Wednesday, November 14, 2012

11/14/12 Wed pm Dow Closes at 12,570.95 down 185.23 or 1.45%

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Post No. 1,902 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 11/2/12 and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings as of 11/2/12.

 The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 12,570.95  down 185.23 or 1.45% from Tuesday's close of 12,756.18.  Of the Dow components only Cisco gained and 29 declined. The only and therefore biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Cisco up 81 cents or 4.81%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was  IBM down $2.81 and percentage-wise was Bank of America down 4.81%.


As of the open of the market on Wednesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C6 of   Wednesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.130216081. Wednesday's trailing P/E ratio is 13.96 down from Tuesday's trailing P/E ratio of 14.03 (year ago it was 12.98); Wednesday's P/E estimate is 12.15 unchanged from Tuesday's P/E estimate of 12.15 (year ago it was 12.22) and Wednesday's dividend yield is 2.65 down from Tuesday's dividend yield of 2.66 (last year it was 2.58). 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.

Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,636.94 down 24.12 from Tuesday's closing numerator of 1,661.06. 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 (0.130216081) you get the decrease in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $7.68 change in the Dow Index.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of  Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $54.56 down 81 cents from Tuesday's average of $55.37. The median closing price of  Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $49.21     (DIS/UNH) down 87 cents from Tuesday's median closing price of $50.08. The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume again was Bank of America.

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 or dividends) and sold at the close you would have lost  $2,421   ($166,110 - $163,694).

11/14/12 Wed. 4:09     MarketWatch by Kate Gibson   says U.S. stocks were slammed Wednesday on worries about efforts to avert more than $600 billion in automatic spending cuts and tax hikes slated to start in January. "The fiscal cliff jars the economy at a time when it does not need to be disturbed too much, it's the last thing people want," said Jim Russell, chief equity strategist for U.S. Bank Wealth Management. An Israeli strike that killed a Hamas leader leader in the Gaza Strip also increased Wall Street's anxiety, with the price of crude rising 1.1%. Down for a third session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -1.45% fell 185.23 points, or 1.5%, to 12,570.95, its lowest finish since late June. The S&P 500 Index SPX -1.39% declined 19.04 points, or 1.4%, to 1,355.49, its lowest close since late June. The Nasdaq CompositeCOMP -1.29% retreated 37.08 points, or 1.3%, to 2,846.81, its lowest close in five months.

Wednesday'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
MCDNYSE
MRKNYSE
MSFTNASDAQ-GS
PFENYSE
PGNYSE
TRVNYSE
TRVNYSE
UNHNYSE
UTXNYSE
VZDualListed
WMTNYSE
MMMNYSE

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



A read of the print editions of Wednesday'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 Tuesday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

Dow Jones Average:  The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Tuesday at 12,756.18 down 58.9 or 0.46% from Monday's close of 12,815.16.  For the year the Dow is up 4.41%. Of the Dow components 5 gained and 25 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Home Depot up $2.22 or 3.63. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Caterpillar down $1.92 and percentage-wise was Microsoft down 3.22%.

WSJ pC4 "Blue chips retreat to  3 month low" by Matt Jarzemsky says Bluce chips fell to a more than 3 month low as concerns about the fiscal cliff & Greece's debt woes outweighed optimism on Home Depot's upbeat outlook.  Microsoft fell 90 cents pacing losses after news that Steven Sinofsky head of Windows business is leaving.  Home Depot is charted under Good news after adding $2.22.

NYT pB11 "Shares decline on fiscal concerns in the US and Europe" by AP says stocks closed lower on Tues as fears about fiscal battles in Washington & the troubles in Greece tipped major indexes from gains to losses throughout the day.  A surge in Home Depot shares prevented a steeper drop for the Dow.

IBD pB6 "Stocks slide into the close; market still seeks a floor" by Victor Reklaitis says stocks closed poorly Tues ending in the red & near their sessions low as the market is in a correction.  Home Depot sounded a positive note for the housing market with its better than expected quarterly earnings repor.



Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,661.06 down 7.68 from Monday's closing numerator of 1,668.74. 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 (0.130216081) you get the decrease in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $7.68 change in the Dow Index.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $55.37 down 25 cents from Monday's average of $55.62. The median closing price of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $50.08 (DIS/UNH) up 40 cents from Monday's median closing price of 49.68. The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume again was Bank of America.

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 or dividends) and sold at the close you would have lost  $767 ($166,877 -$166,110).

11/13/12 Tues. 4:54 MarketWatch by Kate Gibson & Wallace Witkowski says U.S. stocks finished lower Tuesday as worries about the so-called fiscal cliff overtook the enthusiasm that came with home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc.’s better-than-expected results.“Trading like today in reaction to Home Depot is completely sensible; other than [that] we have this fiscal-cliff issue,” said Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott. Three of the top economic professors in the U.S. question if the fiscal cliff can be avoided.Erasing earlier gains, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -0.46%  tumbled 58.90 points, or 0.5%, to close at 12,756.18, with most of the selloff coming in the final hour of trading.Microsoft Corp.’s MSFT -3.22%  4% loss led the Dow lower after the software maker said its Windows chief was leaving, effective immediately. The sustainability of any stock-market rally could be questionable until progress is made on budget talks, without which more than $600 billion in automatic tax hikes and spending cuts would kick off in January. Microsoft Windows head Steven Sinofsky is out.“The markets are going to be held hostage to that. It’s just too big of an event when you’re talking up to 4% of GDP — that’s not inconsequential,” Luschini added.Wall Street largely wants to see the issue resolved, but how that is accomplished is less of a concern, according to the strategist. “Whether you like the outcome or not, businesses can adapt to that.” Home Depot HD +3.63% , the best performer on the index with a 3.6% gain, was among the six out of 30 Dow components finishing higher. The home-improvement retailer reported profit that topped expectations. Home Depot’s results “speak to something that has been remarkable: Every time you count them out, the consumer has come back to hold up their end of the bargain,” commented Luschini.  The S&P 500 Index SPX -0.40% , which also spent much of the day in slightly positive territory, lost 5.50 points, or 0.4%, to close at 1,374.53. The technology and financial sectors weighed, with Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ -2.01% , Citrix Systems Inc. CTXS -2.29% , and Genworth Financial Inc. GNW -2.53%  among the notable decliners.Shares of MBIA Inc. MBI -19.02%   fell 19% after Bank of America Corp. BAC -0.64%  offered to buy the insurer’s outstanding bonds to block its moves to put space between it and a cash-deprived unit.Consumer discretionary and utilities performed the best among the S&P’s 10 sectors, with Ross Stores Inc. ROST +2.52% , Limited Brands Inc. LTD +1.90% , Urban Outfitters Inc. URBN +1.61%  and TJX Cos. TJX +2.66%  following Home Depot shares higher.The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP -0.70%  lost 20.37 points, or 0.7%, to 2,883.89.For every stock that rose more than two fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where 677 million shares traded by the close. Composite volume cleared 3.4 billion shares.Stocks were mostly higher much of the afternoon after starting the session lower on worries that came with euro-area leaders failing to agree on the management of Greece’s debt, pushing off a further decision until a meeting next week.President Barack Obama, who has invited Democratic and Republican leaders to the White House this week to start discussions on averting the fiscal cliff, on Tuesday met with labor leaders. On Wednesday, Obama planned talks with business executives including Ford Motor Co. F +0.27%  Chief Executive Alan Mulally.

Wednesday's Dow News followed by Tuesday'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:

Cisco:  IBD pA5 "Cisco's Q1 beats excpectations, though switches, routers slip" by Pete Barlas, NYT pB10 "Cisco's net income climbs, beating Wall St. forecasts" by Quentin Hardy, WSJ pB8 "Cisco still feels economic drag" by Ben Worten, AJC pA16 "Cisco profit, revenue exceed projections" say Cisco's 1Q profit exceeded analysts' estimates as price reductions helped spur sales & cost cuts kept margins intact.  Profit was 48 cents in the qtr ended Oct. 27.  Rev rose 5.5% to $11.9 bil vs analysts' projection of 46 cents a share and rev of $11.8 bil. 

Coke:  WSJ pB1 "Lines blur over wife's travel on CEO's jets" by Mark Maremont says the wife of the Pres. of LCoca-Cola Enterprises often flies on his company jet.

Disney:No mentions found.


DuPont:No mentions found.


Exxon:No mentions found.


GE:No mentions found.


Hewlett-Packard:No mentions found.


Home Depot:  WSJ pB8 "Home Depot enjoys upswing" by Joan E. Solsman, AJC pA15 "Home retailer sees gains" by Arielle Kass, IBD pA1 "Home Depot's view brightens as housing market strengthens" by Kevin Harlin say 3Q sales for same store were 4% higher than Home Depoot's 4.3% average increase.  Home Depot made $947 mil in 3Q a 1.4% increase vs. a year ago.  It raised its sales expectations to 5.2%.

 WSJ pC4 "Blue chips retreat to  3 month low" by Matt Jarzemsky says Bluce chips fell to a more than 3 month low as concerns about the fiscal cliff & Greece's debt woes outweighed optimism on Home Depot's upbeat outlook.  Microsoft fell 90 cents pacing losses after news that Steven Sinofsky head of Windows business is leaving.  Home Depot is charted under Good news after adding $2.22.

 NYT pB11 "Shares decline on fiscal concerns in the US and Europe" by AP says stocks closed lower on Tues as fears about fiscal battles in Washington & the troubles in Greece tipped major indexes from gains to losses throughout the day.  A surge in Home Depot shares prevented a steeper drop for the Dow.

Intel:No mentions found.


IBM:No mentions found.


JPMorgan:No mentions found.


Johnson & Johnson:No mentions found.


McDonald's:  WSJ pB7 "Tough economy is called the new normal" by Annie Gasparro says McDonald's CEO said a tough economy has lasted longer than expected.

Merck:No mentions found.


Microsoft:  AJC pA16 "Microsoft Windows chief leaves abruptly", NYT pB1 "Ex-Windows chief seen as smart but abrasive" by Nick Wingfield, USA Today p1B "Will the start menu return?" by Byron Acohido,  say Steven Sinofsky, the Pres of Windows & Windows Live left Microsoft just weeks after the launch of Windows 8.

WSJ pC8 "Microsoft Co-foundeer succeeds in Seattle" by Eliot Brown says Paul Allen through his investment firm Vulcan has developed an array of office buildings & apartments in the Seattle area.

WSJ pC20 "Taking a bat to Microsoft's heavy hitter" by Rolfe Winkler says  since Microsoft's Suface has a version with an ARM chip it also competes with longtime partner Intel as well as with Dell & Lenovoa.   No successor to Steve Sinofsky has been announced.

USAT p4B "Windows Phone 8 deserves appluase" by Ed Baig reviews favorably this rival for Apple & Android.

IBD pA6 "Microsoft presses on with do not track" by Paul Korzeniowski says not having this feature ahs angered advertisers.

WSJ pC4 "Blue chips retreat to  3 month low" by Matt Jarzemsky says Bluce chips fell to a more than 3 month low as concerns about the fiscal cliff & Greece's debt woes outweighed optimism on Home Depot's upbeat outlook.  Microsoft fell 90 cents pacing losses after news that Steven Sinofsky head of Windows business is leaving.  Home Depot is charted under Good news after adding $2.22.

WSJ pA15 "The cloud over Apple & Microsoft" by Holman W. Jenkins, jr.  says Apple and Microsoft will suffer becaue the heooic age of hardware & opeating system design is coming to an end as it did with PCs & the future will be in the cloud.

Pfizer:  IBD pA2 "Mylan OK'd for Pfizer generic" says the DA approved a chepaer version of Pfizer's drug Revatio to treat high blood pressure in lung arteries.

Procter & Gamble:No mentions found.


3M:No mentions found.


Travelers:No mentions found.


UnitedHealthcare:No mentions found.


United Technologies:No mentions found.


Verizon:  AJC pA16 "Verizon paying $8.5 Bil dividend to its owners" says Verizon Wireless said on Mon it will pay a dividend of  $8.l5 bil next month to its owners, Verizon Communications & Vodafone Group.  Verizon owns 55%.  

Walmart:AJC pA15 "Food subscription service offered" by AP Annie D'Innocenzio says Walmart will launch today a mail subscription services called Goodies that lets shoppers discover new foods from their homes for a monthly fee of $7 including tax & shipping a a box of 8 samples.

Tuesday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
TNYSE
AANYSE
AXPNYSE
BACNYSE
BANYSE
CATNYSE
CVXNYSE
CSCONASDAQ-GS
KONYSE
DISNYSE
DDNYSE
XOMNYSE
GENYSE
HPQNYSE
HDNYSE
INTCNASDAQ-GS
IBMNYSE
JPMNYSE
JNJNYSE
MCDNYSE
MRKNYSE
MSFTNASDAQ-GS
PFENYSE
PGNYSE
MMMNYSE
TRVNYSE
UNHNYSE
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)

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)

UnitedHealthUNC Stephen Hemsley (Minnetonka, MN)

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 11/2/ ranked in order of market capitalization rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $416.5
2. Microsoft MSFT 248
3.WalMart WMT 244.6
4. GE 225
5. IBM 218.5
6. Chevron CVX 212.5
7. AT&T T 201.5
8. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 195.5
9. Procter & Gamble PG 189
10. Pfizer PFE 183.5
11. Coke KO 166.5
12. JPMorgan Chase JPM 161
13. Merck MRK 140
14. Verizon VZ 127
15. Intel INTC 110.5
16. Bank of America BAC 106
17. Home Depot HD 93.5
18. Cisco CSCO 92
19. Disney DIS 89.5
20. McDonald's MCD 87.5
21. United Technologies UTX 71.5
22. American Express AXP 64
23. 3M MMM 61.5
24. UnitedHealth UNH 57
25. Caterpillar CAT 56
26. Boeing BA 53
27. DuPont DD 41
28. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 27
29. Travelers TRV 26.5
30. Alcoa AA 9.5

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 10/4/12:

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

AT&T T: 11/2/12 10Q for 3Q ended 9/30/12
10/24/12 2 8Ks (10/24) re: 3Q results
10/19/12 8K re: in-kind contrib. to pension plans

Alcoa AA: 10/25/12 re: 3Q ended 9/30/12
10/15/12 8K re: transcript of 3Q earnings call
10/10/12 8K re: 3Q results
10/3/12 8K re: EPA remedial plan for Grasse River


American Express AXP: 10/31/12 10Q re: 3Q ended 9/30
10/17/12 8K re: 3Q results
10/15/12 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 mos. ended 9/30
10/1/12 8K re: settlement re: U.S. card practices with regulators
9/17/12 8K re: delinq & write-off stats for June, July & Aug
8/15/12 8K re: dlinq. & write0off stats for months of May, June, and July
8/8/12 8K re: presentation from semi-annual Fin'l Community Meeting
8/2/12 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/12


Bank of Am BAC: 11/2/12 10Q 3Q ended 9/30
10/17/12 8K re: 3Q results
9/28/12 8K re: settlement re: $1.6 bil regarding Merrill Lynch purchase
8/23/12 8K re: 4 new directors: Sharon Allen, Jack Bovender, Linda Hudson & David Yost
8/10/12 8K re: retirement of Vice Chiar Charles H. Noski as of 9/1
8/2/12 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/12


Boeing BA: 10/24/12 10Q re: 3Q ended 9/30
10/24/12 8K re: 3Q rsults
10/17/12 8K re: two $2.3 bil credit agreements
8/29/12 8K re: bylaw amendments


Caterpillar CAT: 11/2/12 10Q 3Q eneded 9/30
10/22/12 8K re: 3Q results
10/19/12 8K re: Sept. dealer stats
10/12/12 8K re: officer changes
9/28/12 8K re: price increases
9/21/12 8K re: Aug. dealer stats
9/17/12 8K re: credit agreement for $100 mil
9/7/12 S-4; 8/28/12 8K & 8/20/12 8K all re: exchange offer for debentures


Chevron CVX: 11/2/12 8K re; 3Q results
10/9/12 8K re: 3Q interim results
10/3/12 8K re: election of Dr. Alice P. Gast to Board
8/2/12 10Q & 7/27/12 8K re: 2 Qtr. results ended 6/30/12


Cisco CSCO : 10/4/12 8K re: appointment of Gary B. Moore as Pres & other exec appointments
9/26/12 14A Proxy re: Annual Shareholders Meeting on 11/15/12 at Santa Clara,CA
9/19/12 8K re: departure of Jerry Yang from Board
9/12/12 10K for year ended July 28 '12
8/15/12 8K re: 4Q and FY '12 earnings
8/2/12 8K re: appointment to Bd. of CEO of salesforce.com Marc Benioff and Kristina M. Johnson, CEO of enduring Hydro, LLC


Coke KO: 10/25/12 10Q re: 3Q ended 9/28
10/16/12 8K re: 3Q results
9/14/12 8K re: exec changes
8/23/12 8K re: shareholder approval of stock split

Disney DIS: 10/30/12 8K re: Disney to acquire Lucasfilm
8/7/12 10Q & 8/7/12 8K results for 3rd quarter ended 6/30/12


DuPont DD: 10/23/12 10Q & 8K & 10/9 8K all re: 9/30 Q results
9/4/12 8K re: sale of Performance Coatings Div to Carlyle Group for $4.9 bil


ExxonMobil XOM: 11/2/12 8K re: elecgtion of CEO of Xerox, Ursula M. Burns to Bd
11/1/12 8K re: 3Q results
8/2/12 10Q & 7/26/12 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30/12


GE: 10/19/12 8K re: 3Q results
10/9/12 8K re: Offering of $7 bil of notes (closing)


Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 10/3/12 8K e: earnings outlook for '13 fiscal year
9/10/12 10Q & 8/22/12 8K re: quarter ended 7/31/12
8/8/12 8K re: write-down due to impairment of goodwill


Home Depot HD: 9/21/12 8K re: election of mark Vadon to Board
8/22/12 10Q for qtr ended 7/29/12
8/14/12 8K re: quarter ended 7/29
8/7/12 8K re: purchase of U.S. Home systems and related Proxy statement


Intel INTC: 10/31/12 10Q & 10/17 8K & 10/16 8K all re: 9/29 Q results
9/12/12 8K re: closed pruchase of ASWML Holding for $3.1 bil
9/7/12 8K re: lowering 3Q rev outlook
8/1/12 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/12


IBM: 10/30/12 & 10/17 8K & 10/16 8K all re: 3Q results ended 9/30
10/12/12 8K reL election of Virginia M. Rometty to Chrmn of Bd.
9/25/12 8K re: election of Virginia M. Rometty as Chair of Board
8/1/12 8K re: closing of sale of IBM's Retail Store Solutions biz to Toshiba Tec



JPMorganChase JPM: 9/24/12 8K re: offering of $3 bil of 3.25% Note due '22
9/19/12 8K re: clsoing of 2.9% Notes due '17
8/27/12 8K re: isswuance of 5.5% non-cumulative Pref shares, Series O
8/20/12 8K re: closing of $2.5 bil 2% Notes due '17
8/9/12 10Q for period ended 6/30/12



Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 10/16/12 8K re: 3Q ended 9/30
8/16/12 8K re: discontinuance of bapineuzumbab trials
8/2/12 10Q for quarter ended 7/1/12


McDonald's MCD: 11/1/12 10Q & 10/19 8K re: 3Q ended 9/30
9/28/12 8K re: adoption of accoutning standard
9/24/12 8K re: quarterly cash div
9/12/12 8K re: sales increase of 3.7% in Aug.
8/9/12 8K re: July '12 sales
8/6/12 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/12



Merck MRK: 10/26/12 8K re: 3Q results
9/13/12 8K re: closing of sale of notes
8/7/12 10Q & 7/27/12 8K re: results of second quarter ended 6/30/12



Microsoft MSFT: 11/2/12 8K & 10/18 10Q & 10/18 8K re: 1Q results
10/17 & 10/10 & 10/9 Proxy materials re: 11/28 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at Bellevue, Wash
10/9/12 8K re: retirement of Reed Hastings from Bd & other Bd. changes
9/18/12 8K re: increase in quarterly div & retirement of Raymond Gilmartin from Board


Pfizer PFE: 11/1/12 8K re: 3Q results
8/14/12 8K re: purchase of marketing rights to OTC Nexium from AstraZeneca
8/9/12 10Q & 7/31/12 8K re: results of 2 Qtr ended 7/1/12



Procter & Gamble PG: 10/25/12 10Q & two 8Ks 10/25 re 1Q results ended 9/30
10/12/12 re: '12 Annual Shareholder Mtg results
10/9/12 8K re: dividend of 0.562 cents per share payable on 11/15 to 10/19 record holders
10/9/12 re: CEO's speech at Shareholder Mtg
9/21/12 14A proxy re: candidate for Board
9/6/12 8K re: FD disclosure re: Barcaly's Back to School consumer conf.
8/24/12 14A Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 10/9/12 in Cincinnati
8/16/12 Form 8-A & 8/16 & 8/14/12 8Ks re sales of notes
8/8/12 10K and 8/3/12 2 8Ks all re: fourth quarter results for year ended 6/30/12



3M MMM: 11/1/12 10Q & 10/23 8K re: 3Q ended 9/30
10/3/12 8K re: $1.5 bil revolving credit agreement
10/1/12 8K re: contract to purchase Ceradyne Inc. for $35 per share
8/29/12 K re: $150 mil credit agreement
8/2/12 & 7/26/12 8K re: 2nd quarter results for quarter ended 6/30/12



Travelers TRV: 10/18/12 10Q & 10/18 8K re: 3Q ended 9/30/12
7/19/12 10Q & 7/19/12 8K re: results of quarter ender 6/30/12


UnitedHealth Group UNH: 11/2/112 Bd. & officer changes
10/30/12 10Q for quarter ended 9/30
10/2212 8K re: underwriting agreement to sell over $3.4 bil of notes
10/16/12 8K re: 3Q results
10/9/12 8K re: purchase of 90% of Brazil firm Amil Participacoas for $4.9 bil in cash
9/10/12 re: FD disclosure re: Morgan Stanley Healthcare Conference
8/7/12 10Q re: quarter ended 6/30/12


United Technologies UTX: 10/26/12 & 10/23/12 8K re: 3Q ended 9/30
10/11 8K/A re: Goodrich purchase
9/12/12 8K re: election of Marshall Larsen to Board


Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 11/2/12 8K re: tenderoffer for $1.25 bil of its notes
11/2/12 8K re: Agreements ith CWA & IBEW for new 3 year congtracts covering 43,000 workers
10/25 10Q & 10/18 8K & 10/5/ 8K re: 3Q ended 9/30
10/17 8K re: transfer $7.5 bil of pension plan obligations to Prudential


WalMart WMT: 9/6/12 10Q for quarter ended 7/31/12
8/16/12 8K re: 2 Qtr results
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