Friday, February 13, 2015

2/13/15 Fri. pm Dow Closes at 18019.35 up 46.97 or 0.26%


 
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by Dan Kolber

Post No. 3,051 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 Friday at 18019.35 up 46.97 or 0.26% from Thursday's close of 17972.38. For the week the Dow is up195.06  or 1.09%  from last Friday's close of 17824.29. Of the Dow components   gained   and   declined. The  biggest gainer dollar-wise  was  and percentage-wise was %. The  biggest decliner dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was %.

As of the open of  the market on Friday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of  Friday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Friday's trailing P/E   ratio is 16.91 up  from yesterday's   trailing P/E ratio of 16.81 (last year it was 15.73).  Today's P/E estimate is 16.64 unchanged from Thursday's P/E estimate of 16.64 (year ago it was 14.09) and  today's dividend yield is 2.57 up from  yesterday's dividend yield of 2.45  (last year it was 2.18). 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.

Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2805.90 up 7.31 from  Thursday's   numerator of 2798.59.  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 $93.53 up 24 cents  from Thursday's  average closing price of $93.29.  The median closing price of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $88.97  (PG/NKE) up $3.02 from Thursday's median closing price of $85.95 (WMT/XOM.  The lowest volume was  3M and the highest volume was Cisco.

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  $731  ($280,590 - $279,859 ).

2/13/15 Fri. 4:32 pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova  & Barbara Kollmeyer says

Friday'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 Friday morning's Blog:

A  read of the print editions of  Friday's Wall Street Journal,  Financial Times, Investor's Business Daily, New York Times, USA Today,  Atlanta Journal & Constitution & Daily Report (Georgia - 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 Thursday's  closing   stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average:  The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 17972.38 up 110.24 or 0.62%  from Wednesday's close of 17862.14. For the year the Dow is up 0.84%. Of the Dow components  24 gained   and 6  declined. The  biggest gainer dollar-wise  was Visa up $4.92 and percentage-wise was Cisco up 9.39%. The  biggest decliner dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was American Express down $5.53 or 6.43%.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks' rise puts records in sight" by Dan Strumpf says stocks rose with benchmarks nearing all time highs as shares got a lift from some strong earnings reports & lessened worries about Europe.  American Express fell $5.53 after it said its merchant agreement with Costco will end next year.

IBD pB3 "Nasdaq pegs new high, but S&P 500 trails a bit" by Paul Whitfield says Thursday's action was up in rising vol while the current outlook is confirmed uptrend.

NYT pB4 "Tech and energy shares lead markets higher" by AP says stocks climbed back close to record levels on thurs as tech,m materials & energy firms all notched big gains.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2798.59 up 17.17 from  Wednesday's   numerator of 2781.42.  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 $93.29 up 58 cents  from Wednesday's  average closing price of $92.71.  The median closing price of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $85.95  (WMT/XOM) down $2.52  cents from Wednesday's median closing price of $88.47 (WMT/XOM.  The lowest volume was  3M and the highest volume was Cisco.

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 made  $1,717  ($279,859 - $278,142).

2/12/15 Thurs. 4:32 pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova  & Barbara Kollmeyer says
U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday, sending the S&P 500 to its highest close this year and within shouting distance of the record close reached on Dec 29.Optimism stemmed from news of a cease-fire agreement between Russia and Ukraine, a pickup in oil prices and merger news, with gains building throughout the session. The S&P 500 SPX, +0.96%  added 19.95 points, or 1%, to 2,088.48, with eight of its 10 sectors finishing higher. Among them, materials, technology and energy sectors stocks led the gains, while utilities and telecoms were the only laggards. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.62%  jumped 110.24 points, or 0.6%, to 17,972.38, with 24 of its 30 components gaining. Cisco Systems, Inc. was the top gainer, jumping 8.2%, while American Express Company led laggards, falling more than 6%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite COMP, +1.18%  rose to its highest level since 2000, aided a third straight day by a climb in the heaviest-weighted component in the index Apple Inc., which was up 1.2% on the day.Apple has gained 6.3% over the past four days. James Paulsen, chief investment strategist at Wells Capital Management, said today’s sharp rise follows a pattern of snapbacks since December.“After every pullback, we are snapping back sharply, and I believe that is indicative of ‘buy-the-dip’ mentality, when people are afraid to miss out on the rally. We are seeing too much optimism out there and that’s a concern,” Paulsen said.“This year I would not be surprised to see the S&P 500 go to 2,200 or back to 1,850, but I think we will finish the year flat, as valuations are too high,” he said.Ed Shill, chief investment officer at QCI Asset Management, sounded similarly cautious, saying the fundamentals don't support any further gains. “We expect 2015 earnings to come below last year’s earnings, so fundamentals don't support current high levels. But there are other forces driving this market, namely money flows, because U.S. stocks are like the best house in a bad neighborhood,” Shill said.“We expect some kind of a tradeable correction this year and that would be best for this market,” he added.News of merger talks between travel companies Expedia, Inc. EXPE, -0.22%  and Orbitz Worldwide OWW, -0.17% which have been discussing a $1.3 billion acquisition, sent both shares sharply higher, up 15% and 22% respectively.

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

AT&T: No mentions found.

American Express: WSJ pA1 "Costco divorce shakes up AmEx" by Robin Sidel, WSJ pC4 "Stocks' rise puts records in sight" by Dan Strumpf, USAT p3B "Story Stocks", IBD pA1 "Costco is leaving without it", FT p12 "American Express: leaving the club", USAT p2B "AmEx splits with Costco" by roger Yu, NYT pB2 "Costco says it will not renew contract with Amex next year" by Reuters  say stocks rose with benchmarks nearing all time highs as shares got a lift from some strong earnings reports & lessened worries about Europe.  American Express fell $5.53 after it said its merchant agreement with Costco will end next year.  Costco would only take Amex cards.  WSJ article says  American Express is smaller than Visa and cards issued by JPMorgan Chase.

Boeing:  IBD pA2 "Boeing announces new orders" says it will sell Korean Air 5 777 freighters for $1.5 bil.

WSJ pB3 "Bombardier family taps new leadership" by Paul Viera says Alain Bellemare who until last month led United Technologies' aerospace division will lead Bombardier which is trying to get a toehold in the 100 plus seat passenger aircraft market ruled by Boeing and Airbus.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  WSJ pC8 "Cisco' tall valuation order" by Dan Gallagher, UsAT p3B "Biggest Gainers say cisco's 2Q rev was up 7% from same period last year.  Unlike IBM or Hewlett, Cisco shows it can still deliver growth on a large rev base but it has a 40% stock premium to those firms. Quarterly rev topped estimates.
Coke:

Disney:  NYT pB1 "Tackling succession at Disney" by James B. Steward says  last week Disney said Thomas Staggs is Disney's chief operating officer ending a 5 year face off with James Rasulo, his chief rival to succeed Robert g. Iger who has said he will step down when his contract expires in 2018.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon: WSJ pB1 "Is the exxon tiger ready to pounce?" by Daniel Gilbert says the nosedive in oil prices is creating Exxon's favorite hunting conditions as less well heeled firms struggle with shrinking cash flow.

GE: No mentions found.

Goldman Sachs: No mentions found.

Home Depot: No mentions found.

Intel: No mentions found.

IBM:   WSJ pC8 "Cisco' tall valuation order" by Dan Gallagher says cisco's 2Q rev was up 7% from same period last year.  Unlike IBM or Hewlett, Cisco shows it can still deliver growth on a large rev base but it has a 40% stock premium to those firms.

JPMorgan:  WSJ pC1 "JPMorgan ousts 2 Asia bankers" by Emi9ly Glazer, Michael Rothfeld, Christopher M. Matthews says the 2 are connected to widening investigation into the firm's hiring practices there.

 WSJ pA1 "Costco divorce shakes up AmEx" by Robin Sidel, WSJ pC4 "Stocks' rise puts records in sight" by Dan Strumpf, USAT p3B "Story Stocks", IBD pA1 "Costco is leaving without it", FT p12 "American Express: leaving the club", USAT p2B "AmEx splits with Costco" by roger Yu, NYT pB2 "Costco says it will not renew contract with Amex next year" by Reuters  say stocks rose with benchmarks nearing all time highs as shares got a lift from some strong earnings reports & lessened worries about Europe.  American Express fell $5.53 after it said its merchant agreement with Costco will end next year.  Costco would only take Amex cards.  WSJ article says  American Express is smaller than Visa and cards issued by JPMorgan Chase.

Johnson & Johnson: No mentions found.

McDonald's: No mentions found.

Merck:  USAT p3B "Merck says the oldest SigFig investors age 60 plus are most likely to own Merck and Philip Morris stocks.

Microsoft:  IBD pA2 "Microsoft" says Microsoft may buy N-trig a maker of digital pens and chips for touchscreens for $200 mil.

Nike: No mentions found.

Pfizer: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble: No mentions found.

3M: No mentions found.

Travelers: No mentions found.

United Technologies: WSJ pB3 "Bombardier family taps new leadership" by Paul Viera says Alain Bellemare who until last month led United Technologies' aerospace division will lead Bombardier which is trying to get a toehold in the 100 plus seat passenger aircraft market ruled by Boeing and Airbus.

UnitedHealth: No mentions found.

Verizon: No mentions found.

Visa:  WSJ pA1 "Costco divorce shakes up AmEx" by Robin Sidel, WSJ pC4 "Stocks' rise puts records in sight" by Dan Strumpf, USAT p3B "Story Stocks", IBD pA1 "Costco is leaving without it", FT p12 "American Express: leaving the club", USAT p2B "AmEx splits with Costco" by roger Yu, NYT pB2 "Costco says it will not renew contract with Amex next year" by Reuters  say stocks rose with benchmarks nearing all time highs as shares got a lift from some strong earnings reports & lessened worries about Europe.  American Express fell $5.53 after it said its merchant agreement with Costco will end next year.  Costco would only take Amex cards.  WSJ article says  American Express is smaller than Visa and cards issued by JPMorgan Chase.

Walmart: No mentions found.

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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 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 M. 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 (to be replaced by Steve Easterbrook on 3/1) (Oak Brook, Ill)

Merck MRK Kenneth Frazier (Whitehouse Station, N.J.)

Microsoft MSFT Satya Nadella (Redmond, WA)

Nike NKE 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)

UnitedHealth UNC Stephen Hemsley (Minnetonka, MN)

United Technologies UTX Greg Hayes (Hartford, CT)

Verizon VZ Lowell McAdam (NY, NY)

Visa V Charles W. Scharf (San Francisco, CA)

Wal-Mart WMT Doug McMillon (Bentonville, ARK)
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Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 as of 1/2/15  ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $370.18
2. Microsoft MSFT 331.43
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 280.3
4. Wal-Mart WMT 273.91
5. GE 240.09
6. Procter & Gamble PG 227.63   
7.  JPMorgan Chase JPM 202.89
8. Pfizer PFE 196.90
9.  Chevron CVX 193.83
10. Verizon VZ 189.93
11. Coke KO 180.33
12.  Merck MRK 171.85
13.AT&T T 170.76
14. Visa V 160.15
15. Intel INTC 157.57  
16. Disney DIS 154.24
17. IBM 151.93
18. Home Depot HD 137.61 
19. Cisco CSCO 134.82
20. UnitedHealth UNH 103.38
21.  3M MMM 103.08 
22. United Technologies UTX 102.73  
23. Boeing BA 102.79 
24. McDonald's MCD 89.96   
25. American Express AXP 82.95
26. Nike NKE 79.70
27. Goldman Sachs GS 77.84
28. DuPont DD 64.44
29. Caterpillar CAT 48.45
30. Travelers TRV 33.13
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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 1/2/15  for the prior 90 day period:

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

AT&T T:
1/30/15 8K re: results of FCC wireless licenses auction
1/28/15 8K, 1/27/15 8K & 1/16/15 8K re: fin'l results of 4Qtr ended 12/31/14
1/22/15 8K re: credit agreement
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

American Express AXP:
1/21/15 8K re: 4Q fin'l results
1/15/15 8K re: delinq. & write-off delinq. stats. for 3 mos ended 12/31/14.
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

Boeing BA:
1/27/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results
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

Caterpillar CAT:
1/27/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results
1/26/15 8K re: 3 mos ended 12/31/14 retail sales stats
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

Chevron CVX:
1/30/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results
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

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

Disney DIS:
1/16/15 Def. 14A Proxy re: Annual Mtg. of Shareholders at 10 am 3/12/15 at Palace of Fine Arts, SF
12/23/14 8K re: adoption of Def. Comp. Plan
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

DuPont DD:
1/27/15, 1/15/15, 1/14/15, 1/13/15, 1/9/15 (five) 14A Proxy: re: Nelson Peltz's Train's proposal to break-up DuPont
1/12/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results
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

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:
1/23/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results
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:
1/23/15 8K re: issuance of notes
1/16/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results
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

Home Depot HD:
1/16/15 8K re: replacement of Chairman of Board Francis S. Blake with Craig A. Menear
11/25/14 10Q & 11/18/14 8K re: Qtr. ended 11/2/14
11/6/14 8K re: breach of payment data system

Intel INTC:
1/15/15 8K re: fin'l results of 4Qtr ended 12/27
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

IBM:
1/30/15 8K re: compensation amounts for execs for 2014
1/21/15 & 1/20/15 8Ks re: 4Qtr ended 12/31/14 fin'l results
1/7/15 8K re: exec promotions and amendment to bylaws to increase Board to 14 & election of Peter R. Voser to Bd
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

JPMorgan Chase JPM:
1/23/15 8K re: closing of note offering
1/14/15 8Ks (two) re: 4Qtr fin'l results
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

Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
1/20/15 8K re: 4Qtr ended 12/28/14 fin'l results
11/21/14 8K re: issuance of notes
11/10/14 8K re: closing of purchase of Alios BioPharma, Inc. for $1.75 bil

McDonald's MCD:
1/23/15 8K re: 4Qtr ended 12/31/14 fin'l results
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

Merck MRK:
11/10/14 10Q re: Qtr. ended 9/30/14

Microsoft MSFT:
1/26/15 10Q & 1/26/15 8K re: fin'l results for qtr ended 12/31/14
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

Nike NKE:
1/7/15 10Q & 12/2214 8K re: results of qtr ended 11/30
12/18/14 8K & 10/7/14 10Q re: results of Qtr. ended 11/30/14

Pfizer PFE:
1/27/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results
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:
1/27/15 10Q & 1/27/15 8K re: 2Qtr ended 12/31/14 fin'l results
1/13/15 8K re: quarterly div. of 0.6436 cents payable 2/17 to record holders as of close of business 1/23/15
12/22/14 8K re: changes to presentation of fin'l info due to sale of Duracell business
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

3M MMM:
1/31/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results
12/16/14 8K re: dividend for 1Q '15 & '15 outlook
11/10/14 8K re: sale of Floating rate Notes

Travelers TRV:
1/22/15 8K re: qtr ended 12/31/14 fin'l results

United Technologies UTX:
1/26/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results
1/23/15 8K re: separation agreement for ex-CEO Louis Chenevert
1/15/15 8K re: departure of exec Alain M. Bellemare
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

UnitedHealth Group UNH:
1/21/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results
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

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
1/30/15 8K re: results of bidding for AWS-3 spectrum licenses in FCC auction
1/22/15 & 1/16/15 8Ks re: 4Qtr fin'l results
1/14/15 8K re: retirement from Board of Robert W. Lane
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

Visa V:
1/29/15 10Q & 1/29/15 8K re: 1Qtr ended 2/31/14 fin'l results
1/29/15 8K, 1/21/15 Proxy & 1/14/15 Proxy  re: amendment of Cert of Incorp. for stock split
1/28/15 8K re: dividend of 48 cents payable 3/3 for record holders on 2/13
12/19/14 8K re: exec's pre-arranged stock trading plans
12/12/14 & 1/21/15  & 12/23/14 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

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

THAT'S ALL MY FRIENDS


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