Friday, July 27, 2012

7/27/12 Fri pm Dow Closes at 13,075.66 up 187.73 or 1.46%,


Post No. 1,747 The following is brought to you by Intellivest Securities Research, Inc. Toward the end of this Blog is a list of the Dow 30 current CEOs, and a recent ranking of the Dow 30 components by market capitalization as of July 23, 2012 and Dow 30 components' SEC filings also as of July 23, 2012.

 The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 13,075.66 up 187.73 or 1.46% from Thursday's close of 12,887.93. For the week the Dow is up  253.09 or 1.97% from last Friday's close of 12,822.57. Of the 30 Dow components all 30 gained and 0  declined. The  biggest gainer dollar-wise   and percentage-wise was Caterpillar up $2.86 or 3.43%. 


As of the open of the market on 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 14.23 up from yesterday's trailing P/E ratio of 14.12 (year ago it was 13.91); today's P/E estimate is 12.35 unchanged from Thursday's P/E estimate of 12.35 (year ago it was 12.75) and today's dividend yield is 2.61 down from yesterday's dividend yield of 2.65 (last year it was 2.47). 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 1,727.68 up 24.81 from Thursday's closing numerator of 1,702.87. 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 $57.59 up 83 cents from Thursday's average closing price of $56.76. The median closing price of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $51.83 (HD/DIS) up 52 cents from Thursday's median closing price of $51.31 (HD/DD. The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume again was Bank of America.

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 $2,481 ($172,768 - $170,287).

MarketWatch Fri. 4:16 MarketWatch.com by Laura Mandaro says Blue-chip stocks Friday extended triple-digit gains into a second session and ended the week up nearly 2%, after new comments from European leaders on a commitment to the European currency union somewhat deflated fears about spiking Spanish and Italian borrowing costs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +1.46% gained 187.73 points, or 1.5%, to 13,075.66, its first close above 13,000 since May 7. It rose nearly 2% for the week. The S&P 500 SPX +1.91% rose 25.95 points, or 1.9%, to 1,385.97, up 1.7% for the week. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +2.24% rose 64.84 points, or 2.2%, to 2,958.09.

Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

SymbolLast SaleChange% ChangeShare VolumeMarket
TNYSE
AANYSE
AXPNYSE
BACNYSE
BANYSE
CATNYSE
CVXNYSE
CSCONASDAQ-GS
KONYSE
DISNYSE
DDNYSE
XOMNYSE
GENYSE
HPQNYSE
HDNYSE
INTCNASDAQ-GS
IBMNYSE
JPMNYSE
JNJNYSE
KFTNASDAQ-GS
MCDNYSE
MRKNYSE
MSFTNASDAQ-GS
PFENYSE
PGNYSE
MMMNYSE
TRVNYSE
UTXNYSE
VZDualListed
WMTNYSE

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The following are excerpts from Friday morning's Blog.


A read of the print editions of Friday's Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, Investor's Business Daily; 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 a separate table of Dow component's symbol and Thursday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

Dow Jones Average The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 12,887.93 up 211.88 or 1.67% from Wednesday's close of 12,676.05. For the year the Dow is up 5.49%. Of the 30 Dow components 29 gained and only Cisco Systems declined. The  biggest gainer dollar-wisewas IBM up $2.87 and percentage-wise was Home Depot up 3.6%. The only and therefore biggest decliner dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was Cisco down 4 cents or 0.26% .

WSJ pC1 "Stocks take leap of faith" by Matt Phillips says stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic leapt as investors bet central bankers are readying plans to shore up their economies & fin'l markets. Exxon gained $1.28 after it reported that its 2Q earnings rose 9%, although exploration & porduction profits fell on lower energy prices & production.  United Technologies was up 22 cents after it agreed to sell some ind'l products businesses to BC Partners & Carlyle Group and reported 2Q earnings that topped analysts' estimates while rev fell short.

USA Today p4B "News of plans to boost euro inspires US markets to rise" by Bloomberg says the Dow made its biggest advance in a month Thurs as European Central Bank Pres Mario Draghi pledged to defend the euro.  3M rallied $1.84.

NYT pB1 "Stocks soar after pledgte to support Euro zone" by Jack Ewing says the head of the European Central Bank said on Thurs that policy maekrs would do whatever it takes to save the euro zone buoying global fin'l markets.

IBD pB2 "Stocks deliver big gains, signal uptrend for market" by Paul Whitfield says stocks showed constructive action thurs as the idnexes rose and a slew of leaders made big gains in higher volume.  some higher qualifty defensive stocks such as Walmart ahve been performing well suggesting the market is being cautious.  Thursday's action saw nasdaq & S&P follow through.  Current outlook is confirmed uptrend.  Fin times p22 "Facebook comes under pressure as Zynga fails to hit right buttons" by martha Poon says of the 103 firms that have provided 2Q guidance more than 60 % were negative.  Exxon gained 1.5% as it reported a 49% increase in quarterly profits.



Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,702.87 up 27.99 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 1,674.88. 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 $56.76 up 93 cents from Wednesday's average closing price of $55.83. The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $51.31 (HD/DIS) down $1.15 from Wednesday's median closing price of $52.46 (HD/DD. The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume again was Bank of America.

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 $2,799 ($170,287 - $167,488).

MarketWatch Thurs. 4:43 MarketWatch.com by Karen Gibson say US stocks rallied Thursday, lifting the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its best day of the month and into positive terrain for the week, after the European Central Bank signaled its intention to preserve the euro. The market is rallying amid “short-covering on questionable promises from the ECB President Mario Draghi. You wonder whether or not he is referring to keeping the euro as the euro, or is he trying to play politics with his words,” said Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist at Banyan Partners LLC. The ECB leader suggested that policy makers could step into bond markets as rising yields in Spain and Italy threatened to unravel the 17-nation euro zone. “Within our mandate, the ECB is ready to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro,” he said at an investor conference.Bond yields in Spain and Italy plunged, temporarily removing a recent drag on sentiment. Spain’s 10-year note yield fell back under 7%. “It’s hard to tell whether he’s hoping to encourage [the] market with what amounts to meaningless promises, or whether they’ve really changed their perspective on how much liquidity they are willing to provide,” said Bruce McCain, chief investment strategist at Key Private Bank.
Extending gains into a second session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rose 211.88 points, or 1.7%, to 12,887.93, with the blue-chip index up 0.5% for the week. In its first positive finish in five, the S&P 500 Index SPX climbed 22.13 points, or 1.7%, to 1,360.02. That was also the S&P 500’s best day of the month. Telecommunications shares led gains that included all of its 10 sectors. Sprint Nextel Corp. S surged 20% after the wireless carrier reported increased spending by customers on data plans. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP advanced 39.01 points, or 1.4%, to 2,893.25. Shares of Zynga Inc. ZNGA dove 37% after the largest developer of games on the Facebook Inc. FB platform reported disappointing quarterly results. Facebook shares dropped 8.5%, their worst day since late May, ahead of the social network’s quarterly report after the close. For every stock falling, nearly three gained on the New York Stock Exchange, where 897 million shares traded. NYSE composite volume topped 4 billion.Gold prices GCQ2  rose for a second session, climbing $7 to $1,615.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Crude-oil futures CLU2  rose 42 cents to $89.39 a barrel. The day’s data contained signs of improvement in the job market and manufacturing but a slowdown in housing. The National Association of Realtors reported its index of pending home resales fell 1.4% in June, illustrating lackluster momentum in the housing market.First-time applications for jobless benefits declined more than expected last week, down 35,000 to 353,000. Another report had orders for durable goods rising for a second month, up 1.6% in June. “Certainly the markets today illustrate the power of hope over shorter-term statistics. We don’t see again anything in the statistics that indicate recession is looming; it’s been the potential black hole of Europe,” said McCain.

Friday's Dow News followed by Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T:  No mentions found.

Alcoa: No mentions found.

American Express: No mentions found.

Bank of America: No mentions found.

Boeing: No mentions found.

Caterpillar: No mentions found.

Chevron: No mentions found.

Cisco: No mentions found.

Coke:  USA Today p1B  "For marketers this Olympics is a social media event" by Bruce Horovitz says Coke is using social media to nudge Olympic fans to share music videos and GE is using it to coax folks to improve their health.

Disney: No mentions found.

DuPont: No mentions found.

Exxon:  WSJ pB1 "For Exxon, naturla gas becomes a costly burden" by Tom Fowler, IBD pA2 "Exxon rev up outpug sags" NYT pB3 "For Exxon Mobil and Shell, earnings fall with energy prices" by Clifford Krauss,   Fin times p14 "Shale gas glut dents oil major earnings" by Guy Chazan say lackluster 2Q fin'l results from Exxon's US oil and natural gas production cast a shadow on the record global profit it reported Thurs.  Exxon's 2Q net income was $15.9 bil up from $10.68 bil a year ago and a quarterly record for the firm.  It appears to be a record for any US firm under current accounting rules.  Rev rose 1.5% to $127.36 bil.

WSJ pC1 "Stocks take leap of faith" by Matt Phillips says stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic leapt as investors bet central bankers are readying plans to shore up their economies & fin'l markets.Exxon gained $1.28 after it reported that its 2Q earnings rose 9%, although exploration & porduction profits fell on lower energy prices & production.  United Technologies was up 22 cents after it agreed to sell some ind'l products businesses to BC Partners & Carlyle Group and reported 2Q earnings that topped analysts' estimates while rev fell short.

GE:   USA Today p1B  "For marketers this Olympics is a social media event" by Bruce Horovitz says Coke is using social media to nudge Olympic fans to share music videos and GE is using it to coax folks to improve their health.

Hewlett-Packard: No mentions found.

Home Depot: No mentions found.

Intel: No mentions found.

IBM: No mentions found.

JPMorgan: No mentions found.

Johnson & Johnson:  NYT pB1 "For big drug companies, a headache looms" by Edwart Wyatt says the Supreme corut may rule on paymebnts that keep generics off the shelves.  Congress has failed to stop big pharm firms from paying a competitor to keep its product off the market for year but now a fed appeals court in Phil said it was anticompetitive and now it will go to the US Supreme Ct.

Kraft: No mentions found.

McDonald's:  USA Today p3B "Mcdonald's talks up nutrition at games" by Bruce Horovitz says McDonald's is using nutritional codes on its packaging at the London Games and serving lower calorie foods.

Merck: NYT pB1 "For big drug companies, a headache looms" by Edwart Wyatt says the Supreme corut may rule on paymebnts that keep generics off the shelves.  Congress has failed to stop big pharm firms from paying a competitor to keep its product off the market for year but now a fed appeals court in Phil said it was anticompetitive and now it will go to the US Supreme Ct.

Microsoft: No mentions found.

Pfizer:  NYT pB1 "For big drug companies, a headache looms" by Edwart Wyatt says the Supreme corut may rule on paymebnts that keep generics off the shelves.  Congress has failed to stop big pharm firms from paying a competitor to keep its product off the market for year but now a fed appeals court in Phil said it was anticompetitive and now it will go to the US Supreme Ct.

Procter & Gamble: No mentions found.

3M:  NYT pB8 "3M earnings rise slightly, but rev delcines" by AP, AJC pA20 "3M net income up in second quarter" says its net income was $1.17 bil or $1.66 per share vs. $1.16 bil or $1.60 per share a year earlier just beating analysts' expectations.  Rev. fell 2% to $7.53 bil.

 USA Today p4B "News of plans to boost euro inspires US markets to rise" by Bloomberg says the Dow made its biggest advance in a month Thurs as European Central Bank Pres Mario Draghi pledged to defend the euro.  3M rallied $1.84.

Travelers: No mentions found.

United Technologies:  AJC pA20Fewer orders hurt United technologies" says its 2Q profit ticked up just 1% as orders fell at its jet engine & elevator businesses.  Rev was $13.81 bil down 5% a year ago.  Net income of $1.33 bill or $1.62 per share was up 1%.  Profit beat analysts' expectations of $1.42 per share but was short for rev of $14.44.  It cut its '12 rev outlook to between $58 & $59 bil.

WSJ pB5 "China denies it used US tech" by Carlos Tejada says chinese military officials denied they used tech from United Technologies' Pratt &* Whtiney Canada Corp. to build an attack helicpoter.


WSJ pC1 "Stocks take leap of faith" by Matt Phillips says stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic leapt as investors bet central bankers are readying plans to shore up their economies & fin'l markets. Exxon gained $1.28 after it reported that its 2Q earnings rose 9%, although exploration & porduction profits fell on lower energy prices & production.  United Technologies was up 22 cents after it agreed to sell some ind'l products businesses to BC Partners & Carlyle Group and reported 2Q earnings that topped analysts' estimates while rev fell short.

Verizon: No mentions found.

Walmart:  WSJ pB5 "Credit Card industry grocers group slams swipe fee agreement" by Andrew Johnson says the National Grocers Assoc. has joined Target and Walmart in criticizing a settlement with Visa and Mastercard related to interchange or swipe fees.

Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

SymbolLast SaleChange% ChangeShare VolumeMarket
TNYSE
AANYSE
AXPNYSE
BACNYSE
BANYSE
CATNYSE
CVXNYSE
CSCONASDAQ-GS
KONYSE
DISNYSE
DDNYSE
XOMNYSE
GENYSE
HPQNYSE
HDNYSE
INTCNASDAQ-GS
IBMNYSE
JPMNYSE
JNJNYSE
KFTNASDAQ-GS
MCDNYSE
MRKNYSE
MSFTNASDAQ-GS
PFENYSE
PGNYSE
MMMNYSE
TRVNYSE
UTXNYSE
VZDualListed
WMTNYSE

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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 (Armonk, NY)

JPMorgan Chase JPM Jamie Dimon (NY, NY)

Johnson & Johnson JNJ Alex Gorsky (New Brunswick, NJ)

Kraft KFT Irene Rosenfeld (Northfield, Ill.)

McDonald's MCD Donald Thompson (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 (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 as of 7/23/12 ranked in order of market capitalization rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $397.5 [4.5]
2. Microsoft MSFT 245.5 [8.5]
3.WalMart WMT 244 [3.5]
4. IBM 220 [1]
5. Chevron CVX 212.5 [2]
6. GE 212 [10.5]
7. AT&T T 206.5 [6]
8. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 186.5 [3]
9. Pfizer PFE 176.5 [7.5]
10. Procter & Gamble PG 176 [3]
11. Coke KO 173 [2.5]
12. Merck MRK 131.5 [3]
13. JPMorgan Chase JPM 130.5 [4]
14. Intel INTC 126.5 [5]
15. Verizon VZ 126 [3]
16. McDonald's MCD 91 [1]
17. Cisco CSCO 86 [5.5]
18. Disney DIS 85.5 [2]
19. Home Depot HD 78 [1.5]
20. Bank of America BAC 76 [10.5]
21. Kraft KFT 69.5 [2]
22. United Technologies UTX 67 [1]
23. American Express AXP 64 [1]
24. 3M MMM 62 [.5]
25. Boeing BA 54.5 [1]
26. Caterpillar CAT 53 [.5]
27. DuPont DD 45.5 [1]
28. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 36 [2]
29. Travelers TRV 24 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 8.5 [1]

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 7/23/12:

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

AT&T T: 6/29/12 8K re: election of Scott F. Ford as Director
6/14/12 8K re: sale of approx. $2 bil of notes
6/7/12 8K re completion of sale of AT&T Advertising Solutions to Cerebrus
5/4/12 10Q for Qtr ended 3/31
5/2/12 8K re: Results of Annual Stockholders Meeting

Alcoa AA: 7/13/12 8K re: Transcript of 2Q earnings call
7/10/12 8K re: 2Q results
5/10/12 8K re: Results of Annual Shareholders Meeting
5/8/12 8K re: Sustainability Highlights Report


American Express AXP: 7/20/12 8K re: election of David L. Vasella (Chairman of Bd. of Novartis) as Director
7/18/12 8K re: 2Q results
7/16/12 8K re: cedt stats through 6/30/12
6/15/12 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats 3/31, 4/30 & 5/31/12
6/13/12 8K re: fin'l presentation of Vice-Chair Edward Gilligan
5/15/12 8K re: delinquency & write-off stats thru 4/30
5/3/12 8K re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders results
5/1/12 10Q for Qtr ended 3/31


Bank of Am BAC: 7/18/12 8K re: 2Q results
5/25/12 8K re: repurchase of notes
5/9/12 8K re: results of Annual Shareholders meeting
5/4/12 8K re: change of presentation of fin'l info
5/3/12 10Q for Qtr ended 3/31



Boeing BA: 6/26/12 8K re: selection of Raymond L. Conner to replace Jim Albaugh as Pres/CEO of Boeing Comm'l Airplanes
5/3/12 8K re: amendment to bylaws reducing number of directors from 12 to 114/25/12 10Q for quarter ended 3/31
4/25/12 8K re: 1 Qtr results


Caterpillar CAT: 6/26/12 8K re: safety problems at Wyoming mine
6/25/12 8K re: underwriting agreement re: issuance of $1.5 bil of debt
6/20/12 8K re: 3 month dealer stats thru 5/12
6/18/12 8K re: amended by-laws re: date of annual stockholders meeting
6/14/12 8K re: election of Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. to Bd. of Dirs.
6/13/12 8K re: increase of quarterly div to 52 cents payable 8/20 to 7/20 record holders
5/17/12 8K re: 3 month dealer stats thru 4/12
5/7/12 10Q for 1 Qtr ended 3/31


Chevron CVX: 7/11/12 8K re: guidance for 2Q
6/4/12 8K re: voting results from annual stockholders meeting
5/27/12 proxy re: recommendation to vote against all stockholder proposals
5/3/12 10Q for quarter ended 3/31
5/3/12 Proxy material re: voting recommendations


Cisco CSCO : 6/27/12 8K re; execs' pre-arranged stock trading plan
6/13/12 8K re: director's pre-arranged stock trading plan
5/23/12 10Q for quarter ended 4/28/12
5/9/12 8K re: 3 Qtr results


Coke KO: 7/17/12 8K re; 2Q results
7/10/12 8K re: approval of shareholders for stock split
5/25/12 Proxy material re: 7/10 Special stockholders meeting
5/15/12 Proxy re: special meeting of stockholders to approve stock split to be held at Atlanta on 7/10/12 to get invited email: shareownerservices@na.ko.com by 5/21
3/14/12 8K re: closing of sale of over $1 bil of notes


Disney DIS:6/11/12 8K re: $2.25 bil 5 year credit agreement
5/8/12 10Q for quarter ended 3/31
5/8/12 8K re: 1 Qtr results


DuPont DD: 5/1/12 8K re: Annual meeting of stockholders results
4/24/12 10Q re: quarter ended 3/31
4/19/12 8K re: 1 Qtr results
4/17/12 Proxy re: voting recommendations
4/3/12 & 3/16/12 Proxy material re: Annual meeting of stockholders 4/25/12 10:30 am HQ Wilmington, Del

ExxonMobil XOM: 6/1/12 8K re: voting results from annual shareholders meeting
5/16/12 proxy re: exec compensation
5/11/12 proxy re: voting recommendations
5/3/12 10Q ended 3/31
4/26/12 8K re: 1 Qtr results
4/12/12 Proxy materials re: Annual meeting of shareholders 5/30/12 9 am Meyerson Center, Dallas


GE: 7/20/12 8K re: 2Q results
6/12/12 8K re: election of Manjin Dekkers to Board of Dirs.
5/23/12 10Q/A amend 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/12
5/16/12 8K re: dividend of $475 mil from GECC to GE & increase of stock buyback program
5/9/12 10Q/A & 5/4/12 10Q for Qtr ended 3/31
4/30/12 8K amending employee incentive plan
4/20/12 8K re: 1 Qtr results
4/9/12 & 3/9/12 Proxy material re: Annual meeting of shareholders on 4/25/12 10 am Detroit Marriott
4/6/12 8K re: downgrade of GE senior unsecured debt rating by Moodys from Aa2 to aa3 and other downgrade


Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 6/8/12 10Q re: quarter ended 4/30/12
5/23/12 8K re: 2nd Qtr results


Home Depot HD: 5/24/12 10Q for quarter ended 4/29/12
5/22/12 8K re: voting results of 5/17 annual shareholders meeting
5/15/12 8K re: 1 Qtr results
4/2/12 Proxy material and 10K for year ended 1/29/12 and material re: Annual meeting of shareholders on 5/17 at 9 am at Cobb Galeria, Atlanta

Intel INTC: 7/18/12 2 8Ks re: 2Q results
7/9/12 8K re; purchase of 10% of ASML for $2.1 bil
5/22/12 8K re: voting results of annual stockholders meeting
5/11/12 8K re: Reg FD disclosure of webcast
5/7/12 8K re: 90 cents a share dividend
5/4/12 10Q for quarter ended 3/31



IBM: 7/19/12 & 7/18/12 8Ks re: 2Q results
5/10/12 8K re: underwriting of notes
5/9/12 8K re: investor briefing materials
4/26/12 8K re: Annual stockholders meeting results
4/24/12 10Q re: Qtr ended 3/31
4/18/12 8K re: sale of IBM's Retail Store Solutions Business to Toshiba TEC



JPMorganChase JPM: 7/13/12 8K re: 2Q results
7/13/12 8K re: restatement of 1Q results
6/13/12 8K re: CEO Jamie Dimon's testimony before US Senate Comm on Banking
6/12/12 8K re: redemption of $9 bil in Trust Preferred Capital Securities
5/18/12 8K re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders' results
5/15/12 8K re: retirement of Chief Inv. Office Ina Drew succeeded by Matthew E. Zames
5/10/12 10Q re: qtr ende 3/31
4/13/12 2 8Ks re: fin'l info on website & 1Q results
4/4/12 Proxy material re: annual meeting of shareholders 5/15/12 at JPM campus in Tampa, Fl
4/4/12 8K re: annual report on website



Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 7/20/12 8K re: settlement of shareholder deriv case in US Dist CT NJ
7/17/12 8K re: 2Q results
6/14/12 8K re: completion of Synthes purchase for $19.7 cash/stock
6/12/12 8K re: repurchase of shares from Goldman Sachs & JPMorgan
6/8/12 8K re: special charge of $600 mil related to legal charges related to Risperdal, Invega & Naterecor
5/8/12 8K re: sale of DePuy Orthopaedics to Biomet
5/7/12 10Q re: qtr ended 4/1
4/27/12 8K re: results of annual meeting of stockholders
4/20/12 add'l proxy material
4/19/12 8K re: amendment to bylaws splitting the offices of Chairman & CEO



Kraft KFT: 7/18/12 & 7/17/12 & 7/2/12 8Ks re: successful exchange of notes
6/18/12 8K re: Exchange Offer
6/8/12 8K re: on 6/26 KFT to trade on NASDAQ not NYSE
5/31/12 8K re: issuance of $6 bil of notes
5/24/12 8K re: amendment of bylaws to do away with share certificates as of 6/15
5/22/12 8K re: 5 year revolving credit contract
5/18/12 8K re: favorable IRS ruling on tax-free nature of spin-off
5/14/12 proxy material re Annual meeting
5/4/12 10Q for qtr ended 3/31
5/3/12 8K re: 1 Qtr results
4/2/12 & 3/23/12 Proxy material re: Annual meeting of shareholders on 5/23/12 at North Shore Performing Arts Center in Skokie, Ill.


McDonald's MCD: 7/23/12 8K re; 2Q results
7/20/12 8K re: various amendments to By-laws
6/18/12 8K re: stocks options to Donald Thompson CEO as of 7/1
6/11/12 8K re: May '12 sales
5/29/12 8K re: issuance of approx. $1 bil of notes
5/29/12 8K re: approval of officers' stock plan
5/8/12 8K re: April sales
5/8/12 10Q for quarter ended 3/31
4/20/12 8K re: 1 Qtr results
4/16/12 8K re: election of Tim Fenton as COO
4/13/12 & 3/7/12 Proxy materials re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/24/12 at HQ at Oak Brook, Ill.



Merck MRK: 5/25/12 8K re: voting results of 5/22 Annual meeting of shareholders
4/27/12 10Q re Qr ended 3/31
4/27/12 8K re: 1 Qtr results
4/12/12 Proxy materials re: annual meeting of Shareholders on 5/22/12 8:30 am at Bridgewater Marriott in NJ


Microsoft MSFT: 7/19/12 8K re: 4Q & full year results
7/2/12 8K re: write-down to Online Services Div
6/18/12 8K re: Amendment to By-laws re: timing of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
5/3/12 8K re: election of Steve Luczo to Board, he is CEO of Seagate Tech
4/19/12 10Q for qtr ended 3/31
4/19/12 8K re 1 Qtr results

Pfizer PFE: 5/23/12 8K re: exec promotions
5/10/12 10Q for quarter ended 4/1
5/1/12 8K re: 1 qtr results
4/27/12 8K re: results of annual meeting of shareholders
4/23/12 8K re: sale of Nutrition business to Nestle for $11.85 bil



Procter & Gamble PG: 7/18/12 8K re: Board proclaims support for CEO Bob McDonald
7/10/12 8K re: quarterly dividend of 0.562 cents per share
6/20/12 8K re: Deutsche Bank Conference Reg. FD disclosures
5/4/12 8K e: resentation of info re: Snack Business as a discontinued operation
4/27/12 10Q for qtr ended 3/31
4/27/12 2 8Ks re: 3 qtr results


3M MMM: 6/26/12 8K re: issuance of $1.25 bil of notes
5/10/12 & 5/412 8Ks re: adoption of exec pre-arranged stock trading plans
5/9/12 2 8Ks re: approval of amendments to employee stock purchase plan
5/3/12 10Q for quarter ended 3/31
4/24/12 8K re: 1 qtr results
4/17/12 8K re: duties of Lead Independent Director


Travelers TRV: 7/19/12 10Q & 7/19/12 8K re: results of quarter ender 6/30/12
5/25/12 8K re: voting results of 5/23 Annual Meeting of Shareholders


United Technologies UTX: 6/18/12 8K re: issuance of equity unites
6/1/12 8K re: issuance of $9.8 bil of notes
4/30/12 10Q for quarter ended 3/31
4/24/12 8K re: 1 qtr results
4/13/12 8K re: retirement of Charles Lee from Board of Dirs.
3/22/12 & 2/24/12 Proxy materials re: 4/11/12 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Riviera Theatre Charleston, SC
3/15/12 8K re: structure for proposed Goodrich acquisition


Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 7/19/12 Form S-3 re: registration of 29,750,000 shares
7/19/12 & 7/18/12 8Ks re: 2Q results
5/9/12 8K re: results of annual shareholders meeting
4/26/12 10Q for quarter ended 3/31
4/19/12 8K re: 1 qtr results
4/2/12 & 3/19/12 Proxy material re: Annual meeting of shareholders on 5/3/12 at 10:30 at Von Braun Center, Huntsville, Al.


WalMart WMT: 6/4/12 8K re: voting results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
6/1/12 10Q for quarter ended 4/30/12
5/17/12 8K re: operating results & guidance
4/16/12 proxy material re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 6/1 at 7 am at U. of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark. END

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