Tuesday, October 5, 2010

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A read of Tuesday'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 Monday's stock prices and related data.

Dow: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. For the year the Dow is up 3.1%. 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.

WSJ pC6 "Dow off 78.41 points on worst day in nearly a month" by jonathan Cheng says stocks slumped broadly as investors bought up Treasurys and the dollar Monday, seeking shelter ahead of official jobless numbers and the start of corp earnings season later this week. The index was dragged down by a 6.5% tumbe at American Express after the Justice Dept filed a civil antitrust against it. Microsoft lost 1.9% after Goldman Sachs cuts its rating to neutral from buy saying it must increase its dividend, develop a coherent consumer strategy and boost its cloud computing business. Intel dropped 2.3%. American Express is charted under Bad News as is Coca Cola Enterprises saying its stock sunk after the buyout by Coke was completed.

Fin Times p28 'Microsoft rating downgrade drags tech stocks lower" by Hannah Kuchler says US stocks fell as a rating downgrade for Microsoft weighed on the tech sector and weakening metals prices pushed materials stocks lower. In fin'l JPMorgan managed to withstand the sector's slide, edging up 0.5%.

NYT pB9 'A slide as traders await jobs & earnings reports" by AP says stocks fell on as investors took a pause from Sept's rally and held back ahead of a busy week of economic & earnings reports.

USA Today p6B "Stocks backpedal on earnings worries" by Bloomberg says stocks fell Mon, sending the Dow to its biggest drop in almost a month, as analysts cut ratings of firms including Microsoft & macy's triggering caution before the start of the earnings season. Alcoa dropped 31 cents after Deutsche Bank added the shares to its short tem sell list.

As of the open of the market Tuesday, 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 14.51 down from Monday's P/E ratio of 14.61 (year ago it was 15.49) the P/E estimate is 13.01 unchanged from Monday's P/E estimate of 13.01 (year ago it was 15.32) and the current dividend yield is 2.62 up from Monday's yield of 2.60 (it was 2.91 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:
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AT&T T $28.86 +0.05 0.17% 26,513,386 NYSE: WSJ pB5 "T-Mobile to sell Windows phone 7 device" by Roger Cehng says T-Mobile will join AT&T in selling a smartphone using Microsoft's revamped mobile operating system Windows Phone 7.

Alcoa AA $11.92 -0.31 2.53% 31,061,992 NYSE: USA Today p6B "Stocks backpedal on earnings worries" by Bloomberg says stocks fell Mon, sending the Dow to its biggest drop in almost a month, as analysts cut ratings of firms including Microsoft & macy's triggering caution before the start of the earnings season. Alcoa dropped 31 cents after Deutsche Bank added the shares to its short tem sell list.

American Express AXP $39.05 -2.73 6.53% 38,429,949 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "US, AmEx in Antitrust suit"by Thomas Catan, WSJ pC12 "AmEx fights Justice charge" byDavid Reilly, say the US Justice Dept slapped American Express with a civil antitrust suit after it refused to join an industry wide agreement to allow merchants to steer customers toward cheaper forms of credit.

WSJ pC6 "Dow off 78.41 points on worst day in nearly a month" by jonathan Cheng says stocks slumped broadly as investors bought up Treasurys and the dollar Monday, seeking shelter ahead of official jobless numbers and the start of corp earnings season later this week. The index was dragged down by a 6.5% tumbe at American Express after the Justice Dept filed a civil antitrust against it. Microsoft lost 1.9% after Goldman Sachs cuts its rating to neutral from buy saying it must increase its dividend, develop a coherent consumer strategy and boost its cloud computing business. Intel dropped 2.3%. American Express is charted under Bad News as is Coca Cola Enterprises saying its stock sunk after the buyout by Coke was completed.

Bank of America BAC $13.15 -0.15 1.13% 133,368,595 NYSE: No mentions found.

Boeing BA $66.33 -0.50 0.75% 4,063,102 NYSE: WSJ pB3 "FAA gives new Boeing jets wider berth at approaches" by Andy Pasztor says FAA controllers will give Boeing's newest jets greater separation during landing approaches.

Caterpillar CAT $77.27 -0.95 1.21% 6,405,335 NYSE: No mentions found.

Chevron CVX $81.31 -0.64 0.78% 7,602,447 NYSE: No mentions found.

CSCO $21.76 -0.15 0.68% 31,702,761 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pC12 "Overheard" says a small storage firm, Isilon systems may be for sale after Hewlett-Packard bought 3Par. Buyers could include Cisco.

WSJ pB7 "Skype before its IPO hires chief from Cisco" by Roger Cheng, NYT pB3 "Cisco Exec is named Chief of Skype" by Pete Lattman say Skype hired Tony Bates who runs Cisco's enterprise, commercial and small business arm as its new CEO.

Coke KO $58.88 -0.24 0.41% 5,761,822 NYSE: WSJ pC6 "Dow off 78.41 points on worst day in nearly a month" by jonathan Cheng says stocks slumped broadly as investors bought up Treasurys and the dollar Monday, seeking shelter ahead of official jobless numbers and the start of corp earnings season later this week. The index was dragged down by a 6.5% tumbe at American Express after the Justice Dept filed a civil antitrust against it. Microsoft lost 1.9% after Goldman Sachs cuts its rating to neutral from buy saying it must increase its dividend, develop a coherent consumer strategy and boost its cloud computing business. Intel dropped 2.3%. American Express is charted under Bad News as is Coca Cola Enterprises saying its stock sunk after the buyout by Coke was completed.

DIS $33.14 -0.20 0.6% 10,708,219 NYSE: WSJ pB6 "google TV signs up media, web firms" by Amir Efrati says Google unveiled partnerships with media and Web firms inluding GE's NBC univesal and Amazon .com to provide content for Google TV. Google is in alks with video website Hulu to offer Hulu's subscription service to Google TV users. Hulu is owned by GE's NBC, Disney and New Corp. among others.

DuPont DD $44.42 -0.43 0.96% 4,989,731 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $62.19 -0.35 0.56% 16,825,396 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE $16.1 -0.26 1.59% 45,762,734 NYSE: WSJ pB4 "FCC asks for details from NBC, Comcast" by Kathy Shwiff says the FCC has sent request for info to Comcast and GE's NBC regarding a proposed deal that would give Comcast 51% control of NBC's tv and move business for $13.75 bil.

WSJ pB6 "google TV signs up media, web firms" by Amir Efrati says Google unveiled partnerships with media and Web firms inluding GE's NBC univesal and Amazon .com to provide content for Google TV. Google is in alks with video website Hulu to offer Hulu's subscription service to Google TV users. Hulu is owned by GE's NBC, Disney and New Corp. among others.

Hewlett-Pack HPQ $40.64 -0.13 0.32% 22,983,410 NYSE: WSJ pC12 "Overheard" says a small storage firm, Isilon sysatems may be for sale after Hewlett-Packard bought 3Par. Buyers could include Cisco.

Home Dep HD $31.67 -0.15 0.47% 10,321,041 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC $18.87 -0.45 2.33% 67,024,823 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pC6 "Dow off 78.41 points on worst day in nearly a month" by jonathan Cheng says stocks slumped broadly as investors bought up Treasurys and the dollar Monday, seeking shelter ahead of official jobless numbers and the start of corp earnings season later this week. The index was dragged down by a 6.5% tumbe at American Express after the Justice Dept filed a civil antitrust against it. Microsoft lost 1.9% after Goldman Sachs cuts its rating to neutral from buy saying it must increase its dividend, develop a coherent consumer strategy and boost its cloud computing business. Intel dropped 2.3%. American Express is charted under Bad News as is Coca Cola Enterprises saying its stock sunk after the buyout by Coke was completed.

IBM $135.25 -0.39 0.29% 4,059,888 NYSE: No mentions found.

JPMorgan JPM $38.95 +0.14 0.36% 38,831,950 NYSE: Fin Times p28 'Microsoft rating downgrade drags tech stocks lower" by Hannah Kuchler says US stocks fell as a rating downgrade for Microsoft weighed on the tech sector and weakening metals prices pushed materials stocks lower. In fin'l JPMorgan managed to withstand the sector's slide, edging up 0.5%

JNJ $61.67 -0.08 0.13% 8,703,596 NYSE: No mentions found.

KFT $30.94 -0.27 0.87% 6,106,464 NYSE: No mentions found.

McDonald's MCD $74.95 +0.03 0.04% 3,900,219 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "Yum's growth prospects have foreign flavor" by Kelly Evans says the parent firm of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut & KFC, Yum Brands, is becoming increasingly internat'l & especially Chinese. McDonald's rivals Yum for int'l exposure but only 20% of its rev comes from the Asian-Pacific region.

MRK $36.52 -0.08 0.22% 9,234,843 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "Drug firms face bribery probe" by Michael rothfeld says big pharma firms including Merck are being looked at by Justice Dept and SEC over paying bribes overseas to boost sales and speed approvals.

WSJ pB2 "Jutde Sets aside award in Merck Fosamax liability case" by Chad Bray says an $8 mil award was set aside as excessive by JS Dist. Judge John Keenan in NYC.

MSFT $23.91 -0.47 1.93% 98,086,593 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pC6 "Dow off 78.41 points on worst day in nearly a month" by jonathan Cheng says stocks slumped broadly as investors bought up Treasurys and the dollar Monday, seeking shelter ahead of official jobless numbers and the start of corp earnings season later this week. The index was dragged down by a 6.5% tumbe at American Express after the Justice Dept filed a civil antitrust against it. Microsoft lost 1.9% after Goldman Sachs cuts its rating to neutral from buy saying it must increase its dividend, develop a coherent consumer strategy and boost its cloud computing business. Intel dropped 2.3%. American Express is charted under Bad News as is Coca Cola Enterprises saying its stock sunk after the buyout by Coke was completed.

WSJ pB5 "T-Mobile to sell Windows phone 7 device" by Roger Cehng says T-Mobile will join AT&T in selling a smartphone using Microsoft's revamped mobile operating system Windows Phone 7.

Pfizer PFE $16.9 -0.28 1.63% 40,665,774 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gam PG $59.96 -0.20 0.33% 11,620,674 NYSE: WSJ pB3 "KKR makes a buyout overture to Sara Lee" by Anupreeta Das says last year Sara Lee found buyers like Proacter & Gamble for bits and pieces of its stable of household and body care brands.

3M MMM $86.7 -0.92 1.05% 2,286,247 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV $52.12 unch unch 2,487,548 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Tech UTX $70.53 -0.60 0.84% 4,427,323 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $33.03 +0.14 0.43% 19,124,657 Dual Listed: No mentions found.

Walmart WMT $53.57 +0.21 0.39% 7,123,263 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.