Sunday, May 15, 2011

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A read of the print editions of Monday's Barron's, the combined Sat/Sun issues of each of Wall Street Journal & Financial Times, & Sunday's & Saturday's New York Times Atlanta Journal Constitution yielded the following stories about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 component companies and the Dow with stories about the Dow aggregated first and then items about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 companies presented alphabetically, followed by symbol and Friday's stock prices and related data.

Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 12,595.75 down 100.17 or 0.79 from Thursday's close of 12,695.92. For the year the Dow is up 8.80%. For the week the Dow was down 42.99 or 0.34% from last Friday's close of 12,638.74. Of the 30 Dow components 4 gained, Walmart was unchanged and 25 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was Kraft KFT $34.89 +0.14 0.4% 12,759,306 NYSE and percentage-wise was McDonald's MCD $80.74 +0.08 0.1% 5,212,494 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was IBM $169.92 -2.32 1.35% 5,168,995 NYSE and percentage-wise was Bank of America BAC $11.93 -0.27 2.21% 159,070,447 NYSE.

WSJ pB5 "Stocks fall 2nd week in a row" by Donna Yesalavich says US stocks fell broadly as worries over Greece's finances ramped up ahead of the weekend. The market was down more sharply earlier in the day, with the Dow off 152.73 points at its intradday low. Investors turned their attention to the euro zone as they continued to mull the rospects for Greece's economy.

As of the close of the market Friday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of today's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. Thursday's trailing P/E was 14.37 (year ago it was 15.52); the P/E estimate was 12.74 (year ago it was 13.10), and the dividend yield is 2.35 unchanged from Friday's dividend yield of 2.35 (last year it was 2.59). 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.

Fin times p17 "Yahoo's escalating Alibaba disptue hurts tech sector" by Michael Stothard says the tech sector lost ground after an escalation in Yahoo's dispute with Alibaba & a number of badly received earnings reports, helping to lead the wider markets into negative territory for the final session of a volatile week. JPMorgan was down 2.1%. Microsoft's $8.5 bil acquisition of Skype was the big deal news of the week, and left shares in the tech group down 2.2% over the five days.

NYT pB6 "A tumble for shares in tech finance" by Bloomberg says stocks were mostly lower on Fri,erasing a weekly gain, as CA Inc. led tech shares lower after is earnings missed estimates. Bank stocks slid over concerns about Europe's debt crisis & closer gov scrutiny.

Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,664.27 down 13.23 from Thursday's closing numerator of 1,677.50. 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 Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $55.48 down 0.44 from Thursday's average closing price of $55.92. The median closing price of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $46.32 (AXP/JPM) down from Thursday's median closing price. The lowest volume was 3M MMM $96.01 -0.64 0.66% 2,920,635 NYSE and the highest volume was again Bank of America BAC $12.93 -0.27 2.21% 159,070,447 NYSE.

If Friday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs) and sold at the close you would have lost $1,320 ($167,760 -166,440).

MarketWatch Friday 5/13/11 4:47 pm by Kate Gibson says US stocks finished lower Friday, pulling the Dow Jones Industrial Average into negative territory for the week, as investors fretted about the recovery and a week of upheaval in commodities.
“There’s a lot of question marks to the economic recovery at the same time the Fed is about to take [quantitative easing two] away, and just like with any drug addict, there’s a period of withdrawal,” said Peter Boockvar, equity strategist at Miller Tabak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -0.79% shed 100.17 points to close at 12,595.75, pulling the blue-chip index 0.3% lower for the week. Also lapsing into the red from last Friday’s close, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index SPX -0.81% declined 10.88 points to end at 1,337.77, with financial companies faring worst among the benchmark’s 10 industry groups. The index lost 0.2% for the week.
Retaining a modest 0.03% weekly gain, the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP -1.21% fell 34.57 points to end at 2,828.47. “Now that earnings season is behind us, there is currently no good news to push stocks higher until we start to get the next quarter’s expectations, which should be very good,” said Keith Springer, president of Springer Financial Advisors. For every stock that rose Friday, more than two fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where more than 898 million shares had traded by the close of the trading session. The CBOE Volatility index VIX +6.49% gained 6.6% to close at 17.09. Yahoo shares slide after the company said Alibaba had secretly transferred ownership of an online-payment unit to a separate entity. Alibaba disputes the claim.The German newspaper Die Welt reported the European Commission, International Monetary Fund and Germany were backing a Greek debt extension while the European Central Bank and France were opposing it. “It makes sense, the Germans want to stop fronting Greece money and it gives Greece more breathing room, and because the principal would get paid back, banks won’t have to mark the debt down,” said Boockvar at Miller Tabak. But the “lack of any consensus on how to deal with this is what is weighing on the euro,” Boockvar added. The euro fell to a six-week low against the dollar EURUSD -0.8498% , making dollar-denominated assets more costly for holders of other currencies. Reversing losses, crude-oil futures CLM11 +0.37% closed at $99.65 a barrel, up 68 cents, while gold futures GCM11 -0.84% declined $13.20 to finish at $1,493.60 an ounce. U.S. consumer prices increased 0.4% in April, according to the Labor Department. Excluding volatile food and energy costs, prices rose 0.2%. Read more about CPI data. While the government’s read on inflation “didn’t come in too high or too low as far as consensus, the public feels prices are much higher,” said Jay Suskind, a senior vice president at Duncan-Williams Inc. The market is on guard to see if the economy “is going to continue to slow down with higher prices and [quantitative easing] winding down, or does the economy pick up and call this a slow patch?” said Suskind. Shortly after Wall Street’s open, initial data showed consumer sentiment for May edging upward.


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

AT&T T $31.41 -0.23 0.73% 17,719,972 NYSE: Barron's p18 "Juniper: emerging network star" by Mark Veverka says while Cisco is rethinking its strategy and lowering Wall St's expectations, its smaller rival, Juniper is trying to take advantage by investing in r&d. Juniper is the vendor of choice among telecom giants like Verizon & AT&T.

WSJ pB5 "Sprint targets T-Mobile" by Roger Cheng says Sprint's smartphone plan offers $125 credit to customers willing to switch from T-Mobile which is maintaining its operations while preparing for its acquisition by AT&T. Verizon Wireless iPhone 4 continues to drive customer growth, while the discounted $50 iPhone 3GS has helped AT&T. Both boast low levels of subscriber turnover.

Alcoa AA $17.1 -0.05 0.29% 24,365,152 NYSE: No mentions found.

American Express AXP $49.49 -0.05 0.1% 8,198,068 NYSE: NYT pB1 "Recovery seen in rising use of credit cards" by Christine Hauser says in the most recent quarter through Mar, American Express, Mastercard & Visa all reported increases in card spending.

Bank of America BAC $11.93 -0.27 2.21% 159,070,447 NYSE: Barron's "Week review" p14 "Reaching for the web" says Microsoft agreed to buy Skype for $8.5 bil in cash. Foreclosed borrowers protest at Bank of America's annual meeting last week. Cisco's quarterly earnings fell & it cut estimates below forecasts. The US is seeking $1 bil to end a probe into Johnson & Johnson's Risperdal marketing.

WSJ pB1 "Drawing benefits via a debit card? There's a fee for that by Jessica Silver-Greenberg says states are paying unemployment benefits by loading the money onto debit cards that come with several unusual fees including an inactivity fee. JPMorgan, the 2nd largest Us bank in assets has contracts with 21 sates and Bank of Ameica with 5 states.

WSJ pB9 "the case for bank stocks" by Randall Smith says Bank of America and JPMorgan ae both positively positioned for rising rates.

Boeing BA $79.03 -0.38 0.48% 3,809,897 NYSE: No mentions found.

Caterpillar CAT $106.33 -2.30 2.12% 9,253,089 NYSE: WSJ pA5 "Sears tell Ill it may shop elsewhere" by Amy Merrick says Sears may move when its package of tax incentives expires next year. In march, Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman wrote Ill Gov Quinn, saying he may move Caterillar due to high taxes. It has 23,000 employees in Ill.

Chevron CVX $102.39 -0.37 0.36% 8,959,943 NYSE: No mentions found.

Cisco CSCO $16.88 -0.05 0.3% 80,195,326 NASDAQ-GS: Barron's p32 "Hang tough time for Cisco" by Mark Veverksa says Cisco continues to lower expectations on the wake of another disappointing quarter. Increased competition from Juniper and Hewlett-Packard is taking its toll.

Barron's p18 "Juniper: emerging network star" by Mark Veverka says while Cisco is rethinking its strategy and lowering Wall St's expectations, its smaller rival, Juniper is trying to take advantage by investing in r&d. Juniper is the vendor of choice among telecom giants like Verizon & AT&T.

Coke KO $68.18 -0.13 0.19% 8,000,270 NYSE: Sun NYT Bus p1 "Goods with benefits, or so they say" by Natasha Singer says sellers of food products are claiming their products are healthy when they really aren't. Coke is given as a historical example that was originally sold as nerve tonic.

GE $19.89 -0.25 1.24% 42,217,816 NYSE: Sat AJC pA9 "Gingrich: GE clever to pay no corp taxes" says GE's claim of a tax benefit of $3 bil and no taxes was lauded by Newt Gingrich.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $40.41 -0.47 1.15% 14,071,606 NYSE: Barron's p15 "Week preview" says on Tues 5/17 Walmart's posts results and Intel hold's analysts' meetings. On Wed 5/18 Hewlett-Packard reports results & JPMorgan holds its annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio.

Barron's p32 "Hang tough time for Cisco" by Mark Veverksa says Cisco continues to lower expectations on the wake of another disappointing quarter. Increased competition from Juniper and Hewlett-Packard is taking its toll.

Home Depot HD $37.01 -0.28 0.75% 8,670,213 NYSE: Barron's p16 "Home Deot has the tools to prosper" by Neil Martin says Home Depot's shares have rallied 50% to a recent 37. HD has slashed costs, overhauled its supply chain merchandising systems & improved customer service.

Intel INTC $23.41 -0.295 1.24% 53,104,955 NASDAQ-GS: Barron's p15 "Week preview" says on Tues 5/17 Walmart's posts results and Intel hold's analysts' meetings. On Wed 5/18 Hewlett-Packard reports results & JPMorgan holds its annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio.

Barron's p31 "Rage at Microsoft, Intel's breakthrough" by Tiernan Ray says investor's are not responding to Microsoft's spending $8.5 bil to Skype. Microsoft has offered measly returns of its cash to shareholders unlike Verizon which pays out 88% of its income for a 5.2% despite having a more capital intensive business. Intel announced a breakthrough in its Tri-Gate transistor.

Barron's p27 "Speaking of dividends" by Shirley Lazo says Intel boosted its dividend for the 2nd time in 6 months.

Sat AJC A9 "Judge denies NY attempt to amend Intel lawsuit" says Intel's bid to get NY's AG to amend an antitrust alwsuit vs Intel was denied by a fed judge in Delaware.

IBM $169.92 -2.32 1.35% 5,168,995 NYSE: No mentions found.

JPMorgan JPM $43.15 -0.94 2.13% 32,878,376 NYSE: Barron's p15 "Week preview" says on Tues 5/17 Walmart's posts results and Intel hold's analysts' meetings. On Wed 5/18 Hewlett-Packard reports results & JPMorgan holds its annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio.

WSJ pB9 "the case for bank stocks" by Randall Smith says Bank of America and JPMorgan ae both positively positioned for rising rates.

WSJ pB1 "Drawing benefits via a debit card? There's a fee for that by Jessica Silver-Greenberg says states are paying unemployment benefits by loading the money onto debit cards that come with several unusual fees including an inactivity fee. JPMorgan, the 2nd largest Us bank in assets has contracts with 21 sates and Bank of Ameica with 5 states.

Fin times p17 "Yahoo's escalating Alibaba disptue hurts tech sector" by Michael Stothard says the tech sector lost ground after an escalation in Yahoo's dispute with Alibaba & a number of badly received earnings reports, helping to lead the wider markets into negative territory for the final session of a volatile week. JPMorgan was down 2.1%. Microsoft's $8.5 bil acquisition of Skype was the big deal news of the week, and left shares in the tech group down 2.2% over the five days.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ $66.62 -0.57 0.85% 11,707,031 NYSE: Barron's "Week review" p14 "Reaching for the web" says Microsoft agreed to buy Skype for $8.5 bil in cash. Foreclosed borrowers protest at Bank of America's annual meeting last week. Cisco's quarterly earnings fell & it cut estimates below forecasts. The US is seeking $1 bil to end a probe into Johnson & Johnson's Risperdal marketing.

Kraft KFT $34.89 +0.14 0.4% 12,759,306 NYSE: No mentions found.

McDonald's MCD $80.74 +0.08 0.1% 5,212,494 NYSE: Barron's pM16 "Research reports" edited by Anita Peltonen says Sterne Agee did a research report on McDonald's as a buy on 5/9 saying McDonald's announced global same store sales results for the month of April above expectations.

Merck MRK $37.08 -0.12 0.32% 11,501,337 NYSE: WSJ pB3 "Hepatitis drug gets approval" by Jonathan Rockoff, NYT pB6 "Merck's hepatitis C drug wins FDA approval" by Andrew Pollack, Sat AJC pA9 "First new hepatitis C drug in 20 years get approval from FDA" by Matthew Perrone say the FDA approved a pill, Victrelis, that has been shown to cure more patients who have hepatitis C, than old drugs. The disease is linked to 12,000 deaths a year and about 3.2 mil Americans have it.

Microsoft MSFT $25.03 -0.29 1.15% 66,819,290 NASDAQ-GS: Barron's "Week review" p14 "Reaching for the web" says Microsoft agreed to buy Skype for $8.5 bil in cash. Foreclosed borrowers protest at Bank of America's annual meeting last week. Cisco's quarterly earnings fell & it cut estimates below forecasts. The US is seeking $1 bil to end a probe into Johnson & Johnson's Risperdal marketing.

Barron's p31 "Rage at Microsoft, Intel's breakthrough" by Tiernan Ray says investor's are not responding to Microsoft's spending $8.5 bil to Skype. Microsoft has offered measly returns of its cash to shareholders unlike Verizon which pays out 88% of its income for a 5.2% despite having a more capital intensive business. Intel announced a breakthrough in its Tri-Gate transistor.

Fin Times p7 "Hope & hubris as Microsoft seeks a saviour" by Richard Waters says Microsoft's deperate urges are backed by piles of spare cash stashed away during its long years of desktop dominance and this is why it is overpaying for Skype.

Fin times p17 "Yahoo's escalating Alibaba dispttue hurts tech sector" by Michael Stothard says the tech sector lost ground after an escalation in Yahoo's dispute with Alibaba & a number of badly received earnings reports, helping to lead the wider markets into negative territory for the final session of a volatile week. JPMorgan was down 2.1%. Microsoft's $8.5 bil acquisition of Skype was the big deal news of the week, and left shares in the tech group down 2.2% over the five days.

Pfizer PFE $20.92 +0.03 0.14% 36,682,280 NYSE: Sat AJC pA9 "Pfizer sets aside $772 mil for lawsuits" says Pfizer has set aside $772 mil to resolves claims Prempro causes breast cancer.

Procter & Gamble PG $66.86 +0.02 0.03% 12,606,896 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM $96.01 -0.64 0.66% 2,920,635 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV $62.33 -1.52 2.38% 4,072,474 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX $88.98 -0.59 0.66% 3,411,485 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $37.26 -0.17 0.45% 10,424,842 Dual Listed: Barron's p31 "Rage at Microsoft, Intel's breakthrough" by Tiernan Ray says investor's are not responding to Microsoft's spending $8.5 bil to Skype. Microsoft has offered measly returns of its cash to shareholders unlike Verizon which pays out 88% of its income for a 5.2% despite having a more capital intensive business. Intel announced a breakthrough in its Tri-Gate transistor.

Barron's p18 "Juniper: emerging network star" by Mark Veverka says while Cisco is rethinking its strategy and lowering Wall St's expectations, its smaller rival, Juniper is trying to take advantage by investing in r&d. Juniper is the vendor of choice among telecom giants like Verizon & AT&T.

WSJ pB5 "Sprint targets T-Mobile" by Roger Cheng says Sprint's smartphone plan offers $125 credit to customers willing to switch from T-Mobile which is maintaining its operations while preparing for its acquisition by AT&T. Verizon Wireless iPhone 4 continues to drive customer growth, while the discounted $50 iPhone 3GS has helped AT&T. Both boast low levels of subscriber turnover.

Walmart WMT $55.72 unch unch 8,953,618 NYSE: Barron's p15 "Week preview" says on Tues 5/17 Walmart's posts results and Intel hold's analysts' meetings. On Wed 5/18 Hewlett-Packard reports results & JPMorgan holds its annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio.

Sun NYTimes pBus 5 "Behind the greening of Walmart" is a review by Bryan Burrough of a book by Edward Humes "Force of Nature" that explains why once Walmart went green it saved billions of money including $3.4 billion in packaging costs.


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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