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by Dan Kolber

Post No. 3,093 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.

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 17849.08 down 128.34 or 0.71%  from Monday's close of 17977.42.  For the year the Dow is up 0.15%. Of the Dow components   5  gained and 25  declined. The  biggest gainer dollar-wise was  Boeing up 84 cents and percentage-wise were Boeing and Coke up 0.55%. The  biggest decliner dollar-wise was Caterpillar down $1.52 and percentage-wise was  DuPont down 3.14%.

NYT pb12 "Shares mixed after Monday's rally as investors wait for word from Fed" & AJC pA15 "Stocks mostly fall" by AP says prices were mostly lower due to lower oil prices and concern when interest rates may start to rise.

IBD pB5 "Nasdaq reverses higher as S&P trims its losses" by Juan Carlos Arancibia says Tuesday's action saw positive reversals but closed mixed while the current outlook is uptrend under pressure.

As of the open of  the market on Wednesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C6 of Wednesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Wednesday's trailing P/E   ratio is 16.76 down  from yesterday's   trailing P/E ratio of 16.88 (last year it was 16.05).  Today's P/E estimate is 16.67 unchanged from Tuesday's P/E estimate of 16.67 (year ago it was 14.52) and  today's dividend yield is 2.49 up from  yesterday's dividend yield of 2.48  (last year it was 2.18). The Dow's all-time high was 18288.63 on March 2,  2015. 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 2779.39 down 19.98  from  Monday's   numerator of 2799.37.   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 $93.31 up  $1.18  from Monday's  average closing price of $93.31.  The median closing price of  Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $84.45  (WMT/XOM) up 29 cents from Monday's median closing price of $84.16 (WMT/XOM).  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 $1,998 ($279,937 - $277,939).

3/17/15 Tues. 4:38 pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova  & Barbara Kollmeyer says
U.S. stocks ended Tuesday’s choppy session broadly lower, with the Dow industrials posting a triple-digit loss. Investors wrestled with jitters as the Federal Open Market Committee two-day meeting got under way, with many expecting the central bank to pave the way to an interest-rate hike as early as this summer by removing the word “patient” from its statement. The S&P 500 SPX, -0.33%  closed 6.99 points or 0.3%, lower at 2,074.20, with nine of its 10 main sectors finishing lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.71%  dropped 128.34 points, or 0.7%, to 17,849.08, with 25 of its 30 members posting losses.The Nasdaq Composite’s COMP, +0.16%  defied the trend and closed in positive territory, up 7.93 points, or 0.2%, at 4,937.43, with the help of Apple Inc.’s AAPL, +0.06%  1.7% gain.“The sideways trading action since the end of QE is an indication that people are confused about the economy. Tomorrow’s statement is unlikely to bring about any clarity to markets, as the Fed is likely to replace the word ‘patient’ with ‘slow path’ rhetoric,” said Ed Shill, chief investment officer at QCI Asset Management.“But markets are absolutely wrong about the June-September rate hike, because they have ignore one of the biggest words the Janet Yellen has been saying all this time—‘if’. The Fed will raise if we see strong employment growth, wage growth and inflation at 2%. But none of that is happening,” Shill said.In Tuesday’s economic news, data showed construction on new U.S. homes slumped in February, mostly due to harsh winter, but permits jumped, suggestion construction will pick up in the spring. Softer data over the past two months had pushed expectations of a rate hike further out, resulting in markets rallying on ‘bad news,” which was seen delaying a rate hike, and falling on “good news.” However, so far this year, the S&P 500 moved largely sideways, rising less than 1% since the start of the year.U.S. stocks rose Monday, rebounding after three consecutive weeks of declines. A slight decline in the U.S. dollar and gains in European stocks contributed to the market’s positive tone. Valeant revised its deal to acquire Salix. Diane Jaffee, senior portfolio manager at TCW, an asset manager with $7 billion under management, said much of the market expects the word “patient” won't be removed from the central bank’s statement.“After lower consumer sentiment figures, markets think the Fed will keep ‘patient’ and if it does not, then we are in for a selloff,” Jaffee said. “But ultimately, the Fed will start raising rates some time this year and markets will go through rough patches,” she said.Stocks to watch: Burlington Stores Inc. BURL, +2.11%  rose 2.1% after the discount retailer posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit and revenue.Plug Power Inc. PLUG, -0.38% shares dropped 5.1% after the company missed earnings and sales estimates. Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. AAL, +0.43%  jumped 6.9% after Standard & amp; Poor’s said late Monday that the airline will be included in the S&P 500 index.
Apple Inc. AAPL, +0.06%  jumped 1.7% after The Wall Street Journal, citing sources, reported that the tech company is in talks with programmers to launch an online television service based on a slim bundle of TV networks. Other markets: European stocks fell, with the Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, -0.71%  declining 0.7% to 397.33. In Asia, the Nikkei 225 index NIK, +0.99%  scored a new 15-year closing high, while Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, +1.55%  stocks closed above the 3,500 mark for the first time in nearly seven years.Oil prices CLJ5, -2.69%  fell for the sixth straight session, with WTI contract settling 1% lower at $43.46 a barrel. Gold prices GCJ5, -0.42%  settled at the lowest level since November, foaling 0.4% to $1,148.20. The greenback DXY, -0.07%  gave back some ground against major currencies on Tuesday.

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

AT&T:

American Express:

Apple:  WSJ pC14 "Apple poised to upset the TV cart" by Miriam Gottfried, "Tim Cook sends new TV signal" by Dan Gallagher, NYT pB2 "Apple is said to plan a limited, low csot streaming service" by Emily Steel, Brian X. Chen says Apple will offer an internet TV service for its iPHone, iPad and Apple TV set top box.

WSJ pC4 "Apple is charted under Good News due to its new TV service.

Boeing:  AJC PA14 "Boeing's first stretch Dreamliner delivered" says United Airlines got the first 787-9 assembled at Boeing's SC plant.  It is the 250th Dreamliner delivered.

WSJ pB3 "Ukranian cargo jets used to keep up supply" by Jon Ostrower says the Antonov cargo plane is being used by some Boeing suppliers to speed up deliveries.

Caterpillar:

Chevron:

Cisco:

Coke:

Disney:

DuPont:  USAT p4B says DuPont was downgraded by Bank of America.

Exxon:

GE:

Goldman Sachs:  WSJ pC5 "Goldman lending arm prices shares" by Katy Burne says GS will sell 6 mil of its specialty lending unit, Goldman Sachs BDC, for $20 a share and it will start trading on NYSE under GSBD.

Home Depot:

Intel:

IBM:

JPMorgan:  WSJ pC3 "Wells CEO sees pay stay at $19.3 million" by Emily Glazer says JPMorgan's CEO Dimon received in '14 a $20 mil pay package.

Johnson & Johnson:

McDonald's:

Merck:

Microsoft:  FT p1 "Microsoft retires Internet Explorer, the browser you loved to hate" by Richard Waters, USAT p1A "Internet Explorer heads for tech scrapheap" by Jessica Guynn say Microsoft will replace Explorer with a speedier browser code named Project Spartan that is expressly made for a new era of mobile devices.

USAT p4B "Story stocks" charts Microsoft says it planned to launch its Brand smartwatch.

USAT p5B "Hi, handsome: Windows 10 offers up facial recognition" by Edward C. Baig says Microsoft is offering a facial recognition feature called Windows Hello that will use hardware that will cost $10.

Nike:

Pfizer:

Procter & Gamble:

3M:

Travelers:

United Technologies:

UnitedHealth:

Verizon:

Visa:

Walmart:

Tuesday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
T▼ NYSE
AXP▼ NYSE
AAPL▲ NASDAQ-GS
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)

Apple: Tim Cook (Cupertino, CA)

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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