Monday, October 4, 2010

10/4/10 Mon. pm Dow Closes10,751.27 down 78.41 or 0.72%

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Post No. 665 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.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at 10,751.27 down 78.41 or 0.72% from Friday's close of 10,829.68. Of the 30 Dow Jones component companies, 5 gained, Travelers was unchanged and 24 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was and percentage-wise was Walmart WMT $53.57 +0.21 0.39% 7,123,263 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was American Express AXP $39.05 -2.73 6.53% 38,429,949 NYSE.

As of the open of the market Monday, 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 14.61 up from Friday's P/E ratio of 14.56 (year ago it was 15.31) the P/E estimate is 13.01 up from Friday's P/E estimate of 12.84 (year ago it was 15.32) and the current dividend yield is 2.60 down from yesterday's yield of 2.61 (it was 2.94 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.

Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,420.56 down 10.48 from Friday's closing numerator of 1,430.92. 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 of 10.48 for Monday by the divisor (0.132129493) you get the decrease in Monday's Dow of 78.41. 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 Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $47.35 down 0.35 from Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average average closing price of $47.70. The median closing price of Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $39.85 (HPQ/AXP) down $1.42 from Friday's median closing price of $41.27. The lowest volume was 3M MMM $87.7 -0.92 1.05% 2,286,247 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $13.15 -0.15 1.13% 133,368,595 NYSE.

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) and sold at the close you would have lost $1,584 ($143,640 - $142,056).

MarketWatch 10/4/10 Monday 4:21 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks fell Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending its worst day in nearly a month, after downgrades hit several sectors, heightening worries about corporate results ahead. Slated to report third-quarter results on Thursday, miner Alcoa Inc. (AA 11.98, +0.06, +0.50%) “may confirm investors’ worries that analysts had too much built into the current numbers that Wall Street can’t meet,” said Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at Harris Private Bank. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA 10,751, -78.41, -0.72%) fell 78.41 points, or 0.7%, to 10,751.27.
The losses were led by American Express Co. (AXP 39.19, +0.14, +0.36%) . Its shares fell 6.5% after the credit-card company said it would contest government allegations that it violated antitrust law over card-acceptance rules. The Justice Department has settled with Visa Inc. (V 73.25, +0.01, +0.01%) and MasterCard Inc. (MA 223.08, +0.44, +0.20%) on the same issue, according to court filings. Shares of Alcoa also weighed on the Dow, down 2.5% after Deutsche Bank recommended selling shares of the aluminum maker, which is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings on Thursday. “Budding doubts about third-quarter corporate earnings later in the week, along with the September payrolls report looming has dented investor sentiment,” offered analysts at Action Economics. Microsoft Corp. (MSFT 23.97, +0.06, +0.25%) shares fell 1.9% after Goldman Sachs rescinded its buy rating on shares of the software giant, pointing to the software giant’s difficulties in gaining traction in the mobile-device market. It also said the rise of tablet computing “adds a new risk to Microsoft’s dominant PC and Office productivity-suit franchises.” The Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP 2,345, -26.23, -1.11%) declined 26.23 points, or 1.1%, to 2,344.52. Separate economic reports showed U.S. factory orders falling 0.5% in August, slightly worse than the 0.4% drop anticipated by analysts. An industry group reports sales of homes across the country climbed 4.3% in August. Read more about pending U.S. home sales. For every stock rising, more than three fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where 943 million shares traded. “Companies have pretty much squeezed all the water out of the rock that they can; it’s hard to see how we can manufacture 16% profit growth in a tepid revenue environment,” offered Harris Private Bank’s Ablin. Analysts also said Wall Street was primed for a retreat after a September rally that pushed the Dow industrials up 10% for the month.
“Given the run of the past six weeks, we could see stocks meander or decline over the next week or two to work off some of the excess enthusiasm,” wrote Paul Nolte, managing director at Dearborn Partners, in a note.

Monday's Closing Dow closing numbers:
Symb/Last/Change/% Change/Vol./Market


AT&T T $28.86 +0.05 0.17% 26,513,386 NYSE
Alcoa AA $11.92 -0.31 2.53% 31,061,992 NYSE
American Express AXP $39.05 -2.73 6.53% 38,429,949 NYSE
Bank of America BAC $13.15 -0.15 1.13% 133,368,595 NYSE
Boeing BA $66.33 -0.50 0.75% 4,063,102 NYSE
Caterpillar CAT $77.27 -0.95 1.21% 6,405,335 NYSE
Chevron CVX $81.31 -0.64 0.78% 7,602,447 NYSE
CSCO $21.76 -0.15 0.68% 31,702,761 NASDAQ-GS
Coke KO $58.88 -0.24 0.41% 5,761,822 NYSE
DIS $33.14 -0.20 0.6% 10,708,219 NYSE
DuPont DD $44.42 -0.43 0.96% 4,989,731 NYSE
Exxon XOM $62.19 -0.35 0.56% 16,825,396 NYSE
GE $16.1 -0.26 1.59% 45,762,734 NYSE
Hewlett-Pack HPQ $40.64 -0.13 0.32% 22,983,410 NYSE
Home Dep HD $31.67 -0.15 0.47% 10,321,041 NYSE
Intel INTC $18.87 -0.45 2.33% 67,024,823 NASDAQ-GS
IBM $135.25 -0.39 0.29% 4,059,888 NYSE
JPMorgan JPM $38.95 +0.14 0.36% 38,831,950 NYSE
JNJ $61.67 -0.08 0.13% 8,703,596 NYSE
KFT $30.94 -0.27 0.87% 6,106,464 NYSE
MCD $74.95 +0.03 0.04% 3,900,219 NYSE
MRK $36.52 -0.08 0.22% 9,234,843 NYSE
MSFT $23.91 -0.47 1.93% 98,086,593 NASDAQ-GS
Pfizer PFE $16.9 -0.28 1.63% 40,665,774 NYSE
Procter & Gam PG $59.96 -0.20 0.33% 11,620,674 NYSE
3M MMM $86.7 -0.92 1.05% 2,286,247 NYSE
Travelers TRV $52.12 unch unch 2,487,548 NYSE
United Tech UTX $70.53 -0.60 0.84% 4,427,323 NYSE
Verizon VZ $33.03 +0.14 0.43% 19,124,657 Dual Listed
Walmart WMT $53.57 +0.21 0.39% 7,123,263 NYSE

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The following are excerpts from Monday morning's Blog.

A read of Monday's Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, USA Today, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Daily Report (Ga) & 10/4/10 issue of Barron's 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 Friday's stock prices and related data.

Dow:The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 10,829.68 up 41.63 or 0.39% from Thursday's close of 10,788.05. For the week the Dow was down 30.98 or 0.28% from last Friday's close of 10,860.66. for the year the Dow is up 3.85%. Of the 30 Dow Jones component companies, 22 gained and 8 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was IBM $135.64 1+.50 1.12% 5,594,538 NYSE and percentage-wise was JPMorgan JPM $38.81 +0.75 1.97% 38,878,218 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Hewlett-Packard HPQ $40.77 -1.30 3.09% 62,882,277 NYSE.

Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,430.92 up 5.50 from Thursday's closing numerator of 1,425.42. 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 of 5.50 for Friday by the divisor (0.132129493) you get the increase in Friday's Dow of 41.63. 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 Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $47.70 up 0.19 from Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average average closing price of $47.51. The median closing price of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $41.27 (AXP/HPQ). The lowest volume was 3M MMM $87.62 +0.91 1.05% 3,194,594 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $13.3 +0.1975 1.51% 168,083,571 NYSE.

If Friday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs) and sold at the close you would have made $1,110 ($143,640 - $142,530).

MarketWatch 10/1/10 Friday 4:38 pm by Steven Russolillo & Kate Gibson says
US stocks kicked off the fourth quarter on a positive note, rising modestly even as a plethora of economic reports, including key manufacturing data, yielded conflicting signals. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA 10,830, +41.63, +0.39%) closed up 42 points, or 0.4%, to 10,830. But the blue-chip index fell 0.3% for the week and snapped a four-week winning streak. J.P. Morgan Chase (JPM 38.82, +0.01, +0.03%) was the Dow’s top gainer, rising 2%, and Bank of America (BAC 13.30, +0.20, +1.51%) gained 1.7%. Friday’s gains come after the Dow surged 7.7% last month, its best September performance since 1939, and rallied 10.4% in the third quarter, its best quarterly performance in a year. Investors are hesitant to put more money into the market at the start of October due to skepticism that the strength seen in September can continue without a pullback. “The fact that we were so ahead of ourselves in September just does not bode well for October,” said Chip Cobb, senior vice president at Bryn Mawr Trust Asset Management. “People just are not willing to commit the money at this point.” The Nasdaq composite (COMP 2,371, +2.13, +0.09%) edged up 0.1% to 2371. The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index (SPX 1,146, +5.04, +0.44%) rose 0.4% to 1146, led by the energy and materials sectors. The index earlier climbed to as high as 1,150. Traders noted that the S&P 500 has risen above that level in recent days but hasn’t decisively risen above it, adding to the market’s volatility. Trading was jittery after the Institute for Supply Management said the U.S. manufacturing sector expanded in September, but at a slower pace than in August. The benchmark index for airline stocks hits a three-year high as Continental Airlines and the parent for United close their merger deal and begin trading under the symbol UAL. The ISM’s manufacturing purchasing managers index fell to 54.4 from 56.3 in August. Readings above 50 indicate expanding activity, and September was the 14th consecutive month of growth. But investors said certain data points triggered alarm about the economy’s health. “Some of the data points had a lot of weakness in the layers,” said Seth Setrakian, partner and co-head of trading at First New York Securities, a proprietary trading firm. “Backlogs and new orders were down and inventories were way up, which portends declining economic growth in the next few quarters.”
Investors also continued to stew over the possibility of the Federal Reserve taking further action to stimulate the economy. Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said on Friday that the central bank is almost certain to have to offer fresh support to ensure that already tepid economic growth doesn’t further falter, although he stopped short of saying what type of stimulus he prefers. Still, further quantitative easing may not erase all the economy’s problems, traders said. “At a certain point, people realize it’s only going to have so much of an impact,” Setrakian said. “The economic numbers are going to start to matter again.” Better-than-expected U.S. personal income and spending data as well as positive Chinese manufacturing figures also fueled Friday’s moves. The Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index ticked up a bit in September. December gold futures (GCZ10 1,320, +10.80, +0.83%) rose and hit another all-time intra-day high. Crude-oil futures hit a seven-week high, while the U.S. dollar fell against other major currencies. The euro (EURUSD 1.3789, +0.0160, +1.1740%) rose to a new six-month high and was recently trading at $1.3787, up from $1.3632 late Thursday in New York. Among stocks in focus, Dow component Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ 40.72, -0.05, -0.12%) fell 3% after it appointed Leo Apotheker as its new chief executive. Apotheker, former SAP CEO, replaces Mark Hurd, who resigned last month amid a sexual-harassment investigation. Gymboree (GYMB 50.25, +0.39, +0.78%) shares surged 20% after The Wall Street Journal reported the children’s clothing retailer is exploring interest in a possible sale of the firm to private-equity companies.

Friday's Dow closing numbers:
Symb/Last/Change/% Change/Vol./Market


AT&T T $28.81 +0.21 0.73% 22,149,232 NYSE: No mentions found.

Alcoa AA $12.23 +0.12 0.99% 22,981,926 NYSE: Barron's p17 "Week preview" says on Thurs. 10/7 Alcoa unofficially kicks off the 3Q earnings season.

WSJ pB2 "Happening this week" & pC2 & NYT pB2 say Alcoa reports its results after the market closes on Thurs.

American Express AXP $41.78 -0.25 0.59% 10,641,961 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of America BAC $13.3 +0.1975 1.51% 168,083,571 NYSE: No mentions found.

Boeing BA $66.83 +0.29 0.44% 4,471,571 NYSE: WSJ pB2 "Boeing, airlines in jet-export snit" by Daniel Michaels says Boeing and some of its biggest customers, US airlines, are in a deepening spat over billions of dollars in government aircraft exort loan guarantees. Boeing supports US government loan guarantees for airplane exports, which are offered to non-US airlines, but not domestic airlines while the Air Transport Assoc. is opposed to such a program.

Caterpillar CAT $78.22 -0.46 0.58% 8,533,405 NYSE: No mentions found.

Chevron CVX $81.95 +0.90 1.11% 9,544,798 NYSE: Barron's pM3 "The Trader" by Leslie Norton, Vito J. Racanelli says Chevron and Exxon Mobil led the market higher on Fri as crude barelled through $80, thanks to heated Chinese manufacturing growth in Sept.

Cisco CSCO $21.91 +0.01 0.05% 42,131,638 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Coke KO $59.12 +0.60 1.03% 8,212,506 NYSE: Fin Times p18 "View from the top" by Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson interviews Muhtar Kent, CEO of Coke who says Coke has big plans for investing in Africa in order to expand.

USA Today p 1B "Coke concludes $3.4 bil deal", AJC pA1 "Coke on to next phase" & AJC pA10 "What does Coke deal mean to consumers" both by Jeremiah McWilliams say that after taking over the US & Canadian factories and employees of bottler Coca Cola Entterprises in a $12.3 bil deal that closed this weekend, Coke intends to redesign the ways it gets drinks into US consumers' hands.

Disney DIS $33.34 +0.24 0.73% 12,899,289 NYSE: WSJ pB4 "Disney Interactive names co-heads" by Ethan Smith & NYT pB3 "At Disney, new leaders in Internet and gamilng" by Brooks Barnes say Disney named John Pleasants (Disney just bought his firm Playdom) and James Pitaro from Yahoo as co-presidents to run its ineractive media unit as it seeks a path to online profitability.

DuPont DD $44.85 +0.23 0.52% 6,004,533 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $62.54 +0.75 1.21% 24,119,121 NYSE: Barron's pM3 "The Trader" by Leslie Norton, Vito J. Racanelli says Chevron and Exxon Mobil led the market higher on Fri as crude barelled through $80, thanks to heated Chinese manufacturing growth in Sept.

GE $16.36 +0.11 0.68% 48,365,680 NYSE: Barron's p23 "The quiet giant" by Lawrence C. Strauss is Barron's cover story and says UTX has a lower profile than some other industrial titans, but "its prospects look decidedly bright" with stories brands like Pratt & Whitney jet engines, Carrier air conditioners, Sikorsky helicopters, UTX stacks up well against other industrial conglomerates like GE and Siemens. But unlike those companies and its own brands, which are household names in much of the world, UtX is almost anonymous. But it has the trio's most balanced business portfolio, one that includes aerospace operations, fire and smoke alarms and comm'l refrigeration.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $40.77 -1.30 3.09% 62,882,277 NYSE: Fin Times p22 "Oracle fury at HP choice of chief" by Joseph Menn, Richard Waters says Hewlett-Packard's choice of Leo Apotheker as its new head has enraged Larry Ellison, Oracle's ceo, who said that Apotheker had been in charge of SAP at a time when it was stealing Oracle's software.

USA Today p2B "HP's in a position to thrive, new CEO says" by Jon Swartz says new CEO Leop Apotheker is described as a strategic thinker with a passion for technology.

Home Depot HD $31.82 +0.14 0.44% 8,642,248 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC $19.32 +0.12 0.63% 41,212,179 NASDAQ-GS: Barron's p17 "
Week preview" says Intel's CEO, Paul Otllini on Tues 10/5 will tak about innovation at the Council on Foreign Relations in NY.

IBM $135.64 1+.50 1.12% 5,594,538 NYSE: WSJ pB3 "Tech firms intensify clashes over patents" by Don Clark says Microsoft's lawsuit Fri. against Motorola is the latest sign that tech giants are more aggressively wielding patents against thier rivals. Some tech firms have built up patent licensing businesses following the lead of firms like IBM and Qualcomm and use lawsuits as a tool to win lucrative settlements.

JPMorgan JPM $38.81 +0.75 1.97% 38,878,218 NYSE: Fin Times p19 "JPMorgan reopens NY gold valut" by Jack Farchsays JPMorgan has reopened an underground gold vault in NY that was mothballed in the 1990's, in the latest sign of the soaring appetite for bullion.

Barron's p19 "The JPMorgan advantage" by Andrew Bary is an interview with CEO jamie Dimon who says even under stricter regulation & tougher capital adequacy rules, JPM should do well and be able to boost its dividend.

USA Today p1B "Title issues cold slow home sales" by Stephanie Armour says Old REpublic Nat'l Title Insur said it won't insure title to any property foreclosed by JOMorgan Chase and GMAC Mortgage.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ $61.75 -0.21 0.34% 9,742,461 NYSE: No mentions found.

Kraft KFT $31.21 +0.35 1.13% 8,463,905 NYSE: No mentions found.

McDonald's MCD $74.92 +0.41 0.55% 7,185,207 NYSE: No mentions found.

Merck MRK $36.6 -0.21 0.57% 11,708,843 NYSE: No mentions found.

Microsoft MSFT $24.38 -0.11 0.45% 62,541,633 NASDAQ-GS: Fin Times p18 "The Lex Column" says Microsoft trades at a mere 10 times prospective earnings, a low reached only in late '08 and may need new blood.

WSJ pB1 "Ballme aims to overcome mobile missteps" by Nick Wingfield says Microsoft has struggled for the past 2 years in the mobile phone market but in this interview with Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, he says Microsoft finally has "a compelling story."

Barron's p30 "Tech trader" by Eric Savitz says while there are high hopes in the gaming inustry that demand could get a lift from the coming launch of the new Kinect hands free system for the Microsoft Xbox 360, there's little reason to expect a sudden revival.

WSJ pB3 "Tech firms intensify clashes over patents" by Don Clark says Microsoft's lawsuit Fri. against Motorola is the latest sign that tech giants are more aggressively wielding patents against thier rivals. Some tech firms have built up patent licensing businesses following the lead of firms like IBM and Qualcomm and use lawsuits as a tool to win lucrative settlements.

Pfizer PFE $17.18 +0.01 0.06% 35,392,558 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble PG $60.16 +0.19 0.32% 10,222,160 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM $87.62 +0.91 1.05% 3,194,594 NYSE: WSJ pB7 "3M to make changes in health plans" by Janet Adamy says #M says it will stop offering a group health insurance plan to retirees not old enough for Medicare by '15, citing the fed health overhaul as a factor.

Travelers TRV $52.12 +0.02 0.04% 3,207,759 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX $71.13 -0.10 0.14% 4,992,979 NYSE: Barron's p23 "The quiet giant" by Lawrence C. Strauss is Barron's cover story and says UTX has a lower profile than some other industrial titans, but "its prospects look decidedly bright" with stories brands like Pratt & Whitney jet engines, Carrier air conditioners, Sikorsky helicopters, UTX stacks up well against other industrial conglomerates like GE and Siemens. But unlike those companies and its own brands, which are household names in much of the world, UtX is almost anonymous. But it has the trio's most balanced business portfolio, one that includes aerospace operations, fire and smoke alarms and comm'l refrigeration.

Verizon VZ $32.89 +0.30 0.92% 14,499,567 Dual Listed: WSJ pB3 "Verizon Wireless to issue refunds for errant charges" by Shayndi Raice, NYT pB1 "Verizon Wireless to pay millions in refunds for data charges" by Edward Wyatt& USA Today p111B "Verizon could pay $90 mil in refunds" say Verizon will issue refunds over the next 2 months to 15 mil customers who were incorrectly billed for data services they didn't use.

Walmart WMT $53.36 -0.16 0.3% 8,225,406 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 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.