Friday, July 12, 2013

7/12/13 Fri. pm Dow Closes at 15464.30 Up 3.38 or 0.02%

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Post No. 2,273  The following is brought to you by Intellivest Securities Research, Inc. Toward the end of this Blog is a list of the Dow 30 current CEOs, and a recent ranking of the Dow 30 components by market capitalization and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 15460.92 up 169.26 or 1.11% from Thursday's close of 15460.92. For the week the Dow is up 328.46  or 2.17% from last Friday's close of 15135.84. Of the Dow components  16  gained, 3 (Alcoa, Coke and Walmart) were unchanged and 11 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was  Traveler up 41.48 and percentage-wise was Alcoa up 1.81% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Boeing down 45.01 or 4.69% due to another fire on a Dreamliner that was on the ground.


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  trailing P/E ratio is  16.91 up   from yesterday's     trailing P/E ratio of 16.71 (last year it was 14.14);  today's P/E estimate is  13.55 unchanged   from Thursday's  P/E estimate of 13.55  (year ago it was 12.15) and today's   dividend yield is 2.37 down    from yesterday's dividend yield of 2.40 (last year it was 2.66). The Dow's all-time high was 15,464.30  on July 12, 2013. 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 2013.70 up 0.44 from Thursday's closing numerator of 2013.26. 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   Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $67.12 up 1 cent    from Thursday's average of $67.11.  The median closing price of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $67.49   (DIS/UNH) up 2 cents from Thursday's median closing price of $67.47. 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 made $41   ($201,370 - $201,329 ).

Friday MarketWatch 4:31 by   Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks on Friday recorded a third week of gains, with the Dow industrials and the S&P 500 tallying record closes following upbeat earnings from two major banks. “There’s plenty of action in individual names,” emailed Elliot Spar, market strategist at Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., while noting the S&P 500’s 8-point range during Friday’s session.
That said, “a couple of stock-specific issues are not going to derail the bulls as the buyers still have momentum at their backs. However, if the stock-specific issues start to add up with respect to earnings shortfalls or pre-announcements, then that would be enough ‘cover’ for people to take money off the table,” Spar added. Boeing Co.BA -4.69% shares fell 4.7%, weighing on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, after a Boeing 787 Dreamliner caught fire at London’s Heathrow Airport, forcing the closure of both of the airport’s runways. No passengers were aboard the aircraft, which had been plagued by a series of battery issues this year. In the financial sector, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. JPM -0.31%  and Wells Fargo & Co.WFC +1.77%  both reported second-quarter results that beat expectations.Shares of J.P. Morgan ended down 0.3%, while those of Wells Fargo gained 1.8%.
The bank earnings are “good news overall, with the financial-services sector being a major component to the overall market and key to economic growth,” said Kate Warne, investment strategist at Edward Jones in St. Louis. “Overall, we’re going to see a flat day, because we’ve got offsetting good and bad news,” said Warne of Friday’s lackluster session. Shares of United Parcel Service Inc. /quotes/zigman/251269/quotes/nls/ups UPS -5.83%  declined 5.8% after the shipper reduced its outlook. While “not good news that they are seeing weaker results, it’s not a broader indication that shipping is slower than we already knew,” Warne said of the UPS news. “There are areas that are not moving as fast as people would like,” she added, listing manufacturing as among the sectors where growth has slowed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average /quotes/zigman/627449 DJIA +0.02%  climbed 3.38 points to 15,464.30, an all-time closing high that had it up 2.2% from the week-ago close. Up 3% for the week and also finishing at a record, the S&P 500 /quotes/zigman/3870025 SPX +0.31%  added 5.17 points, or 0.3%, to 1,680.19, with financials pacing its gains. Up for a seventh session in its longest winning stretch since July 2011, the Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.61%  gained 21.78 points, or 0.6%, to 3,600.08, giving it a weekly rise of 3.5%. Advancers just outpaced decliners on the New York Stock Exchange, where 681 million shares traded. Composite volume approached 3.1 billion.

Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol up Market Last Sale Net Change % Change Share Volume

AA   NYSE   $ 8.10    unch   unch   19,129,646
 AXP   NYSE   $ 78.33    1.39   1.81%   4,852,608
 BA   NYSE   $ 101.87    5.01   4.69%   44,314,614
 BAC   NYSE   $ 13.78    0.27   2%   122,828,058
 CAT   NYSE   $ 87.17    0.47   0.54%   4,849,218
 CSCO   NASDAQ-GS   $ 25.94    0.07   0.27%   28,319,762
 CVX   NYSE   $ 124.06    0.29   0.23%   5,559,104
 DD   NYSE   $ 54.41    0.13   0.24%   3,262,200
 DIS   NYSE   $ 66.98    0.40   0.6%   5,873,707
GE   NYSE   $ 23.76    0.18   0.75%   33,098,488
 HD   NYSE   $ 80.54    0.68   0.85%   5,164,156
 HPQ   NYSE   $ 26.19    0.19   0.72%   11,339,458
 IBM   NYSE   $ 192.07    0.73   0.38%   4,488,473
 INTC   NASDAQ-GS   $ 23.90    0.09   0.38%   34,410,804
 JNJ   NYSE   $ 89.99    0.32   0.36%   7,574,181
 JPM   NYSE   $ 54.97    0.17   0.31%   32,490,682
 KO   NYSE   $ 41.03    unch   unch   10,649,555
 MCD   NYSE   $ 101.58    0.79   0.78%   4,757,661
 MMM   NYSE   $ 115.14    0.61   0.53%   2,288,524
 MRK   NYSE   $ 48.54    0.23   0.48%   8,851,520
MSFT   NASDAQ-GS   $ 35.67    0.015   0.04%   35,216,996
 PFE   NYSE   $ 28.81    0.04   0.14%   29,239,311
PG   NYSE   $ 81.55    0.78   0.97%   10,829,691
 T   NYSE   $ 35.81    0.06   0.17%   19,049,440
 TRV   NYSE   $ 84.18    1.48   1.79%   2,093,181
 UNH   NYSE   $ 68    0.36   0.53%   4,642,759
UTX   NYSE   $ 99.83    0.14   0.14%   4,728,146
 VZ   Dual Listed   $ 50.41    0.80   1.56%   12,690,314
 WMT   NYSE   $ 77.63    unch   unch   4,298,546
 XOM   NYSE   $ 93.40    0.13   0.14%   11,333,278

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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 & amp; 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 15460.92 up 169.26 or 1.11% from Wednesday's close of 15291.66. For the year the Dow is up 17.99%. Of the Dow components  all 30 gained. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was  United Technologies up $1.95 and percentage-wise was Microsoft up 2.84% .

FT p20 "Homebuilders lead a sharp US rally after Bernanke comments" by Jason Abbruzzese says a rally following comments from Bernanke after market close Wed culminated with the S&P closing at a record high led by a sharp rally from homebuilders.  Microsoft rose 2.8% after announcing plans to reorganize its product units.

NYT pB7 "Rally continues, fanned by the Fed" by AP says the stock market which has been marching higher for a week got extra fuel on Thurs after Bernanke said the central bank would keep supporting the economy.

IBD pB2 "Stocks thunder ahead as market confirms uptrend" by Paul Whitfield says stocks charged ahead for the best percentage gain in the Nasdaq since 4/10 as the current outlook has been changed to a confirmed uptrend.  Thursday's action was up in rising volume; follow-through day.


Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2013.26 up 12.04 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 1991.22. 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 $67.11 up 74 cents from Wednesday's average of $66.37.  The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $67.47   (DIS/UNH) up $1.17down 14 cents from Wednesday's median closing price of $66.30. 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 made $1,204   ($201,329 - $199,122).

Thursday MarketWatch 4:24 by   Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks leapt Thursday, with the S&P 500 up for a sixth day and setting a record finish, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed would remain accommodative.The Fed chairman “didn’t say anything new, but he did remind us we have a dual mandate, and neither one is close right now,” said Art Hogan, market strategist at Lazard Capital Markets, referring to the Fed’s employment and inflation targets.“We’re firmly entrenched in the belief that the Fed is going to taper at some point in time, but not if the economic data is getting worse,” Hogan added.Replying to a question following a speech in Cambridge, Mass., Bernanke said on Wednesday that “highly accommodative monetary policy for the foreseeable future is what’s needed.”Bernanke’s comments Wednesday followed the release of minutes from the central bank’s last meeting, which had about half of the 19 members of the Federal Open Market Committee looking to cut the Fed’s $85 billion in monthly bond purchases by the end of the year. The record also had many Fed officials looking for further evidence of improvement in the labor market before opting to cut the Fed’s quantitative-easing program.Labor Department figures released Thursday showed first-time jobless claims rising last week by 16,000 to a two-month high of 360,000.“The three-week moving average is still around 350,000, so we still have bumpy but steady improvement. Also, July has a boatload of seasonality in it,” said Hogan of a month that includes the Fourth of July holiday and seasonal vehicle plant closures.DJIA 15,460.92, +169.26, +1.11%Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +1.11% rallied 169.26 points, or 1.1%, to 15,460.92, with the blue-chip index above its prior all-time finish of 15,409.39, hit on May 28.Intel Corp. INTC +3.18% led gains that included all of the 30 Dow components.Microsoft Corp. MSFT +2.84% shares rose 2.8% on the technology giant’s reorganization plan, outlined in an email by CEO Steve Ballmer to employees.OTechnology companies paced sector gains as the S&P 500 SPX +1.36% index gained 22.4 points, or 1.4%, to 1,675.02, clearing the prior record close of 1,669.16 set on May 21.Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. AMD -1.35% leapt nearly 12%, leading the S&P 500’s rise, after Canaccord Genuity Ltd. upgraded the manufacturer of PC processors.Extending gains into a sixth session, its longest win streak since Nov. 26, 2012, the Nasdaq Composite index COMP +1.63% climbed 57.55 points, or 1.6%, to 3,578.30, its loftiest level in nearly 13 years.BNP Paribas North America Chief Economist Julia Coronado points out that while several sectors of the economy have seen recovery, there must be a broader recovery for the Federal Reserve to find comfort that the recovery is strong.For every share falling, more than six gained on the New York Stock Exchange, where nearly 742 million shares traded.Composite volume exceeded 3.4 billion shares.The dollar DXY -0.45% slid against the currencies of U.S. trading partners and Treasurys rose, with the yield on the 10-year note 10_YEAR -2.17% used in determining mortgages and other consumer loans falling to 2.574%.Mortgage rates for fixed 30-year loans climbed to a two-year high, with the average rate rising to 4.51%, Freddie Mac said Thursday.“The biggest threat to the economy, both domestically and globally, is the price of oil, which remains stubbornly high,” said Lazard’s Hogan.On the New York Mercantile Exchange, the cost of a barrel of oil CLQ3 -1.80% fell from a 15-month high to $104.91 and an ounce of gold GCQ3 +3.05% rose to $1,279.90. Front-month Comex gold for July delivery GCN3 +2.97%   is off nearly 24% year-to-date.

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:   No mentions found.

Boeing:   No mentions found.

Caterpillar:   No mentions found.

Chevron:  IBD pA2 "Chevron" says Chevron got approval from Romania to drill exploration wells for shale gas in 3 areas.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  No mentions found.

Disney:  No mentions found.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:  No mentions found.

GE:  No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard:  IBD pA2 "Hewlett-Packard", FT p10 "Lenovo"  say HPQ was detrhroned by Lenovo as the top PC maker in Aq.  Lenovo had 16.7% of the market.

IBD pA4 "Tech company EPS seen falling for a 2nd straight quarter" by Brian Deagon says Apple, Hewlett-Packard and Dell are expected to see EPS drop 22%. 

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan:  USAT p1B "biggest banks' growth likely to ease off" by Tim Mullaney says JPMorgan and Wells Fargo report today before the stock market opens with JPMorgan expecting to earn $1.44 a share up 18% from last year.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's:  No mentions found.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft: USAT p2B "Microsoft reshuffles company structure" by Brett Molina, Byron Acohido,  FT p14 "Collaboration is crucial to Ballmer's rejig of Microsoft" by Richard Waters,  FT p11 "Shake-up at top of Microsoft" by Richard Waters, IBD pA4 "Microsoft up on revamp; is enthusiasm justified?" by Ken Hoover, AJC pA11 "Microsoft rallying behind one strategy" by Barbara Ortutay, Michael Liedtke, AP NYT pB1 "An overhaul at Microsoft" by Nick Wingfield says Microsoft will dissolve its 8 product divisions in favor of 4 new ones arranged around broader functional themes to encourage a tighter marriage among technologies as competitors like Apple and Google outflank it in the mobile & Internet markets.

FT p20 "Homebuilders lead a sharp US rally after Bernanke comments" by Jason Abbruzzese says a rally following comments from Bernanke after market close Wed culminated with the S&P closing at a record high led by a sharp rally from homebuilders.  Microsoft rose 2.8% after announcing plans to reorganize its product units.

Pfizer:  No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble:  No mentions found.

3M:  No mentions found.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealth:  No mentions found.

Verizon:  No mentions found.

Walmart:   No mentions found.

Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:


Symbol upMarketLast SaleNet
Change
%
Change
Share
Volume
AA  NYSE  $ 8.10   0.18  2.27%  18,302,237
AXP  NYSE  $ 76.94   0.61  0.8%  5,616,470
BA  NYSE  $ 106.94   1.44  1.36%  4,384,236
BAC  NYSE  $ 13.51   0.14  1.05%  92,617,214
CAT  NYSE  $ 86.70   1.74  2.05%  5,404,347
CSCO  NASDAQ-GS  $ 25.87   0.46  1.81%  45,704,467
CVX  NYSE  $ 123.77   0.87  0.71%  7,160,102
DD  NYSE  $ 54.54   0.62  1.15%  4,316,002
DIS  NYSE  $ 66.58   1.67  2.57%  8,280,598
GE  NYSE  $ 23.94   0.40  1.7%  32,319,562
HD  NYSE  $ 79.86   0.46  0.58%  6,811,414
HPQ  NYSE  $ 26.38   0.45  1.74%  19,994,960
IBM  NYSE  $ 192.80   0.55  0.29%  4,149,370
INTC  NASDAQ-GS  $ 23.99   0.74  3.18%  40,671,269
JNJ  NYSE  $ 89.67   0.43  0.48%  8,896,708
JPM  NYSE  $ 55.14   0.31  0.57%  21,041,830
KO  NYSE  $ 41.03   0.35  0.86%  13,458,643
MCD  NYSE  $ 100.79   0.81  0.81%  4,047,865
MMM  NYSE  $ 114.55   1.12  0.99%  2,272,258
MRK  NYSE  $ 48.31   0.35  0.73%  11,402,406
MSFT  NASDAQ-GS  $ 35.685   0.985  2.84%  53,010,641
PFE  NYSE  $ 28.77   0.33  1.16%  35,799,556
PG  NYSE  $ 80.77   0.97  1.22%  9,117,955
T  NYSE  $ 35.87   0.48  1.36%  22,975,332
TRV  NYSE  $ 82.70   1.13  1.39%  1,575,122
UNH  NYSE  $ 68.36   0.67  0.99%  6,544,454
UTX  NYSE  $ 99.74   1.95  1.99%  3,405,047
VZ  Dual Listed  $ 51.21   0.67  1.33%  9,612,347
WMT  NYSE  $ 77.63   0.86  1.12%  4,641,810
XOM  NYSE  $ 93.27   0.45  0.48%  16,121,538

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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)

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 A. G. Lafley (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 6/15/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $402.75
2. Microsoft MSFT 287.28
3. WalMart WMT 245.32
4. GE 243.20
5. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 238.50
6. Chevron CVX 233.16
7. IBM 224.20
8. Procter & Gamble PG 213.86
9. Pfizer PFE 205.54
10. JPMorgan Chase JPM 200.81
11. AT&T T 193.20
12. Coke KO 179.66
13. Verizon VZ 146.12
14. Merck MRK 144.79
15. Bank of America BAC 140.90
16. Cisco CSCO 128.75
17. Intel INTC 123.88
18. Disney DIS 114.90
19. Home Depot HD 111.88
20. McDonald's MCD 98.67
21. United Technologies UTX 86.43
22. American Express AXP 80.17
23. Boeing BA 77.26
24. 3M MMM 76.63
25. UnitedHealth UNH 65.08
26. Caterpillar CAT 55.14
27. DuPont DD 48.49
28. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 47.71
29. Travelers TRV 30.92
30. Alcoa AA 8.68

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 6/15/13:

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

AT&T T: 5/24/13 8K re: redemption of debentures
5/15/13 8K re: closing of sale of Global Notes due '43
5/3/13 10Q & 2 8Ks 4/23/13 re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/13 results
4/29/13 8K re: voting results of annual stockholders meeting on 4/25/13
4/11/13 8K re: reclassification of revenue items
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

Alcoa AA: 5/30/13 8K re: Moody's downgrade of debt rating from Baa3 to Ba1 & from negative to stable
5/24/13 8K re: redemption of 65 Notes due 7/15/13
5/20/13 8K re: shut down of 2 smelters in Quebec
5/9/13 8K re: Sustainability Highlights Report
5/8/13 8K re: approval of Stock Incentive Plan
4/18/13 10Q; 4/11/3 8K & 4/9/13 8K all re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/13 results
4/9/13 Proxy materials for 5/3/13 annual meeting of stockholders
3/1/12 Proxy re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/3/13 at Fairmont Hotel, Pittsburgh

American Express AXP: 5/22/13 & 5/17/13 8Ks re: issuance of $1.85 bil of notes
5/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months through 4/30/13
5/7/13 8K re: retirement of CFO Daniel T. Henry
5/2/13 8K re: voting results of 4/29 Sahreholder Meeting
4/30/13 8K re: increase in quarterly dividend from 20 cents to 23 cents per share
4/29/13 10Q & 4/17/13 8K re: 1Qtr ended 3/31/13 results
4/15/13 8K re: election of Edward P. Gilligan, Pres.
4/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off states for 3 months through 3/31
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 shareholders 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

Bank of Am BAC: 5/29/13 8K re: issuance of 40,000 shaes of Series U Preferred Stock
5/28/13 8K re: redemption of Perpetual Preferred Stock
5/8/13 8K re: voting results from 5/8 Stockholders Meeting
5/7/13 10Q & 4/17/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
5/6/13 8K re: settlement of lawsuit with MBIA
4/1/13 8K re: redemption of certain securities
3/28/13 Proxy re: Annual mtg of stockholders 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


Boeing BA: 5/3/13 8K re: issuance of floating rate senior notes due '14
4/30/13 8K re: voting results of 4/29 shareholders meeting held 4/29
4/24/13 10Q & 4/24/13 8K re: 1 Qtr. ended 3/31 results
4/22/13, 4/16 & 3/15/13 Proxy materials re: 4/29/13 annual mtg of shareholders at Field Museum, Chicago
2/11/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12


Caterpillar CAT: 6/12/13 8K re: 15% increase in dividend from 8 cents to 60 cents payable 8/20 to record holders 7/22
5/20/13 8K re: 3 months dealer stats Feb through April 2013
5/17/13 8K re: settlement re: litigation arising from acquisition of ERA Mining (China)
5/2/13 10Q & 4/22/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/13 results
4/19/13 8K re: March dealer stats
4/10/13 8K re: retirement of G. Vittecoq, VP
3/20/13 8K re: 3 month dealer stats thru 12/12


Chevron CVX: 6/4/13 8K re: approval by stockholders of Long Term Incentive Plan
5/2/13 10Q; 4/26/13 8K; 4/10/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/13 results
4/11/13 & 4/2/13 Proxy materials re: Stockholders meeting on 5/29
4/2/13 8K re: salary increase for CEO and other execs
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: 6/12/13 8K re: executives' adoption of pre-arranged stock trading plan
6/7/13 8K re: Cisco payment to Tivo of $294 mil to settle patent dispute that includes Google & AARIS Group
5/21/13 10Q for qtr ended 4/27/13
5/15/13 8K re: 3Q ended 4/27 results
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.

Coke KO: 5/15/13 8K re: amendment of by-laws to allow calling of special shareholders meeting
4/26/13 10Q & 4/16/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/29 results
4/4/13 Proxy re: 4/24 shareholder meeting
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: 5/7/13 10Q & 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/30 results
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


DuPont DD: 4/29/13 8K re: voting results of 4/24 stockholders meeting
4/23/13 10Q & 8K re: quarter ended 3/31 results
4/4 proxy materials
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


ExxonMobil XOM: 6/3/13 8K re: voting results of 5/29/13 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
5/13/13; 5/10; 4/12 Proxy materials
5/2/13 10Q & 4/25/13 8K re: 1 Qtr. ended 3/31 results
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

GE: 6/14/13 8K re: election of Keith S. Sherlin, CEO GE Capital
5/8/13 10Q & 4/19/13 8K re: 1 Qtr. ended 3/31 results
4/26/13 8K re: voting results of 4/24 shareholders meeting
4/8/13 Proxy materials for shareholders meetings
3/20/13 8K re: bonuses 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


Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 6/6/13 10Q & 5/22/13 8K re: qtr ended 4/30/13
5/29/13 8K re: resignation of John H. Mammergren & G. Kennedy Thompson from BoD and temporary reduction of Board members from 11 to 9
4/4/13 8K re: resignations of directors John H. Hammergren & G. Kennedy Thompson
3/21/13 8K re: voting results of stockholders 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


Home Depot HD: 5/29/13 8K re: shareholder approval of Amended Restated '05 Stock Incentive Plan
5/29/13 10Q & 5/21/13 8K re: qtr ended 5/5/13
4/8/13 Proxy materials for 5/23 shareholders meeting at Cobb Galleria, Atlanta
4/5/13 8K re: issuance of 2.7% Sr. Notes due '23 & '43
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: 5/21/13 8K re: Brian M. Krzanich became CEO on 5/16
5/8/13 Proxy materials
5/2/13 8K re: election of Brian M. Krzanich as CEO Z& Renee J. James as pres. effective 5/16
4/29/13 10Q & 4/17 8K & 4/16 8K re: results of 1st quarter ended 3/30
4/3/13 Proxy materials for 5/16 stockholders meeting at Santa Clara, Cal.
2/19/13 10K for year ended 12/29/12



IBM: 5/6/13 8K re: issuance of notes
5/3/13 8K re: retirement of SVP HR J. Randall MacDonald
4/30/13 10Q & 4/19/13 & 4/18/13 8Ks re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/3/13 Proxy materials
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


JPMorganChase JPM: 6/10/13 8K re: amendment to Cert. of Incorp. to allow shareholder action by written consent
6/4/13 8K re: Reg FD disclosure re: investor conference presentation
5/23/13 8K re: results of 5/21/13 Annual Shareholders Meeting
5/16/13 Proxy materials for 5/21 shareholders meeting
5/15/13 8K re: sale of 1.6% notes due '18
5/8/13 10Q & 4/12 8K re: 1Q ended 3/31 results
5/2/13 8K re: sale of 4.25% notes due '18
4/23/13 8K re: sale of notes
5/1/13 8K re: sale of notes
4/29/13 8K re: resignation of co-C Frank J. Bisignano
4/9/13 8K re: redemption of securities
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



Johnson & Johnson JNJ: 5/3/13 10Q & 4/16 8K reL: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/26/13 8K re: voting results of 4/25 shareholders meeting
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


McDonald's MCD: 6/10/13 8K re: Reg. FD disclosure re: Investor Release
5/28/13 8K re: voting results of 5/23/13 Annual Shareholders Meeting
5/8/13 8K re: April sales
5/6/13 8K re: issuance of notes
5/3/13 8K re: adjustment to sales results
3/31/13 10Q & 4/19/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/12/13 Proxy materials for 5/23 shareholders meeting at Oak Brook, Ill
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


Merck MRK: 5/30/13 8K re: voting results of 5/28/13 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
5/22/13 8K re: accelerated stock repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs
5/20/13 8K re: issuance of $6 bil of notes
3/31/13 10Q & 5/1/13 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/15/13 Proxy material for 5/28 shareholders meeting at Bridgewater, NJ
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: 5/20/13 8-K/A approval of CFO Amy Hood's compensation
5/13/13 8K re: election of Amy Hood as CFO
5/1/13 8K re: sale of Euro notes
4/18/13 8K re: resignation of CFO Peter Klein
4/18/13 10Q & 4/18 8K re: results of Qtr ended 3/31
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: 6/3/13 8K re: issuance of $4 bil of notes
5/29/13 8K re: blackout of insider purchase of shares due to Zoetis exchange offer
5/10/13 10Q & 4/30/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/29/13 8K re: voting results of 4/25/13 shareholders meeting
4/3/13 Proxy material
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




Procter & Gamble PG: 6/12/13 8K re: Reg. FD disclosure re: presentation at Deutsche Bank Global Consumer Conference
6/5/13 8K re: grouping of Global Business Units into 4 industry based sectors
5/24/13 8K re: A.G. Lafley rejoining as CEO replacing Bob McDonald
5/14/13 8K re: Reg. FD disclosure re: Goldman Sachs Consumer Products Symposium
4/24/13 10Q & 4/24 2 8Ks re: 3Q ended 3/31 results
4/15/13 8K re: quarterly dividend of 0.6015 cents per share
2/21/13 8K re: presentation at Consumer Analyst Group of NY
2/14/13 8K re: eps outlook due to Venezuelan currency devaluation

3M MMM: 5/16/13 8K re: amendment to Annual Report re: realignment of business groups and certain accounting revisions
5/15/13 8K re: voting results of 5/14 stockholders meeting
5/7/13 Proxy materials
5/2/13 10Q & 4/25/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
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

Travelers TRV: 6/12/13 8K re: $1 bil revolving bank credit agreement
6/10/13 8K re: purchase of Dominion of Canada General Insurance for $1.1 bil
5/24/13 8K re: voting results of 5/22/13 Annual shareholders meeting
4/23/13 10Q & 4/23/13 8K re: qtr ended 3/31 results
4/9/13 Proxy for 5/22 shareholders meeting at Hartford, Ct.
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


UnitedHealth Group UNH: 6/6/13 8K re: Voting results of 6/3/13 Annual Shareholders Mtg
5/29/13 8K re: Reg FD disclosure re: Bernstein 29th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference
5/6/13 10Q & 4/18/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/24/13 Proxy materials for 6/3 shareholders meeting in Boston
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

United Technologies UTX: 5/24/13 8K re: redemption of $1 bil 1.2% notes due 6/1/13
4/30/13 8K re: results of shareholders meeting
4/26/13 10Q & 4/23/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/9/13 Proxy materials for 4/29 annual shareholders meeting
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


Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 6/10/13 8K re: election of Anthony T. Skiadas, 44, Sr. VP & Controller
5/13/13 8K re: distribution of $7 bil to Wireless Comm and Vodafone by Verizon Wireless
5/7/13 8K re: voting results of 5/2 annual mtg of shareholders
4/25/13 10Q & 4/13/13 8K re results of quarter ended 3/31
4/2/13 8K re: rumors of purchase of Vodaphone's interest in Verizon Wireless
4/1/13 & 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


WalMart WMT: 6/7/13 10Q & 5/16/13 8K re: Qtr. ended 4/30
6/2/13 8K re: Voting results of 6/7 Annual shareholder meeting
4/22/13 Proxy re: 6/7 shareholder meeting at Fayetteville, Ark.
4/10/13 8K re: sale of notes
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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