Tuesday, October 11, 2011

10/11/11 Tues pm Dow Closes at 11,416.3 down 16.88 or 0.15%

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Tuesday at 11,416.3 down 16.88 or 0.15% from Monday's close of 11,433.18. Of the 30 Dow components 11 gained, GE and JPMorgan were unchanged and 17 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was Caterpillar CAT $80.66 +1.53 1.93% 9,288,356 NYSE and percentage-wise was Alcoa AA $10.3 +0.21 2.08% 52,034,329 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was IBM $185 -1.62 0.87% 5,291,600 NYSE and percentage-wise was AT&T T $28.77 -0.40 1.37% 22,080,069 NYSE.

As of the open of the market Tuesday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of Tuesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. Tuesday's trailing P/E ratio is 12.75 up from Monday's trailing P/E ratio of 12.39 (year ago it was 14.86); Tuesday's P/E estimate is 11.25 unchanged from Monday's P/E estimate of 11.25 (year ago it was 13.15), and today's dividend yield is 2.71 down from yesterday's dividend yield of 2.79 (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 1,508.43 down 2.22 from Monday's closing numerator of 1,510.65. 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 $50.28 down $0.08 from Monday's average closing price of $50.36. The median closing price of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $39.96 (DD/VZ) down 0.07 from Monday's median closing price of $40.03. The lowest volume was Travelers TRV $50.42 -0.68 1.33% 2,247,262 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $6.37 +0.09 1.43% 200,486,206 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 $222 ($151,065 - $150,843).

MarketWatch Tuesday 10/11/11 3:43 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks took a tentative stance Tuesday, with the S&P 500 Index retreating a bit after the prior day’s rally, as investors looked to third-quarter earnings while tracking Europe. “It’s really more of a kickoff to earnings season to see if the quarter is as bad as the economic data was indicating in August and September,” said Paul Nolte, managing director at Dearborn Partners. China props up bank sharesChina stepped in to buy shares of its battered banks, which have been caught in a selloff that analysts say reflects a broader loss of trust in the integrity of corporate earnings and government statistics. After the close, aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. will release quarterly results, marking the unofficial start to third-quarter season of earnings reports. Alcoa’s results could give “an early read of what the cyclical part of the U.S. economy looks like, and we’ve seen a change in the tenor of the market from cyclical companies to more defensive issues,” said Nolte. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 23.24 points at 11,409.94. The S&P 500 Index was flat at 1,194.74, with utilities hardest hit and technology up the most among its 10 industry groups. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 9.51 points at 2,575.56, lifted in large part by Apple Inc., its shares up 2.8% after record orders for its latest iPhone version. Advancers edged just ahead of decliners on the New York Stock Exchange, where 607 million shares traded by 3:30 p.m. Eastern. Slovakian lawmakers on Tuesday delayed a vote on whether to approve the expanded European Financial Stability Facility, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal that did not specify when the vote could happen. Slovakia is the last of 17 euro-member nations to do so. An initial vote was expected to fail, but the leader of Slovakia’s biggest opposition party expressed confidence the deal would be ratified. “Today is kind of a break from yesterday’s action. We were promised some stuff later in the month from [European Central Bank President Jean-Claude] Trichet and [French President Nicolas] Sarkozy,” according to Nolte. Read more on Europe bailout efforts.
“The next big event is whether Greece takes a haircut on debt, and that’s probably a month away,” said Owen Fitzpatrick, an equities strategist at DWS Investments. U.S. stocks on Monday rose 3% after German and French leaders vowed to devise a strategy to confront the region’s debt trouble, pushing the S&P 500 above its 50-day moving average for the first time in more than two months. Also Tuesday, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said he would unveil a proposal for recapitalizing European banks on Wednesday. Slovakia in spotlight on bailout voteEuroview: Slovakia's EFSF vote has now been linked to a confidence vote in the government itself as local politics take a dramatic turn. A 'no' vote still can't be ruled out, setting the scene for a repeat vote. But when?
“We have seen stock prices quickly move out of a deeply oversold zone primarily on news coming out of Europe. Given the strength of the recent weeklong rally, near-term U.S. stock prices appear a bit extended,” Fred Dickson, chief investment strategist at Davidson Cos., wrote in an emailed note. Among stocks in the news, Dollar Thrift Automotive Group Inc. fell 1.5% after the car-rental company said it would continue on its own after getting no further offers from Hertz Global Holdings Inc. or others by its Monday deadline.

Tuesday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T T
$28.77 -0.40 1.37% 22,080,069 NYSE

Alcoa AA
$10.3 +0.21 2.08% 52,034,329 NYSE

American Express AXP
$45.76 +0.31 0.68% 6,130,654 NYSE

Bank of America BAC
$6.37 +0.09 1.43% 200,486,206 NYSE

Boeing BA
$63.97 -0.06 0.09% 3,128,538 NYSE

Caterpillar CAT
$80.66 +1.53 1.93% 9,288,356 NYSE

Chevron CVX
$97.6 -0.60 0.61% 7,512,069 NYSE

Cisco CSCO
$16.99 -0.10 0.59% 53,566,530 NASDAQ-GS

Coke KO
$66.8 -0.10 0.15% 5,563,952 NYSE

Disney DIS
$32.61 -0.39 1.18% 12,880,625 NYSE

DuPont DD
$43.42 +0.25 0.58% 5,314,461 NYSE

Exxon XOM
$76.27 -0.01 0.01% 17,596,854 NYSE

GE
$16.14 unch unch 44,997,980 NYSE

Hewlett-Packard HPQ
$25.92 +0.18 0.7% 17,632,091 NYSE

Home Depot HD
$34.71 +0.05 0.14% 7,995,557 NYSE

Intel INTC
$22.99 +0.11 0.48% 50,516,183 NASDAQ-GS

IBM
$185 -1.62 0.87% 5,291,600 NYSE

JPMorgan JPM
$32.3 unch unch 37,328,795 NYSE

Johnson & Johnson JNJ
$63.96 -0.47 0.73% 7,613,000 NYSE

Kraft KFT
$34.4 +0.10 0.29% 5,824,152 NYSE

McDonald's MCD
$89.34 +0.83 0.94% 6,860,441 NYSE

Merck MRK
$31.93 -0.42 1.3% 15,539,113 NYSE

Microsoft MSFT
$27 +0.06 0.22% 38,706,426 NASDAQ-GS

Pfizer PFE
$18.85 -0.07 0.37% 35,351,897 NYSE

Procter & Gamble PG
$64.57 -0.23 0.35% 5,683,979 NYSE

MMM
$76.42 -0.30 0.39% 3,316,508 NYSE

Travelers TRV
$50.42 -0.68 1.33% 2,247,262 NYSE

United Technologies UTX
$73.74 -0.01 0.01% 3,627,998 NYSE

Verizon VZ
$36.5 -0.40 1.08% 11,101,417 DualListed

Walmart WMT
$54.72 -0.09 0.16% 10,196,208 NYSE

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The following are excerpts from Tuesday morning's Blog.

A read of the print editions of Tuesday's The Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, The 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 AverageThe Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at 11,433.18 up 330.06 or 2.97% from Friday's close of 11,103.13. For the year the Dow is down 1.25 %. Of the 30 Dow components all 30 gained and 0 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was IBM $186.62 4.23 2.32% 5,753,771 NYSE and percentage-wise was Bank of America BAC $6.28 0.38 6.44% 224,432,991 NYSE.

WSJ pC1 "Rally has legs: Dow up 330.06 by Jonathan Cheng says stocks soared as investors put their faith in a resolution to Europe's debt crisis & the ability of US firms to power through an uncertain economy. AT&T gained 73 cents after it said it had seen extraordinary demand for Apple's new device.

Fin Times p22 "Sprint Nextel misses out on gains in S&P amid upgrade fears" by Ajay Makan says Wall St enjoyed its best day since 8/23 as the benchmark S&P rose 2.4%. Microsoft climbed 2.6% after the European Comm confirmed that it would not block its takeover of Skype. Walmart shook off the closure of several Chinese stores to rise 2.1%. Alcoa kicks off earnings season today & climbed 3.9%.

NYT pB9 "Light trading helps push big gains on Wall St" by Joshua Brustein says Wall St rallied on Mon in light trading after French & German leaders promised to develop a plan to confront Europe's debt problems.

USA Today p4B "European bank plans lead to healthy US stock response" by Bloomberg says stocks advanced Mon, giving the S&P its biggest rally since Aug after the leaders of France & Germany pledged a plan to support European banks & stem the region's debt crisis.

Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,510.65 up 43.60 from Friday's closing numerator of 1,467.05. 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 Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $50.36 up $1.46 from Friday's average closing price of $48.90. The median closing price of Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $40.03 (DD/VZ) up 1.00 from Friday's median closing price of $39.03. The lowest volume was Travelers TRV $51.1 +2.10 4.29% 2,975,670 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $6.28 0.38 6.44% 224,432,991 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 made $4,360 ($151,065 - $146,705).

MarketWatch Monday 10/10/11 3:43 pm by Deb Levine says U.S. stocks rallied more than 2% Monday as France and Germany pledged to do everything necessary to support Europe’s banks, while investors also looked ahead to the unofficial kickoff of third-quarter earnings season.The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +2.97% rose 230 points, or 2.1%, to 11,337, after touching 11,395 intraday. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index SPX +3.41% added 26 points, or 2.3%, to 1,182. At one point it was up 3%, which would have been the biggest gain in more than a month. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP +3.50% gained 55 points, or 2.2%, to 2,533. All 30 Dow components were in the green, led by Bank of America Corp. BAC -0.16% , up 4.8%, and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. JPM +5.21% , up 4.6%. All 10 subsectors of the S&P 500 also were in positive territory, led by energy firms, with Denbury Resources Inc. DNR +9.56% gaining 8.2% and Tesoro Corp. TSO -0.12% rallying about 7.7%. Financial firms also were among the top gainers, as shares of Cititgroup Inc. C +7.55% rose 5.4% and Lincoln National Corp. LNC +6.23% rose almost 5%. On the New York Stock Exchange, there were about 9 advancing companies for every decliner. As of 3:20 p.m. Eastern time, volume of advancing shares made up 94% of trades. New York Stock Exchange volume totaled 536 million shares and NYSE composite volume was around 2.8 billion shares. U.S. stocks followed European markets up after German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy said over the weekend that they will reveal plans for a banking-sector recapitalization by early November. “There had been a reluctance to address bank recapitalization, which the market views as critical. This is recognition of the issue and a line drawn in the sand, which is viewed as progress,” said Russ Koesterich, chief investment strategist at iShares. The French and German comments gave investors some relief that European officials may take bigger steps deemed necessary to control the region’s sovereign-debt crisis, increasing the appeal of riskier assets like stocks, commodities and the euro, which rallied against the U.S. dollar.
“The market might be too euphoric, but it’s what we’re focused on,” said Nick Kalivas, equities and fixed-income analyst at MF Global.

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

AT&T T $29.17 +0.73 2.57% 20,645,958 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "Rally has legs: Dow up 330.06 by Jonathan Cheng says stocks soared as investors put their faith in a resolution to Europe's debt crisis & the ability of US firms to power through an uncertain economy. AT&T gained 73 cents after it said it had seen extraordinary demand for Apple's new device.

Alcoa AA $10.09 +0.38 3.91% 29,408,350 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "Not so great expectations for Alcoa" by Kelly Evans says aluminum prices fell 12% to $2,200 & that is one reason why Alcoa's results are not expected to be great.

Fin Times p22 "Sprint Nextel misses out on gains in S&P amid upgrade fears" by Ajay Makan says Wall St enjoyed its best day since 8/23 as the benchmark S&P rose 2.4%. Microsoft climbed 2.6% after the European Comm confirmed that it would not block its takeover of Skype. Walmart shook off the closure of several Chinese stores to rise 2.1%. Alcoa kicks off earnings season today & climbed 3.9%.

American Express AXP $45.45 +2.02 4.65% 7,534,673 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of America BAC $6.28 +0.38 6.44% 224,432,991 NYSE: WSJ pC4 charts Banks of America under Good news saying bank stocks got a boost as France & Germany tackled the eurozone's sovereign-debt woes.

Daily Report p1 "Firm sues BofA in fraud case" by Kathleen Joyner says a Fulton County real estate law firm is suing Bank of America saying it should have caught a paralegal who stole $260,000 from an account.

Boeing BA $64.03 +2.22 3.59% 4,569,689 NYSE: Fin Times p10 "Boeing - Case Study" profiles Boeing's supply chain in relation to how it built the Dreamliner.

Caterpillar CAT $79.13 +3.61 4.78% 10,275,371 NYSE: No mentions found.

Chevron CVX $98.2 +3.80 4.03% 7,460,141 NYSE: No mentions found.

Cisco CSCO $17.09 +0.43 2.58% 48,661,024 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Coke KO $66.9 +1 1.52% 6,120,725 NYSE: No mentions found.

Disney DIS $33 +1.30 4.1% 7,837,569 NYSE: WSJ pB10 "Paramount hires chief for animaion" by Ethan Smith says Paramount hired David Stainton, head of Disney's animation division, to run Paramount's new animation division.

WSJ pB10 "Taking a scene from the clouds" by Michelle Kung says Disney is not part of a consortium to make online movies more convenient called UltraViolet & instead is developing it s own digital rights locker system, KeyChest. UltraViolet in a 75 firm consortium that includes Microsoft & Intel.

DuPont DD $43.17 +1.27 3.03% 5,245,884 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $76.28 +2.72 3.7% 20,423,054 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE $16.14 +0.64 4.13% 55,257,735 NYSE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $25.74 +0.86 3.46% 21,659,986 NYSE: No mentions found.

Home Depot HD $34.66 +0.74 2.18% 8,706,227 NYSE: Daily Report p1B "Home Depot fills prized in house counsel job with Roseborough" by Katheryn Tucker" says Teresa Roseborough was named Home Depot's General Counsel replacing the retiring Jack VanWoerkhom.

Intel INTC $22.88 +0.59 2.65% 40,011,050 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pB10 "Taking a scene from the clouds" by Michelle Kung says Disney is not part of a consortium to make online movies more convenient called UltraViolet & instead is developing it s own digital rights locker system, KeyChest. UltraViolet in a 75 firm consortium that includes Microsoft & Intel.

IBM $186.62 +4.23 2.32% 5,753,771 NYSE: WSJ pB10 "Taking a scene from the clouds" by Michelle Kung says Disney is not part of a consortium to make online movies more convenient called UltraViolet & instead is developing it s own digital rights locker system, KeyChest. UltraViolet in a 75 firm consortium that includes Microsoft & Intel.

JPMorgan JPM $32.3 +1.60 5.21% 37,261,782 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "For Street's big anks, trust me isn't enough" by Francesco Guerrera says JPMorgan kicks off 3Q bank earnings season on Thurs & Jamie Dimon will have to persuade investors this time is different from '08 in order to prove banks are healthy.

WSJ pC2 "Capital idea, say regulators" by Sara Munoz says JPMorgan & other banks have spent months lobbyng US policy makers to make significant changes to the capital surcharge proposal or to scrap it altogether.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ $64.43 +1.30 2.06% 7,050,158 NYSE: No mentions found.

Kraft KFT $34.3 +0.54 1.6% 6,926,085 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "Success is only so sweet n remaking cereals" by Julie Jargon says cereals must be sweet and be able to float for 3 minutes. McDonald's switched to trans-fat free cooking even though it worried it would affect the taste of its fires & Kraft did the same from its Oreos.

McDonald's MCD $88.51 +1.31 1.5% 5,086,326 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "Success is only so sweet n remaking cereals" by Julie Jargon says cereals must be sweet and be able to float for 3 minutes. McDonald's switched to trans-fat free cooking even though it worried it would affect the taste of its fires & Kraft did the same from its Oreos

Merck MRK $32.35 +0.74 2.34% 14,893,557 NYSE: No mentions found.

Microsoft MSFT $26.94 +0.69 2.63% 41,648,238 NASDAQ-GS: Fin Times p22 "Sprint Nextel misses out on gains in S&P amid upgrade fears" by Ajay Makan says Wall St enjoyed its best day since 8/23 as the benchmark S&P rose 2.4%. Microsoft climbed 2.6% after the European Comm confirmed that it would not block its takeover of Skype. Walmart shook off the closure of several Chinese stores to rise 2.1%. Alcoa kicks off earnings season today & climbed 3.9%.

WSJ pB10 "Taking a scene from the clouds" by Michelle Kung says Disney is not part of a consortium to make online movies more convenient called UltraViolet & instead is developing it s own digital rights locker system, KeyChest. UltraViolet in a 75 firm consortium that includes Microsoft & Intel.

Pfizer PFE $18.92 +0.48 2.6% 31,417,699 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble PG $64.8 +0.89 1.39% 6,574,357 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM $76.72 +2.90 3.93% 3,833,462 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV $51.1 +2.10 4.29% 2,975,670 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX $73.75 +2.29 3.2% 3,390,639 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $36.9 +0.74 2.05% 9,660,612 DualListed: No mentions found.

Walmart WMT $54.81 +1.11 2.07% 12,129,630 NYSE: NYT pB9 "Chinese city shuts down 13 Wamarts" by Keith Bradsher, Fin Times p13 "China shuts seven Walmart stores in pork row" by Rahul Jacob says the city of Chongqing in sw China ordered all 13 Walmart stores there to close for 115 days & fined it $420,000 in a labeling dispute saying Walmart sold port as organic when the meat was not. Walmart has now been punished 21 times since '06 for misleading advertising or for selling substandrd or expired food.

Fin Times p22 "Sprint Nextel misses out on gains in S&P amid upgrade fears" by Ajay Makan says Wall St enjoyed its best day since 8/23 as the benchmark S&P rose 2.4%. Microsoft climbed 2.6% after the European Comm confirmed that it would not block its takeover of Skype. Walmart shook off the closure of several Chinese stores to rise 2.1%. Alcoa kicks off earnings season today & climbed 3.9%.

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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 Meg Whitman (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 Lowell McAdam (NY, NY) Lowell C. McAdam
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 9/23/11 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $337 [5]
2. Microsoft MSFT 210 [8.5]
3. IBM 202 [1]
4. Chevron CVX 180 [2]
5. WalMart WMT 175 [3.5]
6. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 169 [3]
7. Procter & Gamble PG 168.5 [3]
8. AT&T T 165 [6]
9. GE 161 [10.5]
10. Coke KO 155 [2.5]
11. Pfizer PFE 136 [8]
12. Intel INTC 116.5 [5]
13. JPMorgan Chase JPM 115.5 [4]
14. Verizon VZ 106.5 [3]
15. Merck MRK 95.5 [3]
16. McDonald's MCD 90 [1]
17. Cisco CSCO 86 [5.5]
18. Bank of America BAC 64 [10]
19. United Technologies UTX 62.5 [1]
20. Kraft KFT 59.5 [2]
21. American Express AXP 55.5 [1]
22. Disney DIS 55 [2]
23. Home Depot HD 53 [1.5]
24. 3M MMM 52.5 [.5]
25. Caterpillar CAT 48 [.5]
26. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 44.5 [2]
27. Boeing BA 44 [1]
28. DuPont DD 38 [1]
29. Travelers TRV 20 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 11 [1]

Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 9/23/11:

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

AT&T T: 9/8/11 8K re: redemption of certain notes
9/1/11 8K re: Dept. of Justice lawsuit to block AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile saying it will lessen competition & raise prices
8/5/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
8/2/11 8K re: sale of global notes
8/1/11 8K re: tendering of all its shares of Telefonos de Mexcio
7/21/11 8K re: 2Q results
6/27/11 8K re: minor amendments to Bylaws
5/6/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
5/5/11 8K re: voting results of 4/29 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
4/29/11 8K re: sale of $3 bil of Global Notes due '16 & '21
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

Alcoa AA: 7/28/11 8K re: 5 year revolving crdit agreement with Citibank
7/21/11 10Q for Qtr ended 6/30/11
7/14/11 8K re: 2Q earnings call transcript
7/12/11 8K re: 2Q results
6/2/11 8K re: Regulation FD disclosure re: Internal Relations Presentation of "Nomura Aluminum Seminar"
5/31/11 8K re: redemption of notes due '13
5/18/11 8K re: Chris Ayers elected Pres. of AA Blobal Primary Products
5/11/11 8K re: retirement of Joe Gorman from Bd. of Dires
5/6/11 8K re: Issuance of Sustainability Highlights Report
4/29/11 8K re: tender offer for 6% '13 Notes
4/29/11 8K re: grants under Stock Incentive Plan
4/27/11 Proxy materials re: exec comp
4/21/11 10Q & 4/21/11 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

American Express AXP: 9/15/11 & 9/14/11 8Ks re: delinquency & write-off stats for 3 months ended 8/3/1/11
8/15/11 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for months of May, June, and July 2011
8/3/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/20/11 8K re: 2Q results
7/15/11 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats qtr. ended 6/30/11
6/15/11 8K re: U.S. Card Services delinquency & write-off statistics for 3 months ended 5/31/11
5/16/11 re: delinquency & write-off stats for period ended 4/30/11
5/5/11 8KA & 8K re: appointment & compensation of David Cornish as Acting Comptroller
5/4/11 10Q quarter ended 3/31/11
4/26/11 8K re: departure of Comptroller & also Deputy Comptroller
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

Bank of Am BAC: 9/7/11 8K re: exec changes including departure of Sallie Krawcheck
9/1/11 8K re: Amend Cert of Inc to designate Pref. Shares sold to Berkshire Hathaway for $5 bil
8/29/11 8K re: selling of 13.1 bil shares of China Construct Bank
8/25/11 8K re: sale of securities to Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
7/19/11 8K re: 2Q results
7/6/11 8KA re: settlement of Countrywide mortgage claims
6/29 8K re: election of Bruce R. Thompson as CFO
5/11/11 8K re: Voting results of Stockholders Annual Meeting held 5/16
5/5 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
5/2/11 8K re: update of legal opinion re: Medium-Term Notes
4/28/11 Proxy re: voting at 5/11 Stockholder Meeting and info re: independence of nominee for Board
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

Boeing BA: 9/30/11 8K & 8KA re: frequency of shareholder advisory votes
7/27/11 10Q for Qtr ended 6/30/11
7/27/11 8K re: 2Q results
6/14/11 8K re: resignation of John E. Bryson from Baord of Directors to be Pres. Obama's US Sec'y of Commerce & amendment of By-Laws to decrease number of directors from 12 to 11
5/3/11 8K re: amending bylaws decreasing Board from 13 to 12
4/27 10Q & 4/27/11 8K re: quarter ended 3/31/11
3/21/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
3/18/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 5/2/11 in Chicago

Caterpiller CAT: 9/20/11 8KA 3 Mos dealer stats thru Aug
9/16/11 re: credit agreemet
8/18/11 8K re: 3 mos. dealer stats
8/12/11 8K re: clairifcation of order backlog
8/4/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/22/11 8K re: 3 mos. dealer stats
7/22/11 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30/11
7/12/11 8K re: segment operating results 3/31/11
7/8/11 8K re: closing of Bucyrus acquisition
6/20/11 8K re: 3 months dealer statistics ended 5/31/11
6/9/11 8K re: voting results of 6/8 Annual Stockholders Meeting
6/8/11 two 8Ks re: press release and declaration of 0.46 cents per share dividend payable 8/20 for record holders on 7/20
5/26/11 8K re: underwriting agreement re: floating rate senior notes due '12 through '17
5/26/11 Porxy Material re Letter to institutional stockholders re: voting recommendations at upcoming annual meeting of stockholders
5/23/11 Proxy re: voting reminder re: 6/8 Meeting of Stockholders
5/23/11 8K re: revisions to 10K fin'l statements
5/19/11 8K re: dealer stats
5/9/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/29/11 8K re: info re: sales to dealers
4/29/11 8K re fin'l results quarter ended 3/31/11
4/15/11 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders on 6/8/11 at Little Rock, Ark.

Chevron CVX: 9/7/11 8K/A re: frequency of shareholder advisory votes
8/4/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/29/11 8K re: 2Q results
7/11/11 8K re: 2Q interim update
6/1/11 8K re: results of votes at 5/25 Annual Stockholder Meeting
5/31/11 8K re: receipt of imminent danger order under Fed. Mine Safety Act re: Kemmerer Mine, Lincoln, WY and the vacating of the order on 5/26
5/5/11 10Q & 4/29/11 8K re quarter ended 3/31/11
4/14/11 4 Proxy filings re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders on 5/25/11 at Chevron headquarters in San Ramon, CA.

Cisco CSCO 9/20/11 8K re: contract with Exec VP Wim Elfrink
9/14/11 10K for year ended 7/30/11
8/24/11 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan for CEO John Chambers
8/10/11 8K re: 4Qtr results
7/18/11 8K re: cutting of 6,500 jobs
6/22/11 8K re: executives' pre-arranged stock trading plans
5/25/11 10Q re: Qtr ended 4/30/11
5/11/11 8K re: results of quarter ended 4/30/11
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

Coke KO 9/1/11 8K re: issuance of senior notes
8/24 & 8/8 8Ks re: issuance of securities as an off-alance sheet arrangement re: Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc.
8/1/11 10Q 2 results ended 7/1/11
7/19/11 8K re: 2Q results
5/2/11 10Q & 4/26/11 8K for quarter ended 4/1/11
4/29/11 8K re: voting results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on 4/27
3/10/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 4/27/11 in Atlanta

Disney DIS 8/19/11 8K re: sale of $750 mil of Global Notes
8/19 10Q & 8/9 8K re: esults of quarter ended 7/2/11
5/20/11 8K re: sales of $500 mil 3.75% Global Notes Due '21
5/10 8K & 5/10/11 10Q re: quarter ended 4/2/11

DuPont DD: 8/8/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/28/11 8K re: 2Q results
5/24/11 8K re: completion of acquisition of 92.2% of shares of Danisco SA
5/5/11 8K re: tender offer for Danisco
5/3/11 8K re: voting results of 4/27 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
4/26/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/21/11 8K re results for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/13/11 Proxy re annual meeting of stockholders on 4/27/11 in Wilmington, DE

ExxonMobil XOM: 8/4/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/28/11 8K re: 2Q results
5/31/11 8K re: results of voting of 5/25 Annual Shareholders Meeting
5/6/11 Proxy re: add'l material re: advisory vote on exec comp
5/5/11 10Q & 4/28/11 for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/29/11 8K re: amendment of bylaws making Treasurer also CFO
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

GE: 9/13/11 8K re: redemption of shares held by Berkshire hathaway for $3.3 bil
7/29/11 10Q 2Q results ended 6/30/11
7/29/11 13F-HR Inst't'l holdings
7/22/11 8K re: 2Q results
5/6/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
5/2/11 8K re: voting results of 4/27 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
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

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 9/22/11 8K re: replaceemnt of CEO Leo Apotheker with Meg Whitman effective immediately
9/19/11 8KA & 8K re: issuance of flotaing global notes
9/13/11 8K re: purchse of Autonomy Corp.
9/9/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/31/11
8/19/11 8K re: offer to purchase Autonomy Corp plc
8/18/11 8K re: 3rd Quarter results ended 7/31/11
7/22/11 8KA re: frequency of advisory votes on exec comp.
7/21/11 8K re: plan to repurchase $10 bil of its shares
6/16/11 8K re: election of Ann Livermore to Board of Directors, her resignation as Exec. VP & amendment to By-Laws to increase number of directors from 13 to 14
6/8/11 10Q re: Quarter ended 4/30/11
6/1/11 8K re: underwriting agreement re: Floating Rate Global Notes due '14 through '21
5/7/11 8K re: fin'l results for quarter ended 4/30/11

Home Depot HD: 9/1/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/31/11
8/16/11 8K re: results of quarter ended 7/31/11
6/7/11 8K re: amending by-laws re voting by consent for shareholders
6/8/11 10Q re: Quarter ended 4/30/11
5/17/11 8K re: fin'l results for quarter ended 5/1/11
4/18/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/15/11 proxy re: annual meeting of shareholders on 6/2/11 in Atlanta

Intel INTC: 9/19/11 & 9/14/11 8Ks re; offering of $5 bil of notes
8/8/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/2/11
7/27/11 8K re: election of Andy D. Bryant to Board of Dirs.
7/21 & 7/20/11 8Ks re: 3Q results ended 7/2/11
5/24/11 8K re: Voting results of 5/19/11 Annual Meeting of Stockhodlers
5/17/11 8K re: FD disclosures re: investor Meeting
5/11/11 8K re: increase in 3rd Quarter dividend
5/9/11 8K & 5/9/11 10Q for quarter ended 4/2/11
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

IBM: 7/26/11 10Q & 7/19/11 & 7/18/11 8Ks re: results for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/21/11 8K re: underwriting agreement re: issuance of $2 bil of debt
5/11/11 8K re: issuance of $1 bil of debt
4/28/11 8K re: voting results of 4/26/11 Meeting of Stockholders
4/26/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/20/11 & 4/19/11 8Ks re: CFO comments re: 1Qtr fin'l results ended 3/31/11

JPMorganChase JPM: 9/13/11 8K re: FD Disclosure re: guidance given at investor conference
8/24/11 8K re: Master Agency Agreement re: Notes offering from time to time
8/10/11 8K re: closing of sale of $1.25 bil of 4.35% notes due 2021
8/5/11 8K re: 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
8/5/11 8K re: closing of sale of notes due 2016
7/27/11 & 7/21/11 8Ks re: legal opinions re: debt issues
7/14/11 8K re: investor presentation re: 2Q results
7/14/11 8K re: 2Q results
6/29/11 8K re: closing of $2.5 bil issue of 3.15% Notes due 2016
6/21/11 8K re: closing of $400 mil flotating rate senior med-term notes dues '14
5/24/11 8K re: legal opinion re: $500 mil Floating Senior Medium Term Notes due '16
5/23/11 8K Voting results of Shareholder Meeting held 5/17/11
5/10/11 8K re: legal opinion re: $2 bil of 4.6% Notes due '21
5/6/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/29/11 8K re: legal opinion for $2 bil Floating Senior Medium Term Notes
4/29/11 8K re: registering Global Notes
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

Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 8/9/11 10Q for equarter ended 7/3/11
7/19/11 8K re: selling of Ortho Dermatologics Div.
7/19/11 8K re: 2Q results 7/3/11
5/20/11 8K re: sale of over $4 bil of Notes due '13 - '41
5/2/11 8K re: merger agreement with Synthes
4/29/11 8K re: voting results of 4/28 Meeting of Shareholders
4/27/11 8K re: offer to buy Synthes for $21.3 bil
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

Kraft KFT: 9/7/11 8K re: FD Disclosure re: presentation at investor conference
8/5/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
8/14/11 8K re: amendment of severance agreement with ex-CFO Tim McLevish
8/4/11 8K re: Board of Dirs. intent to spin off global snack business & a N. Amer. grocery business
8/4/11 8K re: 2nd quarter results for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/14/11 8K re: change of exec vp.
7/1/11 8K re: departure of CFO timothy R. McLevish (change to termination agreement)
5/31/11 8K re: results of 5/24 Annual Shareholder Meeting
5/6/11 10Q & 5/5/11 8K for quarter ended 3/31/11
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

McDonald's MCD: 9/12/11 8K re: August sales
8/19/11 8Ka re: plans to hold annual advisory vote on exec compensation
8/8/11 8K re: investors release
8/5/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/26/11 8K re: amendment to Bylaws
7/22/11 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30/11
7/1/11 Prospectus re: issuance of 3,430,000 shares of commons stock in Direct Stock Purchase Plan
6/10/11 8K re: press release re: global sales rising 3.1% in May
5/23/11 8K re: voting results of 5/19 Shareholder Meeting
5/20/11 8K re: issuance of $400 mil Medium-Term Notes
5/16/11 proxy material re: stock options
5/9/11 8K re: Investor Release re: April sales
5/6/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
5/3/11 proxy materials re: reminder how to vote
4/21/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/15/11 Proxy re: talking 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.

Merck MRK: 8/8/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/29/11 8K re: 2Q results
5/27/11 8K re: Voting results of 5/24 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
5/9/11 10Q & 4/29/11 8K re: quarter ended 3/31/11
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

Microsoft MSFT: 7/28/11 10K year ended 6/20/11
7/21/11 8K re: 4Q & year end results
5/10/11 8K re: purchase of Skype for $8.5 bil in cash
4/28/11 10Q & 4/28/11 8K for quarter ended 3/31/11

Pfizer PFE: 8/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/3/11
8/2/11 8K re: 2Q results
5/12/11 10Q & 5/3/11 8K for quarter ended 4/3/11
5/3/11 8K re: voting results of shareholder Meeting held on 4/28
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

Procter & Gamble PG: 9/7/11 Def. 14A Proxy Material re: voting recommendations for directors
8/26/11 Def. 14A Proxy Statement for Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholder on 10/11/11
8/15/11 8K re: closing of public offering of $1 bil 1.4% Notes due '16
8/10/11 10K for year ended 6/30/11
8/5/11 8K re: results for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/12/11 8K re: quarterly dividend of 0.525 cents payable 8/15 to recorder holders on 7/22
7/1/11 Prelim Proxy re: Annual Shareholder Meeting 10/11/11 in Cincinnati
5/12/11 8KA re: election of Margaret Whitman to Board
5/4/11 8K re: retirement of Ed Shirley as Vice Chair, Beauty & Grooming
4/29/11 10Q & 4/28/11 8K for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/11/11 8K re: declaration of 9% quarterly dividend increase
4/5/11 8K re: sale of Pringles to Diamond

3M MMM: 9/8/11 8K re: Distribution Agrmt with Goldman Sachs re: $3 bil of notes
8/30/11 8K re: $200 mil credit agreement with HSBC Bank
8/10/11 8K re: $1.5 bil 5 year revolving credit agreement with J.P.Morgan Chase
8/4/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
8/2/11 2 8Ks re: adopotion of executive pre-arranged stock trading plans
8/2/11 8K re: results of 2nd quarter
7/26/11 8K re: 2Q results
5/26/11 8K re: restatement of Form 10K re: produ8ct moves between busienss segments
5/18/11 2 8Ks re: pre-arranged stock trading plans for General Counsel & CEO respectively
5/16/11 8K re: election of Inge Thulin as EVP & COO
5/11/11 8K re: voting results from 5/10/11 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
5/5/11 10Q & 4/26/11 for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/26/11 Proxy material re: how to vote at 5/10 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
4/7/11 8K re: results of first quarter 2011
4/6/11 8K re: executive changes re: chief accounting officer

Travelers TRV: 9/20/11 8K/A re: frequency of non-binding advisory shareholder votes
8/8/11 8K re: restatement of articles of incorporation to cancel Series B Conv. Pref. Stock
7/21/11 & 7/21/11 8K re: Qtr. ended 6/30/11
6/10/11 8K re: fin'l info re: annual investor conference
6/1/11 re: Voting results of 5/26 annual shareholders meeting
4/21/11 10Q & 8K for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/12/11 annual report to shareholders
4/12/11 2 proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/26/11 at Hartford, CT

United Technologies UTX: 9/23/11 8K & Def. 14A Proxy Material re: acqusition of Goodrich
7/25/11 10Q & 7/2011 8K re quarter ended 6/30/11
6/9/11 8K/A re: amendment of 4/13 8K re: frequency of intent to take shareholder advisory votes
4/25/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/20/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/19/11 8K re proposal to amend long term incentive plan

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 9/14/11 8K re: presentation to Merrill Lynch Media, Communication & Entertainment Conf.
7/28/11 10Q & 7/25/11 8K re: quarter ended 6/30/11
7/22/11 8K re: replacement of Ivan Seidenberg as CEO with Lowell C. McAdam effective 8/1/11
6/24/11 8K re: Guarantee of debentures of 10 domestic telephone subsidiaries
5/10/11 8K re: voting results from 5/5/11 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
4/28/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
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

WalMart WMT: 9/1/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/31/11
8/16/11 8K re: results for 3 and 6 months ended 7/31/11
6/9/11 8K re: voting results of 6/3 annual shareholders meeting
6/3/11 10Q re: quarter ended 4/30/11
5/17/11 8K re: fin'l results for quarter ended 4/30/11
4/19/11 annual report to shareholders
4/18/11 2 Proxy filings re: annual meeting of 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