Tuesday, August 20, 2013

8/20/13 Tues. pm Dow Closes at 15,002.99 down 7.75 or 0.05%

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Post No. 2,325  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 Tuesday at 15002.99 down 7.75 or 0.05%  from Monday's close of 15010.74.  Of the Dow components   14 gained, DuPont was unchanged and 15 declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise  was  UnitedHealth up 75 cents and percentage-wise was Intel up 1.09% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise    and percentage-wise was   Home Depot down 92 cents or 1.22%.

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 opening trailing P/E ratio is  16.37 down from Monday's opening trailing P/E ratio of 16.46 (last year it was 14.05);  today's  opening  P/E estimate is  13.66 unchanged  from Monday's   opening P/E estimate of 13.66  (year ago it was 12.64) and today's  opening dividend yield is 2.47 up   from yesterday's opening dividend yield of 2.46  (last year it was 2.53). The Dow's all-time high was 15,658.36   on August 2, 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 1953.63 down  1.01 from Monday's closing numerator of 1954.64. 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 $65.12 down 3 cents    from Monday's average of $65.15.  The median closing price of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $67.17 (DIS/UNH) up 40 cents  from Monday's median closing price of $66.77. The lowest volume was  Travelers 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 lost $101  ($195,464 - 195,363) .

MarketWatch 8/20/13 Tues. 4:20 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks  on Tuesday mostly climbed, with the S&P 500 halting its longest losing streak this year, as retailers including Best Buy Co. beat estimates and as Wall Street looked to clues about future U.S. monetary policy. “There are mixed signals coming into the market right now. Any week that you have Fed minutes being released, the market is going to go on pause until you get the minutes,” Chris Gaffney, senior market strategist at EverBank Financial, said of Wednesday’s release of minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s July 30-31 gathering. Specifically, investors will be looking for clues as to when the Federal Reserve might cut the pace of its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases. The asset buying is viewed as aiding the S&P 500’s more than 150% rise from its bear-market low in 2009, with the index hitting a record on Aug. 2, then declining nearly 4% through Monday.   “Just how serious is the Fed about pulling back on the bond buying in September? Our own St. Louis Fed head has been warning you don’t want to pull back on those purchases too quickly, and he’s usually a big inflation hawk,” said Gaffney, who believes that while markets are pricing in a September move, it’s more likely to come in December. “I do think [Fed Chairman Ben] Bernanke wants to start the taper on his watch, and with him leaving in January, I think it’s going to start in December,” he added. Gaining after its longest down streak this year, the S&P 500 index SPX +0.38%  climbed 6.29 points, or 0.4%, to 1,652.35, with consumer discretionary and financials pacing sector gains. “Good news from Home Depot and Best Buy appear to be giving the stock market” a lift, Fred Dickson, chief investment strategist at Davidson Cos., said in emailed commentary. Best BuyBBY +13.24% gained 13.2% after the consumer-electronics retailer reported quarterly sales that surpassed estimates.
Urban Outfitters Inc. URBN +8.19%  rose 8.2% after Wedbush Securities upgraded its rating on the retailer. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.68%  added 24.50 points, or 0.7%, to 3,613.59. The gains contrasted with a sharp selloff in Asia, where worries about reduced Federal Reserve stimulus hit stocks, particularly in emerging markets. After briefly slipping below 15,000 for the first time since July 5, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -0.05%  ended at 15,002.99, down 7.75 points, or 0.1%, extending its losing streak to five sessions. For every share declining, roughly three gained on the New York Stock Exchange, where 634 million shares traded. Composite volume approached 3 billion.

Tuesday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol up Market Last Sale Net Change % Change Share Volume

AA   NYSE   $ 8    0.06   0.76%   14,471,257
AXP   NYSE   $ 74.28    0.06   0.08%   2,539,475
BA   NYSE   $ 104.63    0.09   0.09%   3,438,193
BAC   NYSE   $ 14.29    0.14   0.99%   113,799,308
 CAT   NYSE   $ 83.86    0.34   0.4%   4,337,749
CSCO   NASDAQ-GS   $ 24.32    0.05   0.21%   42,776,404
 CVX   NYSE   $ 118.29    0.37   0.31%   4,478,307
DD   NYSE   $ 57.53    unch   unch   2,707,643
DIS   NYSE   $ 61.88    0.05   0.08%   5,184,712
GE   NYSE   $ 23.74    0.11   0.46%   24,882,993
HD   NYSE   $ 74.29    0.92   1.22%   16,921,720
 HPQ   NYSE   $ 25.84    0.04   0.15%   10,615,432
IBM   NYSE   $ 184.59    0.36   0.2%   2,950,910
INTC   NASDAQ-GS   $ 22.523    0.243   1.09%   31,451,385
JNJ   NYSE   $ 89.73    0.72   0.8%   8,463,931
JPM   NYSE   $ 52.12    0.29   0.56%   18,601,396
 KO   NYSE   $ 38.66    0.12   0.31%   9,548,681
MCD   NYSE   $ 95.50    0.02   0.02%   2,808,972
MMM   NYSE   $ 115.46    0.15   0.13%   2,003,001
MRK   NYSE   $ 47.56    0.02   0.04%   13,993,463
MSFT   NASDAQ-GS   $ 31.62    0.227   0.72%   22,706,433
 PFE   NYSE   $ 28.53    0.07   0.25%   20,220,199
PG   NYSE   $ 79.527    0.063   0.08%   4,716,138
T   NYSE   $ 33.87    0.08   0.24%   16,081,529
TRV   NYSE   $ 80.27    0.04   0.05%   1,576,408
UNH   NYSE   $ 72.46    0.75   1.05%   3,096,934
 UTX   NYSE   $ 102.41    0.22   0.21%   2,807,789
VZ   Dual Listed   $ 47.92    0.42   0.88%   6,667,515
WMT   NYSE   $ 73.23    0.35   0.48%   6,619,179
XOM   NYSE   $ 86.83    0.09   0.1%   13,445,339

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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  News Daily, New York Times,  USA Today,  Atlanta Journal & amp; Constitution& amp; Daily Report (Georgia - 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 15010.74 down 70.73 or 0.47%  from Friday's close of 15081.47.  For the year the Dow is up 14.55%. Of the Dow components   6 gained, Cisco was unchanged and   23 declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise  was   Boeing up   $1.25 and percentage-wise was Intel up 1.67% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise    and percentage-wise was   JPMorgan down $1.46 or 2.74%.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks on a streak lower" by Alexandra Scaggs says US stocks tumbled for a 4th session in a  row, the longest losing streak this year, as investors braced for the possible end of the Fed's esy money policies.  Tech stocks did better than benchmarks as Apple and Intel rose.  Intel is charted under Good news as it was upgraded to neutral from underweight by Piper Jaffray.  JPMorgan fell $1.46 and is charted under Bad News as it could be forced to absorb $6.8 bil more in future legal losses than its existing reserves.

IBD pB2 "Stocks close with losses; Nasdaq breaks 3600 level" by Vincent Mao says stocsk wavered to a lower finish Mon, extending last week's heavy losses.  The tech heavy Nasdaq was up due to gains in Apple and Intel.  Monday's action was down in lower vol and the current outlook is the market is in correction.

FT p20 "Intel provides a bright spark amid broader equity sell off" by Jason Abbruzzese says  Intel's upgrade to neutral was one of the bright spots and JPMorgan fell on news of more US scrutiny.  Bank of America fell 1.9%.

NYT pB5 "Rising Treasury yields keep markets in a slump" & AJC  pA9 "Dow, S&P fall 4th day" by AP says the Dow retreated due to lower banks stocks such as JPMorgan Chase.  On Wed the Fed will say whether it will cut its bond buying program in Sept.

Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1954.64 down  9.21 from Friday's closing numerator of 1963.85. 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 $65.15 down 31 cents    from Friday's average of $65.46.  The median closing price of Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $66.77 (DIS/UNH) down 3 cents  from Friday's median closing price of $66.80. 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 lost $921  ($196,385 - $195,464) .

MarketWatch 8/19/13Mon. 4:07 pm by Polya Lesova says U.S. stocks ended lower on Monday, with the Dow industrials and the S&P 500 falling for a fourth consecutive trading session, as Treasury yields hit a two-year high. Energy and financials posted the biggest losses among the S&P 500's 10 major industry groups. The Dow Jones Industrial Average  DJIA -0.47% dropped 70.73 points, or 0.5%, to 15,010.74 and the S&P 500 index  SPX -0.59% fell 9.77 points, or 0.6%, to 1,646.06. The Nasdaq Composite index COMP -0.38% declined 13.69 points, or 0.4%, to 3,589.09.

Tuesday's Dow News followed by Monday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T:  WSJ pB3 "One size doesn't fit all" by Thoams Gryta says AT&T will begin selling the HTC One mini with a 4.3 inch screen.

WSJ pB5 "Delaware job hop stirs flap" by Vipal Monga says a top Delaware finance official retired and joined an auditing firm that does audits for the state.  Article discusses the Council on State Taxation which lobbies state govs and has 600 members including Coca-Cola, AT&T and Pfizer.

Alcoa:  No mentions found.

American Express:    No mentions found.

Bank of America: FT p20 "Intel provides a bright spark amid broader equity sell off" by Jason Abbruzzese says  Intel's upgrade to neutral was one of the bright spots and JPMorgan fell on news of more US scrutiny.  Bank of America fell 1.9%.

Boeing:  USAT p4B "Gainers" says Boeing had a nice day making up for last week's losses.

IBD pA2 "Boeing bid falls under ceiling" says Beoing's $7.4 bil bid to supply 60 fighter jets to S. Korea was the only qualified bid.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke: WSJ pB5 "Delaware job hop stirs flap" by Vipal Monga says a top Delaware finance official retired and joined an auditing firm that does audits for the state.  Article discusses the Council on State Taxation which lobbies state govs and has 600 members including Coca-Cola, AT&T and Pfizer.

Disney:  No mentions found.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

ExxonMobil:  No mentions found.

GE:  No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard:  No mentions found.

Home Depot:  WSJ pC1 "Home Depot's foundation appears fragile" by Spencer Jakab says since the start of '12 Home Depot's shares have rallied 79% mainly due to a recovery in housing.  Analysts expect eps of $1.21 for 2Q.

Intel: WSJ pC4 "Stocks on a streak lower" by Alexandra Scaggs says US stocks tumbled for a 4th session in a  row, the longest losing streak this year, as investors braced for the possible end of the Fed's esy money policies.  Tech stocks did better than benchmarks as Apple and Intel rose.  Intel is charted under Good news as it was upgraded to neutral from underweight by Piper Jaffray.  JPMorgan fell $1.46 and is charted under Bad News as it could be forced to absorb $6.8 bil more in future legal losses than its existing reserves.

IBD pB2 "Stocks close with losses; Nasdaq breaks 3600 level" by Vincent Mao says stocsk wavered to a lower finish Mon, extending last week's heavy losses.  The tech heavy Nasdaq was up due to gains in Apple and Intel.  Monday's action was down in lower vol and the current outlook is the market is in correction.

FT p20 "Intel provides a bright spark amid broader equity sell off" by Jason Abbruzzese says  Intel's upgrade to neutral was one of the bright spots and JPMorgan fell on news of more US scrutiny.  Bank of America fell 1.9%.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan: WSJ pC1 "Justice probes JPMorgan" by Dan Fitzpatrick, Devlin Barrett, IBD pA2 "After the close say the Justice Dept is investigating whetehr JPMorgan manipulated US energy markets.  Last month JPMorgan agrees to pay $410 mil to settle claims raised by FERC that it manipulated markets in Cal. & the Midwest.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks on a streak lower" by Alexandra Scaggs says US stocks tumbled for a 4th session in a  row, the longest losing streak this year, as investors braced for the possible end of the Fed's esy money policies.  Tech stocks did better than benchmarks as Apple and Intel rose.  Intel is charted under Good news as it was upgraded to neutral from underweight by Piper Jaffray.  JPMorgan fell $1.46 and is charted under Bad News as it could be forced to absorb $6.8 bil more in future legal losses than its existing reserves.

WSJ pB1 "Nepotism: When is it a crime" by Joe Palazzolo, Christopher M. Matthews, Serena Ng defends JPMorgan's hiring of children of Chinese officials.

 NYT pB1 "Hiring the connected isn't always a scandal" by Andrew Ross Sorkin & FT p12 "Cultural traditions do not excuse banks' rule breaking" by Patrick Jenkins present both sides of the issue.

AJC  pA9 "Dow, S&P fall 4th day" by AP says the Dow retreated due to lower banks stocks such as JPMorgan Chase.  On Wed the Fed will say whether it will cut its bond buying program in Sept.

FT p20 "Intel provides a bright spark amid broader equity sell off" by Jason Abbruzzese says  Intel's upgrade to neutral was one of the bright spots and JPMorgan fell on news of more US scrutiny.  Bank of America fell 1.9%.

USAT p4B charts JPMorgan.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's:  No mentions found.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  No mentions found.

Pfizer: WSJ pB5 "Delaware job hop stirs flap" by Vipal Monga says a top Delaware finance official retired and joined an auditing firm that does audits for the state.  Article discusses the Council on State Taxation which lobbies state govs and has 600 members including Coca-Cola, AT&T and Pfizer.

Procter & Gamble:  FT p11 "Procter & Gamble lobbies EU over teeth whitener sales curbs" by Barney Jopson says P&G wants to loosen rules that stop its selling these products directly to consumers.

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   $ 7.94    0.18   2.22%   18,550,641
 AXP   NYSE   $ 74.36    0.81   1.08%   3,264,441
 BA   NYSE   $ 104.72    1.25   1.21%   3,508,972
BAC   NYSE   $ 14.15    0.27   1.87%   97,477,051
 CAT   NYSE   $ 84.18    0.98   1.15%   3,369,765
 CSCO   NASDAQ-GS   $ 24.27    unch   unch   39,447,285
 CVX   NYSE   $ 118.66    1.22   1.02%   4,304,678
DD   NYSE   $ 57.53    0.75   1.29%   3,617,057
DIS   NYSE   $ 61.83    0.34   0.55%   5,658,511
GE   NYSE   $ 23.85    0.10   0.42%   31,966,934
HD   NYSE   $ 75.21    0.17   0.23%   9,153,856
HPQ   NYSE   $ 25.88    0.54   2.04%   11,765,556
 IBM   NYSE   $ 184.23    1.11   0.6%   3,238,138
 INTC   NASDAQ-GS   $ 22.28    0.365   1.67%   43,160,774
 JNJ   NYSE   $ 90.45    1.08   1.21%   8,635,505
JPM   NYSE   $ 51.83    1.46   2.74%   22,647,687
 KO   NYSE   $ 38.78    0.27   0.69%   11,774,947
MCD   NYSE   $ 95.48    0.45   0.47%   3,101,093
MMM   NYSE   $ 115.56    0.34   0.29%   1,748,763
 MRK   NYSE   $ 47.58    0.12   0.25%   8,368,756
MSFT   NASDAQ-GS   $ 31.393    0.407   1.28%   27,419,029
 PFE   NYSE   $ 28.46    0.09   0.32%   26,811,835
PG   NYSE   $ 79.59    0.31   0.39%   5,936,327
T   NYSE   $ 33.79    0.39   1.14%   21,086,224
 TRV   NYSE   $ 80.23    0.87   1.07%   1,541,945
 UNH   NYSE   $ 71.71    0.28   0.39%   2,748,622
 UTX   NYSE   $ 102.63    0.45   0.44%   2,121,078
 VZ   Dual Listed   $ 47.50    0.21   0.44%   7,857,911
WMT   NYSE   $ 73.58    0.53   0.72%   5,338,423
 XOM   NYSE   $ 86.92    0.99   1.13%   11,616,264

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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 Claims 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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