Saturday, May 31, 2014

5/31/14 Sat DOW Hits Record High

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Post No. 2,670 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 as of 5/30/14 and a summary of recent Dow 30 components'  SEC filings as of 5/30/14.

A  read of the print editions of Monday's Barron's & Investor's  Business Daily; the combined Sat/Sun issues of each of the Wall Street Journal & Financial Times; & Saturday's New York Times, & Atlanta Journal & 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 16717.17 up 18.43 or 0.11% from Thursday's close of 16698.74.   For the year the Dow is up 0.85%. Of the Dow components  22 gained and 8  declined.  For the week the Dow is up 1.2% and for the month up 2.1%. The biggest gainer dollar-wise  Walmart up 79 cents and percentage-wise was Microsoft up 1.49%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was  Caterpillar down $1.37 or 1.32%.

WSJ pB4 "S&P 500 rises 4th month in row to record" by Matt Jarzemsky, Min Zeng  says US stocks edged mostly higher with the S&P 500 riding its 4th consecutive monthly advance to a fresh record as did the Dow.

Sat. NYT pB5 "late rally sends Dow to new high, barely" by AP says the stock market closed May on a mostly higher note on Fri, sending the S&P & Dow to nominal highs.

IBD pB8 "Stock uptrend stays intact: can summer rally follow?" by Paul Whitfield says stocks trotted to a mixed finish Fri as the new uptrend cont'd to avoid hard shots.  Friday's action was mixed in rising vol while the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.


As of the open of  the market on Monday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page B5 of  Saturday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Monday's trailing P/E ratio is 16.35 up from Friday's trailing P/E ratio of 16.33 (last year it was 16.51).  Monday's P/E estimate is 14.41 down from Friday's P/E estimate of 14.81 (year ago it was 14.05) and Monday's dividend yield is 2.22 up from Friday's dividend yield of 2.18 (last year it was 2.35). The Dow's all-time high was 16,717.17 on May 30,  2014. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2603.13 up 2.87  from  Thursday's   numerator of 2600.26.  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  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $86.77 up 9 cents from Thursday's  average closing price of $86.68.  The median closing price of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $80.61   (HD/PG) up 46 cents from Thursday's median closing price of $80.15 (PG/HD). The lowest volume was   Visa and the highest volume was Intel.

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 $287  ($260,313 - $260,026).

5/30/14 Friday 4:06    pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova says the U.S. stock market finished May with the biggest monthly gain since February as the main benchmarks ended the week higher. Friday's trading on Wall Street was lackluster as investors were cautious after disappointing reports on personal income, spending and consumer sentiment. Marginal gains on the S&P 500 helped the benchmark close at a record level for the 14th time this year. The large-cap index SPX +0.18% closed 3.44 points, or 0.2%, higher at 1,923.48. The measure added 1.2% over the past week and is 2.1% higher over the past month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.11% closed at a record level, adding 18.37 points, or 0.1%, to 16,717.11. The blue-chip index gained 0.7% over the week and rose 0.8% over the month. The Nasdaq Composite COMP -0.13% ended the day down 5.33 points, or 0.1%, at 4,242.62, but it still recorded a 1.4% over the past week. A 3.1% gain over the past month was the first monthly advance in 3 months.

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

AT&T:  Barron's pM3 "The trader" by Vito J. Racanelli says  says the deal to take over DirectTV by AT&T "injects too much merger execution risk into AT&T's stock.  At&T's total return is 11% in 4 months, half of what the author expected.

American Express:

Boeing:

Caterpillar:

Chevron:

Cisco:

Coke:

Disney:

DuPont:

Exxon:

GE:

Goldman Sachs:

Home Depot:

Intel:   IBD pA2 "The big 5 PC makers: set to rebound?" by Brian Deagon says the PC market decline was evident in 3Q '12 when Intel said that quarterly rev fell 5% from the prior year.  It was the first of 4 straight quarters of rev decline for Intel.  Microsoft's decision to end support for Windows XP op  system put many businesses in a position to upgrade which helped Hewlett-Packard and others.

IBM:  Barron's Cover Story  & page 21 "Reinventing big blue" by Leslie P. Norton says IBM CEO Ginni Rometty isn't letting criticism derail her plan to turn around IBM. Barron's says on the cover "We think her plan will work."

JPMorgan:   Barron's p11 "Bank shot" by ben Levisohn says Johnson & Johnson's stock jumped to big gains in '14 because it was cheap.  Financial stocks have disappointed lately as JPMorgan is down 4.9%.

Johnson & Johnson:  Barron's p11 "Bank shot" by ben Levisohn says Johnson & Johnson's stock jumped to big gains in '14 because it was cheap.  Financial stocks have disappointed lately as JPMorgan is down 4.9%.

McDonald's:

Merck: Barron's p29 "Best of breed" by Johanna Bennettt says since Pfizer spun off Zoetis, it has 20% of the global animal health market competing with Eli Lilly and Merck.

Microsoft:  IBD pA2 "The big 5 PC makers: set to rebound?" by Brian Deagon says the PC market decline was evident in 3Q '12 when Intel said that quarterly rev fell 5% from the prior year.  It was the first of 4 straight quarters of rev decline for Intel.  Microsoft's decision to end support for Windows XP op  system put many businesses in a position to upgrade which helped Hewlett-Packard and others.

Nike:

Pfizer:  Sat. NYT pB2 "FDA approves Celebrex in generic versions" says the FDA on Fri approved the first generic versions of Pfizer's anti-inflammatory painkiller Celebrex, known generically as celecoxib.

Barron's p14 "Week review" says Pfizer dropped its bid for AstraZeneca.

Barron's p29 "Best of breed" by Johanna Bennettt says since Pfizer spun off Zoetis, it has 20% of the global animal health market competing with Eli Lilly and Merck.

Procter & Gamble:

3M:

Travelers:

United Technologies:

UnitedHealth:

Verizon:

Visa:

Walmart:                

Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

SymbolLast SaleChange% ChangeShare VolumeMarket
T▲ NYSE
AXP▲ NYSE
BA▲ NYSE
CAT▼ NYSE
CVX▲ NYSE
CSCO▼ NASDAQ-GS
KO▲ NYSE
DIS▼ NYSE
DD▲ NYSE
XOM▼ NYSE
GE▲ NYSE
GS▼ NYSE
HD▲ NYSE
INTC▲ NASDAQ-GS
IBM▲ NYSE
JPM▼ NYSE
JNJ▲ NYSE
MCD▲ NYSE
MRK▲ NYSE
MSFT▲ NASDAQ-GS
NKE▲ NYSE
PFE▲ NYSE
PG▲ NYSE
MMM▲ NYSE
TRV▼ NYSE
UTX▼ NYSE
UNH▲ NYSE
VZ▲ DualListed
V▲ NYSE
WMT▲ NYSE
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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 5/30/14 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $431.98
2. Microsoft MSFT 333.47
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 284.64
4. GE 267.04
5. WalMart WMT 246.29
6. Chevron CVX 232.75
7.  Procter & Gamble PG 217.48
8. JPMorgan Chase JPM 211.12
9.  Verizon VZ 205.88
10. Pfizer PFE 188.43
11. IBM 185.36
12. AT&T T 183.57
13. Coke KO 178.36
14. Merck MRK 168.65
15.  Disney DIS 145.61
16. Intel INTC 135.5
17. Visa V 134.4
18. Cisco CSCO 125.71
19. Home Depot HD 109
20. United Technologies UTX 106.21
21. McDonald's MCD 99.59 
22. Boeing BA 98.04 
23. American Express AXP 96.64
24. 3M MMM 92.88
25. UnitedHealth UNH 77.65
26. Goldman Sachs GS 77.45
27. Nike NKE 67.26
28. Caterpillar CAT 63.85
29. DuPont DD 63.26
30. Travelers TRV 32.58

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 5/30/14:

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

AT&T T:
5/19/14 8K re: contract to buy DirecTV
5/2/14 10Q & 4/23/14 8K & 4/22/14 8K re: results of 1 Qtr ended 3/31/14.
4/28/14 8K re: voting results of annual meeting of Stockholders
3/31/14 8K re: closing of sale of Floating 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

American Express AXP:
5/15/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats. for 3 months through 4/30/14
5/13/14 8K re: 13% dividend increase
4/29/14 10Q re: 1Q ended 3/31
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


Boeing BA:
5/12/14 8K re: amendment of CEO's employment contract
4/30/14 8K re: voting results from annual meeting of shareholders
4/23/14 10Q & 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/14
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
3/28/14 8K re: selection of Robert E. Verbeck as VP Finance


Caterpillar CAT:
5/28/14 & 4/21/14 Proxies re: annual meeting of stockholders on 6/11/14 at Corinth, MS
5/20/14 8K re: 3 months retail sales stats through 4/14
5/8/14 8K re: underwriting agreement to issue notes
5/2/14 10Q & 4/24/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/14 results
4/23/14 8K re: 3 months retail sales stats through 3/14
3/20/14 8K re: 3 month dealer stats thru 2/14


Chevron CVX:
5/2/14 10Q & 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
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


Cisco CSCO:
5/22/14 10Q & 5/14/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 4/26 results
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


Coke KO:
4/30/14 10Q/A & 4/24/14 10Q for 1Qtr ended 3/28 results
4/25/14 8K re: election of Kathy N. Waller as CFO
4/23/14 8K re: approval of Equity Comp. Plan
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


Disney DIS:
5/6/14 8K & 10Q for 1Qtr ended 3/29 results
3/20/14 8K re: amdmt to cert. of incorp.
3/18/14; 3/4/14; & 2/3/14 Add'l proxy materials 


DuPont DD:
4/28/14 8K re: voting results of Stockholders Mtg
4/22/14 10Q & 4/17/14 re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31
3/17/14 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


ExxonMobil XOM:
5/14/14 & 4/22/14 Proxy material re: exec comp
5/7/14 10Q & 5/1/14 8K re: 1 Qtr. ended 3/31 results
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

GE:
5/12/14 10Q & 4/17/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/28/14 8K re: voting results from annual shareholders meeting
4/23/14 8K re: election of John J. Brennan to Board of Dirs.
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


Goldman Sachs GS:
5/29/14 8K re: tender offer for debt securities.
5/19/14 8K re: shareholder meeting voting results
5/19/14 10Q  re: 1 Qtr results ended 3/31
4/21/14 Proxy material re: governance and practices
4/28/14 8K re: amend cert. of incorp. re: series L Preferred rights
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


Home Depot HD:
5/28/14 10Q & 5/20/14 8K re: 1 Qtr results
5/28/14 8K re: voting results from Shareholder Meeting
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


Intel INTC:
5/28/14 8K re: voting results from Stockholder Mtg
4/25/14 10Q for 1 Qtr ended 3/29
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


IBM:
5/14/14  2 8Ks re: FD disclosures re: investors' meeting
5/2/14 8K re: voting results from Stockholder Mtg
4/29/14 10Q for 1 Qtr. ended 3/31
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


JPMorganChase JPM:
5/22/14 8K re: Voting results from Shareholder Mtg.
5/13/14 8K re: Offering of notes
4/22/14 Proxy information
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


Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
5/2/14 10Q for 1 Qtr ended 3/30
4/25/14 8K re: voting results of shareholder meeting
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



McDonald's MCD:
5/28/14 8K re: Voting results of Shareholder Mtg
5/27/14 8K re: retirement of Timothy Fenton
5/8/14 8K re: April sales
5/6/14 10Q & 4/222/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
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


Merck MRK:
5/29/14 8K re: voting results of Shareholder Mtg
5/8/14 10Q & 4/29/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31
5/6/14 8K re: FD re: Investor briefing
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

Microsoft MSFT:
4/24/14 10Q & 4/24/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
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


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:
5/27/14; 5/20/14; 5/13/14; 5/2/14  & 4/28/14 8Ks all with respect to bid for and withdrawal of bid for AstraZeneca
5/19/14 8K re: offering of floating rate notes
5/15/14 8K re: public offering of notes
5/8/14 10Q & 5/5/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/30 results
4/28/14 8K re: Voting results of Shareholder Meeting
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


Procter & Gamble PG:
4/23/14 10Q & 2 8Ks re 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
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


3M MMM:
5/16/14 8K re: sale of notes
5/15/14 8K re: transfer of product lines between divisions
5/14/14 8K re: results of votes of Stockholders
5/1/14 10Q & 4/24/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31
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


Travelers TRV:
4/22/14 10 Q & 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
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


United Technologies UTX:
5/2/14 8K amendment of Long Term Incentive Plan
4/25/14 10Q & 4/22/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/8/14 Proxy re: add'l info
3/14/14 Proxy - Shareholder Meeting 4/28 2 pm Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte, NC


UnitedHealth Group UNH:
5/23/14 8K re: investor presentation
5/6/14 10 Q & 4/17/14 8K re: 1Q ended 3/31results
4/23/14 2 proxy filings for Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 6/2/14 at 10 am at Anthony Marton Aud. in Las Vegas
3/7/14 8K re: presentation at Barclays Global Healthcare Conf. Miami 3/11


Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
5/29/14 8K re: exchange offer of notes
5/6/14 8K re: technical amendment to Bylaws
4/29/14 10Q & 4/24/14 8K re: 1 Qtr results ended 3/31
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


Visa V:
4/24/14 10Q & 8K re: 2 Qtr ended 3/31/14 results
4/23/14 8K re: quarterly cash dividend of 40 cents per share
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

WalMart WMT:
5/29/14 & 4 filings  on 4/23/14 Proxy Materials re: 6/6/14 Annual Shareholder Meeting at 7 am at Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Ark
5/15/14 8K re: 1 Qtr results
4/21/14 8K re: sale of notes
4/7 8K re: issuance of euro Notes due '22
3/21/14 10K for FY ended 1/31/14

NO MAS, AMIGOS

Friday, May 30, 2014

5/30/14 Fri. pm Dow Closes at 16717.17 A NEW HIGH up 18.43 or 0.11%

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Post No. 2,679 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 as of 5/30/14 and a summary of recent Dow 30 components'  SEC filings as of 5/30/14.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed  Friday at 16717.17 up 18.43 or 0.11% from Thursday's close of 16698.74.   Of the Dow components  22 gained and 8  declined.  For the week the Dow is up 1.2% and for the month up 2.1%. The biggest gainer dollar-wise  Walmart up 79 cents and percentage-wise was Microsoft up 1.49%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was  Caterpillar down $1.37 or 1.32%.


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 16.33 up from Thursday's trailing P/E ratio of 16.27 (last year it was 16.73).  Friday's P/E estimate is 14.81 unchanged from Thursday's P/E estimate of 14.81 (year ago it was 13.75) and Friday's dividend yield is 2.18 down from Thursday's dividend yield of 2.19 (last year it was 2.35). The Dow's all-time high was 16,717.17 on May 30,  2014. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2603.13 up 2.87  from  Thursday's   numerator of 2600.26.  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  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $86.77 up 9 cents from Thursday's  average closing price of $86.68.  The median closing price of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $80.61   (HD/PG) up 46 cents from Thursday's median closing price of $80.15 (PG/HD). The lowest volume was   Visa and the highest volume was Intel.

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 $287  ($260,313 - $260,026).

5/30/14 Friday 4:06    pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova says the U.S. stock market finished May with the biggest monthly gain since February as the main benchmarks ended the week higher. Friday's trading on Wall Street was lackluster as investors were cautious after disappointing reports on personal income, spending and consumer sentiment. Marginal gains on the S&P 500 helped the benchmark close at a record level for the 14th time this year. The large-cap index SPX +0.18% closed 3.44 points, or 0.2%, higher at 1,923.48. The measure added 1.2% over the past week and is 2.1% higher over the past month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.11% closed at a record level, adding 18.37 points, or 0.1%, to 16,717.11. The blue-chip index gained 0.7% over the week and rose 0.8% over the month. The Nasdaq Composite COMP -0.13% ended the day down 5.33 points, or 0.1%, at 4,242.62, but it still recorded a 1.4% over the past week. A 3.1% gain over the past month was the first monthly advance in 3 months.                     

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▲ 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 Street 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 16698.74 up 65.56 or 0.39% from Wednesday's close of 16633.05. For the year the Dow is up 0.7%.  Of the Dow components 25  gained and  5 declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was Merck up $1.30 and 2.3%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Goldman Sachs down 45 cents and percentage-wise was  Cisco down 0.56%.

WSJ pC4 "GDP reversal doesn't halt stocks' climb" by Chris Dieterich says investors brushed off a weak reading on economic growth & pushed the S&P to a record high.

NYT pB7 "Wall street moves higher as Tyson joins bidding for Hillshire" & AJC pA13 "Food fight, labor news a plus" by AP says stocks rose modestly Thurs, sending the S&P to a new high.

IBD pB2 "Stock indexes peg gains, protect budding uptrend" by Paul Whitfield says stocks traded in a tight range Thurs protecting the new uptrend from trouble.  Thurs's action saw up in declining vol while the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.


Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2600.26 up 10.21  from  Wednesday's   numerator of 2590.05.  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 $86.68 up 34 cents from Wednesday's  average closing price of $86.34.  The median closing price of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $80.15   (PG/HD) up 26 cents from Wednesday's median closing price of $79.89 (PG/HD). The lowest volume was  Visa and the highest volume was Pfizer.

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 $1,021  ($260,026 - $259,005).

5/29/14 Thursday 4:05    pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova says the U.S. stock market closed modestly higher on Thursday with the S&P 500 hitting an intraday record and finishing at an all-time high for the 13th time this year. Investors shrugged off data showing the economy contracted in the first quarter and focused instead on better-than-expected jobless claims and deal news in the food industry. The benchmark S&P 500 SPX +0.54% closed 10.25 points, or 0.5%, higher at 1,920.03. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.39% added 65.50 points, or 0.4%, to 16,698.68. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.54% ended the day up 22.87 points, or 0.5%, at 4,247.95.  


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

AT&T:  IBD pA2 "AT&T says Beats deal intact"  says its relationship with beats Music will stay the same in the wake of its purchase by Apple.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Boeing:  WSJ pB5 "Boeing  defense and space unit sales expected to stay flat" by Jon Ostrower says Boeing expects sales to be flat for the next 5 years in this area.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke: IBD pB9 "A soda fountain with chip inside" by Ken Hoover says Pepsi is trying to play digital leapfrog with Coke, which in '09 launched Coke Freestyle.

Disney:  No mentions found.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:  No mentions found.

GE:  No mentions found.

Goldman Sachs:  No mentions found.

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan:  No mentions found.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's:  No mentions found.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  No mentions found.

Nike:  No mentions found.

Pfizer:  No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble:  No mentions found.

3M:  No mentions found.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealth:  No mentions found.

Verizon:  No mentions found.

Visa:  No mentions found.

Walmart:  No mentions found.

Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

SymbolLast SaleChange% ChangeShare VolumeMarket
T▲ NYSE
AXP▲ NYSE
BA▲ NYSE
CAT▲ NYSE
CVX▼ NYSE
CSCO▼ NASDAQ-GS
KO▲ NYSE
DIS▲ NYSE
DD▲ NYSE
XOM▲ NYSE
GE▲ NYSE
GS▼ NYSE
HD▲ NYSE
INTC▲ NASDAQ-GS
IBM▲ NYSE
JPM▲ NYSE
JNJ▲ NYSE
MCD▲ NYSE
MRK▲ NYSE
MSFT▲ NASDAQ-GS
NKE▲ NYSE
PFE▼ NYSE
PG▲ NYSE
MMM▲ NYSE
TRV▲ NYSE
UTX▲ NYSE
UNH▲ NYSE
VZ▼ DualListed
V▲ NYSE
WMT▲ NYSE

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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 5/30/14 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $431.98
2. Microsoft MSFT 333.47
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 284.64
4. GE 267.04
5. WalMart WMT 246.29
6. Chevron CVX 232.75
7.  Procter & Gamble PG 217.48
8. JPMorgan Chase JPM 211.12
9.  Verizon VZ 205.88
10. Pfizer PFE 188.43
11. IBM 185.36
12. AT&T T 183.57
13. Coke KO 178.36
14. Merck MRK 168.65
15.  Disney DIS 145.61
16. Intel INTC 135.5
17. Visa V 134.4
18. Cisco CSCO 125.71
19. Home Depot HD 109
20. United Technologies UTX 106.21
21. McDonald's MCD 99.59 
22. Boeing BA 98.04 
23. American Express AXP 96.64
24. 3M MMM 92.88
25. UnitedHealth UNH 77.65
26. Goldman Sachs GS 77.45
27. Nike NKE 67.26
28. Caterpillar CAT 63.85
29. DuPont DD 63.26
30. Travelers TRV 32.58

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 5/30/14:

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

AT&T T:
5/19/14 8K re: contract to buy DirecTV
5/2/14 10Q & 4/23/14 8K & 4/22/14 8K re: results of 1 Qtr ended 3/31/14.
4/28/14 8K re: voting results of annual meeting of Stockholders
3/31/14 8K re: closing of sale of Floating 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

American Express AXP:
5/15/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats. for 3 months through 4/30/14
5/13/14 8K re: 13% dividend increase
4/29/14 10Q re: 1Q ended 3/31
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


Boeing BA:
5/12/14 8K re: amendment of CEO's employment contract
4/30/14 8K re: voting results from annual meeting of shareholders
4/23/14 10Q & 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/14
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
3/28/14 8K re: selection of Robert E. Verbeck as VP Finance


Caterpillar CAT:
5/28/14 & 4/21/14 Proxies re: annual meeting of stockholders on 6/11/14 at Corinth, MS
5/20/14 8K re: 3 months retail sales stats through 4/14
5/8/14 8K re: underwriting agreement to issue notes
5/2/14 10Q & 4/24/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/14 results
4/23/14 8K re: 3 months retail sales stats through 3/14
3/20/14 8K re: 3 month dealer stats thru 2/14


Chevron CVX:
5/2/14 10Q & 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
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


Cisco CSCO:
5/22/14 10Q & 5/14/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 4/26 results
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


Coke KO:
4/30/14 10Q/A & 4/24/14 10Q for 1Qtr ended 3/28 results
4/25/14 8K re: election of Kathy N. Waller as CFO
4/23/14 8K re: approval of Equity Comp. Plan
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


Disney DIS:
5/6/14 8K & 10Q for 1Qtr ended 3/29 results
3/20/14 8K re: amdmt to cert. of incorp.
3/18/14; 3/4/14; & 2/3/14 Add'l proxy materials 


DuPont DD:
4/28/14 8K re: voting results of Stockholders Mtg
4/22/14 10Q & 4/17/14 re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31
3/17/14 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


ExxonMobil XOM:
5/14/14 & 4/22/14 Proxy material re: exec comp
5/7/14 10Q & 5/1/14 8K re: 1 Qtr. ended 3/31 results
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

GE:
5/12/14 10Q & 4/17/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/28/14 8K re: voting results from annual shareholders meeting
4/23/14 8K re: election of John J. Brennan to Board of Dirs.
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


Goldman Sachs GS:
5/29/14 8K re: tender offer for debt securities.
5/19/14 8K re: shareholder meeting voting results
5/19/14 10Q  re: 1 Qtr results ended 3/31
4/21/14 Proxy material re: governance and practices
4/28/14 8K re: amend cert. of incorp. re: series L Preferred rights
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


Home Depot HD:
5/28/14 10Q & 5/20/14 8K re: 1 Qtr results
5/28/14 8K re: voting results from Shareholder Meeting
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


Intel INTC:
5/28/14 8K re: voting results from Stockholder Mtg
4/25/14 10Q for 1 Qtr ended 3/29
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


IBM:
5/14/14  2 8Ks re: FD disclosures re: investors' meeting
5/2/14 8K re: voting results from Stockholder Mtg
4/29/14 10Q for 1 Qtr. ended 3/31
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


JPMorganChase JPM:
5/22/14 8K re: Voting results from Shareholder Mtg.
5/13/14 8K re: Offering of notes
4/22/14 Proxy information
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


Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
5/2/14 10Q for 1 Qtr ended 3/30
4/25/14 8K re: voting results of shareholder meeting
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



McDonald's MCD:
5/28/14 8K re: Voting results of Shareholder Mtg
5/27/14 8K re: retirement of Timothy Fenton
5/8/14 8K re: April sales
5/6/14 10Q & 4/222/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
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


Merck MRK:
5/29/14 8K re: voting results of Shareholder Mtg
5/8/14 10Q & 4/29/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31
5/6/14 8K re: FD re: Investor briefing
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

Microsoft MSFT:
4/24/14 10Q & 4/24/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
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


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:
5/27/14; 5/20/14; 5/13/14; 5/2/14  & 4/28/14 8Ks all with respect to bid for and withdrawal of bid for AstraZeneca
5/19/14 8K re: offering of floating rate notes
5/15/14 8K re: public offering of notes
5/8/14 10Q & 5/5/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/30 results
4/28/14 8K re: Voting results of Shareholder Meeting
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


Procter & Gamble PG:
4/23/14 10Q & 2 8Ks re 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
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


3M MMM:
5/16/14 8K re: sale of notes
5/15/14 8K re: transfer of product lines between divisions
5/14/14 8K re: results of votes of Stockholders
5/1/14 10Q & 4/24/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31
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


Travelers TRV:
4/22/14 10 Q & 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
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


United Technologies UTX:
5/2/14 8K amendment of Long Term Incentive Plan
4/25/14 10Q & 4/22/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/8/14 Proxy re: add'l info
3/14/14 Proxy - Shareholder Meeting 4/28 2 pm Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte, NC


UnitedHealth Group UNH:
5/23/14 8K re: investor presentation
5/6/14 10 Q & 4/17/14 8K re: 1Q ended 3/31results
4/23/14 2 proxy filings for Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 6/2/14 at 10 am at Anthony Marton Aud. in Las Vegas
3/7/14 8K re: presentation at Barclays Global Healthcare Conf. Miami 3/11


Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
5/29/14 8K re: exchange offer of notes
5/6/14 8K re: technical amendment to Bylaws
4/29/14 10Q & 4/24/14 8K re: 1 Qtr results ended 3/31
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


Visa V:
4/24/14 10Q & 8K re: 2 Qtr ended 3/31/14 results
4/23/14 8K re: quarterly cash dividend of 40 cents per share
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

WalMart WMT:
5/29/14 & 4 filings  on 4/23/14 Proxy Materials re: 6/6/14 Annual Shareholder Meeting at 7 am at Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Ark
5/15/14 8K re: 1 Qtr results
4/21/14 8K re: sale of notes
4/7 8K re: issuance of euro Notes due '22
3/21/14 10K for FY ended 1/31/14

NO MAS, AMIGOS