Post No. 2,580 The following is brought to you by Intellivest Securities Research, Inc. Toward the end of this Blog is a list of the Dow 30 current CEOs, and a recent ranking of the Dow 30 components by market capitalization and a summary of Dow 30 components' recent SEC filings.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 16321.71 up 49.06 or 0.30% from Thursday's close of 16272.65. For the week the Dow was up 218.41 or 1.36% from last Friday's close of 16103.30. Of the Dow components 21 gained, Intel was unchanged and 8 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was UnitedHealth Group up $1.25 or 1.64%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Chevron down 36 cents and percentage-wise was AT&T down 0.93%.
Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2541.55 up 17.64 from Thursday's closing numerator of 2533.91. 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 Friday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of Friday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117. Friday's trailing P/E ratio is 16.00 up from Thursday's trailing P/E ratio of 15.93 (last year it was 15.55). Friday's P/E estimate is 14.50 unchanged from Thursday's P/E estimate of 14.50 (year ago it was 12.54) and Friday's dividend yield is 2.17 down from Thursday's dividend yield of 2.20 (last year it was 2.55). 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 $84.72 up 26 cents from Thursday's average closing price of $84.46. The median closing price of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.74 (PG/DIS) up 40 cents from Thursday's median closing price of $79.34 (PG/DIS). The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume was Verizon .
If Friday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have made $1,764 ($254,155 - $253,391).
2/28/14 Fri. 4:10 pm MarketWatch by William L. Watts says finished the week and the month with solid gains, even as Friday's rally gave way to choppy trading alongside rising concerns over the situation in Ukraine. Stocks were initially boosted by better-than-expected Chicago PMI and consumer-sentiment reports and shrugged off a sharp cut in the estimate of fourth-quarter U.S. economic growth that nonetheless matched expectations. The S&P 500SPX +0.28% was up 5.16 points, or 0.3%, at 1,859.53, well off its session highs, but still at a new record close. The benchmark index gained 1.3% for the week and 4.3% for the month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.30% rose 49.06 points, or 0.3%, to 16,321.71, gaining 1.4% on the week and nearly 4% over the month. The Nasdaq Composite /quotes/zigman/12633936/realtime COMP -0.25% closed lower, losing 10.81 points, or 0.3%, to 4,308.12, but still was 1.1% higher on the week and up 5% for the month.
Friday'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 unch 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
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The following are excerpts from Friday morning's Blog:
A read of the print editions of Friday's Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, Investor's Business Daily, New York Times, USA Today, Atlanta Journal & Constitution & amp; Daily Report (Ga. - carries Bloomberg) yielded the following stories about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 component companies and the Dow with stories about the Dow aggregated first and then items about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 companies presented alphabetically, followed by a separate table of Dow component's symbol and Thursday's closing stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 16272.65 up 74.24 or 0.46% from Wednesday's close of 16198.41. For the year the Dow is down 1.8%. Of the Dow components 22 gained and 8 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Goldman Sachs up $2.58 or 1.58%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was McDonald's down 81 cents or 0.84%.
Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2533.91 up 11.56 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 2522.35. 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.
WSJ pC1 "S&P 500 marches higher to record finish" by Tomi Kilgore, Matt Jarzemsky says US stocks surged to their latest record extending their rebound from a late Jan selloff & sending the S&P 500 Index into positive territory for the year.
USAT p3B "In record setting run, Dow is laggard" by Adam shell says the S&P hit a new closing record but the Dow remains more than 304 points or 1.8% below its 12/31/13 record close of 16,576.66.
IBD pB2 "Stocks up in fading trade; street awaits GDP number" by Paul Whitfield says Thursday's action saw good gains in lower trade while the current outlook is still a confirmed uptrend.
NYT pB6 "S&P sets new high mark" by AP says the stock market has staged an impressive turnaround in Feb as it slumped at the start of the year on concerns over growth prospects in China & the US.
FT p21 "Wall street" by Eric Platt says equity markets drifted for their 3rd straight day as durable goods orders fell less than many economists had feared & jobless claims worsened.
The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $84.46 up 38 cents from Wednesday's average closing price of $84.08. The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.34 (PG/DIS) up 9 cents from Wednesday's median closing price of $79.25 (NIKE/DIS). The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume was Verizon .
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 made $1,156 ($253,391 - $252,235).
2/27/14 Thurs. 4:24 pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova says the benchmark S&P 500 closed at a fresh record Thursday, as investors welcomed dovish remarks from Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen before the Senate Banking Committee.
Yellen’s comments, in which she reaffirmed the central bank’s accommodative policy, pushed the index above the key technical level of 1,850 to the new high, after three straight unsuccessful attempts this week.
The S&P 500 SPX +0.50% finished the day 9.13 points, or 0.5% higher at 1,854.29 and turned positive for the year.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.46% ended the session 74.30 points, or 0.5%, higher at 16,272.71.
The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.63% closed at the best level since April 2000, adding 26.87 points, or 0.6%, to 4,318.93.
“There is no difference between Yellen Fed and Bernanke Fed and markets like that. She also reassured markets that the Fed is not on autopilot and adjustments will be made if warranted,” said Kim Caughey Forrest, a portfolio manager and senior equity analyst at Fort Pitt Capital Group.
Yellen told senators it was difficult to tell how much of the recent decline in U.S. economic growth was due to weather, adding the central bank might consider a pause in its reduction of bond buying if the weakness persists.
In economic news, the number of people applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to match the highest level of 2014, suggesting that progress in a gradually recovering U.S. labor market has slackened off. However, the average of new claims over the past month, usually a more reliable gauge than the up-and-down weekly number, was unchanged at 338,250.
A slowdown in orders over the past few months by American manufacturers was reflected in the durable-goods orders reading for January, however the drop was less than forecast. Orders for U.S. durable goods fell 1.0% in January as demand tapered off for most big-ticket items except military hardware, the government said Thursday. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had expected orders to fall 2.5%.
Investors kept a close eye on the much-hyped technical level of 1,850 on the S&P 500.
“This market seems to be driven by technical levels, rather than data. If we push through the 1,850, then we will go higher. But if we stay below that market for the next few days, then markets will head south and we will test 1,750,” said Uri Landesman, president of Platinum Partners.
In corporate news, J.C. Penney Co. JCP +0.13% jumped 25% to $7.47, after making gains late Wednesday on better-than-expected results.
Mylan Inc. MYL +0.16% shares gained 9.4%, after the pharmaceutical company on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit above analysts forecasts.
First Solar Inc. FSLR +0.05% shares climbed 8.4%, recovering some of the solar panel maker’s sharp losses on Wednesday after its fourth-quarter earnings fell short of expectations.
Sears Holdings Corp. SHLD +0.02% rose 6.5% after the retailer said its losses narrowed compared with the same period a year ago.
Best Buy Co Inc. BBY -0.24% shares rose as much as 7% after the retailer said it swung to a fourth-quarter profit , beating forecasts, however, gains fizzled out and shares closed 1% lower.
Pacific Ethanol Inc. PEIX +2.41% rallied 65% to $14.94 after the low-carbon renewable-fuel company reported that it swung to a profit in the fourth quarter.
Overseas, Asian markets were mixed and European stocks fell. Gold prices rose as political turmoil in Ukraine prompted haven buying and the dollar rose against the Russian ruble but weakened against euro.
Friday's Dow News followed by Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:
AT&T: No mentions found.
American Express: No mentions found.
Boeing: No mentions found.
Caterpillar: WSJ pB3 "Caterpillar loses locomotive bid to Siemens, Cummins" by Bob Tita says Caterpillar lost a major contract from its home state of Illinois to produce locomotives for high speed passenger rail service.
Chevron: No mentions found.
Cisco: No mentions found.
Coke: AJC pA9 "Home Depot, delta move up " by Christopher Seward says Fortune has listed the world's top 10 most admired companies and Coca-Cola is 6, Walt Disney is 7, GE is 10, Home Depot is 40.
Disney: AJC pA9 "Home Depot, delta move up " by Christopher Seward says Fortune has listed the world's top 10 most admired companies and Coca-Cola is 6, Walt Disney is 7, GE is 10, Home Depot is 40.
DuPont: No mentions found.
Exxon: No mentions found.
GE: AJC pA9 "Home Depot, delta move up " by Christopher Seward says Fortune has listed the world's top 10 most admired companies and Coca-Cola is 6, Walt Disney is 7, GE is 10, Home Depot is 40.
Goldman Sachs: WSJ pB4 "3M buyers are sought for electronics assets" by James R. Hagerty says 3M is seeking buyers for parts of its electronics business with the help of Goldman Sachs. The amount would be less than $1 bil for the unit that makes electronic connectors.
Home Depot: AJC pA9 "Home Depot, delta move up " by Christopher Seward says Fortune has listed the world's top 10 most admired companies and Coca-Cola is 6, Walt Disney is 7, GE is 10, Home Depot is 40.
NYT pB3 "Sears posts loss for quarter and year in tough earnings season or many retailers" by Elizabeth A. Harris, WSJ pB1 "For some retailers, success is simply staying alive" by Drew Firtzgerald, Suzanne Kapner say a variety of retailers including Walmart, Gap and Nordstrom have issued somewhat disappointing guidance for the year ahead. Walmart had $473.1 bil in rev for the most recent fiscal year while Home Depot had $78.8 bi.
Intel: No mentions found.
IBM: IBD pA2 "IBM restructuring cuts start" says IBM layed off workers in Vt. & Minn as part of its $1 bil restructuring plan. IBM ended the year with 431,212 employees, down 0.7% from the prior year.
JPMorgan: No mentions found.
Johnson & Johnson: No mentions found.
McDonald's: No mentions found.
Merck: No mentions found.
Microsoft: UsAT p3B "Investing Ask Matt" by Matt Krantz says Bill Gates return to Microsoft as an advisor to the new CEO may not have an impact as Microsoft is performing well in most areas.
Nike: No mentions found.
Pfizer: No mentions found.
Procter & Gamble: No mentions found.
3M: WSJ pB4 "3M buyers are sought for electronics assets" by James R. Hagerty says 3M is seeking buyers for parts of its electronics business with the help of Goldman Sachs. The amount would be less than $1 bil for the unit that makes electronic connectors.
Travelers: No mentions found.
United Technologies: No mentions found.
UnitedHealth: No mentions found.
Verizon: No mentions found.
Visa: No mentions found.
Walmart: NYT pB3 "Sears posts loss for quarter and year in tough earnings season or many retailers" by Elizabeth A. Harris, WSJ pB1 "For some retailers, success is simply staying alive" by Drew Firtzgerald, Suzanne Kapner say a variety of retailers including Walmart, Gap and Nordstrom have issued somewhat disappointing guidance for the year ahead. Walmart had $473.1 bil in rev for the most recent fiscal year while Home Depot had $78.8 bi.
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) (to be succeeded by Satya Nadella)
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 1/27/14 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:
1. Exxon Mobil XOM $414.66
2. Microsoft MSFT 299.08
3. WalMart WMT 260.40
4. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 253.76
5. GE 253.64
6. Chevron CVX 239.93
7. JPMorgan Chase JPM 221.96
8. Procter & Gamble PG 213.30
9. IBM 193.17
10. Pfizer PFE 192.23
11. AT&T T 176.53
12. Coke KO 171.03
13. Merck MRK 153.49
14. Visa V 137.68
15. Verizon VZ 136.48
16. Disney DIS 126.96
17. Intel INTC 122.88
18. Cisco CSCO 117.63
19. Home Depot HD 111.17
20.United Technologies UTX 104.41
21. Boeing BA 103.22
22. McDonald's MCD 93.60
23. American Express AXP 92.06
24. 3M MMM 86.82
25. Goldman Sachs GS 75.51
26. UnitedHealth UNH 72.13
27.Nike NKE 63.67
28. Caterpillar CAT 58.09
29. DuPont DD 55.79
30. Travelers TRV 29.9632.20
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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 1/27/14:
Symbol & Co. Name/Date of Filing/Form Filed/ Comments
AT&T T:
1/22/14 8K re: certain fin'l items for 4Q
12.18/13 8K re: sale of AT&T's incumbent local exchange opers in Ct. to Frontier Comm. for $ 2 bil
12/16/13 8K re: redemption of shares of Perpetual Cumulative Pref. Stock held by subsidiaries
12/12/13 8K re: amendments to '11 Incentive Plan re: triggers of benefit acclerations
12/11/13 8K re: amendment to $5 bil credit agreement
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
American Express AXP:
1/16/13 8K re: 4Q results
1/15/14 8K re: deling. & write-off states for 3 mos. through 12/31/13
12/24/13 8K re: settlement with bank regulators re: credit card add-on products
12/19/13 8K re: settlement of class action filed by US merchants
12/16/13 8K re: deling. & write-off states for 3 mos. through 11/30/13
11/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for each of the 3 months ended 10/31/13
Boeing BA:
12/19/13 8K re: promotion of Dennis A. Muilenberg from CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security to COO of Boeing & promotion of Raymond L. Conner to Boeing Vice-Chair & CEO of Beoing Comm'l Airplanes & technical amendments to By-laws
12/16/13 8K re: increase in quarterly dividend and add'l $10 bil for stock repurchase program
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:
1/27/14 8K re: 4Q results 12/31/13
1/24/14 8K re: 3 mo. dealer stats thru 12/13
12/23/13 8K re: restructuring of Gosseliers, Belgium ops
12/19/13 8K re: 3 mo. dealer stats thru 11/13
12/11 8K re: mandatory retirement of David R. Goode, Charles D. Powell & amp; amp; amp; Joshua I. Smith from Board & amendment to by-laws
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
Chevron CVX:
1/9/14 8K re: interim update for 4Q
12/13/13 8K re: election of Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. to Board & amendment to By-laws
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:
12/23/13 8K re: exec pre-arranged stock trading plans
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
Coke KO:
1/24/14 8K & 12/18/13 8K both re: departure of EVP & Pres. of Coca-Cola Americas Steven A. Cahillane
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:
1/24/14 Def. Proxy (& Prelim 12/23/13) re: Annual Shareholders Mtg on 3/18/14 at 10 am Keller Aud., Portland, OR
12/23/13 8K re: election of Jack Dorsey to Board
12/9/13 8K re: Medium-Term Note Program
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: separation 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
ExxonMobil XOM:
11/5/13 10Q & 10/31/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13
GE:
1/17/14 8K re: 4Q results
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
Goldman Sachs GS:
1/16/14 8K re: 4Q & year end results for 12/31/13.
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:
1/16/14 8K re: results for 4Qtr & fiscal year ended 12/28/13
12/9/13 8K re: amdmt to '07 Annul Pref. Cash Bonus Plan for Exec Officers
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:
1/23/14 8K re: sale of x86 server portfolio to Lenovo
1/22/14 8K re: 4Q earnibgs presentation
1/21/14 8K re: fin'l results for period ending 12/31/13
12/13/13 8K re: consulting contract with retiring Mark Loughridge, SVP
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
JPMorganChase JPM:
1/24/14 8K re: grant of restricted stock units to CEO Jamie Dimon
1/22/14 8K re: issuance of fixed to floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock
1/14/14 2 8Ks re: 4Q results
1/7/14 8K re: settlement with various regulations relating to Madoff fraud
1/3/14 8K re: election of Michael A. Nead to Board
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
Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
1/21/14 8K re: 4Q 7 fiscal year ended 12/29/13 results
1/17/14 8K re: sale to Carlyle Group of Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics unit
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
McDonald's MCD:
1/23/14 8K re: 4Q & full year results for period ended 12/31/13
12/9/13 8K re: Nov. sales
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
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:
1/23/14 10Q & 1/23/14 8K re: 4Q ended 12/31/13
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
Nike NKE:
1/7/1410Q & 12/23/14 8K & 12/19/13 8K re: 4Q ended 11/30/13
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:
12/28/13 8K re: retirement of M. Anthony Burns from Board
12/19/13 8K re: amdmt of By-laws
12/17/13 8K re: promotion of Albert Bourla to Group VP, Vaccine, ONcology & amp; amp; amp; Consumer Health instead of Amy Schulman who leaves Pfizer (she was GC) & promotion of Susan Silberman to Pres. & amp; GM Global Vaccines
11/8/13 10Q & 10/29/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/29/13
Procter & Gamble PG:
1/24/14 10Q & 1/24/14 2 8Ks re: results for fiscal year ended 12/31/13
1/14/14 8K re: declaration of quarterly dividend
12/13/13 8K re: amdmt to Code of Regulations
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; 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
3M MMM:
12/17/13 8K re: declaration of dividend & update of its 5 year plan ('13 - '17)
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:
1/21/14 8K re: 4Q results ended 12/31/13
10/22/13 10Q & 10/22/13 8K re: results for qtr ended 9/30/13
United Technologies UTX:
1/22/14 8K re: 4Q results
12/13/13 8K re: amdmt to B-Laws re: forum to adjudicate certain disputes
10/25/13 10Q & 10/22/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/22/13 8K re: 3Q results
UnitedHealth Group UNH:
1/16/14 8K re: 4Q & full year results
1/3/14 8K re: presentation at Goldman Scahs Healthcare Conf.
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
Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
1/21/14 8K re: 4Q results
12/10/13 8K re: issuance of shares to purchase Vodafone's 45% interest in Verizon Wireless
12/10/13 Proxy re: Special Mtg of Shareholders re: Vodafone 1/28/14 10 am Westin Governor Morris, Morristown, NJ
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
Visa V:
12/13/13 Proxy re: Annual Mtg of Stockhodlers 1/29/14 8:30 am Crowne Plaza, Foster City, CA
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
WalMart WMT:
12/10/13 8K re: promotion of David Cheesewright to Pres. & CEO Walmart Int'l
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
THAT'S All.
