Tuesday, February 14, 2012

2/14/12 Tues pm Dow Closes at 12,878.38 up 4.24 or 0.03%

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Tuesday at 12,878.38 up 4.24 or 0.03% from Monday's close of 12,874.04. Of the 30 Dow components 16 gained and 14 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was CAT Caterpillar Inc 114.45 +0.75 +0.66% 6.41 Mil NYSE and percentage-wise was HPQ
Hewlett Packard Co 29.08 +0.33 +1.15% 10.89 Mil NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was DD E I du Pont de Nemours and Co 49.66 -0.94 -1.86% 6.94 Mil NYSE.

As of the open of the market Tuesday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of Tuesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. Tuesday's trailing P/E ratio is 14.36 up from Monday's trailing P/E ratio of 14.28 (year ago it was 15.02); today's P/E estimate is 12.26 unchanged from Tuesday's P/E estimate of 12.26 (year ago it was 12.81) and today's dividend yield is 2.50 down from yesterday's dividend yield of 2.52 (last year it was 2.36). 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 1,701.61 up 0.57 from Monday's closing numerator of 1,701.04. 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 increase for today by the divisor (0.132129493) you get the increase in today's Dow. A $1 change in the price of any DJIA stock = a 7.57 change in the average.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $56.72 up $0.02 from Monday's average closing price of $56.70. The median closing price of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $47.86 (DD/HD) down $0.14 from Monday's median closing price of $48. The lowest volume was TRV Travelers Companies Inc 59.16 +0.17 +0.29% 2.37 Mil NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $7.98 -0.27 -3.27% 383.65 Mil NYSE.

If Tuesday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs) and sold at the close you would have made $57 ($170,161 - $170,104).

MarketWatch Tuesday 2/14/12 4:11 pm by Laura Mandaro says U.S. stocks made a late-session recovery Tuesday to recoup most losses, as investors reassessed Greece's prospects and a retail sales report that, while weaker than expected, still showed improvement. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.03% rose 4.24 points to 12,878.28. The S&P 500 SPX -0.09% was off 1.3 point to 1,350.5. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.02% gained 0.4 point to 2,931.83. The Commerce Department on Tuesday said U.S. retail sales rose 0.4% in January, the most in four months, but less than the 1% expected. The disappointing retail sales number was a "handy excuse" for a market pullback, said Marc Pado, U.S. market strategist at DowBulls.

Tuesday's Closing Dow Numbers:

SYMBOL COMPANY NAME LAST CHANGE % CHANGE VOLUME

T
AT&T Inc 30.07 +0.03 +0.10% 21.46 Mil:

AA
Alcoa Inc 10.21 -0.12 -1.16% 24.7 Mil:

AXP
American Express Co 51.96 -0.11 -0.21% 4.77 Mil:

BAC
Bank of America Corp 7.98 -0.27 -3.27% 383.65 Mil:

BA
Boeing Co 75.56 +0.71 +0.95% 4.63 Mil:

CAT
Caterpillar Inc 114.45 +0.75 +0.66% 6.41 Mil:

CVX
Chevron Corp 106.49 +0.11 +0.10% 5.93 Mil:

CSCO
Cisco Systems Inc 20.07 +0.04 +0.20% 31.71 Mil:

KO
Coca-Cola Co 68.90 +0.46 +0.67% 6.25 Mil:

DIS
Walt Disney Co 41.60 -0.19 -0.45% 8.17 Mil:

DD
E I du Pont de Nemours and Co 49.66 -0.94 -1.86% 6.94 Mil:

XOM
Exxon Mobil Corp 84.67 +0.25 +0.30% 12.85 Mil:

GE
General Electric Co 18.94 -0.13 -0.68% 38.98 Mil:

HPQ
Hewlett Packard Co 29.08 +0.33 +1.15% 10.89 Mil:

HD
Home Depot Inc 46.06 +0.13 +0.28% 7.68 Mil:

INTC
Intel Corp 26.78 +0.08 +0.30% 25.19 Mil:

IBM
International Business Machines Corp 192.22 -0.40 -0.21% 3.37 Mil:

JPM
JPMorgan Chase & Co 37.92 -0.38 -0.99% 26.93 Mil:

JNJ
Johnson & Johnson 64.61 -0.07 -0.11% 8.91 Mil:

KFT
Kraft Foods Inc 38.50 +0.10 +0.26% 7.98 Mil:

MCD
McdonaldS Corp 99.55 -0.10 -0.10% 3.5 Mil:

MRK
Merck & Co Inc 38.21 +0.10 +0.26% 11.09 Mil:

MSFT
Microsoft Corp 30.25 -0.13 -0.43% 59.44 Mil:

PFE
Pfizer Inc 21.33 +0.03 +0.14% 25.06 Mil:

PG
Procter & Gamble Co 64.48 +0.25 +0.39% 6.92 Mil:

MMM
3M Co 87.99 -0.04 -0.05% 2.83 Mil:

TRV
Travelers Companies Inc 59.16 +0.17 +0.29% 2.37 Mil:

UTX
United Technologies Corp 84.64 -0.24 -0.28% 3.53 Mil:

VZ
Verizon Communications Inc 38.04 -0.09 -0.24% 10.08 Mil:

WMT
Wal-Mart Stores Inc 62.22 +0.43 +0.70% 5.13 Mil

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The following are excerpts from Tuesday morning's Blog.

A read of the print editions of Tuesday's Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Investor's Business Daily, New York Times, USA Today, Atlanta Journal Constitution and 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 12,874.04 up 72.81 or 0.57% from Friday's close of 12,801.23. For the year the Dow is up 5.37%. Of the 30 Dow components 25 gained and 5 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was Caterpillar CAT $113.7 +1.95 1.74% 5,689,778 NYSE and percentage-wise was Bank of America BAC $8.25 +0.18 2.23% 307,487,952 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was DuPont DD $50.6 -0.55 1.08% 4,869,969 NYSE.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks push up as Apple shines" by Christian Berthelsen says stocks ended the day higher after Greece adopted austerity measures to secure a bailout while shares of Apple closed above $500 for the first time. Bank of America led the Dow rising 18 cents followed by JPMorgan which rose 69 cents.

Fin Times p24 "Apple breaches $500 as US stocks push towards highs for year so far" by Ajay Makan says US equities climbed towards '12 highs as investors responded to a Greek deal on austerity measures. Bank of America climbed 2.2% making a post-Aug high with the best Dow performances. JPMorgan was up 1.8%.

NYT pB7 "Shares rise after Greece acts to qualify for bailout" by Reuters says stocks rose after the Greek Parliament approved measures to qualify for a bailout and avoid a default.

Inv. Bus. Daily pA1 "Stocks rise in light trade: Priceline.com breaks out" by Vincent Mao says stocks bounced back from last week's tiny pullback, recouping the loss then some Monday as stocks rebounded in lower volume and the current outlook is a "confirmed upgtrend."

USA Today p4B "Approval of austerity plan in Greece helps stocks rebound" by Bloomberg says stocks bounced back from '12's first weekly loss as Greece approved austerity plans to secure rescue funds.

Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,701.04 up 9.62 from Friday's closing numerator of 1,691.42. 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 $56.70 up $0.32 from Friday's average closing price of $56.38. The median closing price of Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $48 (DD/HD) down $0.24 from Friday's median closing price of $48.24. The lowest volume was 3M MMM $88.03 +0.89 1.02% 2,530,550 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $8.25 +0.18 2.23% 307,487,952 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 $962 ($170,104 - $169,142).

MarketWatch Monday 2/13/12 5:06 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks closed broadly higher Monday after Greece approved austerity measures to ensure funds needed to avoid default. “This will provide enough financing to avoid a disorderly default in the near term, but it’s unlikely the story is over,” said Bill Stone, chief investment strategist at PNC Asset Management Group in Pittsburgh. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.57% rose 72.81 points, or 0.6%, to 12,874.04. Coming back after its first weekly decline this year, the S&P 500 Index SPX +0.68% added 9.13 points, or 0.7%, to 1,351.77, with industrials gaining the most and utilities the only laggard among its 10 industry groups. U.S. equities followed stocks around the globe in welcoming Greece’s approval of austerity moves, with European finance ministers now considered likely to ratify a 130 billion euro ($172 billion) package for Greece when they meet in Brussels on Wednesday. Read more on what’s next for Greece. Gains were broad. On the Dow, 25 of 30 stocks closed higher. On the New York Stock Exchange, advancers beat decliners by more than three to one. Volume was light, however. Some 683 million shares traded hands on the NYSE; composite volume was 3.6 billion, well under last year’s average of 4.3 billion. Among outperformers, shares of Apple Inc. AAPL +1.86% rose 1.9% to $502.60, closing above $500 for the first time, as the iPhone and iPad maker said a nonprofit labor group has started inspecting working conditions at the factories of its suppliers, including Foxconn’s plants in southern China. Other notable gainers included Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK +2.39% , rising 2.4% after the oil and natural-gas producer said it would sell off as much as $12 billion in assets and issue another $1 billion in debt to cover expenditures this year. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP +0.95% climbed 27.51 points, or 1%, to 2,931.39, a new 52-week high. Oil futures CL2H +2.16% in New York topped $100 a barrel amid concern a ban on Iranian crude could curb global supplies. Gold prices GC2J -0.09% edged lower to end at $1,724.90 an ounce. In an annual letter to investors, billionaire Warren Buffett reportedly contrasted the metal’s rise to other asset-price bubbles, and dismissed latecomers to the market, saying: “What the wise man does in the beginning, the fool does in the end.” In Washington, President Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.8 trillion budget proposal that includes tax hikes for the wealthiest Americans, setting the stage for his re-election campaign. Also, House Republican leaders said they may set a vote for later in the week on a “backup” plan to extend a 10-month payroll tax cut for the rest of the year without figuring first how to pay for it. The tax cut is now set to expire Feb. 29.

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

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market

AT&T T $30.04 +0.20 0.67% 23,037,646 NYSE: AJC pA9 "AT&T puts clamp on unlimited data plans" by AP says AT&T has 17 mil customers with unlimited data plans, half of its smartphone users and its stopped offering new plans in '10 and now is throttling users in areas where the wireless network is congested that month. Verizon differs and doesn't slow down the users unless the cell tower their phone is connected to at that moement is congested.

Alcoa AA $10.33 +0.04 0.39% 19,029,065 NYSE: No mentions found.

American Express AXP $52.07 +0.26 0.5% 3,631,788 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "Where's the Boss" He's in a meeting" by Rachael Silverman quotes American Express CEO Ken Chenault and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on time management tips.

Bank of America BAC $8.25 +0.18 2.23% 307,487,952 NYSE: WSJ pC10 "Banking whales outpace minnows" by David Reilly says the 6 largest banks have gotten even biggest since the crisis in assets and deposits, including JPMorgan and Bank of America which along with 4 others together account for 2/3 of all US comm'l bank assets.

Daily Report p6 "Bank of America stock is the market's yo-yo" by Pallavi Gogol, AP says on a normal day Bank of America has 4 bil shares of stock traded on the NYSE. It is the most volatile stock because its price is relatively low and there are 10.5 bil shares available, computerized trading can make a small profit with every trade, and the pennies add up quickly.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks push up as Apple shines" by Christian Berthelsen says stocks ended the day higher after Greece adopted austerity measures to secure a bailout while shares of Apple closed above $500 for the first time. Bank of America led the Dow rising 18 cents followed by JPMorgan which rose 69 cents.

Fin Times p24 "Apple breaches $500 as US stocks push towards highs for year so far" by Ajay Makan says US equities climbed towards '12 highs as investors responded to a Greek deal on austerity measures. Bank of America climbed 2.2% making a post-Aug high with the best Dow performances. JPMorgan was up 1.8%.

Boeing BA $74.85 -0.10 0.13% 3,454,093 NYSE: No mentions found.

Caterpillar CAT $113.7 +1.95 1.74% 5,689,778 NYSE: No mentions found.

Chevron CVX $106.38 +1.10 1.04% 4,694,255 NYSE: No mentions found.

CSCO $20.03 +0.135 0.68% 50,405,317 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Coke KO $68.44 +0.50 0.74% 5,533,160 NYSE: No mentions found.

Disney DIS $41.79 +0.34 0.82% 9,065,754 NYSE: No mentions found.

DuPont DD $50.6 -0.55 1.08% 4,869,969 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $84.42 +0.62 0.74% 11,473,048 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE $19.07 +0.195 1.03% 104,182,307 NYSE: AJC pA10 "GE to employ thosuands of veterans, expand", Inv. Bus. Daily pA2 "In brief", USA Today p1B "Briefly" say GE will hire 5,000 military vets in the next 5 years and invest $580 mil to expand its aviation buisness which will include opening 3 new plants.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $28.75 +0.05 0.17% 9,160,125 NYSE: Inv. Bus. Daily pA4 "Hewlett-Packard offers the automated data center" by Pete Barlas says Hewlett-Packard rolled out Mon a cost effective way for firms to manage their cloud based data centers looking to trumb IBM and Cisco Systems. The release includes new ProLiant Gen8 servers as well as software and services under what it calls its project voyager initiative.

WSJ pB1 "HP dives into new printer markets" by Ben Worthen says as growth in its cash cow, the printing division is drying up and it is half of its $7.1 bil in annual profits, HP is betting big on 72 foot long digital printing presses that sell for $1 to $2 million each.

Home Depot HD $45.93 +0.60 1.32% 9,166,484 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC $26.7 +0.005 0.02% 24,721,036 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM $192.62 +0.20 0.1% 2,457,736 NYSE: No mentions found.

JPMorgan JPM $38.3 +0.69 1.83% 24,758,961 NYSE: WSJ pC10 "Banking whales outpace minnows" by David Reilly says the 6 largest banks have gotten even biggest since the crisis in assets and deposits, including JPMorgan and Bank of America which along with 4 others together account for 2/3 of all US comm'l bank asets.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks push up as Apple shines" by Christian Berthelsen says stocks ended the day higher after Greece adopted austerity measures to secure a bailout while shares of Apple closed above $500 for the first time. Bank of America led the Dow rising 18 cents followed by JPMorgan which rose 69 cents.

Fin Times p24 "Apple breaches $500 as US stocks push towards highs for year so far" by Ajay Makan says US equities climbed towards '12 highs as investors responded to a Greek deal on austerity measures. Bank of America climbed 2.2% making a post-Aug high with the best Dow performances. JPMorgan was up 1.8%.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ $64.68 +0.08 0.12% 9,572,628 NYSE: No mentions found.

Kraft KFT $38.4 -0.18 0.47% 7,430,747 NYSE: No mentions found.

McDonald's MCD $99.65 +0.18 0.18% 2,965,636 NYSE: NYT pB2 "McDonald's set to phase out suppliers' sue of sow crates" by Stephanie Strom, WSJ pB1 "McDonald's asks farmers for a kinder McRib" by Bill Tomson, AJC pA10 "Mcdonald's moves to end use of confining hog crates" by David Pitt, say McDonald's is pushing its pork supplier to stop confining sows in small pens known a gestation stalls due to concerns of animal welfare advocates.

Merck MRK $38.11 +0.20 0.53% 11,621,508 NYSE: No mentions found.

Microsoft MSFT $30.58 +0.085 0.28% 33,300,666 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pB1 "Where's the Boss" He's in a meeting" by Rachael Silverman quotes American Express CEO Ken Chenault and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on time management tips.

Pfizer PFE $21.3 +0.25 1.19% 29,540,095 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble PG $64.23 +0.35 0.55% 6,899,319 NYSE: Inv. Bus. Daily pA3 "The diaper dandy CEO' by Clay Latimer profiles former Kimberly-Clark CEO who challenged Perocter & Gamble in the diaper business.

3M MMM $88.03 +0.89 1.02% 2,530,550 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV $58.99 -0.39 0.66% 2,566,394 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX $84.88 +1.38 1.65% 5,564,606 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $38.13 +0.44 1.17% 12,675,341 DualListed: AJC pA9 "AT&T puts clamp on unlimited data plans" by AP says AT&T has 17 mil customers with unlimited data plans, half of its smartphone users and its stopped offering new plans in '10 and now is throttling users in areas where the wireless network is congested that month. Verizon differs and doesn't slow down the users unless the cell tower their phone is connected to at that moement is congested.

Walmart WMT $61.79 -0.11 0.18% 4,155,316 NYSE: No mentions found.

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Here are the current CEOs of the Dow 30 Companies:

AT&T T Randall L. Stephenson (Dallas, TX)
Alcoa AA Klaus Kleinfeld (NY, NY)
American Express AXP Kenneth I. Chenault (NY, NY)
Bank of America BAC Brian T. Moynihan (Charlotte, N.C.)
Boeing BA W. James McNerney, Jr. (Chicago, Ill)
Caterpillar CAT Douglas Oberhelman (Peoria, Ill.)
Chevron CVX John Watson (San Ramon, CA)
Cisco CSCO John Chambers (San Jose, CA)
Coca Cola KO Muhtar Kent (Atlanta, GA)
Disney DIS Robert Iger (Burbank, CA)
DuPont DD Ellen Kullman (Wilmington, DE)
ExxonMobil XOM Rex W. Tillerson (Irving, Tx)
GE Jeffrey R. Immelt (Fairfield, CT)
Hewlett-Packard HPQ Meg Whitman (Palo, Alto, CA)
Home Depot HD Frank Blake (Atlanta, GA)
Intel INTC Paul S. Otellini (Santa Clara, CA)
IBM Virginia M. Rometty (replaces Samuel J. Palmisano 1/1/12) (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 Inge Thulin replaces George W. Buckley on 2/24(St. Paul, MN)
Travelers TRV Jay S. Fishman (NY, NY)
United Technologies UTX Louis Chenevert (Hartford, CT)
Verizon VZ Lowell McAdam (NY, NY)
Wal-Mart WMT Mike Duke (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 2/1/12 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $402 [5]
2. Microsoft MSFT 251.5 [8.5]
3. IBM 227 [1]
4. WalMart WMT 213 [3.5]
5. Chevron CVX 204.5 [2]
6. GE 198 [10.5]
7. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 179 [3]
8. AT&T T 175.5 [6]
9. Procter & Gamble PG 174 [3]
10. Pfizer PFE 164 [7.5]
11. Coke KO 154 [2.5]
12. JPMorgan Chase JPM 143 [4]
13. Intel INTC 135 [5]
14. Merck MRK 118 [3]
15. Verizon VZ 107 [3]
16. Cisco CSCO 106.5 [5.5]
17. McDonald's MCD 100.5 [1]
18. Bank of America BAC 74.5 [10]
19. United Technologies UTX 72.5 [1]
20. Caterpillar CAT 71.5 [.5]
21. Disney DIS 70.5 [2]
22. Home Depot HD 68.5 [1.5]
23. Kraft KFT 68 [2]
24. 3M MMM 61 [.5]
25. American Express AXP 59 [1]
26. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 57 [2]
27. Boeing BA 56 [1]
28. DuPont DD 47.5 [1]
29. Travelers TRV 24.5 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 11 [1]

Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 2/11/12:

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

AT&T T: 1/26/12 two 8Ks re redemption of 6.3% Sr. notes & reduction of Citibank lending comitment to $3 bil
1/13/12 two 8Ks re: 4Q results and stock buybacks
11/28 8K re: redemption of subsidiary Cingular Wirelss' $2.97 bil debt
11/25/11 8K re: withdrawal from FCC of application to buy T-Mobile
11/7/11 10Q for qtr ended 9/30/11

Alcoa AA: 2/26/12 8K re: amendment to bylaws re: notice to shareholders
1/19/12 8K re: Sir Martin Sorrell's appointment to Board of Dirs
1/12/12 8K e: transcript of 4Q earnings call
1/10 8K re: 4Q results
1/6/12 8K re: closing of smelter plannt in alcoa, tn & 2 plants in Tx
11/16/11 8K re: exec changes

American Express AXP: 2/9/12 8K re: Investor presentation
1/27/12 8K re: amendment to '07 Incentive Comp Plan
1/19 8K re: 4Q & FY '11 results
1/17/12 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats thru 12/31/11
12/15/11 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for prior 3 months
11/15/11 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for Aug, Sept & Oct
11/4/11 8K re: exec changes
11/2/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11

Bank of Am BAC: 2/10/12 8K re: settlement of mortgage abuse case with state & fed regulators
1/19/12 4Q & FY '11 results
1/13/12 8K re: restated indenture
12/16/11 8K re: unregistered sale of $885.4 of Senior Notes
12/6/11 8K re: stating it is unaffiliated from IPIC Group's mini-tender off of 4.86% of its common
12/2/11 8K re exchange of $442.3 of senior notes
12/1/11 Proxy re: amendment of Dec. of Trust for Preferred HITs
11/17/11 8K re: exchange of preferred shares
11/2/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11

Boeing BA: 2/9/12 10K for year ended 12/31/11
1/25/12 8K re: 4Q results
12/15/11 8-K/A election of Gregory D. Smith as CFO
11/14/11 8K re: $2.3 bil revolving credit agrmt.
11/1/11 8K re: exec changes

Caterpiller CAT: 1/26/12 two 8Ks re: 4Q & full year '11 results & dealer stats.
12/19/11 8K re pst 3 months dealer stats.
12/16/11 8K re extension of stock repurchase plan
11/18/11 8K re: past 3 monts dealer stats
11/4/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30

Chevron CVX: 1/27/12 two 8Ks re: 4Q results & grant of exec stock options
1/11/12 8K re: forecst for 4Q
12/12/11 8K re grant of exec stock options
11/3/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11

Cisco CSCO 2/8/12 8K re: 2Q results
12/16/11 8K re pre-arranged exec stock trading plan
12/8/11 8K re amendment of stock option plan
11/22/11 10Q & 8K for Qtr ended 10/29

Coke KO 2/7/12 8K re: 4Q & full year '11 results
12/19/11 re election of ex Mayor of Chicago Richard M. Daley to Board of Dirs.
11/10/11 Prospectus re: exchange of $1.6 bil of 2016 Notes

Disney DIS 2/7/12 10Q for 12/31/11
2/7/12 8K re: 1Q results
1/20/12 Proxy re: annual mtg of shareholders on 3/13/12 at 10 am at Westin, Kansas City
12/1/11 8K re sale of $1.6 bil of Global Notes
11/23/11 10K & 11/10/11 8K re: results for fiscal year ened 10/1/11

DuPont DD: 2/9/12 10K re: FY ended 12/31/11
1/25/12 8K re: comp to CEO Ellen Kullman
1/24/12 8K re: Qtr ended 12/31/11 results
11/22/11 8K : re: election of Lee M. Thomas as Director

ExxonMobil XOM: 1/31/12 8K re: 4Q results
12/6/11 8K re disclosure of exec bonuses and salaries (CEO's Rex Tillerson's base effective 1/1/12 is $2,567,000 and no exec has a contract, all are employees at will
11/29/11 8K re: exec changes
11/3/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11

GE: 1/20/12 8K re: 4Q results
11/8/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 2/3/12 Proxy re: 3/21/12 annual meeting of shareholders at Santa Clara, CA Convention Ctr.
1/30/12 8K re: Lawrence Babbio retiring from Board of Dirs.
1/20/12 8K re: Sari Baldauf retiring from Board of Dirs.
12/14/11 10Q for year ended 10/31/11
12/12/11 8K re close of sale of $3.5 bil of Global Notes
11/8/11 10Q & 11/21/11 8K re: results of year and Qtr ended 10/31/11
11/17/11 8K re: election of Ralph V. Whitworth to Board of Dirs

Home Depot HD: 1/6/12 S-3 Shelf Registration for direct purchase of shares
11/29/11 10Q & 11/15/11 8K re: results of Qtr ended 10/31/11

Intel INTC: 2/9/12 8K re: settlement of antitrust case beought by NY Atty Gen'l
1/20/12 8K re: appointment of Brian M. Krzanich as COO
1/20/12 8K & 1/19/12 8K re: Qtr & FY 12/31/11 results
11/4/11 10Q for Qtr ended 10/1/11

IBM: 2/9/12 8K re: underwriting agreement for 2.2% Notes due '17
2/3/12 8K re: underwriting agreeement for notes due '15 - '17
2/3/12 8K re: exec salaries for top 5 execs
1/3/12 8K re: election of CEO Virginia Rometty & also David Farr to Board of Dirs
1/20/12 8K, 1/19/12 8K, & 1/3/12 8K re: results for FY 12/31/11
11/14/11 8K re: $10 bil Credit Agrmt

JPMorganChase JPM: 2/9/12 8K re: global settlement of mortgage foreclsure suits brought by state & fed regulators
1/23/12 8K re: issuance of $3.25 bil notes
1/13/12 two 8Ks re: 4Q results
12/22/11 8K re closing of $1.25 bil 5.4% Notes
12/8/11 8K re increase to share repurchase program
12/8/11 8K re FD disclosure re guidance presentation
11/8/11 8K re: election of James A. Bell as Dir.
11/4 28ks & 10Q re: Qtr ended 9/30/11

Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 1/24/12 8K re: 4Q & FY 12/31/12 results
1/13/12 8K re: stock option form certificates
12/13/11 8K re closing of divestiture of assets of Ortho Dematologics division which made Retin-!
11/30/11 8K re: purchase of Synthes & offer to hire its CEO
11/22/11 8K re: exec changes
11/8/11 10Q for Qtr ended 10/2

Kraft KFT: 1/17/12 8K re: forecast of '11 results
1/10/12 8K re: issuance of $800 mil floating rate notes
1/9/12 8K re: execs named for spin-off of N. Amer. grocery business
12/5/11 8K re appointment of Irene Rosenfeld to lead Global Snacks and Tony Vernon as CEO fo N. American Grocery company
11/4/11 10Q & 11/2/11 8K re: Qtr ended 9/30/11

McDonald's MCD: 2/10/12 8K re: grant of exec stock options
2/8/12 8K re: Jan '12 sales
2/7/12 8K re: issuance of $750 mil med term notes
1/31/12 8K re: exec comp awards to 5 top execs
1/24/12 8K re: 4Q & FY 12/31/11 results
12/2/11 8K re Nov sales rose 7.4%
11/14/11 8K re: Investor Release re: Growth Plans
11/8/11 8K re: Oct sales
11/4/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11

Merck MRK: 2/9/12 8K re: Dr. Thomas Shenk retiring from Board of Dirs.
2/2/12 8K re: full year & 4Q results 12/31/11
1/13/12 8K re: settlement of shareholder derivative suit in US Dist Ct. New Jersey
12/21/11 8K re: technical amendments to bylaws
12/1/11 8K re: election of CEO Ken Frazier to Bd & retirement of former CEO Richard Clark from Board
11/10/11 8K & 11/8/11 10Q re Investor Presentation re results for Qtr ended

Microsoft MSFT: 1/27/12 10Q/A & 1/19/12 10Q for year ended 12/31/11
1/19/12 8K re: 2Q 12/31/11 results
12/22/11 8K/A re frequency of advisory votes on exec pay
11/17/11 8K re: voting results from Annual Shareholder Meeting

Pfizer PFE: 1/31/12 8K re: 4Q & full year 12/31/11 results
12/13/11 8K re election of 3 new members to Board
11/10/11 10Q & 11/1/11 8K for Qtr ended 10/2/11

Procter & Gamble PG:2/10/12 8K re: restructuring of Beauty & Grooming Blobal Business Unit
2/6/12 8K re: issuance of $2 bil 2.3% & floating rate notes
1/27/12 10Q & two 8Ks re: 12/31/11 results
1/17/12 8K re: change to segment reporting structure
1/10/12 8K re: declaration of quarterly dividend of 52 & half cents per share
11/3/11 8K re: Guidance
11/1/11 8K re: delay of sale of Pringles to Diamond Food

3M MMM: 2/8/12 8K re: Inge G. Thulin replacing George W. Buckley as CEO on 2/24/12
1/26/12 8K re: 4Q & full FY 12/31/11 results
12/6/11 8K re eps guidance
11/3/11 10Q re Qtr ended 9/30/11
11/3/11 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan for an exec

Travelers TRV: 1/24/12 8K re: quarter results ending 12/31/11
10/19/11 10Q & 8K re: results for Qtr ended 9/30/11

United Technologies UTX: 2/9/12 10K for year ended 12/31/11
1/25/12 8K re: 4Q & full '11 year results
11/16/11 8K re: edemption of $500 mil of 6/1% Notes due 5/15/12
11/15/11 8K re: $15 bil Credit Agrmt

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 1/24/12 8K re: 4Q results & '12 outlook
1/6/12 8K re: investor presentation
12/6/11 8K re: election of Lowell McAdam as new CEO
12/2/11 8K re purchase of spectrum for $3.6 bil

WalMart WMT: 1/25/12 8K re: election of Rosalind Brewer as CEO of Sam's Club
12/8/11 8K re registration rights agreement with certain selling shareholders
12/8/11 10Q for qtr ended 10/1/11
11/15/11 8K re: results for 3 & 9 months ended 10/31/11