Sunday, January 20, 2013

1/20/13 Sun/Sat Barron's Expects Good AT&T & Verizon Results This Week

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Post No. 2,009 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 ranking of the Dow 30 components by market capitalization as of 1/1/13 and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings as of 1/1/13.

A read of the print editions of Tuesday's Investor's Business Daily;Monday's Barron's,  the combined Sat/Sun issues of theWall St. Journal & Financial Times; and Sunday's & Saturday's New York Times & Atlanta Journal Constitution 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 Friday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 13,649.7 up 53.68 or 0.39% from Thursday's close of 13,596.02. For the week the Dow is up 161.27 or 1.20% from last Friday's close of 13,488.43. For the year the Dow is up 4.2%. Of the Dow components 22 gained, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft were unchanged and 6 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was Caterpillar up $1.92 and percentage-wise was GE up 3.47%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Intel down $1.43 or 6.31%.

WSJ pB5 "late surge boosts Blue Chip shares" by matt jarzemskys ays a late session rally sent blue chips to a mroe than 5 year high after reports of progress over the debt seiling. Morgan Stanley and GE buoyed shares with better than expected earnings. The tech sector was weighed down by Intel's fall of $1.43.

Sat. NYT pB6 "Earnings vigor drives another week of gains" by Reuters says the Dow and the S&P closed at 5 year highs on Fri as the market regsitered a 3rd straight week of gains after a solid start to the quarterly corp earnings season.

FT p11 "S&P reverses earlier losses to hit 5 year high" by Anora Mahmudova says US equitymarkets recorded the 3rd straight weekly gain this year as investors reacted to a barrage of earnings results from large banks and ind'l bellwethers. GE rose 3.5% as it reported a strong rise in earnings, beating analysts' expectations. Intel reported results after the closng bell on Thurs with a 15% decline in 4Q profits causing shares to fall 6.3%.

IBD pB8 "nasdaq ducks distribution, as leaders stay on track" by Paul Whitfield says stocks traded in a tight range Fri but finished near the days high on expirations day. The current outlook is a confirmed uptrend. Caterpillar led the Machiner-Construction Mining group with a 2% gain in volume that was 39% above average. The coming week will feature earnings reports including IBM.


As of the close of the market on Friday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of Saturday's Wall St. Journal is 0.130216081. Saturday's trailing P/E ratio is 15.12 up from Friday's closing trailing P/E ratio of 15.01 (year ago it was 13.73); Saturday's P/E estimate is 12.28 up from Friday' s closing P/E estimate of 12.21 (year ago it was 12.05) and Saturday's dividend yield is 2.61 down from yesterday's opening dividend yield of 2.62 (last year it was 2.54). 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 1,777.41 up 6.99 from Thursday's closing numerator of 1,770.42. 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 (0.130216081) you get the increase 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 Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $59.25 up 24 cents from Thursday's average of $59.01. The median closing price of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $53.45 (DIS/UNH) up 2 cents from Thursday's median closing price of $53.43. 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 or dividends) and sold at the close you would have made $699 ($177,741 - $177,042).

Friday MarketWatch 1/18/13 4:12 pm by Polya Lesova says US stocks gained on Friday following strong results from General Electric Co. GE +3.47% , though a slump for Intel Corp. INTC-6.31%weighed on the technology sector. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA+0.39% rose 53.68 points, or 0.4%, to end at 13,649.70, leaving it up 1.2% for the week. The S&P 500 index SPX+0.34%climbed 5.04 points, or 0.3%, to 1,485.98; it posted a weekly gain of 1%. Bucking the positive trend, the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite COMP-0.04%slipped 1.30 points to 3,134.71, though it rose 0.3% for the week.

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

AT&T:  Barron's p29 "Better news for Verizon, AT&T.  Plus, Intel's risky bet" by Tiernan Ray says in the quarterly reports they will release this week Verizon and AT&T will likely indicate their increasing dominance in the US cellular market.  Intel CEO Paul Otellini retires in May and did a good job as CEO.

Alcoa:

American Express:

Bank of America: FT p10 "Best paid plans going astay for bankers" by Tom Braithwaite says Bank of America's '12 results had a decline of net rev of 11% and exec pay was down 4%. For JPMorgan net revenue was not down and pay rose 5%.

Boeing: Barron's p16 "Beong: fasten your seatbelts" by Jonathan Laing & Barron's Last Week review" p14  says the FAA grounded the 787 and Intel's period profit fell 27%.  

Barron's pM13 "Research Reprots" edited by Paul Farrell says S&P Capital IQ did a research report on Boeing oon 1/16 with a Hold.

WSJ pB4 "FAA, Boeing prod Japan on Dreamlienr probe" by Andy Pasztor, Yoree Koh, IBD pA1 "Officials scour 787s for clues", FT p8 "Boeing braced for claims over Dreamliner" by Andrew Parker, Mark Wembridge, Michiyo Nakamoto, FT p9 "McNerney's Dreamliner nightmare", WSJ pA13 "Boeing's flying laptop needs a reboot" say the FAA won't lift the 787 flying ban until next week at the earliest.

IBD pA3 "GE Indust'l might in China bodfes well for global economy" by Gillian Rich says emerging market demand for indust'l goods pushed GE's 4Q earnings, sales and orders above expectations. Rev grew 3.6% to $39.3 bil above veiws of $38.7 bilGE deson't expect recent problems with Boeing's 787 to affect its engine deliveries.

Caterpillar: WSJ pB4 "Caterpillar uncovers accounting misconduct at Chinese unit" by Debbie Cai says Caterpillar uncovered misconduct at a unit of China's ERA Mining Machinery Ltd. which Caterpillar bought last year. The actions will result in a noncash charge to goodwill of $580 mil.

IBD pB8 "nasdaq ducks distribution, as leaders stay on track" by Paul Whitfield says stocks traded in a tight range Fri but finished near the days high on expirations day. The current outlook is a confirmed uptrend. Caterpillar led the Machiner-Construction Mining group with a 2% gain in volume that was 39% above average. The coming week will feature earnings reports including IBM.

Chevron: WSJ pA8 "Poorly secured remote oil facilities invitte terrorist attacks" by Keith Johnson, Daniel Gilbert ays Chevron and Exxon have deals to explore for oil in the Kurdish region of Iraq, despite security concerns and legal issues with Iraq's central gov.

Cisco: IBD pA6 "Cisco facing challenges sparking growth in China" by Pete Barlas says in its fiscal 1Q ended 10/27 Cisco rev from its Asia Pacific China and Japan region rose 7% vs. year earlier period. In China's market for gear for enterprise networks & data centers, Csico competes with Huawei, ZTE and Hewlett-Packard.

Coke: WSJ pB1 "Is this the end of the soft drink era?" by Mike Esterl says Coke, PepsiCo and Dr. Pepper have struggled to reverse the decline in soda consumption in the US where shoopers are moving to water, coffee and other drinks. Sdoa sales declined 0.6% last year to $28.70 bil.

Disney:WSJ pB3 "Pay for Disney's Iger exceeds $40 mil" by Erica Order says this included $2.5 mil base salary in '12.

DuPont:

Exxon: WSJ pB1 "US oil sector notches historic annual gusher" by Tom Fowler says Exxon predicts that N. America will become a net exporter of all energy by 2025, through continued growth of crude from Canada's oil sands region as well as growing exports of gas & diesel.

GE: Barron's pM2 charts GE saying buoyed by demand in emerging markets and organic growth, GE's earnibngs for the last quarter grew 13%. 

WSJ pB3 "GE's profit rises on China demand" by Bob Sechler, FT p8 "Growth in emerging markets boosts GE" by Ed Crooks, NYT pB2 "Jet engines and energy equipment lift profit at GE" by Reuters, IBD pA3 "GE Indust'l might in China bodfes well for global economy" by Gillian Rich say emerging market demand for indust'l goods pushed GE's 4Q earnings, sales and orders above expectations. Rev grew 3.6% to $39.3 bil above veiws of $38.7 bil. GE deson't expect recent problems with Boeing's 787 to affect its engine deliveries.

WSJ pB5 "late surge boosts Blue Chip shares" by matt jarzemskys ays a late session rally sent blue chips to a mroe than 5 year high after reports of progress over the debt seiling. Morgan Stanley and GE buoyed shares with better than expected earnings. The tech sector was weighed down by Intel's fall of $1.43.

FT p11 "S&P reverses earlier losses to hit 5 year high" by Anora Mahmudova says US equitymarkets recorded the 3rd straight weekly gain this year as investors reacted to a barrage of earnings results from large banks and ind'l bellwethers. GE rose 3.5% as it reported a strong rise in earnings, beating analysts' expectations. Intel reported results after the closng bell on Thurs with a 15% decline in 4Q profits causing shares to fall 6.3%.

Hewlett-Packard: IBD pA6 "Cisco facing challenges sparking growth in China" by Pete Barlas says in its fiscal 1Q ended 10/27 Cisco rev from its Asia Pacific China and Japan region rose 7% vs. year earlier period. In China's market for gear for enterprise networks & data centers, Csico competes with Huawei, ZTE and Hewlett-Packard.

Home Depot: WSJ pA6 "Ex-New Orleans mayor indicted for corruption" by Cameron McWhirter says Home Depot is mentioned in an article of having received approval from the city of New Orleans to build a store but Home Depot denied wrongdoing.

Intel:  Barron's ppM2 charts Intel says Intel is hampered by a weak PC market.

Barron's Last Week review" p14 says the FAA grounded the 787 and Intel's period profit fell 27%.

 IBD pA2 "Intel falls on anemic forecast", WSJ pB16 "Intel's spending may not compute" by Rolfe Winkler say the declining PC business, the biggest end market for Intel's chips hit Intel's results as expected in 4Q as PC rev dropped 6% fro the prior year, driving a 3% overall topline decline.

WSJ pB5 "late surge boosts Blue Chip shares" by matt jarzemskys ays a late session rally sent blue chips to a mroe than 5 year high after reports of progress over the debt seiling. Morgan Stanley and GE buoyed shares with better than expected earnings. The tech sector was weighed down by Intel's fall of $1.43.

FT p11 "S&P reverses earlier losses to hit 5 year high" by Anora Mahmudova says US equitymarkets recorded the 3rd straight weekly gain this year as investors reacted to a barrage of earnings results from large banks and ind'l bellwethers. GE rose 3.5% as it reported a strong rise in earnings, beating analysts' expectations. Intel reported results after the closng bell on Thurs with a 15% decline in 4Q profits causing shares to fall 6.3%.

IBM: Barron's p15 "Week preview" says IBM will release its 4Q and full year '12 earnings on Tuesday.

 IBD pB8 "nasdaq ducks distribution, as leaders stay on track" by Paul Whitfield says stocks traded in a tight range Fri but finished near the days high on expirations day. The current outlook is a confirmed uptrend. Caterpillar led the Machiner-Construction Mining group with a 2% gain in volume that was 39% above average. The coming week will feature earnings reports including IBM.

JPMorgan: Barron's Last Week review" p14 & Sun NYT p2 "The chatter" quotes Jamie Dimon as "respecting the decision" of the Board is cutting his compensation in half.

   FT p10 "Best paid plans going astay for bankers" by Tom Braithwaite says Bank of America's '12 results had a decline of net rev of 11% and exec pay was down 4%. For JPMorgan net revenue was not down and pay rose 5%.

Johnson & Johnson: WSJ pB4 "Biotech catches eye of Bill Gates" by Ron Winslow Johnson & Johnson is among the drug firms that are using a new type of test to help identify new drug targets and broaden the use of existing medicines.

McDonald's:

Merck:

Microsoft:  Barron's pS6 "Roundtable Report Card" says Abby Joseph Cohen's Picks include Boeing, American Express, ExxonMobil & JPMorgan; while Fred Hickey picks include Microsoft (as does Brian Rogers) who also likes JPMorgan.

Pfizer: IBD pA2 "Pfizer positins animal IPO" says Pfizer set terms for spinoff of its Zoetis animal health unit.

Procter & Gamble:

3M:

Travelers:

UnitedHealth:

United Technologies:

Verizon:

Walmart:

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
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) (has announced retirement in May '13)

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 1/1/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $394.61
2. WalMart WMT 228.25
3. Microsoft MSFT 224.80
4. GE 220.11
5. IBM 216.44
6. Chevron CVX 211.65
7. AT&T T 194.47
8. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 194.27
9. Procter & Gamble PG 185.63
10. Pfizer PFE 184.65
11. JPMorgan Chase JPM 167.14
12. Coke KO 162.59
13. Bank of America BAC 125.13
14. Merck MRK 124.46
15. Verizon VZ 123.49
16. Cisco CSCO 104.32
17. Intel INTC 102.61
18. Home Depot HD 92.48
19. McDonald's MCD 88.56
20. Disney DIS 88.23
21. United Technologies UTX 75.17
22. American Express AXP 64.32
23. 3M MMM 64.25
24. Caterpillar CAT 58.60
25. Boeing BA 56.83
26. UnitedHealth UNH 55.41
27. DuPont DD 41.94
28. Travelers TRV 27.40
29. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 27.76
30. Alcoa AA 9.26

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 1/1/13:

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

AT&T T: 12/18/12 8K re: issuance of long term Global Notes
12/17/12 8K re: sales of 1 bil in Euros of 3.5% of Global Notes due 2032
12/12/12 8K re: extension of $5 bil revolving credit agreement
12/11/12 8K re: closing of sale of $4bil of Global Notes
12/4/12 8K re: underwriting agreement Global Notes due '20
11/20/12 8K re: Announcemnt of reference yield of notes & results of exchange offer
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: 12/17/12 8K re: delinq. & write-of stats for 3 months ended 11/30/12
12/12/12 8K re: results of notes exchange offer
11/28/12 8K results of private exchange offer
11/27/12 8K re: terms of privte exchange offer
11/15/12 8K re: write-off credit stats Aug., Sept., Oct
11/13/12 8K re: announcement of private offer
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


Bank of Am BAC: 11/5/12 8K re: redemption of sub debentures
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 Chair Charles H. Noski as of 9/1
8/2/12 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/12


Boeing BA: 12/19/12 8K re: award of stock options to execs
12/17/12 8K re: increase of quarterly div. & resumption of share buyback program
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


Caterpillar CAT: 12/20/12 8K re: supplemental info re: sales of machines & power systems
12/17/12 8K re: retirement from Bd. of Eugene V. Fife due to mandatory retirement age
11/20/12 8K re: 3 months dealer stats
11/6/12 8K re: executive compensation for Group Pres.
11/6/12 Prospetus for exchange offer of debentures
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


Chevron CVX: 12/5/12 8K re: issuance of $2 bil of notes
11/6/12 10Q Qtr. ended 9/30/12
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


Cisco CSCO: 12/21/12 & 12/19/12 8Ks re: execs' pre-arranged stock trading plan
11/20/12 10Q & 11/13/12 8K re: Qtr. ended 10/27
11/16/12 8K re: amdmt to exec. comp. plan
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


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


Disney DIS: 11/29/12 8K re: issuance of $2 bil Global Notes
11/21/12 10K & 11/8/12 8K re: results year ended 9/29
10/30/12 8K re: Disney to acquire Lucasfilm


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: 12/4/12 8K re: grant of bonus to CEO tillerson of $4.5 mil
11/30/12 8K re: retirement of SVP D.D. Humphreys
11/6/12 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30
11/2/12 8K re: elecgtion of CEO of Xerox, Ursula M. Burns to Bd
11/1/12 8K re: 3Q results


GE: 12/13/12 8K re: revised segment fin'l info for prior 2 qtrs.
11/7/12 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30
10/19/12 8K re: 3Q results
10/9/12 8K re: Offering of $7 bil of notes (closing)


Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 12/27/12 10K for year ended 10/31/12
11/20/12 8K re: results year ended 10/31
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

Home Depot HD: 11/21/12 10Q & 11/13/12 8K re: 4Q ended 10/28
11/16/12 8K re: resignation of Ron L. Sargent from BOD
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: 12/14/12 8K re: issuance of $175 mil of 4.2% due 2042
12/11/12 8K re: issuance of $6 bil of notes
12/6/12 & 12/4/12 8Ks re: issuance of $6 bil of Notes
12/4/12 8K re: adoption of FASB standard
11/19/12 8K re: retirement of Paul S. Otellini at May Annual Mtg. of Shareholders
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

IBM: 11/16/12 8K re: sale of 1.375% Notes
11/5/12 8K re: bae salary of $1.5 mil for CEO Virginia Rometty
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


JPMorganChase JPM: 12/5/12 8K re: Mark W. O'Donovan is now Controller
12/4/12 8K re: slides from U.S. fin'l services inv. conf.
12/4/12 8K re: reorganization
11/21/12 8K re: Marianne Lake is now CFO, other appointments
11/8/12 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30
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


Johnson & Johnson JNJ: 12/3/12 8K re: CEO Alex Gorsky replaces Bill Weldon as Chiar of BOD eff. 12/28
11/9/12 8K re: Eugene Washington is on BOD
11/9/12 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30
10/16/12 8K re: 3Q ended 9/30


McDonald's MCD: 12/13/12 8KA & 12/11/12 re global sales
12/4/12 8K & 11/15/12 8K re: Jeff Stratton succeeds Janice Fields as Pres. of McDonald's USA
11/9/12 8K re: global sales decreased 1.8% in Oct.
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.


Merck MRK: 11/29/12 8K re: Amendment to Control seperation Benefits Plan
11/9/12 10Q re: Qtr ended 9/30
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: 11/29/12 8K re: results of annual shareholders mtg.
11/16/12 8K re: resignation of Steven Sinofsky as Pres. of Windows Div.
11/7/12 8K re: issuance of $2.25 bil of notes
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: 11/9/12 10Q re: Qtr ended 9/30
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: 12/12/12 8K re: fin'l outlook for 2013 and eps estimate
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: 12/5/12 8K re: estimate of losses due to Hurricane Sandy
10/18/12 10Q &
10/18 8K re: 3Q ended 9/30/12


UnitedHealth Group UNH: 12/6/12 & 11/19/12 8Ks re: purchase of over 60% of shares of Amil
11/26/12 8K re: annual inv. conf.
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: 12/17/12 8K re: completion of sale of ind'l products biz for $3.46 to finance purchase of Goodrich which closed earlier in the year
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: 12/10/12 8K re: purchase of single premium annuity contract
from Prud'l to settle $7.5 bil of pension liabilities
12/8/12 8K re: election of EVP Merchandizing
11/13/12 8K re: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless disgtri buted $18.5 bil to the two owners, Verizon Communications & Vodaphone
11/8/12 8K re: disclsoure of Wells Fargo Tech, Media & telecom Conf.
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: 12/4/12 10Q & 11/15/12 8K re: results of Qtr ended 10/31
9/6/12 10Q for quarter ended 7/31/12
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