Sunday, January 26, 2014

1/26/14 Sun/Sat Caterpillar Reports Mon; $1.28 EPS Consensus Est.

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Post No. 2,545 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.


A read of the print editions of  Monday's Barron's & Investor's Business Daily; the combined Sat/Sun issues of the Wall Street Journal &  Financial Times; & Sunday's & Saturday's  New York Times &  Atlanta Journal & amp; Constitution    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 Friday's closing stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 15879.11 down 318.24  or 1.96%  from Thursday's close of 16197.35. For the week the Dow is down 579.45 or  3.52% from last Friday's close of  16458.56. For the year the Dow is down 4.31%. Of the Dow components  3  gained and 27  declined. The  biggest gainer dollar-wise was Procter & Gamble up 94 cents and percentage-wise was  Microsoft up 2.08 %. The biggest decliner dollar-wise  was Boeing down $4.66 and percentage-wise was GE down 3.37%.

Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2472.63 down 49.65  from  Thursday's closing numerator of 2522.18. 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.

IBD pB8 "Few escape bears' wrath as indexes' losses hit 2%" by Paul Whitfield says bears ran wild Friday for a 2nd straight session, delivering losses that were staggering in their breadth and depth.  Friday's action was down sharply as volume jumps.  The current outlook is uptrend under pressure.

Sat. WSJ pA1 "U.S. markets tumble as fear spreads" by Prabha Natarajan, Nicole Hong, Chris Dieterich says U.S. stocks tumbled fri. to their biggest loss in more than 7 months extending a global selloff that investors fear signals turmoil to come as fin'l markets adjust to a pullback in central bank-stimulus.

FT p13 "Boeing buffeted as sell-off weights on Dow"  says Boeing was among the biggest fallers on the Dow as US stocks followed emerging market assets lower Fri.  Boeing dropped 2.7% due to concerns about the 787.  Caterpillar was down 2.3% and GE was down 2.9% after GE said its profit margins in its ind'l div failed to meet a company target.  Procter & Gamble was up 2.4% afer delivering an upbeat outlook for its sales in the emerging markets.

As of the open of the market on Monday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page B6 of  Saturday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117. Monday's trailing P/E ratio will be 15.78 down from Friday's trailing P/E of 16.08 (last year it was 15.38). Monday's P/E estimate  will be 14.75 down from Friday's P/E estimate of 14.82 (year ago it was 12.28) and Monday's dividend yield will be 2.18 up from Friday's dividend yield of 2.14 (last year it was 2.52). 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  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $82.42 down $1.65 from Thursday's average closing price of $84.07. The median closing price of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $76.79     (WMT/HD) down  81 cents from Thursday's median closing price of $77.60    (WMT/HD). The lowest volume was 3M 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 lost $4,965    ($252,221 - $247,263).

 MarketWatch 1/24/14 Fri. 4:55 pm by Anora Mahmudova says U.S. stocks finished the week with deep losses as investors fled equities and emerging-markets currencies on concerns about a contagion effect from China’s manufacturing slowdown.The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average recorded their worst weekly losses in more than a year while volumes on Wall Street on Thursday and Friday were significantly higher than their 30-day averages.The S&P 500 SPX -2.09%  closed below the psychologically significant level of 1,800 for the first time since Dec. 17, dropping 38.17 points, or 2.1%, to 1,790.29. The benchmark index shed 2.6% over the past week, its worst weekly percentage loss since June 2012. The index is now 3.1% below its record high, reached Jan. 15. The trading week was shortened by Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -1.97%  dropped 318.24 points, or 2%, to 15,879.11 and lost 3.5% over the week, its worst weekly percentage decline since 2011. The last time the blue chip index had two consecutive days of triple digit losses were in Dec 11. and Dec 12.The Nasdaq Composite COMP -2.15%  lost 90.70 points, or 2.2%, to 4,128.17 and registered a weekly loss of 1.7% after two weeks of gains. On Friday, the tech-heavy index reversed its early 2014 gains and is now down 1.2% since the start of the year.The CBOE Volatility Index VIX +31.74%  , known as the Vix, surged 32%, its steepest rise since the April 15 Boston Marathon bombings.Investors began selling stocks and emerging-markets currencies heavily on Thursday following weak Chinese economic data. The sharp selloffs on Wall Street prompted some analysts to call it the beginning of a long-awaited correction.“In 2013 the list of concerns in equity markets really narrowed and some of them were not even on the radar, but this year some concerns are back,” said Drew Wilson, investment analyst at Fenimore Asset Management.“Last year markets gave corporations an amnesty on earnings, regardless of what they were, but this year corporations need to prove their profits are sustainable before being rewarded,” Wilson said.“Today’s drop on the S&P 500 still puts us within 5% of the record high and this environment is certainly beginning to be good for value investors, who had a difficult time last year as bargains were scarce,” he added.“We think the flight to quality will continue, as investors realize how much profit they have made in the S&P 500 last year. This kind of selling could well be a spark for the correction,” said Uri Landesman, president at Platinum Management.Investors digested earnings results from several heavyweights in a day with no U.S. economic data. Some earnings provided a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy session.Kimberly Clark Corp. KMB +1.88% announced its fourth-quarter earnings and jumped to $539 million, or $1.40 per share, beating analysts’ expectations. Shares in the consumer-goods company rose 1.9%. 

Sunday's & Saturday's Dow News followed  Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T:    Barron's p13 "Week preview" says on Monday Caterpillar announces quarterly results, with consensus estimate of $1.28 vs. $1.46 a year ago; on Tuesday AT&T and Pfizer report quarterly results; Boeing reports on Wednesday; and on Thursday 3M, Visa and Exxon Mobil release reports.

WSJ pB14 "It's tough for Sprint to play the maverick in a T-mobile deal" says Sprint may bid for T-Mobile that could be approved by regulators who rejected AT&T's bid for T-Mobile in '11.  Verizon now lets customers in its Edge program upgrade every 30 days instead of every 6 months.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Boeing:   Barron's p13 "Week preview" says on Monday Caterpillar announces quarterly results, with consensus estimate of $1.28 vs. $1.46 a year ago; on Tuesday AT&T and Pfizer report quarterly results; Boeing reports on Wednesday; and on Thursday 3M, Visa and Exxon Mobil release reports.

FT p13 "Boeing buffeted as sell-off weights on Dow"  says Boeing was among the biggest fallers on the Dow as US stocks followed emerging market assets lower Fri.  Boeing dropped 2.7% due to concerns about the 787.  Caterpillar was down 2.3% and GE was down 2.9% after GE said its profit margins in its ind'l div failed to meet a company target.  Procter & Gamble was up 2.4% afer delivering an upbeat outlook for its sales in the emerging markets. 

Caterpillar:  Barron's p13 "Week preview" says on Monday Caterpillar announces quarterly results, with consensus estimate of $1.28 vs. $1.46 a year ago; on Tuesday AT&T and Pfizer report quarterly results; Boeing reports on Wednesday; and on Thursday 3M, Visa and Exxon Mobil release reports.

 FT p13 "Boeing buffeted as sell-off weights on Dow"  says Boeing was among the biggest fallers on the Dow as US stocks followed emerging market assets lower Fri.  Boeing dropped 2.7% due to concerns about the 787.  Caterpillar was down 2.3% and GE was down 2.9% after GE said its profit margins in its ind'l div failed to meet a company target.  Procter & Gamble was up 2.4% afer delivering an upbeat outlook for its sales in the emerging markets.

Chevron:  Barron's p32 "Speaking of dividends" by Shirely A. Lazo says Investment Quality Trends lists 2014's Lucky 13 and includes Chevron, a Dividend Aristocrat, Coke which has grown profits in 76 of the past 80 years, Exxon, a Dividend Aristocrat, McDonald's as its dividends and stock price have been in a major uptrend for 10 years.

Cisco:    No mentions found.

Coke: Barron's p32 "Speaking of dividends" by Shirely A. Lazo says Investment Quality Trends lists 2014's Lucky 13 and includes Chevron, a Dividend Aristocrat, Coke which has grown profits in 76 of the past 80 years, Exxon, a Dividend Aristocrat, McDonald's as its dividends and stock price have been in a major uptrend for 10 years.

WSJ pB1 "Coke says employee data was exposed" by Mike Esterl says Coke said that personal data on 74,000 employees, vendors and contractors were on laptops that were temporary stolen from its Atlanta headquarters.

WSJ pB3 "Pepsi, Nestle undeterred by Mexico's fat tax" by Mike Esterl, John Revill says Mexico's new taxes on junk foods and drinks has altered Coke's 5 year, $5 bil investment plan in Mexico that runs through '14 but Coke won't comment on future plans.

Disney:  No mentions found.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:   Barron's p13 "Week preview" says on Monday Caterpillar announces quarterly results, with consensus estimate of $1.28 vs. $1.46 a year ago; on Tuesday AT&T and Pfizer report quarterly results; Boeing reports on Wednesday; and on Thursday 3M, Visa and Exxon Mobil release reports.

 Barron's p32 "Speaking of dividends" by Shirely A. Lazo says Investment Quality Trends lists 2014's Lucky 13 and includes Chevron, a Dividend Aristocrat, Coke which has grown profits in 76 of the past 80 years, Exxon, a Dividend Aristocrat, McDonald's as its dividends and stock price have been in a major uptrend for 10 years.

GE: FT p13 "Boeing buffeted as sell-off weights on Dow"  says Boeing was among the biggest fallers on the Dow as US stocks followed emerging market assets lower Fri.  Boeing dropped 2.7% due to concerns about the 787.  Caterpillar was down 2.3% and GE was down 2.9% after GE said its profit margins in its ind'l div failed to meet a company target.  Procter & Gamble was up 2.4% afer delivering an upbeat outlook for its sales in the emerging markets.

Goldman Sachs:  No mentions found.

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel:  Barron's p22 "First find a leader" by Tiernan Ray says Microsoft is in a holding pattern until Ballmer's successor is named.  Intel reined in investment this year.

IBM:  Barron's pM14 "Research reports" edited by Paul Farrell says UBS on  1/21 issued a report on IBM when the price was $188.43 with a neutral saying the stock has sold in a P/E multiple range of 10 to 16 times the past 5 years and the low end of that range is appropriate now due to a threat from the Cloud.

FT p11 "IBM sells its server arm to Lenovo for $2.3bn" by Richard Waters says 9 years after selling its PC unit to Lenovo, IBM this week shed another party of its hardware biz to Lenovo, its industry-standard server div, for $2.3 bn.

JPMorgan:  FT p10 "Dimon's pay soars 74% to $20m" by Camilla Hall, Arash Massoudi, WSJ pB1 "Dimon gets raise after rough year" by Dan Fitzpatrick, Joann S. Lublin, Sat. NYT pB1 "Big raise for JPMorgan chief despite a rough year" by Peter Eavis, Sat. AJC pA11 "Dimon's pay jumps to $20M in a year of woes"   say CEO James Dimon got a payriaase of 74% for 2013 to $20 mil in a year in which JPMorgan paid more than $20 bil in legal payouts and had its first quarterly loss in 9 years.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's:  Barron's p32 "Speaking of dividends" by Shirely A. Lazo says Investment Quality Trends lists 2014's Lucky 13 and includes Chevron, a Dividend Aristocrat, Coke which has grown profits in 76 of the past 80 years, Exxon, a Dividend Aristocrat, McDonald's as its dividends and stock price have been in a major uptrend for 10 years.

Merck:  IBD pA2 "Merck allergy pill moves on" says an experimental pill, Ragwitek, passed a key hurdle with the FD.  It is an under the tongue anti-allergy pill.

Microsoft:  IBD pB2 "Microsoft tops on Cloud gains" says Microsoft's 2Q rose 3% to 78 cents beating by 10 cents.

Barron's p22 "First find a leader" by Tiernan Ray says Microsoft is in a holding pattern until Ballmer's successor is named.  Intel reined in investment this year.

Nike:  No mentions found.

Pfizer:  No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble:   WSJ pB4 "P&G results get boost from emerging markets" by Paul Zibro says Procter & Gamble said demand in emerging markets remains strong.

 IBD  pA1 "P&G saw emerging growth", Sat. NYT pB2 "Popularity of stubble drags on profit at Procter & Gamble" by Agence France-Presse, Sat. AJC pA11 "P&G 2Q profit falls but tops estimate"  say Procter & Gamble's 2Q eps fell 0.8% to $1.21 beating views by a penny.  Sales rose 0.5% to $22.28 bil, above views.  Sales were flat at $5.3 bil but beat views.

FT p13 "Boeing buffeted as sell-off weights on Dow"  says Boeing was among the biggest fallers on the Dow as US stocks followed emerging market assets lower Fri.  Boeing dropped 2.7% due to concerns about the 787.  Caterpillar was down 2.3% and GE was down 2.9% after GE said its profit margins in its ind'l div failed to meet a company target.  Procter & Gamble was up 2.4% afer delivering an upbeat outlook for its sales in the emerging markets.

3M:   Barron's p13 "Week preview" says on Monday Caterpillar announces quarterly results, with consensus estimate of $1.28 vs. $1.46 a year ago; on Tuesday AT&T and Pfizer report quarterly results; Boeing reports on Wednesday; and on Thursday 3M, Visa and Exxon Mobil release reports.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealth Group:  No mentions found.

Verizon:  WSJ pB14 "It's tough for Sprint to play the maverick in a T-mobile deal" says Sprint may bid for T-Mobile that could be approved by regulators who rejected AT&T's bid for T-Mobile in '11.  Verizon now lets customers in its Edge program upgrade every 30 days instead of every 6 months.

Visa:   Barron's p13 "Week preview" says on Monday Caterpillar announces quarterly results, with consensus estimate of $1.28 vs. $1.46 a year ago; on Tuesday AT&T and Pfizer report quarterly results; Boeing reports on Wednesday; and on Thursday 3M, Visa and Exxon Mobil release reports.

Walmart: WSJ pB3 "Walmart cuts 2,300 positions at top heavy Sam's club unit" by Shelly Banjo, IBD pA2 "Walmart", Sat. NYT pB2 "Walmart will lay off 2,300 Sam's Club workers" by Elizabeth A. Harris, SAt. AJC pA11 "Sam's Club says 2,300 to be cut" by AP  say Walmart will cut 2,399 wokers at its Sam's Club.

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
UTXNYSE
UNHNYSE
VZDualListed
WMTNYSE

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 The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 16197.35 down 175.99 or 1.07%  from Wednesday's close of 16373.86. For the year the Dow is down 2.29%. Of the Dow components  7  gained and 23  declined. The  biggest gainer dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was Verizon up 53 cents or 1.38%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise  was Boeing down $3.06 and percentage-wise was American Express down 2.15%.
Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2522.18 down 37.41  from  Wednesday's closing numerator of 2549.59. This is the sum of all 30 closing prices. A short cut to the Dow numerator is to multiply the closing Dow by the Divisor. Now, if you divide the Dow numerator change for today by the divisor (0.15571590501117) you get the change in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $6.42 change in the Dow Index.

WSJ pC1 "U.S. stock rout gets worse" by Tomi Kilgore, Chris Dieterich says stocks recorded broad declines as weak economic data out of China triggered a retreat out of riskier investments.



The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $84.07 down 92 cents from Wednesday's average closing price of $84.99. The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $77.60     (WMT/HD) down 18 cents from Wednesday's median closing price of $77.78    (WMT/HD). The lowest volume was 3M and the highest volume was GE.


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 $3,741    ($254,959 - $252,221).

 MarketWatch 1/23/14 Thurs. 4:05 pm by Anora Mahmudova says U.S. stocks closed sharply lower on Thursday as weak economic data from China triggered selloffs in risky assets and buoyed investments like Treasurys and gold. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -1.08% fell to a five-week low, shedding 175.99 points, or 1.1%, to 16,197.35. The blue-chip index recorded its third straight session of losses. The S&P 500                 SPX -0.89% finished the day down 16.40 points, or 0.9%, to 1,828.46, snapping a two-day winning streak. The Nasdaq Composite /COMP -0.57% lost 24.13 points, or 0.6%, to 4,218.87 trimming its year-to-date gains.

Friday's Dow News followed by Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T:

American Express:

Boeing:

Caterpillar:

Chevron:

Cisco:

Coke:  AJC pA16 "FDA takes anotehr look at soda caramel coloring" says Coke and others ahve reduced the levels of 4-methylimidazole which is the coloring used in soda and may be harmful.

Disney:

DuPont:

Exxon:

GE:

Goldman Sachs:  WSJ pC1 "Goldman to muzzle some chat services" by Liz Rappaport, Katy Burne says Goldman will ban traders from using some chat services to protect info.

WSJ pC1 "Industry's split spills out on strip" by Al Yoon discusses lavish parties thrown by Goldman Sachs and other banks for lobbying purposes.

WSJ pC1 "Goldman must face CDO suit" by Saabira Chaudhuri says Goldman will face a class action lawsuit alleging it defrauded investors who bought  more than $2 bil in CDOs.

Home Depot:  AJC pA16 "Home Depot acquires online retailer" says Home Depot bought Blinds.com for an undisclosed sum.

Intel:

IBM:

JPMorgan:  WSJ pC1 "Teeing up a happier new year at J.P. Morgan" by David Reilly says JPMorgan may be the most attraictive big bank ahead of the expected turn in the interest rate cycle.

Johnson & Johnson:

McDonald's:  AJC pA16 "McDonald's profit up despite less traffic" say McDonald's earned $1.4bil or $1.40 per share for its more recent qtr vs. a year ago $1.39 bil or $1.38  per share.  The higher profit for the $Q was despite  a slowdown in customer traffic.

Merck:

Microsoft:  AJC pA16 "Xbox, Surface sales boost Microsoft" says Rev rose 14% to $24.52 bil for Microsoft's 2Q with net income at $6.56 bil or 78 cents per share from $6.38 bil or 76 cents per share a year ago, in both cases beating expectations from Wall St.

Nike:

Pfizer:

Procter & Gamble:  WSJ pC1 "Expectations for P&G could use a shave" by spencer Jakab says declines in yen and other foreign currency has hurt Procter & gamble which reports earning today.

3M:

Travelers:

United Technologies:

UnitedHealth Group:

Verizon:

Walmart:

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
WMT NYSE

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 Here are the current CEOs of the Dow 30 Companies:

AT&T T Randall L. Stephenson (Dallas, TX)


American Express AXP Kenneth I. Chenault (NY, NY)


Boeing BA W. James McNerney, Jr. (Chicago, Ill)


Caterpillar CAT Douglas Oberhelman (Peoria, Ill.)


Chevron CVX John Watson (San Ramon, CA)


Cisco CSCO John Chambers (San Jose, CA)


Coca Cola KO Muhtar Kent (Atlanta, GA)


Disney DIS Robert Iger (Burbank, CA)


DuPont DD Ellen Kullman (Wilmington, DE)


ExxonMobil XOM Rex W. Tillerson (Irving, Tx)


GE Jeffrey R. Immelt (Fairfield, CT)


Goldman Sachs GS Lloyd Blankfein (NY, NY)


Home Depot HD Frank Blake (Atlanta, GA)


Intel INTC Brian Krzanich (Santa Clara, CA)


IBM Virginia M. Rometty (Armonk, NY)


JPMorgan Chase JPM Jamie Dimon (NY, NY)


Johnson & Johnson JNJ Alex Gorsky (New Brunswick, NJ)


McDonald's MCD Donald Thompson (Oak Brook, Ill)


Merck MRK Kenneth Frazier (Whitehouse Station, N.J.)


Microsoft MSFT Steve Ballmer (Redmond, WA)


Nike NK Mark Parker (Beaverton, OR)


Pfizer PFE Ian Read (NY, NY)


Procter & Gamble PG A. G. Lafley (Cincinnati, OH)


3M MMM Inge Thulin (St. Paul, MN)


Travelers TRV Jay S. Fishman (NY, NY)


UnitedHealthUNC Stephen Hemsley (Minnetonka, MN)


United Technologies UTX Louis Chenevert (Hartford, CT)


Verizon VZ Lowell McAdam (NY, NY)


Visa V Charles W. Scharf (Foster City, CA)


Wal-Mart WMT Mike Duke (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; amp; amp; Global Baby, Feminine & amp; 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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