6/11/15 Thurs. pm Dow Closes at 18039.37 up 38.97 or 0.22%

 
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by Dan Kolber

Post No. 3,206 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 6/9/15 and a summary of recent Dow 30 components'  SEC filings as of 6/9/15.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 18039.37 up 38.97 or 0.22%  from Wednesday's close of 18000.40.  Of the 30   Dow components 20   gained and 10 declined.  The  biggest gainer dollar-wise  was Boeing up $1.34 and percentage-wise was Travelers up 0.96%.  The  biggest decliner dollar-wise  was  Chevron down 71 cents and percentage-wise was Travelers down 1.17%.

As of the open of  the market on Thursday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of Thursday's Wall St. Journal is 0.14985889030177.  Thursday's trailing P/E   ratio is 16.29 up from Wednesday's   trailing P/E ratio of  16.14 (last year it was 16.48).  Thursday's P/E estimate is 16.00 unchanged from Wednesday's P/E estimate of 16.00 (year ago it was 15.13) and  Thursday's dividend yield is 2.31 down from Wednesday's dividend yield of  2.34 (last year it was 2.17). The Dow's all-time high was 18312.39 on May 19,  2015. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2703.36 up 5.84  from Wednesday's average numerator of 2697.52.   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 (0.14985889030177) you get the change in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $6.67  change in the Dow Index.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $90.11 up 19 cents  from Wednesday's closing average of $89.92.  The median closing price of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $86.63 (XOM/CAT) down 21 cents  from Wednesday's median closing price of $86.84 (XOM/CAT).  The lowest volume was Travelers  and the highest volume was Apple.

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 $584 ($270,336 - $269,752).

6/11/15 Thurs. 4:43 pm MarketWatch by  Victor Reklaits & Anora Mahmudova & Sara Sjolin says U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday, adding to strong gains made a day earlier, as retail sales provided more evidence of a strengthening economy. But the main indexes finished off their session highs, pulling back after the International Monetary Fund halted negotiations with debt-strapped Greece.The S&P 500 SPX, +0.17% rose 3.66 points, or 0.2%, to finish at 2,108.86, putting the benchmark on pace for a weekly advance of 0.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.22%  gained 38.97 points, or 0.2%, to end at 18,039.37, while the Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.11%  tacked on 5.82 points, or 0.1% to 5,082.51. The Dow is eyeing a rise of 1.1% for the week, while the Nasdaq is up 0.3%.Martin Jarzebowski, a portfolio manager at Federated Investors, said Thursday’s retail report points to an improving economy and that supports the stock market.“Core sales are rising and we are finally seeing a tailwind from lower gasoline prices,” he said. Jarzebowski added that rising interest rates, as manifested in 10-year Treasury yields, are tied to an improving economy and as such should be seen as a “positive development for the stock market.”On Wednesday, the S&P 500 and Dow industrials posted their biggest one-day gains in more than a month, both climbing more than 1%.

Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol	Last Sale	Change	% Change	Share Volume	Market
AXP	$80.3	0.11	▲ 0.14%	4,009,598	NYSE
AAPL	$128.59	0.29	▼ 0.23%	35,359,992	NASDAQ-GS
BA	$142.96	1.34	▲ 0.95%	2,921,202	NYSE
CAT	$88.17	0.31	▼ 0.35%	2,871,263	NYSE
CVX	$101.12	0.71	▼ 0.7%	5,578,295	NYSE
CSCO	$28.86	0.20	▲ 0.7%	24,345,009	NASDAQ-GS
KO	$40.1	0.23	▼ 0.57%	11,935,794	NYSE
DIS	$110.62	0.62	▲ 0.56%	5,033,828	NYSE
DD	$69.76	0.07	▲ 0.1%	2,527,163	NYSE
XOM	$85.09	0.12	▼ 0.14%	7,758,698	NYSE
GE	$27.51	0.12	▼ 0.43%	31,377,882	NYSE
GS	$213.94	0.81	▲ 0.38%	2,022,377	NYSE
HD	$111.29	0.31	▲ 0.28%	3,639,596	NYSE
INTC	$31.85	0.03	▲ 0.09%	24,280,977	NASDAQ-GS
IBM	$168.78	0.14	▼ 0.08%	3,462,115	NYSE
JPM	$68.52	0.26	▲ 0.38%	13,727,869	NYSE
JNJ	$99.24	0.36	▲ 0.36%	6,168,639	NYSE
MCD	$95.59	0.29	▲ 0.3%	4,197,820	NYSE
MRK	$58.91	0.70	▼ 1.17%	11,635,035	NYSE
MSFT	$46.44	0.17	▼ 0.36%	27,266,402	NASDAQ-GS
NKE	$103.88	0.54	▲ 0.52%	3,087,820	NYSE
PFE	$34.46	0.15	▲ 0.44%	20,152,825	NYSE
PG	$79.41	0.13	▼ 0.16%	7,630,358	NYSE
MMM	$159.86	0.82	▲ 0.52%	1,851,552	NYSE
TRV	$100.13	0.95	▲ 0.96%	1,709,106	NYSE
UTX	$118.32	0.82	▲ 0.7%	2,705,699	NYSE
UNH	$119.32	0.77	▲ 0.65%	3,812,214	NYSE
VZ	$47.76	0.29	▲ 0.61%	9,875,661	DualListed
V	$69.64	0.01	▲ 0.01%	5,234,700	NYSE
WMT	$72.94	0.01	▲ 0.01%	7,418,692	NYSE

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The following are excerpts from Thursday morning's Blog:

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

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 18000.40 up 236.36 or 1.33%  from Tuesday's close of 1764.04. For the year the Dow is up 0.99% Of the 30   Dow components   al  30 gained.  The  biggest gainer dollar-wise  was Goldman Sachs up $.11 and percentage-wise was Visa up 2.47%.

WSJ pC4 "Dow posts biggest gain in a month" by Dan Strumpf, Stephanie Yang says tech & fin'l stocks pulled ahead due to good signals about Greece's financing talks.

Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2697.52 up 35.42  from Tuesday's average numerator of 2662.10.   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 (0.14985889030177) you get the change in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $6.67  change in the Dow Index.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of  Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $89.92 $1.18 from Tuesday's closing average of $88.74.  The median closing price of  Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $86.84 (XOM/CAT) up $1.19  from Tuesday's median closing price of $85.65 (XOM/CAT).  The lowest volume was 3M  and the highest volume was Apple.

If  Wednesday   morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have made $3,542 ($269,752 - $266,210).

6/10/15 Wed. 4:47 pm MarketWatch by  Anora Mahmudova & Sara Sjolin says U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Dow industrials posting their biggest one-day gains in more than a month.Analysts attributed a rally on Wall Street to a one-two punch of a weaker dollar, which boosted commodities, and fresh hopes that Greece’s creditors will release more bailout cash. The S&P 500 SPX, +1.20% which stood alone among the main indexes in eking out the smallest of gains Tuesday, gained 25.05 points, or 1.2%, to 2,105.20, with all of its 10 main sectors finishing higher. Technology and financial sectors led gains, rising 1.6% and 1.4% respectively. Energy-sector shares also rallied, up 1.2%, thanks to rally in oil prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.33% jumped 236.36 points, or 1.3%, to 18,000.40, turning positive for the year. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +1.25%  gained 62.82 points, or 1.3% to 5,076.69.Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Rockwell Global Capital, said the bounce is mostly technical, but news that Greece may be reaching a deal also added to optimism.“The market rally is mostly due to a combination of three things: the S&P 500 held its support level on Tuesday, the dollar weakened and oil rallied as well as some positive news from Greece,” Cardillo said.James Abate, portfolio manager at Centre Funds, noted that the economy as a whole is picking up from its winter doldrums and the labor market is looking strong, however he is less convinced about stocks.“To be bullish in this environment means we should expect [price-to-earnings] expansion and for that to happen we need to see an increase in appetite for stocks and interest rates to go down, neither of which is likely to happen,” Abate said.“We believe that market is ripe for a substantial correction, given operating margins have peaked late last year,” Abate noted.

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

American Express:

Apple:  WSJ pC8 "Apple doesn't mute Sptify" by Dan Gallagher says Spotify now has 20 mil subscribers.

NYT pB1 "Overlooked at Apple in defense of privacy" by Farhad Manjoo says Apple collects a lot of data about how users.

Boeing:

Caterpillar:  WSJ pB3 "Holders rebuke Caterpillar over executive pay" by James r. Hagerty, Joann S. Lublin says 1/3 of the votes at Caterpillars shareholder meeting rejected its exec comp policies.

Chevron:

Cisco:

Coke:

Disney:

DuPont:

Exxon:

GE:

Goldman Sachs:

Home Depot:

Intel:

IBM:

JPMorgan:

Johnson & Johnson:

McDonald's:

Merck:

Microsoft:  WSJ pB4 "What's behind Microsoft Surface Hub" by Shira Ovide, NYT pB2 "Microsoft picks an unusual place to make its giant touch screen device: the US" by Nick Wingfield discuss Microsoft's conferencing gear.

Nike:  WSJ pB1 "Nike wins $1 billion deal for the NBA jersey" by Sara Germano says Nike will take over from Adidas the rights to outfit the NBA in '17.

Pfizer:

Procter & Gamble:

3M:

Travelers:

United Technologies:

UnitedHealth:

Verizon:

Visa:

Walmart:

Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol	Last Sale	Change	% Change	Share Volume	Market
AXP	$80.19	1.02	▲ 1.29%	5,852,902	NYSE
AAPL	$128.88	1.46	▲ 1.15%	39,004,603	NASDAQ-GS
BA	$141.62	1.52	▲ 1.08%	2,772,305	NYSE
CAT	$88.48	1.75	▲ 2.02%	4,700,387	NYSE
CVX	$101.83	1.41	▲ 1.4%	7,583,697	NYSE
CSCO	$28.66	0.42	▲ 1.49%	26,221,735	NASDAQ-GS
KO	$40.33	0.13	▲ 0.32%	11,867,452	NYSE
DIS	$110	1.48	▲ 1.36%	5,121,543	NYSE
DD	$69.69	0.48	▲ 0.69%	2,904,002	NYSE
XOM	$85.21	0.63	▲ 0.74%	10,146,104	NYSE
GE	$27.63	0.30	▲ 1.1%	33,104,371	NYSE
GS	$213.13	4.11	▲ 1.97%	2,669,333	NYSE
HD	$110.98	1.45	▲ 1.32%	3,960,208	NYSE
INTC	$31.82	0.57	▲ 1.82%	33,274,358	NASDAQ-GS
IBM	$168.92	3.24	▲ 1.96%	4,669,012	NYSE
JPM	$68.26	1.08	▲ 1.61%	17,396,126	NYSE
JNJ	$98.88	0.67	▲ 0.68%	10,024,886	NYSE
MCD	$95.3	0.57	▲ 0.6%	4,813,197	NYSE
MRK	$59.61	0.77	▲ 1.31%	10,198,861	NYSE
MSFT	$46.61	0.96	▲ 2.1%	28,416,025	NASDAQ-GS
NKE	$103.34	1.99	▲ 1.96%	3,118,539	NYSE
PFE	$34.31	0.30	▲ 0.88%	23,673,800	NYSE
PG	$79.54	0.64	▲ 0.81%	9,453,080	NYSE
MMM	$159.04	2.06	▲ 1.31%	1,754,288	NYSE
TRV	$99.18	1.38	▲ 1.41%	1,886,888	NYSE
UTX	$117.5	1.20	▲ 1.03%	3,145,676	NYSE
UNH	$118.55	1.56	▲ 1.33%	4,000,992	NYSE
VZ	$47.47	0.13	▲ 0.27%	12,946,722	DualListed
V	$69.63	1.68	▲ 2.47%	6,779,384	NYSE
WMT	$72.93	0.46	▲ 0.63%	11,206,872	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) to be replaced 7/26 by Chuck Robbins

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 Steve Easterbrook (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 6/9/15  ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Apple AAPL $734.07
2. Microsoft MSFT 370.36
3. Exxon Mobil XOM 353.64
4. GE 275.37
5. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 272.34
6. JPMorgan Chase JPM 249.28
7. Wal-Mart WMT 233.75
8. Procter & Gamble PG 214.06   
9. Pfizer PFE 209.42
10.  Verizon VZ 193.08
11.  Chevron CVX 188.84
12. Disney 184.13
13. Coke KO 175.22
14. Visa V 166.27
15. Merck MRK 166.24
16. IBM 163.15
17.  Intel INTC 148.25
18. Cisco CSCO 143.63
19. Home Depot HD 142.28 
20. UnitedHealth UNH 111.36
21.  United Technologies UTX 103.53
22. 3M MMM 99.58 
23. Boeing BA 96.88 
24.  Goldman Sachs GS 94.25
25. McDonald' s MCD 90.8   
26. Nike NKE 87.14
27. American Express AXP 80.42
28. DuPont DD 62.65
29. Caterpillar CAT 52.35
30. Travelers TRV 31.17
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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 6/9/15  for the prior 90 day period:

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

American Express AXP:
5/29/15 8K re: death of Pres. Edward P. Gilligan
5/15/15 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 mos. thru 4/30/15
5/11/15 8K re: Voting results of annual mtg of shareholders
4/29/15 10Q & 4/16/15 8K re: 1Q results
4/15/15 8K re: delinq. & write-off states for 3 months thru 3/31/15
3/30/15 14A Proxy material

Apple AAPL:
5/13/15 8K re: issuance of notes
4/28/15 10Q & 4/27/15 8K re: 2Q ended 3/28/15
4/27/15 8K re: share buyback & div. of 52 cents per share payable 5/14 to record shareholders on 5/11
3/13/15 8K re: amdmt. to employee stock purchase plan

Boeing BA:
4/29/15 8K re: amendment of bylaws to decrease Board from 11 to 10 & voting results of 4/27 Annual Shareholders Meeting
4/22/15 10Q & 4/2215 8K re: 1Q results ended 3/31/15
3/13/15 14A Def. Proxy re: Annual Shareholders Mtg on 4/27/15 at 9 am at Field Museum, Chicago

Caterpillar CAT:
6/1/15; 5/28/15; & 5/22/15 Proxy material
5/20/15 8K re: April retail stats
5/1/15 10Q & 4/23/15 8K re: 1Q ended 3/31/15
4/22//15 8K re: March retail stats
3/19/15 8K re: sales thru 2/15

Chevron CVX:
6/2/15 8K re: voting results of annual stockholder meeting on 5/27
5/11/15 & 4/9/15 Proxy material
5/7/15 10Q & 5/1/15 8K re: 1Q results ended 3/31/15
3/31/15 8K re: retirement of Vice-Chair & EVP George Kirkland

Cisco CSCO:
6/1/15 8K re: termination of execs Robert w. Lloyd, Pres. Dev. & sales & Gary B. Moore, Pres/COO
5/20/15 10Q & 5/13/15 8K re: 3Q results ended 4/25/15
5/4/15 8K re: election of Charles H. Robbins CEO eff 7/26/15
3/24/15 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan for GC
3/19/15 8K re: exec pre-arranged stock trading plan

Coke KO:
4/30/15 10Q & 4/22/15 8K re: !Q ended 4/3/15
4/29/15 8K re: voting results of 4/29/15 Meeting of Shareholders

Disney DIS:
6/2/15 8K re: resignation of CFO James A. Rasulo
5/15/15 10Q & 5/5/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 3/28/15
3/13/15 8K re: voting results of 3/12 Annual Shareholders Mtg

DuPont DD:
6/9/15 8K/A & 6/2/15 8K/A re: voting results of 5/13/15 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
6/1/15 8K re: change of reg. agent in Delaware
5/19/15 8K & 5/13/15 8K & 5/12/15 8K & 4/23/15 8K re: sale of notes by subsidiary, Chemours & spin-off of Chemours to shareholders.
April & March, 2015 numerous Proxy materials re: Trian's proposal to add Directors
4/21/15 10Q & 4/21/15 8K re: 1Q results ended 3/31/15 & dividend of 49 cents payable 6/12 to record holders of 5/15

ExxonMobil XOM:
6/1/15 8K re: results of voting of 5/27/15 Annual Shareholders Meeting
5/14/15; 4/21/15; & 4/14/15 Proxy materials
5/6/15 10Q & 4/30/15 8K re: 1Q results ended 3/31/15
3/23/15 8K re: fin'l & operation reviews
3/10/15 8K re: 3/4/15 analyst meeting

GE:
5/28/15 8K & 5/27/15 8K re: issuance of notes
5/15/15 10Q & 4/17/15 8K re: 1Q ended 3/31/15
4/27/15 8K re: results of voting of 4/22/15 Annual Mtg of Shareholders
4/10/15 8K re: sale of GECC over 24 months to end status of being a SIFI or systemically important fin'l institution

Goldman Sachs GS:
5/22/15 8K re: issuance of notes
5/22/15 8K re: amendmt to stock incentive plan
5/12/15 re: issuance of notes
5/5/15 10Q & 4/16/15 8K re: 1Q ended 3/31/15
4/24/15 & 4/23/15 8K's re: issuance of notes
4/10/15 Proxy
3/31/15 & 3/30/15 8Ks re: issuance of notes
3/11/15 8K re: revised '15 Capital Plan
3/9/15 8K re: retirement from Board of Claes Dahlback

Home Depot HD:
6/2/15 8K re: issuance of notes
5/27/15 10Q & 5/19/15 8K re: 1Q ended 5/3/15
5/26/15 8K re: voting results from 5/21 Shareholders Mtg
4/16/15 Proxy
3/26/15 10K FY ended 2/1/15

Intel INTC:
6/5/15 & 4/6/15 8Ks re: change of organizational structure & change of reporting fin'l info
6/1/15 8K re: purchase of Altera Corp
5/27/15 8K re: voting results of 5/21 Stockholder Mtg
5/14/15 8K re: FD disclosures re: Annual Mtg
4/2/15 Proxy
3/12/15 8K re: 1Qtr guidance

IBM:
5/1/15 8K re: voting results of 4/28 Stockholder Mtg
4/28/15 10Q & 4/21/15 & 4/20/15 8Ks re: 1Q ended 3/31/15
4/3/15 Proxy
3/31/15 8K re: integration of Global Process Services
3/19/15 Def. Proxy  14A Stockholders Annual Mtg at 10 am 4/.28/15 at Statehouse Conv. Ctr., Little Rock, Ark & nomination of Alex Gorsky, CEO, Johnson & Johnson & Peter R. Voser to Board

JPMorgan Chase JPM:
6/4/15 8K re: issuance of preferred stock
5/22/15 8K re: results of voting of 5/19 shareholder mtg
5/20/15 & 5/14/15 8Ks re: settlement with U.S. Dept of Justice  & Fed. Res. re: foreign exchange charges and guilty plea to violation of fed antitrust law & payment of $550 mil fine
5/6/15 & 4/3/15 8Ks re: redemption of Bear Stearns notes
5/5/15 10Q & 4/14/15 8Ks re: 1Q ended 3/31
4/28/15 & 4/28 Proxy
4/1/15 8K re: reduction of warrant exercise price for common stock
3/24/15 8K re: issuance of notes
3/20/15 8K & 3/6/15 8K re: redemption of Bear Stearn Notes

Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
6/9/15 8K re: election of Dr. Mary Beckerle, CEO of Hunstsman Cancer Inst. to Board
5/21/15 8K re: retirement of Controller Stephen J. Cosgrove and replaced by Ronald a. Kapusta
5/1/15 10Q & 4/14/15 8K re: 1Q ended 3/29/15
4/24/15 8K re: increase of dividend to 75 cents payable 6/9 to 5/26 record holders
4/8/15 Proxy
4/3/15 8K re: divestiture by subsidiary Janssen of tapentadol to Depomed for $1.05 bil
3/11/15 Def. 14A Proxy for Annual shareholder Mtg a 10:30 am on 4/23/15 at State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ

McDonald's MCD:
6/8/15 8K re: May sales
5/27/15 8K re: voting results from 5/21/15 Shareholder meeting
5/26/15 8K re: issuance of notes
5/11/15 8K re: April sales
5/11/15 Proxy
5/7/15 10Q & 4/22/15 8K re: 1Q ended 3/31/15
5/4/15 8K re: restructuring and turn around plans
4/10/15 Proxy 3/27/15 8KA re: election of Stephen Easterbrook as Chair of Exec Com & CEO
3/20/15 8K re: stock award to execs
3/9/15 8K re: Feb. global sales

Merck MRK:
5/28/15 & 5/26/15 8Ks re: voting results of 5/26/15 shareholder mtg
5/7/15 10Q & 4/28/15 8K re: 1Q ended 3/31/15
4/13/15 Proxy

Microsoft MSFT:
4/23/15 8K & 10Q re: 3Q ended 3/31/15

Nike NKE:
4/7/15 10Q & 3/24/15 8K re: 3Q ended 2/28/15
3/19/15 8K for Qtr ended 2/28/15

Pfizer PFE:
5/14/15 8K re: resignation of director Marc Tessier-Lavigne
5/7/15 10Q & 4/28/15 8K re: 1Q ended 3/29
4/28/15 8K re: resulting of voting from 4/23 shareholders meeting
4/8/15 Proxy
3/12/15 Def. 14A Proxy re: 4/23/15 Annual Shareholder Mtg at Short Hills, NJ

Procter & Gamble PG:
5/7/15 8K re: issuance of notes
4/23/15 10Q & 4/23/15 8Ks re: 3Q ended 3/31/15
4/17/15 8K re: declaration of dividend on common & pref. shares

3M MMM:
5/18/15 8K re: issuance of notes
5/13/15 8K re: results of voting from 5/12 stockholder meeting
4/30/15 10Q & 4/23/15 8K re: 1Q ended 3/31
3/27/15 & 3/25/15 Proxy
3/23/15 8K re: purchase of Polypore's separations media business for $1 bil

Travelers TRV:
5/22/15 8K re: voting results of 5/20/15 shareholders meeting
4/21/15 10Q && 4/21/15 8K re: 1Q results ended 3/31/15
4/3/15 Proxy

United Technologies UTX:
5/22/15 8K re: issuance of notes
5/4/15 8K re: remarketing of notes
4/27/15 8K re: voting results of 4/27 shareholder meeting
4/2/15 10Q & 3/31, 4/24 & 4/21 8Ks re: 1Q ended 3/31/15
4/14/15 8K re: issuance of equity unites
4/8/15 8K re: US dept. of Justice charges that Pratt & Whitney overcharged US air Force between '85 & '90 & status of $64 mil judgment
4/2/15 8K re: election of Robert Leduc, Pres. of Sikorsky succeeding Mick Maurer
3/13/15 Def. 14A Proxy re: Annual Mtg of Shareholders on 3/2/15 2pm at PGA Nat'l Resort, Palm Beach Gardens, FL

UnitedHealth Group UNH:
6/5/15 8K re: amendment to stock incentive plan
5/26/15 FD disclosure re: NYC 5/28 Bernstein's Conference
5/6/15 10Q & 4/16/15 8K re: 1Q ended 3/31/15
3/30/15; 4/6/15 & 4/22/15 Proxy material
3/30/15 8K re: purchase of Yukon Territory Catamaran Corp.

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
6/8/15 8K re: amendment of bylaws re: annual mtg of stockholders
5/13/15 8K re: retirement of Randal s. Milch, VP
5/12/15 8K re: Verizon to buy AOL for $4.4 bil
4/28/15 10Q  & 4/21/15 8K re: 1Q ended 3/31/15
4/24/15 & 3/23/15 Proxy
3/12/15 8K & 2/26/15 8K & 2/25/15 8K 2/12/15 8K re: results of exchange offer

Visa V:
4/30/15 10Q & 4/30/15 8K re: 2Q ended 3/31
4/23/15 8K re: 12 cents a share dividend payable 6/2 to record holders of 5/15
4/14/15 8K re: resignation of Antonio Lucio, EVP and Chief Brand Officer

WalMart WMT:
6/8/15 8K re: voting results of 6/5 shareholder meeting
6/5/15 10Q & 5/19 8K re: 1Q ended 4/30/15
4/22/15 Proxy
4/1/15 10K for FY ended 1/31/15

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