Friday, November 11, 2011

11/11/11 Fri pm Dow Closes as 12,153.68 up 259.89 or 2.19%

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 12,153.68 up 259.89 or 2.19% from Thursday's close of 11,893.79. Of the 30 Dow components all 30 gained. For the week the Dow is up points or 2.17% from last Friday's close of 11,983.24. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was IBM $187.385 +4.035 2.2% 3,227,080 NYSE and percentage-wise was Disney DIS $36.7 +2.06 5.95% 22,263,595 NYSE.

As of the open of the market Friday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of Friday's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. Friday's trailing P/E ratio is 12.79 up from Thursday's trailing P/E ratio of 12.67 (year ago it was 14.42); Friday's P/E estimate is 12.35 unchanged from Thursday's P/E estimate of 12.35 (year ago it was 13.46), and Friday's dividend yield is 2.62 down from yesterday's dividend yield of 2.64 (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.

Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,605.86 up 35.14 from Thursday's closing numerator of 1,571.52. 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 Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $53.53 up 1.15 from Thursday's average closing price of $52.38. The median closing price of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $43.02 (DD/VZ) up 0.60 from Thursday's median closing price of 42.42. The lowest volume was Travelers TRV $58.3 +1.03 1.79% 3,123,812 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $6.21 +0.18 2.99% 206,782,100 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 made $3,514 ($160,586 - $157,152).

MarketWatch Friday 11/11/11 3:2 pm by Kate Gibson says US stocks climbed for a fourth day in five on Friday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rejoining the Dow industrials in positive turf for 2011, after a gauge of consumer confidence exceeded expectations and events overseas assuaged concern about Europe. “The market is celebrating the back off in rates in Italy and the new leadership in Greece and Italy. Magic wands are in high demand in Europe,” Elliot Spar, market strategist at Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., noted in emailed afternoon commentary.U.S. stock futures rose as signs of stabilization in Europe and encouraging results from Walt Disney gave investors reason for optimism ahead of consumer sentiment data. With less than an hour remaining in Friday’s session, two of the three benchmark indexes were in line to finish up on the week.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 244.95 points, or 2.1%, to 12,138.74 Friday, with all 30 of its components gaining ground, led by Walt Disney Co. , which rallied 6% a day after the company reported a fourth-quarter profit that exceeded expectations. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index SPX +1.95% added 21.37 points, or 1.7%, to 1,261.06, with consumer discretionary gaining the most among its 10 industry groups.The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite COMP +2.04% advanced 48.85 points, or 1.9%, to 2,674.For every stock falling five advanced on the New York Stock Exchange, where nearly 471 million shares traded as of 3:10 p.m. Eastern.Helping boost sentiment, Italy’s Senate on Friday voted for austerity measures initially pledged to European Union allies in late October, helping to further bring down the yield on Italy’s 10-year government note, which on Tuesday had climbed above the 7% level that pushed three other nations — Greece, Portugal and Ireland — to request rescue funds. “The stakes cannot be higher with the world’s third-largest bond market staring into the abyss. Sorry for the hyperbole, but I can’t express enough the danger to the global economy if Italy loses access to the capital markets,” Boockvar said.In Greece, Lucas Papademos, a former vice president of the European Central Bank, was sworn in Friday as interim prime minister of a unity government.A gauge of confidence proved better than expected, with the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan’s preliminary index of consumer sentiment for November climbing to 64.2 from 60.9 in October.
“While still at sluggish levels, confidence has stabilized for now and we’ll soon see what that means for holiday sales as we’re just weeks away from Black Friday,” noted Boockvar.


Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:
Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
AT&T T $29.42 +0.26 0.89% 14,848,252 NYSE
Alcoa AA $10.6 +0.35 3.41% 22,000,345 NYSE
American Express AXP $50.37 +1.28 2.61% 5,010,871 NYSE
Bank of America BAC $6.21 +0.18 2.99% 206,782,100 NYSE
Boeing BA $66.92 +2.09 3.22% 4,290,164 NYSE
Caterpillar CAT $96.13 +3.93 4.26% 9,751,709 NYSE
Chevron CVX $107.05 +1.55 1.47% 6,208,203 NYSE
Cisco CSCO $19.02 +0.41 2.2% 79,952,985 NASDAQ-GS
Coke KO $68.12 0.73 +1.08% 6,312,165 NYSE
Disney DIS $36.7 +2.06 5.95% 22,263,595 NYSE
DuPont DD $48.52 +1.01 2.13% 5,524,807 NYSE
Exxon XOM $79.72 +1.02 1.3% 14,832,890 NYSE
GE $16.3 +0.24 1.49% 49,692,295 NYSE
Hewlett-Packard HPQ $27.58 +0.82 3.06% 13,049,454 NYSE
Home Depot HD $38.06 +0.86 2.31% 10,101,543 NYSE
Intel INTC $24.85 +0.79 3.28% 43,110,608 NASDAQ-GS
IBM $187.385 +4.035 2.2% 3,227,080 NYSE
JPMorgan JPM $33.28 +0.54 1.65% 28,996,552 NYSE
Johnson & Johnson JNJ $65.25 +1.13 1.76% 8,775,260 NYSE
Kraft KFT $35.57 +0.44 1.25% 8,194,870 NYSE
McDonald's MCD $94.76 +1.50 1.61% 4,303,251 NYSE
Merck MRK $35.97 +1 2.86% 30,098,809 NYSE
Microsoft MSFT $26.91 +0.63 2.4% 37,155,026 NASDAQ-GS
Pfizer PFE $19.99 +0.20 1.01% 36,036,057 NYSE
Procter & Gamble PG $63.89 +0.65 1.03% 5,598,079 NYSE
3M MMM $82.29 +1.97 2.45% 3,591,909 NYSE
Travelers TRV $58.43 +1.03 1.79% 3,123,812 NYSE
United Technologies UTX $79.83 +2.36 3.05% 4,520,948 NYSE
Verizon VZ $37.52 +0.19 0.51% 8,678,926 DualListed
Walmart WMT $59.2 +1.07 1.84% 8,283,943 NYSE


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The following are excerpts from Friday morning's Blog.

A read of the print editions of Friday'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 Thursday's stock prices and related data.

Dow Jones Industrial AverageThe 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 4 declined. For the year the Dow is up 2.73%. 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.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks occupy positive terrain" by Steve Russolillo says stocks rose as hopes of an improving labor market & clarification about France's credit rating buoyed investor sentiment. Cisco led the Dow higher rising $1 as its upbeat outlook offered signs that its turnaround effort but may be working. Bank of America & American Express were decliners. Merck and Cisco are charted under Good News as Merck increased its quarterly dividend for the 1st time in 7 years.

NYT pB5 "A rebound in Europe, followed by the US" by Christine Hauser says stocks recovered on Thurs in the US & in Europe & the euro strengthened slightly after Italy managed a successful offering of debt securities though at a sharply higher rte than the last time it went to auction.

USA Today p4B "Stocks bounce back on jobs report, hopeful European news" by Bloomberg says stocks rose Thurs rebounding from Wed's dive as jobless claims fell while a retreat in Italian bond yields & the selection of a new Greek prime minister tempered concern about Europe's debt crisis.

Fin Times p22 "Apple sours the mood on Nasdaq after iPad talk sparks 2.6% drop" by Ajay Makan says a rare bad day for Apple shares weighed on the tech heavy Nasdaq Composite index, which underperformed the Dow and the S&P 500. Bank of America was down 2.1% as it reached a settlement with the SEC over its mortgage selling practices but faces legacy lawsuits against its Merrilly Lynch unit. JPMorgan whose mortgage selling settlements has been sanctioned moved upwards gain 0.6%.

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. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley consider accounting changes that would bring them more in line with traditional banks. 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 & Friday's News:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
AT&T T $29.16 +0.25 0.86% 19,873,196 NYSE: AJC pA16 "TMobile subscribers grow in 3Q" says the improvement comes as AT&T's deal to buy T-Mobile has hit a roadblock in DC.

Alcoa AA $10.25 +0.05 0.49% 22,926,092 NYSE: No mentions found.

American Express AXP $49.09 -0.12 0.24% 6,266,220 NYSE: WSJ pC4 "Stocks occupy positive terrain" by Steve Russolillo says stocks rose as hopes of an improving labor market & clarification about France's credit rating buoyed investor sentiment. Cisco led the Dow higher rising $1 as its upbeat outlook offered signs that its turnaround effort but may be working. Bank of America & American Express were decliners. Merck and Cisco are charted under Good News as Merck increased its quarterly dividend for the 1st time in 7 years.

Bank of America BAC $6.03 -0.13 2.11% 324,987,962 NYSE: WSJ pC4 "Stocks occupy positive terrain" by Steve Russolillo says stocks rose as hopes of an improving labor market & clarification about France's credit rating buoyed investor sentiment. Cisco led the Dow higher rising $1 as its upbeat outlook offered signs that its turnaround effort but may be working. Bank of America & American Express were decliners. Merck and Cisco are charted under Good News as Merck increased its quarterly dividend for the 1st time in 7 years.

Fin Times p22 "Apple sours the mood on Nasdaq after iPad talk sparks 2.6% drop" by Ajay Makan says a rare bad day for Apple shares weighed on the tech heavy Nasdaq Composite index, which underperformed the Dow and the S&P 500. Bank of America was down 2.1% as it reached a settlement with the SEC over its mortgage selling practices but faces legacy lawsuits against its Merrilly Lynch unit. JPMorgan whose mortgage selling settlements has been sanctioned moved upwards gain 0.6%.

Boeing BA $64.83 +0.28 0.43% 3,854,985 NYSE: Fin Times p12 "Airbus: going like a Boeing" says EADS has its own second delay to its A380 similar to Boeing's much delayed 787 Dreamliner.

Caterpillar CAT $92.2 +0.56 0.61% 7,323,756 NYSE: WSJ pB6 "Caterpillar to ac

Chevron CVX $105.5 +1.22 1.17% 10,025,190 NYSE: WSJ pB6 "Caterpillar to acquire Chian firm" by Alison Tudor says Caterpillar will buy ERA Mining machinery for $887 mil, giving it greater exposure to the modernization of China's coal mines. It is a 33% premium to ERA's stock price.

Cisco CSCO $18.61 +1 5.68% 148,101,819 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pC4 "Stocks occupy positive terrain" by Steve Russolillo says stocks rose as hopes of an improving labor market & clarification about France's credit rating buoyed investor sentiment. Cisco led the Dow higher rising $1 as its upbeat outlook offered signs that its turnaround effort but may be working. Bank of America & American Express were decliners. Merck and Cisco are charted under Good News as Merck increased its quarterly dividend for the 1st time in 7 years.

Coke KO $67.39 +0.36 0.54% 8,100,834 NYSE: AJC p A15 "Papa John's drops Coke" by Leon Stafford says Papa John's Pizza will end its 25 year relationship with Coke & start serving Pepsi in its US stores.

Disney DIS $34.64 +0.85 2.52% 12,170,568 NYSE:WSJ pB3 "Disney profit jumps 30% on theme parks, TV" by Erica Orden, NYT pB3 "Theme parks help drive a strong quarter for Disney" by Brooks Barnes say Disney reported robust 4Q earnings saying its theme parks, a baromter for discretionary spending, saw operating income climb 33% of $421 mil due to deep discounting. Profits were $1.09 bil for the qtr or 58 cents a share, a 30% increase from $835 mil or 43 cents a share, a year earlier. Rev climbed 7% to $10.43 bil.

DuPont DD $47.51 -0.08 0.17% 7,953,615 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $78.7 +1.31 1.69% 18,669,372 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE $16.06 +0.21 1.32% 59,277,683 NYSE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $26.76 +0.43 1.63% 15,048,985 NYSE: No mentions found.

Home Depot HD $37.2 +0.04 0.11% 7,287,667 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC $24.06 +0.22 0.92% 45,508,704 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM $183.35 +1.11 0.61% 3,881,958 NYSE: No mentions found.

JPMorgan JPM $32.74 +0.20 0.61% 30,431,632 NYSE: Fin Times p22 "Apple sours the mood on Nasdaq after iPad talk sparks 2.6% drop" by Ajay Makan says a rare bad day for Apple shares weighed on the tech heavy Nasdaq Composite index, which underperformed the Dow and the S&P 500. Bank of America was down 2.1% as it reached a settlement with the SEC over its mortgage selling practices but faces legacy lawsuits against its Merrilly Lynch unit. JPMorgan whose mortgage selling settlements has been sanctioned moved upwards gain 0.6%.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ $64.12 +0.59 0.93% 7,597,408 NYSE: No mentions found.

Kraft KFT $35.13 +0.37 1.06% 6,955,304 NYSE: No mentions found.

McDonald's MCD $93.26 +0.61 0.66% 4,190,825 NYSE: WSJ pB4 "McDonald's to increase capital spending" by Doug Cameron says McDonald's will boost capital expenditure to $2.9 bil next year, opening 1,325 outlets & continuing the revamp of existing stores.

Merck MRK $34.97 +1.18 3.49% 26,443,633 NYSE: WSJ pC4 "Stocks occupy positive terrain" by Steve Russolillo says stocks rose as hopes of an improving labor market & clarification about France's credit rating buoyed investor sentiment. Cisco led the Dow higher rising $1 as its upbeat outlook offered signs that its turnaround effort but may be working. Bank of America & American Express were decliners. Merck and Cisco are charted under Good News as Merck increased its quarterly dividend for the 1st time in 7 years.

Microsoft MSFT $26.28 +0.08 0.31% 32,517,281 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pB1 "HTML5: A look behind the technology chiangng the web" by Don Clark, WSJ pC10 "The rsk of a flash point for Apple" by Rolfe Winkler say one reason Apple's mobile devices enjoy a premium is the number of apps developed for them, there are over 500,000 vs 300,000 for Google's & 35,000 for Microsoft. This in an article about how Adobe will stop developing Flash software for mobile devices.

Pfizer PFE $19.79 +0.45 2.33% 44,096,338 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble PG $63.24 +0.52 0.83% 6,143,605 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM $80.32 +1.32 1.67% 4,646,259 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV $57.4 +0.48 0.84% 3,390,848 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX $77.47 1.03 1.35% 3,664,226 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $37.33 -0.44 1.19% 11,410,261 DualListed: No mentions found.

Walmart WMT $58.13 +0.08 0.14% 9,409,918 NYSE: WSJ pB3 "Walmart sets prices sizzling for choice beef" by Marshall Eckblad says Walmart's strong buying power is driving the wholesale price of choice beef to an 8 year high as it stocks its refrigerator cases for the first time with higher quality cuts.

WSJ pA5 "Walmart's home gets artsy" by Miguel Bustillo says Walton family is opening the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Ark.

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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