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Post No. 738 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 and recent Dow 30 component's SEC filings.

A read of Friday's Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, Investor's Business Daily, New York Times, USA Today, San Antonio Express News 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 11,181.23 up 173.35 or 1.57% from Wednesday's close of 11,007.88. Of the 30 Dow Jones component companies 29 gained and 1 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was IBM $144.36 +2.41 1.7% 4,238,874 NYSE and percentage-wise was Alcoa AA $13.38 +0.44 3.4% 28,445,839 NYSE. The only decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Intel INTC $21.015 -0.065 0.31% 68,846,663 NASDAQ-GS.

WSJ pC1 "Blue chips halt 3 day skid" by Jonathan Cheng says US investors jumped into the global stock rally finding reasons for optimism where they saw only gloom days earlier. The gains were fueled by most of he same factors that buffeted markets Tues. Investors had fretted that China would slam the brakes on its economy but those concerns eased overnight helping send Chinese stocks higher which momentum continued in Europe as Ireland relented on its refusal to accept int'l aid. In the US here was lower than expected jobless claims.

NYT pB9 "Stocks surge worldwide on the prospect of a rescue for Ireland"by Christine Hauser says stocks in the US rose Thurs after Ireland said it would seek billions in aid from int'l lenders to rescue its banks. That eased concerns about the health of Europe's fin'l system and helped buoy investor sentiment globally.

USA Today p4B "Stocks bounce back on Irish rescue by Bloomberg says stocks staged their biggest rally in 2 weeks Thurs as speculation grew that Ireland will accept a bailout to rescue indebted banks and reports on manufacturing and jobless claims bolstered optimism about the economy.

As of the open of the market Friday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of Mon's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. The trailing P/E is 14.27 up from Thursday's 14.05 (year ago it was 17.90); the P/E estimate is 13.22 unchanged from Thursday's 13.22 (year ago it was 15.82) and the dividend yield is 2.55 down from Thursday's 2.59 (last year it was 2.67). 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 1,473.36 up 18.92 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 1,454.46. 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 for today by the divisor (0.132129493) you get the increase 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 $49.11 up 0.63 from Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average average closing price of $48.48. The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $41.96 (AXP/HPQ) up 0.77 from Wednesday's closing median price of $41.19. The lowest volume was 3M MMM $85.55 +1.60 1.91% 3,573,426 NYSE and the highest volume was again Bank of America BAC $11.7 +0.08 0.69% 138,773,667 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 made $1,890 ($147,336 - $145,446.)

MarketWatch Thursday 11/18/10 4:30 pm by Kate Gibson Gibson says U.S stocks rallied Thursday, nearly erasing their week-to-date losses, as investors welcomed General Motors Co. back to the public market and found solace in economic data and a likely rescue for Irish banks. “For now, the market is ignoring higher rates while it celebrates the GM IPO and the big number on the Philly Fed survey,” said Elliot Spar, market strategist at Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Among U.S. economic data, the four-week average of new jobless claims hit a two-year low and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported a surge in regional manufacturing activity. Read about the Philly Fed. After two days of losses that shaved 194 points off the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA 11,181, +173.20, +1.57%) , the blue-chip index recouped the bulk of those losses Thursday, to end up 173.35 points, or 1.6%, to 11,181.23. Twenty-nine of the Dow’s 30 components were rising, led by aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. (AA 13.47, +0.09, +0.67%) , up 3.4%. Intel Corp. (INTC 20.95, -0.07, -0.31%) was the sole decliner, its shares off 0.3% after a J.P. Morgan analyst wrote in a note that the chip maker appears headed toward the lower end of its fourth-quarter revenue forecast. The S&P 500 Index (SPX 1,197, +18.10, +1.54%) rose 18.10 points, or 1.5%, to 1,196.69. “For those that were looking to buy in the 1,150 to 1,160 area on the S&P, including myself, we have been left at the station,” said Spar, adding that he sees the next level of resistance on the S&P at 1,205 to 1,207. Natural-resource and energy performed best among the S&P’s 10 industry groups, with commodities prices on the rise and a large acquisition in the energy sector. Walter Energy Inc. (WLT 96.60, -0.26, -0.27%) , which produces steelmaking coal, offered to buy Canada’s Western Coal Corp. (CA:WTN 10.85, +3.47, +47.02%) for $3.2 billion as a means of increasing its access to the commodity amid escalating demand and prices. The Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP 2,514, +38.39, +1.55%) gained 38.39 points, or 1.6%, to 2,514.40. For every stock that fell, nearly five rose on the New York Stock Exchange, where more than 1.2 billion shares traded. Commodities gained along with equities, with gold up 1.2% to finish at $1,353 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Crude-oil futures added 1.8% to end at $81.85 a barrel on Nymex. Treasury prices slipped, pushing yields up. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note (UST10Y 2.87, -0.03, -1.00%) , widely used in determining consumer and business loans, rose 1 basis point to 2.90%.
The Federal Reserve has been buying bonds since Nov. 3 in an attempt to curb interest rates and spur borrowing. Global markets have been rattled in recent days by worries about Ireland’s debt troubles and about possible contagion to larger nations such as Portugal and Spain. But confidence was rising that Ireland would reach an agreement with the European Union and International Monetary Fund on an aid package, with EU, IMF and Irish officials meeting Thursday. General Motors Co. (GM 34.07, -0.12, -0.35%) shares gained, ending 3.6% higher, as the auto maker’s initial public offering helped spur investor interest in equities.Shares of GM were offered at $33 each, after the company emerged from a taxpayer-financed bankruptcy.

Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers and Friday's News:

AT&T T $28.44 +0.48 1.72% 19,588,563 NYSE: No mentions found.

Alcoa AA $13.38 +0.44 3.4% 28,445,839 NYSE: No mentions found.

AXP $42.25 +0.84 2.03% 8,071,356 NYSE: No mentions found.

BoAmer BAC $11.7 +0.08 0.69% 138,773,667 NYSE: No mentions found.

Boeing BA $64.61 +2.11 3.38% 11,578,701 NYSE: No mentions found.

CAT $83.11 +1.94 2.39% 6,643,552 NYSE: No mentions found.

CVX $83.82 +1.36 1.65% 7,589,532 NYSE: No mentions found.

Cisco CSCO $19.61 +0.205 1.06% 102,221,693 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pB7 "Cisco's Chambers sorry for unpleasant surprise" by Cari Tuna says Cisco CEO apologized to investors for the suprisinglyweak quarterly forecast he gave last week.

Coke KO $63.84 +1.32 2.11% 20,714,046 NYSE: No mentions found.

Disney DIS $37.58 +0.36 0.97% 9,515,359 NYSE: WSJ pC12 "Cable braces for ultimae fighting" by Martin Peers says boxing matches will be offered on Time Warner Cable in a smaller and cheaper package of cable tv channels that won't include ESPN, TNT & Comedy Central ESPN, majority owned by Disney earns higher subscriber fees than any other channel and cable networks generated 58 of Disney's operating income in the first 9 months of this year.

DuPont DD $46.53 +0.87 1.91% 6,290,087 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $70.31 +1.30 1.88% 18,317,184 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE $16.04 +0.23 1.45% 50,086,552 NYSE: WSJ pB6 "Comcast lines up N BCU team" by Jesssica Vascellaro, NYT pB3 "Comcast lists its slate of leaders for new NBC" by Bill Carter say NBC Universal's soon to be chief, Sateve Burke announced a new team of execs to rev up NBC once it completes the buy out from GE.

Hewlett Pack HPQ $41.69 +0.72 1.76% 19,897,226 NYSE: No mentions found.

Home Depo HD $30.87 +0.04 0.13% 26,258,431 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC $21.015 -0.065 0.31% 68,846,663 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM $144.36 +2.41 1.7% 4,238,874 NYSE: No mentions found.

JPMorgan JPM $39.66 +0.48 1.23% 30,990,177 NYSE: No mentions found.

JNJ $63.83 +0.77 1.22% 9,400,428 NYSE: No mentions found.

KFT $30.72 +0.23 0.75% 8,215,296 NYSE: No mentions found.

MCD $79.02 +0.65 0.83% 11,083,279 NYSE: No mentions found.

Mrk $26 +2 2.38% 15,665,620 NYSE: No mentions found.

Microsoft MSFT $25.8375 +0.2675 1.05% 59,518,954 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pB7 "Microsoft's home store" by Nick Wingfield says it opened a retail Microsoft store in a shopping mall in Bellevue WA and plans to aggressively expand its retail biz next year.

Pfizer PFE $16.83 +0.35 2.12% 29,312,840 NYSE: No mentions found.

PG $64.02 +0.75 1.19% 11,296,673 NYSE: No mentions found.

MMM $85.55 +1.60 1.91% 3,573,426 NYSE: No mentions found.

TRV $55.79 +0.42 0.76% 3,659,589 NYSE: No mentions found.

UTX $75.03 +1.39 1.89% 3,651,948 NYSE: No mentions found.

VZ $32.65 +0.31 0.96% 12,859,074 DualListed: No mentions found.

WMT $53.98 +0.21 0.39% 11,584,613 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 10/24/10 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $338 [5]
2. Microsoft MSFT 219.5 [9]
3. WalMart WMT 196.5 [3.5]
4. Procter & Gamble PG 180 [3]
5. IBM 176 [1]
6. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 176 [3]
7. GE 171.5 [10.5]
8. Chevron CVX 170 [2]
9. AT&T T 167 [6]
10. JPMorgan Chase JPM 149 [4]
11. Coke KO 142 [2.5]
12. Pfizer PFE 140 [8]
13. Cisco CSCO 134 [6]
14. Bank of America BAC 115 [10]
15. Merck MRK 114 [3]
16. Intel INTC 110.5 [5.5]
17. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 97 [2.5]
18. Verizon VZ 95 [3]
19. McDonald's MCD 83.5 [1]
20. United Technologies UTX 69.5 [1]
21. Disney DIS 67 [2]
22. 3M MMM 64.5 [.5]
23. Kraft KFT 55.5 [2]
24. Home Depot 52.5 [1.5]
25. Boeing BA 52 [1]
26. Caterpillar CAT 49 [.5]
27. American Express AXP 47 [1]
28. DuPont DD 42.5 [1]
29. Travelers 26 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 13 [1]

Here are the latest SEC filings as of 10/24/10 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: 10/21/10 & 10/10/10 2 8K's re: 3Q earnings of $2.08 per share
10/1/10 8K re: settlement with IRS to pay $300 mil re: '08 tax returns
9/3/10 8K re: increasing Board from 12 to 13 & election of Matthew K. Rose as director
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

Alcoa AA: 10/22/10 10Q for 3Q ended 9/30/10
10/12 8K re: transcript of 3Q earnings conference
10/8/10 8K re: 3Q results
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

American Express AXP: 10/21/10 8K re: 3Q results
10/15/10 8K re: delinquency & write-off statistics
10/4/10 8K re: antitrust lawsuit filed by US Dept. of Justice accusing Amex of forcing merchants not to use competitors' services
9/15/10 8K re: delinquency & write-off stats
9/15/10 8K re: changes to certain credit cards
8/16/10 2 8Ks re: delinquency and write-off statistics

Bank of Am BAC: 10/20/108K re: registration of 50,354,545 shares
10/19/10 8K re: 3Q results
10/8/10 8K re: extension of BofA's review of foreclosures in all 50 states
8/6/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
8/3/10 8K re: by-law amendments

Boeing BA: 10/10/10 10Q re: 3Q ended 9/30/10
10/10/10 8K re: 3Q results of $1.12 per share
8/27/10 8K re: delay of delivery of first 787 to mid 1Q '11 due to Rolls Royce Engine supply problems

Caterpiller CAT: 10/21/10 8K re: Sept. dealer stats
10/21/10 8K re: 3Q results
9/30/10 8K re: change of prices
9/21/10 8K re: credit facility
9/17/10 8K re: dealer stats

Chevron CVX: 10/12/10 *K re: 3Q fin'l update
9/30/10 8K re: bylaws amendments
8/5/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10
7/30/10 8K re: 2Q results

Cisco CSCO 9/28/10 Def. Proxy materials
9/22/10 8K re: stock trading plans for directors
9/21/10 10K for year ended 7/31/10
9/16/10 8K re: award of employee stock options
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

Coke KO 10/19/10 8K re: 3Q fin'l results
10/5/10 8K re: completion of buyout of Coca-Cola Enterprises
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: 10/22/10 SC TO-C re: offer to buy Clarinet Inc., a cancer diagnostic firm
10/3/10 8K re: 3Q earnings'9/28/10 8K re: NBC Universal offer to sell notes in a private placement
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

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 10/18/10 8K re: election of Leo Aptheker as Pres/CEO
9/28/10 8K re: outlook for fiscal year '11
9/20/10 8K re: resolving litigation against ex-CEO mark Hurd
9/13/10 8K re: sale of Global Notes
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

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

Intel INTC: 10/13/10 & 10/12/10 2 8Ks re: results for 3Q ended 9/25/10
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.

IBM:10/19/10 & 10/18/10 2 8Ks re: results for 3Q ended 9/30/10
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

JPMorganChase JPM: 10/20/10 & 10/19/10 2 8Ks re: amendment to credit agreements
10/14/10 8K re: investor conference re: 3Q results
10/13/10 8K re: 3Q results of $1.01 per share
9/15/10 8K re: presentation to a US fin'l services investor conference
8/6/10 10Q 2Q 6/30/10

Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 10/19/10 8K re: results for 3Q ended 10/3/10
10/6/10 SC TO-C re: tender offer to buy Crucell N.V.
10/1/10 8K re; completion of acquisition of Micrus Endovascular Corp.
9/16/10 re: retirement of Colleen Goggins, Worldwide Chair of Consumer Group
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: 10/6/10 & 9/20/10 2 8Ks re: buyback of 5.125% Cadbury Notes due '13
9/15/10 8K re: new global growth strategy
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: 10/21/10 8K re: 3Q earnings rise 12%
9/24/10 8K re: dividend increase of 11% to 0.61 per share
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

Merck MRK:10/14/10 8K re: status of Remicade & Simponi arbitration
9/7/10 8K re: arbitration re: Merck'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.

Microsoft MSFT: 10/22; 10/12; 10/14; 10/1 & 9/30/10 Proxy Statement materials re: Annual Shareholder Meeting to be held on 11/16/10 at 8am at Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue WA
9/27/10 8K re: sale of notes
9/13/10 8K re: resignation of Stephen Elop as Pres. of Microsoft Bus. Div. to become CEO of Nokia
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:10/22/10 SC TO-T & 10/12/10 8K both re: Pfizer's pruchase of King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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: 10/14/10 8K re: voting results from 10/12/10 Annual Shareholders Meeting
10/12/10 8K re: dividend of 0.4818 cents per share
10/12/10 8K re: CEO's address at Annual Shareholders Meeting
8/27/10 Proxy Stmt re: Annual Shareholder 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.

3M MMM:10/8/10 SC TO-T/A re: tender offer statement re: Cogent offer
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:10/21/10 8K & 10Q re: 3Q ended 9/30/10
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

United Technologies UTX:10/20/10 8K re: 3Q results
9/24/10 8K re: departure of certain officers
8/31/10 8K re: redemption of 6.35% Notes due '11
8/19/10 8K re: departure 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: 10/22/10 8K re: 3Q results
10/18/10 8K re: in'l info re: divestitures relating to 1/09 acquisition of Alltel Corp.
9/20/10 8K re: appointment of Verizon Wireless Pres/CEO Lowell C. McAdams as Pres/COO of Verizon Communications effective 10/1/10
9/13/10 8K re: retirement of John F. Killian as CFO
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:10/22/10 8K re: issuance of Notes due 2013
9/29/10 8K re: election of Charles Holley as CFO
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.