Wednesday, August 21, 2013

8/21/13 Wed pm Dow Closes at 14897.55 Down 105.44 or 0.70%

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Post No. 2,327  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  as of August 21, 2013 and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings as of August 21, 2013.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 14897.55 DOWN 105.44 OR 0.70%  from Tuesday's close of 15002.99. Of the Dow components   3 gained and 27 declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was Walmart up 32 cents or 0.44% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Johnson & Johnson down 93 cents  and percentage-wise was   Hewlett-Packard down 1.78%.

As of the open  of the market on Wednesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5   of   Wednesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.130216081. Wednesday's opening trailing P/E ratio is  16.33 down from yesterday's opening trailing P/E ratio of 16.37 (last year it was 13.98);  today's  opening  P/E estimate is  13.66 unchanged  from Tuesday's   opening P/E estimate of 13.66  (year ago it was 12.64) and today's  opening dividend yield is 2.47 unchanged   from yesterday's opening dividend yield of 2.47  (last year it was 2.54). 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.

Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1939.90 down  13.73 from Tuesday's closing numerator of 1953.63. This is the sum of all 30 closing prices. A short cut to the Dow numerator is to multiply the closing Dow by the Divisor. Now, if you divide the Dow numerator change for today by the divisor (0.130216081) you get the change in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $7.68 change in the Dow Index.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of   Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $64.66 down 46 cents    from Tuesday's average of $65.12.  The median closing price of  Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $66.50 (DIS/UNH) up 33 cents  from Tuesday's median closing price of $66.17. The lowest volume was  3M and the highest volume again was Bank of America.

If Wednesday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have lost $1,373  ($195,363 - $193,990) .

MarketWatch 8/21/13 Wed. 4:31 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks  ended sharply lower Wednesday, losing grip on a late-afternoon recovery, as investors weighed the Federal Reserve’s signaling that it remained on course to curb its monthly bond purchases by the end of the year.
Fed officials are “broadly comfortable” with Chairman Ben Bernanke’s plan to begin reducing the asset buying later this year so long as the economy improves, with a few Federal Open Market Committee members indicating tapering might be called for soon, according to the minutes released Wednesday afternoon. “The market has not fully backed in the prospect of it actually occurring in September,” said Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott. Extending losses into a sixth session, the Dow industrials /quotes/zigman/627449 DJIA -0.70%   fell as much as 122.15 points in the immediate of the Fed release, only to repeal those losses and then resume them. Finishing below 15,000 for the first time since July 3, the Dow ended at 14,897.55, down 105.44 points, or 0.7%. The S&P 500 index SPX -0.58%   lost 9.55 points, or 0.6%, to 1,642.80, with utilities and telecommunications the worst performing of its major sectors, all of which closed lower.
The expectation voiced by Bernanke in June that the central bank would curb its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases by year-end has upended global markets, especially hitting emerging markets, which had gained significantly from the increased liquidity.
Views that Federal Open Market Committee would signal a September taper hit currencies including the Turkish lira and Indian rupee, which declined to a record low. “I’m inclined to think it’s going to come in September, but it’s also going to be tapering lite,” said Luschini, who now put the odds of the reduced asset purchases coming next month at 60% to 70%. “Net-net, the market remains jittery, and will trade from economic-data point to economic-data point. The big one is going to be the labor report that comes out before the next Fed meeting,” he added of the monthly nonfarm payrolls report.
Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields 10_YEAR +2.62%   leapt 8 basis point to 2.895%. Staples Inc.SPLS -15.29%   fell 15% after the office-supply retailer reported disappointing results and trimmed its 2013 earnings and revenue forecasts. Lowe’s Cos Inc.LOW +3.92%   rallied 3.9% after the home-improvement chain reported a larger-than-estimated rise in quarterly profit and sales and hiked its yearly outlook. Shares of Target Corp.TGT -3.61%   slipped 3.6% after the discount retailer reported a drop in second-quarter profit.

Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol up Market Last Sale Net Change % Change Share Volume

 AA   NYSE   $ 7.84    0.16   2%   23,751,738
 AXP   NYSE   $ 73.44    0.83   1.12%   2,980,431
 BA   NYSE   $ 103.91    0.72   0.69%   3,633,176
 BAC   NYSE   $ 14.34    0.05   0.35%   90,832,989
 CAT   NYSE   $ 82.94    0.92   1.1%   5,121,767
 CSCO   NASDAQ-GS   $ 24.07    0.25   1.03%   33,325,434
 CVX   NYSE   $ 117.70    0.59   0.5%   5,647,757
 DD   NYSE   $ 57.15    0.38   0.66%   2,897,534
 DIS   NYSE   $ 61.14    0.74   1.2%   7,168,780
GE   NYSE   $ 23.61    0.11   0.46%   31,608,857
 HD   NYSE   $ 73.73    0.56   0.75%   10,410,532
 HPQ   NYSE   $ 25.38    0.46   1.78%   22,659,516
 IBM   NYSE   $ 184.86    0.30   0.16%   3,543,516
 INTC   NASDAQ-GS   $ 22.17    0.353   1.57%   32,122,909
 JNJ   NYSE   $ 88.80    0.93   1.04%   7,920,699
 JPM   NYSE   $ 51.63    0.49   0.94%   17,062,604
 KO   NYSE   $ 38.28    0.37   0.96%   15,708,413
 MCD   NYSE   $ 95.11    0.39   0.41%   3,407,855
MMM   NYSE   $ 113.42    2   1.73%   2,293,586
MRK   NYSE   $ 47.46    0.10   0.21%   10,793,603
 MSFT   NASDAQ-GS   $ 31.61    0.01   0.03%   37,294,419
 PFE   NYSE   $ 28.24    0.29   1.02%   23,208,618
 PG   NYSE   $ 79.38    0.15   0.19%   7,386,908
T   NYSE   $ 33.48    0.39   1.15%   20,523,043
TRV   NYSE   $ 79.42    0.85   1.06%   2,403,985
 UNH   NYSE   $ 71.85    0.61   0.84%   3,311,764
 UTX   NYSE   $ 101.70    0.70   0.68%   3,064,002
 VZ   Dual Listed   $ 47.27    0.64   1.34%   8,390,814
 WMT   NYSE   $ 73.55    0.32   0.44%   8,059,443
 XOM   NYSE   $ 86.42    0.41   0.47%   12,725,626

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The following are excerpts from Wednesday morning's Blog:

A read of the print editions of  Wednesday's  Wall St. Journal,  Financial Times, Investor's  News Daily, New York Times,  USA Today,  Atlanta Journal & amp; Constitution  & 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 Tuesday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Tuesday at 15002.99 down 7.75 or 0.05%  from Monday's close of 15010.74.  For the year the Dow is up 14.49%. 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%.

WSJ pC4 "Retailers give lift to stocks" by Matt Jarzemsky says the S&P snapped a 4 day streak of losses as a handful of retailers had better thane expected earnings & investors waited to hear more on the future of the Fed's easy monetary policy.

FT p20 "Best Buy biggest gainer as retailers put S&P 500 on steadier ground" by Jason Abbruzzese says retailers led the S&P higher.

IBD pB4 "Nasdaq, S&P 500 bounce as retailers, builders lead" by Juan Carlos arancibia says the stock market had a bounce Tues.  The current outlook is the market is in corrrection.  Leaders down in volume included Home Depot.

AJC pA10 "Gains for S&P, Nasdaq" by AP says better results from Best Buy & other retailers helped the stock market close mostly higher Tues but the Dow fell.


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.

Wednesday's Dow News followed by Tuesday'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:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  No mentions found.

Disney:  No mentions found.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

ExxonMobil:  No mentions found.

GE:  No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard:  No mentions found.

Home Depot:  NYT pB3 "Home Depot credits a recovery in housing for a jump in earnings" by Stephanie Clifford, FT p12 "Home Depot rides the rebound in US housing" by Anjli Raval, IBD pA3 "Home Depot's gain in Q2 comp sales is best since '99" by Nancy Gondo, USA Today "Gainers", AJC pA9 "Home Depot ups profit, outlook" by Leon Stafford, WSJ pC12 "enduring appeal of Home Depot" by Justin Lahart  say Home Depot for 2Q was $1.8 bil or $1.24 a share up from $1.5 bil or $1.01 a year ago.  Sales rose 9.5% to $22 bil.

 IBD pB4 "Nasdaq, S&P 500 bounce as retailers, builders lead" by Juan Carlos arancibia says the stock market had a bounce Tues.  The current outlook is the market is in corrrection.  Leaders down in volume included Home Depot.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan:  FT p14 "JPMorgan pledges to clean up legal woes" by Tracy Alloway, NYT pB1 "Many Wall St. banks woo children of Chinese leaders" by David Barobza both discuss the latest JPMorgan scandal.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's:  No mentions found.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  WSJ pB3 "PlaySation 4 debuts Nov. 15" by Ian Sherr says Sony's PlayStation 4 will hit stores in N. America on Nov. 15 as the same time Microsoft will start selling the Xbox One.

Pfizer:  No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble:  WSJ pB5 "Henkel CEO: exploiting online media to sell soap" by Serena Ng" says Procter & Gamble is spending up to 35% of its ad budget on digital media.

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.

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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 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 8/21/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $380.39
2. Microsoft MSFT 263.31
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 250.24
4.  WalMart WMT 241.10
5.   GE 240.44
6. Chevron CVX 227.40
7. Procter & Gamble PG 217.40
8. IBM 202.50
9. JPMorgan Chase JPM 194.57 
10. Pfizer PFE 186.96
11. AT&T T 177.81
12. Coke KO 169.70
13. Bank of America BAC 154.06
14. Merck MRK 138.89
15.  Verizon VZ 135.27
16. Cisco CSCO 129.18
17. Intel INTC 110.45    
18. Disney DIS 109.22
19. Home Depot HD 107.70
20. McDonald's MCD 95.08
21. United Technologies UTX 93.31
22. American Express AXP 80.05
23. Boeing BA 78.39
24. 3M MMM 77.52
25. UnitedHealth UNH 73.05
26. Caterpillar CAT 53.71
27. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 48.95
28. DuPont DD 52.77
29. Travelers TRV 29.66
30. Alcoa AA 8.39

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of  8/21/13:

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

AT&T T: 8/2/13 10Q & 7/24/13 8K & 7/23/13 8K re: results for quarter ended 6/30/13
7/25/13 8K re: retirement from Board of Dr. Gilbert F. Amelia
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 # of dirs. 14 from 13
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

Alcoa AA: 8/19/13 8K re: closing of smelting capacity in US & Brazil
7/25/13 10Q for Qtr ended 6/30/13
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

American Express AXP: 8/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 mos. ended 7/31/13
7/29/13 10Q & 7/17/13 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30/13
7/25/13 8K re: amdmt to sr. Exec. Severance Plan
7/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off statgs for 3 mos. ended 6/30/13
 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

Bank of Am BAC: 8/1/13 10Q & 7/17/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
7/24/13 8K re: election to Board of Clayton S. Rose & Pierre de Weck
 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

Boeing BA: 7/24/13 10Q & 8K re: results for qtr. ended 6/30/13
 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: 8/20/13 8K re: dealer stats for July '13
8/2/13 10Q & 7/24/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
7/23/13 8K re: June '13 dealer stats
 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

Chevron CVX: 8/7/13 10Q & 8/2/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 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

Cisco CSCO: 8/15/13 8K re: firing of 4,000 employees
8/14/13 8K re: FY '13 & 4Q results
 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: 7/25/13 10Q & 7/16/13 8K 2Q ended 6/28/13 results
7/19/13 8K re: election of Ana Botin to Board
 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: 8/6/13 10Q & 8/6/13 8K re: 3Q ended 6/29/13 results
 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: 8/13/13 8K re: adoption of Sr. Exec. Severance Plan
7/23/13 10Q & 8K re: 2Q ended 6/31/13 results
 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: 8/6/13 10Q & 8/1/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 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: 7/26/13 10Q & 7/19/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 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: 7/15/13 8K re: election to Board of Robert F. Bennett, Raymond E. Ozzie & James A. Skinner & increase # of dirs. from 9 to 12
 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: 8/20/13 8K re: 2Q results
 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: 7/29/13 & 7/18/13 & 7/17/13 8K re: results for qtr ended 6/29/13
 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: 7/31/13 8K re: underwriting contracts for notes5/6/13 8K re: issuance of notes
7/31/13 10Q & 7/18/13 8K & 7/17/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
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: 8/21/13 8K re: sale of subordinated Notes
8/7/13 10Q re: 6/30/13 results
8/1/13 8K re: redemption of Non0cumulative Pref. Stock, Series J
7/29/13 8K re: issuance of Non0cumulative Pref. Stock, Series R
7/29/13 8K re: possible sale of commodities business
7/19/13 8K re: retirement from Board of David Cote & Ellen Futter
 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

Johnson & Johnson JNJ: 8/20/13 8K re: closing of purchase of Aragon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
8/1/13 10Q & 7/16/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 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: 7/31/13 10Q & 7/22/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
7/19/13 8K re: dividend of 77 cents pe share payable 9/17/13 to record holders on 9/3/13
 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: 8/7/13 10Q  & 7/30/13 8K re: results as of 6/30/13
 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: 7/30/13 10K & 7/18/13 8K re: results for year ended 6/30/13
 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: 8/9/13 10Q & 7/30/13 8K re; 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 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: 8/15/13 8K re: sale of Floating Rate Notes due '63
 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: 8/13/13 8K re: election to Board of Thomas K. Brown  increase from 11 to 12
8/1/13 10Q & 7/25/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 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: 8/1/13 8K re: underwriting contracts re: issuance of 4.6% Sr. Notes due '43
7/23/13 10Q & 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 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: 7/26/13 10Q & 7/23/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 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: 8/5/13 10Q & 7/18/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 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: 7/25/13 10Q & 7/18/13 8K re: results for qtr ended 6/30/13
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: 8/15/13 8K re: 2Q ended 7/31/13 results
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
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