Tuesday, December 30, 2014

12/30/14 Tues. pm Dow Closes at 17983.07 down 55.16 or 0.31%


 
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by Dan Kolber

Post No. 2,982 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 of Dec. 20 and a summary of recent Dow 30 components'  SEC filings as of 12/20.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed  Tuesday at 17983.07 down 55.16 or 0.31%  from Monday's close of 18038.23. Of the Dow components 4  gained, American Express was unchanged  and 15   declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was UnitedHealthcare up 52  cents or 0.51%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise  was and percentage-wise was Caterpillar down $1.12 or 1.2%.

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 was 16.93 down from Monday's   trailing P/E ratio of 16.95  (last year it was 16.83).  Tuesday's P/E estimate was 15.93 unchanged from Monday's P/E estimate of 15.93 (year ago it was 15.25) and Tuesday's dividend yield is 2.40 unchanged from  Monday's dividend yield of 2.40  (last year it was 2.06). The Dow's all-time high was 18053.71 on December 26,  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 2800.25 down 8.58  from  Monday's   numerator of 2808.84.  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 $93.34 down 29 cents from Monday's  average closing price of $93.63.  The median closing price of  Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $93.64  (XOM/MCD) down 35 cents from Monday's median closing price of $93.99 (CAT/AXP). The lowest volume was   Travelers and the highest volume was GE.

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  $859 ($280,084 - $280,025).

12/30/14 Tues. 4:35 pm MarketWatch by Victor Reklaitis & Sara Sjolin says U.S. stocks closed with moderate losses Tuesday, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average back below 18,000 for the first time in about a week. Energy-sector stocks were among the day’s worst performers even as the U.S. oil benchmark stabilized, however briefly, a little above recent lows. Adding to the negative tone, a consumer-confidence figure jumped less than expected. The S&P 500 SPX, -0.49% pulled back 10.22 points, or 0.5%, to finish at 2,080.35, a day after scoring its 53rd record close of the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.31% shed 55.16 points, or 0.3%, to 17,983.07, undercutting 18,000 after first clearing that mark on Dec. 23. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, -0.61% lost 29.47 points, or 0.6%, to end at 4,777.44. All three main indexes endured their biggest drops in two weeks. The S&P is on pace for a yearly gain of 12.6% while the Dow is showing an 8.5% advance and the Nasdaq a 14.4% rise. Jeff Kravetz, regional investment director at U.S. Bank Wealth Management, said he didn’t see any major driver for Tuesday’s moderate drop. “It’s just normal volatility at the end of the year,” he told MarketWatch, adding that his team expects mid- or high-single digit percent gains for U.S. stocks in the new year. Trading was light on the second-to-last day of 2014, as many investors remain away on year-end breaks. The day was the 12th slowest day of the year, as measured by total composite volume. U.S. markets will be open for a full day on Wednesday.
Crude oil’s crash has spurred analysts to cut their earnings-per-share estimates for energy-sector companies, even as the slide helps consumers and other industries save money. Sam Stovall, U.S. equity strategist at S&P Capital IQ, said in a note Tuesday that “sliding 2015 earnings estimates offer an additional concern,” but his shop still expects stocks will gain next year. He said “should this oppressive obsession with oil prove overdone, the EPS trend will likely reverse course, making our year-end 2015 S&P 500 price advance of 7% again more realistic.” Tuesday’s economic news: A key U.S. consumer confidence index climbed to 92.6 in December from a revised 91.0 in November, below a post-recession high of 94.1 set in October and under the 93.8 projected by economists polled by MarketWatch. The Case-Shiller home-price index indicated that prices declined for a second straight month. But after seasonal adjustments, prices among 20 cities rose 0.8% in October — the strongest result in seven months — compared with a 0.2% increase in September. CRT Capital Group’s Ian Lyngen in an email Tuesday described the housing report as “overall, a better-than-expected release.”  Movers and shakers: Southwestern Energy Co. SWN, -6.78% and another energy name, Range Resources Corp. RRC, -4.20% were the S&P 500’s two biggest losers, finishing down 6.8% and 4.2%, respectively. Southwestern said late Monday that it’s boosting its capital spending next year, while peers are cutting back as energy prices plunge. The U.S. oil benchmark rose Tuesday after showing a drop of 50% from its June 2014 peak, but the European crude benchmark fell again. Civeo Corp. CVEO, -52.60%  closed down a whopping 52.6% after the company, which provides accommodations for energy workers, warned late Monday of lower-than-expected revenue due to cutbacks by energy companies. Other markets: European equity markets finished with losses, as upcoming Greek snap elections brought back fears of Greece leaving the eurozone. Asian stocks closed mainly lower, with Japan’s Nikkei losing 1.6% on its last trading day of the year. The Japanese coalition government agreed to tax reform that will cut the country’s corporate tax rate in an effort to spur economic growth.  Gold prices rose, while the dollar softened DXY, -0.27% against most major currencies. The euro EURUSD, +0.02% was little changed against the dollar, trading around a more-than-two-year low following the renewed worries about Greece.

Tuesday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
T▼ NYSE
AXPNYSE
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 Tuesday 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 18038.23 down 15.48 or 0.09%  from Friday's close of 18053.71. For the year the Dow is up 8.8%. Of the Dow components 12  gained and 18   declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Home Depot up 78 cents or 0.75%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise  was and percentage-wise was IBM down $1.83 or 1.13%.

WSJ pC4 "S&P 500 notches another closing high" by Dan Strumpf says stocks kicked off the final week of the year with a new high for the S&P as investors appeared to shrug off the latest bout of political turmoil in Greece.

IBD pB3 "S&P 500 hits fresh high in another quiet session" by Ken Shreve says Monday's action was mostly unchanged in higher vol while the current outlook is uptrend under pressure.

NYT pB2 "Wavering, markets mostly rise" by AP says stocks inched mostly higher in light trading as investors shrugged off falling energy prices, a plunging ruble and turmoil in Greece.

Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2808.84 down 2.41  from  Friday's   numerator of 2811.25.  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 $93.63 down 8 cents from Friday's  average closing price of $93.71.  The median closing price of  Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $93.99  (CAT/AXP) down 27 cents from Friday's median closing price of $94.26 (CAT/AXP). The lowest volume was   Travelers and the highest volume was GE.

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 lost  $241 ($281,125 - $280,084).

12/29/14 Mon. 4:24 pm MarketWatch by Victor Reklaitis & Sara Sjolin says the S&P 500 edged up to another record close on Monday, but the Dow industrials snapped a seven-session winning streak. Utilities, the best-performing S&P sector this year, showed the biggest gain among the 10 main sectors on Monday.The S&P 500 SPX, +0.09% rose by 1.80 points, or 0.1%, to close at 2,090.57, leaving the benchmark up 13.1% for 2014, with two trading sessions left in the year. Monday’s mark also was the index’s 53rd record close of the year, or an average of one a week.The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.09% dipped 15.48 points, or 0.1%, to end at 18,038.23. The blue-chip gauge, up 8.8% so far in 2014, pulled back from a record close achieved Friday.The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.00%  inched up by 0.05 point to finish at 4,806.91, while the small-cap Russell 2000 RUT, +0.32% tacked on 3.90 points, or 0.3%, to 1,219.11.Composite volumes for both the NYSE and Nasdaq were at roughly two-thirds of their 30-day average, according to FactSet. Trading is expected to be light throughout this holiday-shortened week.Looking ahead to 2015, Wall Street strategists on average predict further gains for the U.S. stock market, as an improving economy and lower energy prices offset rate hikes and increased volatility.Movers and shakers: Gilead Sciences Inc. GILD, +0.36% closed up 3.7% for the S&P 500’s best performance as Morgan Stanley upgraded it to overweight and Barron’s picked the stock as one of its 10 favorites for 2015.Energy-related stocks such as Nabors Industries Ltd. NBR, +1.48%   were also among the S&P’s big winners, although they gave back some gains as crude oil prices CLG5, -1.77% fell again and settled at the lowest level since May 2009.The energy SPDR XLE, +0.36% an ETF that tracks the S&P 500’s energy stocks, remains down 9.2% for the year, but it established at least a short-term bottom in mid-December. Greek drama: The global trading mood on Monday was dented by renewed uncertainty about the political landscape in Greece. The country’s parliament rejected Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’s candidate in a third and final presidential vote on Monday, meaning parliament will now have to be dissolved and a snap election held.Greece’s ATHEX Composite index GD, -3.91%  tumbled after the failed vote. But the pan-European Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, +0.11%   closed higher, shaking off early losses.

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

AT&T:   Daily Report p1 "37 companies file brief supporting gay marriage in Florida" by National law Journal and AT&T and GE are among them.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Boeing:  No mentions found.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

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

Disney: WSJ pC8 "Live sports may soil tv-ad game" by Miriam Gottfired says Disney's ESPN has been presenting more college basketball.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:  No mentions found.

GE:  Daily Report p1 "37 companies file brief supporting gay marriage in Florida" by National law Journal and AT&T and GE are among them.

Goldman Sachs:  WSJ pC1 "Goldman loan to Espirito is at risk" by Margot Patrick, Patricia Kowsmann says Goldman Sachs loan to Portugal's Banco Espirito Santo for $835 mil may not be repaid due to the bank's collapse.

IBD pA5 "Financial adviser Lazard gets big lift from M&A market" by Vance Cariaga says in '14 the top US advisers in terms of transaction value were Deutsche, Goldman Sachs and Lazard.

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.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  WSJ pB2 "Apple company tops list of most activated evices" by Daisuke Wakabayashi says Microsoft is third with a 5.85 of all smartphones with Apple first, then Samsung, that were activated worldwide from 12/19 to 12/25.

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.

UnitedHealthcare:  No mentions found.

Verizon:  No mentions found.

Visa:  No mentions found.

Walmart:  No mentions found.

Monday'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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 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 Craig Menear (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 Greg Hayes (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 12/20/14 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $396.52
2. Microsoft MSFT 392.85
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 295.45
4. Wal-Mart WMT 274.49
5. GE 257.28
6. Procter & Gamble PG 248.73   
7.  JPMorgan Chase JPM 231.48
8. Chevron CVX 213.49
9.  Pfizer PFE 201.24
10. Verizon VZ 195.12
11. Coke KO 183.75
12.  Intel INTC 175.85  
13.AT&T T 173.97
14. Merck MRK 169.86
15. Visa V 164.40
16. Disney DIS 157.51
17. IBM 156.87
18. Cisco CSCO 142
19. Home Depot HD 134.33 
20. 3M MMM 106.04 
21.  United Technologies UTX 105.38  
22. UnitedHealth UNH 98.37
23. American Express AXP 96.71
24. McDonald's MCD 90.72   
25. Boeing BA 89.99 
26. Goldman Sachs GS 87.52
27. Nike NKE 81.71
28. DuPont DD 66.40
29. Caterpillar CAT 55.52
30. Travelers TRV 35.05
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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 12/20/14:

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

AT&T T:
12/19/14 8K re: amendment to Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan
12/2/14 8K re: closing of sale of Global Notes
11/10/14 2 10/A's & 10Q re: qtr. ended 9/10/14
11/10/14 8K re: closing of sale of Global Notes
11/7/14 8K re: increased of Board to 15 & election of William E. Kennardd & agrmt to buy Mexican wireless firm GSF telecom
10/24/14 8K re: completion of sale of Ct. wireline operations to Frontier Comm
3 8Ks (10/22; 10/22 & 9/30/14) re: 3Qtr result

American Express AXP:
12/15/14 8K re: Delinq. & write-off stats for 3 mos. ended 11/30
12/5/14 8K re: issuance of Sub. Notes
12/4/14 8K re: retirement of Director Richard A. McGinn
11/17/14 8K re: delinq. & write off stats for 3 mos. ended 10/31
11/12/14 8K re: issuance of Series B Preferred Shares
10/28/14 10Q  & 10/15/14 8K re: 3Qtr results ended 9/30/14
10/15/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months ended 9/30/14

Boeing BA:
12/19/14 8K re: retirement of Shephard W. Hill, Pres. of Boeing Int'l & Sr. VP, Bus. Dev/Strategy
12/15/14 8K re: increase of quarterly div & authorization of $12 bil share buyback
10/31/14 8K re: issuance of senior notes
10/22/14 10Q & 10/22/14 8K re: 3Qtr results ended 9/30/14
10/16/14 8K re: credit agreements

Caterpillar CAT:
12/18/14 8K re: retirement of Group VPs Stuart L. Levenick & Steven H. Wunning
12/18/14 8K & 11/20/14 8K re: FD disclosures re: retail sales of machines & power systems
12/11/14 8K re: retirement of director Peter A. Magowan
10/31/14 10Q & 10/23/14 8K re: 3Qtr results ended 9/30/14
10/22/14 8K re: sales to retail and OEM
10/14/14 8K re: retirement of Group Presidents Stuart Levenick & Steven Wunning

Chevron CVX:
12/12/14 8K re: election of Alexander B. Cummings Jr. to Board
11/18/14 8K re: issuance of Floating Rate Notes
11/7/14 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/31/14 8K re: 3Qtr results

Cisco CSCO:
12/19/14 & 12/18/14 8Ks re: Pre-arranged stock trading plan for execs
11/24/14 8K re: amendment to employee stock purchase plan
11/12/14 8K; 11/14/14 8K & 11/20/14 10Q re: results of 1 Qtr. ended 10/25/14

Coke KO:
12/11/14 8K re: increase Board to 17 & election of Marc Balland & David B. Weinberg
10/29/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/26/14
10/1/14 8K re: Guidelines for '14 Equity Plan

Disney DIS:
11/19/14 10K & 11/6/14 8K re: results of fiscal year ended 9/27/14
11/6/14 8K re: 4Qtr & FY ended 9/27/14
10/3/14 8K re: CEO Robert Iger's amended employment contract

DuPont DD:
12/18/14 8K re: FD disclosures re: presentation re: Performance Chemicals segment
12/18/14 8-K/A re: pre-tax charges re: restructuring plan
10/28/14 CEO letter to shareholders
10/28/14 & 10/28/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14

ExxonMobil XOM:
11/24/14 8K re: retirement of VP S.D. Pryor
11/5/14 10Q & 10/31/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14

GE:
11/10/1 8K re: incentive grant to CEO Jeffrey R. Immelt
11/4/14 10Q & 10/17/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14

Goldman Sachs GS:
12/19/14 8K re: election to Board of Mark A. Flaherty & Mark D. winkelman
12/17/14 & 12/16/14 8Ks re: issuance of notes
11/5/14 10Q & 10/16/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/23/14 8K re: legal opinion re: debt issuance

Home Depot HD:
11/25/14 10Q & 11/18/14 8K re: Qtr. ended 11/2/14
11/6/14 8K re: breach of payment data system
10/20/14 8-K/A re: promotion of Craig A. Menear to CEO
10/14/14 8K re: resignation of Marvin R. Ellison, EVP

Intel INTC:
12/16/14 8K re: trigger of  interest change on debentures
11/21/14 28Ks & 11/18/14 8K re: FD Disclosure re: Annual investor meeting
11/20/14 8K re: increase of quarterly div. & '15 Business Outlook
10/29/14 10Q & 10/14/14 8K re: 3rd Qtr ended 9/27/14

IBM:
12/8/14 8K re: retirement of Robert C. Weber sVP, Legal
11/25/14 8K re: issuance of debt securities
11/12/14 8K re: investors conference
11/5/14 8K re: underwriting contract with JPMorgan
10/28/14 10Q & 2 8Ks (10/20) re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/20/14 8K re: closing of Lenovo's purchase of IBM's x86 server business
10/20/14 8K re: sale of IBM's global comm'l semiconductor tech business to Globalfoundries

JPMorgan Chase JPM:
12/9/14 8K re: close of public offering of Sub. Notes
11/12/14 8K re: payment of $1.01d bil to settle foreign exchange trading allegations
11/3/14 &  2 8Ks (10/14) re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/22/14 8K re: sale of 2.2% notes due '19
10/2/14 8K re: cyberattack
10/2/14 8K re: adjustment of warrant price

Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
11/21/14 8K re: issuance of notes
11/10/14 8K re: closing of purchase of Alios BioPharma, Inc. for $1.75 bil
10/30/14 10Q & 10/14/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/28/14
10/2/14 8K re: agreement to purchase Alios Biopharma

McDonald's MCD:
12/8/14 8K re: Nov. '12 sales
11/12/14 8K re: Oct. '12 sales
11/3/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
9/22/14 8K re: raising quarterly div. by 5% to 85 cents payable 12/15 to record holders 12/1
9/9/14 8K re: global sales decreased 3.7% in Aug.

Merck MRK:
11/10/14 10Q re: Qtr. ended 9/30/14
10/27/14 8K re: 3Qtr results
10/15/14 8K re: issuance of notes
10/2/14 8K re: completion of sale of Consumer Care Business to Bayer for 414.2 bil

Microsoft MSFT:
12/4/14 8K re: results of votes at 12/3 Annual Shareholders Meeting
11/14/14 Proxy Letter from Bd Chair John W. Thompson re: Annual Mtg
10/23/14 10Q & 10/23/14 8K re: 1Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/21/14 & 10/20/14 & 10/20/14 Proxy re: Annual Shareholder Mtg at 12/3/14 at 8 am at Meydenbauer ctr., Bellevue, WA

Nike NKE:
12/18/14 8K & 10/7/14 10Q re: results of Qtr. ended 11/30/14
10/7/14 10Q & 9/30/14 8K & 9/25/14 8K re: 1Qtr ended 8/31/14
9/23/14 8K re: results of annual shareholders meeting
Sec. 14A Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 9/18/14 at Tiger Woods Conf. center, Beaverton, Or.

Pfizer PFE:
11/6/14 10Q for quarter ended 9/28/14
11/6/14 10Q & 10/28/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/28/14

Procter & Gamble PG:
11/21/14 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan of CEO A.G. Lafley
11/13/14 8K re: '14 Analysts Mtg & sale of Duracell to Berkshire Hathaway
11/4/14 8K re: closing of sale of floating rate notes due '64
11/3/14 8K re: sale of notes
11/3/14 re: Argentina regulatory problems re: taxes
10/24/14 10Q & 2 8Ks (10/24) 1Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/20/14 8K re: voting results of 10/14 Annual Mtg of Shareholders
10/14/14 8K re: dividend of 64 cents payable 11/17 to record holders on 10/24/14

3M MMM:
12/16/14 8K re: dividend for 1Q '15 & '15 outlook
11/10/14 8K re: sale of Floating rate Notes
10/30/14 10Q & 10/23/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14

Travelers TRV:
10/21/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
9/10/14 2 8Ks re: realignment of 2 of 3 business segments

United Technologies UTX:
12/19/14 8K re: rejection of mini tender offer by TRC Capital
12/10/14 8K re: appointment of Akhil Johri, Sr. VP & CFO
11/24/14 Retirement of Louis Chenevert replaced by Gregory J. Hayes & election of Dir. Edward A. Kangas as Chairman of Bd. & appointment of Peter F. Longo as Acting CFO
10/24/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14

UnitedHealth Group UNH:
12/8/14 8K re: sale of notes
12/1/14 8K re: annual investor conference
11/12/14 8K re: appointment of David S. Wichmann Pres/CFO & Larry Renfro as Vice-Chair
11/10/14 10Q for Qtr. ended 9/30/14
10/16/14 8K re: 3Qtr results

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
12/8/14 28Ks re: change of duties for Randal S. Milch EVP & GC
12/1/14 8K re: 4Q results
11/26/14 8K re: trading of shares in UK
10/28/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14

Visa V:
12/19/14 8K re: exec's pre-arranged stock trading plans
12/12/14 & 11/21/14 Proxies re: Annual Stockholders Meeting 1/28/15 8:30 am Crowne Plaza, Foster City, CA
11/21/14 10K for fiscal year ended 9/30/14
10/29/14 8K re: 4Qtr & full year ended 9/30/14 results
10/22/14 8K re: 1/28/15 Annual Stockholders Mtg & dividend of 48 cents payable 12/2 to record holders on 11/14/14

WalMart WMT:
12/16/14 8K re: latest ruling re: class action lawsuit in Phil for underpaying employees - Braun/Hummel v. Walmart
12/1/14 10Q & 11/13/14 8K re: quarter ended 10/31/14
11/24/14 8K re: election of Thomas W. Horton to Board
10/30/14 8K re: Closing of Walmart Seiyu stores in Japan
10/17/14 8K re: issuance of notes

THE END FOR NOW


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