Tuesday, June 10, 2014

6/10/14 Tues. pm Dow Closes at 16945.92 up 2.82 or 0.02% A New Record High

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Post No. 2,685 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 and a summary of recent Dow 30 components'  SEC filings.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed  Tuesday at 16945.92 up 2.82 or 0.02% from Monday's close of 16943.10.  Of the Dow components 16   gained and  14   declined.   The biggest gainer dollar-wise   was Visa up $1.67 and percentage-wise was Intel up 1.18%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was IBM down $1.93 or 1.04%.


 As of the open of  the market on Tuesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of  Tuesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Tuesday's trailing P/E ratio is 16.57 up from Monday's trailing P/E ratio of 16.54 (last year it was 16.56).  Tuesday's P/E estimate is 15.13 unchanged from Monday's P/E estimate of 15.13 (year ago it was 13.75) and Tuesday's dividend yield is 2.15 down from Monday's dividend yield of 2.16 (last year it was 2.39). The Dow's all-time high was 16,945.92 on June 10,  2014. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2638.75 up 0.44  from  Monday's   numerator of 2638.31.  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  Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $87.96  up 2 cents from Monday's  average closing price of $87.94.  The median closing price of  Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $80.45   (PG/HD) up 10 cents from Monday's median closing price of $80.35 (PG/HD). The lowest volume was Visa  and the highest volume was Cisco.

If  Tuesday 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 $44   ($263,875- $263,831).

6/10/14 Tuesday 4:30    pm MarketWatch by Victor Reklaitis Anora Mahmudova says the U.S. stock market picked up steam in late trading on Tuesday and finished the session marginally higher.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out its 10th record close this year. The S&P 500 finished near record levels, after trading in a narrow range amid lower-than-usual volumes.
The S&P 500 SPX -0.03%   closed less than a point lower at 1,950.80, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.02%   added 2.82 points to 16,945.92.                             COMP 4,338.00, +1.75, +0.04%          
The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.04% ended the day up 1.75 points at 4,338.00.                                       
No top-tier economic reports were on the calendar for Tuesday, although the Labor Department said job openings increased in April, and the Commerce Department said wholesale inventories gained 1.1%.
While some market watchers have worried lately about low volatility, weak trading volumes and complacency among investors, stocks have continued to show strength, with the S&P 500 up 5.5% for the year to date as of Tuesday’s close.
Jim Russell, senior equity strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management, said that markets had been modestly overbought and expected a slight pullback or a sideways trade in the next few days.
Russell does not see volatility as necessarily low: “Vix is not the only measure we look at. We view it as less representative of volatility because of an increased number of bets around it, such as Vix derivatives.”
“There is far more volatility internally on the S&P 500 than the Vix is showing right now, as the average stock has not reached the same highs as the index,” he added.                                        
Katie Stockton, BTIG’s chief technical strategist, said she expects a pullback on Tuesday, but doesn’t see it lasting long.
“We expect the pullback to be shallow and short-lived,” Stockton wrote in a note. In the short term, she said “overbought conditions are widespread,” but there are “very few reasons to be bearish from an intermediate-term trend-following standpoint, which we would keep in mind as the major indices take pause.”
Among individual stocks,    RSH -10.39%  dived 10% after the struggling electronics retailer reported a wider first-quarter loss than expected.                                         
Shares of eBay Inc. EBAY +0.10% dropped 2.7% after the online marketplace said late Monday that its PayPal chief is leaving the company to join Facebook Inc.                        FB -0.05% . Facebook shares climbed 4.6%.
Apple Inc. AAPL +0.03% rose 0.6%, building on a 1.6% gain from Monday, when the stock started trading following a 7-for-1 split.
Molson Coors Brewing Co.TAP +5.36%  fared best among S&P 500 stocks, rising 5.4%, while Tyson Foods Inc. TSN +0.03%   performed worst, losing 3.8%. Read more in the Movers & Shakers column.
In U.S. economic news, job openings at U.S. workplaces rose to 4.46 million in April — the most since September 2007 while U.S. wholesale inventories increased 1.1% in April.
In other markets, Chinese stocks HK:HSI +0.86% /quotes/zigman/1859015/realtime CN:SHCOMP +1.09%  closed higher after inflation data for May matched analyst expectations. Other Asian markets closed mixed . European markets rebounded, with the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 /e XX:SXXP +0.32%  closing at its best level in more than six years. Gold futuresGCQ4 +0.53% climbed, and oil futures CLN4 -0.10%  settled slightly lower.

Tuesday'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 Monday morning's Blog:

A  read of the print editions of Tuesday'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 Monday's  closing   stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed  Monday at 16943.10 up 18.82 or 0.11% from Friday's close of 16924.28. For the year the Dow is up 2.21%.  Of the Dow components  14  gained and  16   declined.   The biggest gainer dollar-wise   was United Technologies up $1.19 and percentage-wise was Disney up 1.03%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise  was McDonald's down 58 cents and percentage-wise was  Intel down 0.92%.

WSJ pC4 "Deals lift stocks to records" by Dan Strumpf says stocks tiptoed deeper into record territory buoyed by a flurry of deal activity including Merck's deal.

NYT pB4 "Dow and S&P reach highs on reports of merger deals" by Reuters says the stock market rose modestly Mon as several deals increased enthusiasm for stocks.

FT p21 "Cool reception for Time Inc on debut as discount retailers rise" by Eric Platt says markets were relatively tame to start the week.  The US continues to strike a sour note for McDonald's.

IBD pB2 "Indexes score mild gains; stalling action for S&P 500" by Ken Shreve says major averages extended their winning streak to 4 sessions Mon as MOnday's action saw modest gains in mixed vol and the current outlook is confirmed uptrend.

AJC pA10 "Market ekes out another record high" by Matthew Craft, AP says news of a handful of corp deals made some stocks jump Mon as there were no major economic reports to drive the market.


Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2638.31 up 2.93  from  Friday's   numerator of 2635.38.  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  Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $87.94 up 9 cents from Friday's  average closing price of $87.85.  The median closing price of  Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $80.35   (PG/HD) up 2 cents from Friday's median closing price of $80.33 (PG/HD). The lowest volume was  Visa and the highest volume was Intel.

If  Monday 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 $293   ($263,831 - $263,538).

6/9/14 Monday 4:09    pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova says the U.S. stock market ended Monday with modest gains with the benchmark S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average closing at record levels. In a day devoid of economic news, investors focused on deals, such as the announced purchase of Hillshire Brands Co. HSH +0.47% by Tyson Foods Inc.TSN +0.27% . The main benchmarks rose for the fourth consecutive day. The S&P 500 SPX +0.09% closed up 1.83 points, or 0.1%, to 1,951.27, hitting a record level for the 19th time this year. The Dow Jones Industrial AverageDJIA +0.11% rose 18.82 points, or 0.1%, to 16,943.10. The blue-chip index closed at a record level for the 10th time in 2014. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.34% ended the day up 14.84 points, or 0.3%, at 4,336.24.

Tuesday's Dow News followed by Monday'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:  IBD pA4 "Internet connected machines on pace to soon dominate by numbers: Cisco" by Pete Barlas says machines will account for 35% of all connections by '18; smartphones 19%.  The expected influx of machine to machine devices is good news for IBM and others who provide data analytics software.

Coke:  No mentions found.

Disney:  WSJ pB1 "For Disney junior it's toys above tv shows" by Ben Fritz says estimated fiscal year sales of products based on Disney Junior shows is $3 bil.

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:  IBD pA4 "Internet connected machines on pace to soon dominate by numbers: Cisco" by Pete Barlas says machines will account for 35% of all connections by '18; smartphones 19%.  The expected influx of machine to machine devices is good news for IBM and others who provide data analystics software.

JPMorgan:  No mentions found.

Johnson & Johnson:  WSJ pB3 "Merck to buy maker of hepatitis C drugs" by Peter Loftus, IBD pA1 "Merck goes nuc with $3.85 bil buy for hep c drugs" by Amy Reeves, FT p13 "Merck to buy Idenix for $3.9 bil" by Andrew Ward, NYT pb1 "Merck bids $3.8 billion for an edge in hepatitis" by Andrew Pollack, USAT p2B "Merck to acquire Idenix in $3.85B deal" by Nanci Hellmich, AJC pA10 "Merck to buy hepatitis drugmaker for $3.85 bil" say Merck will buy Indenix, a small firm developing hepatitis C medicines that with Merck's experimental drugs could produce lucrative combo therapies.  Merck could better compete with Johnson & Johnson & other rivals who also are trying to create hepatitis C drugs.

McDonald's:  WSJ pB3 "McDonald's sales soft" by Julie Jargon, FT p14 "Asia buoys McDonald's amid breakfast wars in US" by Neil Munshi, AJC pA10 "US sales dip again at some McDonald's" says US sales declined 1% in May for locations open at least 14 months.

FT p21 "Cool reception for Time Inc on debut as discount retailers rise" by Eric Platt says markets were relatively tame to start the week.  The US continues to strike a sour note for McDonald's.

Merck:  WSJ pB3 "Merck to buy maker of hepatitis C drugs" by Peter Loftus, IBD pA1 "Merck goes nuc with $3.85 bil buy for hep c drugs" by Amy Reeves, FT p13 "Merck to buy Idenix for $3.9 bil" by Andrew Ward, NYT pb1 "Merck bids $3.8 billion for an edge in hepatitis" by Andrew Pollack, USAT p2B "Merck to acquire Idenix in $3.85B deal" by Nanci Hellmich, AJC pA10 "Merck to buy hepatitis drugmaker for $3.85 bil" say Merck will buy Indenix, a small firm developing hepatitis C medicines that with Merck's experimental drugs could produce lucrative combo therapies.  Merck could better compete with Johnson & Johnson & other rivals who also are trying to create hepatitis C drugs.

WSJ pC4 "Deals lift stocks to records" by Dan Strumpf says stocks tiptoed deeper into record territory buoyed by a flurry of deal activity including Merck's deal.

Microsoft:  NYT pB3 "Microsoft shifts emphasis of Xbox One console to games" by Nick Wingfield, IBD pA4 "Sony says game still on for PS handhelds" by Elaine Low, Patrick Seitz, USAT p3B "5 things we learned at E3's Xbox event"  say Microsoft said at the E3 gamers' convention Monday that Microsoft began selling a less expensive Xbox.

Nike:  AJC pA10 "Shoemakers to debut new World Cup cleat" says Nike, adidas and other are launching new looks.

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:  AJC pA10 "Netflix to done down rift with other providers" says Netflix is fueding with Verizon and Comcast saying they aren't doing enough to deliver the content their subscribers want.

Visa:  No mentions found.

Walmart:  WSJ pB7 "Family Dolalr adopts poison pill" by Paul Ziobro, Erin McCarthy says  a larger discounting company such as Family Dollar could try to thwart Walmart's ambitions in smaller format retailing.

WSJ pB2 "Head of Wlamart.com leaving for a new job" by Alistair Barr, NYT pB2 "Reorganization at Walmart in E-Commerce personnel" by Elizabeth A. Harris,  say Joel Anderson is leaving for a new company.     

Monday'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

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