Wednesday, April 27, 2011

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Post No. 989 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, and a ranking of the Dow 30 components by market capitalization as of April 24, 2011 and Dow 30 components' SEC filings as of April 24, 2011.

A read of the print editions of Wednesday's Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Investor's Business Daily, New York Times, USA Today, 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 Tuesday's stock prices and related data.

Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Tuesday at 12,595.37 up 115.49 or 0.93% from Monday's close of 12,505.59. For the year the Dow is up 8.79%. Of the 30 Dow components 24 gained and 6 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Caterpillar CAT $111.94 +3.09 2.84% 6,655,640 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Coke KO $66.93 -0.81 1.2% 16,339,257 NYSE and percentage-wise was Bank of America BAC $12.23 -0.21 1.69% 146,170,676 NYSE.

WSJ pC5 "Dow rises 115.49, new 3 year high" by Jonathan Cheng says stocks powered to fresh multiyear highs, boosted by consumer optimism & strong earnings from industrial heavy weights. Thre was an uptick in US consumer sentiments. Also fueling the rises were industrial stocks which benefited from a spate of strong earnings results from 3M, Cummins & Ford. Caterpillar rose $3.09 to lead the Dow while GE gained 21 cents.

Fin Times p24 "Industrials drive S&P higher with sold gains for Ford & 3M" by Michael Stothard says the S&P jumped to a multi-year high after promising consumer confidence daa & a range of strong earnings reports from leading firms such as Ford, 3M & UPS. 3M gained after it reported a 16% jump in 1Q profit due to demand for materials used in the screens for tablet computers was going up like a rocket ship and 3M are the suppliers to those firms. But 3M CEO George Buckley said disruptions from the Japanese earthquake would hit earnings by 10 to 13 cents per share this year. Caterpillar was up 2.8% and GE gained 1.1% as both stocks benefited from the higher sentiment in the industrial space.

NYT pB9 "Broad rally lifts shares to a nearly 3 year high" by AP says stocks rose to their highest level in nearly 3 years as consumes are feeling more confident about the economy. 3M rose 1.9% after it raised its full year earnings expectations and its earnings beat analyst expectations.

Inv. Bus. Daily pA1 "Stocks rally broadly, but leaders ease" by David Saito-Chung says amid a rush of mostly robust earnings & economic news, the major stock indexes strode confidentily to new highs & volume expanded Tues. Tuesday's action was indexes gain in higher volume and the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.

USA Today pA1 "Stocks hit bull market highs" by Adam Shell & p4B "Strong earnngs power soaring stocks" by AP say in he alest sign of strength on Wall St, the popular indexes that track virtuallye very type of US stock are all at fresh bull market highs.

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 14.80 up from Tuesday's trailing P/E of 14.67 (year ago it was 16.51); the P/E estimate is 12.68 unchanged from Tuesday's P/E estimate of 12.68 (year ago it was 14.10), and the dividend yield is 2.34 down from Tuesday's dividend yield of 2.36 (last year it was 2.48). 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 1,664.22 up 15.27 from Monday's closing numerator of 1,648.95. 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 Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $55.47 up 0.50 from Monday's average closing price of $54.97. The median closing price of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $46.11 (AXP/JPM) up 0.26 from Monday's median closing price of $45.85. The lowest volume was United Technologies UTX $87.86 +1.32 1.53% 5,611,109 NYSE and the highest volume was again Bank of America BAC $12.23 -0.21 1.69% 146,170,676 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 made $1,527 ($166,422 - $165,236).

MarketWatch Tuesday 4/26/1 5:04 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks rallied Tuesday, lifting the three benchmark indexes to 2011 highs, as investors embraced results from Ford Motor Co., United Parcel Service Inc., 3M Co. and others. “Revenues and earnings for nonfinancial companies have reached record levels, helped by international exposure for many S&P 500 reporting companies,” said Fred Dickson, chief investment strategist at Davidson Cos. Rebounding from Monday’s losses, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 115.49 points, or 0.9%, to 12,595.37 — its highest end since June 5, 2008. Gold and the dollar have moved in opposite directions this year. But over a longer period, the dollar has accounted for only a quarter of gold's moves, says Mark Hulbert, who notes gold's record run may have more to do with global currencies losing value. Blue-chip gains were led by Caterpillar Inc. and Intel Corp. Among the 24 stocks gaining on the Dow, 3M shares rose 1.9% after the conglomerate raised its 2011 earnings forecast, even as it took a hit from Japan’s ongoing crisis. Dow component International Business Machines Corp. said it would raise its quarterly dividend 15%. Shares of the technology bellwether edged up 0.5%. Bank of America Corp. and Coca-Cola Co. shares led decliners. Coca-Cola shares slid 1.2% after the beverage maker reported a rise in quarterly profit that missed analysts’ expectations. Away from the Dow, shipper UPS also raised its earnings estimate for 2011 and reported quarterly results that beat expectations. Shares gained 0.9%. Ford’s shares rose 0.8% after the auto maker reported its best first quarter in more than a decade. The S&P 500 Index added 11.99 points, or 0.9%, to 1,347.24, with industrials leading an advance that included all 10 of the index’s industry groups. It was the highest close for the index since June 17, 2008. “We finally reached the Promised Land of 1,344. It seemed like we were wandering for 40 years, but it was only a little more than eight weeks,” noted Elliot Spar, market strategist at Stifel Nicolaus. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 21.66 points, or 0.8%, to 2,847.54, its highest close since October 31, 2007. The Federal Reserve is likely to begin closing a wide-open credit spigot this week-but faces a major decision: when to start draining the excess credit out of the economy by raising interest rates. For every stock falling, nearly three gained on the New York Stock exchange, where 909 million shares traded hands. As equities surged, commodities snapped a four-session advance, with oil slipping 0.1% to $112.21 a barrel and gold dropping more than $5 to $1,503.50 an ounce. Stocks retained the bulk of their gains after a monthly survey showed consumer confidence rising more than expected in April as worries about inflation and employment eased. “A still-improving labor market seems to be offsetting the rise in gasoline and food prices for now in terms of consumer psyche, as the confidence level is the second best since early ’08,” wrote Miller Tabak equity strategist Peter Boockvar. Before the opening bell, another survey had U.S. home prices falling for an eighth straight month. On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee will conclude its two-day meeting on monetary policy, with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke presiding over the first-ever news conference following the policy statement, slated for 2:15 p.m. Eastern. “Whatever thunder the FOMC meeting usually has is being stolen this week by the first of Bernanke’s press conferences,” said Marc Chandler, global head of currency strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman. Still, “investors are unlikely to learn from Bernanke when the Fed will tighten, as it is doubtful that he himself knows,” he added.

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

AT&T T $30.94 +0.39 1.28% 20,950,558 NYSE: Fin Times p15 ""Inside business" by Kevin Brown profiles Acer as going through a tough time but says Acer is backed by AT&T that will start selling a 4G version called the Iconia A501.

Alcoa AA $17.031 +0.141 0.83% 18,187,138 NYSE: No mentions found.

Amex AXP $47.1 +0.05 0.11% 5,473,157 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of America BAC $12.23 -0.21 1.69% 146,170,676 NYSE: No mentions found.

Boeing BA $75.55 +0.65 0.87% 5,089,069 NYSE: Fin times p16 "Boieng considers plastic 737 body" by Pilita Clark says Boeing may revamp the 737 with a main body made of the plastic composites used in the 787 Dreamliner.

Caterpillar CAT $111.94 +3.09 2.84% 6,655,640 NYSE: WSJ pC5 "Dow rises 115.49, new 3 year high" by Jonathan Cheng says stocks powered to fresh multiyear highs, boosted by consumer optimism & strong earnings from industrial heavy weights. Thre was an uptick in US consumer sentiments. Also fueling the rises were industrial stocks which benefited from a spate of strong earnings results from 3M, Cummins & Ford. Caterpillar rose $3.09 to lead the Dow while GE gained 21 cents.

Fin Times p24 "Industrials drive S&P higher with sold gains for Ford & 3M" by Michael Stothard says the S&P jumped to a multi-year high after promising consumer confidence daa & a range of strong earnings reports from leading firms such as Ford, 3M & UPS. 3M gained after it reported a 16% jump in 1Q profit due to demand for materials used in the screens for tablet computers was going up like a rocket ship and 3M are the suppliers to those firms. But 3M CEO George Buckley said disruptions from the Japanese earthquake would hit earnings by 10 to 13 cents per share this year. Caterpillar was up 2.8% and GE gained 1.1% as both stocks benefited from the higher sentiment in the industrial space.

Chevron CVX $108.75 +1.33 1.24% 5,326,504 NYSE: No mentions found.

CSCO $17.52 +0.42 2.46% 81,783,845 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Coke KO $66.93 -0.81 1.2% 16,339,257 NYSE: Fin times p18 "Coca-Cola profits miss expectations" by Alan Rappeport, WSJ pB7 "Earnings online", NYT pB5 "Global growth lifts income 18% at Coke" by AP, AJC pA11 "Coke's sales, profits increase" by Jeremiah McWilliams, WSJ pC14 "The price of Coke's market share" by Johbn Jannarone say Coke's global sales rose 40% TO $10.5 bil due to growth in concentrate sales & currency changes and the purchase of CCE. It had earnings of $1.9 bi up 18% from $1.6 bil same period a year ago. It earned 82 cents per share up from 69 cents same quarter '10. But results fell short of estimates. Coke CEO said he would raise prices and Coke is winning market share from Pepsi.

Disney DIS $42.33 +0.40 0.95% 7,287,476 NYSE: WSJ pB6 "Disney savors its lemonade" by Ethan Smith says the nascent real world success of the made up band, Foo Fighters, a band that doesn't exist, except in a made for TV movie, is from Disney. The 2 hours movie, Lemonade Mouth< had 13.5 mil viewers in its first 2 airings. DuPont DD $55.06 -0.06 0.11% 5,241,500 NYSE: No mentions found. Exxon XOM $87.42 +1.20 1.39% 17,887,138 NYSE: No mentions found. GE $20.1 +0.21 1.06% 52,448,104 NYSE: WSJ pC5 "Dow rises 115.49, new 3 year high" by Jonathan Cheng says stocks powered to fresh multiyear highs, boosted by consumer optimism & strong earnings from industrial heavy weights. Thre was an uptick in US consumer sentiments. Also fueling the rises were industrial stocks which benefited from a spate of strong earnings results from 3M, Cummins & Ford. Caterpillar rose $3.09 to lead the Dow while GE gained 21 cents.

Fin Times p24 "Industrials drive S&P higher with sold gains for Ford & 3M" by Michael Stothard says the S&P jumped to a multi-year high after promising consumer confidence daa & a range of strong earnings reports from leading firms such as Ford, 3M & UPS. 3M gained after it reported a 16% jump in 1Q profit due to demand for materials used in the screens for tablet computers was going up like a rocket ship and 3M are the suppliers to those firms. But 3M CEO George Buckley said disruptions from the Japanese earthquake would hit earnings by 10 to 13 cents per share this year. Caterpillar was up 2.8% and GE gained 1.1% as both stocks benefited from the higher sentiment in the industrial space.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $40.69 +0.16 0.39% 21,256,571 NYSE: No mentions found.

Home Depot HD $37.21 -0.35 0.93% 14,106,572 NYSE: WSJ pD1 "The Garden glvoes come off" by Miguel Bustillo says Home Depot & Lowes are battling to engineer prettier, studier longer lasting blloms. Home Depot buys flower plants from 100 large growers around the US and see roses from 2.97 to 12.97.

Intel INTC $22.48 +0.54 2.46% 105,334,193 NASDAQ-GS:

IBM $168.49 +0.82 0.49% 7,264,766 NYSE:

JPMorgan JPM $45.12 +0.51 1.14% 25,839,024 NYSE: No mentions found.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ $64.95 +0.84 1.31% 14,530,927 NYSE: WSJ pB3 "J&J to unveil deal for Synthes" by Anupreeta Das says JNJ will announce today a $21.5 bil for medical device maker Synthes.

KFT $33.39 +0.32 0.97% 6,311,408 NYSE: No mentions found.

MCD $76.94 -0.19 0.25% 4,853,502 NYSE: No mentions found.

MRK $35.06 +0.73 2.13% 21,528,945 NYSE: No mentions found.

MSFT $26.19 +0.58 2.26% 69,181,809 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Pfizer PFE $20.19 +0.05 0.25% 37,042,359 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gam PG $63.83 +0.46 0.73% 9,522,757 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM $95.94 +1.82 1.93% 7,970,627 NYSE: IBD pA2 "3M tops views, raises outlook" says 1Q epss grew 6% to $1.49 a nickel better than expected. Rev rose 15% to $7.31 bil. All 6 of 3M's segments had higher sales.

WSJ pC5 "Dow rises 115.49, new 3 year high" by Jonathan Cheng says stocks powered to fresh multiyear highs, boosted by consumer optimism & strong earnings from industrial heavy weights. Thre was an uptick in US consumer sentiments. Also fueling the rises were industrial stocks which benefited from a spate of strong earnings results from 3M, Cummins & Ford. Caterpillar rose $3.09 to lead the Dow while GE gained 21 cents.

Fin Times p24 "Industrials drive S&P higher with sold gains for Ford & 3M" by Michael Stothard says the S&P jumped to a multi-year high after promising consumer confidence daa & a range of strong earnings reports from leading firms such as Ford, 3M & UPS. 3M gained after it reported a 16% jump in 1Q profit due to demand for materials used in the screens for tablet computers was going up like a rocket ship and 3M are the suppliers to those firms. But 3M CEO George Buckley said disruptions from the Japanese earthquake would hit earnings by 10 to 13 cents per share this year. Caterpillar was up 2.8% and GE gained 1.1% as both stocks benefited from the higher sentiment in the industrial space.

NYT pB9 "Broad rally lifts shares to a nearly 3 year high" by AP says stocks rose to their highest level in nearly 3 years as consumes are feeling more confident about the economy. 3M rose 1.9% after it raised its full year earnings expectations and its earnings beat analyst expectations.

Travelers TRV $61.39 -0.39 0.63% 4,098,879 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX $87.86 +1.32 1.53% 5,611,109 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $37.63 +0.64 1.73% 14,859,263 DualListed: No mentions found.

WMT $53.91 +0.54 1.01% 11,960,793 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 4/24/11 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $428 [5]
2. Procter & Gamble PG 253.5 [4]
3. Chevron CVX 217.5 [2]
4. Microsoft MSFT 214.5 [8.5]
5. GE 212 [10.5]
6. IBM 205 [1]
7. WalMart WMT 187 [3.5]
8. AT&T T 181.5 [6]
9. JPMorgan Chase JPM 178 [4]
10. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 175.5 [3]
11. Pfizer PFE 158 [8]
12. Coke KO 156 [2.5]
13. Bank of America BAC 125 [10]
14. Intel INTC 118 [5.5]
15. Merck MRK 105 [3]
16. Verizon VZ 104 [3]
17. Cisco CSCO 93.5 [5.5]
18. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 88.5 [2]
19. Disney DIS 80 [2]
20. McDonald's MCD 80 [1]
21. United Technologies UTX 80 [1]
22. Caterpillar CAT 70 [.5]
23. 3M MMM 67 [.5]
24. Home Depot HD 61.5 [1.5]
25. Kraft KFT 58.5 [2]
26. American Express AXP 56.5 [1]
27. Boeing BA 55.5 [1]
28. DuPont DD 52 [1]
29. Travelers TRV 26 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 18 [1]

Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 4/24/11:

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

AT&T T: 4/20/11 2 8Ks re: first quarter results
4/13/11 Prospectus & 4/1/aa S-4 re: offer to exchange $3.5 bil of 5.35% Global Notes due '40
3/31/11 & 3/21/11 2 8Ks re: purchase of T-Mobile USA, Inc. from Deutsche Telekom for $20 bil
3/29/11 8KA re: replacement of Richard Lindner as CFO with John J. Stephens
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: 4/21/11 10Q & 4/12/11 8K re: first quarter results ending 3/31/11
4/14/11 8K transcript re: 1Q earnings conference call
4/13/11 8K & Prospectus re: issuance of $1.2 bil of 5.4% Notes due '21 & tnender offer for 5.3% Notes due '13
3/7/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 5/6/11 in Pittsburg, PA

American Express AXP: 4/20/11 8K re: 1Q results ending 3/31/11
4/18/11 8K re: delinquency & write-off statistics for 1Q ended 3/31/11
3/28/11 8K re new digital payments platform "Serve"
3/24/11 & 3/23 & 3/22 Proxy materials re: 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at 5/2/11 at AXP Headquarters in NYC
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

Bank of Am BAC: 4/15/11 8K re: shuffling of execs, C. Noski, E. O'Keefe & B. Thompson
4/15/11 re results of 1Q ending 3/31/11
3/3011 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders on 5/11/11 at BAC Headquarters in Charlotte, N.C.
3/23/11 8K re: submission to Fed Res. Baord of comprehensive capital plan
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

Boeing BA: 3/21/11 Annual Report to Sahreholders
3/18/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 5/2/11 in Chicago

Caterpiller CAT: 4/15/11 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders on 6/8/11 at Little Rock, Ark.
3/8/11 8K re: price changes of products
3/18/11 8K re: Reg FD disclosures re: 3 months dealer statistics

Chevron CVX: 4/14/11 4 Proxy filings re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders on 5/25/11at Chevron headquarters in San Ramon, CA.
4/11/11 8K re: first quarter interim update
4/4/11 8K re: increase of exec comp.

Cisco CSCO 3/28/11 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan for certain execs
3/22/11 8K-A re: election of Gary B. Moore as COO
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

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 3/25/11 8K re: adoption of exec stock option plan
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

DuPont DD: 4/21/11 8K re results for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/13/11 Proxy re annual meeting of stockholders on 4/27/11in Wilmington, DE
3/31/11 S-3 shelf registration for debt securities and common stock
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

ExxonMobil XOM: 4/14/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/13/11 2 Proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/25/11 in Dallas, TX
3/31/11 8K re: result of operations for 2010
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

GE: 4/21/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/18/11 proxy re: answers to shareholder's question re: CEO's stock options
4/15/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/711 & 3/30/11 Proxy materials re: proposal on exec comp proposal at annual meeting of shareholders on 4/27/11
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

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 3/28/11 8K re amendment of by-laws to decrease number of directors from 17 to 13
3/22/11 8K re: info re: status of Hewlett-Packard employees as a result of Japanese earthquake
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

Home Depot HD: 4/18/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/15/11 proxy re: annual meeting of shareholders on 6/2/11 in Atlanta
3/31/11 8K re: underwriting agreement re: $3 bil of Senior Notes due 2021 & 2041
3/2/11 8K re: approval of Stock Option Plan

Intel INTC: 4/20/11 & 4/19/11 8Ks re: financial info & CFO commentary re: results for quarter ended 4/2/11
4/13/11 8K re: fin'l info re: recently closed acquisition of Infineon Wireless & McAfee
4/7/11, 4/5/11 & 4/4/11 Proxy materials re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/19/11 at Intel's headquarters in Santa Clara, CA
3/21/11 8K re: fin'l info re: its McAfeesubsidiary
2/28/11 8K re: completion of acquisition of McAfee
2/28/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/25/10

IBM: 4/20/11 & 4/19/11 8Ks re: CFO comments re: 1Qtr fin'l results ended 3/31/11
3/25/11 Proxy re: voting at annual meeting of stockholders on 4/26
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.

JPMorganChase JPM: 4/20/11 Proxy brochure entitled "Overview"
4/14/11 8K re: entering into consent orders with Fed. Reserve re: residential mortgage servicing activities
4/13/11 2 8Ks re: first quarter results
4/7/11 3 proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/17/11 in Columbus, Ohio
3/24/11 8K re: offering of $500 mil Floating Rate Notes due 2016
3/24/11 & 3/23/11 8Ks re: offering of Global Medium Term Notes

Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 4/19/11 Proxy re: annual meeting of shareholders on 4/28 in New Brunswick, NJ
4/19/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/15/11 8K re: settlement between Merck & JNJ re: dispute re: distribution of Remicade & Simponi
4/8/11 8K re: payment of $70,0006,316 fine for violating Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
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 Pennsylvania

Kraft KFT: 4/8/11 8K & 3/14/11 8K re: departure of CFO Timothy R. McLevish to be replaced by David A. Brearton
4/5/11 8K re: entering into revolving credit agreement for $4.5 bil
3/31/11 8K & Proxy re: nomination of Dr. Peter Henry for Board of Dir at 5/24/11 annual meeting of shareholders in Skokie, Ill

McDonald's MCD: 4/21/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/15/11 Proxy re: taking points
4/13/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/18/11 3 Proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/19/11 at McDonald's Headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill & proposal to amend cert. of incorp.
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.

Merck MRK: 4/15/11 8K re: settlement between Merck & JNJ re: dispute re: distribution of Remicade & Simponi
4/14/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/13/11 2 Proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/24/11 at North Branch, NJ
4/5/11 Schedule to tender offer to shareholders of Inspire Pharmaceuticals
3/24/11 8K re: termination of agreement between Merck & Sanofi-Aventis re: Sanofi's right to buy Merck's Merial animal health subsidiary

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: 4/14/11 & 4/11/11 Proxy & 3/22/11 2 Proxy filings re: 4/28/11 annual meeting of shareholders in Dallas, TX
4/4/11 8K re: selling Capsugel subsidiary to KKR
3/24/11 Annual report to shareholders
2/28/11 10K re: fiscal year ended 12/31/10

Procter & Gamble PG: 4/11/11 8K re: declaration of 9% quarterly dividend increase
4/5/11 8K re: sale of Pringles to Diamond
3/24/11 8K re: P&G & Teva Pharmaceutical Industries partnership for OTC medicines
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: 4/7/11 8K re: results of first quarter 2011
4/6/11 8K re: executive changes re: chief accounting officer
3/29/11 Proxy material to correct errors re: prior filing re: stock ownership of directors & officers
3/24/11 annual report to shareholders
3/23/11 2 proxy filings re: 5/10/11 annual meeting of stockholders in St. Paul, Minnesota
3/15/11 8K re: retirement of CFO Patrick D. Cambell to be replaced by David W. Meline

Travelers TRV:4/21/11 10Q & 8K for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/12/11 anual report to shareholders
4/12/11 2 proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/26/11 at Hartford, CT

United Technologies UTX: 4/20/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/19/11 8K re proposal to amend long term incentive plan
2/25/11 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 4/13/11 in Phoenix, AZ

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 4/21/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/11/11 8K re: Verizon completion of Terremark acquisition
4/8/11 Schedule to tender offer re: Terremark acquisition
4/4/11 Proxy re; compensation proposal
3/25/11 Prospectus re: $6.25 bil notes
3/21/11 Proxy re: 5/5/11 annual meeting of shareholders in Indianapolis, Indiana
3/7/11 8K re: election of Lowell C. McAdam to Board of Director (he is Pres/COO)

WalMart WMT: 4/19/11 annual report to shareholders
4/18/11 2 Proxy filings re: annual meeting o shareholders on 6/3/11 at U. of Ark in Fayetteville, Ark.
4/15/11 8K & 4/13/11 Prospectus re: issuance of $5 bil of notes
3/30/11 10K for fiscal year ended 1/31/11