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A read of Monday's Nov. 8 Barron's, Monday's Investor's Business Daily, Financial Times (London issue), Int'l Herald Tribune, European Edition of Wall St. Journal, USA Today (Int'l Edition), (London) The Independent 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 11,444.08 up 9.24 or 0.08% from Thursday's close of 11,434.84. For the week the Dow is up 326.08 or 2.93% from last Friday's close of 11,118. For the year the Dow is up 9.74%. Of the 30 Dow Jones component companies 16 gained Procter & Gamble was unchanged and 13 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was JPMorgan Chase JPM $40.94 +1.14 2.86% 75,037,721 NYSE and percentage-wise was Alcoa AA $14 +0.40 2.94% 32,086,344 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage wise was Merck MRK $35.7 -0.95 2.59% 22,318,005 NYSE.

Investor's Business Daily pA1 "Stock advance slows in wake of gains" by Paul Whitfield says after Thursday's big gains, the amrket was due to slow down and catch its breach which is what happened Fri. The market was up in lower volume and is in a confirmed uptrend.

WSJ pB5 "Stocks close week at 2 year highs" by Donna Yealavich says stocks rose slightly, extending their climb to fresh 2 year highs as investors were encouraged bya r eport of stronger than expected job growth for Oct. The Dow's closing number of 11444.08 is its highest close since 9/8/08 and was led by its fin'l components following reports that the Fed is poised to allw healthy banks to increase dividend payments for the first time since the fin'l crisis. JPMorgan climbed $1.14 and Bank of America added 23 cents. The Dow was weighed down by Kraft which fell 71 cents as it posted an 8.5% decline in 3Q profit as higher taxes and ad spending and costs for integrating Cadbury weighed on its shares.

As of the close of the market Saturday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page B4 of today's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493, the trailing P/E ratio is 14.63 up from Friday's 14.60 (year ago it was 17.38) the P/E estimate is 13.46 up from Friday's P/E estimate of 13.15 (year ago it was 15.57) and the current dividend yield is 2.47 unchanged from Friday's yield of 2.47 (it was 2.77 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.

Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,512.10 up 1.22 from Thursday's closing numerator of 1,510.88. 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 Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $50.40 up 0.04 from Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average average closing price of $50.36. The median closing price of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $42.33 (HPQ/JPM) down 1.67 from Thursday's median price of $43.90. The lowest volume was 3M MMM $86.34 -0.70 0.8% 3,657,236 NYSE and the highest volume was again Bank of America BAC $12.36 +0.23 1.9% 403,800,818 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 $122 ($151,210 - $151,088.

MarketWatch Friday 11/5/10 4:24 pm by Donna Yesalavich says U.S stocksrose slightly Friday, extending their climb to fresh two-year highs as investors were encouraged by a report of stronger-than-expected job growth for October. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 9.24 points, or 0.08%, to 11444.08. The measure's gain was led by its financial components following reports that the Federal Reserve is poised to allow healthy banks to increase dividend payments for the first time since the financial crisis. J.P. Morgan Chase climbed 2.9% and Bank of America added 1.9%. The measure was weighed down by Kraft Foods, which fell 2.2%. The food giant posted an 8.5% decline in third-quarter profit as higher taxes, jumps in advertising spending and costs for integrating Cadbury weighed on its shares. Also, Starbucks plans to discontinue its arrangement to use Kraft as a distributor for its coffee products. The Nasdaq Composite tacked on 1.64, or 0.06%, to 2578.98. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index rose 4.79, or 0.39%, to 1225.85, with its financial sector posting the biggest gains. The small gains on Friday, which represents the 100-year anniversary of the drafting of legislation for the creation of the Federal Reserve, came at the conclusion a strong week that saw the Dow surge to its highest levels since early September 2008, prior to the Lehman Brothers collapse. The Dow climbed 2.9% during the week, while the S&P 500 rose 3.6% over the period. Fueling the climb, the Republican Party won control of the House of Representatives and the Fed pledged to give the economy a $600 billion stimulus shot, dubbed by market participants as QE2. "This whole week has been packed full of excitement," said Zach Jonson, portfolio manager of the ICON Materials Fund. "There's been a lot of clarity." Investors were encouraged Friday by data from the Labor Department showing nonfarm payrolls rose by a greater-than-expected 151,000 last month as private-sector employers added 159,000 jobs, the Labor Department said. In addition, the September number received a positive revision to show payrolls fell 41,000, less than an original estimate of a 95,000 decline. "Seeing that is definitely a very good sign," Jonson said. Still, he noted, "the household survey told a completely different story." The unemployment rate, which is obtained from a separate household survey, remained at a lofty 9.6% in October. About 14.8 million people who would like to work can't get a job. Data on the housing sector served as another reminder of continued troubles in the economy. A report from the National Association of Realtors showed U.S. pending home sales slipped for the first time in three months in September as foreclosure moratoriums spurred by shoddy mortgage-documentation practices slowed sales. Among stocks in focus, Starbucks jumped 3.8%. The coffee-shop chain said fiscal fourth-quarter net operating income doubled to $399.3 million and sales rose 17% to $2.8 billion. Boston Beer surged 11%. The craft brewer's stock hit a record after the company reported third-quarter revenue above analysts' forecasts. Boston Beer also said it is working on improving inventory turnaround to keep beer fresher and will continue increasing its sales force.

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

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market

AT&T T $29.27 -0.17 0.58% 17,905,612 NYSE: Fin Times p12 "Corporate America welcomes powe shift" by Stephanie Kirchgaessner says the Republican victory is good news for AT&T and other telecommunicaions and cable providers but could spell trouble for Google. Whatever slim hpe internet firms had that Congress might pass so called "net neutrality" legislation, which would have barred internet service providers from giving certain content preferential treatment over their networks, have been reduced with the demise of the Democratic majority. Dozens of Democratic lawmakers sho supported such legislation lost their election bid.

Inv. Bus. Daily p2 "AT&T ' says AT&T dropped HGTV, the Food Network and the Cooking channel from its U-Verse TV service after talks with Scripps Networks failed.

Alcoa AA $14 +0.40 2.94% 32,086,344 NYSE: No mentions found.

American Express AXP $44.07 +0.34 0.78% 12,945,965 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of America BAC $12.36 +0.23 1.9% 403,800,818 NYSE: Inv. Bus Daily pA2 "Banks may adopt iPhone, Android" says Apple's iPhone is being considered by Bank of America and Citigroup as an alternative tool for employees to read e-mail.

Boeing BA $71.27 +0.42 0.59% 3,396,895 NYSE: Inv. Bus. Daily pA2 "Boeing 787 may be delayed again' says Boeing has told some airlines scheduled to be among the first tor ecieve the new 787 jet that it will delay delivery by up to 10 months but Japan Airlines is still scheduled to get the first 787 in mid '11.

Inv. Bus. Daily pA3 "When Nimble firms face a winding road" by Gary Stern says Boeing decided in Aug '01 to halt developing its Sonic Cruiser aircraft which was based on speed due to lesser demand due to 9/11. This resulted in the launch of the 787 which would lower operating costs by up to 30%. this is an example of being agile and adapting quickly to a changing environment. Another example is Hewlett-Packard when its started to focus on printers, not just PCs and created a separate subsidiary.

Chevron CVX $84.98 -0.16 0.19% 14,488,584 NYSE: No mentions found.

Cisco CSCO $24.26 +0.05 0.21% 40,551,978 NASDAQ-GS: Barron's p17 "Week preview" says on Wed Cisco could provide a window into tech spending and the outlook for '11 when it reports results. On Thurs 11/11 Disney reports results.

Coke KO $62.58 +0.13 0.21% 7,995,195 NYSE: Barron's p17 "Catch up if you can" by Michael Santoli says each week brings another ground scraping yield on a new issue from a financially bulletproof firm. Coke last week sold its biggest ever bond offering, including a 3 year tranche with a $1.25 bil face value with a coupon of 0.75% that matches Walmart for the slimmest yield on 3 year corp. paper set last month.

Barron's p15 "Editor's Letter" says Barron's stock alert team recommends stocks that vary widely in in size including giants like Coke and Microsoft.

Barron's pM9 "The helicopter hits the dollar" by Randall Forsyth says Coke offered $4.5 bil of debt at astonishingly low yields, bonds rated double-A3 by Moody's and single A plus (one notch lower by St&P and Fitch. It used the moeny to pay for a tender offer for higher-yielding debt following its buyout of the N. Amer. operations of its biggest bottler, coca-Cola enterprises.

Disney DIS $37.2 +0.17 0.46% 9,634,938 NYSE: Barron's p17 "Week preview" says on Wed Cisco could provide a window into tech spending and the outlook for '11 when it reports results. On Thurs 11/11 Disney reports results.

DuPont DD $48.18 -0.18 0.37% 6,967,502 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $70 +0.62 0.89% 26,409,468 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE $16.73 +0.22 1.33% 69,271,786 NYSE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $43.72 -0.35 0.79% 15,475,471 NYSE: Inv. Bus. Daily pA3 "When Nimble firms face a winding road" by Gary Sten says Boeing decided in Aug '01 to halt devoping its Sonic Cruiser aircraft which was based on speed due to lesser demand due to 9/11. tis resulted in the launch of the 787 which would lower operating costs by up to 30%. this is an example of being agile and adapting quickly to a changing environment. Another example is Hewlett-Packard when its started to focus on printers, not just PCs and created a separate subsidiary.

Home Depot HD $31.92 -0.02 0.06% 10,718,952 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC $21.24 +0.27 1.29% 55,263,022 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM $146.92 +0.13 0.09% 4,947,508 NYSE: No mentions found.

JPMorgan Chase JPM $40.94 +1.14 2.86% 75,037,721 NYSE: No mentions found.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ $64.65 -0.11 0.17% 9,178,013 NYSE: No mentions found.

Kraft KFT $31.08 -0.71 2.23% 20,000,176 NYSE: No mentions found.

McDonald's MCD $79.3 +0.12 0.15% 5,227,580 NYSE: Inv. Bus. Daily pA6 "Restauarnt Chains" says fast casual Chopotle and McDonald's are at the top of the heap in the burger segmet as it is not giving customers reason to go elsewhere.

Merck MRK $35.7 -0.95 2.59% 22,318,005 NYSE: No mentions found.

Microsoft MSFT $26.85 -0.29 1.07% 110,529,187 NASDAQ-GS: Fin Times p26 "Microsoft to launch trading platform" by Jeremy Grant says Microsoft & Saxo Bank of Denmark will this week launch an online platform for individual traders to capitalize on investors' increasing desire to take control of heir finances. MSN Trader will appear on Microsoft's MSN Money website, which claims over 00,000 monthly visitors. The trading system will be Saxo's existing Web Trader system.

Int'l Herald Tribune p15 "Microsoft's hardball campaign to chase software pirates" by Ashlee Vance says Microsoft has adopted a hard line against counerfeitng and has set up an anti-piracy operation that dwarfs those of other software makers; it is staffed with dozens of former gov intelligence agents from the US, Europe & Asia who use a host of forensic tech tools but it carries a cost to Microsoft's reputation. Critics contend that Microsoft charges too much for its Windows and Office software.

Barron's p15 "Editor's Letter" says Barron's stock alert team recommends stocks that vary widely in in size including giants like Coke and Microsoft.

Barron's p33 "Tech trader" by Eric Savitz says last week Microsoft boosted is forecast for Dec quarter Kinect sales to 5 mil units from 3 mil.

Barron's p36 "Income producers" by J.R. Brandstrader says Thomas Forsha, Henry Sanders of Aston/River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund like Petsmart and says pet supplies industry is misunderstood because of concerns of entry of Walmart into the business. They think the fin'l meltdown put Microsoft on sale as its 4Q rev increased 122% year over year & operating income increased 49% year over year, driven by the release of Windows 7 & Office '10.

Pfizer PFE $17.18 -0.20 1.15% 57,238,978 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble PG $65 unch unch 9,693,427 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM $86.34 -0.70 0.8% 3,657,236 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV $57.44 +0.20 0.35% 4,356,606 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX $76.75 +0.51 0.67% 4,636,321 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $33.43 -0.09 0.27% 13,038,162 Dual Listed: No mentions found.

Walmart WMT $55.2 +0.16 0.29% 10,094,372 NYSE: Barron's p17 "Catch up if you can" by Michael Santoli says each week brings another ground scraping yield on a new issue from a financially bulletproof firm. Coke last week sold its biggest ever bond offering, including a 3 year tranche with a $1.25 bil face value with a coupon of 0.75% that matches Walmart for the slimmest yield on 3 year corp. paper set last month.

Barron's p36 "Income producers" by J.R. Brandstrader says Thomas Forsha, Henry Sanders of Aston/River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund like Petsmart and says pet supplies industry is misunderstood because of concerns of entry of Walmart into the business. They think the fin'l meltdown put Microsoft on sale as its 4Q rev increased 122% year over year & operating income increased 49% year over year, driven by the release of Windows 7 & Office '10.

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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.