Thursday, May 9, 2013

5/9/13 Thurs. pm Dow Closes at 15,082.62 down 22.5 or 0.15%

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Post No. 2,174  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 Thursday at 15,082.62 down 22.5 or 0.15% from Wednesday's close of 15,105.12. Of the Dow components  12  gained and  18 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was 3M up $1.72 or 1.5%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was IBM down $1.58 and percentage-wise was JPMorgan down 1.45%.


As of the open of the market on Thursday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of Thursday's Wall St. Journal is 0.130216081. Thursday's trailing P/E ratio is 16.52 up from yesterday's trailing P/E ratio of 16.47 (last year it was 14.23); today's P/E estimate is 13.25 unchanged from Wednesday's P/E estimate of 13.25 (year ago it was 12.46) and today's dividend yield is 2.37 down from yesterday's dividend yield of 2.38 (last year it was 2.56). The Dow's all-time high was 15,105.12 on May 8, 2013. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,964 down 2.93  from Wednesday's closing numerator of 1,966.93. 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 Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $65.47 down 7 cents from Wednesday's average of $65.56. The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $64.31 (DIS/UNH) up 11 cents from Wednesday's median closing price of $64.20. The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume again was Bank of America.

If Thursday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have lost $292 ($196,693 - $196,400).

5/9/13 Thursday MarketWatch 4:20 by Kate Gibson says U.S stocks declined moderately on Thursday, halting Wall Street’s record-setting streak, even as data showed that weekly jobless claims fell to a five-year low.“We’ve come a long way in the first four-and-a-half months of the year, so we’re ripe for a small correction,” said Joe Heider, regional managing principal for Rehmann Financial Group.Any pullback would likely fall into the 5%-to-7% range, he added.Steven Russolillo has details on key stocks to watch on Thursday, among them Green Mountain Coffee, Tesla and Groupon.After rising as much as 39 points and falling as much as 58, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -0.15% lost 22.50 points to end at 15,082.62.After five straight record-high finishes, the S&P 500 index SPX -0.37%  lost 6.02 points to 1,626.67, with utilities hardest hit and health care faring best among its major sectors.“The vast majority of our business clients and owners are doing very well, and are in full recovery mode, yet they are not feeling very positive,” said Heider, who attributes the negative sentiment to lingering fallout from the near-meltdown of the U.S. financial system and ongoing dysfunction in Washington.“The shock was so severe in ‘08 and first quarter of ’09, so there is a hangover effect. And, I’ve never seen Washington as hell-bent on destroying one another,” he said.Randy Frederick, managing director of active trading and derivatives at Charles Schwab, said: “Technically, the S&P 500 is in uncharted waters. People say there should be resistance at such and such, but there are no moving averages up there, so the only thing I can chart is the upward trend, and going to 1,650 within the next week or two is very realistic.”Moving issues included Barnes & Noble Inc. BKS +24.25% , its shares surging 24% after a report by TechCrunch that Microsoft Corp. MSFT -1.00%  was considering an offer to pay $1 billion for the digital assets of Nook Media, a joint venture between the bookseller and other investors.Tesla Motors Inc. TSLA +24.40%   leapt 24% a day after the electric-car maker reported its first profitable quarter.
The Nasdaq Composite COMP -0.12% declined 4.10 points to 3,409.17.For every stock on the rise, nearly two fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where 662 million shares traded.
Composite volume approached 3.4 billion.“Profit-taking is the only thing that makes sense,” Frederick said of the losses that initially followed government data that cast an unexpectedly positive light on the labor market.“The trend is still intact,” added Frederick, referring to the third consecutive weekly decline in applications for unemployment benefits.The Labor Department reported an unexpected drop in jobless claims, which last week fell by 4,000 to 323,000. The less-volatile four-week moving average fell to 336,750, its lowest level since November 2007.Equities had wavered between gains and losses as the U.S. dollar rose above 100 yen USDJPY +1.60%  for the first time in four years, with the U.S. currency extending gains versus Japan’s currency amid deflation-curbing moves by the Bank of Japan.Crude prices declined, with oil futures CLM3 -0.78%  down 23 cents to $96.39 a barrel. The price of gold also fell, with futures for June delivery GCM3 -1.17% off $5.10 at $1,468.60 an ounce.Treasury yields were mixed, with the benchmark 10-year note yield 10_YEAR +2.54%  at 1.814%.U.S. equities advanced on Wednesday as corporate-profit outlooks bolstered sentiment, with the Dow industrials notching their second all-time close above 15,000 and the S&P 500 Index closing at an all-time high for a fifth straight session.

Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
ATTTNYSE
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 Thursday morning's Blog:

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

Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 15,105.12 up 48.92 or 0.32% from Tuesday's close of 15,056.20. For the year the Dow is up 15.27.%. Of the Dow components 21 gained and 9 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was UnitedHealth $2.01 or 3.32%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was McDonald's down $1.34 or 1.31%.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks update their records" by Chris Dieterich says stocks cruised higher as the S&P reached a record level for the 5th straight session.  Disney fell 8 cents after its ernings & rev were just above analyst estimates.

NYT pB7 "Market continues to climb, defying fears of a sell-off" by AP says the stock market rose Wed with the Dow closing above 15000 for a 2nd day.

FT p22 "Football moves keep investors ont he ball amid blue chip advance" by Arash Massoudi says Wall St stocks helped fuel the continuing rally that has lifted the US markets to record levels.  JPMorgan gained 1.3% as it named a new head for its chief investment office.  

IBD pB2 "Indexes up 5th day in row; sentiment gauges mixed" by David Saito-Chung says stocks climbed for a 5th straight session Wed even as investor sentiment continued to edge closer towa4rd levels that could be seen as frothy.  Wed's action saw moderate gains in higher vol as the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.


Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,966.93 up 6.37 from Tuesday's closing numerator of 1,960.56. 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 Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $65.56 up 21 cents from Tuesday's average of $65.35. The median closing price of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $64.20 (DIS/UNH) up 91 cents from Tuesday's median closing price of $63.29. The lowest volume was 3M 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 made $637 ($196,693 - $196,056 ).


5/8/13 Wednesday MarketWatch 4:17 by Kate Gibson says U.S stocks rose Wednesday, with the S&P 500 extending record gains into a fifth session, after companies including Electronic Arts Inc. projected earnings that beat estimates. A day after closing above 15,000 for the first time, The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.32% added 48.92 points to 15,105.12, its second straight record close. Closing with a fifth consecutive record, the S&P 500 index /quotes/zigman/3870025 SPX +0.41% gained 6.72 points to 1,632.68. Materials and technology fed sector gains, while utilities led losses among the S&P 500’s 10 major industry groups. “The baton seems to be getting passed from defensive names like utilities to consumer discretionary, industrial and energy names,” noted Dave Gedeon, managing director at Nasdaq OMX Global Indexes. Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report for April, which relayed a better-than-expected increase of 165,000 jobs, combined with rising home values, “continue to add to market confidence that economic conditions are improving,” Gedeon said. Electronic Arts EA +17.11% rallied 17% and Whole Foods Market nc. WFM +10.12% jumped 10% after the upscale grocer raised its full-year profit forecast. Wednesday’s session began with first-quarter earnings having been reported by 436 of the S&P 500’s companies, with 67.2% beating, 9.2% in line and 23.6% missing consensus estimates by analysts, according to Thomson Reuters. Of the 293 companies that exceeded earnings estimates, 48% missed their revenue estimate. In a typical quarter, 31% of those beating on earnings miss on revenue, according to Greg Harrison, corporate earnings research analyst at Thomson Reuters. The Nasdaq CompositeCOMP +0.49% advanced 16.64 points to 3,413.26. For every stock on the decline, nearly two rose on the New York Stock Exchange, where 728 million shares traded. Composite volume neared 3.5 billion.

Friday's Dow News and Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market

AT&T TNYSE :  No mentions found.

Alcoa AANYSE::  No mentions found.
American Express AXPNYSE:  No mentions found.
Bank of America BACNYSE:  WSJ pA1 "Big banks push back against tighter rules" by Deborah Solomon, Robin Sidel, Aaron Lucchetti says the nation's biggest banks are going on the offensive to fend off growing efforts in Washington to rein them in.
Boeing ANYSE:  No mentions found.
Caterpillar ATNYSE:  No mentions found.
Chevron CVXNYSE:  FT p4 "Chevron hits at Indonesian court over contractor ruling" by Ben Bland says Chevron attacked an Indonesian court ruling that jailed one of its subcontractors for 5 years on corruption charges saying the trial was flawed and warned it would undermine the investment climate in the emerging market.  Ricky Prematuri, a director of Green Planet Indonesia was convicted yesterday for his role in an environmental project at a Chevron oilfield in Sumatra.
Cisco CSCONASDAQ-GS:  No mentions found.
Coke KONYSE:  WSJ pB1 "Coke's low calorie push" by Mike Esterl, Paul Ziobro, FT p1 "Coca-Cola acts to fend off obesity criticism" by Shannon Bond say Coke will put calorie counts on the front of its packaging around the world to deflect criticism it is fueling obesity.

Although not an article, Coke has a full page color ad at page 5 of the Financial Times, 5/9/13 that has 4 numbered commitments that it will offer low or no calories options in every market, provide calorie information on the front of all packages, support physical activity programs, and not advertise to children under 12.
Disney DISNYSE: WSJ pC4 "Stocks update their records" by Chris Dieterich says stocks cruised higher as the S&P reached a record level for the 5th straight session.  Disney fell 8 cents after its aernings & rev were just above analyst estimates.

DuPont DDNYSE:  No mentions found.
Exxon XOMNYSE:  No mentions found.
GENYSE:  No mentions found.
Hewlett-Packard HPQNYSE:  FT p6 "HP and Autonomy" by Robert Armstrong, Stuart Kirk is a full page analysis of a legal case of Hewlett-Packard's disastrous purchase of Autonomy for $8.8 bil.
Home Depot HDNYSE:  No mentions found.
Intel INTCNASDAQ-GS:  No mentions found.
IBMNYSE:  No mentions found.
JPMorgan JPMNYSE:  IBD "After the close" says JPMOrgan got a Well type notice from the Federal Energy Regulatory Comm in march over its bidding practices in power markets.

WSJ pC1 "JPMorgan seeks more risk savvy" by Dan Fitzpatrick, Joann S. Lublin, Kirsten Grind, WSJ pC1 "Job split doesn';t always work magic" by Joann S. Lublin is just more about the proposed Chairman/ CEO job split vote and how JPMorgan wants more directors.

 FT p22 "Football moves keep investors on the ball amid blue chip advance" by Arash Massoudi says Wall St stocks helped fuel the continuing rally that has lifted the US markets to record levels.  JPMorgan gained 1.3% as it named a new head for its chief investment office.  

Johnson & Johnson JNJNYSE:  No mentions found.
McDonald's MCDNYSE:  NYT pB6 "McDonald's reported fall in April Sales" by AP, IBD pA1 "McDonald's April sales stall", WSJ pB3 "McDonald's, Wendy's in price fight" by Annie Gasparro, AJC pA12 "McDonald's sales hit by slump in Asia, Europe" say April's sales fell 0.6% globally, down 2.4% in Europe but up 0.7% in the US.  Europe is its biggest market by sales.  Asia, Mid East & Africa was down 2.9%. Asian flu was blamed for that.

USAT p1B "McDonald's Cleveland kidnap tweet: nice or tack?" by Bruce Horovitz discusses McDonald's entanglement with the guy who rescued the kidnap victim in Cleveland who was eating a McDonald's when he did the rescue.
Merck MRKNYSE:  No mentions found.
Microsoft MSFTNASDAQ-GS:  NYT pB2 "Microsoft names first woman to its finance post" by Nick Wingfield says Amy Hood, an exec there, was named its cfo, the first woman to hold that job.

FT p9 "Microsoft has just blown its oldest trick" by John Gapper says  the fiasco over Windows 8 shows that CEO Ballmer "Has lost the power to embrace and extend the Windows hegemony into new fields."
Pfizer FENYSE:  No mentions found.
Procter & Gamble PGNYSE:  No mentions found.
3M MMMNYSE:  No mentions found.
Travelers TRVNYSE:  No mentions found.
UnitedHealth UNHNYSE:  No mentions found.
United Technologies UTXNYSE:  No mentions found.
Verizon VZDualListed :  No mentions found.
  Walmart WMTNYSE:  No mentions found.
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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 Brian Krzanich (Santa Clara, CA) (as of May 16)

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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