Thursday, June 12, 2014

6/12/14 Thurs. pm Dow Closes at 16734.19 down 109.69 or 0.65%

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Post No. 2,689 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  Thursday at 16734.19  down 109.69 or 0.65% from Wednesday's close of 16843.88. Of the Dow components 6   gained and  24   declined.   The biggest gainer dollar-wise   and percentage-wise was Chevron up 93 cents o r0.74%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was  Caterpillar down $2.04 or 1.88%.


As of the open of  the market on Thursday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C6 of  Thursday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Thursday's trailing P/E ratio is 16.48 down from Wednesday's trailing P/E ratio of 16.57 (last year it was 16.38).  Thursday's P/E estimate is 15.13 unchanged from Wednesday's P/E estimate of 15.13 (year ago it was 13.75) and Thursday's dividend yield is 2.17 up from Wednesday's dividend yield of 2.15 (last year it was 2.43). The Dow's all-time high was 16,945.92 on June1-10,  2014. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2605.78 down 16.99  from  Wednesday's   numerator of 2622.77.  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 $86.86 down 57 cents from Wednesday's  average closing price of $87.43.  The median closing price of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.60   (UNH/PG) down 59 cents from Wednesday's median closing price of $80.19 (HD/PG). The lowest volume was  Visa and the highest volume was Intel.

If  Thursday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have lost $1,699   ($262,277- $260,578).

6/12/14 Thursday 4:28    pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova says the U.S. stock market fell on Thursday, as a spike in oil prices and softer-than-expected economic data dented sentiment on Wall Street.                                        
As unrest in Iraq intensified, concerns over supply sent crude oil prices soaring. While energy companies benefited from higher oil prices, airline companies were hit hard.                                        
Economic data came in below analysts’ forecast, weighing on sentiment. Weekly jobless claims ticked up, rather than the slight drop that was expected. Retail sales in May rose by less than forecast; however, the increase in April was revised sharply upward.                  


The S&P 500SPX -0.71%  fell for the third straight session, closing 13.77 points, or 0.7%, lower at 1,930.12.
The Dow Jones Industrial AverageDJIA -0.65%  built on Wednesday’s losses and finished 109.69 points, or 0.7%, lower at 16,734.19. The last time the blue-chip index fell for two consecutive sessions was almost a month ago.
The Nasdaq Composite COMP -0.79%  ended the day down 34.30 points, or 0.8% at 4,297.63.
                                       Joe Peta, managing director at Novus, a financial technology company, said that economic data, even when it meets expectations, is not good enough.                                        
“Wall Street’s expectations for growth acceleration in the second half of the year are too optimistic and we are just not seeing that in data so far,” Peta said.                                      
The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week increased slightly but remained near a post-recession bottom, indicating little change in a gradually improving U.S. labor market.                                       
Sales at U.S. retailers rose last month on strong demand for cars, trucks and home-improvement products, but spending tapered off at many other retailers after a big bump in demand in April.
In corporate news, shares of Lululemon Athletica Inc. LULU +0.27% slumped 16% after the maker of high-end yoga gear lowered its outlook for the year and reported a drop in profit for the first quarter.
Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc. RH +0.21%  surged 13% after the upscale home-furnishing retailer late Wednesday reported it swung to first-quarter profit from a loss a year ago.
Land’s End Inc.LE -0.02%  shares rallied 8.2% after the retailer said profit rose nearly 50% in its first quarter as an independent company after being spun off from Sears Holdings Corp. SHLD +0.44%
Shares in airline companies, hit badly on Wednesday following a profit warning from Deutsche Lufthansa AG, tumbled again on Thursday because of higher oil prices. Delta Air Lines, Inc DAL -0.14%  dropped 5.4%. Southwest Airlines Co. LUV +0.66%  fell 4.5%, American Airlines Group, Inc. AAL -0.92%   lost 4.9%.
Energy companies, which also tend to react to price swings in oil, rallied on Thursday. Denbury Resources Inc DNR +1.90%  was up 1.9%, Chesapeake Energy Corporation CHK +1.53%   rose 1.5%.
In other financial markets, Asian stocks closed mostly lower , while European equities                        XX:SXXP +0.03%  finished little changed. Gold GCQ4 -0.01%  rose.
Crude oil futures topped $106 a barrel on Thursday, with the U.S. benchmark marking its highest close in almost nine months as unrest in Iraq intensified, raising concerns about potential disruptions to the nation’s oil supplies.

Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
T▲ NYSE
AXP▼ NYSE
BA▼ NYSE
CAT▼ NYSE
CVX▲ NYSE
CSCO▼ NASDAQ-GS
KO▼ NYSE
DIS▼ NYSE
DD▼ NYSE
XOM▼ NYSE
GE▼ NYSE
GS▲ NYSE
HD▼ NYSE
INTC▲ NASDAQ-GS
IBM▼ NYSE
JPM▼ NYSE
JNJ▼ NYSE
MCD▼ NYSE
MRK▼ NYSE
MSFT▼ NASDAQ-GS
NKE▼ NYSE
PFE▲ NYSE
PG▼ NYSE
MMM▼ NYSE
TRV▲ NYSE
UTX▼ NYSE
UNH▼ NYSE
VZ▼ DualListed
V▼ NYSE
WMT▼ NYSE
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The following are excerpts from Thursday morning's Blog:

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

The Dow Jones Industrial Average:  The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed  Wednesday at 16843.88 down 102.04 or 0.60% from Tuesday's close of 16945.92. For the year the Dow is up 1.6%. Of the Dow components  4  gained and    26 declined.   The biggest gainer dollar-wise   was Exxon up 49 cents and percentage-wise was Merck up 0.55%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was   Boeing $3.15 or 2.3%.

WSJ pC1 "Washington worries spook stocks" by Alexandra Scaggs says politics & economics combined to send the Dow to its biggest decline in 3 weeks Wed.  The loss of Cantor's seat and weak forecast for global growth send the Dow down  Boeing is charted under bad news saying Lufthansa cut projections.

FT p21 "Wall street" by Eric Platt, Jennifer Bissell says the US transport sector came under pressure after a profit warning from Lufthansa.

NYT pB10 "Retreat from record highs after global forecast drops" & AJC pA15 "World bank says weak growth" by AP says stocks opened lower after the World bank predicted weaker global growth this year due to a tough winter in America & the crisis in Ukraine.

IBD pB2 "No Samba fever for US as stocks decline quietly" by David Saito-Chung says the stock market cooled off a bit wed with key indexes taking a rest.  wed's action was mild decline, lower vol while the current outlook is confirmed uptrend.

Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2622.77 down 15.98  from  Tuesday's   numerator of 2638.75.  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  Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $87.43 down 53 cents from Tuesday's  average closing price of $87.96.  The median closing price of  Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $80.19   (HD/PG) down 26 cents from Tuesday's median closing price of $80.45 (PG/HD). The lowest volume was  3M and the highest volume was Cisco.

If  Wednesday 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 $1,598   ($263,875 - $262,277).

6/11/14 Wednesday 4:40    pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova says  The U.S. stock market fell on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average snapping a five-day winning streak and retreating from the record level reached on Tuesday.
The blue-chip index DJIA -0.60% , which was only 54 points from reaching the 17,000 level after Tuesday’s close, was set back after falling 102.04 points, or 0.6% to 16,883.88.
                            DJIA 16,843.88, -102.04, -0.60%         The S&P 500                        SPX -0.35%  closed 6.90 points, or 0.4%, lower at 1,943.89.
The Nasdaq CompositeCOMP -0.14%  ended the day down 6.07 points, or 0.1% at 4,331.93.                                   Weighing on sentiment was a report from the World Bank, which cut a global growth forecast, saying that the harsh winter in the U.S. and a conflict between Russian and Ukraine dragged growth in the U.S. and Europe during the first quarter.   Robert Zagunis, managing director and portfolio manager at Jensen Investment Management, said that the current environment of steady growth and low inflation is still favorable to stocks.                                         
“While as a whole, markets have seen incremental changes, individual companies are seeing adjustments. Companies with stronger balance sheets and good earnings will continue to do well,” Zagunis said.
Earnings releases sparked some action in individual stocks.
H&R Block HRB +4.62%  shares rallied 4.6% after fiscal fourth-quarter profit and revenue jumped as a late start to the tax reason pulled revenue into the tax-services provider’s latest quarter. Shares of U.S. airline companies were hit, following a profit warning for both 2014 and 2015 by Deutsche Lufthansa AGDE:LHA -13.87% .                                         
Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL -2.89%  fell 2.9%, American Airlines Group Inc.AAL -3.14% dropped 3.1% and United Continental Holdings Inc.UAL -5.23% lost 5.2%.
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc. ULTA +13.83%  shares surged 14% after the company posted gains in earnings and sales late Tuesday.
Across other markets, European stocks XX:SXXP -0.56%  closed lower. Asian stocks didn’t provide much buying impetus either, with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index HK:HSI -0.25%  falling 0.3% after two straight days of gains.
Oil futures settled with a slight gain on Wednesday as a cut to a global growth forecast offset support from a bigger-than-expected decline in weekly U.S. crude supplies.
Gold futures settled higher for a third session in a row Wednesday, modestly extending a rise above $1,260 an ounce as optimism over global growth prospects took a hit and equities gave back some gains from their record run.
The dollar fell against major rivals Wednesday, pushing below 102 yen.

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

AT&T: WSJ pB3 "AT&T argues DirecTV deal necessary for future growth" by Gautham Nagest says AT&T filed its public interest statement with regulators Wed.

IBD pA2 "Free tablets: Rx for growth?" says Sprint and Verizon are giving away tablets to ramp up prepaid subscriber growth while AT&T & T-Mobile are offering discounts.

IBD pA4 "Retailers' delay in mobile wallet may help Apple" by Reinhardt Krause says MCX, a mobile payments consortium backed by Walmart, may not launch its smartphone based digital wallet until '15.  Isis is a mobile wallet jv of telecom providers aT&T, Verizon & T-Mobile formed in '11.  MCX members hope long term to reduce the credit card fees they pay to American express, Visa and MasterCard.

IBD pA4 "Will dish crash Sprint T Mobile wedding" by Reinhardt Krause says Sprint and T Mobile are expected to say that unless they can merger they'll be unable to compete against AT&T and Verizon.

American Express: IBD pA4 "Retailers' delay in mobile wallet may help Apple" by Reinhardt Krause says MCX, a mobile payments consortium backed by Walmart, may not launch its smartphone based digital wallet until '15.  Isis is a mobile wallet jv of telecom providers aT&T, Verizon & T-Mobile formed in '11.  MCX members hope long term to reduce the credit card fees they pay to American express, Visa and MasterCard.

Boeing: WSJ pB6 "Airbus loses huge jet order" by Robert Wall, FT p1 "Airbus shares hit after Emirgates pulls plug on  $16 bn jet order" by Andrew Parker, NYT pB2 "Emirates cancels major order for new Airbus plane" by Nicola Clark say Emirates walked from a deal for 70 A350 jets.  Emirates is the biggest buyer of Boeing 777s and Airbus A380 superjumbos.

WSJ pC1 "Washington worries spook stocks" by Alexandra Scaggs says politics & economics combined to send the Dow to its biggest decline in 3 weeks Wed.  The loss of Cantor's seat and weak forecast for global growth send the Dow down  Boeing is charted under bad news saying Lufthandsa cut projections.

USAT p3B "Boeing" says RBC Capital downgraded Boeing and Boeing is charted.

Caterpillar:  IBD pA2 "Caterpillar" says Caterpillar raised its quarterly dividend 17% to 70 cents a share.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  AJC pA14 "fans protest change in formula for drink" says fans of Vitaminwater are protesting Coke's switch to stevia.

Disney:  WSJ pC1 "Activist funds dust off greenmail playbook" by Liz Hoffman, David Benoit discusses the changes of greenmail and uses an example of how Disney bought back their stakes at a premium from the raider.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:  No mentions found.

GE:  FT p13 "Challenger to GE on Alstom" by Alice Ross, Hugh Carnegy, IBD pA2 "Siemens mulls JV for Alstom",  say Siemens and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have joined forces to plan a joint bid for Alstom's energy assets in a move that pits the German & Japanese firms against GE which has offered $16.9 bil for the French groups energy biz.

Goldman Sachs:  WSJ pC2 "Insider trading high court justice rejects Gupta's bid to stay free" by Brent Kendall says former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta lost his bid to stay free on bail.  He is also a former director of Procter & Gamble.

NYT pB1 "Goldman Sachs misses out on big Alibaba payoff" by Alexandra Stevenson say Goldman Sachs sold all of its stake in Alibaba in '04 for $22 mil.

NYT pB7 "Goldman and Bain settle suit on collusion" by William Alden says Goldman and BAin will pay $121 mil to settle a suit that accused them of driving down the prices of takeovers before the fin'l crisis.

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan:  WSJ pC3 "JPMorgan weighs pay cuts for bankers" by Emily Glazer says JPMorgan may cut pay for some of its investment bank employees amid slow trading conditions.

WSJ pC2 "Commerzbank Iberian real estate loans sold to JPMorgan group" by Eyk Henning says JPMorgan and Lone Star Funds bought Commerzbank's commercial real estate loans for under $6 bil.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's:  No mentions found.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  USAT p3B "Cheaper Xbox One unlikely to affect stock price" by Matt Krantz answers a question about the cost of the Xbox One from Microsoft.

Nike:  No mentions found.

Pfizer:  No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble: WSJ pC2 "Insider trading high court justice rejects Gupta's bid to stay free" by Brent Kendall says former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta lost his bid to stay free on bail.  He is also a former director of Procter & Gamble.

3M:  No mentions found.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealth:  No mentions found.

Verizon: IBD pA2 "Free tablets: Rx for growth?" says Sprint and Verizon are giving away tablets to ramp up prepaid subscriber growth while AT&T & T-Mobile are offering discounts.

IBD pA4 "Retailers' delay in mobile wallet may help Apple" by Reinhardt Krause says MCX, a mobile payments consortium backed by Walmart, may not launch its smartphone based digital wallet until '15.  Isis is a mobile wallet jv of telecom providers aT&T, Verizon & T-Mobile formed in '11.  MCX members hope long term to reduce the credit card fees they pay to American express, Visa and MasterCard.

IBD pA4 "Will dish crash Sprint T Mobile wedding" by Reinhardt Krause says Sprint and T Mobile are expected to say that unless they can merger they'll be unable to compete against AT&T and Verizon.

Visa: IBD pA4 "Retailers' delay in mobile wallet may help Apple" by Reinhardt Krause says MCX, a mobile payments consortium backed by Walmart, may not launch its smartphone based digital wallet until '15.  Isis is a mobile wallet jv of telecom providers aT&T, Verizon & T-Mobile formed in '11.  MCX members hope long term to reduce the credit card fees they pay to American express, Visa and MasterCard.

Walmart: IBD pA4 "Retailers' delay in mobile wallet may help Apple" by Reinhardt Krause, MCX not ready for prime time?" say MCX, a mobile payments consortium backed by Walmart, may not launch its smartphone based digital wallet until '15.  Isis is a mobile wallet jv of telecom providers aT&T, Verizon & T-Mobile formed in '11.  MCX members hope long term to reduce the credit card fees they pay to American express, Visa and MasterCard.

Wednesday'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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