Thursday, January 9, 2014

1/9/14 Thurs. pm Dow Closes at 16444.76 down 17.98 or 0.11%

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Post No. 2,518 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 16444.76 down 17.98 or 0.11% from Wednesday's close of 16462.74. Of the Dow components   11  gained, Chevron and Nike were unchanged and  17 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise   was Boeing up $1.31 and percentage-wise was DuPont  up 1.28%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Goldman Sachs down $1.04 and percentage-wise was Verizon down 2.06%.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2560.71 down 2.64 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 2563.35. 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 C5 of Wednesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117. Thursday's trailing P/E ratio is 16.95 down from Wednesday's trailing P/E of 17.02 (last year it was 14.83). Thursday's P/E estimate is 14.75 unchanged from yesterday's closing P/E estimate of 14.75 (year ago it was 12.22) and today's dividend yield is 2.07 up from yesterday's closing dividend yield of 2.02 (last year it was 2.58). 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 $85.36 down 9 cents from Wednesday's average closing price of $85.45. The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.83 (WMT/HD) down 5 cents from Wednesday's median closing price of $79.88. (WMT/HD). The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume was Cisco.


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 los $264   ($256,351 - $256,071).

 MarketWatch 1/9/14 Thurs. 4:34 pm by Anora Mahmudova says the S&P 500 index eked out a marginal gain on Thursday, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped, weighed down by losses for Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc.
The S&P 500 index SPX +0.04%  ended the day fractionally higher at 1,838.13. The benchmark index rose only in two out of six sessions since start of the new year, but is still hovering near its peak reached on Dec. 31.The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -0.11% lost 17.98 points, or 0.1% to 16,444.76, with Verizon VZ +1.26%  and AT&T T +0.21%  both dropping 2%. The Nasdaq Composite COMP -0.23% slipped 9.42 points, or 0.2% to 4,156.19.The number of Americans who applied to receive unemployment benefits in the first week of the new year fell to the lowest level since the end of November. In the week ended Jan. 4, initial jobless claims fell by 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 330,000, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. That matched the forecast of economists polled by MarketWatch.Investors are awaiting the official employment figures due to be released on Friday. Setting the tone for Friday’s job data was an upbeat report from Automatic Data Processing, showing that private employers created 238,000 jobs in December, exceeding estimates. Uber, the taxi-hailing smartphone app that has taken heat for the exorbitant cost of fares when demand is high, is lowering rates in some cities.Investors also focused on European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s relatively dovish tone during the press conference following the central bank’s decision to hold its main interest rate unchanged at 0.25%. The Bank of England also left the rates unchanged at 0.5%.  Douglas Cote, chief investment strategist at ING Investment Management, said that the current pullback is reasonable and expected, given strong gains in the stock markets in 2013. “The baton has been passed down from the Fed to markets. Consistently good economic news is going to raise the questions of Fed accelerating tapering, which we believe will end by the end of 2014,” Cote said.
“Essentially, fundamentals drive markets: manufacturing, consumers and corporate profits – all of which are growing and bode well for stocks in 2014,” he said. “However, consistent good economic news begets more volatility. Markets will have to get used to higher volatility to be rewarded, as market-friendly quantitative easing is gradually withdrawn.”
  • Central banks: On Thursday, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank kept interest rates on hold. Janet Yellen, incoming Federal Reserve chairwoman, said in an interview with Time magazine that the U.S. economy would see stronger growth this year.
  • Movers and shakers: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. BBBY -0.06%  shares fell 12.5% after the retailer reported fiscal third-quarter earnings and trimmed its outlook late Wednesday. Macy’s Inc. M +0.04%  jumped 7.6% after the retailer said it would lay off 2,500 workers and close five underperforming stores. Family Dollar Stores Inc. FDO -3.45%  shares recouped sharp losses but still closed 2% lower after the discount retailer’s quarterly results missed expectations. Apple Inc. AAPL -.00%  shares fell 1.3% after saying it will try to reach a settlement with Samsung on their long-running patent fight ahead of a new trial that is scheduled to begin in March in California. Chief executives from both companies will meet before Feb. 19 with a mediator following a meeting on Monday to discuss “settlement opportunities.” J.C. Penney Co. Inc. JCP +0.26%   climbed 3.7%, recouping some of its 10% loss from the previous session after the firm made veiled comments about its holiday sales. Airline companies added to the previous day’s gains, following an upbeat outlook on the sector from J.P. Morgan. Delta Air Lines Inc DAL -0.45%  added 4.2%, United Continental Holdings Inc. UAL +6.78%   soared 6.8% while Southwest Airlines Co LUV -2.79%   added 2.9%.
  • In other markets: European stocks finished lower. Asian markets were mostly lower as Japan gave away much of its gains from the previous session, while Chinese data weighed on stocks in China. The euro EURUSD -0.01%   weakened against the dollar on Mario Draghi’s comments, while gold prices GCG4 +0.15%   gained, and crude oil fell. Bank of America Merrill Lynch cut its gold forecast by 11% for 2014 to $1,150 an ounce, citing the lack of investor buying as a key concern.
Thursday's Closing Dow Prices:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
TNYSE
AXPNYSE
BANYSE
CATNYSE
CVXNYSE
CSCONASDAQ-GS
KONYSE
DISNYSE
DDNYSE
XOMNYSE
GENYSE
GSNYSE
HDNYSE
INTCNASDAQ-GS
IBMNYSE
JPMNYSE
JNJNYSE
MCDNYSE
MRKNYSE
MSFTNASDAQ-GS
NKENYSE
PFENYSE
PGNYSE
MMMNYSE
TRVNYSE
UTXNYSE
UNHNYSE
VZDualListed
VNYSE
WMTNYSE
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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, 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 16462.74 down 68.2 or 0.41% from Tuesday's close of 16530.94. For the year the Dow is down 0.69%. Of the Dow components 8    gained and  22  declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise   and percentage-wise was DuPont up 80 cents or  1.28%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Chevron down $1.78  and percentage-wise was AT&T down 2.03%.

Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2563.35 up 10.78 from Tuesday's closing numerator of 2574.13. 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 C5 of Wednesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117. Thursday's trailing P/E ratio is 16.95 down from Wednesday's trailing P/E of 17.02 (last year it was 14.83). Thursday's P/E estimate is 14.75 unchanged from yesterday's closing P/E estimate of 14.75 (year ago it was 12.22) and today's dividend yield is 2.07 up from yesterday's closing dividend yield of 2.02 (last year it was 2.58). 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  Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $85.45 down 35 cents from Tuesday's average closing price of $85.80. The median closing price of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.88 (WMT/HD) down 10 cents from Tuesday's median closing price of $79.98. (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 $1,078   ($256,351 - $257,413).

MarketWatch 1/8/14 Wed. 4:24 pm by Anora Mahmudova says U.S. stock closed mostly lower on Wednesday after minutes from the last Federal Open Market Committee meeting showed that a majority of officials judged the effects of the monthly asset purchases to be diminishing over time.Investors also pondered the implications of an upbeat private-sector jobs report that was released on Wednesday morning. The S&P 500 SPX -0.02%  closed down less than a point to 1,837.49. On Tuesday, the benchmark index recorded its first gain this year, snapping a three-day skid.The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -0.41%  fell 68.20 points, or 0.4%, on Wednesday to 16,462.74, while the Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.30%  rose 12.43 points, or 0.3%, to 4,165.61.Federal Reserve officials agreed in December to scale back their asset-purchase program as most believed that the benefits of the controversial policy were eroding as time passed, according to minutes from their last meeting released Wednesday. By a 9-to-1 vote, the Fed on Dec. 18 decided to trim its asset-purchase program by $10 billion to $75 billion per month starting in January.“What surprised us and other investors the most was the fact that the main reason behind the taper decision was not so much the improving economy, but what they saw as diminishing effects of the asset purchases,” said Chris Gaffney, senior market strategist at EverBank.“The reaction was largely muted because markets have shifted their focus from tapering of the monetary stimulus back to the economy and earnings,” Gaffney said.Automatic Data Processing said on Wednesday that private employers created 238,000 jobs in December, exceeding estimates. Economists polled by MarketWatch expected a gain of 215,000 jobs. Economists use ADP’s data to get a sense of the U.S. Labor Department’s employment report, which will be released Friday and covers government jobs in addition to the private sector.
Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, wrote that while “it is not a guarantee, the odds now favor a consensus-beating report on Friday.”• Better-than-expected jobs numbers strengthened the case for further tapering of the Federal Reserve’s bond-buying program, which has boosted equities. Phil Orlando, chief equity strategist at Federated Investors, said markets were wrong to sell off on good news and will eventually correct themselves.“The ADP numbers were excellent today, not only did they beat consensus estimates by a wide margin, the November numbers were also revised upwards,” Orlando said.
“These numbers, as well as phenomenal numbers from the trade deficit data, have prompted many analysts to upgrade their estimates for the GDP,” he added.Shares of Micron Technology Inc. MU -0.08%  surged nearly 10% after the chip maker reported results late Tuesday that beat Wall Street expectations.
Forest Laboratories Inc. FRX -0.04%  rallied 18% after announcing that it would acquire Aptalis, a specialty pharmaceutical company, for $2.9 billion in cash.Constellation Brands Inc. STZ -0.44%  shares climbed 9.6% after the beverage company beat its third-quarter earnings target and raised its full-year profit outlook.Apollo Education Group Inc. APOL +0.02%  shot up 14.2% after the for-profit education company’s quarterly earnings beat analyst estimates.Shares of Container Store Group Inc. TCS +0.72%  dropped nearly 15% after the retailer said late Tuesday that it had swung to a third-quarter loss. The firm went public in early November.Twitter Inc. TWTR -0.12%  shares fell 3.5% after Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded the social media company to sell from hold.J.C. Penney Co. JCP +0.14%  commented on its holiday sales Wednesday, saying it is “pleased with its performance,” but provided no details in the report. Shares of the struggling retailer dropped 10%.The dollar rose, while gold GCH4 -0.39%  and oil prices CLG4 -1.23%  declined.

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

AT&T:

American Express:

Boeing:

Caterpillar:

Chevron:

Cisco:

Coke:

Disney:

DuPont:

Exxon:

GE:

Goldman Sachs:

Home Depot:

Intel:

IBM:

JPMorgan:

Johnson & Johnson:

McDonald's:

Merck:

Microsoft:

Nike:

Pfizer:

Procter & Gamble:

3M:

Travelers:

United Technologies:

UnitedHealth Group:

Verizon:

Visa:

Walmart:

Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
TNYSE
AXPNYSE
BANYSE
CATNYSE
CVXNYSE
CSCONASDAQ-GS
KONYSE
DISNYSE
DDNYSE
XOMNYSE
GENYSE
GSNYSE
HDNYSE
INTCNASDAQ-GS
IBMNYSE
JPMNYSE
JNJNYSE
MCDNYSE
MRKNYSE
MSFTNASDAQ-GS
NKENYSE
PFENYSE
PGNYSE
MMMNYSE
TRVNYSE
UTXNYSE
UNHNYSE
VZDualListed
VNYSE
WMTNYSE
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Here are the current CEOs of the Dow 30 Companies:
AT&T T Randall L. Stephenson (Dallas, TX)


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


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


Caterpillar CAT Douglas Oberhelman (Peoria, Ill.)


Chevron CVX John Watson (San Ramon, CA)


Cisco CSCO John Chambers (San Jose, CA)


Coca Cola KO Muhtar Kent (Atlanta, GA)


Disney DIS Robert Iger (Burbank, CA)


DuPont DD Ellen Kullman (Wilmington, DE)


ExxonMobil XOM Rex W. Tillerson (Irving, Tx)


GE Jeffrey R. Immelt (Fairfield, CT)


Goldman Sachs GS Lloyd Blankfein (NY, NY)


Home Depot HD Frank Blake (Atlanta, GA)


Intel INTC Brian Krzanich (Santa Clara, CA)


IBM Virginia M. Rometty (Armonk, NY)


JPMorgan Chase JPM Jamie Dimon (NY, NY)


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


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


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


Microsoft MSFT Steve Ballmer (Redmond, WA)


Nike NK Mark Parker (Beaverton, OR)


Pfizer PFE Ian Read (NY, NY)


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


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


Travelers TRV Jay S. Fishman (NY, NY)


UnitedHealthUNC Stephen Hemsley (Minnetonka, MN)


United Technologies UTX Louis Chenevert (Hartford, CT)


Verizon VZ Lowell McAdam (NY, NY)


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


Wal-Mart WMT Mike Duke (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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