Thursday, April 21, 2011

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Post No. 979 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 components' SEC filings as of March 21, 2011.

A read of the print editions of Thursday's Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, USA Today, Investor's Business Daily, Atlanta Journal Constitution & Daily Report (Georgia -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 Wednesday's stock prices and related data.

Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 12,453.54 up 186.79 or 1.523% from Tuesday's close of 12,266.75. For the year the Dow is up 7.57%. Of the 30 Dow components 24 gained and 6 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was United Technologies UTX $85.9 +3.54 4.3% 7,682,304 NYSE and percentage-wise was Intel INTC $21.41 +1.55 7.8% 174,239,689 NASDAQ-GS. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was IBM $164.75 -0.65 0.39% 10,875,944 NYSE and percentage-wise was Pfizer PFE $20.39 -0.14 0.68% 64,770,043 NYSE.

WSJ pC1 "Dow rises 187 points as profits look rosy" by Jonathan Cheng says investors again demonstrated the power of positive thinking driving US stocks near 3 year highs & snapping up growth sensitive assets like copper and the Australian dollar. Many multinationals, including Johnson & Johnson reported robust gains in their int'l markets. Global gians in manufacturing and heavy industry fared well on Wed. Caterpillar surged 2.5%, Boeing added 2.6%, 3M gained 2.1% & United Tech rose 4.3%.

Fin Times p28 "Bumper Intel & IBM earnings set broad based rally in motion" by Michael Stothard says the Dow jumped up to its highest point since '08 led by tech stocks after bumper quarterly earnings reports from Intel & IBM lifted sentiment. Intel were up 7.8% after reporting 1Q earnings of 56 cent a share ahead of 46 cents a share expected and 30% higher than the same period a eyar ago. IBM's results were also strong with its operating earnings climbing 21% to $2.41 a share, ahead of $2.30 expected. Alcoa was up 1.2% while Chevron added 2.3%. United Tech added 4.3% after it reported a forecast beating 17% in 1Q earnings & raised its profit forecast.

NYT pB8 "Earnings upswing propels a broad based rally" by Reuters says big earnings surprises gave Wall St a positive spin on Wed, propelling shares to their best day in a month and lifting the Dow to their highest in almost 3 years.

Inv Bus Daily pA1 "Nasdaq leads surge in strong volume" by Paul Whitfield says stocks returned to the bullish path Wed as the major indexes notched solid gains in rising volume. The current outlook is the market resumes uptrend.

USA Today p4B "Dow soars to its highest close in years" by Bloomberg says the stock market staged a strong rally Wed, sending the Dow to its highest close since June '08, as sales at firms from Intel to yahoo exceeded estimates & commodity producers gained.

As of the open of the market Thursday, 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 14.99 down from Wednesday's trailing P/E of 14.84 (year ago it was 17.14); the P/E estimate is 12.65 unchanged from Wednesday's P/E estimate of 12.65 (year ago it was 14.00), and the dividend yield is 2.36 down from Wednesday's dividend yield of 2.40 (last year it was 2.45). 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 1,645.48 up 14.68 from Tuesday's closing numerator of 1,620.80. 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 $54.85 up 0.82 from Tuesnday's average closing price of $54.03. The median closing price of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $45.78 (AXP/JPM) up 0.13 from Tuesday's median closing price of $45.65. The lowest volume was Travelers TRV $59.13 +0.95 1.63% 3,265,965 NYSE and the highest volume was again Bank of America BAC $12.27 -0.07 0.57% 179,693,926 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 $2,468 ($164,548 - $162,080).

MarketWatch Wednesday 4/20/1 5:31 pm by Kristina Peterson says U.S. stocks rallied Wednesday, as strong earnings from the technology sector and a bigger-than-expected rise in existing-home sales sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a nearly three-year high Wednesday. The Dow rose 186.79 points, or 1.52%, to 12453.54, its highest closing level since June 5, 2008. According to the chip maker, the company's strong earnings numbers stem from discrepancies in how PC sales are tallied, namely in emerging markets. Intel Corp. shares led the Dow with a 7.8% jump after the chip maker posted first-quarter earnings and revenue above analysts’ expectations, along with a second-quarter revenue outlook that topped Wall Street estimates. United Technologies Corp. rose 4.3%, also supporting the Dow, as the maker of elevators and airplane engines posted first-quarter earnings above Wall Street expectations on strong revenue growth and margin expansion. Earnings from Dow-component International Business Machines IBM +0.46% also exceeded expectations, but the technology giant’s shares slipped 0.4% as the company didn’t lift its full-year forecast by as much as some investors had hoped, and services signings disappointed. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 57.54, or 2.10%, to 2,802.51, its biggest one-day percentage gain since Oct. 5. The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index added 17.74, or 1.35%, to 1,330.36. The technology sector led the advance, as the stronger-than-expected earnings and revenue growth from Intel and IBM boosted sentiment for the quarterly results to come from others in the sector. Shares of Apple, which released its first-quarter numbers after Wednesday’s close, climbed 1.4%. Read more on Apple. U.S. economic data also provided a lift after the National Association of Realtors said existing-home sales increased 3.7% in March from February. Economists had expected a smaller increase. The U.S. dollar sank against both the yen and the euro . The U.S. Dollar Index , which tracks the currency against a basket of others, fell 0.7%. Wednesday’s climb in U.S. stocks followed gains in European and Asian markets. It also helped the Dow, Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 erase their declines from Monday, when Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services cut its outlook on U.S. government debt.

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

AT&T T $30.13 -0.18 0.59% 31,211,175 NYSE: WSJ pB3 "Wireless growth lifts AT&T" By Roger Cheng, NYT pB3 "Defying doubters, AT&T profit rises 39%" by Jenna Wortham, Fin Times p16 "AT&T shrugs off loss of iPhone exclusivity" by Paul Taylor, WSJ pC12 "AT&T holds the line on subscribers" by Martin Peers, Inv. Bus. Daily pA1 "AT&T weathers Verizon entry", USA Today p1B "AT&T sign ups stall", say AT&T results for 1Q released Wed said net additions of contracts with subscribers fell 88% to 62,000 from a year ago reflecting Verizon Wireless getting to sell the iPhone. AT&T reported earnings of $3.41 bil or 57 cents a share, up from $2.45 bil or 41 cents a year earlier. Rev climbed 2.3% to $31.25 bil.

Alcoa AA $16.64 +0.20 1.22% 26,158,402 NYSE: Fin Times p28 "Bumper Intel & IBM earnings set broad based rally in motion" by Michael Stothard says the Dow jumped up to its highest point since '08 led by tech stocks after bumper quarterly earnings reports from Intel & IBM lifted sentiment. Intel were up 7.8% after reporting 1Q earnings of 56 cent a share ahead of 46 cents a share expected and 30% higher than the same period a year ago. IBM's results were also strong with its operating earnings climbing 21% to $2.41 a share, ahead of $2.30 expected. Alcoa was up 1.2% while Chevron added 2.3%. United Tech added 4.3% after it reported a forecast beating 17% in 1Q earnings & raised its profit forecast.

American Express AXP $47 +0.36 0.77% 8,119,646 NYSE: WSJ pC3 "AmEx profits increase with cient spending" by Aparajita Saha-Bubna, Matt Jarzemsky says American Express reported 1Q net income of $1.18 bil or 97 cents a share, up from $885 mil or 73 cents a share earlier beating forecasts. Expenses at $5.2 bil jumped by 19% a year ago due to investments int he biz and higher reward costs.

Bank of America BAC $12.27 -0.07 0.57% 179,693,926 NYSE: Fin Times p18 "BofA planning $5 bil spin off" by Justin Baer says BofA plans to sell its private eqquity arm, BAML Capital Partners, that it got in its takeover of Merril Lynch, which had been one of the US top buy out funds before the fin'l crisis. This is due to regulators' new rules limiting banks' ability to invest alongside their clients.

Boeing BA $75.07 +1.92 2.62% 6,332,199 NYSE: WSJ pB2 "Boeing to fight order to move 787" by Melanie Trottman, NYT pB1 "Union issue may upend Boeing plan" by Steven Greenhouse, USA Today paB "Boeing accused of retaliating for strike" say the NLRB said Boeing violated fed labor law by building a 2nd production line for its 787 Dreamlienr at a non-union factoring in S. Carolina, siding with union workers in Washignton State who charged the decision was retaliation for their past strikes.

WSJ pC1 "Dow rises 187 points as profits look rosy" by Jonathan Cheng says investors again demonstrated the power of positive thinking driving US stocks near 3 year highs & snapping up growth sensitive assets like copper and the Australian dollar. Many multinationals, including Johnson & Johnson reported robust gains in their int'l markets. Global gians in manufacturing and heavy industry fared well on Wed. Caterpillar surged 2.5%, Boeing added 2.6%, 3M gained 2.1% & United Tech rose 4.3%.

Caterpillar CAT $108.28 +2.18 2.05% 5,286,692 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "Dow rises 187 points as profits look rosy" by Jonathan Cheng says investors again demonstrated the power of positive thinking driving US stocks near 3 year highs & snapping up growth sensitive assets like copper and the Australian dollar. Many multinationals, including Johnson & Johnson reported robust gains in their int'l markets. Global gians in manufacturing and heavy industry fared well on Wed. Caterpillar surged 2.5%, Boeing added 2.6%, 3M gained 2.1% & United Tech rose 4.3%.

Chevron CVX $107.81 +2.41 2.29% 6,622,051 NYSE: Fin Times p28 "Bumper Intel & IBM earnings set broad based rally in motion" by Michael Stothard says the Dow jumped up to its highest point since '08 led by tech stocks after bumper quarterly earnings reports from Intel & IBM lifted sentiment. Intel were up 7.8% after reporting 1Q earnings of 56 cent a share ahead of 46 cents a share expected and 30% higher than the same period a year ago. IBM's results were also strong with its operating earnings climbing 21% to $2.41 a share, ahead of $2.30 expected. Alcoa was up 1.2% while Chevron added 2.3%. United Tech added 4.3% after it reported a forecast beating 17% in 1Q earnings & raised its profit forecast.

CSCO $16.93 +0.32 1.93% 85,847,447 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Coke KO $67.85 +0.7601 1.13% 6,377,757 NYSE: AJC pA15 "Coke says SC jv needs revamp" by Jeermiah McWilliams says Coke will close a bottle recycling plant and lay off 50 workers as the project on which it spend $40 mil is in trouble.

Disney DIS $42.04 +0.69 1.67% 7,395,558 NYSE: No mentions found.

DuPont DD $55.37 +0.70 1.28% 6,076,898 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $85.65 +1.85 2.21% 15,362,632 NYSE: Fin Times p18 "Exxon seees nuclear holding its own" by David Balir is an interview with Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson who says Exxonwill be investing a lot in the Mid Easat.

GE $20.4 +0.1301 0.64% 55,497,872 NYSE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $40.89 +0.8999 2.25% 14,163,046 NYSE: No mentions found.

Home Depot HD $37.94 +0.17 0.45% 8,881,525 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC $21.41 +1.55 7.8% 174,239,689 NASDAQ-GS: Fin Times p28 "Bumper Intel & IBM earnings set broad based rally in motion" by Michael Stothard says the Dow jumped up to its highest point since '08 led by tech stocks after bumper quarterly earnings reports from Intel & IBM lifted sentiment. Intel were up 7.8% after reporting 1Q earnings of 56 cent a share ahead of 46 cents a share expected and 30% higher than the same period a year ago. IBM's results were also strong with its operating earnings climbing 21% to $2.41 a share, ahead of $2.30 expected. Alcoa was up 1.2% while Chevron added 2.3%. United Tech added 4.3% after it reported a forecast beating 17% in 1Q earnings & raised its profit forecast.

Fin Times p14 "Tech sector" says sales of IBM's mainframe computers rose 42% in 1Q as Intel also reported increase in corporate IT spending.

IBM $164.75 -0.65 0.39% 10,875,944 NYSE: Fin Times p28 "Bumper Intel & IBM earnings set broad based rally in motion" by Michael Stothard says the Dow jumped up to its highest point since '08 led by tech stocks after bumper quarterly earnings reports from Intel & IBM lifted sentiment. Intel were up 7.8% after reporting 1Q earnings of 56 cent a share ahead of 46 cents a share expected and 30% higher than the same period a year ago. IBM's results were also strong with its operating earnings climbing 21% to $2.41 a share, ahead of $2.30 expected. Alcoa was up 1.2% while Chevron added 2.3%. United Tech added 4.3% after it reported a forecast beating 17% in 1Q earnings & raised its profit forecast.

Fin Times p14 "Tech sector" says sales of IBM's mainframe computers rose 42% in 1Q as Intel also reported increase in corporate IT spending.

JPMorgan JPM $44.56 -0.0901 0.2% 35,513,332 NYSE: No mentions found.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ $64.39 +1.70 2.71% 26,652,631 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "Dow rises 187 points as profits look rosy" by Jonathan Cheng says investors again demonstrated the power of positive thinking driving US stocks near 3 year highs & snapping up growth sensitive assets like copper and the Australian dollar. Many multinationals, including Johnson & Johnson reported robust gains in their int'l markets. Global gians in manufacturing and heavy industry fared well on Wed. Caterpillar surged 2.5%, Boeing added 2.6%, 3M gained 2.1% & United Tech rose 4.3%.

KFT $33.56 +0.16 0.48% 9,235,768 NYSE: No mentions found.

McDonalds MCD $78.4 +1.8001 2.35% 7,930,570 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "Foreign flavor to spice McDonalds profits" by Julie Jargon says McDonadls reports 1Q results today and European increase should offset slowdowns in US and Asia. MCD stock is at 15.3 times forward earnings, about 10% below its 5 year average multiple. If growth holds up the shares could still sizzle.

MRK $34.04 +0.2901 0.86% 14,192,718 NYSE: No mentions found.

MSFT $25.76 +0.61 2.43% 61,459,435 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Pfizer PFE $20.39 -0.14 0.68% 64,770,043 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble PG $63.72 -0.14 0.22% 8,838,514 NYSE: Fin Times p12 "People, meet the parents" by Louise Lucas says Procter & Gamble is increasing their use of corporate branding which is a way of transferring all the good qualities of trust and relaibility acorss an entire portfolio of products.

3M MMM $93.76 +1.90 2.07% 3,592,755 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "Dow rises 187 points as profits look rosy" by Jonathan Cheng says investors again demonstrated the power of positive thinking driving US stocks near 3 year highs & snapping up growth sensitive assets like copper and the Australian dollar. Many multinationals, including Johnson & Johnson reported robust gains in their int'l markets. Global gians in manufacturing and heavy industry fared well on Wed. Caterpillar surged 2.5%, Boeing added 2.6%, 3M gained 2.1% & United Tech rose 4.3%.

Travelers TRV $59.13 +0.95 1.63% 3,265,965 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX $85.9 +3.54 4.3% 7,682,304 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "Dow rises 187 points as profits look rosy" by Jonathan Cheng, Inv. Bus. Daily pA1 "United Tech up on carrier" say investors again demonstrated the power of positive thinking driving US stocks near 3 year highs & snapping up growth sensitive assets like copper and the Australian dollar. Many multinationals, including Johnson & Johnson reported robust gains in their int'l markets. Global gians in manufacturing and heavy industry fared well on Wed. Caterpillar surged 2.5%, Boeing added 2.6%, 3M gained 2.1% & United Tech rose 4.3%.

Fin Times p28 "Bumper Intel & IBM earnings set broad based rally in motion" by Michael Stothard says the Dow jumped up to its highest point since '08 led by tech stocks after bumper quarterly earnings reports from Intel & IBM lifted sentiment. Intel were up 7.8% after reporting 1Q earnings of 56 cent a share ahead of 46 cents a share expected and 30% higher than the same period a year ago. IBM's results were also strong with its operating earnings climbing 21% to $2.41 a share, ahead of $2.30 expected. Alcoa was up 1.2% while Chevron added 2.3%. United Tech added 4.3% after it reported a forecast beating 17% in 1Q earnings & raised its profit forecast.

Verizon VZ $37.79 +0.55 1.48% 14,871,662 Dual Listed: NYT pB6 "Apple lifted by Verizon iPhone deal . . ." by Verne Kopytoff says Apple's deal to make iPhones available on the Verizon Wireless net work doubled iPhone sales to 18.65 during 1Q.

WSJ pB3 "Wireless growth lifts AT&T" By Roger Cehng, WSJ pC12 "AT&T holds the line on subscribers" by Martin Peers say AT&T results for 1Q released Wed said net additions of contracts with subscribers fell 88% to 62,000 from a year ago reflecting Verizon Wireless getting to sell the iPhone. AT&T reported earnings of $3.41 bil or 57 cents a share, up from $2.45 bil or 41 cents a year earlier. Rev climbed 2.3% to $31.25 bil.

WMT $53.69 +0.34 0.64% 7,373,889 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 as of 3/21/11 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $401 [5]
2. Procter & Gamble PG 243 [4]
3. Microsoft MSFT 212 [8.5]
4. Chevron CVX 207 [2]
5. GE 204 [10.5]
6. IBM 190 [1]
7. WalMart WMT 184 [3.5]
8. JPMorgan Chase JPM 182 [4]
9. AT&T T 165 [6]
10. Pfizer PFE 161 [8]
11. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 160 [3]
12. Coke KO 144 [2.5]
13. Bank of America BAC 142 [10]
14. Intel INTC 111 [5.5]
15. Verizon VZ 101 [3]
16. Merck MRK 98 [3]
17. Cisco CSCO 95 [5.5]
18. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 89 [2]
19. Disney DIS 78 [2]
20. McDonald's MCD 76 [1]
21. United Technologies UTX 74 [1]
22. Caterpillar CAT 67 [.5]
23. 3M MMM 63 [.5]
24. Home Depot HD 59 [1.5]
25. Kraft KFT 54 [2]
26. American Express AXP 53 [1]
27. Boeing BA 51 [1]
28. DuPont DD 49 [1]
29. Travelers TRV 25 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 17 [1]

Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy SEC filings as of 3/21/11:

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

AT&T T: 3/10/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on 4/29/11 in Little Rock, Ark
3/7/11 8K re; departure of Richard G. Lindner as CFO to be replaced by John T. Stephens
3/1/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10

Alcoa AA: 3/7/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 5/6/11 in Pittsburg, PA
2/17/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10
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

American Express AXP: 3/18/11 8K re: Reg. FD disclosures re: its Comprehensive Capital Plan re: share repurchases & dividends
3/15/11 8K re: delinquency & write-off statistics for 3 months ended 2/28/11
3/4/11 Prelim Proxy Statement re: Shareholder Meeting to be held 5/2/11 in NYC
2/2811 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/15/11 8K re: delinquency & write0off statistics for 3 months ended 1/31/11
1/18/11 8K re: comp to CEO Chanault

Bank of Am BAC: 3/17/11 8K re: issuance of $1.5 bil of 3.625% of Senior Notes due 2016
3/16/11 8K re: election of Mukesh D. Ambani to Board of Directors & Compensation & Benefit Committee & Audit Committee
1/31/11 8K re: compensation of officers
1/21/11 8K re: 4Q & FY 2010 results

Boeing BA: 3/18/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 5/2/11 in Chicago
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

Caterpiller CAT: 3/8/11 8K re: price changes of products
3/18/11 8K re: Reg FD disclosures re: 3 months dealer statistics
2/22/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/18/11 8K re: dealer statistics for January

Chevron CVX:
2/24/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/1/11 8K re: compensation to officers including CEO John Watson

Cisco CSCO 3/18/11 8K re: initiation of quarterly cash dividends of 6 cents per share to be paid 4/20
3/16 & 3/15 8Ks re: issuance of debt securities
3/9/11 8K re: recasting of fin'l stmts due to combining Asia Pacific & Japan operations
2/23/11 8K re: election of Gary B. Moore as COO
2/23/11 10Q re: Quarter ended 1/29/11

Coke KO 3/10/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 4/27/11 in Atlanta
2/28/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/17/11 8K re: election of Evan G. Greenberg to Board of Directors & Audit Comm.
2/17/11 8K re: Amendment of Stock Option Plan

Disney DIS 3/18/11 two 8Ks re: amendment to employment Agreement of CEO Robert A. Iger & other execs.
3/2/11 Proxy Materials re: shareholder proposal re: exec compensation
2/25/11 8K re: $2.25 bil 4 year Credit Agreement
2/8/11 10Q & 2/8/11 8K re: 1Q results
1/28/11 Proxy statement for annual shareholder meeting to be held 3/23/11 at Salt Lake City, Utah

DuPont DD: 3/18/11 Proxy re: Annual Stockholders Meeting to be held on 4/27/11 in Wilmington, DE
3/8/11 8K re: retirement of Samuel W. Bodman & John T. Dillon from Board of Directors due to reaching age 72
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: 3/15/11 8K re: results of operations presentation at analyst meeting
2/28 10K/A & 2/25 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/15/11 8K re: FD Disclosure re: worldwide proved oil and gas reserve

GE: 3/14/11 Proxy re: Annual Shareholders Meeting on 4/27/11 in Salt Lake City, Utah
2/25/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10
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

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 3/11/11 Proxy Materials re: opposition to ISS voting recommendations re: exec comp.
3/11/11 & *k 2/22/11 re: Quarter ended 1/31/11
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

Home Depot HD: 3/2/11 8K re: approval of Stock Option Plan
2/22/11 8K re: fin'l results of fiscal year & quarter ended 1/30/11
1/12/11 8K re: promotion of Aaron Carmack as Pres. of Home Depot Canada

Intel INTC: 2/28/11 8K re: completion of acquisition of McAfee
2/28/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/25/10

IBM: 3/18/11 8K re: settlement with SEC of bribery charges in Asia for $10 mil
3/8/11 8K re: FD disclosure re: presentation at investor briefing
3/7/11 Proxy rel Annual Stockholders Meeting on 4/26 in St. Louis, Mo.
2/22/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10

JPMorganChase JPM: 2/28/11 10K re: fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/24/11 8K re: clsoing of public offering of $3 bil of 3.45% Notes due 2016

Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 3/16/11 Proxy re: Annual Shareholders Meeting on 4/28 in New Brunswick, NJ
3/10/11 8K re: Entering into a consent decree with the FDA regarding its oversight of JNJ's McNeil Unit plants in Puerto Rico and Pennslyvania
2/25/11 10 K e: fiscal year ended 1/2/11

Kraft KFT: 3/14/11 8K re: departure of CFO timothy R. McLevish to be replaced by David A. Brearton
2/28/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/22/11 8K re: FD disclosure re: presentation at Consumer Analyst Group of NY

McDonalds MCD: 3/9/11 8K re: FD disclosure re: comparable sales rising 3.9% in Feb.
3/3/11 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 5/19/11 at Oak Brook, Ill.
2/25/11 10K re: fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/8/11 8K re: Jan 2011 global sales

Merck MRK: 2/28/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10

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

Pfizer PFE: 2/28/11 10K re: fiscal year ended 12/31/10

Procter & Gamble PG: 3/1/11 8K re: resignation of Rajat KJ. Gupta from Board of Directors
2/11/11 8K re: election of Meg Whitman to Board of Directors

3M MMM: 3/15/11 8K re: retirement of CFO Patrick D. Cambell to be replaced by David W. Meline
2/16/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/16/11 & 2/15/11 four 8Ks re: adoption by four executives of pre-arranged trading programs

Travelers TRV: 2/17/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10
1/28/11 8K re: departure of Blythe McGarvie from Board
1/25/11 8K results of 4Q

United Technologies UTX: 2/25/11 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 4/13/11 in Phoenix, AZ
2/10/11 10K for FY 12/31/10

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 3/7/11 8K re: election of Lowell C. McAdam to Board of Director (he is Pres/COO)
2/28/11 10K re: fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/3/11 8K re: increase to stock repurchase program

WalMart WMT: 2/22/11 8K re: revising fin'l info for prior operating results