Tuesday, April 23, 2013

4/23/13 Tues. pm Dow Closes at 14,719.46 up 152.29 or 1.05%

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Post No. 2,156  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 April 1, 2013 and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings as of April 1, 2013.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Tuesday at 14,719.46 up 152.29 or 1.15% from Monday's close of 14,567.17. Of the Dow components 24 gained and 6 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was   IBM up $3.78 and percentage-wise was  Bank of America up 2.99%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was  United Technologies down 74 cents and percentage-wise was   UnitedHealth down 1.15%.

As of the open of the market on Tuesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of Tuesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.130216081. Tuesday's trailing P/E ratio is 15.88 up from Monday's P/E ratio of 15.84 (year ago it was 14.44); Tuesday's P/E estimate is 13.05 unchanged from Monday' s P/E estimate of 13.05 (year ago it was 12.32) and Tuesday's dividend yield is 2.45 down from Monday's opening dividend yield of 2.48 (last year it was 2.54). The Dow's all-time high was 14,865.14 on April 11, 2013. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,916.71 up 19.83 from Monday's closing numerator of 1,896.88. 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 change for today by the divisor (0.130216081) you get the change 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 $63.89 up 66 cents from Monday's average of $63.23. The median closing price of     Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $60.57 (DIS/UNH) up 1 cent from Monday's median closing price of $60.56. The lowest volume was 3M 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 made $1,983 ($191,671 - $189,688).

4/23/13 Tuesday 4:27 pm MarketWatch by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday, recouping after an erroneous tweet pushed the market down 1% in seconds, as investors embraced earnings and less-dismal-than-anticipated corporate forecasts.  ‘It [the market’s reaction to a phony AP tweet] probably does reveal a little bit about the skittishness of this market, not that it wouldn’t have had an impact in any case, but the market has struggled with confidence," said Bruce McCain, Key Private Bank. “The good news is guidance is still being cut by a majority of companies, but not all that much, or at a lesser rate. We’re not seeing major slashes to second-quarter expectations,” said Nick Raich, chief executive at The Earnings Scout in Cleveland, Ohio. Of the more than 130 S&P’s 500 companies that have reported quarterly results so far, 70% beat earnings estimates but only 48% exceeded sales expectations, according to Raich.The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +1.05%  gained 152.29 points to end at 14,719.46, with 24 of its 30 components rising, led by DuPont Co. DD +4.13% , up 4.1%, after its first-quarter earnings more than doubled as drought conditions prompted farmers to buy more of its drought-resistant seeds and other products to protect crops.Bank of America Corp. BAC -0.08% added 3% after Morgan Stanley upgraded the Dow member’s shares to overweight from equal weight.Another Dow component, Travelers Companies Inc. TRV +2.09% , rose 2.1% after the Dow member and insurer reported a jump in first-quarter profit.But the session was not lacking in drama, as the Dow lost more than 150 points in a matter of seconds, briefly trading down nearly 13 points on the day, before springing back after the Associated Press said its Twitter account was hacked. The AP’s Twitter feed had erroneously said that there had been two explosions at the White House.“The mini crash and recovery does say something about the impact Twitter feeds can have,” Bruce McCain, chief investment strategist at Key Private Bank.
And, “it probably does reveal a little bit about the skittishness of this market, not that it wouldn’t have had an impact in any case, but the market has struggled with confidence,” said McCain, who cited the defensive tilt of the market in the last month or so, with health care, consumer staples and utilities outperforming more economically sensitive sectors. The S&P 500 index SPX +1.04%  added 16.28 points to 1,578.78, with finance and tech leading the gains that included all of its 10 major industry sectors.The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite COMP +1.11%  climbed 35.78 points to 3,269.33.For every stock on the decline, four gained on the New York Stock Exchange, where 684 million shares exchanged hands. Composite volume surpassed 3.5 billion.The price of oil slipped, with crude CLM3 +0.24%  down 1 cent at $89.18 a barrel and gold GCM3 -0.63%  off $12.40 to end at $1,408.80 an ounce.Netflix Inc. NFLX +24.44%  surged 24% a day after the online-video provider’s earnings beat Wall Street forecasts.Coach Inc. COH +9.80%  shares advanced after the maker of luxury handbags reported fiscal-third-quarter results that topped estimates and hiked its dividend by 15 cents to $1.35 a share.Recent data showing the euro-zone slowdown spreading to Germany suggests that new tactics will be needed to counter the malaise gripping the region.  Images.  United Technologies Corp. UTX -0.79%  shares slid after the diversified manufacturer on Tuesday reported a better-than-estimated profit but its chief financial officer said the government’s scheduled budget cuts have begun to dent orders.Lockheed Martin Corp.’s LMT +1.26% shares climbed after the weapons supplier reported per-share earnings that beat Wall Street’s estimates, but also warned U.S. budget cuts could bring full-year revenue down to the lower end of its prior guidance.Listening to what corporate bosses have to say, “it’s a cautious tone, and usually these CEOs are cheerleaders. They’re using excess cash to buy back shares and increase dividends, as opposed to reinvesting in their business and hiring people,” Raich said.U.S. stocks climbed Monday, rebounding after their worst week in months, as investors anticipated earnings from the technology sector.Apple Inc. AAPL +5.05%  reports after the market close on Tuesday. Shares of the consumer-technology have dropped nearly 30% over the past 12 months amid warnings over slower iPhone sales.Apple’s shares gained 1.9% on Tuesday. The decline in sovereign-debt yields, including in Spain and Italy, also bolstered the case for equities.“Several countries are reporting record-low yields for their sovereign debt across maturities ranging from two years to 10 years,” noted Fred Dickson, chief investment strategist at Davidson Cos.Data showed that U.S. sales of new single-family homes rose 1.5% in March to an annual rate of 417,000 from 411,000 in February.Other data Tuesday had the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s home-price index rising 0.7% in February and Markit’s “flash” U.S. PMI for April sliding to a six-month low.In China, HSBC Holdings and Markit Economics released its initial purchasing managers’ index reading of 50.5 for April.“We’re getting a flow of increasingly disappointing news from China and some of the overseas markets. And our economy is not strong enough to simply go it alone,” said Key Private Bank’s McCain.

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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The following are excerpts from Tuesday morning's Blog:

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

Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at 14,567.17 up 19.66 or 0.14% from Friday's close of 14,547.61. For the year the Dow is up 11.16%. Of the Dow components 18 gained and 12 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was Caterpillar up $2.15 and percentage-wise was Microsoft up 3.58%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was IBM down $2.17 and percentage-wise was GE down 2.14%.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks pull out of funk" by Alexandra Scaggs says stocks edged higher Mon with help from energy & tech sectors. Caterpillar's results fell short of estimates but the CEO was less pessimistic than feared. Microsoft is charted under Good News due to ValueAct's $2 bil stock purchase.

NYT pB9 "Energy stocks rebound advancing the markets" by AP says energy stocks got a lift from recovering oil prices causing the market to edge higher.

FT p20 "Caterpillar misses forecasts but is buoyed by optimism on mining" by Arash Massoudi says investors shook off disappointing results from Caterpillar.

IBD pB2 "Nasdaq leads teh market but vol ends lower" by Vincent Mao says stocks rose Mon but remained a ways from regaining last week's losses. Monday's action saw stocks gain in light trade as the current outlook is the market is in a correction. Investors dismissed lackluster results from Caterpillar.

Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,896.88 up 2.55 from Friday's closing numerator of 1,894.33. 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 change for today by the divisor (0.130216081) you get the change 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 Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $63.23 up 9 cents from Friday's average of $63.14. The median closing price of Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $60.56 (DIS/UNH) down 84 cents from Friday's median closing price of $61.40. The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume again was Bank of America.

If Monday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have made $255 ($189,688 - $189,297).

4/22/13 Monday 4:01 pm MarketWatch by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks climbed Monday, with the S&P 500 index SPX +0.47% rebounding from its largest weekly hit in five months, as investors awaited quarterly earnings from the technology sector and Caterpillar Inc. CAT +2.83% reported Chinese production to be increasing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average /DJIA +0.14% climbed 19.66 points to 14,567.17. The S&P 500 index added 7.25 points to 1,562.50. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.86% advanced 27.50 points to 3,233.55.

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

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market

AT&T TNYSE: WSJ pC1 "Age is starting to catch up with AT&T" by Spencer jakab says AT&T reports today and analysts are expected eps of 64 cents up from 60 cents a year ago.

Alcoa AANYSE: No mentions found.

American Express AXPNYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of America BACNYSE: No mentions found.

Boeing BANYSE: IBD pA2 "Dreamliners may take off soon", AJC pA9 "Boeing modifying Dreamliner batters", say Beoing is installing reinforced lithium ion batters on the 787s so they can fly.

Caterpillar CATNYSE: IBD pA1 "Caterpillar Q1 earnings, sales fall sharply on mining woes" by Kevin Harlin", USA "Story stocks", FT p14 "Earth moves slower for Caterpillar" by Neil Munshi, AJC pA8 "Mining slowdown hurts Caterpillar" by Joshua Freed, AP say eps fell 45% to $1.31 below analyst expectations of $1.40. The fall was due to falling demand for mining equipment. Total sales fell 17% to $13.2 bil below expectations of $13.72 bil. It lowered its forecast to $7 eps.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks pull out of funk" by Alexandra Scaggs says stocks edged higher Mon with help from energy & tech sectors. Caterpillar's results fell short of estimates but the CEO was less pessimistic than feared. Microsoft is charted under Good News due to ValueAct's $2 bil stock purchase.

FT p20 "Caterpillar misses forecasts but is buoyed by optimism on mining" by Arash Massoudi says investors shook off disappointing results from Caterpillar.

IBD pA3 "Neumiller's Caterpillar moved it in war, peace" by Clay Latimer profiles Louis Neumiller and the contributions of Caterpillar to win WWII.

IBD pB2 "Nasdaq leads teh market but vol ends lower" by Vincent Mao says stocks rose Mon but remained a ways from regaining last week's losses. Monday's action saw stocks gain in light trade as the current outlook is the market is in a correction. Investors dismissed lackluster results from Caterpillar.

Chevron CVXNYSE: No mentions found.

Cisco CSCONASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Coke KONYSE: No mentions found.

Disney DISNYSE: No mentions found.

DuPont DDNYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOMNYSE: No mentions found.

GENYSE: USAT p3B "Losers" says GE fell due to JPMorgan's downgrade.

Hewlett-Packard HPQNYSE: No mentions found.

Home Depot HDNYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTCNASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBMNYSE: IBD pA2 "IBM acquires Urban Code" says IBM bought the Cleveland based software firm on undisclosed terms to help boost its development & operations portfolio.

JPMOrgan JPMNYSE: No mentions found.

Johnson & Johnson JNJNYSE: No mentions found.

McDonald's MCDNYSE: No mentions found.

Merck MRKNYSE: No mentions found.

Microsoft MSFTNASDAQ-GS: IBD pA2 "Microsoft gets $2 bil infusion", WSJ pC4 "Stocks pull out of funk" by Alexandra Scaggs, USAT p3B "Gainers" say stocks edged higher Mon with help from energy & tech sectors. Caterpillar's results fell short of estimates but the CEO was less pessimistic than feared. Microsoft is charted under Good News due to ValueAct's $2 bil stock purchase.

Pfizer PFENYSE: No mentions found.

PProcter & Gamble GNYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMMNYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRVNYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon UNHNYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTXNYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZDualListed: No mentions found.

Walmart WMTNYSE: AJC pA8 "Walmart's CEO paid $20.7 mil in '12" says Mike Dukes pay increased 14%.
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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 4/1/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $403.73
2. WalMart WMT 246.37
3. GE 240.41
4. Microsoft MSFT 239.6
5. IBM 237.72
6. Chevron CVX 230.73
7. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 227.9
8. Procter & Gamble PG 210.5
9. Pfizer PFE 207.48
10. AT&T T 201.49
11. JPMorgan Chase JPM 180.51
12. Coke KO 180.23
13. Verizon VZ 140.48
14. Merck MRK 133.59
15. Bank of America BAC 131.79
16. Cisco CSCO 111.41
17. Intel INTC 108
18. Home Depot HD 103.20
19. Disney DIS 102.55
20. McDonald's MCD 99.97
21. United Technologies UTX 85.64
22. American Express AXP 74.52
23. 3M MMM 73.35
24. Boeing BA 64.92
25. UnitedHealth UNH 58.64
26. Caterpillar CAT 56.97
27. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 46.35
28. DuPont DD 45.93
29. Travelers TRV 31.82
30. Alcoa AA 9.11

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 4/1/13:

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

AT&T T: 3/13/13& 3/5 8Ks re: closing of sale of global notes
3/1/13 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders 4/26/13 Cheyenne, WY
2/22/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/12/13 8K re: closing of sale of various Notes
2/4/12 8K re: the increased of the Board of Dirs from 12 to 13 & election of Micahel B. McCalister to Bd.
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

Alcoa AA: 3/1/12 Proxy re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/3/13 at Fairmont Hotel, Pittsburgh
2/19/13 & 2/15/13 10K & 10K/A for year ended 12/31/12
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

American Express AXP: 3/25/13 8K re: stock buyback of up to 150 mil shares and qtr div of 20 cents payable 5/10 to record holders as of 4/5
3/18/13 Proxy re: annual mtg of sharehodlers 4/29/13 at NYC HQ
3/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats Dec. thru Feb. '13
3/14/13 8K re: buback of up to $4bil of shares & qtr div. of 23 cents
2/22/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/22/13 8K re: election of Anne Lauvergeon & Samuel J. Palmisano (former IBM CEO) as Dirs.
2/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for the 3 months ending 1/31/13
2/6/13 8K re: semin-annual presentation to Fin'l Community
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


Bank of Am BAC: 3/28/13 Proxy re: Anual mtg of stockhodlers 5/8/13 Charlotte Marriott, N.C.
3/15/13 8K re: Mukesh D. Ambani retirement from Bd. of Dirs.
3/14/13 8K re: Red ok'd capital plan
3/5/13 8K re: error in 10K consents
2/28/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
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

Boeing BA: 3/15/13 Proxy re: 4/29/13 annual mtg of shareholders at Field Museum, Chicago
2/11/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
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

Caterpillar CAT: 3/20/13 8K re: 3 month dealer stats thru 12/12
2/20/13 8K re: Jan. dealer stats.
2/19/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
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


Chevron CVX: 3/1/13 8K re: resignation of Chuck Hagel as Dir. to become Sec'y of Defense
2/22/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/4/13 8K re: compensation to officers
2/1/13 8K re: 4Q and 2012 full year results (& 1/10/13 8K)


Cisco CSCO: 3/26/13 8K re: exec pre-arranged stock trading plan
2/19/13 10Q & 2/13/13 8K re: 2 Qtr ended 1/26/13 results
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

Coke KO: 3/21/13 8K re: transfer of Indian & SW Asian business units to Pacific segments
3/11/13 Proxy re: 4/24/13 annual shareholder meeting at Cobb Galleries, Atlanta
3/5/13 8K re: closing of sale of $500 mil floating rate notes due '15
2/27/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/21/13 8K re: retirment of Donald R. Keough & James B. Williams as Directors
2/20/13 8K re: stock option plan for execs
2/12/13 8K results for year & 4Q ended 12/31/12

Disney DIS: 3/20/13 8K re: $1.5 bil 364 day credit agreement
3/8/13 8K re: change to exec bonus plan
2/26/13 Proxy re: supplemntal info re: what a great job CEO Robert Iger is doing
2/14/13 8K re: issuance of Global Notes
2/5/13 10Q & 2/5/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 12/29/12 results
1/18/13 Proxy re: annual shareholders meeting 3/6/13 in Phoeniz, Arizona
1/11/13 8K re: stock plan for directors

DuPont DD: 3/26/13 8K re: settlement with Monsanto of patent litigation
3/15/13 Proxy re: 4/24 Stockholders Meeting at DuPont Theatre, Wilmington, DE
2/7/13 8K re: closing of sale of Performance Coating biz to Carlyle Group of $4.9 bil cash
1/28/13 8K re: comp. for CEO Ellen J. Kullman
1/22/13 8K re: 4Q results

ExxonMobil XOM: 3/26/13 8K re: financial presentation
3/12/13 8K re: analyst meeting
2/27/13 Iran Notice
2/27/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/19/13 8K re: replacement reserves for 2012
2/1/13 8K re: 4Q results for year ended 12/31/12
2/1/13 8K re: 4Q estimated results

GE: 3/20/13 8K re: bonsues to execs
3/19/13 8K re: closing of sale of GE's 49% interest in Comcast
3/18/13 8K re: selection of Jan R. Hauser as VP, Controller]
3/11/13 Proxy re: 4/24/13 Annual Shareholder mtg at Morial Conv. Ctr, New Orlean
2/28/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/15/13 8K re: increase of number of Directors from 18 to 19 & election of Francisco D. Souza , CEO of Cognizant Technologies, as Director
2/12/13 8K re: sale of GE's 49% interest in NBC Universal to Comcast for $12 bil cash & 4 bil stock
1/18/13 8K re: 4Q results

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 3/21/13 8K re: voting results of stockhodlers meeting on 3/20
3/12 Proxy materials
3/11/13 10Q for qtr ended 1/31/13
2/21/13 2 8Ks re: 1 Qtr ended 1/31/13 results
1/31/13 Proxy re: annual stockholders meeting 3/20/13, Mt. View, CA

Home Depot HD: 3/28/13 10K for year ended 2/3/13
3/6/13 8K re: amendment to stock option plan
2/26/13 8K re: results of year & qtr ended 2/3/13

Intel INTC: 2/19/13 10K for year ended 12/29/12
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


IBM: 3/11/13 Proxy re 4.30/13 annual meeting of stockholders at Von Braun Ctr., Huntsville, Al
2/28/13 2 8Ks re: investor briefing
2/26/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/7/13 8K re: underwriting of Notes
2/1/13 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


JPMorganChase JPM: 3/22/13 Proxy re: 5/21/13 annual shareholders mtg at Highland Oaks Campus, Tampa
3/15/13 8K re: stock buyback of up to $6 bil and payment of 30 cent dividend on 3/19
2/28/13 8K re: Investor Day presentation
2/28/13 Iran Notice
2/28/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/5/13 8K re: issuance of Preferred Shares
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


Johnson & Johnson JNJ: 3/13/13 Proxy re: 4/25/13 Shareholder mtg at Hyatt New Brunswick, NJ
2/25/13 8K re: charge to net income due to Venezuelan currency devaluation
2/22/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
1/22/13 2 8Ks re: 4Q & 2012 results and earnings call

McDonald's MCD: 3/13/13 8K re: decrease of global sales by 1.5% in Feb.
2/25/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/20/13 8K re: comp for officers
2/8/13 8K re: sales decrease of 1.9% in Jan
1/31/13 8K re: quarterly cash dividend
1/23/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results


Merck MRK: 3/7/13 8K re: Peter S. Kim retirement as Pres. Merck Research Labs
2/25/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/20/13 8K re: paying $215 mil to settle class action lawsuits related to ENHANCE Study
2/1/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 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


Pfizer PFE: 3/14/13 Proxy re: 4/25/13 Annual mtg of shareholders, Hilton Short Hills, NJ
2/28 & 3/1/13 10K & 10K/A for year ended 12/31/12
2/28/13 Iran Notice
1/29/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results



Procter & Gamble PG: 2/21/13 8K re: presentation at Consumer Analyst Group of NY
2/14/13 8K re: eps outlook due to Venezuelan currency devaluation
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

3M MMM: 3/27/13 Proxy re: 5/14/13 Shareholder Mtg. at Rivercentre, St. Paul, Min
3/1/13 8K re: realignment of 3M's business groups and effect on results
2/14/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/6/13 8K re: election of Muhtar Kent, Coke CEO, as Director
1/24/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results

Travelers TRV: 3/21/13 8K re: Lawrence G. Graev retirement from Bd. of Dirs.
3/21/13 Proxy re 5/22/13 Shareholder Mtg, Marriott, Hartford, Ct.
3/1/13 10K/A & 2/19/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
1/23/13 &1/22/13 8Ks re: 4Q results

UnitedHealth Group UNH: 3/11/13 8K re: Barclays Global Healthcare conference presentation
2/28/13 8K re: sale of Notes
2/7/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
1/17/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results
12/6/12 & 11/19/12 8Ks re: purchase of over 60% of shares of Amil

United Technologies UTX: 3/15/13 Proxy re: 4/29/13 annual meeting of shareholders, Oglethorpe Aud, Savannah, Ga.
2/7/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/7/13 Iran Notice
1/23/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results


Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 3/18/13 Proxy re: 5/2/13 Annual Mtg of shareholders, Doubletree, Tulsa, OK
2/26/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/7/13 8K re: election of Gregory D. Wasson, Pres & CEO of Walgreen, as Director
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)


WalMart WMT: 3/26/13 10K for year ended 1/31/13
2/21/13 8K re: 4Q results & dividend for FY 2014
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