Wednesday, January 26, 2011

1/26/11 Wed pm Dow Closes at 11,985.44 up 8.25 or 0.07%

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Post No. 846 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 Dow 30 component's SEC filings as of January 10, 2011.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 11,985.44 up 8.25 points or 0.07% from Tuesday's close of 11,977.19. Of the 30 Dow Jones component companies 13 gained, AT+T was unchanged and 16 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was DuPont DD $50.32 +1.28 2.61% 9,890,032 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Boeing BA $70.01 -2.23 3.09% 12,551,636 NYSE.

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 is 14.89 down from Tuesday's 14.95 (year ago it was 16.73); the P/E estimate is 12.59 unchanged from Tuesday's 12.59 (year ago it was 13.30), and the dividend yield is 2.40 unchanged from Tuesday's 2.40 (last year it was 2.69). 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 1,583.62 up 1.08 from Tuesday's closing numerator of 1,582.54. 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 7.57 change in the average.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $52.79 up $0.04 from Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average average closing price of $52.75. The median closing price of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $45.95 (HPQ/JPM) down $0.02 from Tuesday's median closing price of $45.97. The lowest volume was 3M MMM $89.57 +1.07 1.21% 4,041,210 NYSE and the highest volume was again Bank of America BAC $13.565 -0.065 0.48% 138,107,900 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 108 ($158,362 -$158,254).

MarketWatch Wednesday 1/26/11 4:11 by Laura Mandaro says US stocks closed mildly higher Wednesday, after a report of strong new-home sales offset some disappointing earnings reports from bellwethers such as Boeing Co. (BA 70.02, +0.04, +0.06%) . The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA 11,986, +8.32, +0.07%) was up 8.25 points, or 0.1%, at 11,985.44 by the close of U.S. stock-market trading, after crossing the 12,000 mark earlier in the day. The S&P 500 (SPX 1,297, +5.45, +0.42%) added 5.45 points, or 0.4%, to 1,296.63. The Nasdaq Composite (COMP 2,740, +20.25, +0.75%) rose 20.25 points, or 0.7%, to 2,739.5.


Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers:

ATT $28.76 unch unch 22,467,048 NYSE
Alcoa AA $16.61 +0.37 2.28% 28,487,364 NYSE
Amex AXP $44.5 -0.30 0.67% 7,572,640 NYSE
BofA BAC $13.565 -0.065 0.48% 138,107,900 NYSE
Boeing BA $70.01 -2.23 3.09% 12,551,636 NYSE
CAT $95.76 1+.37 1.45% 5,838,749 NYSE
Chevron CVX $94.67 +0.59 0.63% 8,083,658 NYSE
CSCO $21.42 -0.12 0.56% 64,957,897 NASDAQ-GS
Coke KO $62.9946 +0.0346 0.05% 6,185,656 NYSE
DIS $39.48 -0.38 0.95% 8,315,673 NYSE
DuPont DD $50.32 +1.28 2.61% 9,890,032 NYSE
Exxon XOM $79.5899 +0.9099 1.16% 23,632,384 NYSE
GE $19.95 -0.03 0.15% 64,140,850 NYSE
HPQ $46.91 -0.17 0.36% 13,400,932 NYSE
home Dep HD $37.41 +0.25 0.67% 16,442,864 NYSE
intel INTC $21.75 +0.20 0.93% 56,772,475 NASDAQ-GS
IBM $161.09 -0.35 0.22% 5,049,966 NYSE
JPMorgan JPM $44.99 +0.12 0.27% 24,574,400 NYSE
JNJ $60.65 -0.43 0.7% 19,288,479 NYSE
KFT $31.045 -0.135 0.43% 10,459,517 NYSE
MCD $75.165 -0.315 0.42% 6,294,652 NYSE
MRK $33.22 -0.14 0.42% 24,459,589 NYSE
MSFT $28.78 +0.33 1.16% 72,613,592 NASDAQ-GS
Pfizer PFE $18.39 -0.08 0.43% 49,873,236 NYSE
PG $66.11 -0.59 0.88% 9,473,442 NYSE
3M MMM $89.57 +1.07 1.21% 4,041,210 NYSE
TRV $56.2 -0.03 0.05% 4,404,413 NYSE
united Tech UTX $81.41 +0.32 0.39% 5,155,934 NYSE
Verizon VZ $36.4 +0.61 1.7% 24,334,097 DualListed
WMT $57.32 +0.06 0.1% 13,093,568 NYSE




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The following are excerpts from Wednesday morning's Blog.

A read of the print editions of Wednesday'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 Tuesday's stock prices and related data.

Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Tuesday at 11,977.19 down 3.33 points or 0.03% from Monday's close of 11,980.52. For the year the Dow is up 3.45%. Of the 30 Dow Jones component companies 15 gained and 15 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was IBM $161.44 +1.81 1.13% 8,226,759 NYSE and percentage-wise was Walmart WMT $57.26 +1.21 2.16% 20,444,470 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was 3M MMM $88.5 -1.82 2.02% 7,405,070 NYSE and percentage-wise was American Express AXP $44.8 -0.99 2.16% 15,718,443 NYSE.

WSJ pC3 "AmEx leads Dow lower" by Kristina Peterson says blue chips ended with a narrow loss afater a late day rebound ahead of marquee political and economic events - the Pres's State of the Union address & the results of the Fed Res' policy setting meeting. Traders said a spate of unusually large orders for IBM briefly boosted the Dow. Because IBM has such a large weighting in the Dow, its move wold have accounted for about 27 points. Leading the Dow's declines, American Express shed 99 cents to close to $44.80. 3M is charted under Bad News saying profit slipped 0.7% as margins were narrowed by rising material costs and weakening sales in its health care and graphics business. Also American Express was charted under Bad News as Net soared 48% as it said customers spending increased.

Fin Times p26 "J&J falls on weak profits & downbeat outlook" by Michael Stothard says Johnson & Johnson and other weak earnings reports caused the market to go down but the wider markets were flat after mixed economic data. JNJ's CEO William Weldon issued a downbeat '11 forecast of $4.80 to $.90 a share less than 4.97 projected by analysts. American Express reported disappointing 4Q earnings.

USA Today p4B "Markets end flat after earlier losses" by Bloomberg says US stocks erased losses in a late session rebound that sent the S&P 500 higher for a 3rd day as investors speculated Pres Obama will announce further plans to stimulate the economy.

NYT pB7 "Shares stall as investors await policy news" by Christine Hauser says shares on Wall St ended the day little changed as investors held back in anticipation of economic and policy developments.

Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,582.54 down 0.44 from Monday's closing numerator of 1,582.98. 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 for today by the divisor (0.132129493) you get the decrease in today's Dow. A $1 change in the price of any DJIA stock = a 7.57 change in the average.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $52.75 down $0.02 from Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average average closing price of $52.77. The median closing price of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $45.97 (HPQ/JPM) down $0.68 from Monday's median closing price of $46.67. The lowest volume was United Technologies UTX $81.73 +0.21 0.26% 4,456,782 NYSE and the highest volume was again Bank of America BAC $13.63 -0.29 2.08% 302,172,221 NYSE.

If Tuesday 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 $44 ($158,298 -$158,254).

MarketWatch Tuesday 1/25/11 4:16 by Nick Godt says US stocks overcame early disappointment over earnings and a drop in home prices to finish little changed on Tuesday, as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's statement on monetary policy on Wednesday. The broad S&P 500 index (SPX 1,291, +0.34, +0.03%) rose 0.34 points to 1,291.18, with the advance led by a 1% gain the telecom sector. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA 11,977, -3.33, -0.03%) , however, fell 3.33 points to 11,977.19, weighed most by 2% drops in shares of 3M co. (MMM 88.50, -1.82, -2.02%) and American Express (AXP 44.58, -0.22, -0.49%) after the company's earnings. The Nasdaq Composite (COMP 2,719, +1.70, +0.06%) rose 1.70 points, or 0.1%, to 2,719.25.

Tuesday's Closing Dow Numbers and Wed News:

AT&T T $28.76 +0.28 0.98% 27,544,572 NYSE: WSJ pB9 "IPhone hopes hurt Verizon" by Roger Cheng says the iPhone hurt Verizon in 4Q, not becuase it didn't have it but because prospective smartphone buyers were betting it would be coming soon so it only added 872,000 customers , a decline from the 1.1 new contract customers it added in the same period a year ago. Verizon confirmed it plans to offer iPhone buyers an unlimited data plan similar to AT&T's plans that were grandfathered in before ATT switched to limited tiered data pricing.

Alcoa AA $16.24 -0.19 1.16% 32,884,632 NYSE: No mentions found.

American Express AXP $44.8 -0.99 2.16% 15,718,443 NYSE:WSJ pC3 "AmEx leads Dow lower" by Kristina Peterson says blue chips ended with a narrow loss afater a late day rebound ahead of marquee political and economic events - the Pres's State of the Union address & the results of the Fed Res' policy setting meeting. Traders said a spate of unusually large orders for IBM briefly boosted the Dow. Because IBM has such a large weighting in the Dow, its move wold have accounted for about 27 points. Leading the Dow's declines, American Express shed 99 cents to close to $44.80. 3M is charted under Bad News saying profit slipped 0.7% as margins were narrowed by rising material costs and weakening sales in its health care and graphics business. Also American Express was charted under Bad News as Net soared 48% as it said customers spending increased.

BofA BAC $13.63 -0.29 2.08% 302,172,221 NYSE: Fin Times p15 "Merrill to settle over prop trade allegations" by Kara Scannell, WSJ pC1 "Merrill traded on client data: SEC" by Jean Eaglesham say this happened prior to Merrill being acquired by Bank of America in '09.

Boeing BA $72.23 -0.50 0.69% 4,982,200 NYSE: No mentions found.

Caterpillar CAT $94.39 -0.18 0.19% 5,412,058 NYSE: No mentions found.

Chevron CVX $94.08 -0.02 0.02% 7,362,773 NYSE: No mentions found.

CSCO $21.54 +0.37 1.75% 72,383,610 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Coke KO $62.96 -0.29 0.46% 9,057,378 NYSE: No mentions found.

Disney DIS $39.86 -0.08 0.2% 7,911,870 NYSE: WSJ pB9 "Disney cuts, revamps videogame operations" by Nick Wingfield says Disney laid off a third of the workers in its videogame operations, a shake up in which it has invested heavily in recent years. 200 of 700 employees were let go.

DuPont DD $49.04 +0.15 0.31% 9,478,356 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $78.68 +0.09 0.11% 21,521,672 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE $19.98 -0.06 0.3% 96,198,427 NYSE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $47.08 -0.47 0.99% 17,458,492 NYSE: No mentions found.

Home Depot HD $37.16 +0.51 1.39% 14,208,123 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC $21.55 +0.31 1.46% 71,233,123 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM $161.44 +1.81 1.13% 8,226,759 NYSE: Fin times p3 "IBM lasts out its stormy century" by Alan Cane says IBM celebrates its centenary on June 16 is in a class by itself among IT firms as the only firm with roots in the 19th century.

JPMorgan JPM $44.86 -0.16 0.36% 34,994,598 NYSE: No mentions found.

Johnson & Johnson $61.08 -1.14 1.83% 27,696,339 NYSE: NYT pB2 "J&J's profit falls 12%, hurt by series of recalls" by AP, Fin Times p26 "Product recalls weight on Johnson & Johnson " by Andrew Jack, Fin Times p26 "J&J falls on weak profits & downbeat outlook" by Michael Stothard says Johnson & Johnson and other weak earnings reports caused the market to go down but the wider markets were flat after mixed economic data. JNJ's CEO William Weldon issued a downbeat '11 forecast of $4.80 to $.90 a share less than 4.97 projected by analysts. American Express reported disappointing 4Q earnings.

KFT $31.18 -0.25 0.8% 9,251,482 NYSE: No mentions found.

MCD $75.48 +0.10 0.13% 6,948,925 NYSE: No mentions found.

MRK $33.36 -0.44 1.3% 32,480,808 NYSE: No mentions found.

MSFT $28.45 +0.07 0.25% 41,389,382 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Pfizer PFE $18.47 +0.02 0.11% 65,725,317 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble PG $66.7 +0.12 0.18% 11,027,893 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "At P$G, beauty makeover needs to prove it has legs" by Ellen Bron says P&G had $27 bil of rev in fy ended 6/30, a third of P&G's total of $79 bil but its underlying growth is weak due to limited exposure to emerging markets and cash strapped shoppers. P&G has paid $80 bil over the past 20 years to become a beauty firm.

3M MMM $88.5 -1.82 2.02% 7,405,070 NYSE: NYT pB4 "3M profit falls to $928 mil, though sales increased 9.6%" by Reuters says 3M reported a 4Q profit of $928 mil or 1.28 a share copared with $935 mil or 1.30 a share a year earlier on sales rising 9.6% to $6.7 bil lifted by growth in Asia & Latin America.

WSJ pC3 "AmEx leads Dow lower" by Kristina Peterson says blue chips ended with a narrow loss afater a late day rebound ahead of marquee political and economic events - the Pres's State of the Union address & the results of the Fed Res' policy setting meeting. Traders said a spate of unusually large orders for IBM briefly boosted the Dow. Because IBM has such a large weighting in the Dow, its move wold have accounted for about 27 points. Leading the Dow's declines, American Express shed 99 cents to close to $44.80. 3M is charted under Bad News saying profit slipped 0.7% as margins were narrowed by rising material costs and weakening sales in its health care and graphics business. Also American Express was charted under Bad News as Net soared 48% as it said customers spending increased.

Travelers TRV $56.23 +0.61 1.1% 6,987,174 NYSE: WSJ pC2 "Traveler's net falls 30%; commercial unit improves" by Erik Holm says Travelers said 4Q profit fell 30% to $894 mil as several factors that helped it have a great prior year weren't repeated. CEO Jay Fishman said the firm is optimistic about the commercial insurance sector. Net income of $1.95 a share was down from $2.26 the same period a year earlier. Catastrophe claims rose to $55 mil from $10 mil due to severe weather events.

United Technologies UTX $81.73 +0.21 0.26% 4,456,782 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $35.79 +0.55 1.56% 42,781,980 Dual Listed: YT pB3 "Verizon's earnings fall short fo expectations, but growth in wireless uses is strong" by Jenna Wortham Fin Times p18 "Verizon eyes leap in use of smartphones" by Paul Taylor, WSJ pB9 "IPhone hopes hurt Verizon" by Roger Cheng, WSJ pC14 "Investors make early call on Verizon" by Martin Peers, USA Today p1B "Unlimited data for Verizon iPhone" by Jefferson Graham say the iPhone hurt Verizon in 4Q, not becuase it didn't have it but because prospective smartphone buyers were betting it would be coming soon so it only added 872,000 customers , a decline from the 1.1 new contract customers it added in the same period a year ago. Verizon confirmed it plans to offer iPhone buyers an unlimited data plan similar to AT&T's plans that were grandfathered in before ATT switched to limited tiered data pricing.

Walmart WMT $57.26 +1.21 2.16% 20,444,470 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 Kenneth Frazer (Whitehouse Station, N.J.)
Microsoft MSFT Steve Ballmer (Redmond, WA)
Pfizer PFE Ian Read (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 1/10/11 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $378.5 [5]
2. Microsoft MSFT 241 [8.5]
3. GE 198 [10.5]
4. WalMart WMT 191.5 [3.5]
5. IBM 183.5 [1]
6. Procter & Gamble PG 182.5 [3]
7. Chevron CVX 182 [2]
8. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 171 [3]
9. JPMorgan Chase JPM 169.5 [4]
10. AT&T T 167.5 [6]
11. Coke KO 146 [2.5]
12. Pfizer PFE 146 [8]
13. Bank of America BAC 145 [10]
14. Intel INTC 115.5 [5.5]
15. Cisco CSCO 115.5 [5.5]
16. Merck MRK 115 [3]
17. Verizon VZ 107 [3]
18. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 98 [2]
19. McDonald's MCD 78 [1]
20. Disney DIS 74.5 [2]
21. United Technologies UTX 72.5 [1]
22. 3M MMM 62 [.5]
23. Caterpillar CAT 59.5 [.5]
24. Home Depot 56.5 [1.5]
25. Kraft KFT 54.5 [2]
26. American Express AXP 53.5 [1]
27. Boeing BA 51 [1]
28. DuPont DD 44.5 [1]
29. Travelers 24.5 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 17 [1]

Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K SEC filings as of 1/10/11:

Symbol & Co. Name/Date of Filing/Form Filed/ Comments

AT&T T: 12/21/11 8K re: borrowing up to $8 bil
12/20/11 8K re: purchase of spectrum licenses from Walcomm
12/7/10 8K re: replacement of existing 5 year $9.4 bil revolving credit facility
12/1/10 8K re: redemption of all 7.8% notes due 3/1/11
11/5 10Q for quarter ending 9/30/10

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

American Express AXP: 12/16/11 8K re acquisition of Loyalty Partner, a marketing firm active in Germany, Poland & India
12/15/11 8K re; delinquency & write-off statistics through 10/31/10
11/15/10 8K re: delinquency & write-off statistics for period ending 10/31/10
11/3/10 10Q for quarter ending 9/30/10
11/2/10 8K re: changes to retirement plan for officers

Bank of Am BAC: 1/3/11 8K re: Agreement with Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae to repurchase $3 bil of loan to settle Countrywide dispute
11/5/10 10Q for quarter ending 9/30/10
11/5/10 8K re: status of Countrywide litigation
10/20/108K re: registration of 50,354,545 shares

Boeing BA: 12/3/10 8K re: election o Ronald A. Williams to Board of Directors and the Audit & Finance Committees
11/16/10 8K re: $2.3 bil 364 day revolving credit agreement

Caterpiller CAT: 12/16/10 8K re: Nov. dealer statistics
12/14/10 8K re: changes to By-laws re: holding of Board meetings
12/10/10 8K re: election of Jesse J. Greene, Jr. & Miles D. White to Board of Directors and Greene to the Audit Committee & White to Governance Committee
12/7/10 8K re: entering into bridge loan of up to $8.6 bil
11/18/10 8K re: status of acquisition of Bucyrus
11/18/10 8K 3 month dealer statistics
11/15/10 8K re: acquisition of Bucyrus for $8.6 bil to close mid '11
11/12/10 8K/A resignation of Gail D. Foster from Board of Directors
11/4/10 10Q for quarter ending 9/30/10

Chevron CVX:11/5/10 10Q for quarter ending 9/30/10
10/29 8K re 3Q net income of $3.77 bil down from $3.83 bil for 3Q '09

Cisco CSCO 12/17/10 8K re: pre-arranged exec stock trading plan
11/23/10 10Q for quarter ending 10/30/10

Coke KO 12/15/10 8K re: expiration of tender offer for notes
12/15 & 12/9/10 8Ks re: election of Howard G. Buffett to Board of Directors & Public Issue & Diversity Relations Committees
11/23/10 8K re: result of cash tender offer for debt
11/18/10 8K re: completion of note offering
11/16/10 8K re: resignation of Cathleen p. Black from Board to become Chancellor of NYC Schools
11/8/10 8K re: underwriting agreement for issuance of notes
11/4/10 8K re tender offer for CCE debt
10/29/10 10Q for quarter ending 10/1/10

Disney DIS 12/14/10 8K re: issuance of $5 bil of Noes
11/24/10 10K for year ending 10/2/10
11/12/10 8K re: results of 4Qtr earnings

DuPont DD: 12/10 8K re: retirement of Jeffrey L, Keefer as EVP
10/21/10 10Q for 3rd quarter ending 9/30/10
10/26/10 8K re 3Q results

ExxonMobil XOM: 11/30/10 8K re: revisions to officers' compensation plan
11/16/10 10Q re 3Q results ending 9/30/10
10/28/10 8K re: 3Q results
10/22/10 SC TO-C re: offer to buy Clarinet Inc., a cancer diagnostic firm

GE: 12/16/10 8K re: departure of Director Sir William M. Castell
11/3/10 10Q re 9/30/10 results

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 12/15/10 10K
12/2/10 8K re: underwriting agreement for issuance of notes
11/22/10 8K re: 4Q results
10/18/10 8K re: election of Leo Apotheker as Pres/CEO

Home Depot HD: 12/2/10 10Q re: results for period ending 10/31/10
11/16/10 8K re: update of fiscal year '10 guidance

Intel INTC: 11/12/10 8K re: 15% increase of quarterly cash dividend
11/2/10 10Q for quarter ending 9/25/10

IBM: 1/4/11 8K re: amendment of By-laws to decrease directors to 12
12/8/10 8K re: underwriting agreement re: debt
12/6/10 8K re: resignation of Cathleen Black from Board of Directors
10/26/10 10Q for period ending 9/30/10

JPMorganChase JPM: 12/13/10 8K re: termination of Replacement capital Covenants
10/28/10 8K/A re: amendment to replace capital covenants re: debt
10/20/10 & 10/19/10 2 8Ks re: amendment to credit agreements
10/14/10 8K re: investor conference re: 3Q results

Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 11/10/10 10Q for quarter ending 10/3/10

Kraft KFT: 12/28/10 8K re: expiration & results of tender offer for notes
12/22/10 8K re: adoption of long term exec comp. program
212/13/10 28Ks re: status of tender offerfor notes
12/6/10 8K re: seeking preliminary injunction vs. Starbucks
11/30/10 8K re: arbitration with Starbucks'11/29/10 8K re: cash debt tender offer to holders of $1 bil of notes
11/8/10 8K re: status of agreement with Starbucks'
11/5/10 10Q for quarter ending 9/30/10
11/4/10 8K re: 3Q results

McDonalds MCD: 12/20/10 8K re: departure and settlement re: Denis Hennequin as Pres. of MCD Europe
12/10 8K re: amendment of Cert. of Incorp re: designations of rights of preferred stock
12/9/10 8K re: global sales results
11/9/10 8K re: results of global sales results
11/5/10 8K re: resignation of Denis Hennequin as President of McDonald's Europe to be replaced by Steve Easterbook
11/5/10 10Q for period ending 9/30/10

Merck MRK: 12/10/10 8K re: sale of 2.2% notes due '16
11/30/10 8K re: election of Kenneth C. Frazier a CEO with Richard T. Clark staying as Chair
11/8/10 10Q for period ending 9/30/10

Microsoft MSFT: 11/19/10 8K re: results of 11/16/10 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Pfizer PFE: 12/17/10 8K re: proposed settlement of shareholder derivative lawsuit in US Dist. Ct. SDNY
12/16/10 8K re: election of George A. Lorch as non-Exec Chair
12/9/10 8K re: resignation of Jeffrey B. Kindler as CEO & election of Ian C. Read as Pres/CEO
11/12/10 10Q for quarter ending 10/3/10
11/2/10 8K re: 3Q results
10/22/10 SC TO-T & 10/12/10 8K both re: Pfizer's purchase of King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Procter & Gamble PG: 12/14/10 8K re: election of Susan Desmond-Hellmann, 53, Chancellor of U of Cal. SF to Board
11/18/10 8K re: close of sale of $1 bil of 1.8% notes due '15
10/28/10 10Q for period ending 9/30/10
10/27/10 8K re: results for quarter ending 9/30/10

3M MMM: 12/7/10 8K re: re: financial outlook for '11
11/5/10 10Q re: quarter ending 9/30/10'
10/28/10 8K re: 3Q results of $6.9 bil sales

Travelers TRV: 11/10/10 8K re: completion of tender offer for 6.25% debentures due '67
11/9/10 8K re: modification of rights of holders of 6.75% notes due '36
11/8/10 re: purchase of 43% of a Brazilian surety
11/8/10 8K & 11/5/10 8K re: amendment of consent solicitation of 6.75% notes
11/1/10 8K re: underwriting agreement for sale of notes
10/27/10 8K re: tender offer to holders of 6.25% due '67

United Technologies UTX: 12/10/10 8K re: election of Ellen Kullman, DuPont CEO to Board of Directors
12/10/10 8K re: resignation of Carlos M. Gutierrez from Board
10/25/10 10Q for period ending 9/30/10

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 12/29/10 8K re: updated fin'l info re: divestiture of properties as a result of acquisition of Alltel Corp. in Jan '09
12/8/10 8K/A re: Board committee assignments of Rodney E. Slater
11/10/10 8K/A re: election of Lowell C. McAdam as Pres/COO & Francis J. Shammo EVP & CFO
10/28/10 10Q for period ending 9/30/10

WalMart WMT: 12/6/10 10Q for period ending 10/31/10
11/16/10 8K re: 3 Qtr EPS 0.95 cents and raising full year EPS guidance from $3.95 to $4.05