8/27/15 Thurs. pm Dow Closes at 16654.77 up 369.26 or 2.27%

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by Dan Kolber

Post No. 3,316 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 Thursday at  16654.77 up 369.26 or 2.27% from Wednesday's close of 16285.51. Of the 30   Dow components    all 30 gained  and   none declined.  The  biggest gainer dollar-wise was  Goldman Sachs up $4.81 and percentage-wise was Chevron up 6.23%. 

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 0.14967727343149.  Thursday's trailing P/E   ratio is 15.59 up  from yesterday's   trailing P/E ratio of  14.99 (last year it was 16.21).  Today's P/E estimate is 15.57 unchanged from Wednesday's P/E estimate of 15.57 (year ago it was 15.05) and  today's dividend yield is  2.62 down  from yesterday's dividend yield of  2.72 (last year it was 2.19). 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 closing Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2492.84 up  55.27 from Wednesday's closing average numerator of 2437.57.   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  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $83.09 up $1.84  from  Wednesday's closing average of $81.25.  The median closing price of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $76.27 (CAT/AXP) up $2.82  from  Wednesday's median closing price of $73.45 (CVX/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 gained  $5,527  ($249,284 - $243,757).

8/27/15 Thurs. 5:05 pm MarketWatch by  Anora Mahmudova & Wallace Witkowski says U.S. stocks rallied to close near their intraday highs for a second straight session Thursday, as China showed signs that measures to stabilize its economy and stock market may be taking hold. In afternoon trade, stocks made a dramatic turn lower but stormed back in the final hour of trading, repeating a pattern of roller-coaster activity that has come to be a trademark of the past several sessions. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +2.27%  rose 369.26 points, or 2.3%, to close at 16,654.77, with all 30 members of the blue-chip index trading higher. Earlier, the Dow was up by as many as 381 points.

 The S&P 500 SPX, +2.43%  finished up 47.15 points, or 2.4% to 1,987.66, after posting a 49-point gain. All 10 of the index’s main sectors traded higher. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +2.45%  climbed 115.17 points, or 2.5% at 4,812.71, after being up by as many as 121 points.As a result, for the week, the Dow is up 1.2%, the S&P is 0.9% higher, and the Nasdaq is up 2.3%. The implied volatility on the S&P 500—the so-called “fear index”—as measured by the CBOE Volatility Index VIX, -13.92% fell 14% to 26.10.A larger-than-expected upward revision to U.S. gross domestic product data, showing that U.S. economy grew at a faster 3.7% in the second quarter, helped lift the spirits of investors that have been unsettled by a spate of volatility. Weekly data on jobless claims, which pointed to continued strength in the labor market, added to the optimism.“Today’s revision means the U.S. economy is growing faster and [the] consumer spending portion points to a stronger growth in the second half of the year. With this kind of growth, we expect $135 earnings per share by the end of 2016,” said Phil Orlando, chief equity strategist and senior portfolio manager at Federated Investors. That translates to a 35% rise in the S&P 500 from its current level by the end of 2016, according to Orlando.Global equity markets rallied following a 5.3% surge in the Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, +5.34%  overnight, snapping a losing streak that wiped out nearly a quarter of its value in a week. That jump cheered investors world-wide, as fears about China have been blamed for much of the recent intense selling around the globe.

Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol	Last Sale	Change	% Change	Share Volume	Market
AXP	$76.88	1.25	▲ 1.65%	6,727,275	NYSE
AAPL	$112.92	3.23	▲ 2.94%	83,803,729	NASDAQ-GS
BA	$131.87	2.53	▲ 1.96%	5,704,493	NYSE
CAT	$75.66	1.79	▲ 2.42%	8,461,481	NYSE
CVX	$77.64	4.55	▲ 6.23%	21,341,765	NYSE
CSCO	$26.17	0.49	▲ 1.91%	36,021,029	NASDAQ-GS
KO	$39.27	0.54	▲ 1.39%	18,279,226	NYSE
DIS	$102.17	2.94	▲ 2.96%	17,408,733	NYSE
DD	$52.02	1.36	▲ 2.68%	6,628,976	NYSE
XOM	$74.85	2.35	▲ 3.24%	24,455,393	NYSE
GE	$25.01	1	▲ 4.16%	64,151,034	NYSE
GS	$189.21	4.81	▲ 2.61%	3,765,032	NYSE
HD	$117.66	1.73	▲ 1.49%	7,528,635	NYSE
INTC	$27.72	0.42	▲ 1.54%	38,513,900	NASDAQ-GS
IBM	$148.54	1.84	▲ 1.25%	4,739,954	NYSE
JPM	$64.48	1.57	▲ 2.5%	28,796,884	NYSE
JNJ	$96.22	1.11	▲ 1.17%	10,940,326	NYSE
MCD	$97.33	2.18	▲ 2.29%	9,948,950	NYSE
MRK	$54.95	0.53	▲ 0.97%	15,867,802	NYSE
MSFT	$43.9	1.19	▲ 2.79%	50,383,796	NASDAQ-GS
NKE	$112.62	3.86	▲ 3.55%	6,772,499	NYSE
PFE	$33.26	0.83	▲ 2.56%	38,248,802	NYSE
PG	$71.48	0.58	▲ 0.82%	12,942,326	NYSE
MMM	$143.9	1.18	▲ 0.83%	4,070,320	NYSE
TRV	$101.4	1.40	▲ 1.4%	2,685,936	NYSE
UTX	$93.27	1.71	▲ 1.87%	7,437,255	NYSE
UNH	$117.77	4.31	▲ 3.8%	5,728,198	NYSE
VZ	$46.19	1.03	▲ 2.28%	20,767,034	DualListed
V	$72.4	1.71	▲ 2.42%	9,086,567	NYSE
WMT	$66.08	1.25	▲ 1.93%	13,705,543	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  16285.51 up 619.07 or 3.95% from Tuesday's close of 15666.44. For the year the Dow is down 8.63%. Of the 30   Dow components   all 30 gained  and  none declined.  The  biggest gainer dollar-wise was Goldman Sachs up $6.18  and percentage-wise was Merck up 6.35%.

WSJ pA1 "U.S. stocks come charging back" by Corrie Driebusch, Michael S. Derby says the 6 day losing streak ended as Fed official called the case for Sept. rate increase less compelling.

IBD pB3 "Google, techs bolster broad market rebound" by David Saito-Chung says Wednesday's rebound on higher trade was Wednesday's action with the current outlook is market in correction.

FT p10 "wall street" by Mamta Badkar says US stocks jumped in the early minutes of trading following Tuesday's dramatic reversal but pared back those gains.

Wednesday's closing Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2437.57 up  from Tuesday's closing average numerator of 2344.91.   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  Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $81.25 up $3.09  from  Tuesday's closing average of $78.16.  The median closing price of  Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $73.45 (CVX/CAT) up $3.41  from  Wednesday's median closing price of $71.04 (CVX/CAT).  The lowest volume was Travelers 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 gained  $9,266  ($243,757-$234,491).

8/26/15 Wed. 4:05 pm MarketWatch by  Anora Mahmudova says The Wall Street rally picked up steam in afternoon trade, as the main indexes closed with biggest gains in nearly four years, breaking a dramatic six-day slide that left them in correction territory. The main indexes traded within a wide range, with some analysts saying the price action indicates the market is going through a bottoming process. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +3.95% jumped 619.07 points, or 4%, to 16,285.51, with all 30 members of the blue-chip index closing with gains. The S&P 500 SPX, +3.90% closed 72.90 points, or 3.9% higher at 1,940.51. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +4.24% ended the day up 191.05 points, or 4.2% at 4,697.54.

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

American Express: No mentions found.

Apple:  WSJ pB4 "Study: amazon lags in work-life balance" by Cat Zakrzewski says Apple ranks 7th in overall employee satisfaction.

USAT p1B "10 stocks give S&PB shot in arm" by Matt Krantz says 5 Dow firms were among a list of 10 S&P 500 firms that generated massive one day profits Wed. for in investors in billions: Apple $33.6, Microsoft $17.9, Exxon 15.8, Johnson & Johnson 12.1 & JPMorgan 11.1.

Boeing:  WSJ pB3 "Boeing agrees to settle suit over 401(k) plan" by Sara randazo says boeing will settle the suit filed by 190,000 employees.

WSJ pD1 "The facebook of aviation"  by scott McCarney says boeing and others use Fightrader24's website to track flights.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron: No mentions found.

Cisco: No mentions found.

Coke:  WSJ pB1 "Water, water everywhere in bottles" by Mike Esterl says Coke would rather sell soda than water.  Its main water brand is Dasani and Coke & Pepsi together have a fifth of the bottled water market.

Disney: No mentions found.

DuPont: No mentions found.

Exxon: USAT p1B "10 stocks give S&PB shot in arm" by Matt Krantz says 5 Dow firms were among a list of 10 S&P 500 firms that generated massive one day profits Wed. for in investors in billions: Apple $33.6, Microsoft $17.9, Exxon 15.8, Johnson & Johnson 12.1 & JPMorgan 11.1

GE: No mentions found.

Goldman Sachs: No mentions found.

Home Depot: No mentions found.

Intel: No mentions found.

IBM: No mentions found.

JPMorgan:  WSJ pC3 "Scrutiny of payment systems raised" by Emily Glazer says theFed are looking into JPMorgan and other large banks track intra-day transfer of money.

USAT p1B "10 stocks give S&PB shot in arm" by Matt Krantz says 5 Dow firms were among a list of 10 S&P 500 firms that generated massive one day profits Wed. for in investors in billions: Apple $33.6, Microsoft $17.9, Exxon 15.8, Johnson & Johnson 12.1 & JPMorgan 11.1

Johnson & Johnson: USAT p1B "10 stocks give S&PB shot in arm" by Matt Krantz says 5 Dow firms were among a list of 10 S&P 500 firms that generated massive one day profits Wed. for in investors in billions: Apple $33.6, Microsoft $17.9, Exxon 15.8, Johnson & Johnson 12.1 & JPMorgan 11.1

McDonald's:  IBD pA2 "In brief", FT p11 "McDonald's fries rival's peace  burger",  say Burger King wants McDonald's to join with it for crease at McWhopper to raise money for chiarty.

Merck: No mentions found.

Microsoft:  NYT pB9 "Free Windows 10 is downloaded 75 million times" by Steve Lohr, IBD pA2 "Windows 10 on 75 mil devices" say this was during the first month of its release by Microsoft.

IBD pA2 "Microsoft" says Microsoft's tablet Surface will see strong sales growth this year as will other tablet/notebook devices.

USAT p1B "10 stocks give S&PB shot in arm" by Matt Krantz says 5 Dow firms were among a list of 10 S&P 500 firms that generated massive one day profits Wed. for in investors in billions: Apple $33.6, Microsoft $17.9, Exxon 15.8, Johnson & Johnson 12.1 & JPMorgan 11.1

Nike: No mentions found.

Pfizer: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble:

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 pB3 "Walmart soon will sto selling some types of rifles" by Paul Ziobro, NYT pB1 "Walmart to end sales of some rifles in U.S." by Hiroko Tabuchi, USAT p1B "Walmart to quit selling modern sporting rifles" say Walmart, the nation's biggest seller of guns and ammo, will stop selling AR-15s and other similar rifles.

Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol	Last Sale	Change	% Change	Share Volume	Market
AXP	$75.63	2.11	▲ 2.87%	6,372,297	NYSE
AAPL	$109.625	5.885	▲ 5.67%	95,872,713	NASDAQ-GS
BA	$129.34	3.85	▲ 3.07%	6,301,684	NYSE
CAT	$73.87	1.81	▲ 2.51%	8,161,907	NYSE
CVX	$73.09	3.07	▲ 4.38%	17,113,629	NYSE
CSCO	$25.68	1.06	▲ 4.31%	53,853,343	NASDAQ-GS
KO	$38.73	0.74	▲ 1.95%	22,917,082	NYSE
DIS	$99.23	3.34	▲ 3.48%	13,576,212	NYSE
DD	$50.65	1.59	▲ 3.24%	9,168,587	NYSE
XOM	$72.5	3.79	▲ 5.52%	34,175,958	NYSE
GE	$24.01	0.74	▲ 3.18%	77,829,057	NYSE
GS	$184.4	6.18	▲ 3.47%	5,412,410	NYSE
HD	$115.93	4.96	▲ 4.47%	9,228,132	NYSE
INTC	$27.3	1.43	▲ 5.53%	45,900,506	NASDAQ-GS
IBM	$146.7	5.74	▲ 4.07%	6,124,561	NYSE
JPM	$62.91	3	▲ 5.01%	33,041,590	NYSE
JNJ	$95.11	4.38	▲ 4.83%	14,550,056	NYSE
MCD	$95.15	3.94	▲ 4.32%	15,292,602	NYSE
MRK	$54.42	3.25	▲ 6.35%	22,477,384	NYSE
MSFT	$42.71	2.24	▲ 5.53%	62,691,700	NASDAQ-GS
NKE	$108.76	5.23	▲ 5.05%	7,496,851	NYSE
PFE	$32.43	1.09	▲ 3.48%	43,106,637	NYSE
PG	$70.9	2.48	▲ 3.62%	17,356,227	NYSE
MMM	$142.72	5.08	▲ 3.69%	4,491,314	NYSE
TRV	$100	2.25	▲ 2.3%	2,550,061	NYSE
UTX	$91.56	2.76	▲ 3.11%	7,332,465	NYSE
UNH	$113.46	3.48	▲ 3.16%	7,300,158	NYSE
VZ	$45.16	1.66	▲ 3.82%	30,401,932	DualListed
V	$70.69	3.72	▲ 5.55%	11,943,802	NYSE
WMT	$64.83	1.73	▲ 2.74%	13,792,241	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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