Tuesday, September 2, 2014

9/2/14 Tues. pm Dow Closes at 17067.56 down 30.89 or 0.18%

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by Dan Kolber

Post No. 2,812 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.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed  Tuesday at 17067.56 down 30.89 or 0.18%  from Friday's close of 17098.45. Of the Dow components  9 gained and 21 declined.  The biggest gainer   dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was Visa up $2.21 or 1.04%.  The biggest decliner   dollar-wise   and percentage-wise was Home Depot down $2.35 or 2.51%.


As of the open of  the market on Tuesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of  Tuesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Tuesday's trailing P/E   ratio is 16.19 down from Friday's   trailing P/E ratio of 16.23  (last year it was 15.45).  Tuesday's P/E estimate is 15.10 up from Friday's P/E estimate of 15.05 (year ago it was 13.47) and Tuesday's dividend yield is 2.23 up from  yesterday's dividend yield of 2.21  (last year it was 2.54). The Dow's all-time high was 17138.20 on July 16,  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 2657.69 down  4.81  from  Friday's   numerator of 2662.50.  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 $88.59 down 16 cents from Friday's  average closing price of $88.75.  The median closing price of  Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $88.06  (UNH/AXP) down 12 cents from Friday's median closing price of $88.12 (UNH/AXP). 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 $481  ($266,250 - $265,769).

9/2/14 Tues. 4:13 MarketWatch by Victor Reklaitis & Sara Sjolin says
U.S. stocks mostly pulled back Tuesday, as the S&P 500 lost a little steam after achieving a record close on Friday.  A reading on U.S. manufacturing topped expectations but didn’t spark an advance, with the stock market instead starting off September on a down note. “A lot of that was probably already built into the market,” said Bruce Bittles, chief investment strategist at Robert W. Baird & Co., referring to the encouraging manufacturing report. He noted that stocks achieved strong gains in August partly in anticipation of such upbeat economic data. The S&P 500 SPX, -0.05%  edged down 1.09 points, or less than 0.1%, to 2,002.28, staying above the milestone level of 2,000. The benchmark hit an intraday record just over 2,006 shortly after the opening bell, but then turned negative. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.18%   fell 30.89 points, or 0.2%, to 17,067.56, while the Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.39% gained 17.92 points, or 0.4%, to 4,598.19.  Movers and shakers: Staples Inc. SPLS, +8.13% jumped 8.1%, performing best among S&P 500 stocks, after Credit Suisse hiked its rating for the retailer to outperform.

TimeStaples Inc.Feb 14Mar 14Apr 14May 14Jun 14Jul 14Aug 14Sep 14
US:SPLS
$10$12$14$16$18

Apple Inc. AAPL, +0.78%  ended up 0.8% at an all-time closing high, as buzz builds around a Sept. 9 event where the iPhone 6 is expected to be unveiled. Tesla Motors Inc. TSLA, +5.35%  jumped 5.3%, also achieving a closing record, as Stifel Nicolaus hiked its rating for the car company to buy and set a $400 price target.

Wynn Resorts Ltd. WYNN, -4.06%  fared worst among S&P 500 stocks, losing 4.1%. Casino operators fell following news of an August drop in gambling revenue in Macau.
What strategists are saying: The S&P 500 topped 2,000 for the first time last week, and analysts already are talking about the next milestone.
Morgan Stanley strategists said in a note on Tuesday that the bull market could run for another five years and carry the S&P close to 3,000.The stock market is likely to keep “grinding higher,” helped by foreign investors for whom it’s “the only place to go,” said Baird’s Bittles. But investors should remain aware of risks in the market, including the fact that zero interest-rate policies mean central bankers can’t lower rates to counter outside shocks, according to Bittles.A pullback by the market isn’t surprising given the liquidity that’s built up from the Federal Reserve’s stimulus efforts, said Colin Cieszynski, chief market strategist at CMC Markets. “It’s been defying gravity a little bit,” he told MarketWatch.He predicted a “choppy, churny phase” for stocks for at least a couple of months, noting that September historically has been a weak period for equities. Manufacturing momentum: The day’s data highlight was the Institute for Supply Management manufacturing reading, and that came in at 59.0%, easily topping expectations. Construction spending jumped 1.8% in July, also above expectations, and the final reading for Markit’s U.S. manufacturing purchasing managers index was 57.9 in August, down slightly from the flash reading of 58.0.This week’s biggest economic news is expected to be Friday’s jobs report. Other markets: Asian equities closed mainly higher, while European stocks finished narrowly mixed. The dollar advanced against most major currencies, putting pressure on dollar-denominated commodity prices. Metals prices declined across the board, while oil prices moved sharply lower as well. The greenback “exploded against everything,” said CMC’s Cieszynski.

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 fr

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 Friday's  closing   stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed  Friday at 17098.45  up 18.88 or 0.11%  from Thursday's close of 17079.57.  For the year the Dow is up 3.1%. Of the Dow components  20 gained and 10 declined.  The biggest gainer   dollar-wise was Goldman Sachs up $1.46 and percentage-wise was Microsoft up 1.23%.  The biggest decliner   dollar-wise   was Visa down $2.08 and percentage-wise was United Technologies down  1.04%.

IBD pB8 "Stocks troll to modest gains, wrap up 4th up week in a row" by Paul Whitfield says stocks coasted into the 3 day weekend fri wrapping up the 4th positive week in a row for the major indexes as the action was up in mixed vol & the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.


As of the open of  the market on Tuesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of  Tuesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Tuesday's trailing P/E   ratio is 16.19 down from Friday's   trailing P/E ratio of 16.23  (last year it was 15.45).  Tuesday's P/E estimate is 15.10 up from Friday's P/E estimate of 15.05 (year ago it was 13.47) and Tuesday's dividend yield is 2.23 up from  yesterday's dividend yield of 2.21  (last year it was 2.54). The Dow's all-time high was 17138.20 on July 16,  2014. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2662.50 up 2.94  from  Thursday's   numerator of 2659.56.  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 $88.75 up 10 cents from Thursday's  average closing price of $88.65.  The median closing price of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $88.12  (UNH/AXP) up 44 cents from Thursday's median closing price of $87.68 (UNH/AXP). The lowest volume was  Travelers and the highest volume was Intel.

If  Friday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have made 294  ($266,250 - $265,956).

8/31/14 Fri. 4:44 MarketWatch by Victor Reklaitis & Sara Sjolin says

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

AT&T:  No mentions found.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Boeing:  WSJ pB3 "US mulls engine options for its Osprey aircraft" by Robert Wall says the V-22 tilt rotor aircraft built by Boeing and Textron's Bell Helicopter unit is designed to take off like a helicopter but transition into airplane mode once airborne. 

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  No mentions found.

Disney:  No mentions found.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:  No mentions found.

GE:  No mentions found.

Goldman Sachs:  WSJ pC1 "Goldman gave loan to Espirito near end" by Margot Patrick,  David Enrich, Patricia Kowsmann, FT p13 "Goldman lent $835 mil to BES before bailout" by Miles Johnson, Peter Wise say just prior to the collapse of Portuguese lender Banco Espirito Santa, Goldman made a loan to it.

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel:  WSJ pC8 "Reboot risks and rewards for PC makers" by Dan Gallagher says better than expected sales of PCs boosted recent quarterly results for Intel and Microsoft.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan:  No mentions found.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's:  NYT pB3 "Fast food workers seeking $15 wage plan civil disobedience at strikes" by Steven Greenhouse says  on Thurs. there will be a nationwide strike at McDonald's & other restaurants.

 IBD pA2 "Russia closes 12 McDonald's" says sanitary violations caused Russian authorities to close the restaurants.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:    WSJ pC8 "Reboot risks and rewards for PC makers" by Dan Gallagher says better than expected sales of PCs boosted recent quarterly results for Intel and Microsoft.

WSJ pB3 "Microsoft gets 20 days to answer China probe" by Yang Jie says Chinese officials are looking into antitrust allegations against Windows and Office software.

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.

Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

SymbolLast SaleChange% ChangeShare VolumeMarket
T▲ NYSE
AXP▲ NYSE
BA▼ NYSE
CAT▲ NYSE
CVX▲ NYSE
CSCO▲ NASDAQ-GS
KO▲ NYSE
DIS▼ NYSE
DD▼ NYSE
XOM▼ NYSE
GE▼ NYSE
GS▲ NYSE
HD▲ NYSE
INTC▲ NASDAQ-GS
IBM▲ NYSE
JPM▲ NYSE
JNJ▲ NYSE
MCD▼ NYSE
MRK▲ NYSE
MSFT▲ NASDAQ-GS
NKE▼ NYSE
PFE▲ NYSE
PG▲ NYSE
MMM▲ NYSE
TRV▲ NYSE
UTX▼ NYSE
UNH▲ NYSE
VZ▲ DualListed
V▼ NYSE
WMT▼ NYSE
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 Here are the current CEOs of the Dow 30 Companies:

AT&T T Randall L. Stephenson (Dallas, TX)


American Express AXP Kenneth I. Chenault (NY, NY)


Boeing BA W. James McNerney, Jr. (Chicago, Ill)


Caterpillar CAT Douglas Oberhelman (Peoria, Ill.)


Chevron CVX John Watson (San Ramon, CA)


Cisco CSCO John Chambers (San Jose, CA)


Coca Cola KO Muhtar Kent (Atlanta, GA)


Disney DIS Robert Iger (Burbank, CA)


DuPont DD Ellen Kullman (Wilmington, DE)


ExxonMobil XOM Rex W. Tillerson (Irving, Tx)


GE Jeffrey R. Immelt (Fairfield, CT)


Goldman Sachs GS Lloyd Blankfein (NY, NY)


Home Depot HD Frank Blake (Atlanta, GA) (Craig Menear Takes Over as CEO on 11/1)


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 close of business 8/7/14 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $418.65
2. Microsoft MSFT 356.04
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 281.15
4. GE 256.47
5. Chevron CVX 238.71
6. WalMart WMT 237.93
7.  JPMorgan Chase JPM 224.82
8. Procter & Gamble PG 216.42
9.  Verizon VZ 201.40
10.  IBM 183.57
11. Pfizer PFE 178.73
12. AT&T T 178
13. Coke KO 173.68
14. Merck MRK 163.19
15.  Intel INTC 162.39
16. Disney DIS 145.76
17. Visa V 131.49
18. Cisco CSCO 126.87
19. Home Depot HD 110.36
20. United Technologies UTX 95.04
21. McDonald's MCD 99.70 
22. American Express AXP 90.72
23. 3M MMM 90.28
24. Boeing BA 86.34 
25. Goldman Sachs GS 77.51
26. UnitedHealth UNH 77.09
27. Nike NKE 66.49
28. Caterpillar CAT 64.15
29. DuPont DD 59.22
30. Travelers TRV 30.48

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of close of business 8/7/14:

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

AT&T T:
8/1/14 10Q & 7/24/14 8K & 7/23/14 8K  re: qtr ended 6/30
7/1/14 S-4 re: purchase of DirecTV
6/30/14 8K re: increase Board of Dirs from 13 to 14 and election of Glenn H., Hutchins to Board
6/27/14 8K re: sale of its shares of America Movil for $5.5 bil
6/27/14 8K re: securitization facility between New Cingular subsidiary & Citibank
6/11/14 8K sale of 2.4% Global Notes due 2024
6/10/14 8K sale of $2 bil of 4.8% Global Notes due 2044
6/3/14 8K re: notice of redemption of 4 classes of notes
6/3/14 8K re: Reg. FD disclosure re: proposed acquisition of DirecTV
6/3/14 8K re: update on network transformation, 2Q trends & full year '14 guidance

American Express AXP:
7/30/14 10Q & 7/29/14 8K re: qtr. ended 6/30/14
7/15/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months ended 6/30/14
6/30/14 8K re: 50% jv with Certares for global business travel
6/23/14 8K re: appointment of Laureen E. Seeger as general Counsel
6/16/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats  for 3 mos ended 5/31/14

Boeing BA:
7/23/14 10Q & 7/23/14 8K re: 2Qtr ended 6/30/14
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

Caterpillar CAT:
8/1/14 10Q & 7/24/14 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/14
7/23/14 8K re: rolling 3 mos. retail sales stats.
6/19/14 8K re: 3 mos. retail sales stats.
6/12/14 8K re: stockholder approval of '14 long term incentive plan & exec. short term incentive plan
6/11 8K re: increase of quarterly dividend by 17% to 70 cents per share payable 8/20 to record holders on 7/21

Chevron CVX:
8/6/14 10Q & 8/1/14 8K & 7/10/14 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/14
6/3/14 8K re: voting results of annual stockholder meeting
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



Cisco CSCO:
7/31/14 8K re: resignation from BoD of Gregory Q. Brown
6/25/14 8K re: adoption of pre-arranged stock trading plan by executive
5/22/14 10Q & 5/14/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 4/26 results


Coke KO:
7/30/14 10Q & 7/22/14 8K re: qtr ended 6/27/14
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.


Disney DIS:
8/5/14 & 8/5 8K re: 10Q for 3Qtr ended 6/28/14 
6/27/14 8K re: amendment to By-laws re: calling of shareholder meeting
6/2/14 8K re: sale of global notes
5/6/14 8K & 10Q for 1Qtr ended 3/29 results


DuPont DD:
8/5/14 8K re: election of Ulf M.  Mark Scheider
7/22/14 10Q & 7/22/14 8K re: qtr ended 6/30/14
6/26/14 8K re: lower earnings outlook for 2Q & 2014
4/28/14 8K re: voting results of Stockholders Mtg
4/22/14 10Q & 4/17/14 re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31


ExxonMobil XOM:
8/6/14 10Q & 7/31/14 8K re: 2Qtr ended 6/30/14
8/6/14 8K re: retirement of P.T. Mulva as VP/controller to be replaced by D.S. Rosenthal
6/2/14 8K re: voting results of annual meeting of shareholders
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


GE:
7/31/14 10Q & 7/18/14 8K re: qtr ended 6/30/14
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


Goldman Sachs GS:
8/7/14 10Q & 7/15/14 8K re: 2Qtr ended 6/30/14
6/4/14 8K re: sale of $900 mil of floating notes
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


Home Depot HD:
6/12/14 8K re: completion of offering of senior notes
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



Intel INTC:
7/25/14 10Q & 7/15/14 8K re: qtr. ended 6/28/14
6/27/14 8K re: executive changes
6/23/14 8K re: election of Aneel Bhusri to Board of Director
6/12/14 8K re: raises of 2Q & full year revenue and gross margin expectations
5/28/14 8K re: voting results from Stockholder Mtg


IBM:
7/29/14 10Q & 7/18/14 8K & 7/17/14 8K re: qtr. ended 6/30/14
7/29/14 8K re: election of CEO of JNJ Alex Gorsky & Peter R. Voser to BoD
6/2/14 8K re: completion of SEC investigation re: reporting of cloud rev with no action taken
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



JPMorganChase JPM:
8/4/14 10Q & 7/15/14 8K & 7/15/14 8K re: qtr. ended 6/30/14
7/2/14 8K re: CEO Jamie Dimon having throat cancer
7/1/14 8K re: reduction of warrant exercise price
6/23/14 & 6/9/14  8Ks (2) re: modification of rights of holders of preferred shares
6/11/14 8K re: Reg FD disclosure re: investor presentation
5/22/14 8K re: Voting results from Shareholder Mtg.
5/13/14 8K re: Offering of notes



Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
8/1/14 10Q & 7/15/14 8K re: Qtr ended 6/29/14
7/21/14 8K re: $5 bil share repurchase program
6/30/14 8K re: complete sale of Ortho-clinical Diagnostics to Carlyle Group
6/19/14 8K re: election of UPS CEO D. Scott Davis to Board of Directors
5/2/14 10Q for 1 Qtr ended 3/30



McDonald's MCD:
8/4/14 & 7/22/14 & 7/18/14 8K re: qtr. ended 6/30/14
6/10/14 8K re: global comparable sales for May
6/9/14 8K re: sale of $500 mil of notes
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



Merck MRK:
9/29/14 8K re: 2Q results
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


Microsoft MSFT:
7/31/14 10K for year ended 6/30/14
7/31/14 8K re: increased BoD to 11 & election of John W. Stanton
7/22/14 8K re: 4Q results
7/17/14 8K re: restruction & related charges
4/24/14 10Q & 4/24/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results


Nike NKE:
Sec. 14A Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 9/18/14 at Tiger Woods Conf. center, Beaverton, Or.
7/25/14 10K for year ended 5/31/14
6/30/14 8K re: Reg. FD disclosure re: 4Q conference call
6/26/14 8K re: 4Q & full year 2014 results
6/23/14 8K re: election of  John Donahoe to Board of Directors
4/7/14 10Q & 3/25/14 & 3/20/14 8Ks re: Year ended 2/28/14




Pfizer PFE:
7/29/14 8K re: 2Q results
6/26/14 8K re: election of James C. Smith to Board of Directors
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



Procter & Gamble PG:
8/1/14  2 8Ks re: 4Q results
7/8/14 8K re: quarterly div. of 64 cents per share payable 8/15 to record holders of 7/18
6/25/14 8K re: exec changes
6/11/14 8K re: sale of pet care business
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:
7/31/14 10Q & 7/24/14 re: qtr. ended 6/30/14
6/9/14 8Ks (2) re: executive changes
6/4/14 8K re: sale of notes
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.


Travelers TRV:
7/22/14 10Q & 8K re: qtr ended 6/30/14
6/2/14 8K re: approval of 2014 stock incentive plan
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.


United Technologies UTX:
7/25/14 10Q & 7/22/14 8K for qtr. ended 6/30/14
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


UnitedHealth Group UNH:
8/4/14 & 8/1/14 8K & 7/17 8K re: qtr. ended 6/30/14
6/6/14 8K re: results of annual meeting of shareholders
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

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
8/6/14 2 8Ks re: terms of exchange offer re: Altel
6/26/14; 6/12/14; 6/11/14; & 6/2/14 8Ks (4) results of exchange offer
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

Visa V:
7/24/14 10Q & 7/24/14 8K re: qtr ended 6/30/14
7/23/14 8K re: quarterly div. of 40 cents payable 9/3 to record holders as of 8/15.
6/3/14 8K re: retirement of CFO Byron H. Pollitt, Jr.
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


WalMart WMT:
7/24/14 8K re: election of Greg Foran as Pres/CEO of Walmart USA  to replace Bill Simon
6/10/14 8K re: results of annual meeting of shareholder
6/6/14 10Q  for quarter ended 4/30/14
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

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