Tuesday, March 15, 2011

3/15/11 Tues pm Dow Closes at 11,855.42 down 137.74 or 1.15%

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Tuesday at 11,855.42 down 137.74 points or 1.15% from Monday's close of 11,933.16. Of the 30 Dow Jones component companies only Chevron gained and 29 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage wise was Chevron NYSE. The biggest decliners dollar-wise were IBM & 3M NYSE and percentage-wise was Intel.

As of the open of the market Tuesday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of Monday's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. The trailing P/E is 14.57 down from Monday's 14.64 (year ago it was 16.59); the P/E estimate is 12.42 unchanged from Monday's 12.42 (year ago it was 13.56), and the dividend yield is 2.43 up from Monday's 2.42 (last year it was 2.56). 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.

Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,566.45 down 10.27 from Monday's closing numerator of 1,576.72. 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 $52.22 down $0.34 from Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average average closing price of $52.56. The median closing price of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $44.24 (JPM/AXP) down 0.37 from Monday's median closing price of $44.61. The lowest volume was 3M NYSE and the highest volume was again Bank of America BAC 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 $1,027 ($157,672 - $156,660).

MarketWatch Tuesday 3/15/11 4:13 by Laura Mandaro says US stocks closed with broad losses Tuesday, beset by concerns over the economic fallout from Japan's nuclear crisis. But the major indexes managed to improve from the day's lows as some energy, metals and consumer stocks gained. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA 11,856, -137.52, -1.15%) closed with a loss of 137.74 points, or 1.2%, at 11,855.42. That was an improvement from a loss of 297 points at the day's lows. Intel Corp. (INTC 20.18, +0.00, +0.01%) led decliners with a 3.2% drop. Chevron Corp. (CVX 101.24, +0.05, +0.05%) was the sole gainer. The S&P 500 (SPX 1,282, -14.52, -1.12%) closed down 14.52 points, or 1.1%, at 1,281.87, with utilities the worst and materials performing the best. The Nasdaq Composite (COMP 2,667, -33.64, -1.25%) ended down 33.64 points, or 1.3%, at 2,667.33.



Tuesday's Closing Dow Numbers: All were down, only Chevron was up.

T $27.77 0.42 1.49% 25,280,746 NYSE
AA $16.1 0.02 0.12% 27,784,536 NYSE
AXP $43.73 0.18 0.41% 6,526,330 NYSE
BAC $13.9705 0.2595 1.82% 154,273,788 NYSE
BA $69.85 0.89 1.26% 5,488,287 NYSE
CAT $100.81 1.29 1.26% 10,822,197 NYSE
CVX $101.7199 0.9199 0.91% 10,896,852 NYSE
CSCO $17.445 0.405 2.27% 90,572,828 NASDAQ-GS
KO $63.0675 0.8725 1.36% 11,069,118 NYSE
DIS $41.68 0.56 1.33% 12,940,243 NYSE
DD $52.58 0.44 0.83% 5,814,375 NYSE
XOM $81.765 0.615 0.75% 18,808,087 NYSE
GE $19.65 0.27 1.36% 125,322,485 NYSE
HPQ $41.02 0.47 1.13% 19,931,757 NYSE
HD $36.355 0.325 0.89% 7,680,706 NYSE
INTC $20.23 0.61 2.93% 74,260,085 NASDAQ-GS
IBM $159.3046 2.0854 1.29% 5,644,674 NYSE
JPM $44.74 0.56 1.24% 31,572,978 NYSE
JNJ $58.5075 0.6225 1.05% 13,400,039 NYSE
KFT $31.15 0.21 0.67% 8,570,267 NYSE
MCD $75.3 0.37 0.49% 5,797,847 NYSE
MRK $31.86 0.52 1.61% 13,405,816 NYSE
MSFT $25.455 0.235 0.91% 69,797,484 NASDAQ-GS
PFE $19.795 0.015 0.08% 71,207,968 NYSE
PG $60.67 0.68 1.11% 11,536,301 NYSE
MMM $89.73 1.29 1.42% 4,654,860 NYSE
TRV $58.62 0.24 0.41% 4,817,317 NYSE
UTX $79.7 1.04 1.29% 4,820,534 NYSE
VZ $34.88 0.30 0.85% 19,101,162 DualListed
WMT $52.161 0.159 0.3% 11,882,964 NYSE




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The following are excerpts from Tuesday morning's Blog:

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

Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at 11,933.16 down 51.24 points or 0.43% from Friday's close of 12,044.4. For the year the Dow is up 3.59%. Of the 30 Dow Jones component companies 7 gained and 23 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage wise was Caterpillar CAT $102.1 +2.08 2.08% 7,965,846 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was McDonald's MCD $75.67 -1.06 1.38% 7,982,501 NYSE and percentage-wise was GE $19.92 -0.44 2.16% 91,079,857 NYSE.

WSJ pC5 "Blue chips fall 51.24; recover from worse" by Donna Yesalavich says after dropping to their lowest levels in 6weeks, as Japan's disaster left investors struggling to assess the fin'l implications, US stocks rebounded in late afternoon to end with modet losses. GE was the weakest Dow stock as it supplied a reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, where there was an explosion Sat. Disney was weak as its Tokyo Disneyland & Disney Sea theme parks on the outskirts of Tokyo were closed for what is expected to b 10 day period. Caterpillar climbed 2.1%, Chevron added 87 cents and Exxon Mobil was up 26 cents, boosted late in the session as crude oil futures rose to above $101 a barrel. Charted under Bad News is GE and Walt Disney.

Fin times p24 "Renewable energy stocks benefit from fears over nuclear fallout" by Michael Stothard says uranium producers lost ground on fears that a nuclear crisis in Japan may reduce demand for the fuekl, while the broader market tumbled as traders worries about the economic impact of the disaster. GE which helped supply the reactors to the Fukushima Daiichi plant, saw its shares fall 2.2%. Disney was down 1.6% as its 2 parks in Japan will close for 10 days. 3M fell 0.6%.

NYT pB10 "Shares tumble as investors worry about Japan" by Graham Bowley says investors worries about financial shockwaves from japan's earthquake as stock markets dipped across the globe and fears mounted about the impact of a partial shutdown of the world's 3rd largest economy.

USA Today p4B "Stocks fall once again on quake worries" by Bloomberg says stocks fell Mon sending the S&P 500 lower for a 3rd session, as investors struggled to assess how much damage Japan's worst earthquake will do to the global economy. GE tumbled 2.2% as japan worked to contain radiation at a damaged nuclear plant, compelling other nations to review atomic energy plans.

Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,576.72 down 14.64 from Friday's closing numerator of 1,591.36. 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 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 Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $52.56 down $0.49 from Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average average closing price of $53.05. The median closing price of Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $44.61 (JPM/AXP) down 0.54 from Friday's median closing price of $45.05. The lowest volume was Travelers TRV $58.86 -0.02 0.03% 3,453,116 NYSE and the highest volume was again Bank of America BAC $14.23 -0.15 1.04% 112,014,918 NYSE.

If Monday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs) and sold at the close you would have lost $1,464 ($159,136 - $157,672).

MarketWatch Monday 3/14/11 5:39 by Donna Kardos says US stocks fell Monday as investors struggled to assess the financial fallout of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA 11,993, -51.62, -0.43%) closed down 51.24 points, or 0.43%, at 11,993.16. Earlier in the session, the measure dropped to its lowest intraday level in six weeks. General Electric (GE 19.92, -0.44, -2.16%) was the measure’s worst performer with a 2.2% drop. The company supplied reactor No. 1 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant about 150 miles from Tokyo. There was an explosion Saturday at the reactor following Friday’s 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami. GE Chairman Jeffrey Immelt said the U.S. conglomerate will offer technical assistance to its nuclear energy joint-venture partner Hitachi Ltd. and the Japanese government. Shares of Walt Disney Co.(DIS 42.13, -0.11, -0.27%) were also weak with a 1.6% decline. The company’s Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea theme parks on the outskirts of Tokyo were closed for what is expected to be a 10-day period following the earthquake. Helping limit the Dow’s drop, Caterpillar Inc. (CAT 102.08, -0.02, -0.02%) climbed 2.1%, Chevron Corp. (CVX 100.80, +0.87, +0.87%) added 0.9%, and Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM 82.38, +0.26, +0.32%) edged up 0.3%, boosted late in the session as crude-oil futures rose to above $101 a barrel. The Nasdaq Composite (COMP 2,701, -14.64, -0.54%) fell 14.64, 0.54%, to 2,700.97. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index (SPX 1,296, -7.89, -0.60%) shed 7.89, or 0.6%, to 12,96.39. The energy sector was the only category that ended the session in the black, boosted by the late turnaround in crude prices. Read more on oil prices. The declines followed a steeper slump in Asia. Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average (JP:NI225 9,620, -633.94, -6.18%) fell 6.2%, its worst one-day performance in more than two years, as the country’s unfolding nuclear crisis deepened in the aftermath of the quake and tsunami. See story on Asia stocks. “The triple issue of the earthquake, tsunami and now the nuclear plant is enough to make anyone afraid,” said James Dailey, portfolio manager of the Team Asset Strategy Fund. Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel, said he continues to worry about the situation in the Middle East and North Africa as well. Japan’s earthquake “may have knocked the Middle East turmoil off the TV screen, but it’s still there,” he said. Forces loyal to Col. Moammar Gadhafi pressed their offensive further into eastern Libya on Monday, lending urgency to an Arab League request to the United Nations Security Council to enforce a no-fly zone over Libyan airspace. Some market watchers are predicting that the recent stock declines — with the Dow on track for its third down day in the past four sessions — could be the start of a full 10% correction. However, others noted the market’s resilience in recent months, saying the recent slip could be short-lived. A 10% drop “certainly could happen,” said Stephen Carl, head equity trader at The Williams Capital Group. “However, any time we have any kind of dip, it seems to be viewed more as a buying opportunity.” Among the stocks hit hardest by worries over Japan, uranium producers tumbled, with Denison Mines Corp. (DNN 2.55, -0.74, -22.49%) down 22% and Uranium Energy Corp. (UEC 3.89, -0.03, -0.77%) down 19%. Shares of North American life insurers with exposure to Japan also lost ground, as Moody’s Investor Service warned that insurance and reinsurance companies around the world face heavy losses following the earthquake, resulting in negative credit implications. Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG 26.82, +0.00, +0.00%) fell 2.8% and Manulife Financial Corp. /(MFC 17.28, +0.04, +0.20%) shed 3.5%. Shares of international insurer Aflac Inc. (AFL 53.90, +0.01, +0.02%) were also weak with a 3% drop. Some 70% to 75% of Aflac’s earnings come from Japan, although the company said it isn’t changing its earnings guidance for the year. Shares of companies linked to renewable energy sources climbed, with American depository receipts of ReneSola Ltd. (SOL 9.15, +0.10, +1.11%) up 3.9% and Suntech Power Holdings Ltd. (STP 8.42, +0.14, +1.69%) up 3%. Among other stocks in focus, Lubrizol Corp. (LZ 133.93, -0.75, -0.56%) jumped 28%. The lubricants and fuel-additives producer agreed to be bought by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway in a $9.7 billion deal. Class A and Class B shares of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 126,400, -1,600.00, -1.25%) (BRK.B 84.10, -0.11, -0.13%) lost 1.3% each. Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan sought to temper the economic blow of the disasters, doubling the size of its asset-purchase program and pouring a record 15 trillion yen ($183.17 billion) into money markets to ease liquidity concerns. The dollar fell against the euro (EURUSD 1.3987, +0.0002, +0.0143%) , which climbed after euro-zone leaders agreed to expand the European Financial Stability Facility to its full capacity of €440 billion ($611.73 billion).The dollar spent part of the session stronger against the yen / (USDYEN 81.6600, -0.0100, -0.0122%) , though it ended the session lower. U.S. Treasurys rose, pushing the yield on the 10-year note (UST10Y 3.37, -0.04, -1.09%) down to 3.36%. Crude-oil futures edged higher, staging a last-minute comeback to close up 3 cents to $101.19 a barrel, while gold futures rose.

Monday's Closing Dow Numbers and Tuesday's News:

AT&T T $28.19 -0.27 0.95% 25,259,254 NYSE: WSJ pB5 "AT&T putting data caps on home Internet uses" by Roger Cheng says AT&T's decision to charge its heaviest home users extra fees is the latest effort to get people out of the mindset that online access is unlimited.

Alcoa AA $16.12 +0.09 0.56% 17,788,935 NYSE: No mentions found.

Amex AXP $43.91 -0.37 0.84% 6,194,171 NYSE: No mentions found.

BofA BAC $14.23 -0.15 1.04% 112,014,918 NYSE: No mentions found.

Boeing BA $70.74 -0.90 1.26% 4,372,306 NYSE: No mentions found.

Caterpillar CAT $102.1 +2.08 2.08% 7,965,846 NYSE: WSJ pC5 "Blue chips fall 51.24; recover from worse" by Donna Yesalavich says after dropping to their lowest levels in 6weeks, as Japan's disaster left investors struggling to assess the fin'l implications, US stocks rebounded in late afternoon to end with modet losses. GE was the weakest Dow stock as it supplied a reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, where there was an explosion Sat. Disney was weak as its Tokyo Disneyland & Disney Sea theme parks on the outskirts of Tokyo were closed for what is expected to b 10 day period. Caterpillar climbed 2.1%, Chevron added 87 cents and Exxon Mobil was up 26 cents, boosted late in the session as crude oil futures rose to above $101 a barrel. Charted under Bad News is GE and Walt Disney.

Chevron CVX $100.8 +0.87 0.87% 7,355,242 NYSE: WSJ pB2 "Chevronproposes to boost drilling" by Matt Day says Chevronwill increase drilling for unconventional gas & oil reserves worldwide and plans to raise total production this year by 1% to 2.79 mil barrels of il per day.

CSCO $17.85 -0.10 0.56% 45,099,914 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Coke KO $63.94 -0.87 1.34% 8,870,330 NYSE: AJC pA8 "Coca-Cola Enterprises seeks European listing" by Jeremiah McWilliams says CCE will seek a secondary share listing on NYSE Euronext in Paris.

Disney DIS $42.24 -0.69 1.61% 10,976,338 NYSE: WSJ pC5 "Blue chips fall 51.24; recover from worse" by Donna Yesalavich says after dropping to their lowest levels in 6weeks, as Japan's disaster left investors struggling to assess the fin'l implications, US stocks rebounded in late afternoon to end with modet losses. GE was the weakest Dow stock as it supplied a reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, where there was an explosion Sat. Disney was weak as its Tokyo Disneyland & Disney Sea theme parks on the outskirts of Tokyo were closed for what is expected to b 10 day period. Caterpillar climbed 2.1%, Chevron added 87 cents and Exxon Mobil was up 26 cents, boosted late in the session as crude oil futures rose to above $101 a barrel. Charted under Bad News is GE and Walt Disney.

Fin times p24 "Renewable energy stocks benefit from fears over nuclear fallout" by Michael Stothard says uranium producers lost ground on fears that a nuclear crisis in Japan may reduce demand for the fuekl, while the broader market tumbled as traders worries about the economic impact of the disaster. GE which helped supply the reactors to the Fukushima Daiichi plant, saw its shares fall 2.2%. Disney was down 1.6% as its 2 parks in Japan will close for 10 days. 3M fell 0.6%.

DuPont DD $53.02 +0.12 0.23% 8,277,050 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $82.38 +0.26 0.32% 16,381,515 NYSE: WSJ pC5 "Blue chips fall 51.24; recover from worse" by Donna Yesalavich says after dropping to their lowest levels in 6weeks, as Japan's disaster left investors struggling to assess the fin'l implications, US stocks rebounded in late afternoon to end with modet losses. GE was the weakest Dow stock as it supplied a reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, where there was an explosion Sat. Disney was weak as its Tokyo Disneyland & Disney Sea theme parks on the outskirts of Tokyo were closed for what is expected to b 10 day period. Caterpillar climbed 2.1%, Chevron added 87 cents and Exxon Mobil was up 26 cents, boosted late in the session as crude oil futures rose to above $101 a barrel. Charted under Bad News is GE and Walt Disney.

GE $19.92 -0.44 2.16% 91,079,857 NYSE: WSJ pB9 "GE to build multiuse factory in India" by Santanu Choudhury says GE will build a $50 mil factory in India as it attempts to expand domestic production across a range of businesses. Investment in the plant could reach $200 mil.

WSJ pC5 "Blue chips fall 51.24; recover from worse" by Donna Yesalavich says after dropping to their lowest levels in 6weeks, as Japan's disaster left investors struggling to assess the fin'l implications, US stocks rebounded in late afternoon to end with modet losses. GE was the weakest Dow stock as it supplied a reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, where there was an explosion Sat. Disney was weak as its Tokyo Disneyland & Disney Sea theme parks on the outskirts of Tokyo were closed for what is expected to b 10 day period. Caterpillar climbed 2.1%, Chevron added 87 cents and Exxon Mobil was up 26 cents, boosted late in the session as crude oil futures rose to above $101 a barrel. Charted under Bad News is GE and Walt Disney.

WSJ pA12 "GE offersto aid Japan in crisis" by Santanu Choudhury says GE will assist the Japanese gov with technical assistance.

USA Today p4B "Stocks fall once again on quake worries" by Bloomberg says stocks fell Mon sending the S&P 500 lower for a 3rd session, as investors struggled to assess how much damage Japan's worst earthquake will do to the global economy. GE tumbled 2.2% as japan worked to contain radiation at a damaged nuclear plant, compelling other nations to review atomic energy plans.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $41.49 -0.24 0.58% 17,417,340 NYSE: WSJ pB3 "H-P CEO takes the stage" by Ben Worthen, USA Today p3B "HP CEO looks to cloud, apps" by Scott Martin,NYT pB3 "Hewlett-Packard Cief unveils strategy for expansion" by Verne G.Kopytoff say CEO Leo Apotheker said his plans include a focus on cloud computing in his first public appearance since joining HP in Nov in a 40 minute speech in San Fran.

Fin times p24 "Renewable energy stocks benefit from fears over nuclear fallout" by Michael Stothard says uranium producers lost ground on fears that a nuclear crisis in Japan may reduce demand for the fuekl, while the broader market tumbled as traders worries about the economic impact of the disaster. GE which helped supply the reactors to the Fukushima Daiichi plant, saw its shares fall 2.2%. Disney was down 1.6% as its 2 parks in Japan will close for 10 days. 3M fell 0.6%.

Home Dep HD $36.68 -0.46 1.24% 8,701,778 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC $20.84 -0.03 0.14% 48,905,925 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM $161.39 -1.04 0.64% 4,296,197 NYSE: No mentions found.

JPMorgan JPM $45.3 -0.44 0.96% 24,482,456 NYSE: No mentions found.

JNJ $59.13 -0.56 0.94% 11,775,756 NYSE: No mentions found.

Kraft KFT $31.36 -0.34 1.07% 6,787,774 NYSE: Fin times p19 "Kraft's Rosenfeld snubs UK inquiry" by Louise Lucas, Elizabeth Rigby says one year after its takeover of Cadbury, Kraft is back for a grilling by UK lawmakers and again Irene Rosenfeld, CEO of the world's 2nd biggest food firm by sales, is leaving her underlings to take the flak rather than present herself at the Houses of Parliament for the hearing on Tuesday.

McDonald's MCD $75.67 -1.06 1.38% 7,982,501 NYSE: No mentions found.

MRK $32.38 -0.35 1.07% 13,792,889 NYSE: No mentions found.

Microsoft MSFT $25.69 +0.01 0.04% 54,389,682 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pB1 "Microsoft adds privacy tool by Nick Wingfield says a new version of Internet Explorer to be released Tues will be the first major browser to have a do not track tool that helps people keep their online habits from being watched.

Pfizer PFE $19.81 +0.34 1.75% 169,504,698 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gam PG $61.35 -0.14 0.23% 9,128,986 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM $91.02 -0.59 0.64% 3,546,841 NYSE: Fin times p24 "Renewable energy stocks benefit from fears over nuclear fallout" by Michael Stothard says uranium producers lost ground on fears that a nuclear crisis in Japan may reduce demand for the fuekl, while the broader market tumbled as traders worries about the economic impact of the disaster. GE which helped supply the reactors to the Fukushima Daiichi plant, saw its shares fall 2.2%. Disney was down 1.6% as its 2 parks in Japan will close for 10 days. 3M fell 0.6%.

Travelers TRV $58.86 -0.02 0.03% 3,453,116 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Tech UTX $80.74 -0.54 0.66% 3,693,004 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $35.18 -0.67 1.87% 23,367,078 DualListed: No mentions found.

WMT $52.32 -0.27 0.51% 10,204,862 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. (Chicago, 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 2/14/11 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $428 [5]
2. Procter & Gamble PG 258.5 [4]
3. GE 229 [10.5]
4. Microsoft MSFT 233 [8.5]
5. IBM 203 [1]
6. WalMart WMT 195 [3.5]
7. Chevron CVX 195 [2]
8. JPMorgan Chase JPM 182 [4]
9. AT&T T 169 [6]
10. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 166.5 [3]
11. Pfizer PFE 152.5 [8]
12. Bank of America BAC 150 [10]
13. Coke KO 146.5 [2.5]
14. Intel INTC 120.5 [5.5]
15. Verizon VZ 106.5 [3]
16. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 105 [2]
17. Cisco CSCO 104 [5.5]
18. Merck MRK 101 [3]
19. Disney DIS 82 [2]
20. McDonald's MCD 80.5 [1]
21. United Technologies UTX 78.5 [1]
22. 3M MMM 65.5 [.5]
23. Caterpillar CAT 65.5 [.5]
24. Home Depot 61.5 [1.5]
25. American Express AXP 56 [1]
26. Kraft KFT 53 [2]
27. Boeing BA 53 [1]
28. DuPont DD 50 [1]
29. Travelers TRV 27 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 18 [1]

Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy SEC filings as of 2/14/11:

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

AT&T T: 1/27/11 2 8Ks re: 4Q results
1/13/11 8K re: change of accounting for pension
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

Alcoa AA: 2/11/11 8K re: resignation of Carlos Ghosen, CEO of Nissan, from Board of Directors
2/3/11 8K re: FD disclosaure re: flat rolled growth opport'ties in Europe
1/25/11 & 1/21/11 8Ks re: contributions to pension plan
1/13/11 8K re: transcript of 4Q earnings call
1/11/11 8K re: 4Q results
12/8 8K Olivier Jarrault named Pres. Alcoa Engineered Products
11/30/11 8K re: pesonnel changes in management

American Express AXP: 1/18/11 8K re: comp to CEO Chanault
1/24/11 & 1/19/11 8K re 4Q results
1/18/11 8K re: write-off statistics for quarter ending 12/31/10
12/16/11 8K re acquisition of Loyalty Partner

Bank of Am BAC: 1/31/11 8K re: compensation of officers
1/21/11 8K re: 4Q & FY 2010 results
1/3/11 8K re: Agreement with Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae to repurchase $3 bil of loan to settle Countrywide dispute

Boeing BA: 2/9/11 10K & 1/26/11 8K re: 12/31/10 results & FY 2011 guidance
1/11/11 8K re: resignation of William M. Daley from Board to be Chief of Staff to Pres. Obama
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: 1/27/11 8K re 12/10 deale statistics
1/27/11 8K re: results for 4Q and FY ended 2010
1/21/11 8K re: stocholders approval of acquisition of Bu8cyrus Int'l Inc.
1/20/11 8K re: Justice Dept. request for Hart-Scott-Rodino iinfo re: Bucyrus purchase
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

Chevron CVX: 2/1 8K re: compensation to officers including CEO John Watson
1/28/11 & 1/11/11 8K re 4Q results

Cisco CSCO 2/9/11 8K 2Q results
1/31/11 8K re: agreement re: issuance of $3 bil of commercial paper
12/17/10 8K re: pre-arranged exec stock trading plan

Coke KO 2/9/11 8K re: results for 4Q and FY 2010
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

Disney DIS 2/8/11 10Q & 2/8/11 8K re: 1Q results
1/28/11 Proxy statement for annual sahreholder meeting to be held 3/23/11 at Salt Lake City, Utah
12/14/10 8K re: issuance of $5 bil of Notes
11/24/10 10K for year ending 10/2/10

DuPont DD: 2/8/11 10K re FY 12/31/10
1/27/11 8K re: compensation for CEO Ellen Kullman
1/25/11 8K re: results for quarter ended 12/31/10
1/12/11 8K re: acquisition of Danish firm, Danisco
12/10 8K re: retirement of Jeffrey L. Keefer as EVP

ExxonMobil XOM: 1/31/11 8K re: 4Q and FY 2010 results
11/30/10 8K re: revisions to officers' compensation plan

GE: 2/14/11 8K re: amendments to bylaws re: calling of special meetings of shareholders
1/31/11 8K re: closing of Comcast deal giving it control of NBC Universal
1/21/11 8K re: 4Q and FY '10 results
12/16/10 8K re: departure of Director Sir William M. Castell

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 2/1/11 Proxy statement re: 3/23/11 shareholders meeting
1/20/11 8K re: election of 5 new members to Board of Directors
12/15/11 10K re: FY 10/31/10
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: 1/12/11 8K re: promotion of Aaron Carmack as Pres. of Home Depot Canada
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: 1/31/11 8K re: 4Q results & 2011 guidance
1/26/11 8K re: amendment to stock option plan
1/24/11 8K re: dividend and shre repurchase program (increase)
1/14/11 & 1/13/11 8Ks re: results of quarter ended 12/25/11 & 2011 guidance
1/10/11 8K re: patent agreement with NVIDIA Corp.
11/12/10 8K re: 15% increase of quarterly cash dividend

IBM: 1/28/11 8K re: compensation to officers including CEO Sam Palmisano
1/27/11 8K re: bylaw amendment re: holding of stockholder meetings
1/19/11 & 1/18/11 8K re: 4Q results and 12/31/10 FY
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

JPMorganChase JPM: 1/14/11 2 8Ks re: 4Q results
12/29/10 8K re: results of tender offer for 5.8% securities
12/22/11 8K re: purchase of 25 Bank St in Canary Wharf as London Investment banking headquarters
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

Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 1/25/11 8K re: 4Q results ending 1/2/11

Kraft KFT: 2/10/11 8K re: 4Q & FY 2010 results
1/31/11 8K re: status of lawsuit with Starbucks
1/24/11 8K re: amendment to articles of incorproation to eliminate Class B common Stock and amendment to bylaws re: shareholder meetings
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

McDonalds MCD: 2/8/11 8K re: Jan 2011 global sales
2.7/11 8K re: election to the Board of Donald Thompson, Pres. & CEO
1/24/11 8K re: 4Q & FY 2010 results
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

Merck MRK: 2/3/11 8K re: 4Q results
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

Microsoft MSFT: 2/8/11 8K re: underwriting agreement for $750 mil of 2.5% Notes due 2016
1/27/11 10 & 1/27/11 8K for quarter ended 12/31/10
11/19/10 8K re: results of 11/16/10 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Pfizer PFE: 2/1/11 8K re: 4Q results & reduction of research & development facilities
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: 2/11/11 8K re: election of Meg Whitman to Baord of Directors
2/1/11 8K re: retirement of Blboal Health Vice-Chair Robert A. Steele
1/28/11 10Q & 1/27/11 8K re: 2Q results
1/11/11 8K re: quarterly dividend of $0.4818 per share
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

3M MMM: 1/25/11 8K re: 4Q results & FY 2011 guidance
12/7/10 8K 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: 1/28/11 8K re: departure of Blythe McGarvie from Board
1/25/11 8K results of 4Q
11/10/10 8K re: completion of tender offer for 6.25% debentures
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

United Technologies UTX: 2/10/11 10K for FY 12/31/10
1/26/11 8K re: 4Q results & FY 2011 guidance
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

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 2/3/11 8K re: increase to stock repurchase program
1/27/11 Proxy statement & 8K re: proposed purchase of Terremark to boost cloud capacity
1/27/11 8K re: 2011 guidance
1/25/11 4Q & FY 2010 results
1/21/11 8K re: change of accounting for pension
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

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