Tuesday, August 18, 2015

8/18/15 Tues. pm Dow Closes at 17511.34 down 33.84 or 0.19%

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by Dan Kolber

Post No. 3,300 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 Tuesday at  17511.34 down 33.84 or 0.19% from Monday's close of 17545.18.  Of the 30   Dow components  13  gained  and 17 declined.  The  biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Home Depot up $3.10 or 2.59%.  The  biggest decliner dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was Walmart down $2.43 or 2.59%.

As of the open of  the market on Tuesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of  Tuesday's  Wall St. Journal is 0.14967727343149.  Tuesday's trailing P/E   ratio is 16.79 up  from Monday's   trailing P/E ratio of  16.73 (last year it was 15.82).  Tuesday's P/E estimate is 15.73 unchanged from Monday's P/E estimate of 15.73 (year ago it was 14.77) and  Tuesday's dividend yield is  2.43 down  from Monday's dividend yield of  2.44 (last year it was 2.22). 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.

Tuesday's closing Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2621.05 down 5.06 from Monday's closing average numerator of 2626.11.   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  Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $87.37 down 17 cents  from Monday's closing average of $87.54.  The median closing price of  Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.53 (CAT/AXP) down 36 cents  from  Monday's median closing price of $79.89 (XOM/AXP).  The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume was Apple.

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  $506  ($262,611 - $262,105).

8/18/15 Tues. 4:43 pm MarketWatch by  Anora Mahmudova says U.S. stocks closed lower after a choppy session Tuesday as investors digested a mixed bag of quarterly results and an upbeat report on home construction in July.The S&P 500  declined 5.52 points, or 0.3%, to close at 2,096.92. Nine of the broad index’s 10 main sectors posted modest losses, with the only the consumer discretionary sector managing to gain ground.The Dow Jones Industrial Average  fell 33.84 points, or 0.2%, to close at 17,498.28, dragged lower by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., while Home Depot Inc. led Dow gainers. The finish snapped a three-day streak of gains for the blue-chip index.Shares of Wal-Mart dropped 3.4% after the retailer lowered its full-year earnings outlook and posted profit below analyst forecast. Home Depot shares rose 2.6% after the home-improvement store lifted its outlook again following better-than-expected sales growth.  Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite Index  dropped 32.35 points, or 0.7%, to finish at 5,059.35.On Tuesday, a report showing construction of new U.S. homes rose in July at the fastest pace since before the Great Recession came a day after a stronger-than-expected report on home-builder confidence, suggesting the housing market continues to gain strength. Those housing reports gave housing stocks a boost but don’t seem to be inspiring much confidence in the broader market. Home-builder stocks like Lennar Corp. and Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. rallied, ahead of Wednesday’s minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s July policy meeting. “It is difficult to see how this market will break out of this range when a fifth of the S&P 500 stocks are down 20% or more and the indexes are led higher by fewer and fewer stocks,” said Bruce Bittles, chief investment strategist at RW Baird & Co.“We believe that the Federal Reserve’s September meeting might prove to be a catalyst to jolt the markets higher if it does raise interest rates, as it would signal confidence in the economy,” Bittles said.Bittles said lackluster earnings combined with stretched valuations are also keeping investors from buying into the market.
Tuesday’s data: Housing starts edged up 0.2% to an annual rate of 1.21 million last month, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. That is the highest rate since October 2007, two months before the last recession began.Permits for new construction, a sign of future demand, fell 16.3% to an annual rate of 1.12 million. Still, permits are 7.5% higher compared with one year ago.Earnings:
TJX Cos. stock jumped 7%, advancing the most among the S&P 500 stocks, after quarterly results beat estimates. Movers & shakers: Shares of National Penn Bancshares Inc. surged 17% after BB&T Corp. said it would buy the bank in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at about $1.8 billion.
Coach Inc. shares rose 2% after Jefferies lifted the luxury handbag company to buy from hold, “based on visible green shoots in the business.” Other markets: China’s Shanghai Composite Index  slumped 6.6%, its biggest loss in three weeks, as investors shrugged off signs of recovery in the country’s housing market and the central bank‘s latest move to offset capital outflows. The People’s Bank of China injected the largest amount of cash into the financial system on a single-day basis in almost 19 months.European stock markets struggled for direction, with commodity-related stocks weighed by persistent pressure on prices for metals and energy.Crude oil  bucked recent weakness to settle higher, while copper  dropped to its lowest level in more than six years. The dollar  traded mixed against other major currencies, but declined against the pound  after stronger-than-expected U.K. inflation data. —Sara Sjolin in London contributed to this report.

Tuesday'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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The following are excerpts from Tuesday morning's Blog:

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

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at  17545.18 up 67.78 or 0.39% from Friday's close of 17477.40. For the year the Dow is down1.56 %. 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%.

WSJ pC4 "Dow rises 3rd day in a row" by Dan Strumpf says US stocks rebounded as investors shrugged off a downbeat reading on the manufacturing sector.

IBD pB3 "Stock indexes finish up: sideways moves persist" by Vincent Mao says Monday's action was upside reversal in higher vol & the current outlook is uptrend under pressure.

NYT pB2 "markets rebound on builder optimism" by AP says the US market climbed Mon. as China's currency steadied & optimism among homebuilders rose.

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.

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

American Express:  No mentions found.

Apple:   No mentions found.

Boeing:  IBD pA1 "Airbus seals record jet sale" says Airbus did a deal to sell 250 A320neo jets to IndiGo.  This jet competes with Boeing's 737 Max.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  No mentions found.

Disney:  WSJ pB1 "TV watchers abandon cable show" by Joe Flint says Disney's Disney Channel lost 19% of its audience in July.

WSJ pB1 "Finance chiefs surpass CEOs in their pay gains" by James Wilmite  lists the highest paid financial chiefs in the S&P 500 in the most recent fy as of May 29 and these Dow CFOs were listed: Goldman Sachs Harvey Schwartz at $20.2 mil, GE's Jeffrey Bronstein 16.3, Disney's Jay Rasulo 16.2 and Exxon Mobil's Andrew Swiger at $16.1 mil.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon: WSJ pB1 "Finance chiefs surpass CEOs in their pay gains" by James Wilmite  lists the highest paid financial chiefs in the S&P 500 in the most recent fy as of May 29 and these Dow CFOs were listed: Goldman Sachs Harvey Schwartz at $20.2 mil, GE's Jeffrey Bronstein 16.3, Disney's Jay Rasulo 16.2 and Exxon Mobil's Andrew Swiger at $16.1 mil.

GE: WSJ pB1 "Finance chiefs surpass CEOs in their pay gains" by James Wilmite  lists the highest paid financial chiefs in the S&P 500 in the most recent fy as of May 29 and these Dow CFOs were listed: Goldman Sachs Harvey Schwartz at $20.2 mil, GE's Jeffrey Bronstein 16.3, Disney's Jay Rasulo 16.2 and Exxon Mobil's Andrew Swiger at $16.1 mil.

Goldman Sachs: WSJ pB1 "Finance chiefs surpass CEOs in their pay gains" by James Wilmite  lists the highest paid financial chiefs in the S&P 500 in the most recent fy as of May 29 and these Dow CFOs were listed: Goldman Sachs Harvey Schwartz at $20.2 mil, GE's Jeffrey Bronstein 16.3, Disney's Jay Rasulo 16.2 and Exxon Mobil's Andrew Swiger at $16.1 mil.

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan:  No mentions found.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's:  IBD pA1 "Fast food industry has no quick fix" by Ciaran McEvoy says for 7 straight quarters, Walmart US same store sales have fallen vs a year earlier while food and labor costs are rising.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  No mentions found.

Nike:  No mentions found.

Pfizer:  No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble:  No mentions found.

3M:  No mentions found.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealth:  No mentions found.

Verizon:  IBD pA4 "AT&t boosts cross-welling with DirecTV" by Reinhardt Krause says  AT&T is trying to switch DirecTV's 15 mil households who do not buy wireless phone services from AT&T from Verizon and other competitors.

WSJ pB4 "Sprint to abandon two year contracts" by Ryan Knutson says earlier this month Verizon said it wold no longer sell contracts.

Visa;  No mentions found.

Walmart: WSJ pC1 "Walmart still has room to grow" by Spencer Jakab says Amazon.com passed Walmart in terms of market value earlier this summer.

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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 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 Dennis A. Muilenburg (Chicago, Ill)

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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