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Post No. 2,655 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 recent Dow 30 components'  SEC filings.

A  read of the print editions of  Monday's Barron's, Investor's  Business Daily, Wall St. Journal,    Financial Times, 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 Friday's  closing   stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.


The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed  Friday at 16512.89 down 45.98 or 0.28% from Thursday's close of 16558.87.   For the year the Dow is down 0.4%.  Of the Dow components 12   gained and  18  declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was  Boeing up $1.48 & 1.15%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was IBM down $2.09 and percentage-wise was Merck down 2.35%.


As of the open    the market on Monday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of  Monday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Monday's trailing P/E ratio is 16.11 down from Friday's trailing P/E ratio of 16.16 (last year it was 16.41).  Monday's P/E estimate is 14.81 up from Friday's P/E estimate of 14.70 (year ago it was 13.25) and Monday's dividend yield is 2.16 unchanged from Thursday's dividend yield of 2.16   (last year it was 2.39). The Dow's all-time high was 16,580.84 on April 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 closing numerator was 2571.32 down  7.16 from  Thursday's closing numerator of 2578.48.  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 $85.71 down 14 cents  from Thursday's average closing price of $85.95.  The median closing price of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.85   (HD/DIS) up 22 cents from Thursday's closing median price of $79.63 (DIS/WMT). The lowest volume was   Travelers and the highest volume was Microsoft.


If  Friday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have lost $716  ($257,848 - $257,132).

5/2/14 Friday 4:41   pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova says U.S. stocks closed slightly lower on Friday, capping weekly gains, as concerns over conflict in Ukraine outweighed an upbeat jobs report.                                       
A surprisingly stronger-than-expected jobs report lifted both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average to record levels, but rally proved to be short-lived.                                         
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -0.28%  lost 45.98 points, or 0.3% to 16,512.89, but still recorded a gain of 0.9% over the past week.
The Nasdaq Composite COMP -0.09%  finished the day 3.55 points, or 0.1%, lower at 4,123.90 and gained 1.2% over the week.
                                      
“The headline number was much better than expected, confirming that a harsh winter slowed the economy down. But in the end, the solid gains in jobs growth did not matter, as an improvement was already priced in,” said Kate Warne, investment strategist at Edward Jones.
The U.S. generated 288,000 jobs in April--the biggest increase in more than two years--and the unemployment rate fell to 6.3%, a strong performance that suggests the economy is accelerating after tepid first-quarter growth. The unemployment rate is the lowest since September 2008. However, the details of the report puzzled investors. The labor participation rate dropped sharply, while wage growth was flat, suggesting a bigger slack in the labor market.
Talking about market reaction in the afternoon, Anthony Valeri, investment strategist for LPL Financial, said traders wouldn't want to hold on to long positions going into the weekend after disturbing headlines of violence in Ukraine between pro-Ukrainian and pro-Russian factions.
On the corporate side, shares of LinkedIn Corp. LNKD -8.37%  dropped 8.4% after the online networking service said late Thursday it swung to a loss of $13.32 million.
Ares Management ARES -2.11% slid 2.1% to $18.60 on its first day of trading. The alternative lender priced its initial public offering of 11.4 million shares at $19 a common share. Ares plans to use the proceeds of the IPO to buy newly issued Ares Operating Group Units, to repay debt and to finance growth projects, it said.
Merck & Co. Inc.MRK -2.35%  slipped 2.4% after reports German drug maker Bayer AG DE:BAYN +0.08%  is in exclusive talks to buy Merck’s consumer-health care unit for $14 billion.
Wynn Resorts Ltd.                         WYNN +7.28%  shares rose 7.3%. after the company said late Thursday its first-quarter adjusted earnings rose to $2.32 a share, above analyst expectations.

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

AT&T:

American Express:  No mentions found.

Boeing:  WSJ pB5 "B/E aerospace plane interiors maker considers sale or split" by Doug Cameron says sales of B/E Aerospace have soared as Airbus and Boeing have boosted jet production to record levels.

Caterpillar:

Chevron:  USAT p1B "Big oil plays catch up with fracking boom" by Wendy Kock says While the US enjoys a surge in oi8l & natural gas production, its two biggest oil firms, Exxon and Chevron have missed the party as they were slow to jump into the fracking biz.

Barron's p40 "IBM: A habitual hiker" by Shriley A. Lazo says IBM has upped its dividend by 800% since '00 and doubled it in the past 5 years.  enhanced dividends got a nod from Exxon, Chevron and IBM.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  AJC pA4 "Ingredient in PowerAde is pulled after questions" by Candice Choi says Coke is dropping brominated vegetable oil from its PowerAde drink after a similar move by PepsiCo's Gatorade last week.

Barron's p46 "Why Buffett is wrong on Coke" by Carl C. Ichan says Buffett is wrong in not opposing Coke's pay plan by voting against it instead of just abstaining and Buffett responds.

WSJ pB5 "Coca-Cola beverage giant shakes up marketing executive team" by Mike esterl says Coke shuffled its marketing team with 2 senior execs swapping roles as Coke tries to jumpstart flagging soda sales.  Wendy Clark, current global marketing head will lead N. American marketing and Katie Bayne will assume her current role.

WSJ pC1 "Buffett displays his nuanced, enigmatic side" by Anupreeta Das,Eerik Holm says Buffett won't sell his interest in Coke even though he didn't support Coke's pay plan.

Disney:    WSJ pB2 "Happenings this week" says on Monday Pfizer reports; on Tuesday Merck gives an investor briefing and Disney reports.

WSJ pB5 "Spider man snares win" by Ben Firtz says Disney's Captain America" was 4th this weekend and has grossed $680 mil worldwide.

WSJ pB5 "Slumdog composer steps up to bat for Million Dollar Arm" by Christopher John Farley says Disney's Million Dollar arm opens 5/16 and will feature music from A.R. Rahman.

DuPont:  Barron's p42 "CEO Spotlight Ellen Kullman, Dupont" by Sandra Ward profiles Kullman, 58, who was named CEO in '09.

Exxon:    USAT p1B "Big oil plays catch up with fracking boom" by Wendy Kock says While the US enjoys a surge in oi8l & natural gas production, its two biggest oil firms, Exxon and Chevron have missed the party as they were slow to jump into the fracking biz.

Barron's p40 "IBM: A habitual hiker" by Shriley A. Lazo says IBM has upped its dividend by 800% since '00 and doubled it in the past 5 years.  enhanced dividends got a nod from Exxon, Chevron and IBM.

GE:  No mentions found.

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel:  WSJ pB3 "Intel's sway drives up prices for server chips" by Don Clark says Intel has built a strong position in computer rooms as the average price of chips that Intel sells for servers rose to $629 in 1Q from $429 in the 1Q of '07.  The rising price reflects customer preferences for highe end models. Google is popularizing chip technology developed by IBM for Web data centers.

IBM:    WSJ pB3 "Intel's sway drives up prices for server chips" by Don Clark says Intel has built a strong position in computer rooms as the average price of chips that Intel sells for servers rose to $629 in 1Q from $429 in the 1Q of '07.  The rising price reflects customer preferences for higher end models. Google is popularizing chip technology developed by IBM for Web data centers.

Barron's p40 "IBM: A habitual hiker" by Shriley A. Lazo says IBM has upped its dividend by 800% since '00 and doubled it in the past 5 years.  enhanced dividends got a nod from Exxon, Chevron and IBM.

JPMorgan:  WSJ pC3 "Lenders bolster risk and compliance staff" by Rachel Louise Ensign says JPMorgan will add over 13,000 people to its compliance staff.

FT p17 "Us banks reveal extent of their Russia pull out" by Martin Arnold says JPMorgan blocked a transfer by Russia's embassy due to US sanctions.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's:  No mentions found.

Merck:    WSJ pB2 "Happenings this week" says on Monday Pfizer reports; on Tuesday Merck gives an investor briefing and Disney reports.

Microsoft:   No mentions found.

Nike:  No mentions found.

Pfizer:  WSJ pB2 "Happenings this week" says on Monday Pfizer reports; on Tuesday Merck gives an investor briefing and Disney reports.

WSJ pB3 "AstraZeneca offer spotlights taxes" by Tom Fairless, Charles Forelle, WSJ pC1 "Pfizer shouldn't put away its checkbook" by Spencer Jakab, FT p1 "Cameron accused of pushing for Pfizer" by Jim Pickard, Andrew Ward, FT p2 "Pfizer bid for AstraZeneca reignites tax competition debate" by Vanessa Houlder FT, FT p16 "AstraZeneca is Pfizer means to an end" by Andrew Ward   say by touting the tax benefits of its $106.43 bil offer for Astra-Zeneca, Pfizer has put a spotlight on global efforts to rein in tax gamesmanship.  Pfizer's merger would result in Pfizer having a UK tax residence.

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.

Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol  Last Sale  Change  % Change  Share Volume  Market
T$35.630.05 ▲ 0.14%15,939,280NYSE
AXP$86.930.11 ▲ 0.13%3,703,227NYSE
BA$129.941.48 ▲ 1.15%3,760,285NYSE
CAT$105.010.06 ▼ 0.06%2,678,000NYSE
CVX$124.720.22 ▼ 0.18%5,403,568NYSE
CSCO$22.940.07 ▼ 0.3%18,698,976NASDAQ-GS
KO$40.950.17 ▲ 0.42%14,182,385NYSE
DIS$80.310.75 ▲ 0.94%7,587,542NYSE
DD$66.850.09 ▲ 0.13%2,744,204NYSE
XOM$102.010.60 ▲ 0.59%11,157,992NYSE
GE$26.680.09 ▼ 0.34%23,473,487NYSE
GS$158.881.49 ▼ 0.93%2,560,035NYSE
HD$79.40.07 ▲ 0.09%3,734,133NYSE
INTC$26.410.04 ▼ 0.15%24,210,843NASDAQ-GS
IBM$191.442.09 ▼ 1.08%3,049,343NYSE
JPM$55.580.14 ▼ 0.25%15,137,776NYSE
JNJ$99.311.22 ▼ 1.21%8,742,888NYSE
MCD$101.430.47 ▲ 0.47%4,929,078NYSE
MRK$58.221.40 ▼ 2.35%12,070,586NYSE
MSFT$39.690.31 ▼ 0.78%43,392,562NASDAQ-GS
NKE$72.990.07 ▲ 0.1%2,020,869NYSE
PFE$30.750.40 ▼ 1.28%41,666,214NYSE
PG$81.920.42 ▼ 0.51%6,620,222NYSE
MMM$140.120.69 ▼ 0.49%5,755,285NYSE
TRV$910.17 ▲ 0.19%2,097,508NYSE
UTX$116.520.28 ▼ 0.24%5,797,715NYSE
UNH$75.030.08 ▲ 0.11%3,788,371NYSE
VZ$47.120.10 ▼ 0.21%18,128,584DualListed
V$204.421.67 ▼ 0.81%2,727,322NYSE
WMT$79.120.58 ▼ 0.73%5,613,809NYSE

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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