buying JNJ's blood testing biz for $4 bil. The unit is Ortho Clinical Diagnostics.
McDonald's: No mentions found.
Merck: IBD pA4 "Big pharmas pull back on acquisition front" by Amy Reeves says big pharma is still digesting acquisitions as Merck merged wtih Schering-Plough and Pfizer absorbed Wyeth both in '09.
Microsoft: IBD pB9 "Can new leader help Microsoft?" by Ken Hoover Microsoft was one of the growth stories of the 80's & 90's but has gone nowhere since 2000.
Nike: No mentions found.
Pfizer: IBD pA4 "Big pharmas pull back on acquisition front" by Amy Reeves says big pharma is still digesting acquisitions as Merck merged wtih Schering-Plough and Pfizer absorbed Wyeth both in '09.
Procter & Gamble: No mentions found.
3M: No mentions found.
Travelers: No mentions found.
United Technologies: No mentions found.
UnitedHealth Group: No mentions found.
Verizon: No mentions found.
Visa: No mentions found.
Walmart: WSJ pB1 "Walmart hit over worker protests" by Melanie Trottman, Shelly Banjo, IBD pA1 "NLRB takes aim at Walmart", NYT pB3 "Walmart is facing claims that it fired protesters" by jad Mouawad, AJC pA12 Walmart accused of labor violations" say the Nat'l labor Relations Board sued Walmart for violating the rights of workers who took part in protests and strikes.
Thursday's Dow News followed by Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers:
AT&T: WSJ pB4 "AT&T pulls back on Idol sponsorship" by Suzanne Vranica, Amol Sharma says it is because the show is losing shine with advertisers as its audience shrinks. Coke will continue to be a sponsor.
American Express: No mentions found.
Boeing: WSJ pB8 "Airbus pushes for longer routes" by Andy Pasztor, Daniel Michaels says Boeing's 787 must stay within 180 minutes of emergency strips and Airbus is trying to get approval to fly farther from any emergency strip than any other twin engine jetliner.
FT p16 "JAL to replace problem battery on Dreamliner" by Andrew Parker, Jonathan Soble says Japan Airlines will replace the main battery as a probe starts due to another malfunction.
NYT pB1"Federal contracts plunge, squeezing private companies" by Danielle Ivory says Boeing, one fo the larest recipients of fed contracts, had declining awards last year.
Caterpillar: No mentions found.
Chevron: No mentions found.
Cisco: No mentions found.
Coke: WSJ pB4 "AT&T pulls back on Idol sponsorship" by Suzanne Vranica, Amol Sharma says it is because the show is losing shine with advertisers as its audience shrinks. Coke will continue to be a sponsor.
Disney: No mentions found.
DuPont: No mentions found.
Exxon:
GE: No mentions found.
Goldman Sachs: WSJ pC1 "Bankers' stock awards jet higher" by Justin Baer, Julie Steinberg says Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and other banks will be giving employees stock bonuses this year.
FT p9 "Bankers and lawyers are on an unhealthy treadmill" by John Gapper says Goldman Sachs is tring to have a better environment for its junior employees yet it still received 17,000 applications for its 330 analyst positions in 2014.
Home Depot: No mentions found.
Intel: WSJ pC1 "In PC bust, Intel must play chips wisely" by Dan Gallagher says Intel reports 4Q results today and Intel is pointing to signs of stabilization in PCs which accounts for 2/3 of rev.
IBM: No mentions found.
JPMorgan:WSj pC1 "Bankers' stock awards jet higher" by Justin Baer, Julie Steinberg says Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and other banks will be giving employees stock bonuses this year.
Johnson & Johnson: WSJ pC2 "Carlyle nears deal to buy J&J uni" y Mike Specgtor, Jonathan D. Rkockoff says Carlye is about to close on buying JNJ's blood testing biz for $4 bil. The unit is Ortho Clinical Diagnostics.
McDonald's: No mentions found.
Merck: IBD pA4 "Big pharmas pull back on acquisition front" by Amy Reeves says big pharma is still digesting acquisitions as Merck merged wtih Schering-Plough and Pfizer absorbed Wyeth both in '09.
Microsoft: IBD pB9 "Can new leader help Microsoft?" by Ken Hoover Microsoft was one of the growth stories of the 80's & 90's but has gone nowhere since 2000.
Nike: No mentions found.
Pfizer: IBD pA4 "Big pharmas pull back on acquisition front" by Amy Reeves says big pharma is still digesting acquisitions as Merck merged wtih Schering-Plough and Pfizer absorbed Wyeth both in '09.
Procter & Gamble: No mentions found.
3M: No mentions found.
Travelers: No mentions found.
United Technologies: No mentions found.
UnitedHealth Group: No mentions found.
Verizon: No mentions found.
Visa: No mentions found.
Walmart: WSJ pB1 "Walmart hit over worker protests" by Melanie Trottman, Shelly Banjo, IBD pA1 "NLRB takes aim at Walmart", NYT pB3 "Walmart is facing claims that it fired protesters" by jad Mouawad, AJC pA12 Walmart accused of labor violations" say the Nat'l labor Relations Board sued Walmart for violating the rights of workers who took part in protests and strikes.
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 |
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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; amp; amp; amp; Global Baby, Feminine & amp; 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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