Friday, October 15, 2010

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Post No. 683 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, a ranking of the Dow 30 components by market capitalization as of 9/12/10 and an update of the Dow 30 component's SEC filings as of 9/12/10.

A read of Friday's 10/15/10 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 Thursday's stock prices and related data.

Dow:The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 11,094.57 down 1.51 or 0.01% from Wednesday's close of 11,096.08. For the year the Dow is up 7.33%. Of the 30 Dow Jones component companies 12 gained and 18 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was McDonalds MCD $77.04 +1.29 1.7% 6,544,329 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was and percentage-wise was JPMorgan JPM $38.72 -1.12 2.81% 75,837,972 NYSE.

WSJ pC5 "Dow loses its mojo as banks cast a spell on session" by Kristina Peterson says US stocks closed modestly lower, as investors retreated from fin'ls over concerns about banks' foreclosure practices. Verizon said it will sell Apple's iPad the first time Verizon will sell an Apple product and AT&T said it plans to carry the iPad in its stores. Verizon gained 23 cents and AT&T added 3 cents.

Fin times p26 "Wells Fargo's woes over mortgages whip into fin'ls" by Telis Demos says Wells Fargo sparked a sel-off in fin'ls after joining other banks under investor scrutiny for robo signer mortgage practices.

NYT pB8 "Dollar dips as indexes pull back" by Bloomberg says stocks fell on thurs on worries over the banking sector while the dollar continued its slide vs. major currencies.

USA Today "Rally sputters out as markets slip" by Bloomberg says US stocks dipped Thurs, pulling benchmark indexes down from 5 month highs, as fin'l firms slumped aid concern about growing legal scrutiny of home foreclosure practices. Bank of America slid more than 4% as did Citi and Wells.

As of the open of the market Friday, 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 14.91 unchanged from Thursday's P/E ratio of 14.91 (year ago it was 16.11) the P/E estimate is 13.15 unchanged from Thursday's P/E estimate of 13.15 (year ago it was 15.84) and the current dividend yield is 2.54 down from yesterday's yield of 2.54 (it was 2.78 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.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,465.92 down 0.19 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 1,466.11. 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 decrease for today by the divisor (0.132129493) you get the decrease in today's Dow. 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 Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $48.86 down 0.01 from Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average average closing price of $48.87. The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $40.79 (HPQ/AXP) up 1.44 from Wednesday's median price of $39.55. The lowest volume was 3M MMM $88.07 -0.07 0.08% 2,269,968 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $12.6 --0.69 5.19% 506,783,350 NYSE.

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) and sold at the close you would have lost $19 ($146,611 - $146,592).

MarketWatch 10/14/10 Thursday 4:30 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks retreated Thursday, though losses were pared significantly by the close, as weekly jobless claims disappointed and investors fretted about the methods used by banks foreclosing on mortgages. “Banks have been underperforming this whole rally, and for such an important sector to be weighed down by these issues has implications for bank lending and the growth of the economy,” said Peter Boockvar, equity strategist at Miller Tabak. “The foreclosure paper issues, that will get resolved, but for the major ones that did most of the originating, it’s potentially open-ended, and having to buy back a lot of disputed mortgages is a growing concern,” said Boockvar. After a four-session run-up, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA 11,095, -1.51, -0.01%) fell more than 70 points during the session but a late comeback allowed it to finish down by only 1.51 points at 11,094.57.
Bank of America Corp. (BAC 12.55, -0.05, -0.39%) weighed most on the blue-chip index, off 5.2%, followed by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM 38.39, -0.33, -0.85%) , down 2.8%. Both of the large banks have halted home foreclosures as they review their practices. Among the Dow’s minority risers, shares of Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ 32.39, -0.05, -0.16%) were up 0.7% after the telecom and Apple Inc. (AAPL 301.76, -0.55, -0.18%) said Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon and Britain’s Vodafone Group PLC (VOD 26.71, -0.05, -0.19%) , would begin selling Apple’s iPad at the end of the month. The S&P 500 Index (SPX 1,174, -4.29, -0.36%) dropped 4.29 points, or 0.4%, to 1,173.81, with telecom up the most and financials hit the hardest. Since falling to its yearly low in early July, the S&P 500 dropped 0.4% at Wednesday close, with financials the worst performer of the index’s 10 industry sectors during that time. Wednesday’s earnings release from J.P. Morgan explains why, wrote Michael Farr of Farr, Miller & Washington.
“J.P. Morgan is not immune to the larger issues affecting the entire banking industry. The problem, in a nutshell, is a lack of revenue growth. Investors are simply no longer willing to give banks credit for lower credit costs and nothing else,” Farr wrote. Notable movers included Apollo Group Inc. (APOL 37.33, -0.67, -1.76%) , shares of which fell 23% after the operator of the University of Phoenix rescinded its outlook for fiscal 2011, pointing to scrutiny from regulators and a possible 40% drop in new students. Other for-profit educators were also hit, with shares of most suffering double-digit declines. Posting its first lower finish in six sessions, the Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP 2,435, -5.85, -0.24%) shed 5.85 points, or 0.2%, to 2,435.38. AOL and private-equity firms are exploring a bid for Yahoo, devising plans to marry two big Internet brands that both face steep challenges. Yahoo Inc. (YHOO 16.02, +0.09, +0.57%) shares surged 4.5% after published reports said the Internet-search company could be an acquisition target of private-equity firms. Rival Google Inc. (GOOG 587.19, +46.26, +8.55%) is scheduled to release its earnings report after the closing bell. For every two stocks advancing, three fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where 1.1 billion shares traded. Stock indexes retreated after the government said its count of Americans filing initial applications for unemployment benefits climbed last week. Read more about jobless claims. “The economy should be able to support current fourth-quarter and early 2011 analysts’ earnings estimates. However, the economy still does not appear strong enough to add a meaningful number of jobs,” wrote Fred Dickson, chief market strategist at Davidson Cos. The increase in jobless claims helped push the dollar index (DXY 76.54, -0.53, -0.69%) , a measure of the U.S. currency against those of six other nations, to its lowest level this year. Dollar weakness helps drive the purchase of hard commodities, including gold and equities, “especially those offering a dividend yield above current interest rates,” noted Davidson’s Dickson. Separately, the producer price index — a gauge of how much goods cost at the wholesale level — climbed 0.1% last month, excluding food and energy. Read more about the PPI. Post-recession pressures stemming from excess capacity have kept a lid on most consumer prices, but the scenario might not continue, especially if the dollar continues to slide, said Dickson.

Thursday's Dow Closing Numbers:

AT&T T $28.5 +0.03 0.11% 17,271,324 NYSE: USA Today "Verizon stores to start selling iPad" by Jefferson Graham says Verizon Wireless customers who prefer its network over AT&T's will get to pub Apple's iPad from Verizon on 10/28 for starting at $499 but it won't be the 3G version. No word yet on when the iPhone will be sold by Verizon.

WSJ pC5 "Dow loses its mojo as banks cast a spell on session" by Kristina Peterson says US stocks closed modestly lower, as investors retreated from fin'ls over concerns about banks' foreclosure practices. Verizon said it will sell Apple's iPad the first time Verizon will sell an Apple product and AT&T said it plans to carry the iPad in its stores. Verizon gained 23 cents and AT&T added 3 cents.

Alcoa AA $13.13 -0.24 1.8% 26,627,226 NYSE: No mentions found.

Amex AXP $39.44 +0.18 0.46% 14,489,869 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of America BAC $12.6 --0.69 5.19% 506,783,350 NYSE: USA Today "Rally sputters out as markets slip" by Bloomberg says US stocks dipped Thurs, pulling benchmark indexes down from 5 month highs, as fin'l firms slumped aid concern about growing legal scrutiny of home foreclosure practices. Bank of America slid more than 4% as did Citi and Wells.

WSJ pC2 "Signer issue raised for Well" by Marshall Eckblad says Well Fargo may be added to list of mortgage firms such as JPMorgan & Bank of America that used robo signers to execute foreclosures.

WSJ pC2 "BofA to hire 1,000 bankers to court small businesses" says this will be done in 4Q and in '11 across the US to target small biz clients with rev between $250,000 & $3 Mil.

WSJ pC5 "Bad News" charts Bank of America due to reviews of its foreclosure practices.

Boeing BA $71.36 0.11 0.15% 3,804,892 NYSE: No mentions found.

Caterpillar CAT $79.91 -0.38 0.47% 5,621,985 NYSE: No mentions found.

Chevron CVX $83.9 +0.23 0.27% 6,545,788 NYSE: No mentions found.

CSCO $23.07 -0.11 0.47% 38,205,358 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Coke KO $59.91 -0.03 0.05% 7,108,810 NYSE: No mentions found.

Disney DIS $34.85 -0.06 0.17% 7,250,541 NYSE: No mentions found.

DuPont DD $46.49 -0.39 0.83% 5,726,443 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $65.3 +0.26 0.4% 17,376,153 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE $17.16 -0.12 0.69% 56,833,708 NYSE: Fin Times p1 "Energy ef light bulb industry is facing dramatic changes that threatens the position of long established market leaders as energy efficiency standards drive the adoption of new technologies.

WSJ pC1 "Acquisitive GE can't buy investors' love" by Paul Glader says GE hobbled by the fin'l crisis and global economic downturn weed more convincing especially since the stock already is up a market beating 13% so far this year.

Hewlett-Pac HPQ $42.13 -0.08 0.19% 14,752,282 NYSE: No mentions found.

Home Dep HD $30.81 -0.19 0.61% 11,148,270 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC $19.32 +0.08 0.42% 58,345,559 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM $141.5 +1.13 0.81% 5,569,863 NYSE: No mentions found.

JPMorgan JPM $38.72 -1.12 2.81% 75,837,972 NYSE: WSJ pC2 "Signer issue raised for Well" by Marshall Eckblad says Well Fargo may be added to list of mortgage firms such as JPMorgan & Bank of America that used robo signers to execute foreclosures.

JNJ $63.74 +0.16 0.25% 8,467,796 NYSE: No mentions found.

KFT $31.8 +0.31 0.98% 7,506,534 NYSE: No mentions found.

McDonalds MCD $77.04 +1.29 1.7% 6,544,329 NYSE: No mentions found.

MRK $37.15 -0.01 0.03% 9,309,514 NYSE: No mentions found.

MSFT $25.23 0.11 0.43% 51,011,402 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Pfizer PFE $17.66 -0.07 0.39% 34,569,125 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gam PG $62.8 +0.17 0.27% 8,201,077 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM $89.07 -0.07 0.08% 2,269,968 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV $53.46 +0.05 0.09% 3,093,931 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Tech UTX $74.15 -0.03 0.04% 4,797,249 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $32.44 +0.23 0.71% 17,694,504 Dual Listed: USA Today "Verizon stores to start selling iPad" by Jefferson Graham, NYT pB5 "Verizon wireless is to sell Apple iPads", WSJ pB3 "Verizon Wireless gets its hands on iPad" by Spencer Ante say Verizon Wireless customers who prefer its network over AT&T's will get to pub Apple's iPad from Verizon on 10/28 for starting at $499 but it won't be the 3G version. No word yet on when the iPhone will be sold by Verizon.

WSJ pC5 "Dow loses its mojo as banks cast a spell on session" by Kristina Peterson says US stocks closed modestly lower, as investors retreated from fin'ls over concerns about banks' foreclosure practices. Verizon said it will sell Apple's iPad the first time Verizon will sell an Apple product and AT&T said it plans to carry the iPad in its stores. Verizon gained 23 cents and AT&T added 3 cents.

Walmart WMT $53.25 -0.57 1.06% 15,367,842 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "In cities that batttle Walmart, Target gets a welcome" by Miguel Bustillo says WalMart remains hated by US labor unions and urban activities who hold it to a different standard than rival Target as they block its plans to expand into the nation's biggest cities.

WSJ pB2 "Walmart boosts local produce" by Ann Zimmerman, NYT pB1 "At Walmart, a plan for more local food" by Stephanie Clifford say Walmart pledged to expand purchases from small farmers over the next 5 years to improve its environmental footprint.

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 Leo Apotheker (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 9/12/10 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $311.5 [5]
2. Microsoft MSFT 209 [9]
3. WalMart WMT 189 [3.5]
4. Procter & Gamble PG 171 [3]
5. GE 171 [10.5]
6. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 165 [3]
7. AT&T T 164.5 [6]
8. IBM 161.5 [1]
9. Chevron CVX 158.5 [2]
10. JPMorgan Chase JPM 157.5 [4]
11. Pfizer PFE 136.5 [8]
12. Bank of America BAC 136 [10]
13. Coke KO 135 [2.5]
14. Cisco CSCO 118 [6]
15. Merck MRK 112.5 [3]
16. Intel INTC 100 [5.5]
17. Verizon VZ 91.5 [3]
18. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 89 [2.5]
19. McDonald's MCD 80 [1]
20. Disney DIS 66 [2]
21. United Technologies UTX 64 [1]
22. 3M MMM 60 [.5]
23. Kraft KFT 53.5 [2]
24. Home Depot 49.5 [1.5]
25.American Express AXP 48 [1]
26. Boeing BA 47 [1]
27. Caterpillar CAT 45 [.5]
28. DuPont DD 38 [1]
29. Travelers 23.5 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 11.5 [1]

Here are the latest SEC filings as of 9/12/10 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: 9/2/10 8K re: issuance of 5.35% Notes due '40
8/19/10 8K re: agreement with Comm. Workers of America for a new 3 year contract for the 4,000 CWA workers in AT&T's East region
8/18/10 8K re: exchange offer of 5.35% Notes due '40 for outstanding 8.85% Sr. Notes of New Cingular Wireless due '31
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.

Alcoa AA: 8/24/10 8K re: tender offer for its 6% Notes due '12 & 5.3% Notes due '13
8/23/10 10Q/A amends prior 10Q
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: 8/27/10 8K re: delay of delivery of first 787 to mid 1Q '11 due to Rolls Royce Engine supply problems
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.

Caterpiller CAT: 8/26/10 10Q/A amends prior 10Q
8/19/10 8K re: July dealer statistics
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.

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 9/10/10 Prelim Proxy Stmt re: Annual Shareholders Meeting on 11/18/10 at Santa Clara, Cal.
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 9/27/10 8K re: settlement in Georgia of one of 3 shareholder class action suits challenging takeover of CCE
8/27 & 8/24 8Ks re: refiling of Hart-Scott-Rodino filing & similar filing with Candadian Corp. Bureau to give regulators more time to review acquisition of Coca-Cola Enterprises
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: 9/9/10 10Q
9/7/10 8K re; agreement to buy 3Par, Inc.
8/30/10 8K re: Board authorizing add'l $10 bil for share repurchases
8/23/10 8K re: proposal to buy 3Par for $24 per share cash
8/19/10 8K re: reporting 3Q results
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: 9/10/10 re: sale of 3.95% Sr. Note due '20 & 5.4% Sr. Notes due '40
9/2/10 10Q
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: 8/30/10 8K re: acquisition of Infineion's Wireless Business for $1.4 bil to close 1Q '11
8/27/10 8K re: lower expectations for 3Q result
8/19/10 8K re; transcript of conference call announcing acquisition of McAfee, Inc.
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: 8/31/10 8K re: FD disclosure re:change in reporting operating income
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 : 8/18/10 8K: re: offer of 2.95% Notes due '20 & 4.5% Notes due '40
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: 8/19/10 10Q/A amended prior 10Q
8/6/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
8/5/10 8K re: 2Q results
5/21/10 8K: re voting

McDonalds MCD: 9/10/10 8K re: global sales in Aug. up 4.9%
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: 9/7/10 8K re: arbitration re: Meck's rights to distribute Remicade & Simponi based on agreements from Merck's acquisition of Schering-Plough
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: 8/27/10 Proxy Stmt re: Annual Sahreholder Meeting to be held Tues. 10/12/10 at 9:00 am in Cincinnati, Ohio
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: 8/30/10 8K re: acquisition of Cogent Inc. for $10.50 per share or $943 mil.
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: 8/31/10 8K re: dedemption of 6.35% Notes due '11
8/19/10 8K re: deaprture of EVP Ari Bousbib to become CEO of IMS Health
7/26/10 10Q 1Q 6/30/10
7/21/10 8K re: 2Q results

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 9/10/10 8K re: reclassification of results due to spin off of assets as a result of Alltel acquisition
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: 9/1/10 10Q
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 Edwardo Castro-Wright as CEO for 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.
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