Thursday, November 10, 2011

11/10/11 Thurs pm Dow Closes at 11,893.79 up 112.85 or 0.96%

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 11,893.79 up 112.85 or 0.96% from Wednesday's close of 11,780.94. Of the 30 Dow components 26 gained and 4declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was 3M MMM $80.32 +1.32 1.67% 4,646,259 NYSE and percentage-wise was Cisco CSCO $18.61 +1 5.68% 148,101,819 NASDAQ-GS. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Bank of America BAC $6.03 -0.13 2.11% 324,987,962 NYSE.

As of the open of the market Thursday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C6 of Thursday's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. Thursday's trailing P/E ratio is 12.67 down from Wednesday's trailing P/E ratio of 13.09 (year ago it was 14.52); Thursday's P/E estimate is 12.35 unchanged from Wednesday's P/E estimate of 12.35 (year ago it was 13.46), and Thursday's dividend yield is 2.64 up from yesterday's dividend yield of 2.56 (last year it was 2.50). 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.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,571.52 up 14.91 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 1,556.61. 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 Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $52.38 up 0.49 from Wednesday's average closing price of $51.89. The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $42.42 (DD/VZ) up 0.18 from Wednesday's median closing price of 42.24. The lowest volume was Travelers TRV $57.4 +0.48 0.84% 3,390,848 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $6.03 -0.13 2.11% 324,987,962 NYSE.

If Thursday 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 $1,491 ($157,152 - $155,661).

MarketWatch Thursday 11/10/11 6:53 pm by Kate Gibson says US stocks Thursday recouped some of the prior session’s steep losses after the government reported jobless claims fell to a seven-month low and worries about Europe’s ability to handle its debt crisis abated.“We woke up and found the world didn’t come to an end,” said Art Hogan, head of product strategy, equity research at Lazard Capital Markets, referring to Wall Street’s dive on Wednesday. On Thursday, equities gained steam after Standard & Poor’s said it had not trimmed France’s debt rating, Italian bond yields fell from levels perceived as unsustainable, and Greece named a new leader. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA ended up 112.85 points, or 1%, to 11,893.79. The final closing tally was slightly altered because a systems glitch at the New York Stock Exchange disrupted the release of trades and quotes in more than 100 listed stocks. Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO up 5.7%, led blue-chip gains that extended to 28 of the Dow’s 30 components. Cisco rallied a day after the networking-equipment maker reported profit and sales that topped analysts’ expectations.
The S&P 500 Index rose 10.6 points, or 0.9%, to 1,239.70, with energy moving up the most and technology lagging among its 10 major sectors. After veering between gains and losses, the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP +0.13% closed up 3.5 points, or 0.1%, at 2,625.15. Weighing on the index, Apple Inc.’s AAPL -0.01% shares slid 2.6% on worries that the company might ship fewer iPad tablets this year because of supply issues. Some smaller growth stocks also got hammered. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. declined 39% after the coffee-machine maker late Wednesday reported disappointing fiscal fourth-quarter earnings. “It looks like some of the momentum stocks like Apple and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters are taking it on the chin,” added Hogan of the Nasdaq’s intraday retreat. For every stock falling, more than two gained on the New York Stock Exchange, where 897 million shares traded. On Wednesday, U.S. stocks fell more than 3%, beset by worries about Italy’s ability to service its debt. The Dow industrials lost almost 400 points, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite took their hardest single-day hit since late August. Wall Street began Thursday’s session on an upbeat note as Italian bond yields IT:10YR_ITA -0.08% retreated from the 7% level seen as unsustainable. An auction of Italian government bills went better than anticipated; Italian 10-year bond yields fell to 6.9%. Former European Commissioner Mario Monti appeared to be in line to replace Silvio Berlusconi as Italy’s prime minister and form a new government. Also, Greece’s main political parties agreed to participate in a coalition government headed by former European Central Bank Vice President Lucas Papademos. “Today we know who the prime minister of Greece is, and soon we hope to know who the prime minister of Italy is,” Hogan said. “We know it is costing Italy less than 7% to borrow money for less than 10 years. And we’ll see that 6% go to 5% pretty quickly if they pick a prime minister.” Also fueling optimism, the U.S. Labor Department reported the number of Americans filing initial claims for jobless benefits declined to its lowest level in seven months. Another report had the U.S. trade deficit narrowing in September to the lowest level this year as exports climbed to a record high.

Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
AT&T T $29.16 +0.25 0.86% 19,873,196 NYSE
Alcoa AA $10.25 +0.05 0.49% 22,926,092 NYSE
American Express AXP $49.09 -0.12 0.24% 6,266,220 NYSE
Bank of America BAC $6.03 -0.13 2.11% 324,987,962 NYSE
Boeing BA $64.83 +0.28 0.43% 3,854,985 NYSE
Caterpillar CAT $92.2 +0.56 0.61% 7,323,756 NYSE
Chevron CVX $105.5 +1.22 1.17% 10,025,190 NYSE
Cisco CSCO $18.61 +1 5.68% 148,101,819 NASDAQ-GS
Coke KO $67.39 +0.36 0.54% 8,100,834 NYSE
Disney DIS $34.64 +0.85 2.52% 12,170,568 NYSE
DuPont DD $47.51 -0.08 0.17% 7,953,615 NYSE
Exxon XOM $78.7 +1.31 1.69% 18,669,372 NYSE
GE $16.06 +0.21 1.32% 59,277,683 NYSE
Hewlett-Packard HPQ $26.76 +0.43 1.63% 15,048,985 NYSE
Home Depot HD $37.2 +0.04 0.11% 7,287,667 NYSE
Intel INTC $24.06 +0.22 0.92% 45,508,704 NASDAQ-GS
IBM $183.35 +1.11 0.61% 3,881,958 NYSE
JPMorgan JPM $32.74 +0.20 0.61% 30,431,632 NYSE
Johnson & Johnson JNJ $64.12 +0.59 0.93% 7,597,408 NYSE
KraftKFT $35.13 +0.37 1.06% 6,955,304 NYSE
McDonald's MCD $93.26 +0.61 0.66% 4,190,825 NYSE
Merck MRK $34.97 +1.18 3.49% 26,443,633 NYSE
Microsoft MSFT $26.28 +0.08 0.31% 32,517,281 NASDAQ-GS
Pfizer PFE $19.79 +0.45 2.33% 44,096,338 NYSE
Procter & Gamble PG $63.24 +0.52 0.83% 6,143,605 NYSE
3M MMM $80.32 +1.32 1.67% 4,646,259 NYSE
Travelers TRV $57.4 +0.48 0.84% 3,390,848 NYSE
United Technologies UTX $77.47 1.03 1.35% 3,664,226 NYSE
Verizon VZ $37.33 -0.44 1.19% 11,410,261 DualListed
Walmart WMT $58.13 +0.08 0.14% 9,409,918 NYSE


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The following are excerpts from Thurs. morning's Blog.

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

Dow Jones Industrial AverageThe Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 11,780.94 down 389.24 or 3.2% from Tuesday's close of 12,170.18. Of the 30 Dow components all 30 declined. For the year the Dow is up 1.76%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was IBM $182.24 -5.01 2.68% 5,491,367 NYSE and percentage-wise was JPMorgan JPM $32.54 -2.48 7.08% 52,957,681 NYSE.

WSJ pC1 "Stocks color the day in red" by Jon Cheng says Wed's S&P deep decline was the worst one day drop since 8/18 & tipped the S&P back into the red for the year.
The market's decline followed several days of swings amid alternating optimism & fears about the likelihood of a resolution to Europe's debt crisis. Yesterday's fin'l shares led the decline as concerns mounted that tumbling European debt values could hurt US banks.

Fin Times p26 "Adobe falls on reduction to revenue forecast and move to cut workforce" by Ajay Makn says fin'ls again bore the brunt of a Europe inspired sell of on Wed with the fin'l sector of the S&P 500 falling 5.4% in response to reports that European leaders may allow the eurozne to break up. China exposed stocks were among the Dow's biggest fallers as Alcoa was down 5.4%, Caterpillar fell 4.4% and Hewlett-Packard fell 5.4% after its CEO Meg Whitman failed to clarify whether it will sell its webOS platform.

USA Today p4B "US stocks markets dive as European worries flair anew" by Bloomberg" says the stock market suffered its biggest slump since Aug on Wed amid growing concern that European leaders may be unable to keep the eurozone intact as Italian bond yields surged to a record.

Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,556.61 down 41.43 from Tuesday's closing numerator of 1,608.04. 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 Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $51.89 down 1.71 from Tuesday's average closing price of $53.60. The median closing price of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $42.24 (DD/VZ) down 1.21 from Tuesday's median closing price of 43.45. The lowest volume was United Technologies UTX $76.44 -2.43 3.08% 4,680,580 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $6.16 -0.37 5.67% 265,272,195 NYSE.

If Wednesday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs) and sold at the close you would have lost $4,143 ($160,804 - $155,661).

MarketWatch Wednesday 11/9/11 4:23 pm by Kate Gibson says US stocks indexes dropped sharply Wednesday, with the Dow industrials hammered in their worst single-day hit in nearly seven weeks, as Italy’s borrowing costs shot up to levels seen as unsustainable, further worsening Europe’s credit mess. “Those Italian bond yields run up and the market takes a dump, I think it’s a reflection of the concerns that are still out there. There is nothing new; I don’t think long-term investors are running for the door because Silvio Berlusconi is no longer going to be [Italy’s] prime minister,” said Bob Pavlik, chief market strategist at Banyan Partners.
The fallout from Europe's debt crisis underscores the fragility of the U.S. financial system and its overseas exposure, according to analyst Mike Mayo, who also discusses the Occupy protest movement and what stocks he still likes.
After falling 433 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -3.20% finished with a loss of 389.24 points, or 3.2%, at 11,780.94, its biggest single-day drop since Sept. 22, when it fell 391.02 points, or 3.5%. All of its 30 components closed lower, led by a 7.1% drop in J.P.Morgan Chase & Co. JPM -0.15% shares.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index SPX -3.67% declined 46.82 points, or 3.7%, to 1,229.10, with all 10 of its industry groups in the red, and financial companies the hardest hit.One stock on the S&P 500 advanced: electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. BBY +1.42% gained 1.4%.The Nasdaq Composite COMP -3.88% lost 105.84 points, or 3.9%, to 2,621.65.Wednesday’s session was the largest hit for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq since Aug. 18, and had both returning to the negative column for 2011.General Motors Co.’s GM +0.27% shares fell nearly 11% after the automobile maker reported a 12% decline in third-quarter earnings as GM produced solid results in North America, but losses in Europe and South America. Shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS -0.18% fell 8.2% after the bank said in a regulatory filing that it is looking at lawsuits over $15.8 billion in mortgage securities, a far larger figure than the $485 million disclosed three months ago. For every stock rising almost 10 fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where more than 1.1 billion shares traded. Composite volume neared 4.7 billion.Italy’s borrowing rates surged as yields on the 10-year note ran past 7%, blasting the equities markets and the euro, on uncertainty over who would lead the country through its current upheaval once Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi resigns. On Tuesday, news that Berlusconi had agreed to step down once austerity measures were approved sparked a rally on Wall Street. But ahead of the U.S. stock open Wednesday, investor sentiment reversed course, with Berlusconi saying he wanted elections instead of an interim government, intensifying worries about Italy’s shaky future.Also, LCH Clearnet SA hiked the amount it charges clients for trading Italy’s government bonds and index-related securities.

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

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
AT&T T $28.91 -0.55 1.87% 27,149,274 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "Sprint stalks free growth" by Greg Bensinger says Sprint & other carriers take advantage of a gov program to bring wireless to the poor and AT&T and Verizon Wireless, coowned by Verizon Comm & Vodafoneuse the subsidy to offer discounted plans.

Alcoa AA $10.2 -0.58 5.38% 34,119,181 NYSE: Fin Times p26 "Adobe falls on reduction to revenue forecast and move to cut workforce" by Ajay Makn says fin'ls again bore the brunt of a Europe inspired sell of on Wed with the fin'l sector of the S&P 500 falling 5.4% in response to reports that European leaders may allow the eurozne to break up. China exposed stocks were among the Dow's biggest fallers as Alcoa was down 5.4%, Caterpillar fell 4.4% and Hewlett-Packard fell 5.4% after its CEO Meg Whitman failed to clarify whether it will sell its webOS platform.

American Express AXP $49.21 -2.13 4.15% 8,043,324 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of America BAC $6.16 -0.37 5.67% 265,272,195 NYSE: WSJ pC3 "Bank capital rules backed" by Victoria McGrane says a top fed Res Gov Dan Tarullo defended stronger standards for the bank banks & rejected claims that new rules are adding excessively to market uncertainty as int'l regulators as last weeek released a list of the 29 biggest banks including JPMorgan & Bank of America.

Boeing BA $64.55 -2.10 3.15% 5,750,946 NYSE: No mentions found.

Caterpillar CAT $91.64 -4.25 4.43% 11,205,074 NYSE: Fin Times p26 "Adobe falls on reduction to revenue forecast and move to cut workforce" by Ajay Makn says fin'ls again bore the brunt of a Europe inspired sell of on Wed with the fin'l sector of the S&P 500 falling 5.4% in response to reports that European leaders may allow the eurozne to break up. China exposed stocks were among the Dow's biggest fallers as Alcoa was down 5.4%, Caterpillar fell 4.4% and Hewlett-Packard fell 5.4% after its CEO Meg Whitman failed to clarify whether it will sell its webOS platform.

Chevron CVX $104.28 -4.58 4.21% 12,058,020 NYSE: No mentions found.

Cisco CSCO $17.61 -0.70 3.82% 80,006,269 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pB9 "Cisco Profit decline 8%; sales show improvement" by Ben Worthen, NYT pB3 "Cisco's quarterly results beats analysts' estimates" by Quentin Hardy, USA Today p1B "Cisco quarterly earnings fall slightly", say Cisco said its quarterly profit dropped but rising rev & an upbeat outlook offered early evidence that a turnaround effort may be working. For 1Q, Cisco's net income was $1.8 bil or 33 cents a share, vs $1.9 bil or 34 cents a share a year earlier as rev rose to $11.3 bil from $10.8 bil

Coke KO $67.03 -1.62 2.36% 9,114,193 NYSE: No mentions found.

Disney DIS $33.79 -1.50 4.25% 11,911,199 NYSE: No mentions found.

DuPont DD $47.59 -2.22 4.46% 11,158,373 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $77.39- 2.37 2.97% 24,121,045 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE $15.85 -0.63 3.82% 78,621,113 NYSE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $26.33 -1.51 5.42% 18,649,222 NYSE: Fin Times p26 "Adobe falls on reduction to revenue forecast and move to cut workforce" by Ajay Makn says fin'ls again bore the brunt of a Europe inspired sell of on Wed with the fin'l sector of the S&P 500 falling 5.4% in response to reports that European leaders may allow the eurozne to break up. China exposed stocks were among the Dow's biggest fallers as Alcoa was down 5.4%, Caterpillar fell 4.4% and Hewlett-Packard fell 5.4% after its CEO Meg Whitman failed to clarify whether it will sell its webOS platform.

Home Depot HD $37.16 -0.78 2.06% 10,912,131 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC $23.84 -0.91 3.68% 56,868,135 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM $182.24 -5.01 2.68% 5,491,367 NYSE: No mentions found.

JPMorgan JPM $32.54 -2.48 7.08% 52,957,681 NYSE: WSJ pC1 Bank quandary: valuing the assets" by Liz Rappaport says banks such as JPMorgan typically vlaue more than half their assets using the historical cost method, leaving hem far less vulnerable to swings in asset values but in comparison, Goldman values about 97% of its assets using mark to market accounting.

WSJ pC3 "Bank capital rules backed" by Victoria McGrane says a top fed Res Gov Dan Tarullo defended stronger standards for the bank banks & rejected claims that new rules are adding excessively to market uncertainty as int'l regulators as last weeek released a list of the 29 biggest banks including JPMorgan & Bank of America.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ $63.53 -1.33 2.05% 11,063,413 NYSE: No mentions found.

Kraft KFT $34.76 -0.72 2.03% 9,121,433 NYSE: No mentions found.

McDonald's MCD $92.65 -1.95 2.06% 6,663,833 NYSE: No mentions found.

Merck MRK $33.79 -0.68 1.97% 21,443,375 NYSE: No mentions found.

Microsoft MSFT $26.2 -0.96 3.53% 62,926,529 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pB1 "Adobe bows in Apple feud" by Don Clark says Adobe won't push its Flash software format for use in browsers for smartphones & tablet computers but instead will increase its support for HTML5, a collection of technologies backed by Apple, Google & Microsoft.

Pfizer PFE $19.34 -0.74 3.69% 45,760,114 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble PG $62.72 -1.49 2.32% 9,692,823 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM $79 -2.83 3.46% 6,393,454 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV $56.92 -2.11 3.57% 4,907,830 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX $76.44 -2.43 3.08% 4,680,580 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $36.89 -0.63 1.68% 14,467,081 DualListed: WSJ pB1 "Sprint stalks free growth" by Greg Bensinger says Sprint & other carriers take advantage of a gov program to bring wireless to the poor and AT&T and Verizon Wireless, coowned by Verizon Comm & Vodafoneuse the subsidy to offer discounted plans.

Walmart WMT $58.05 -1.27 2.14% 13,939,064 NYSE: WSJ pB11 "Walmart to add clnics" by Miguel Bustllo, USAToday p5B "Walmart's health clinics could take care to next level" by Hadley Malcolm say Walmart plans to become the largest provider of primary health care in the nation by seeking partners for strategic alliances.

NYT pB3 "Walmart planning its saels at 10 pm on Thanksgiving" by Stephanie Clifford says Walmart will start deals at 10 pm Thanksgiving Day nationwide.

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Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 ranked in order of market capitalization rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion as of 11/1/11 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $379.5 [5]
2. Microsoft MSFT 223 [8.5]
3. IBM 217.5 [1]
4. Chevron CVX 210.5 [2]
5. WalMart WMT 195.5 [3.5]
6. GE 177 [10.5]
7. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 176.5 [3]
8. Procter & Gamble PG 176 [3]
9. AT&T T 173.5 [6]
10. Coke KO 155 [2.5]
11. Pfizer PFE 150.5 [8]
12. JPMorgan Chase JPM 135.5 [4]
13. Intel INTC 129 [5]
14. Merck MRK 106 [3]
15. Verizon VZ 104.5 [3]
16. Cisco CSCO 102 [5.5]
17. McDonald's MCD 96 [1]
18. United Technologies UTX 70.5 [1]
19. Bank of America BAC 69 [10]
20. Disney DIS 65 [2]
21. Kraft KFT 62 [2]
22. Caterpillar CAT 61 [.5]
23. American Express AXP 60.5 [1]
24. Home Depot HD 56 [1.5]
25. 3M MMM 56 [.5]
26. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 53 [2]
27. Boeing BA 49 [1]
28. DuPont DD 44.5 [1]
29. Travelers TRV 24 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 11.5 [1]

Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 11/1/11:

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

AT&T T: 10/27/11 8K re: redemption of 5.87% Notes due 2/1/12
10/20/11 2 8Ks re: 3Qtr results
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

Alcoa AA: 10/20/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/14/11 8K re: transcript of 3Qtr earnings call
10/12/11 8K re: 3Qtr results

American Express AXP: 10/19/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
10/17/11 8K re: delinq & write-f stats for 3 months eded 9/30/11
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

Bank of Am BAC: 10/18/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
10/7/11 8K re: separation contracts with Sallie L. Krawcheck & Joe L. Price
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.

Boeing BA: 10/26/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/26/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
10/4/11 8K re: election of ex-Contintel CEO Larry Kellner as Director
9/30/11 8K & 8KA re: frequency of shareholder advisory votes

Caterpiller CAT: 10/24/11 8K re: 3 month dealer stats
10/24/11 8K re: results for quarter ended 9/30/11
9/30/11 8K re: price increases
9/29/11 8K re: 3 month dealer stats
9/20/11 8KA 3 Mos dealer stats thru Aug
9/16/11 re: credit agreement
8/18/11 8K re: 3 mos. dealer stats
8/12/11 8K re: clarification of order backlog
8/4/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11

Chevron CVX: 10/28/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
10/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
9/7/11 8K/A re: frequency of shareholder advisory votes
8/4/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11

Cisco CSCO 10/18/11 14A proxy (two) re: Annual Shareholder Meeting to be held 12/7/11 at Santa Clara, CA
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

Coke KO 10/28/11 S-4 re: exchange of 3.3% Notes due '21 for 1.8% Notes due '16
10/27/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/18/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
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

Disney DIS 10/25/11 8K re: resignation of Director John E. Bryson to become U.S. Secretary of Commerce
10/7/11 8K re: extension of CEO Robert A. Iger's employment contract
8/19/11 8K re: sale of $750 mil of Global Notes
8/19 10Q & 8/9 8K re: results of quarter ended 7/2/11

DuPont DD: 10/25/11 10Q & 8K re: results for 3Qtr ended 9/30/11
8/8/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11

ExxonMobil XOM: 10/27/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
8/4/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11

GE: 10/21/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
9/13/11 8K re: redemption of shares held by Berkshire Hathaway for $3.3 bil

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 10/27/11 8K re: decision to keep PC unit
10/3/11 8K re: acceptance of offers to acquire Autonomy
9/29/11 8K re: separation contract with ex-CEO Leo Apotheker
9/28/11 8K re foreign antitrust approval of acquisition of Autonomy
9/22/11 8K re: replacement 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: purchase 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

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

Intel INTC: 10/19/11 & 10/18/11 8Ks re: Results for Qtr ended 10/1/11
9/19/11 & 9/14/11 8Ks re; offering of $5 bil of notes
8/8/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/2/11

IBM: 10/31/11 8K re: offering of $1.85 bil of debt
10/26/11 8K re: election of Virginia M. Rometty as CEO
10/25/11 8K re: election of David Farr, CEO of Emerson, to Bd.
10/25/11 10Q & 10/18/11 8K & 10/17/11 8K re: results for Qtr ended 9/30/11

JPMorganChase JPM: 10/26/11 8K re: offering of $1.75 mil of 4.35% Notes due '21
10/13/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
9/30/11 8K re: reorganiz. of Retail Fin'l Services & Card Business segments
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

Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 10/27/11 S-4 re: acquisition of Synthes
10/18/11 8K re: results for Qtr ended 10/2/11
8/9/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/3/11

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

McDonald's MCD: 10/21/11 8K re: results for 3Qtr ended 9/30/11
9/30/11 8K re: issuance of $500 mil med-term notes
9/26/11 8K re; declaration of quarterly cash dividend
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

Merck MRK: 10/28/11 8K re: results for 3Qtr
10/12/11 8K/A re: frequency of shareholder advisory votes on exec comp
8/8/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11

Microsoft MSFT: 10/20/11 10Q & 8K re: results for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/18/11 & 10/4/11 & 10/3/11 14A Proxies re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 11/15/11 at Bellevue, Wash.

Pfizer PFE: 8/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/3/11
8/2/11 8K re: 2Q results

Procter & Gamble PG: 10/27/11 10Q & 8Ks (two) re: results of 3 Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/14/11 8K re: voting results of annual meeting of shareholders
10/11/11 *K re: quarterly dividend of 52.5 cents
10/11/11 CEO's Bob McDonald speech at annual shareholders meeting
10/6/11 8K re: political contribution policy
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

3M MMM: 10/25/11 8K re: results of 3Qtr
9/29/11 8K re: offer of $4 bil of notes
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: adoption of executive pre-arranged stock trading plans
8/2/11 8K re: results of 2nd quarter

Travelers TRV: 10/19/11 10Q & 8K re: results for Qtr ended 9/30/11
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

United Technologies UTX: 10/24/11 10Q & 10/19/11 8K re: results for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/18/11 8K re: Pratt & Whitney & Rolls Royce partnership to develop next generation engines for mid-size aircraft
9/29/11 8K re: exec personnel changes
9/23/11 8K & Def. 14A Proxy Material re: acquisition of Goodrich

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 10/25/11 10Q & 10/21/11 8K re: results for Qtr ended 9/30/11
9/14/11 8K re: presentation to Merrill Lynch Media, Communication & Entertainment Conf.

WalMart WMT: 9/29/11 8K re: adoption of Deferred Com Plan
9/27/11 8K re: retirement of Vice-Chair Eduardo Castro-Wright
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