Tuesday, July 23, 2013

7/23/13 Tues pm Dow Closes at 15567.74 up 22.19 or 0.14%

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Post No. 2,290  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 July 14, 2013 and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings as of 7/14/13.

 The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Tuesday at 15567.74 up 22.19 or 0.14%  from Monday's close of 15545.55.  Of the Dow components  20   gained and 10 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise    and percentage-wise was United Technologies up $3.05 or 2.99% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was Travelers down $3.22 or 3.77%.


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  16.75 unchanged   from yesterday's    trailing P/E ratio of 16.85 (last year it was 14.19);  today's   P/E estimate is  13.55 unchanged   from Monday's   P/E estimate of 13.55  (year ago it was 12.35) and today's   dividend yield is 2.36 unchanged   from yesterday's   dividend yield of 2.39  (last year it was 2.64). The Dow's all-time high was 15,567.74  on July  23, 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 2027.17 up 2.89 from Moniday's losing numerator of 2024.28. 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 $67.57 up 9 cents    from Monday's average of $67.48.  The median closing price of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $68.57   (DIS/UNH) up 28 cents from Monday's median closing price of $68.29. 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 $289   ($202,717 - $202,428 ).

MarketWatch 7/23/13 Tues. 4:08  pm by Polya Lesova says U.S. stocks ended mostly lower on Tuesday, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average /quotes/zigman/627449 DJIA +0.14% climbed to a record close, buoyed by gains for United Technologies Corp. /quotes/zigman/244482/quotes/nls/utx UTX +2.95% . The S&P 500 index /quotes/zigman/3870025 SPX -0.19% fell 3.14 points, or 0.2%, to 1,692.39 and the Nasdaq Composite /quotes/zigman/12633936 COMP -0.59% dropped 21.11 points, or 0.6%, to 3,579.27. Bucking the negative trend, the Dow rose 22.19 points, or 0.1%, to 15,567.74, marking its 28th record close this year.

Tuesday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol up Market Last Sale Net Change % Change Share Volume

 AA   NYSE   $ 8.14    0.02   0.25%   12,149,468
AXP   NYSE   $ 74.43    0.29   0.39%   3,871,906
 BA   NYSE   $ 107.82    0.96   0.9%   4,949,451
BAC   NYSE   $ 14.94    0.02   0.13%   112,761,492
 CAT   NYSE   $ 85.52    0.48   0.56%   6,864,650
 CSCO   NASDAQ-GS   $ 25.56    0.16   0.62%   27,642,593
CVX   NYSE   $ 127.26    0.23   0.18%   3,746,197
DD   NYSE   $ 57.12    0.05   0.09%   14,750,884
DIS   NYSE   $ 64.45    0.05   0.08%   4,519,133
GE   NYSE   $ 24.71    0.15   0.6%   32,133,693
HD   NYSE   $ 80.19    0.19   0.24%   4,916,278
HPQ   NYSE   $ 25.73    0.22   0.86%   11,160,752
 IBM   NYSE   $ 194.98    0.89   0.46%   2,824,141
 INTC   NASDAQ-GS   $ 22.75    0.02   0.09%   27,988,452
 JNJ   NYSE   $ 92.44    0.16   0.17%   8,057,871
JPM   NYSE   $ 56.67    0.11   0.19%   10,504,408
 KO   NYSE   $ 40.96    0.12   0.29%   9,332,309
MCD   NYSE   $ 96.76    0.82   0.84%   6,930,225
 MMM   NYSE   $ 116.78    0.50   0.43%   2,080,28
5 MRK   NYSE   $ 47.93    0.21   0.44%   9,212,833
MSFT   NASDAQ-GS   $ 31.82    0.19   0.59%   65,047,875
 PFE   NYSE   $ 29.42    0.07   0.24%   27,093,627
 PG   NYSE   $ 80.95    0.27   0.33%   4,295,280
T   NYSE   $ 35.81    0.23   0.65%   22,470,934
 TRV   NYSE   $ 82.21    3.22   3.77%   5,559,414
 UNH   NYSE   $ 72.69    0.51   0.71%   3,907,313
 UTX   NYSE   $ 105.16    3.05   2.99%   5,157,239
 VZ   Dual Listed   $ 50.36    0.09   0.18%   6,544,361
 WMT   NYSE   $ 78.56    0.69   0.89%   4,952,012
XOM   NYSE   $ 95.20    0.37   0.39%   7,320,712

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The following are excerpts from Tues. 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 & 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 Monday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at 15545.55 up 1.81 or 0.01%  from Friday's close of 15543.74.  For the year the Dow is up 18.63%.  Of the Dow components  12   gained and 18 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise  was Travelers up 77 cents and percentage-wise was Microsoft up 1.94% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was McDonald's down $2.69 or 2.68%.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks step over a low earnings bar" by Alexandra Scaggs says stocks edged higher as investors weighed weak earnings news & fresh signs of a pause in the housing recovery.  McDonald's is charted under Bad News as giving a disappointing profit report.

NYT pB7 "McDonald's falls short, restraining amrket's rally" by Reuters says the stock market edged higher on Mon although disappointing McDonald's earnings kep the Dow from making any significant gains.

FT p22 "McDonald's warning on economy fails to halt S&P hitting new high" by jason Abbruzzese says the S&P closed at a new high & set a new intraday highd espite a mixed earnings season with McDonald's highlighting ivnestor sensitivity to negative outlooks.

IBD pB2 "Stocks rise in quiet trade to start big earnings week" by Vincent Mao says stocks nabbed modest gains after a quiet session Mon as the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.  Disappointing 2Q results from McDonald's hampered the Dow.

Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2024.28 up 0.24 from Friday's losing numerator of 2024.04. 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 $67.48 up 1 cent    from Friday's average of $67.47.  The median closing price of Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $68.29   (DIS/UNH) down 2 cents from Friday's median closing price of $68.31. 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 $24   ($202,428 - $202,404 ).

MarketWatch 7/22/13 Mon. 4:34  pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks posted modest gains on Monday, with the S&P 500 notching its 23rd record close this year, as the financial and health-care sectors led the market higher.The S&P 500 index SPX +0.20%  added 3.44 points, or 0.2%, to end at 1,695.53, rising for a fourth straight session. The financial sector was the top gainer and energy was the top decliner among its 10 major sectors.The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP +0.36%  rose 12.77 points, or 0.4%, to 3,600.39.Paul Vigna and Ben Casselman discuss the state of the U.S. economy, and Rolfe Winker looks at Daniel Loeb's resignation from Yahoo's board.“I’m still in a neutral mode for the week. We should have a sideways week, but every time I thought that, we’ve gone slightly higher,” said Randy Frederick, managing director of active trading and derivatives at Charles Schwab.The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.01%  gained 1.81 points to 15,545.55, finishing slightly below its record close of 15,548.54 hit on July 18.Leading the Dow higher, Microsoft Corp. MSFT +1.94%  and Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ +1.47%  rose 1.9% and 1.5%, respectively. Fast-food chain McDonald’s MCD -2.68%  led blue-chip declines, with its shares off 2.7% after the release of its second-quarter earnings. The company said its “results for the remainder of the year are expected to remain challenged.”McDonald’s is “a big component of the market because it’s a very big company; it’s the only real drag on the Dow today,” said Frederick, who noted that International Business Machines Corp.’s IBM +0.28%  rebound from its slide last week was helping to neutralize McDonald’s impact. IBM shares gained 0.3%.Yahoo Inc. YHOO -4.29% shares fell 4.3% on news that Dan Loeb of Third Point is stepping down from the board and unwinding a part of the hedge fund’s stake in the search engine. More than 580 million shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Composite volume topped 2.7 billion, below the one-month average. Monday’s economic reports had existing-home sales falling 1.2% to 5.08 million in June. Economists polled by MarketWatch expected sales to have risen 1.9% last month to a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.28 million.“Despite the decline, this is still one of the strongest gains seen during the recovery,” noted Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist at BTIG LLC, in emailed commentary.Stock-index futures on Monday offered little reaction to the Chicago Federal Reserve’s national activity index, which rose to negative 0.13 in June from negative 0.29 in May.The dollar DXY -0.49%  declined against the currencies of major U.S. trading partners including the yen USDJPY -0.13% , while the yield on the 10-year Treasury note 10_YEAR +0.04%   held steady at 2.493%.

Tuesday's Dow News followed by Monday'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:  WSJ pA3 "Southwest jet's landing gear fails at laGuardia" by Pervaiz Shallwani, Ted Mann says the landing gear of a Southwest Airlines jet collapsed after landing Mon evening injury 10 passengers.  It was a Boeing 737.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  No mentions found.

Disney:  WSJ pB3 "Disney agreement extends toy maker's Marvel rights" by Melodie Warner, IBD pA2 "Hasbro rises on Disney deal"  say habro and Disney extended Hasbro's toy merchandising rights to Marvel characters an add'l 2 years.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:  No mentions found.

GE:  No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard:  No mentions found.

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan:  WSJ pC4 "Banks losing their grip of the materials chain" by Matt Day, Christian Berthelsen, Tatyana Shumsky,  NYT pB1 "Inquiry possible into storage of commodities by big banks" by Gretchen Morgenson, David Kocieniewski,  say as banks such as JPMorgan retreat from physical commodities markets, global trading firmsa re moving in and some may be withholding supplies of aluminum to drive up prices.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's: NYT pB3 "McDonald's posts tepid results and expects more of the same" by Reuters, IBD pA1 "McDonald's growth challenges likely to persist through '13" by james Detar, USAT p5B "Story stocks, USAT p1B "Ronald's Frowning", WSJ pB3 "McDonald's pulls rein on store growth, prices" by Julie Jargon, AJC pA5 "McDonald's forecasts difficult year ahead" by Candice Choi, AP say McDonald's 2Q profit rose 3.7% to $1.4 bil or $1.38 a share from $1.35 bil or $1.32 a year ago.  Rev increased 2.4% to $7.08 bil.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks step over a low earnings bar" by Alexandra Scaggs says stocks edged higher as investors weighed weak earnings news & fresh signs of a pause in the housing recovery.  McDonald's is charted under Bad News as giving a disappointing profit report.


NYT pB7 "McDonald's falls short, restraining amrket's rally" by Reuters says the stock market edged higher on Mon although disappointing McDonald's earnings kep the Dow from making any significant gains.

FT p22 "McDonald's warning on economy fails to halt S&P hitting new high" by jason Abbruzzese says the S&P closed at a new high & set a new intraday highd espite a mixed earnings season with McDonald's highlighting ivnestor sensitivity to negative outlooks.

IBD pB2 "Stocks rise in quiet trade to start big earnings week" by Vincent Mao says stocks nabbed modest gains after a quiet session Mon as the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.  Disappointing 2Q results from McDonald's hampered the Dow.
Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  No mentions found.

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.

Monday's Closing Dow Numbers:

 Symbol up Market Last Sale Net Change % Change Share Volume  

AA   NYSE  $ 8.12    0.05   0.62%   8,111,959
 AXP   NYSE   $ 74.72    0.66   0.89%   5,433,093
 BA   NYSE   $ 106.86    0.10   0.09%   4,157,564  
BAC   NYSE   $ 14.92    0.17   1.15%   111,923,162
 CAT   NYSE   $ 86    0.35   0.41%   4,821,854
 CSCO   NASDAQ-GS   $ 25.72    0.10   0.39%   30,393,823
CVX   NYSE   $ 127.03    0.12   0.09%   4,043,901
 DD   NYSE   $ 57.17    0.03   0.05%   5,445,067
 DIS   NYSE   $ 64.40    0.76   1.17%   5,953,909
GE   NYSE   $ 24.86    0.14   0.57%   41,314,230
 HD   NYSE   $ 80    0.11   0.14%   5,943,639  
HPQ   NYSE   $ 25.51    0.37   1.47%   14,197,017
 IBM   NYSE   $ 194.09    0.55   0.28%   3,383,159
INTC   NASDAQ-GS   $ 22.77    0.27   1.17%   35,673,910
 JNJ   NYSE   $ 92.28    0.05   0.05%   9,895,666
 JPM   NYSE   $ 56.56    0.40   0.71%   15,970,657
 KO   NYSE   $ 40.84    0.25   0.61%   9,393,292
MCD   NYSE   $ 97.58    2.69   2.68%   13,149,882  
MMM   NYSE   $ 116.28    0.09   0.08%   2,812,227
MRK   NYSE   $ 47.72    0.07   0.15%   11,307,452
 MSFT   NASDAQ-GS   $ 32.01    0.61   1.94%   78,877,911
 PFE   NYSE   $ 29.35    0.26   0.89%   28,748,175
 PG   NYSE   $ 81.22    0.15   0.18%   4,802,411
 T   NYSE   $ 35.58    0.23   0.64%   19,192,763
TRV   NYSE   $ 85.43    0.77   0.91%   1,693,558
 UNH   NYSE   $ 72.18    0.73   1.02%   5,025,363
 UTX   NYSE   $ 102.11    0.37   0.36%   3,013,802  
VZ   Dual Listed   $ 50.27    0.32   0.64%   8,782,216
 WMT   NYSE   $ 77.87    0.21   0.27%   4,144,966
XOM   NYSE   $ 94.83    0.34   0.36%   9,520,080


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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 7/14/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $415.29
2. Microsoft MSFT 297.88
3. WalMart WMT 254.37
4.  Johnson & Johnson JNJ 252.77
5.   GE 245.68
6. Chevron CVX 240.55
7. Procter & Gamble PG 223.51
8. IBM 212.97
9. JPMorgan Chase JPM 208.30 
10. Pfizer PFE 204.36
11. AT&T T 192.66
12. Coke KO 182.74
13. Bank of America BAC 148.55
14. Merck MRK 146.57
15.  Verizon VZ 144.23
16. Cisco CSCO 138.63
17. Disney DIS 120.63    
18. Intel INTC 118.81
19. Home Depot HD 117.65
20. McDonald's MCD 101.84
21. United Technologies UTX 91.77
22. American Express AXP 86.06
23. 3M MMM 79.47
24. Boeing BA 77.29
25. UnitedHealth UNH 69.36
26. Caterpillar CAT 57.31
27. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 50.51
28. DuPont DD 50.08
29. Travelers TRV 31.69
30. Alcoa AA 8.66

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 7/14/13:

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

AT&T T: 7/12/13 8K re: AT&T agreeing to buy Leap Wireless
6/28/13 8K re: election of Cynthia B. Taylor as a Director & increase number of dirs. from 13 to 14
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


Alcoa AA: 7/11/13 & 7/9 8Ks re: 2Q earnings results
7/1/13 8K re: closing the Fusina, Italy aluminum smelter
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

American Express AXP: 6/21/13 8K re: selection of Jeffrey Campbell CFO
6/17/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months thru 5/31/13
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

Bank of Am BAC: 7/2/13 8K re: redemption of securities
  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

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


Caterpillar CAT: 6/20/13 8K re: 3 month dealer stats thru 3/13
6/17/13 8K re: voting results of annual shareholderss mtg on 6/12
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


Chevron CVX: 7/10/13 8K re: 2Q interim update
6/24/13 8K re: issuance of notes
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


Cisco CSCO: 6/20/13 8K: re: exec's pre-arranged stock trading plan
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

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

Disney DIS: 7/1/13 8K re: extension of CEO Robert A. Iger's employment contract to 6/30/16
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


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


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

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


Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 6/18/13 8K re: change of duties of EVP R. Todd Bradley
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


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

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.


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


JPMorganChase JPM: 7/12/13 2 8Ks re: 2Q results
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

Johnson & Johnson JNJ: 6/20/13 8K re: agreement to buy Aragon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for its late state prostate drugs
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

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

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

Microsoft MSFT: 7/11/13 8K re: resignation of Pres. of Office Div. Kurt DelBene
7/3/13 8K re: retirement of Steve Sinofsky from Windows Div.
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

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

Procter & Gamble PG: Pre-14A Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 10/8/13 at Aronoff Center in Cincinnati
7/9/13 8K re: declaration of dividend of $0.6015 on Common & Conv. Call A Pref. payable 8/15 to 7/19 record holders
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

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

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.

United Technologies UTX: 6/18/13 8K re: Ohio Fed. Ct. awarding $473 mil to U.S. re: False Calims Act re: overcharging by Pratt & Whitney on F100's
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

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

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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