Thursday, September 2, 2010

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A read of Thursday's Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, USA Today, Atlanta Journal Constitution & Daily Report (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 symbol and Wednesday's stock prices and related data.

Dow:The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 10,269.47 up 254.75 or 2.54% from Tuesday's close of 10,014.72. For the year the Dow is down 1.52 %.Of the 30 Dow Companies: all 30 gained and noone declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was Chevron CVX $76.77 +2.69 3.63% 10,246,122 NYSE and percentage-wise was Bank of America BAC $13.2075 +0.7475 6% 202,092,675 NYSE.

WSJ pC1 "Stocks get a Sept pop" by Jonathan Cheng says the Dow's 254.75 jump Wed gives the Dow the best opening of of a month since '98. Investors dumped Treasurys & snapped up commodities and other riskier assets. Industrial stocks led the gains with Caterpillar surging 4.6% lifted by signs of economic strength in Australia and China, as well as as a surprise jump in US manufacturing activity. Fin'ls joined the rally as Bank of America surged 6.1% to lead the Dow just one day after skidding to a 52 week low.

WSJ pC5 "Caterpillar and BofA boost Dow" by Donna Yesalavich says stocks rallied with Bank of Amer, Caterpillar & JPMorgan leading broad gains in a strong start to Sept after manufacturing data topped expectations. Caterpillar is charted under Good News saying signs of signs of economic strength in Australia and China boosted industrials, as well as as a surprise jump in US manufacturing activity

Fin Times p1 "Markets cheered by US & cina data" by Cris Giles says a surprise bounce in manufacturing activity in the world's 2 biggest economies, China & US, in Aug cheered investors as it ended the bleak run of US economic data over the summer. Global stock markets surged as investors took global surveys of manufacturing output to show that the world economy was still recovering rapidly and the chances of a double dip recession had ended.

Fin Times p24 "Manufacturing strength triggers broad based rally" by Hannah Kuchler says US stocks jumped Wed as investors were cheered by better thane xpected manufacturing data from the US & China. Industrials led the rises with GE advancing 3.7%. Sahres in energy firms followed the oil price higher, with ExxonMobil gaining 3.1%. The S&P 500 fin'ls jumped 3.9% with Banking of America surging 6.1% and JPMorgan jumping 3.8%. Dell had until yesteday day to make anotehr offer for 3Par with rival Hewlett-packard being the highest bidder with an offer of $30 a share. AT&T rose 1.2% after it was reported that it may be considering a bi for London-listed firm Cable & Wireless Worldwide.

NYT pB1 "Stocks start Sept with a rally" by Christine Hauser says manufacturing reports that showed growth in the US & China helped propel stocks on Wed, providing an upbeat start to a new month.

USA Today p4B "S&P, nasdaq jump 3%; Dow rises 2.5%" by Bloomberg says US stocks rallied the most in almost 2 months Wed as better than estimated growth in US and Chinese manufacturing bolstered confidence in the global economic recovery. Alcoa advanced 30 cents as metal prices gained. Exxon he world's largest oil firm rose $1.80 and Chevron the second largest US energy producer rose $2.69 as the brigher economic news helped crude oil rebound from its lowest level in a week.

As of the open of the market Thursday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of today's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493, the trailing P/E ratio is 13.86 up from Wednesday's 13.51 (year ago it was 14.972) the P/E estimate is 12.02 unchanged from Wednesday's 12.02 (year ago it was 15.08) and the current dividend yield is 2.74 down from Wednesday's 2.81 (it was 3.09 a year ago). The Dow's all-time high was 14,164.53 on Oct. 9, 2007. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,356.89 up 33.65 from Tuesday's closing numerator of 1,323.24. 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 increase of 33.65 for Wednesday by the divisor (0.132129493) you get the increase in Wednesday's Dow of 254.75. A $1 change in the price of any DJIA stock = a 7.56 change in the average.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $45.23 up 1.12 from Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average average closing price of $44.11. The median closing price of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $40.14 up 0.98 (AXP/HPQ) from Tuesday's Dow Jones median price of $39.16. The lowest volume was 3M MMM $81.01 +2.46 3.13% 4,459,183 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $13.2075 +0.7475 6% 202,092,675 NYSE.

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) and sold at the close you would have made $3,365 ($135,689 - $132,324).

MarketWatch 9/1/10 Wednesday 4:24 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks surged Wednesday after a reading on manufacturing activity climbed in August, defying expectations of a decline and helping to calm worries about the direction of the economy. Bouncing back from their biggest August slide in nine years, the major stock indexes climbed after the Institute for Supply Management reported its index of factory activity rose to 56.3 last month from 55.5 the prior month. Readings above 50 signal growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA 10,269, +254.75, +2.54%) rose 254.75 points, or 2.5%, to 10,269.47, with all 30 of its components tallying gains. Bank of America Corp. (BAC 13.19, -0.02, -0.13%), up 6%, and heavy-equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. (CAT 68.45, +0.29, +0.42%) , up 4.6%, led the advance. The S&P 500 Index (SPX 1,080, +30.96, +2.95%) gained 30.96 points, or 3%, to 1,080.29, with the industrial and consumer-discretionary sectors pacing the rise among its 10 industry groups. The Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP 2,177, +62.81, +2.97%) climbed 62.81 points, or 3%, to end at 2,176.84. For every stock on the decline, six rose on the New York Stock Exchange, where 1.2 billion shares traded. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude-oil futures added $1.99 to $73.91 a barrel, while gold futures lapsed 0.2% to finish at $1,248.10 an ounce. Shares of Burger King Holdings Inc. (BKC 18.88, +0.02, +0.09%) rallied 14.7% on reports the fast-food chain was in talks with 3G Capital Management LLC about a possible buyout. See more noteworthy movers. Apple Inc. (AAPL 250.33, +7.23, +2.97%) shares gained almost 3% after the technology company's CEO Steve Jobs announced a new line of iPods. Less promising were sales of automobiles in August, with General Motors Co. reporting sales fell 7% from the prior month, when consumers took advantage of government rebates. Hot stocks: Transportation pushes higherTransportation index surges as encouraging manufacturing data from China help relieve fears over a cooling global economy. FedEx, US Airways and Railamerica are all standouts. MarketWatch's Christopher Hinton reports. Data from overseas also bolstered sentiment, with purchasing managers' data from China and a report of economic expansion from Australia helping offset worries about the global recovery.
The market's rise comes two days ahead of the government's monthly employment report, with Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher on Wednesday saying uncertainty about taxes is among the factors holding hiring back. Read more about Fisher's view of factors holding back hiring.

Wednesday's Dow Closing Numbers:

At&T T $27.35 +0.32 1.18% 28,009,174 NYSE: WSJ pB4 "AT&T drops Hallmark Channels inf ight over carriage deal" by Nathan Becker, AJC pA16 "AT&T U-verse drops Hallmark channels" say 2 Hallmark channels have been dropped from the line-up offered to 2.5 mil AT&T u-verse customers in a dispute over fees.

Fin Times p24 "Takeover rumours aid C&W" by Bryce Elder says it may be considering a bi for London-listed firm Cable & Wireless Worldwide.

Fin Times p24 "Manufacturing strength triggers broad based rally" by Hannah Kuchler says US stocks jumped Wed as investors were cheered by better thane xpected manufacturing data from the US & China. Industrials led the rises with GE advancing 3.7%. Sahres in energy firms followed the oil price higher, with ExxonMobil gaining 3.1%. The S&P 500 fin'ls jumped 3.9% with Banking of America surging 6.1% and JPMorgan jumping 3.8%. Dell had until yesteday day to make anotehr offer for 3Par with rival Hewlett-packard being the highest bidder with an offer of $30 a share. AT&T rose 1.2% after it was reported that it may be considering a bi for London-listed firm Cable & Wireless Worldwide.

Alcoa AA $10.52 +0.3025 2.96% 23,369,225 NYSE: USA Today p4B "S&P, nasdaq jump 3%; Dow rises 2.5%" by Bloomberg says US stocks rallied the most in almost 2 months Wed as better than estimated growth in US and Chinese manufacturing bolstered confidence in the global economic recovery. Alcoa advanced 30 cents as metal prices gained. Exxon he world's largest oil firm rose $1.80 and Chevron the second largest US energy producer rose $2.69 as the brigher economic news helped crude oil rebound from its lowest level in a week.

Amex AXP $41.07 +1.20 3.01% 7,479,313 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of America BAC $13.2075 +0.7475 6% 202,092,675 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "Stocks get a Sept pop" by Jonathan Cheng says the Dow's 254.75 jump Wed gives the Dow the best opening of of a month since '98. Investors dumped Treasurys & snapped up commodities and other riskier assets. Industrial stocks led the gains with Caterpillar surging 4.6% lifted by signs of economic strength in Australia and China, as well as as a surprise jump in US manufacturing activity. Fin'ls joined the rally as Bank of America surged 6.1% to lead the Dow just one day after skidding to a 52 week low.

Fin Times p24 "Manufacturing strength triggers broad based rally" by Hannah Kuchler says US stocks jumped Wed as investors were cheered by better thane xpected manufacturing data from the US & China. Industrials led the rises with GE advancing 3.7%. Sahres in energy firms followed the oil price higher, with ExxonMobil gaining 3.1%. The S&P 500 fin'ls jumped 3.9% with Banking of America surging 6.1% and JPMorgan jumping 3.8%. Dell had until yesteday day to make anotehr offer for 3Par with rival Hewlett-packard being the highest bidder with an offer of $30 a share. AT&T rose 1.2% after it was reported that it may be considering a bi for London-listed firm Cable & Wireless Worldwide.

Boeing BA $62.29 +1.16 1.9% 5,600,334 NYSE: WSJ pD1 "The difficult in improving airline safety now" by Scot McCartney says Boeing's annual statistical summary shows that the latest versions of the 737 have a fatal accident rate of 0.11 per million departures. Older planes like the DC-10 & 727 had a higher rate - 1.34 fatal crashes per mil departures for the DC-10 and 0.68 for the 727.

WSJ pB8 "Boeing 787 training takes virtual path" by Peter Sanders prfiles Boeing's Renton, Wash 787 Dreamliner sate of the art training facility where ost of the 140 Boeing instructor pilots are certified to fly the 787 having been trained only in a simulator.

Caterpillar CAT $68.16 +3 4.6% 8,959,832 NYSE: WSJ pB4 "Caterpillar to expand Brazil capacity" by AP says it plans to spend $180 mil to expand its manufacturing capacity in Brazil and meet growing demand in Latin Amer.

WSJ pC1 "Stocks get a Sept pop" by Jonathan Cheng says the Dow's 254.75 jump Wed gives the Dow the best opening of of a month since '98. Investors dumped Treasurys & snapped up commodities and other riskier assets. Industrial stocks led the gains with Caterpillar surging 4.6% lifted by signs of economic strength in Australia and China, as well as as a surprise jump in US manufacturing activity. Fin'ls joined the rally as Bank of America surged 6.1% to lead the Dow just one day after skidding to a 52 week low.

Chevron CVX $76.77 +2.69 3.63% 10,246,122 NYSE: USA Today p4B "S&P, nasdaq jump 3%; Dow rises 2.5%" by Bloomberg says US stocks rallied the most in almost 2 months Wed as better than estimated growth in US and Chinese manufacturing bolstered confidence in the global economic recovery. Alcoa advanced 30 cents as metal prices gained. Exxon he world's largest oil firm rose $1.80 and Chevron the second largest US energy producer rose $2.69 as the brigher economic news helped crude oil rebound from its lowest level in a week.

CSCO $20.26 +0.275 1.38% 79,747,125 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Coke KO $57.31 +1.4275 2.55% 11,900,417 NYSE: AJC pA16 "Coke withdraws, refiles app" by Jeremiah McWilliams says the application with the FTC re: Coke's plan to buy the N. Amer biz of Coca Cola Enterprises was done to give the agency more time to review the application which is expected to be approved so the deal can still close 4Q '10.

DIS $33.51 +0.97 2.98% 9,823,106 NYSE: No mentions found.

DuPont DD $42 +1.23 3.02% 8,276,239 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $60.91 +1.80 3.05% 25,716,673 NYSE: Fin Times p24 "Manufacturing strength triggers broad based rally" by Hannah Kuchler says US stocks jumped Wed as investors were cheered by better thane xpected manufacturing data from the US & China. Industrials led the rises with GE advancing 3.7%. Sahres in energy firms followed the oil price higher, with ExxonMobil gaining 3.1%. The S&P 500 fin'ls jumped 3.9% with Banking of America surging 6.1% and JPMorgan jumping 3.8%. Dell had until yesteday day to make anotehr offer for 3Par with rival Hewlett-packard being the highest bidder with an offer of $30 a share. AT&T rose 1.2% after it was reported that it may be considering a bi for London-listed firm Cable & Wireless Worldwide.

USA Today p4B "S&P, nasdaq jump 3%; Dow rises 2.5%" by Bloomberg says US stocks rallied the most in almost 2 months Wed as better than estimated growth in US and Chinese manufacturing bolstered confidence in the global economic recovery. Alcoa advanced 30 cents as metal prices gained. Exxon he world's largest oil firm rose $1.80 and Chevron the second largest US energy producer rose $2.69 as the brigher economic news helped crude oil rebound from its lowest level in a week.

GE $15.01 +0.53 3.66% 77,003,513 NYSE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Pac HPQ $39.21 +0.76 1.98% 22,071,418 NYSE: Fin Times p24 "Manufacturing strength triggers broad based rally" by Hannah Kuchler says US stocks jumped Wed as investors were cheered by better thane xpected manufacturing data from the US & China. Industrials led the rises with GE advancing 3.7%. Sahres in energy firms followed the oil price higher, with ExxonMobil gaining 3.1%. The S&P 500 fin'ls jumped 3.9% with Banking of America surging 6.1% and JPMorgan jumping 3.8%. Dell had until yesteday day to make anotehr offer for 3Par with rival Hewlett-packard being the highest bidder with an offer of $30 a share. AT&T rose 1.2% after it was reported that it may be considering a bi for London-listed firm Cable & Wireless Worldwide.

Home Depo HD $28.67 +0.85 3.06% 12,518,824 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC $18.14 +0.475 2.69% 73,065,144 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM $125.77 +2.64 2.14% 5,507,353 NYSE: WSJ pB4 "IBM claims fastest mainframe" by Tess stynes says IBM unveiled details of its new advanced mainframe chips that it said can process info at record breaking speeds. It spent $1.5 bil on r&d for the new technique which is driven by businesses' needs to manage soaring loads of data and transactions. The new microprocessor system, dubbed zEnterprise 196, contains 96 of the world's fastest chips and can execute more than 50 bil insructions a second, ore than 17,000 times the rate of IBM's high end system in 1970.

JPMorgan JPM $37.74 +1.38 3.8% 36,034,475 NYSE: WSJ pC3 "JPMorgan names investment bank CFO" by Matthias Rieker says JPMorgan promoted Tushar Morzaria to cfo of its investment bank succeeding Paul Compton, who become chief admin officer.

Fin Times p24 "Manufacturing strength triggers broad based rally" by Hannah Kuchler says US stocks jumped Wed as investors were cheered by better thane xpected manufacturing data from the US & China. Industrials led the rises with GE advancing 3.7%. Sahres in energy firms followed the oil price higher, with ExxonMobil gaining 3.1%. The S&P 500 fin'ls jumped 3.9% with Banking of America surging 6.1% and JPMorgan jumping 3.8%. Dell had until yesteday day to make anotehr offer for 3Par with rival Hewlett-packard being the highest bidder with an offer of $30 a share. AT&T rose 1.2% after it was reported that it may be considering a bi for London-listed firm Cable & Wireless Worldwide.

Johnson & John JNJ $58.29 +1.27 2.23% 11,344,496 NYSE: No mentions found.

KFT $30.38 +0.47 1.57% 10,683,410 NYSE: No mentions found.

MCD $74.54 +1.48 2.03% 6,641,660 NYSE: No mentions found.

MSFT $23.9 +0.435 1.85% 64,565,381 NASDAQ-GS: Fin Times p24 "Manufacturing strength triggers broad based rally" by Hannah Kuchler says US stocks jumped Wed as investors were cheered by better thane xpected manufacturing data from the US & China. Industrials led the rises with GE advancing 3.7%. Sahres in energy firms followed the oil price higher, with ExxonMobil gaining 3.1%. The S&P 500 fin'ls jumped 3.9% with Banking of America surging 6.1% and JPMorgan jumping 3.8%. Dell had until yesteday day to make anotehr offer for 3Par with rival Hewlett-packard being the highest bidder with an offer of $30 a share. AT&T rose 1.2% after it was reported that it may be considering a bi for London-listed firm Cable & Wireless Worldwide. Apple rose 3% after it unveiled new vesions of its iPods and its rivals rose with Microsoft rising 1.9%.

MRK $35.62 +0.46 1.31% 12,798,444 NYSE: No mentions found.

Pfizer PFE $16.28 +0.37 2.33% 45,008,952 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gam PG $59.8 0.13 0.22% 14,690,832 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM $81.01 +2.46 3.13% 4,459,183 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV $50.31 +1.32 2.69% 4,902,981 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Tech UTX $67.37 +2.16 3.31% 5,155,780 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $30.26 +0.73 2.47% 23,472,378 Dual Listed: No mentions found.

WalMart WMT $51.2 +1.06 2.11% 13,358,374 NYSE: No mentions found.


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Here are the current CEOs of the Dow 30 Companies:

AT&T T Randall L. Stephenson (Dallas, TX)
Alcoa AA Klaus Kleinfeld (NY, NY)
American Express AXP Kenneth I. Chenault (NY, NY)
Bank of America BAC Brian T. Moynihan (Charlotte, N.C.)
Boeing BA W. James McNerney, Jr. (Cyhicago, Ill)
Caterpillar CAT Douglas Oberhelman (Peoria, Ill.)
Chevron CVX John Watson (San Ramon, CA)
Cisco CSCO John Chambers (San Jose, CA)
Coca Cola KO Muhtar Kent (Atlanta, GA)
Disney DIS Robert Iger (Burbank, CA)
DuPont DD Ellen Kullman (Wilmington, DE)
ExxonMobil XOM Rex W. Tillerson (Irving, Tx)
GE Jeffrey R. Immelt (Fairfield, CT)
Hewlett-Packard HPQ Cathie Lesjak (Interim) (Palo, Alto, CA)
Home Depot HD Frank Blake (Atlanta, GA)
Intel INTC Paul S. Otellini (Santa Clara, CA)
IBM Samuel J. Palmisano (Armonk, NY)
JPMorgan Chase JPM Jamie Dimon (NY, NY)
Johnson & Johnson JNJ William C. Weldon (New Brunswick, NJ)
Kraft KFT Irene Rosenfeld (Northfield, Ill.)
McDonald's MCD Jim Skinner (Oak Brook, Ill)
Merck MRK Richard Clark (Whitehouse Station, N.J.)
Microsoft MSFT Steve Ballmer (Redmond, WA)
Pfizer PFE Jeffrey Kindler (NY, NY)
Procter & Gamble PG Bob McDonald (Cincinnati, OH)
3M MMM George W. Buckley (St. Paul, MN)
Travelers TRV Jay S. Fishman (NY, NY)
United Technologies UTX Louis Chenevert (Hartford, CT)
Verizon VZ Ivan Seidenberg (NY, NY)
Wal-Mart WMT Mike Duke (Bentonville, ARK)

Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 ranked in order of market capitalization rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion as of 8/17/10 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $307.5 [5]
2. Microsoft MSFT 217 [9]
3. WalMart WMT 190 [3.5]
4. Procter & Gamble PG 170.5 [3]
5. GE 166 [10.5]
6. IBM 161.5 [1]
7. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 161.5 [3]
8. AT&T 158.5 [6]
9. Chevron CVX 155 [2]
10. JPMorgan Chase 149.5 [4]
11. Pfizer PFE 130 [8]
12. Coke KO 128 [2.5]
13. Bank of America BAC 133 [10]
14. Cisco CSCO 125.5 [6]
15. Intel INTC 109.5 [5.5]
16. Merck MRK 107.5 [3]
17. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 95 [2.5]
18. Verizon VZ 89.5 [3]
19. McDonald's MCD 77 [1]
20. United Technologies UTX 65 [1]
21. Disney DIS 64 [2]
22. 3M MMM 59 [.5]
23. American Express AXP 50 [1]
24. Kraft KFT 51 [2]
25. Boeing BA 47.5 [1]
26. Home Depot 47 [1.5]
27. Caterpillar CAT 44 [.5]
28. DuPont DD 37 [1]
29. Travelers 23.5 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 11 [1]

Here are the latest SEC filings as of 8/17/10 other than ownership filings, registration of shares for employee benefit plans, free writing prospectuses and third party shareholder proposals:

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

AT&T T: 8/6/10 10Q re: 2Q results 6/30/10
8/4/10 8K re: offer to exchange New Cingular Wireless Notes
7/30/10 8K re: sale of 2.5% Global Notes due '15
7/22/10 8K re: 2Q earnings
6/25/10 8K: re: amendments to employee compensation plans.
5/24/10 8K: re: sale of its Sterling Commerce subsidiary to IBM for $1.4 billion in cash.

Alcoa AA: 8/10/10 8K re: tender for notes due '12
8/3/10 8K re: sale of notes
7/27/10 8K re: offering of 6.15% notes due '20
7/23/10 8K re: election of Tony Theme CFO Engineered Products & Graeme Bottger, Controller

American Express AXP: 8/16/10 2 8Ks re: delinquency and write-off statistics
8/5/10 10Q 2Q results 6/30/10
7/22/10 8K 2Q results

7/21/10 8K re: Personnel changes & Board of Dir. elections

7/15/10 8K Delinquency & write-off statistics through 6/30/10

Bank of Am BAC: 8/6/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
8/3/10 8K re: by-law amendments
7/27/10 8K re: issuance of Euro Medium Term Notes
7/22/10 8K re: impairment resulting from fin'l reform legislation passed by Congress

Boeing BA: 7/28/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
7/28/10 8K re 2Q results
6/10/10 8K re: election of Edward M. Liddy to Board of Dirs. & Audit & Fin. Committees. By-laws were amended to increase number of directors from 12 to 13.
4/28/10 8-K re: results of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 26, 2010

Caterpiller CAT: 7/30/10 10Q 1Q 6/30/10
7/22/10 8K (two of them) dealing with 4Q results for period ending 6/30/10
7/22/10 8K: re: dealer statistics
6/18/10 8K re: dealer statistics.
6/17/10 8K re: plans to produce a full range of mining shovels and increase dump truck production.
/11/10 8K re: as previously announced, Board elected Douglas R. Oberhelman as CEO effective 8/1/10.
6/11/10 8K re: results of 6/9 annual meeting of shareholders.
6/1/10 8K re: purchase of Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. for $820 million in cash from Berkshire Partners LLC and Greenbriar Equity Group LLC.
5/28/10 8K re: retirement of David B. Burritt, VP & CFO as of 6/1/10.

Chevron CVX: 8/5/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
7/30/10 8K re: 2Q results
7/12/10 8K re: updated on 2Q results
6/2/10 8K re: results of 5/26/10 vote at annual meeting for election of Directors & other matters.

Cisco CSCO 8/11/10 8K re: 4Q results fiscal year 7/31/10
6/29/108K 6/29/10 10b5-1 re: stock trading plans adopted by insiders

Coke KO 8/2/10 10Q 2Q 7/2/10
7/30/10 8K re: refiling of hart-Scott-Rodino filing re: acquisition of Coca-Cola Enterprises
7/21/10 8K re: 2Q results

Disney DIS 8/10/10 10Q 3Q 6/27/10
8/10/10 8K re: 3Q results

DuPont DD: 7/27/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
7/27/10 8K re: 2Q results
4/29/10 8K re: voting results from annual meeting held on 4/28/10.

ExxonMobil XOM: 8/4/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
7/29/10 8K re: 2Q results
6/25/10 8K re: completion of its acquisition of XTO Energy Inc.
6/1/10 8K re: voting results from 5/26/10 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

GE: 8/2/10 10Q 1Q 6/30/10
7/16/10 8K re: 2Q reports
6/16/10 8K re; election of James S. Tisch to Board of Directors. He is Pres. & CEO of Loew's.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 8/6/10 8K re: resignation of Mark V. Hurd as chairman, CEO, Pres
8/2/10 8K re: settleemnt with US Dept. of Justice re: Rille Complaint
6/8/10 8K re: 10Q
6/1/10 10Q
6/1/10 8K re: plans to invest $1 billion in its enterprise services business to enhance client experience and better position the business for growth.

Home Depot HD: 8/17/10 8K re: 2Q results 8/1/10
6/3/10 10Q
5/25/10 8K re: voting results from 5/20/10 annual meeting of shareholders.

Intel INTC: 8/4/10 8K re: antitrust settlement with US Dept. of Justice
7/30/10 10Q 2Q 6/26/10
7/22/10 8K re: agreement with FTC to delay antitrust case while settlement talks continue.
7/16/10 8K re: Intel's interest in SMART Technologies Inc. which did an IPO.
7/14/10 8K re: CFO commenting on 2Q results.
7/13/10 8K re: 2Q results.
6/22/10 8K re: agreed upon suspension of FTC admin. proceedings while settlement discussions are held.
5/21/10 8K re: voting results from 5/19/10 annual meeting of stockholders.
5/12/10 8K re: info provided at an Investor meeting by Paul S. Otellini, Pres. & CEO.
5/7/10 8K re: Micron Technology, Inc. completed its acquisition of Numonyx Holdings BV & issued shares of common stock to Numonyx shareholders.

IBM: 8/4/10 8K re: issuance of $1.5 bil of debt
7/27/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
7/20/10 8K re: 2Q earnings presentation.
7/19/10 8K re: 2Q results ending 6/30/10.

JPMorganChase JPM: 8/6/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
7/22/10 8K re: completion of public offering of debt issues.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 8/11/10 10Q 2Q 7/4/10
7/20/10 8K re: 2Q results ending 7/4/10
7/19/10 8K re: Bd of Dirs. election
7/12/10 K re: agreement to buy Micrus Endovascular.

Kraft KFT: 8/6/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
8/5/10 8K re: 2Q results
5/21/10 8K: re voting

McDonalds MCD: 8/10/10 8K re: July and end of year sale statistics
8/5/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
7/23/10 8K re: 2Q results ending 6/30/10
6/9/10 8K re: year to date sales figures
/24/10 8K re: voting results of 5/20/10 annual shareholders' meeting

Merck MRK: 8/6/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
7/30/10 8K re: 2Q results
7/8/10 8K re: global restructuring program in conjunction with the integration of the Schering-Plough acquisition; reduction of work force by 15% & closing of plants and research sites.
5/28/10 8K re: Kenneth C. Frazier to succeed Richard T. Clark as Pres. Of the Company as of 5/1/10 and Dr. Sam Their's retirement from the Board & voting results from 5/25/10 annual meeting of shareholders.

Microsoft MSFT: 7/30/10 10K year ended 6/30/10
7/22/10 8K re: 4Q results ending 6/30/10.
6/18/10 8K re: sale of $1.25 bil of Zero Coupon Convertible Sr. Notes due '13 (and related 6/9 8K).
5/28/10 8K re: retirement of Robbie Bach, pres. Of Entertainment & Devices Div.

Pfizer PFE: 8/12/10 10Q 2Q 7/4/10
8/3/10 8K re: 2Q results
5/26/10 8K re: retirement of Dr. Martin Mackay, Sr. VP & Pres, Pharma Therapeutics R&D of Pfizer Inc.

Procter & Gamble PG: 8/13/10 10K year ended 6/30/10
8/3/10 8K re: exec comp plans
8/3/10 8K re: 4Q and year end results
7/13/10 8K re: declaration of quarterly dividend.
5/19/10 8K re: closing of 100 bil Euro 0.955 Note Offering due 2015.

3M MMM: 8/4/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
7/22/10 8K re: 2Q results
6/28/10 8K re: projected sales range for 2Q '10.

Travelers TRV: 7/22/10 8K & 10Q
6/15/10 8K re: $1 bil 3 year revolving credit agreement.
5/7/10 8K re: voting results of 5/4/10 annual meeting of shareholders
4/23/10 10Q

United Technologies UTX: 7/26/10 10Q 1Q 6/30/10
7/21/10 8K re: 2Q results
5/14/10 8K re: exercise of its rights to redeem $500 mil of outstanding 7.125% Notes due 11/15/10.

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 7/29/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
7/27/10 8K re: 2Q results
7/23/10 8K re: 2Q results ending 6/30/10
7/1/10 8K re: completion of acquisition of Frontier Communications Corp. and spin off of shares to VZ shareholders.
6/11/10 8K re: agreement with certain unions.
5/27/10 8K re: record date of 6/7/10 re: proposed spin off of shares of New Communications Holdings.
5/12/10 8K re: voting results from 5/6/10 annual meeting of shareholders.

WalMart WMT: 8/17/10 8K re: 2Q results 7/31/10
7/7/10 8K re: underwriting to the public of several series of notes.
7/2/10 8K re: departure of John E. Fleming EVP & Chief Merchandising Officer effective 8/1/10.
6/29/10 8K re: appointment of Eduwardo Castro-Wright as CEO fo global.com & William S. Simon as CEO of Walmart U.S.
6/9/10 8K re: results of 6/4 annual meeting of shareholders.
6/14/10 10Q.