Thursday, November 4, 2010

11/4/10 Thurs. am Dow Hits New 2010 High

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Post No. 716 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 10/24/10 and an update of the Dow 30 component's SEC filings as of 10/24/10.

A read of Thursday's Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, Investors' Business Daily, USA Today, Atlanta Journal & Constitution & Daily Report (Ga) yielded the following stories about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 component companies and the Dow with stories about the Dow aggregated first and then items about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 companies presented alphabetically, followed by symbol and Wednesday's stock prices and related data.

Dow:The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 11,215.13 up 26.41 or 0.24% from Tuesday's close of 11,188.72. For the year the Dow is up 7.55%. Of the 30 Dow Jones component companies 21 gained and 9 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was JPMorgan JPM $37.72 +0.76 2.06% 35,239,940 NYSE and percentage-wise was Cisco CSCO $23.71 +0.54 2.33% 53,780,826 NASDAQ-GS NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Boeing BA $68.94 -0.84 1.2% 4,663,489 NYSE and percentage wise was Microsoft MSFT $27.03 -0.36 1.31% 110,184,947 NASDAQ-GS.

WSJ pC5 "Cisco, H-P lift DJIA" by Jonathan Cheng says the Dow limped to a 2 year closing high, having bounced around in response to the congressional elections and the Fed's decision to spend another $600 bil to prop up the economy. Fin'l stocks helped the advance, while Cisco and Hewlett-Packard led the Dow's gains. BlackRock tumbled after Bank of America and PNC Fin'l said they would sell shares in the money manager.

Fin Times p19 "Investors pull back on the prospect of further easing" by Hanah Kuchler says US stocks briefly spiked but then slipped back into negative territory after the Fed Res announced it would embark on a 2nd round of quantitative easing.

USA Today p6B "Stocks rise on Fed plans to help growth" by Bloomberg says stoks swung between gains & losses Wed before a late rally pushed the Dow to a new '10 high, after the Fed announced an add'l $600 bil of Treasury purchases to boot growth in the world's largest economy.

NYT pB8 "Relieved but not surprised by the Fed's actions, investors lift shares slightly" by Graham Bowley says squawk boxes barked the news over the trading floor at Barclays: the Fed was back i as the Fed Res made another effor to revive the American economy. After months of speculation, the Fed announced that it would embark on another round of what is known as quantitative easing as the central bank said it would buy $600 bil of Treasury securities in the open market.

Inv. Bus. Daily pA1 "Stocks tack on gains in higher volume" by Paul Whitfield says with election results aked into stocks, the market yawned at the open Wed but perked up after the Fed laid out its new Treasuries purchasing plan. The current outlook is the market is in a confirmed uptrend.

As of the open of the market Wednesday, 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 14.28 up from Wednesday's 14.25 (year ago it was 16.98) the P/E estimate is 13.15 unchanged from Wednesday's P/E estimate of 13.15 (year ago it was 15.68) and the current dividend yield is 2.52 down from Wednesday's yield of 2.53 (it was 2.86 a year ago). The Dow's all-time high was 14,164.53 on Oct. 9, 2007. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,481.85 up 3.59 from Tuesday's closing numerator of 1,478.36. 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 Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $49.39 up 0.11 from Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average average closing price of $49.28. The median closing price of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $42.94 (HPQ/AXP) up 0.29 from Tuesday's median price of $42.65. The lowest volume was United Technologies UTX $75.05 -0.20 0.27% 3,585,020 NYSE and the highest volume was again Bank of America BAC $11.52 +0.12 1.05% 175,537,761 NYSE.

If Wednesday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs) and sold at the close you would have made $349 ($148,185 - $147,836).

MarketWatch Wednesday 11/3/10 4:32 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S stocks shifted higher Wednesday in applauding the Federal Reserve’s latest bid to spur economic growth, propelling the Dow industrials to their highest finish in two years. Stock indexes had meandered mostly lower ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee announcement, in which the Fed said it would buy another $600 billion in U.S. bonds through mid-2011. Barring a spike in inflation or a dramatic drop in unemployment, the FOMC statement signaled “quantitative easing will continue in some form,” said Doug Roberts, investment strategist at Channel Capital Research. “This is particularly true if additional fiscal stimulus is not forthcoming from the new Congress,“ Roberts added of the central bank’s plan, which involves new purchases of about $75 billion a month through mid-2011.
In its fourth consecutive winning session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA 11,215, +26.41, +0.24%) added 26.41 points, or 0.2%, to 11,215.13, its highest close since September 2008, just ahead of the climax of the financial crisis. The S&P 500 Index (SPX 1,198, +4.39, +0.37%) gained 4.39 points, or 0.4%, to 1,197.96, with utilities and natural-resource companies off the most and the financial sector the strongest-performer among its 10 industry groups. The Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP 2,540, +6.75, +0.27%) climbed 6.75 points, or 0.3%, to 2,540.27. For every three stocks on the decline more than four rose on the New York Stock Exchange, where 1.1 billion shares changed hands. “We don’t believe it will be as effective as the first round,” said Phil Orlando, equity market strategist at Federated Investors, of the Fed’s move, which he views as made by a central bank frustrated with Congress for not mapping out a different course for U.S. fiscal policy. That said, the investment strategist noted that underlying market fundamentals are sound, listing an improved economy, strong corporate earnings, the results of Tuesday’s midterm elections and expectations of more quantitative easing as lifting equities in recent months. “This 18% rally we’ve enjoyed may have already priced in” much of the bullish fundamentals, with a pullback of roughly 5% to be expected during the next few weeks, according to Orlando, who nonetheless predicted the longer-term trend going higher. Will Obama work with divided Congress?What cards does the president have left to play following the GOP’s House victory? Will Obama work with a divided Congress? Jerry Seib, Neal Lipschutz and Jonathan Weisman discuss. Republicans gained control of the House in Tuesday’s voting, while Democrats retained an edge in the Senate. Read more about election results. Stocks had offered a muted reaction to a spate of economic reports Wednesday, including better-than-expected data on private employment and the service industry. Payroll company ADP reported private companies hired 43,000 people last month. On Friday, the government will release its monthly jobs report. The Institute for Supply Management said growth in the service sector expanded in October, while a separate report from the government had factory orders up 2.1% in September.

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

AT&T T $29.06 +0.12 0.41% 19,182,896 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "Wireless carriers sow confusion over 4G" by Roger Cheng says carriers are rolling out claims of faster, next generation service on 4G networks but consumers are confused because carriers disagree about what counts as 4G. Clearwire turned on its WiMax network in NY area Mon and is now available in 60 markets. Verizon Wireless plans to ahve its LTE network up and running in 38 markets by the end of the year. AT&T is rolling out the same HSPA+ technology as T-Mobile.

Alcoa AA $13.14 -0.10 0.76% 21,498,404 NYSE: No mentions found.

Amex AXP $42.07 -0.32 0.75% 11,714,123 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of Am BAC $11.52 +0.12 1.05% 175,537,761 NYSE: WSJ pC5 "Cisco, H-P lift DJIA" by Jonathan Cheng says the Dow limped to a 2 year closing high, having bounced around in response to the congressional elections and the Fed's decision to spend another $600 bil to prop up the economy. Fin'l stocks helped the advance, while Cisco and Hewlett-Packard led the Dow's gains. BlackRock tumbled after Bank of America and PNC Fin'l said they would sell shares in the money manager.

WSJ pB8 "Some players still sidelined in lending game" by Emily Maltby says banks have slowly begun to increase their lending to small firms but only the strongest of borrowers are receiving loans 7 lines of cash. Bank of America extended $5.7 bil in the most recent quarter to small firms up from $4.1 bil while JPMorgan lent $2.7 bil in is last quarter up from $1.9 bil.

Boeing BA $68.94 -0.84 1.2% 4,663,489 NYSE: Fin Times p14 "Aircraft prices" says 3 years ago a 15 year old Boeing 747 cost $40 mil and now it is at $25 mil as prices in the second hand market have sunk.

Caterpillar CAT $79.88 +0.13 0.16% 5,768,995 NYSE: No mentions found.

Chevron CVX $82.7 +0.55 0.67% 10,035,015 NYSE: No mentions found.

Cisco CSCO $23.71 +0.54 2.33% 53,780,826 NASDAQ-GS: Fin times p17 "Why tech firms need the discipline of a dividend" by Richard Wates says when cisco announced last month it would start dividends, it was taken as a sign that anotehr tech firm addicted to piling up cash (it had $40 bil) was growing up.

WSJ pC5 "Cisco, H-P lift DJIA" by Jonathan Cheng says the Dow limped to a 2 year closing high, having bounced around in response to the congressional elections and the Fed's decision to spend another $600 bil to prop up the economy. Fin'l stocks helped the advance, while Cisco and Hewlett-Packard led the Dow's gains. BlackRock tumbled after Bank of America and PNC Fin'l said they would sell shares in the money manager.

Coke KO $61.95 +0.09 0.15% 7,842,234 NYSE: No mentions found.

DIS $36.29 +0.18 0.5% 12,046,870 NYSE: No mentions found.

DuPont DD $47.06 -0.36 0.76% 6,198,026 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $67.97 +0.13 0.19% 26,545,175 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE $16.06 +0.12 0.75% 65,672,579 NYSE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Pac HPQ $43.81 +0.90 2.1% 22,209,959 NYSE: WSJ pB9 "H-P, Oracle in conflict" by Cari Tuna says Hewlett-Packard has refused o accept a subpoena requiring its ceo , Leo Apotheker, to testify in a copyright infringement trial against his former employer, SAP Ag, which started Mon in fed ct in Oakland.

WSJ pC5 "Cisco, H-P lift DJIA" by Jonathan Cheng says the Dow limped to a 2 year closing high, having bounced around in response to the congressional elections and the Fed's decision to spend another $600 bil to prop up the economy. Fin'l stocks helped the advance, while Cisco and Hewlett-Packard led the Dow's gains. BlackRock tumbled after Bank of America and PNC Fin'l said they would sell shares in the money manager.

Home Depot HD $31.46 -0.05 0.16% 9,054,340 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC $20.48 +0.2975 1.47% 52,958,499 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM $144.17 +0.33 0.23% 5,180,597 NYSE: No mentions found.

JPMorgan JPM $37.72 +0.76 2.06% 35,239,940 NYSE: WSJ pC2 "Vice Chairman, Dimon Ally, Plans to depart" by Robin Sidel says Steve Black, a key player in JPM's acquisition of Bear Stearns will be leaving JPMorgan early next year.

WSJ pB8 "Some players still sidelined in lending game" by Emily Maltby says banks have slowly begun to increase their lending to small firms but only the strongest of borrowers are receiving loans 7 lines of cash. Bank of America extended $5.7 bil in the most recent quarter to small firms up from $4.1 bil while JPMorgan lent $2.7 bil in is last quarter up from $1.9 bil.

JNJ $64.19 +0.31 0.49% 9,268,502 NYSE: No mentions found.

KFT $31.57 -0.27 0.85% 12,052,653 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "Food sellers grit teeth, raise prices" by Julie Jargon says packagers & supermarkets start to pass along rising costs, even as consumers pinch pennies. Food makers and retailers including McDonald's, Kellogg & Kroger have begun to signal they will try to make consumers shoulder more of the higher costs for ingredients. Kraft, Sara Lee and General Mills already have said they'll raise prices on ertain items.

McDonald's MCD $78.5 +0.10 0.13% 4,059,873 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "Starbuckds must open more stores -overseas" by John Jannarone says Starbucks must engage in internat'l expansion, the path that led McDonald's to a second road of blockbuster growth after it became dominant at home.

MRK $36.51 -0.10 0.27% 9,484,873 NYSE: No mentions found.

Microsoft MSFT $27.03 -0.36 1.31% 110,184,947 NASDAQ-GS: Inv. Bus. Daily pA4 "Microsoft hoping Kinect is a real player" by Patrick Seitz, NYT pC1 "A home system leaves hand controls in the dust" by Seth Schiesel say Microsoft's Kinect, a motion conrolled video game system for the Xbox 360 console, is shaping up to be one of the hot gadgets for the holiday shopping season.

Pfizer PFE $17.59 +0.14 0.8% 50,431,702 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gam PG $64.31 +0.29 0.45% 8,621,279 NYSE: No mentions found.

MMM $85.3 +0.50 0.59% 4,080,373 NYSE: No mentions found.

TRV $55.91 +0.39 0.7% 3,729,977 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Tech UTX $75.05 -0.20 0.27% 3,585,020 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $32.99 +0.19 0.58% 13,750,766 Dual Listed: WSJ pB1 "Wireless carriers sow confusion over 4G" by Roger Cheng says carriers are rolling out claims of faster, next generation service on 4G networks but consumers are confused because carriers disagree about what counts as 4G. Clearwire turned on its WiMax network in NY area Mon and is now available in 60 markets. Verizon Wireless plans to ahve its LTE network up and running in 38 markets by the end of the year. AT&T is rolling out the same HSPA+ technology as T-Mobile.

WMT $54.91 +0.12 0.22% 9,172,886 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.