Wednesday, June 25, 2014

6/25/14 Wed pm Dow Closes at 16867.51 up 49.36 or 0.29%

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Post No. 2,710 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  Wednesday at 16867.51 up 49.38 or 0.29%   from Tuesday's close of 16818.13. Of the Dow components  23  gained and   7  declined.   The biggest gainers dollar-wise   and percentage-wise was Nike up $1.49 or 1.99%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was  and percentage-wise was  Boeing down $2.09 or 1.62%.

As of the open of  the market on Wednesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of  Wednesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Wednesday's trailing P/E ratio is 16.45 down from Tuesday's trailing P/E ratio of 16.57 (last year it was 16.05).  Wednesday's P/E estimate is 15.19 unchanged from Tuesday's P/E estimate of 15.19 (year ago it was 13.35) and Wednesday's dividend yield is 2.18 up  from  Tuesday's dividend yield of 2.16 (last year it was 2.47). The Dow's all-time high was 16,947.08 on June 20,  2014. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2626.54 up 7.69  from  Tuesday's   numerator of 2618.85.  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 $87.55 up 25 cents from Tuesday's  average closing price of $87.30.  The median closing price of  Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $81.43  (HD/UNH)  up 35 cents from Tuesday's median closing price of $81.08 (HD/UNH. The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume was Intel.

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 made $769  ($262,654 - 261,885).

6/25/14 Wednesday 4:26    pm MarketWatch by Wallace Witkowski & Victor Reklaitis says  U.S. stocks closed higher Wednesday, recovering from a weak revision of first-quarter economic performance, as media stocks got a lift from a Supreme Court ruling and refinery stocks dropped on a weakening of an oil export ban.
The S&P 500 Index SPX +0.49% rose 9.55 points, or 0.5%, to end at 1,959.53, while the Dow Jones Industrial AverageDJIA +0.29% gained 49.38 points, or 0.3%, to finish at 16,867.51.
The S&P 500 and Dow both snapped two-day skids, but remain down for the week after closing at record levels on Friday.
The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP +0.68% climbed 29.40 points, or 0.7%, to close at 4,379.76, as Google Inc. GOOG +2.48%  kicked off its annual I/O developers conference in San Francisco . The tech-heavy index scored its highest close since April 2000.
Orders for durable goods fell 1% in May, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. That was below the 0.5% expected by economists surveyed by MarketWatch. In addition, the U.S. economy shrank by a 2.9% annual pace in the first quarter instead of 1% as previously reported, marking the biggest decline since early 2009 when the Great Recession was winding down. The economy has strengthened since the first quarter, when it was hurt by an unusually harsh winter, with growth projected to rise roughly 3% in the second quarter, which ends Monday.                                         
Investors knew the GDP report would “stink, but not this much,” said Naeem Aslam, chief market analyst at Ava Trade, in emailed comments. But he said he expects “payback” in the current quarter, meaning “a strong reading.”
“The initial reaction to the GDP report was exactly that, a kneejerk reaction,” said Dan Greenhaus, BTIG, in emailed comments.
Greenhaus pointed out that core durable-goods data, excluding defense spending, was actually good and that even the less closely followed Markit PMI figure was better than expected, indicating the economy is in much better shape than the revised first-quarter GDP data would suggest.
Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Rockwell Global Capital, said Wednesday’s two economic reports reinforce the notion that the Federal Reserve won’t raise interests rates sooner than expected, and he sees stocks staying in a narrow trading range for the summer.
“For now, I just think the market holds its own here,” Cardillo told
Investors' eyes are on Google as its developer conference starts. General Mills and AbbVie are also among stocks to watch on Wednesday.     
That view of a narrow trading range for the summer was backed by Terry Sandven, chief equity strategist at U.S. Bank, in a recent note.
“Among near-term catalysts, the June employment report scheduled for release on July 3 and second quarter earnings results set largely to begin in the middle of July should set the tone for performance throughout the third quarter and perhaps beyond,” Sandven said.

Wednesday'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 Wednesday's morning Blog:

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

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed  Tuesday at 16818.13 down 119.13 or 0.7%   from Monday's close of 16937.26.  For the year the Dow is up1.46 %. Of the Dow components 4   gained and  26   declined.   The biggest gainers dollar-wise   and percentage-wise was Intel up 27 cents or 0.89%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Goldman Sachs down $2.01 and percentage-wise was  Exxon down 1.58%.

WSJ pC4 "Shares slide despite positive data" by Tomi Kilgore says the Dow fell with its biggest one day decline in more than amonth as the market was due for a pullback.

NYT pB8 "Sell-Off in blue chip shares pushes market lower" & AJC pA13 "Stock market ends lower" says the market had its biggest decline in 2 weeks Tues due to a sell in blue chip bank and energy stocks although homebuilders rose after the gov reported sales of new homes increased in May to the highest level in 6 years.

FT p21 "Wall Street" by Eric Platt says US equities shifted higher following better than expected housing & consumer confidence reports and home sales figures that showed home sales hit their fastest pace in May since '08 rising 18.6% to an annualized pace of 504,000 units.

IBD pB4 "Nasdaq hits 14 year high but indexes reverse lower" by Ken Shreve says a Tuesdays session saw indexes reverse lower in higher vol despite better than expected economic data due to renewed tension in Iraq as the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.

Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2618.85 down 18.55  from  Monday's   numerator of 2637.40.  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 $87.30 down 61 cents from Monday's  average closing price of $87.91.  The median closing price of  Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $81.08  (HD/UNH)  up 1 cent from Monday's median closing price of $81.07 (UNH/HD). The lowest volume was 3M  and the highest volume was Intel.

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 lost $1,855  ($263,740 - $261,855).

6/24/14 Tuesday 4:36    pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahnumdova says  A late afternoon selloff on Wall Street sent U.S. stocks lower on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling by the most points in more than a month.                                        
Some analysts pointed to escalation in Iraq as a possible trigger, while others said that it was a mere profit-taking at the end of the quarter.
The S&P 500                        SPX -0.64%  ended the session 12.63 points, or 0.6%, lower, after briefly touching an intraday record. Energy sector stocks were hit the hardest, with the sub sector down 2%.                                        
The Dow Jones Industrial AverageDJIA -0.70% dropped 119.13 points, or 0.7%, to 16,813.13. The Nasdaq Composite COMP -0.42%  lost 18.32 points, or 0.4%, to 4,350.36. As selling intensified, the CBOE Vix index VIX +10.47%   jumped 10% to above 12.
  “Investors have generally paid little attention to the fighting in Iraq. But stocks dropped today due to the possibility of escalating violence and slightly higher oil prices,” said Kate Warne, investment strategist at Edward Jones.                                        
Channing Smith, managing director at Capital Advisors, doubted it was Iraq news that triggered a selloff.                                       
“If Iraq is a concern, why energy sector is sharply down? I think markets simply have been overbought and are now taking a breather, with investors taking profit at the end of the quarter” Channing said.
Stocks initially rose on the back of positive economic reports, including new-home sales, home prices and consumer confidence data, but gains evaporated by afternoon.
New U.S. homes sold at an annual rate of 504,000 in May to mark the fastest increase in six years, the government said Tuesday. Yet the surprising gain -- economists polled by MarketWatch expected a 440,000 increase -- was led by a huge surge in the Northeast. Sales of existing homes in May hit the fastest pace in seven months.                                        
Home prices rose in April as the spring selling season got underway, even as annual growth skidded, dropping to the slowest pace in more than a year, according to data released Tuesday morning. April data show that home-price growth has turned
S&P/Case-Shiller’s price barometer tracking 20 cities showed that year-over-year price growth hit 10.8% in April — a fast pace but down sharply from annual growth of 12.4% in March and a recent peak of 13.7% in November. A gauge of consumer confidence rose to 85.2 in June -- the highest level since January 2008 -- from 82.2 in May, the Conference Board Tuesday.
In corporate news, cruise company Carnival Corp.CCL -2.99%  beat consensus profit and revenue estimates and raised its full-year outlook. However, shares fell 3%.

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

AT&T:  NYT pB2 "DirecTV and AT&T make case to Congress" by Edward Wyatt, FT p15 "AT&T accused over merger promises" by Gina Chon, WSJ pB3 "AT&T, DirecTV defend deal" by Gautham Nagesh, IBD pA2 "AT&T defends DirecTV deal"    say AT&T  CEO Randall Stephenson & DirecTV CEO Michael White testified to Congress that their proposed $48.5 bil merger would pressure cable firms to lower prices.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Boeing:  No mentions found.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  No mentions found.
  No mentions found.
Coke:

Disney:  No mentions found.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:  No mentions found.

GE:  No mentions found.

Goldman Sachs:  FT had a story that GS was leading an IPO.

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.
  No mentions found.
Merck:

Microsoft:  WSJ pB4 "Microsoft assails surveillance court" by sh9ira Ovide says Microsoft's GC Brad Smith says the 35 year old US secret surveillance court is unaccountable to the public.

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.

Tuesday'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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