Monday, August 17, 2015

8/17/15 Mon. pm Dow Closes at 17545.18 up 67.78 or 0.39%

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by Dan Kolber

Post No. 3,298 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 Monday at  17545.18 up 67.78 or 0.39% from Friday's close of 17477.40. Of the 30   Dow components  23  gained, Travelers was unchanged  and 6 declined.  The  biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was UnitedHealth up $2.80 or 2.31%.  The  biggest decliner dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was Chevron down $2.76 or 3.21%.

As of the open of  the market on Monday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of  Monday's  Wall St. Journal is 0.14967727343149.  Monday's trailing P/E   ratio is 16.73 up  from Friday's   trailing P/E ratio of  16.66 (last year it was 15.87).  Monday's P/E estimate is 15.73 up from Friday's P/E estimate of 15.66 (year ago it was 14.77) and  Monday's dividend yield is  2.44 down  from Saturday's dividend yield of  2.48 (last year it was 2.21). 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.

Monday's closing Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2626.11 10.14 from Friday's closing average numerator of 2615.97.   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 (0.14967727343149) you get the change in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $5.08  change in the Dow Index.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of  Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $87.54 up 34 cents  from Friday's closing average of $87.20.  The median closing price of  Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.89 (XOM/AXP) up 19 cents  from  Friday's median closing price of $79.70 (CAT/AXP).  The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume was Apple.

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 made  $1,014  ($262,611 - $261,597).

8/17/15 Mon. 4:49 pm MarketWatch by  Anora Mahmudova says U.S. stocks rebounded from early losses, ending Monday’s lightly traded session in positive territory after investors put more weight on strong housing data than a dismal manufacturing report for the New York region. The S&P 500 closed 10.90 points, or 0.5%, higher at 2,102.44, with nine of its 10 main sectors posting gains. Health-care and consumer discretionary stocks led the way.Home-builder stocks were among the biggest winners, with the S&P 500 home-building subindex gaining 1.9%, as investors bid up shares of companies such as Lennar Corp  and D. R. Horton  . David Kelly, chief market strategist at J.P. Morgan Funds, noted that manufacturing is a small part of the U.S. economy and that the New York-area manufacturing sector is a small part of the sector nationwide.“Markets should shrug off the Empire State index, as it is highly volatile. Besides, there is a big inventory problem which is a drag on manufacturing activity,” Kelly said. “On the other hand we saw strong housing activity, which is a positive for the market” he added.Trading on Wall Street was very light, however, with volume around 20% below the monthly average, according to FactSet. The Dow Jones Industrial Average  erased a triple-digit loss and closed 67.78 points, or 0.4%, higher at 17,545.18, for its third consecutive daily gain. The Nasdaq Composite  ended the day up 43.46 points, or 0.9%, at 5,091.70.
Mike Antonelli, equity sales trader at R.W Baird & Co., said that bull markets end when recessions hit the economy. “I would not read too much into one report as manufacturing numbers can be extremely volatile. Only one thing ends bull markets—a recession and we are not quite there yet,” Antonelli said.He said that short-term pessimism is keeping market from falling far, while worries about China and other macroeconomic pressure are keeping the market from moving higher, resulting in prolonged sideways trade.Key economic reports: The Empire State general business conditions index nose-dived to a reading of negative 14.9, from positive 3.9 in July. The index, on a scale where any positive number indicates improving conditions, was far worse than the positive 4.5 forecast in a MarketWatch-compiled economist poll. Separately, home-builder confidence rose in August to the highest level in nearly a decade, a trade group said Monday. The report gave a boost to home-builder stocks, with the SPDR Homebuilder ETF gaining 1.1%.Movers & Shakers: Shares of Internet retailer Zulily Inc.  rocketed 49% to close at $18.74 a share after the owner of television shopping network QVC said it agreed to buy the Internet retailer for $2.4 billion.Estée Lauder Cos. Inc.
 posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit but provided a downbeat forecast. Shares tumbled 6.8%.Tesla Motors Inc. shares climbed 4.9% after Morgan Stanley raised its price target on the company by 66%. The analysts forecast the company will lead in self-driving technology.Urban Outfitters Inc.  reporting after the closing bell, posted record sales and beat analysts’ earnings expectations, pushing the stock 5% higher in after-hours trading. Other markets: European stocks ended with modest gains following the pattern of the U.S. market. Meanwhile, a steadier Chinese yuan helped Asian markets recover from the prior week’s declines. Hard-hit oil fell further, settling at the lowest level in almost six-and-half years. September West Texas Intermediary crude fell 1.5% to $41.87 a barrel. Meanwhile, gold futures settled higher after a two-day decline, adding 0.5% to $1,118.40 an ounce.

The dollar  gained against its major rivals, with the index up 0.3% at 96.828.

Monday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
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
TRVNYSE
UTX▲ NYSE
UNH▲ NYSE
VZ▲ DualListed
V▲ NYSE
WMT▼ NYSE
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The following are excerpts from Monday morning's Blog:

A  read of the print editions of  Monday's Barron's, Investor's Business Daily, all Street Journal,   Financial Times, USA Today, New York Times &  Atlanta Journal & Constitution  & Daily Report (Ga. - carries Ga.) yielded the following stories about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 component companies and the Dow with stories about the Dow aggregated first and then items about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 companies presented alphabetically, followed by a separate table of Dow component's symbol and Friday's  closing   stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at  17477.40 up 69.15 or 0.40% from Thursday's close of 17408.25. For the week the Dow was up 104.02 or 0.60% from last Friday's close of 17373.38.  For the year the Dow is down 1.94%. Of the 30   Dow components  24  gained  and 66 declined.  The  biggest gainer dollar-wise was Goldman Sachs up $1.28   and percentage-wise was DuPont up 1.57%.  The  biggest decliner dollar-wise  was Disney down 36 cents and percentage-wise was 0.37%.

IBD pB8 "Stocks tack on modest gains; trade lowest since before July 4" by Paul Whitfield says Friday's action was light gains in slow trade while the current outlook is uptrend under pressure.

Friday's closing Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2615.97 up 10.35 from Thursday's closing average numerator of 2605.62.   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 (0.14967727343149) you get the change in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $5.08  change in the Dow Index.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $87.20 up 35 cents  from Thursday's closing average of $86.85.  The median closing price of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.70 (CAT/AXP) up 44 cents  from  yesterday's median closing price of $79.26 (CAT/AXP).  The lowest volume was 3M and the highest volume was Apple.

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  $1,035  ($261,597 - $260,562).

8/14/15 Fri. 5:18 pm MarketWatch by  Wallace Witkowski &  Mark DeCambre says U.S. stocks closed higher Friday after a choppy start, preserving slim gains over a tumultuous week marked by thin summertime volumes, turmoil abroad, and hand-wringing over the timing of the Federal Reserve’s plans to raise interest rates. Friday’s string of upbeat economic reports paint the U.S. economy in a strong, albeit not spectacular, light, which has left some investors struggling to determine the direction for stocks. Investors initially shrugged off a muted reading on U.S. producer prices, as well as a solid industrial-production report. But ultimately stocks gained some upward thrust. The S&P 500 SPX, +0.39%  rose 8.15 points, or 0.4%, to close at 2,091.54, with nine out of 10 sectors showing modest gains, led by utilities and financials, and weighed down by energy.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.40% advanced 69.15 points, or 0.4%, to finish at 17,477.40, supported by Dow component leader DuPont & Co. DD, +1.57% which closed up 1.6% after J.P. Morgan analysts upgraded the stock.Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, +0.29% 14.68 points, or 0.3%, higher at 5,048.24.The S&P 500 ended up 0.7% for the week, while the Dow rose 0.6%, and the Nasdaq finished the week up 0.1%.For the most part, stocks remain “violently unchanged” because investors find themselves between a rock and a hard place when it comes to returns, said Paul Nolte, portfolio manager at Kingsview Asset Management, in an interview. Nolte said even if the Fed begins raising rates in September, investors will still be facing a low-interest rate environment where decent returns are hard to find, and even with the selloff triggered by China earlier in the week, stocks have managed to find their way back.Earlier in the week, China’s devaluation of its currency sparked worries about the health of the global economy, hammering stocks and other riskier assets, while safety plays like gold gained. But U.S. stocks bounced back somewhat as the week progressed, with some strategists arguing that it is an instance of solid fundamentals once again overcoming an outside shock.“I and everyone else want to be the first out the door when the [stock] correction happens, but after a while investors sit around and say ‘What do I buy now?’ and so they get back into stocks,” Nolte said.Adam Sarhan, chief executive officer of investment management firm Sarhan Capital, said he sees bullish signs in the ability of the main U.S. indexes to fight through bad news, including this week’s devaluation of the Chinese yuan.

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

American Express:  No mentions found.

Apple:   USAT p1B "Apple's driverless car could be on the road to reality" by Marco Della Cava  Apple's self driving car effort is code named Project Titan.

NYT pB3 "Dr. dre album serves as a test for Apple music" by Ben Sisario says this album had a global stream of 25 mil and shows Apple can compete with Spotify.

Boeing:  IBD pC10 "Flight leader" by Daniel Ford is a book review of "Higher: 100 years of Boeing" by Russ Banham.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  No mentions found.

Disney:  WSJ pB1 "Straight outta Universal: Hits and more Hits" by Ben fritz  says of the top 10 films in the US for '15 3 are Disney's.

NYT pB1 "Disney bulking up theme parks, as Universal rises" by Brooks Barnes says Disney and Universal are the US 2 biggest theme park operators.  Disney will do a Star Wars themed expansions at its California and Fla resorts.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:  No mentions found.

GE:  Barron's p12 "Week review" says Capital One Financial will buy gE's health care finance unit for $9 bil and Goldman Sachs will buy its online banking unit.

Goldman Sachs:  No mentions found.

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel:   Barron's p25 "Buffett loves IBM: that's bad for tech innovation. And IBM. by Tiernan Ray says Warren Buffett says he feel fine about IBM which was circumspect of him.  IBM's yield is 3.3% compared with Intel's also at 3.3 and Microsoft at 2.6%.   But IBM was beaten to the cloud by Amazon and it is unsure whether it can retain its position as a tech innovator.

IBM:  Barron's p25 "Buffett loves IBM: that's bad for tech innovation. And IBM. by Tiernan Ray says Warren Buffett says he feel fine about IBM which was circumspect of him.  IBM's yield is 3.3% compared with Intel's also at 3.3 and Microsoft at 2.6%.   But IBM was beaten to the cloud by Amazon and it is unsure whether it can retain its position as a tech innovator.

JPMorgan:  No mentions found.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's:  IBD pB13 "McDonald's aims to boost profits" by Scott Stoddard says McDonald's has 4 straight quarters of falling profits.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:   Barron's p25 "Buffett loves IBM: that's bad for tech innovation. And IBM. by Tiernan Ray says Warren Buffett says he feel fine about IBM which was circumspect of him.  IBM's yield is 3.3% compared with Intel's also at 3.3 and Microsoft at 2.6%.   But IBM was beaten to the cloud by Amazon and it is unsure whether it can retain its position as a tech innovator.

Nike:  No mentions found.

Pfizer:   IBD pA7 "Boomers, Pharmacists and mergers" by James Detar  Walmart has a big piece of the retail drug market.  In 2012 Pfizer's Lipitor went off patent.

Procter & Gamble:  No mentions found.

3M:  No mentions found.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealth:  No mentions found.

Verizon:  No mentions found.

Visa:  No mentions found.

Walmart:  WSJ pC2 "The tickler" says on Tuesday walmart will report results with estimates of $1.12 eps vs year ago of $1.21.

WSJ pB1 "Sam's Club aimrs to be less like walmart" by Sarah Nassauer says this will be by breaking away from low income consuemrs who shop at Walmart.

IBD pA7 "Boomers, Pharmacists and mergers" by James Detar  Walmart has a big piece of the retail drug market.  In 2012 Pfizer's Lipitor went off patent.

Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
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:

Apple: Tim Cook (Cupertino, CA)

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

Boeing BA W. James McNerney, Jr. (Chicago, Ill) (to be replaced 7/1/15 by Dennis A. Muilenburg)

Caterpillar CAT Douglas Oberhelman (Peoria, Ill.)

Chevron CVX John Watson (San Ramon, CA)

Cisco CSCO Charles H.  "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 (Kenilworth, 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) (//David S. Taylor replaces 11/1)

3M MMM Inge Thulin (St. Paul, MN)

Travelers TRV Jay S. Fishman (NY, NY) (Alan D. Schnitzer replaces Fishman 12/1).

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 8/4/15  ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Apple AAPL $653.76
2. Microsoft MSFT 381.6
3. Exxon Mobil XOM 322.66
4. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 276.75
5. GE 260.97
6. JPMorgan Chase JPM 254.03
7. Wal-Mart WMT 232.68
8. Pfizer PFE 222.35
9. Disney DIS 206.48
10.  Procter & Gamble PG 205.94   
11.  Verizon VZ 189.76
12. Visa V 183.12
13. Coke KO 182.41
14. Merck MRK 165.84
15. Chevron CVX 160.24
16. IBM 155.55
17.  Home Depot HD 152.67    
18. Cisco CSCO 142.56
19.  Intel INTC 138.19
20. UnitedHealth UNH 115.05
21.Nike NKE 99.02
22. Boeing BA 97.53  
23. McDonald' s MCD 95.03               
24. 3M MMM 93.96 
25. Goldman Sachs GS 92.6
26. United Technologies UTX 88.2
27. American Express AXP 75.87
28. DuPont DD 49.46
29. Caterpillar CAT 46.24
30. Travelers TRV 33.18
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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 8/4/15  for the prior 90 day period:

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

American Express AXP:
7/29/15 10Q & 7/22/15 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/15
7/15/15 8K re: delinq & write off stats for 3 mos. ended 6/30/15
6/15/15 8K re: delinq. & write off stats. for 3 mos. ended 5/31/15
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

Apple AAPL:
8/3/15 Form 8-A re: Registration of Notes & 7/31/15 Issuance of the notes
7/27/15 & 7/24/15 Prospectus re: 3.05% Notes due '29 & 3.65 Notes due '42
7/22/15 10Q & 7/21 & 6/10 8Ks re: 3 Qtr. results ended 6/27/15
5/13/15 8K re: issuance of notes

Boeing BA:
7/22/15 10Q & 7/22/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30/15
7/17/15 8K re: charge to earnings due to KC-46 Tanker program
6/23/15 8K re: replacement of CEO W. James McNerney, Jr. with Dennis A. Muilenberg eff. 7/1/15 & amendment to bylaws to increase directors from 10 to 11

Caterpillar CAT:
7/31/15 10Q & 7/23/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30/15
7/222/15 8K re: OEM sales figures for June
6/18/15 re: OEM sales figures for May
6/12/15 8K re: voting results of annual stockholder meeting of 6/10.
6/10/15 8K re: quarterly cash div. of 77 cents per share payable 8/20 for record holders on 7/20
6/1/15; 5/28/15; & 5/22/15 Proxy material
5/20/15 8K re: April retail stats

Chevron CVX:
7/31/15 8K re: 2Q results
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

Cisco CSCO:
7/29/15 8K/A election of Charles H. Robbins to replace John T. Chambers as CEO eff. 7/26/15
6/18/15 8K & 6/12/15 8K & 6/10/15 8K re: issuance and closing of notes offering
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

Coke KO:
7/29/15 10Q & 7/22/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 7/3/15

Disney DIS:
8/4/15 10Q & 8/4/15 8K re: 3Q results ended 6/27
6/26/15 8K/A resignation of CFO James A. Rasulo eff. 6/30
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

DuPont DD:
7/28/15 10Q & 7/28/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30
7/8/15 8K re: completion of spin off of Chemours
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

ExxonMobil XOM:
7/31/15 8K re: 2Q results
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

GE:
7/30/15 10Q & 7/17/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30
7/6/15 8K re: sale of assets of GECC over next 24 months to concentrate on industrial businesses
6/10/15 8K re: modified metrics for long term performance goals
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

Goldman Sachs GS:
8/3/15 10Q & 7/16/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30
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

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

Intel INTC:
7/29/15 8K re: issuance of notes
7/27/15 10Q & 7/15/15 8K re: 2Q ended 6/27
7/2/15 8K re: retirement of Renee J. James as Pres. effective 1/16
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

IBM:
8/4/15 8K re: issuance of notes
7/28/15 10Q & 7/21 & 7/20 8Ks re: 2Q results ended 6/30
5/1/15 8K re: voting results of 4/28 Stockholder Mtg

JPMorgan Chase JPM:
8/3/15 10Q & 7/14/15 2 8Ks re: 2Q results ended 6/30
7/29/15 8K re: issuance of pref stock
7/21/15 8K re: issuance of notes
6/16/15 8K re: redemption of notes
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

Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
7/31/15 10Q & 7/14/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/28
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

McDonald's MCD:
7/23/15 8K re: 2Q & 6 month results ended 6/30
7/21/15 8K re: exec comp awards
7/17/15 8K re: cash dividend of 85 cents payable 9/16 to record holders on 9/1
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

Merck MRK:
7/28/15 8K e: election to Board of Pamela J. Craig & Paul B. Rothman, MD
7/28/15 2Q results
7/24/15 8K re: retirement of General Counsel Bruce Kuhlik
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

Microsoft MSFT:
7/31/15 10K for FY ended 6/30/15
7/21/15 8K re: 4Q results
7/8/15 8K re: restructuring of phone hardware business and termination of 7,80 employees

Nike NKE:
7/27/15 & 7/20/15 Prelim. Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 9/17/15 at 10 am at Tiger Woods Conf. center, Beaverton, Oregon
7/6/15 8K re: election of Chris Abston as Corp. controller
6/30/15 8K re: election of Travis A. Knight, son of Philip H. Knight, as Director
6/29/15 8K re: 4Q Conference Call
6/25/15 8K re: 4Q ended 5/31
6/18/15 8K re: retirement from Board of Douglas G. Houser & Orin C. Smith

Pfizer PFE:
7/28/15 8K 2Q results
6/25/15 8K re: election to Board of Joseph J. Echevarria
5/14/15 8K re: resignation of director Marc Tessier-Lavigne
5/7/15 10Q & 4/28/15 8K re: 1Q ended 3/29

Procter & Gamble PG:
7/30/15 8K re: 4Q results
7/30/15 8K re: FY '15 results
7/29/15 8K re: replacement of CEO A.G. Lafley by David Taylor effective 11/1/15
7/14/15 8K re: quarterly div of .6629 cents payable 8/17 to record holders on 7/4
7/9/15 8K re: sale of 43 beauty brands to Coty
6/12/15 amendment to Code of Regulations
5/7/15 8K re: issuance of notes

3M MMM:
8/4/15 8K & 6/24/15 8K re: completion of acquisition of Capital Safety from KKR for $2.5 bil
7/30/15 10Q & 7/23/15 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30
5/18/15 8K re: issuance of notes
5/13/15 8K re: results of voting from 5/12 stockholder meeting

Travelers TRV:
7/21/15 10Q & 7/21/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30
5/22/15 8K re: voting results of 5/20/15 shareholders meeting

United Technologies UTX:
7/27/15 8K re: retirement of Geraud Damis as CEO of UTC Building & Industrial Services eff. 1/16
7/24/15 10Q & 7/21/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30
7/20/15 8K & 6/15/15 8K re: sale of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. to Lockheed Martin
5/22/15 8K re: issuance of notes
5/4/15 8K re: remarketing of notes

UnitedHealth Group UNH:
7/31/15 8K re: presentation at InvestMNt Conf on 8/5
7/29/15 10Q & 7/16/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30
7/23/15 8K re: purchase of Catamaran Corp.
7/23/15 8K re: issuance of notes
7/1/15 8K re: reincorporation from Minn. to Delaware
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

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
7/28/15 10Q & 7/21/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30
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

Visa V:
7/23/15 10Q & 7/23/15 8K re: 3Q results ended 6/30
7/22/15 8K re: dividend of 12 cents payable 9/1 to record holders on 8/14
6/12/15 8K re: election to Board of Lloyd A. Carney
6/10/15 8K re: presentation at William Blair 35th Annual growth Stock Conference
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

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