4/18/14 Fri. am UnitedHealth Profit Tumbles 8%: DuPont's Sales Dip

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Post No. 2,642 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 and a summary of Dow 30 components'  SEC filings in each case as of 4/17/14.

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 & 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 16408.54 down 16.31 or 0.10%  from Wednesday's close of 16424.85.  For the year the Dow is down 1.01%.  Of the Dow components   19  gained and 11  declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise was Boeing up $1.90 and percentage-wise was GE up 1.72%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was IBM down $6.36 or 3.24%.

WSJ pC4 "Tech rout snaps Dow's winning streak" by Chris Dieterich says disappointing results from IBM dragged on the Dow.  Industrial stocks were among the S&P's best performers powered by GE which topped analysts earnings estimates.  Goldman Sachs gained 22 cents after its 1Q earnings and rev declined from a year ago but beat analyst forecasts. IBM and UnitedHealth are charted under bad news as UnitedHealth's earnings were hurt by gov cuts to Medicare advantage programs and new taxes and IBM reported a 21% drop in profit amid a sharp decline in hardware sales.

NYT pB7 "shares close mixed to end a strong week that was bolstered by earnings" by Reuters says the stock market ended a holiday day shortened week with mostly modest gains as GE and Morgan Stanely rallied after reporting strong fin'l results.

AJC pA13 "Nasdaq, S&P eke out gains" by AP says stocks closed mostly higher Thurs. as upbeat earnings news from several large US firms such as GE, Morgan Stanley and PepsiCo reported 1Q results.



As of the open    the market on Friday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C6 of  Friday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Friday's trailing P/E ratio is 16.15 unchanged from Thursday's opening  trailing P/E ratio of 16.15   (last year it was 16.12).  Friday's P/E estimate is 14.87 up from Thursday's opening estimate of 14.53   (year ago it was 13.15) and Friday's dividend yield is 2.19 up  from Thursday's opening dividend yield of 2.17   (last year it was 2.45). 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.



Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2555.07 down 2.54  from  Wednesday's closing numerator of 2557.61.  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.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $85.17 down 8 cents  from Wednesday's average closing price of $85.25.  The median closing price of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $78.83   (WMT/DIS)  up 26 cents from Wednesday's median closing price of $78.57 (DIS/UNH. The lowest volume was   Travelers 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 $254  ($255,761 - $255,507).

4/17/14 Thurs. 4:22   pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova says U.S. stocks  ended the holiday-shortened week with solid gains, after four straight day of increases on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite. The benchmark index traded sideways on Thursday as investors weighed a mixed bag of earnings results and generally positive economic data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the day slightly lower. U.S. markets are closed Friday for the Good Friday holiday. The S&P 500 /quotes/zigman/3870025/realtime SPX +0.14% ended the day 2.54 points, or 0.1%, higher at 1,864.85 and gained 2.7% over the past 4 days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average /quotes/zigman/627449/realtime DJIA -0.10% closed 16.31 points, or 0.1%, lower at 16,408.54. The blue-chip index gained 2.4% over the past four days, recouping all of the losses from the previous week. The Nasdaq Composite /quotes/zigman/12633936/realtime COMP +0.23% added 9.29 points, or 0.2%, to 4,095.52.                    

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:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  AJC pA12 "InterContinental, Coke sign multi-year deal" Coke signed an exclusive, multi-year agreement with InterContinental Hotels Group to provide its soft drink and juice brands to IHG's 3,200 hotels around the world.   The hotels include Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn express, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood suites.  Lee Andrew Kolber is an attorney at IHG in Atlanta.

WSJ pB4 "Snack sales help PepsiCo" by Mike Esterl says PepsiCo has been losing market share to Coca-Cola for several years in the U.S. and abroad.

Disney:  No mentions found.

DuPont:  WSJ pB4 "DuPont earnings tumble" by Kelsey Gee, Tess Stynes, AJC pA12 "Winter storms weigh on DuPont during 1Q" say DuPont reported net income of $1.4 bil or $1.54 per share down from $3.35 bil or $3.58 a share a year ago.  DuPont's operating earnings were slightly below Wall Street estimates.

Exxon:  No mentions found.

GE:  NYT pB3 "GE posts strong growth in its industrial businesses" by Steve Lohr, WSJ pB3 "GE plans to prune more businesses" by Ted Mann, Erin Mccarthy, AJC pA12 "GE earrings fall, but outlook strong" say GE's net income fell due to the sale of NBC Universal..  GE earned $3 bil in 1Q on rev of $34.18 bil down from $3.5 bil on rev of $34.94 bil a year ago.  GE earned 30 cents per share.  Analysts had expected gE to earn 32 cents per share on sales of $34.45 bil.


WSJ pC4 "Tech rout snaps Dow's winning streak" by Chris Dieterich says disappointing results from IBM dragged on the Dow.  Industrial stocks were among the S&P's best performers powered by GE which topped analysts earnings estimates.  Goldman Sachs gained 22 cents after its 1Q earnings and rev declined from a year ago but beat analyst forecasts. IBM and UnitedHealth are charted under bad news as UnitedHealth's earnings were hurt by gov cuts to Medicare advantage programs and new taxes and IBM reported a 21% drop in profit amid a sharp decline in hardware sales.

NYT pB7 "shares close mixed to end a strong week that was bolstered by earnings" by Reuters says the stock market ended a holiday day shortened week with mostly modest gains as GE and Morgan Stanely rallied after reporting strong fin'l results.

AJC pA13 "Nasdaq, S&P eke out gains" by AP says stocks closed mostly higher Thurs. as upbeat earnings news from several large US firms such as GE, Morgan Stanley and PepsiCo reported 1Q results.

Goldman Sachs:  WSJ pC1 "Deals lift Goldman, Morgan Stanley" by Justin baer, Saabira Chaudhuri, AJC pA12 "Goldman's income dips but still beats forecast" say Goldman Sachs' earnings fell in 1Q as bond trading slumped but results still beat expectations as it earned $1.95 bil down 11% from $2.19 bil a year ago.  Rev totaled $9.33 bil down 8% from $10.09 bil a year ago.

WSJ pC2 "Banks fight back on commodities" by Ryan tracy says firms from Goldman Sachs to Boeing signed letters this week telling the fed that forcing banks out of markets for natural gas, metals and other commodities would make trading in those areas less efficient.  JPMorgan has said it was selling its commodities businesses.

WSJ pC4 "Tech rout snaps Dow's winning streak" by Chris Dieterich says disappointing results from IBM dragged on the Dow.  Industrial stocks were among the S&P's best performers powered by ge which topped analysts earnings estimates.  Goldman Sachs gained 22 cents after its 1Q earnings and rev declined from a year ago but beat analyst forecasts. IBM and UnitedHealth are charted under bad news as UnitedHealth's earnings were hurt by gov cuts to Medicare advantage programs and new taxes and IBM reported a 21% drop in profit amid a sharp decline in hardware sales.

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM: WSJ pC4 "Tech rout snaps Dow's winning streak" by Chris Dieterich says disappointing results from IBM dragged on the Dow.  Industrial stocks were among the S&P's best performers powered by ge which topped analysts earnings estimates.  Goldman Sachs gained 22 cents after its 1Q earnings and rev declined from a year ago but beat analyst forecasts. IBM and UnitedHealth are charted under bad news as UnitedHealth's earnings were hurt by gov cuts to Medicare advantage programs and new taxes and IBM reported a 21% drop in profit amid a sharp decline in hardware sales.

JPMorgan: WSJ pC2 "Banks fight back on commodities" by Ryan tracy says firms from Goldman Sachs to Boeing signed letters this week telling the fed that forcing banks out of markets for natural gas, metals and other commodities would make trading in those areas less efficient.  JPMorgan has said it was selling its commodities businesses.

Johnson & Johnson:

McDonald's:  WSJ pA7 "Companies gird for Ukraine turmoil" by Noelle Knox, Vipal Monga says Carnival 's cruise ships now call in Bulgaria instead of Ukraine and McDonald's has closed its restaurants in Crimea.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  No mentions found.

Nike:  No mentions found.

Pfizer:  WSJ pB5 "Teva pharmaceutical pact with Pfizer permits sale of generic Celebrex" by Tess Stynes says Teva will be able to release its generic version of Celebrex in the US by year's end under a settlement its US subsidiary reached in a patent dispute with Pfizer.  Celebrex is a blockbuster painkiller.

Procter & Gamble:  WSJ pB1 "A new eapon in razor arms race" by Paul Ziobro, Serena Ng says Procter & gamble will launch a razor featuring a swiveling ball hinge that allows the blade to pivot and comes with a high end price of $11.49.

3M:  No mentions found.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealth:  WSJ pB4 "Health law depressed profit, says UnitedHealth" by Tess Stynes, Anna Wilde Matthews, AJC pA12 "UnitedHealth's 1Q profit tumbles 8%", NYT pB1 "Health law bellwether, insurer posts lower profit" by Reed Abelson say UNH's 1Q net income slid 8% as it earned $1.1 bil or $1.10 a share down from $1.19 bil or $1.16 per share a year ago as rev rose 5% to $31.71 bil.  Analysts expected $1.09 per share on 432.01 bil.  The slide was due to cuts from the health care overhaul.

WSJ pC4 "Tech rout snaps Dow's winning streak" by Chris Dieterich says disappointing results from IBM dragged on the Dow.  Industrial stocks were among the S&P's best performers powered by ge which topped analysts earnings estimates.  Goldman Sachs gained 22 cents after its 1Q earnings and rev declined from a year ago but beat analyst forecasts. IBM and UnitedHealth are charted under bad news as UnitedHealth's earnings were hurt by gov cuts to Medicare advantage programs and new taxes and IBM reported a 21% drop in profit amid a sharp decline in hardware sales.

Verizon:  No mentions found.

Visa:  No mentions found.

Walmart:  WSJ pC1 "Walmart dives deeper in banking" by Paul Ziobro, Robin Sidel, NYT pB1 "Walmart will enter cash wiring business" by Elizabeth A. Harris, AJC pA11 Walmart offering money transfers" by Anne D'Innocenzio, AP say Walmart is delving deeper into fin'l services and will offer money transfer that will cut fees by up to 50% from competition.  Starting 4/24 customers can transfer up to $900 to and from more than 4,000 U.S. Walmart stores.


Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol  Last Sal  eChange  % Change  Share Volume  Market 

T$36.040.06 ▼ 0.17%25,198,393NYSE
AXP$86.221.18 ▼ 1.35%9,214,265NYSE
BA$127.941.90 ▲ 1.51%3,012,999NYSE
CAT$102.840.09 ▼ 0.09%2,975,410NYSE
CVX$123.681.85 ▲ 1.52%8,553,575NYSE
CSCO$23.210.18 ▲ 0.78%47,653,180NASDAQ-GS
KO$40.720.13 ▲ 0.32%18,243,680NYSE
DIS$79.991.04 ▲ 1.32%6,839,396NYSE
DD$66.980.74 ▼ 1.09%6,012,533NYSE
XOM$100.420.48 ▲ 0.48%15,382,539NYSE
GE$26.5690.449 ▲ 1.72%66,783,025NYSE
GS$157.440.22 ▲ 0.14%4,425,515NYSE
HD$77.10.52 ▲ 0.68%6,580,258NYSE
INTC$27.040.11 ▲ 0.41%35,876,058NASDAQ-GS
IBM$190.046.36 ▼ 3.24%10,663,568NYSE
JPM$55.220.04 ▼ 0.07%17,072,609NYSEJ
NJ$98.980.23 ▲ 0.23%7,750,634NYSE
MCD$100.260.57 ▼ 0.57%3,880,974NYSE
MRK$56.470.21 ▲ 0.37%9,910,314NYSE
MSFT$40.010.39 ▼ 0.97%36,482,007NASDAQ-GS
NKE$74.030.93 ▲ 1.27%4,189,365NYSE
PFE$30.250.16 ▲ 0.53%26,374,039NYSE
PG$81.760.11 ▲ 0.13%7,251,409NYSE
MMM$137.740.97 ▲ 0.71%2,492,156NYSE
TRV$86.680.10 ▼ 0.12%1,798,088NYSE
UTX$118.590.52 ▲ 0.44%2,814,619NYSE
UNH$75.782.41 ▼ 3.08%12,964,036NYSE
VZ$47.60.50 ▲ 1.06%22,172,203DualListed
V$208.091.27 ▼ 0.61%2,950,271NYSE
WMT$77.660.44 ▲ 0.57%5,843,772NYSE

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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 Satya Nadella (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 Doug McMillon (Bentonville, ARK)


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Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 as of 4/17/14 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $433.94
2. Microsoft MSFT 332.11
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 279.95
4. GE 266.48
5. WalMart WMT 250.78
6. Chevron CVX 236.12
7.  Procter & Gamble PG 221.68
8. JPMorgan Chase JPM 209.13
9.  IBM 197.87
10. Verizon VZ 197.
11. Pfizer PFE 193.08
12. AT&T T 187.65
13. Coke KO 179.41
14. Merck MRK 166.06
15.  Disney DIS 140.15
16. Intel INTC 134.44
17. Visa V 131.76
18. Cisco CSCO 119.56
19. United Technologies UTX 108.52
20. Home Depot HD 106.49
21. McDonald's MCD 99.24 
22. Boeing BA 95.1 
23. American Express AXP 91.44
24. 3M MMM 91.27
25. UnitedHealth UNH 74.96
26. Goldman Sachs GS 73.58
27. Caterpillar CAT 65.59
28. Nike NKE 65.016
29. DuPont DD 62.14
30. Travelers TRV 30.54

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 4/17/14:

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

AT&T T:
3/31/14 8K re: closing of sale of Flotating Rate Global Notes due '17
3/14/14 8K re: issuance of Notes to purchase LEAP
3/11/14 Proxy re Annual Meeting of Stockholders, 4/25/14 9 am, Rivermill Event Centre, Columbus, GA
3/10/14 8K re: issuance of Global Notes
2/21/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/29/14 & 1/28/14 8Ks re: 4Q earnings release
1/22/14 8K re: certain fin'l items for 4Q



American Express AXP:
4/16/14 8K re: 1Q results
4/15 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months ended 3/31/14
3/27/14 Proxy re: Annual Mtg. of Shareholders 5/12 at  9 a.m. at AXP HQ in NYC
3/26/14 8K re: dividend of 26 cents per share & buyback of up to $4.4 bil of common shares in '14
3/17/14 8K re: jv agreement with Certares re: Global Business Travel Division
3/17/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months ended 2/28/14
2/25/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/18/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months ended 1/31/14
1/16/14 8K re: 4Q results
1/15/14 8K re: deling. & write-off states for 3 mos. through 12/31/13




Boeing BA:
3/14/14 Proxy for Annual Meeting of Shareholders 4/28/14 10:00 am, Field Museum, Chicago
3/11/14 8K re: amendments to Supp. Exec. Retirement Plan
4/28/14 8K re: selection of Robert E. Verbeck as VP Finance
2/27/14 8K re: grants of restricted stock units to execs
2/14/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/29/14 8K re: 4Q results


Caterpillar CAT:
3/20/14 8K re: 3 month dealer stats thru 2/14
 2/20/14 8K re: retail sales info
2/18/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/27/14 8K re: 4Q results &  12/31/13 results
1/24/14 8K re: 3 mo. dealer stats thru 12/13



Chevron CVX:
4/10/14 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 5/28 at Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Midland, Tx at 8 am
4/9/14 8K re: Interim update for 1Q
3/28/14 8K re: increase in comp. to exec officers
2/21/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/31/14 8K re: grants of stock options to execs
1/31/14 8K re: 4Q and year end results
1/9/14 8K re: interim update for 4Q



Cisco CSCO:
3/26/14 8K re: adoption of pre-arranged exec stock trading plans
3/11/14 8K re: exec's pre-arranged stock trading plan
3/3/14 8K re: issuance of Floating Rate Notes
2/26/14 8K re: public offering of Senior Notes
2/20/14 10Q & 2/12/14 8K re: qtr. ended 1/25/14



Coke KO:
4/15/14 8K re: 1Q results
4/3/14 & 3/28/14 Proxy material re: issue of exec. comp.
3/7/14 8K re: public offering of $1 bil Floating Rate Notes due '15
3/7/14 Proxy Statement re: Shareholder Meeting 4/23/14 12:30 pm Cobb Galeria, Atlanta
2/27/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/21/14 8K re: Kathy Walker replacing Gary Fayad as EVP/CFO & retirement from BoD of Donald F. McHenry & Jacob Wallenberg
2/19/14 8K re: amendment of Restricted Stock Award Plan
2/18/14 8K re: results of 4Q & year
2/6/14 8K re: agreement with Green Mt. Coffee Roaster
1/24/14 8K & 12/18/13 8K both re: departure of EVP & Pres. of Coca-Cola Americas Steven A. Cahillane



Disney DIS:
3/20/14 8K re: amdmt to cert. of incorp.
3/18/14; 3/4/14; & 2/3/14 Add'l proxy materials 
2/5/14 10Q & 2/5/14 8K re: Qtr ended 12/28/13
1/24/14 Def. Proxy (& Prelim 12/23/13) re: Annual Shareholders Mtg on 3/18/14 at 10 am Keller Aud., Portland, OR




DuPont DD:
/17/14 8K re: results for qtr ended 3/31
3/14/14 Proxy Stockholders Mtg 4/23/14 10:30 am, DuPont Theatre, Wilmington, DE
3/10/14 8K re: guidance for 2014
2/5/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/28/14 8K re: 4Q results


ExxonMobil XOM:
4/11/14 Proxy re: Shareholder Mtg on 5/28 at Myerson Symphony Ctr, Dallas, Tx at 9:30 am
3/24/14 8K re: Reg. FD disclosure re: '13 Fin'l & Operating Rev
3/20/14 8K re: issuance of Float Rate Notes
3/11/14 8K re: presentation at analyst meeting
2/26/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/21/14 8K re: oil reserves info
1/30/14 8K re: 4Q results

GE:
4/17/14 8K re: 1Q results
3/11/14 8K re: public offering of Notes
3/5/14 Proxy Annual Shareholders Meeting 4/23/14 10 am Sheraton, Chicago
2/27/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/17/14 8K re: 4Q results


Goldman Sachs GS:
4/17/14 8K re: 1Q results
4/4/14 Proxy re: Shareholder Mtg at 5/16 at GS Office, Irving Tx at 9:30 am
3/26/14 8K re: revised '14 capital plan submitted to Fed. Res. Bd.
3/3/14 8K re: issuance of Notes
3/3/14 8K re: election of Peter Oppenheimer to Bod
2/28/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/12/14 8K re: public offering of debt
1/16/14 8K re: 4Q & year end results for 12/31/13.



Home Depot HD:
4/7/14 Proxy re: Shareholder Mtg 5/22 Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta, Ga. at 9:00 am
3/27/14 10K for year ended 2/2/14
2/28/14 8K re: election of Craig A. Menear, Pes. US Retail
2/25/14 8K re: results for fiscal year and qtr ended 2/2/14



Intel INTC:
4/15/14 8K re: 1Q results
4/7/14 8K re: changes to operating segments reports
4/3/14 Proxy re: Stockholder Mtg on 5/22 at 8:30 am at Intel HQ, Santa Clara, CA
2/14/14 10K for year ended 2/28/13
2/3/14 8K re: comp structure for execs & employees
1/16/14 8K re: results for 4Qtr & fiscal year ended 12/28/13




IBM:
4/17/14 & 4/16/14 8K re: 1Q earnings presentation
4/3/14 Proxy re: add't'l info
3/10/14 Proxy Stockholder Mtg 4/29/14 10 am Osborn Conv. Ctr., Jacksonville, FL
2/25/14 8K 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/11/14 8K re: public offering of debt
2/10/14 8K re: closing of sale of IBM's customer care process outsourcing business to SYNNEX
1/31/14 8K re: exec comp. structure
1/23/14 8K re: sale of x86 server portfolio to Lenovo
1/22/14 8K re: 4Q earnings presentation


JPMorganChase JPM:
4/11/14 2 8Ks re: 1Q results
4/9/14 Proxy re: Shareholder Mtg at JPM Offices on 5/20/14 at Tampa, Fl at 10:00 am
3/26/14 8K re: dividend of 40 cents per share & buyback of $6.5 bil of common stock
3/20/14 8K results of '14 Dodd-Frank Act Stress Tests
3/14/14 8K re: issuance of Notes
3/10/14 8K re: issuance of Pref. Stock
3/5/14 8K re: issuance of Notes
2/27/14 8K re: Investor Day Presentation
2/6/14 8K re: sale of Pref. Stock
2/5/14 8K re: payment of $614 mil to settle mortgage case brought by US Atty SDNY, FHA, HUD & VA
1/30/14 8K sale of Pref. Stock
1/28/14 8K re: public offering of Notes
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



Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
4/15/14 8K re: results of 1Q ended 3/30/14
3/12/14 Proxy -  Shareholder Meeting 4/24 10 am Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick, NJ
2/21/14 10K for year ended 12/29/13
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




McDonald's MCD:
4/11/14 Proxy re: Shareholder Mtg on 5/22/14 at 8 am at MCD HQ at Oak Brook, Ill
3/21/14 8K re: retirement of COO Tim Fenton & global mgmt. restructure
3/13/14 8K re: presentation at Merrill Lynch Consumer Retail Conf. in NYC 3/12
3/10/14 8K re: Feb. sales
2/24/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/14/14 8K re: exec awards under cash performance unit plan
2/10/14 8K re: Jan sales
1/31/14 8K re: payout structure for '14 Target Incentive Plan for Execs
1/23/14 8K re: 4Q & full year results for period ended 12/31/13




Merck MRK:
4/14/14 Proxy re: Shareholder Mtg on 5/27 at 9 am at Bridgewater Marriott, Bridgewater, NJ
3/27/14 8K re: departure of EVP/CEO Peter N. Kellogg
2/28/14 8K re: amdmt of Bylaws so 15% of shareholders can call a meeting
2/27/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/5/14 8K re: retirement of John Canan, Sr. VP Finance
2/5/14 8K re: 4Q & full year results


Microsoft MSFT:
3/20/14 8K re: resignation from Bd. of Dirs. of Stephen J. Luczo
3/12/14 8K re: election of G. Mason Morfit, Pres. ValueAct Capital, to BoD
2/4/14 8K re: election of Satya Nadella as CEO
1/23/14 10Q & 1/23/14 8K re: 4Q ended 12/31/13




Nike NKE:
4/7/14 10Q & 3/25/14 & 3/20/14 8Ks re: Year ended 2/28/14
1/7/1410Q  & 12/23/14 8K & 12/19/13 8K re: 4Q ended 11/30/13



Pfizer PFE:
4/11/14 & 4/2/14 Proxy re: add't'l info
3/13/14 Proxy - Shareholder Meeting 4/24/14 8:30 am Hilton Short Hills, NJ
2/28/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/28/14 8K re: results for 4Q and year


Procter & Gamble PG:
4/9/14 8K re: sale of Pet Food biz to Mars for $2.9 bil
4/7/14 8K re: dividend of 64 cents  on common & preferred shares
2/28/14 8K re: A.G. Lafley's pre-arranged stock trading plan
2/14/14 8K re: exercise of stock options by CEO A.G. Lafley
2/11/14 8K re: company guidance
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



3M MMM:
4/15/14; 3/27/14; & 3/26/14 Proxy re: Stockholder Mtg on 5/13/14 at 10:00 am at Austin Conv. Ctr. at Austin, Tx
4/8/14 8K re: imminent danger order issued and then lifted for Greystone Plant at Wauscu, Wisc.
3/5/14 8K re: realignment of business segments
2/13/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/30/14 8K re: 4Q & full year results



Travelers TRV:
4/11/14 Proxy re: shareholder Mtg on 5/27 at 1 pm at Hartford Marriott Downtown, Hartford, Ct.
3/17/14 8K re: cahnge of date of Annual Shareholders Meeting from 5/28 to 5/27/14 at Hartford, Ct., Mariott Downtown
2/13/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/6/14 8K re: election of Philip T. Ruegger III to Bod
1/21/14 8K re: 4Q results ended 12/31/13


United Technologies UTX:
4/8/14 Proxy re: add'l info
3/14/14 Proxy - Shareholder Meeting 4/28 2 pm Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte, NC
2/6/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/22/14 8K re: 4Q results



UnitedHealth Group UNH:
4/17/14 8K re: 1Q results
3/7/14 8K re: presentation at Barclays Global Healthcare Conf. Miami 3/11
2/28/14 8K re: presentation at Raymond James INv. Conf. Orlando 3/4
2/12/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/16/14 8K re: 4Q & full year results
1/3/14 8K re: presentation at Goldman Sachs Healthcare Conf.


Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
4/11/14 Proxy re: add'l info
3/17/14 Proxy - Annual Meeting of Shareholders 5/1/14 10:30 am, Sheraton, Phoenix, AZ
3/10/14; 2/1/14; 1/30/14 & 1/28/14 8Ks re: closing of the purchase of Vodafone's 45% interest in Verizon Wireless
3/7/14 8K re: declaration of quarterly dividend & repurchase program of up to 100 mil shares
2/27/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/24/14 8K re: 2014 guidance
2/12/14 8K re: closing of sale of Notes
2/11/14 8K re: exec comp.
1/21/14 8K re: 4Q results




Visa V:
3/1/314 8K re: resignation of Elizabeth Buse, EVP Solutions
3/7/14 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan for CFO
3/5/14 8K re: presentation at Morgan Stanley tech, Media & Telecom Conf 3/5
1/30/14 10Q for qtr ended 12/31/13
1/29/14 8K re: results of 1/29/14 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
1/29/14 8K re: declaration of dividends

WalMart WMT:
4/7 8K re: issuance of euro Notes due '22
3/21/14 10K for FY ended 1/31/14
2/20/14 8K re: 4Q results
2/13/14 8K re: amendment to bylaws to allow 10% of sharehodlers to call a meeting
1/31/14 8K re: 2014 guidance
1/29/14 8K re: election of C. Douglas McMillan as Pres/CEO
1/29/14 8K/A re: compensation for EVP David Cheesewright


SO LONG, THAT'S ALL