Friday, February 22, 2013

2/22/13 Fri. pm Dow Closes at 14000.57 up 119.95 or 0.86%

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Post No. 2,059  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 and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings.

 The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 14,000.57 up 119.95 or 0.86% from Thursday's close of 13,880.62. For the week the Dow is up 118.81 0.85% from last Friday's close of 13,881.76. Of the Dow components 26  gained and 41 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was  and percentage-wise was Hewlett-Packard up $2.10 or 12.28%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was UnitedHealth down 77 cents or 1.39%.


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 0.130216081. Friday's opening trailing P/E ratio is 15.16 down from Thursday's opening trailing P/E ratio of 15.29 (year ago it was 14.53); today's opening P/E estimate is 12.50 unchanged from Thursday' s opening P/E estimate of 12.50 (year ago it was 12.35) and today's opening dividend yield is 2.54 up from yesterday's opening dividend yield of 2.53 (last year it was 2.50). The Dow's all-time high was 14,164.53 on Oct. 9, 2007. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,823.10 up 15.62    from Thursday's closing numerator of 1,807.48. 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 $60.77 up 52 cents from Thursday's average of $60.25. The median closing price of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $54.36 (DIS/UNH) down 35 cents from Thursday's median closing price of $54.71. The lowest volume was 3M 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 $1,562 ($182,310 - $180,748).

MarketWatch Friday 2/22/13 2:39 by Kate Gibson & Polya Lesova says U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after better-than-expected results from personal-computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. and an upbeat report on German business confidence. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.86% rose 95 points, or 0.7%, to 13,975.58 in afternoon trade, with H-P /HPQ +12.28% leading the gains a day after the company projected a second-quarter profit and reported quarterly revenue that topped estimates. Shares of H-P surged more than 14%, accelerating gains in afternoon trade. Wall Street also found support from a survey of German business executives showing sentiment in February rose to its highest reading since April. Recovering some of the losses sustained during the past two sessions—its worst two-day drop since early November—the Standard & Poor’s indexSPX +0.88% climbed 9.5 points, or 0.6%, to 1,512.04. Materials and technology led gainers among its 10 major industry groups. “The general advice is to watch for a shorter-term correction, but recognize we may not be there yet. This market may not be ready yet to give up the ghost,” said Bruce McCain, chief investment strategist at Key Private Bank. McCain is among the market strategists who believe equities are in need of a pullback to digest recent gains, saying a return by the S&P 500 /SPX +0.88% to 1,400 or below would be reasonable, and which would allow the benchmark index to move on to yearly gains of 10% to 15%. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.97% gained 23 points, or 0.7%, to 3,153.79. Around 385 million shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange as of 2:50 p.m. Eastern. Composite volume exceeded 2.4 billion. The exchange-traded fundsDIA +0.94% SPY -0.09% QQQ +1.01% that track the benchmark indexes also gained. The underlying trend for equities in the U.S. and globally is anticipating what monetary authorities will be doing, according to McCain and other market strategists. “We’re back to reading Federal-Reserve tea leaves, trying to figure the amount of money they are going to pump in both here and overseas,” said McCain. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke brushed off talk the central bank’s ultra-easy monetary policy is creating asset bubbles, Bloomberg News reported Friday, citing unnamed people who went to a meeting Bernanke held this month with dealers and investors. Bernanke’s reported comments to the 15-member Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee dismiss a key concern coming out of the minutes of the last Fed meeting, namely varying views that hinted “our Fed is going to ease up on its easing,” said McCain, who discounted such a move anytime this year. Bernanke will testify on monetary policy to Congress next week. Friday’s rise follows two straight days of declines that had the Dow industrials losing 155.05 points, or 1.1%, its biggest two-day drop since late December. The Dow is currently on track to finish the week unchanged, erasing weekly losses. For the week, the S&P 500 is off 0.5% and the Nasdaq has lost 1.2%. A weekly drop would halt the S&P 500’s winning streak at seven consecutive weeks, its longest such stretch since the one that ended Jan. 14, 2011.

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
MMMNYSE
TRVNYSE
UNHNYSE
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 Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 13,880.62 down 46.92 or 0.34% from Wednesday's close of 13,927.54. For the year the Dow is up 5.93%. Of the Dow components 8 gained, Chevron was unchanged and 21 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was Boeing up $1.23 cents and percentage-wise was Hewlett-Packard up 2.4%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Home Depot down $2.06 and percentage-wise was Bank of America down 3.22%.

WSJ pC1 "A record stays out of reach" by Jonathan Cheng, Alexandra Scaggs says the  Dow dropped amid threat of gov spending cuts and growing worries about he European economy.  Caterpillar reported Wed that sales were down lobally in recent months and the stock fell 1.8% and 7% for the month.  Hewlett-Packard topped earnings expectations after the close Thurs.

FT p22 Walamrt warns of damge from petrol prices & higher taxes" by Arash Massoudi says further signs of weakness in the US economy came as Walmart said higher payroll taxes & petrol prices ahd hurt its business inr ecent weeks.  Walamrt said it would increase its quartterly dividend by 18% to $1.88.  Hewlett-Packard was set to open trading today higher after it said first quarter profits beat analysts' forecasts as shares rolse 6.4% in after market trading.  during market hours shares gain 2.4%.

NYT pB6 "Markets, uneasy over economic data, fall again" & AJC pA13 "Two day slide on weak data" by AP says US stocks cont'd a 2 day slide Thurs. on weak economic data & concern about the Fed's resolve to keep juicing the economy.

IBD pB2 "Stocks roughed up again but finish off day's lows" by Paul Whitfield says stocks skidded a 2nd straight day as volume jumped, pointing to cont'd inst'l selling.  The current outlook is uptrend under pressure.


Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,807.48 down 6.11 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 1,813.59. 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 Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $60.25 down 20 cents from Wednesday's average of $60.45. The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $54.71 (DIS/UNH) down 34 cents from Wednesday's median closing price of $55.05. The lowest volume was 3M 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 or dividends) and sold at the close you would have lost $611 ($181,359 - $180,748).

MarketWatch Thursday 2/21/13 4:39 by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks fell Thursday, with the S&P 500 tallying its first two-day losing run this month, as a weak regional manufacturing index and uncertainty over U.S. monetary moves hit sentiment. “We’re facing sequestration, gas prices are higher and the payroll tax just went up, so people are starting to realize the impact on their paychecks,” said Schwab director of market and sector research Brad Sorensen. Jack Otter and Brendan Conway on why the price of gold has been falling, and what triggered the most recent selloff. The approach of the March 1 deadline for federal budget reductions, known as sequestration, also kept investors on shaky ground, with the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, or VIX VIX+3.68% , rising 9.5% following a 19% rise on Wednesday, its greatest leap since late 2011.
But Main Street and Wall Street are suffering from “government crisis fatigue — as we’ve been down this road so many times, so it’s another thing that goes into the mix,” said Sorensen.
After falling as much as 93 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA-0.34% closed down 46.92 points, or 0.3%, to 13,880.62, with two thirds of its 30 components in the red. Moderating the drop, component Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ+2.40% rose 2.4% before reporting first-quarter results after the close.Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT+1.52% climbed 1.5% after the retailer reported a fourth-quarter profit that beat estimates and hiked its dividend. WSJ's John Shipman joins the News Hub to discuss why he's watching stock news on Wal-Mart, Constellation Brands and Verifone in the markets today. Photo: Getty Images. The S&P 500 index SPX-0.63% retreated 9.53 points, or 0.6%, to 1,502.42, with information technology falling the most among its 10 major sectors. “The S&P 500 is coming up on first support at 1,495. On a clear break, our downside target is the 1,474 area. This is the home of the 50-day moving average and the January break,” noted Elliot Spar, market strategist at Stifel Nicolaus & Company. Verifone Systems Inc. PAY-42.80% fell nearly 43% after the manufacturer of credit-card terminals projected second-quarter profit below Wall Street estimates due to Europe’s soft economic climate. Safeway Inc. SWY+14.11% shares leapt 14% after the grocery-store chain reported a rise in fourth-quarter net income, with its chairman and chief executive telling a conference call there had been no noticeable impact from the payroll-tax cut that reduced paychecks for many. The Nasdaq Composite index COMP-1.04% declined 32.92 points, or 1%, to 3,131.49, leaving it down 0.3% for the month. For every stock rising more than two fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where nearly 814 million shares traded. Composite volume exceeded 4.2 billion. Investors were looking for a reason to pause an advance that has the S&P 500 index currently up more than 5% for the year, said Schwab’s Sorensen. “Typically after the run we’ve seen I wouldn’t be surprised by a pullback in the 3% to 5% range. We probably needed a bit of a selloff to get some of the speculative money out of there,” he said. On Wednesday, stocks fell sharply after the release of minutes from the last Federal Open Market Committee meeting revealed talk of scaling back economic stimulus by varying the rate of Fed asset purchases. “There were a few Fed members that talked about the possibility of adjusting their asset purchases. And certainly there are some on the street that believe they should stop, or at least reduce them, and let the economy start running on its own. It’s encouraging they believe the economy is strong enough to handle that now,” Sorensen said.
Equity investors “might have been looking for an excuse to take profits,” said Peter Schiff, CEO of Euro Pacific Capital Inc. “If it wasn’t the Fed minutes, it might have been something else,” he added.
While the market is likely in for near-term declines, stock prices should trend higher, given the Federal Reserve’s policy of monetary easing, said Schiff, who opposes the economic stimulus. “I don’t think stock prices are going to go up as fast as gas prices, for example,” Schiff said. In economic news, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s index fell to minus 12.5 in February from minus 5.8 the month before. Other economic reports had the index of U.S. leading indicators climbing for a second month in January, and the sale of previously owned homes up 0.4% in January.
The Labor Department reported jobless claims rose by 20,000 to 362,000 last week and that consumer prices were little changed last month, with a decline in energy costs helping to offset rising prices for goods and services.

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:  WSJ pC3 "Mortgage pact relief: $19 bil" by Nick Timiraos, AJC pA12 "5 big banks have cut mortgage debt by $19b", NYT pB1 "Despite aid, borrowers still face foreclsoure" by Jessica Silver-Greenberg  say 5 of the largest US banks, including JPMorgan,  provided $19 bil to 240,000 borrowers for mortgage relief under the terms of a fed and state settlement.  Bank of america provided $13.5 bil, the most.

Boeing:  NYT pB3 "FAA weighs criteria for allowing 787 to fly" by Christopher Drew says too little is still known about the Boeing 787 battery problems to feel certain that proposed measures by Boeing will solve them.

WSJ pA1 "Chief of embattled Boeing steers clear of the spotlight" by Monica Langley says Boeing CEO Jim McNerney  is keeping a low profile as Boeing tries to figure out how to fix the battery problems on the 787.

AJC pA11 "United drops 787 until June 5" by AP, Joshua Freed, Joan Lowy says it will postpone its new Denver to Tokyo flights due to Boeing 787 battery problems.

Caterpillar: WSJ pC1 "A record stays out of reach" by Jonathan Cheng, Alexandra Scaggs says the  Dow dropped amid threat of gov spending cuts and growing worries about he European economy.  Caterpillar reported Wed that sales were down lobally in recent months and the stock fell 1.8% and 7% for the month.  Hewlett-Packard topped earnings expectations after the close Thurs.

Chevron: No mentions found.

Cisco: No mentions found.

Coke:  AJC pA11 "Two company pillars plan to leave board" by Leon Stafford says Donald Keough and James Williams won't seek re-election to Coke's board.

Disney: No mentions found.

DuPont: No mentions found.

Exxon: No mentions found.

GE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard: WSJ pC1 "A record stays out of reach" by Jonathan Cheng, Alexandra Scaggs, AJC pA12 "H.P. upbeat despite decline in earnings", IBD pA4 "Hewlett-Packard earnings, sales decline" by Pete Barlas, NYT pB4 "Declaring this a eyar for fixing and rebuilding, H.P. posts lower profit" by Quentin Hardy, USAT p3B "HP profit drops 16% - but less than expected", WSJ pB1 "H-P tries to put the worst behind it" by Ben Worthen  say the  Dow dropped amid threat of gov spending cuts and growing worries about he European economy.  Caterpillar reported Wed that sales were down lobally in recent months and the stock fell 1.8% and 7% for the month.  Hewlett-Packard topped earnings expectations after the close Thurs.  Hewlett-Packard's net income fell 16% to $1.2 bil or 63 cents a a share vs. a year ago.  Rev fell 6% to $28.4 bil  Analysts had expected net income of 71 cents a share & rev. of $27.8 bi.

 FT p22 Walamrt warns of damge from petrol prices & higher taxes" by Arash Massoudi says further signs of weakness in the US economy came as Walmart said higher payroll taxes & petrol prices ahd hurt its business inr ecent weeks.  Walamrt said it would increase its quartterly dividend by 18% to $1.88.  Hewlett-Packard was set to open trading today higher after it said first quarter profits beat analysts' forecasts as shares rolse 6.4% in after market trading.  during market hours shares gain 2.4%.

Home Depot: No mentions found.

Intel: No mentions found.

IBM: No mentions found.

JPMorgan:   WSJ pC3 "Mortgage pact relief: $19 bil" by Nick Timiraos, AJC pA12 "5 big banks have cut mortgage debt by $19b, "NYT pB1 "Despite aid, borrowers still face foreclsoure" by Jessica Silver-Greenberg  say 5 of the largest US banks, including JPMorgan,  provided $19 bil to 240,000 borrowers for mortgage relief under the terms of a fed and state settlement.  Bank of america provided $13.5 bil, the most.

Johnson & Johnson: No mentions found.

McDonald's: No mentions found.

Merck: No mentions found.

Microsoft: No mentions found.

Pfizer: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble: No mentions found.

3M: No mentions found.

Travevelers: No mentions found.

UnitedHealth: No mentions found.

United Technologies: No mentions found.

Verizon:  WSJ pB1 "Vodafone CEO leaves Verizon options open" by Lilly Vitorovich, Paul Sonne says the CEO of Vodafone said all options are open so Verizon Wireless which is owned 55% by Verizon Communications Inc. and the rest by Vodafone may do a deal.

Walmart:  WSJ pC10 "Investors climb Walmart of worry", AJC pA11 "Walamrt profit climbs, but outlook is wary" by Stephanie Clifford, NYT, IBD pA1 "Safeway, Walmart top in Q4", FT p14 "Walamrt buffeted by fiscal cliff deal" by Barney Jopson, FT p12 "Walmart", NYT pB3 "Walmart, despite profit gain, says rise in payroll tax hindered shoppers" by Stephanie Clifford, USAT p4B "Story stocks - Walmart", USAT p6B "Walamrt earnings rise, but growth takes a hit" by Hadley Malcolm, WSJ pB2 "Cost controls boosgt Walamrt" by karen Talley, Melodie Warner  say that Walmart accounts for nearly a tenth of all US retail sales excluding cars. Warlmart said it rexpects same store sales in the current quarter to be flat vs. a year ago due to gas prices and payroll tax increase.  Walmart reported 4Q eps of $1.67 up from $1.51 a year ago.  Sales rose 3.9% from the quarter a year ago to $127.1 bil while profit increased to $5.6 bil.

 FT p22 Walamrt warns of damge from petrol prices & higher taxes" by Arash Massoudi says further signs of weakness in the US economy came as Walmart said higher payroll taxes & petrol prices ahd hurt its business inr ecent weeks.  Walamrt said it would increase its quartterly dividend by 18% to $1.88.  Hewlett-Packard was set to open trading today higher after it said first quarter profits beat analysts' forecasts as shares rolse 6.4% in after market trading.  during market hours shares gain 2.4%.

Thursday 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 Frazier (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 2/1/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $410.52
2. WalMart WMT 235.81
3. GE 236.31
4. IBM 229.80
5. Chevron CVX 228.01
6. Microsoft MSFT 223.95
7. Procter & Gamble PG 207.39
8. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 205.57
9. Pfizer PFE 203.43
10. AT&T T 198.18
11. JPMorgan Chase JPM 182.15
12. Coke KO 168.37
13. Verizon VZ 127.53
14. Merck MRK 127.17
15. Bank of America BAC 126.21
16. Cisco CSCO 110.59
17. Intel INTC 106.09
18. Home Depot HD 100.63
19. Disney DIS 96.74
20. McDonald's MCD 96.33
21. United Technologies UTX 80.77
22. 3M MMM 69.78
23. American Express AXP 66.20
24. Caterpillar CAT 65.11
25. UnitedHealth UNH 57.83
26. Boeing BA 56.57
27. DuPont DD 44.77
28. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 32.07
29. Travelers TRV 30.15
30. Alcoa AA 9.60

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 2/1/13:

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

AT&T T: 1/25/13 8K re: agreement to buy spectrum from Verizon for $1.9 bil
1/24/13 2 8Ks & 1/17/13 8K re: 4Q results
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


Alcoa AA: 1/14/13 8K & 1/9/13 8K re: 4Q results
1/9/13 8K re: William F. Oplinger becoming CFO effective 4/1/13
10/25/12 8K 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: 1/17/13 8K & 1/10/13 8K re: 4Q results
1/15/13 8K re: delingq. 7 write-of stats 3 mos. ended 12/31/12
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


Bank of Am BAC: 1/31/13 8K re: Robert W. Scully retiring from Bd. of Dirs.
1/23/13 8K re: stocks options to certain directors
1/17/13 & 1/7/13 8K re: 4Q results
11/5/12 8K re: redemption of sub debentures
11/2/12 10Q 3Q ended 9/30
10/17/12 8K re: 3Q results

Boeing BA: 1/30/13 8K re: 4Q results
1/23/13 8K re: suspension of SEC reporting for Boeing Capital Corp. sub.
1/17/13 8K re: FAA grounding of 787s
1/11/13 8K re: review of safety of 787
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: 1/28/13 8K re: 4Q results
1/25/13 8K re: 3 month dealer stats
1/18/13 8K re: goodwill impairment of Chinese acquisition
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


Chevron CVX: 2/1/13 8K re: 4Q and 2012 full year results (& 1/10/13 8K)
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: 2/1/13 8K re: election of Gregory Q. Brown, CEO of Motorola to Bd. of Dirs.
1/8/13 8K re: contract with Wim Elfrink, EVP
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


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: 1/18/13 Proxy re: annual shareholders meeting 3/6/13 in Phoeniz, Arizona
1/11/13 8K re: stock plan for directors
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: 1/28/13 8K re: comp. for CEO Ellen J. Kullman
1/22/13 8K re: 4Q results
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: 2/1/13 8K re: 4Q estimated results
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: 1/18/13 8K re: 4Q results
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: 1/31/13 Proxy re: annual stockholders meeting 3/20/13, Mt. View, CA
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

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: 1/18/13 & 1/17/13 8Ks re: 4Q and 2012 results
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

IBM: 21/13 8K re: exec comp for officers
1/23/13 8K re: 4Q earnings call transcript
1/22/13 8K re: 4Q results
1/4/13 8K re: retirement of Michael E. Daniels, SVP
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.


JPMorganChase JPM: 1/25/13 8K re: closing of sale of notes
1/16/13 2 8Ks re: 4Q results
1/16/13 8K re: internal report re: trading loss
1/9/13 8K re: leaving of James E. Staley, Chrm. of Corporate & Inv. Banking Unit
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


Johnson & Johnson JNJ: 1/22/13 2 8Ks re: 4Q & 2012 results and earnings call
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: 1/31/13 8K re: quarterly cash dividend
1/23/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results
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


Merck MRK: 2/1/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results
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


Microsoft MSFT: 1/24/13 10Q & 8K re: quarter ended 12/31/12
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


Pfizer PFE: 1/29/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results
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: 1/25/13 10Q & 2 8Ks re: quarter ended 12/31/12
1/8/13 8K re: quarterly dividend of 0.562 cents a share
1/8/13 8K re: election of Terry Lundgren, CEO of Macy's to BoD replacing Jon Rodgers
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



3M MMM: 1/24/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results
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


Travelers TRV: 1/23/13 &1/22/13 8Ks re: 4Q results
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: 1/17/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results
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


United Technologies UTX: 1/23/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results
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: 1/25/13 8K re: sale of spectrum to AT&T
1/22/13 8K re: 4Q results (& 1/18/13 & 1/7/13 4Q updates)
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


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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