Thursday, October 17, 2013

10/17/13 Thurs. am IBM Posts 6th Straight Loss; Ameican Express Profit Up

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Post No. 2,400 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.

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


The Dow Jones Industrial Average:   The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 15373.83 up 205.82 or 1.36% from Tuesday's close of 15168.01. For the year the Dow is up 17.32%. Of  the Dow components  2  gained and 28  declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Johnson & Johnson up 13 cents or 0.14% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise  was IBM down $2.46 and percentage-wise was Home Depot down 1.53%.

WSJ pC4 "Senate compromise fules US stock rally" by Chirs Dieterich, Min Zeng says stocks rallied and Treasury yields fell due to the last minute deal to reopen the gov and avoid default.

NYT pB1 "Investors cheer deal but worry about reruns" by Nathaniel Popper says  the debt default aversion boosted the stock market Wed.

IBD pB2 "Compromsie in Congress sparks new follow through" by David Saito-Chung says Wednesday's action saw indexes surge broadly in higher volume as the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.

FT  p23 "Wall Street" says JPMorgan benefited from its CFTC settlement as its shares were up 3.2%.


As of the open  of the market on Thursday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C6   of  Thursday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Thursday's  trailing P/E ratio is  17.30 up   from Wednesday's trailing P/E of 17072  (last year it was 14.71);  today's    P/E estimate is  14.13 unchanged from Wednesday's  P/E estimate of 14.13  (year ago it was 12.62) and today's  dividend yield is 2.17 down from yesterday's dividend yield of 2.20  (last year it was 2.50). The Dow's all-time high was 15,676.94   on September 18, 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 2393.95 up 32.05   from Tuesday's closing numerator of 2361.90. 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 (0.15571590501117) you get the change in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $6.42 change in the Dow Index.


The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of   Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.80 up $1.07 from Tuesday's average closing price of 78.73.  The median closing price of  Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $75.09 (UNH/HD) up 31 cents $1.43 from Tuesday's median closing price of $74.78 (WMT/HD).  The lowest volume was  Travelers and the highest volume was Intel.


If  Wednesday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have made $3,205   ($239,935 - $236,190 )  .


MarketWatch 10/16/13 Wed. 4:24 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks surged on Wednesday, lifting the S&P 500 near its record, as the Senate reached an agreement to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling, with votes later in the day expected to end the fiscal standoff.  A major factor in helping equities withstand the latest Washington drama is the Federal Reserve’s September decision not to begin reducing its $85 billion in monthly asset purchases. “They look almost clairvoyant in their call not to taper; they saw the debate getting nasty in Washington,” Jim Russell, regional investment director for US Bank Wealth Management in Cincinnati, said of the political battle that started with a GOP effort to defund health-care legislation passed in 2010. The bipartisan agreement would fund the federal government through Jan. 15 and raise the debt ceiling through Feb. 7, according to a Senate Democratic aide. Both the House and the Senate still need to vote on the measure, with would bring an end to the partial government shutdown now in a 16th day. “It appears that risk assets are anticipating a conclusion to the uncertainty, which is always a positive for the capital markets. The markets are cheering not only the removal of uncertainty, but the possibility of two positives down the road: number one is deficit reduction and number two is the possible removal of sequestration cuts. Perhaps some more thoughtful deficit-reduction techniques would be in play,” said Russell. Just 4 points, or 0.2%, from its Sept. 18 record close, the S&P 500 index SPX +1.38%  climbed 23.46 points, or 1.4%, to 1,721.52, with financials and health care pacing gains among its 10 major industry groups. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +1.36% climbed 205.82 points, or 1.4%, to 15,373.83, with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.JPM -0.32% leading gains that included all but three of its 30 components. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +1.20% gained 45.42 points, or 1.2%, to 3,839.43, its highest close since Sept. 8, 2000. Shares of Bank of America Corp. BAC -0.14% climbed 2.3% after the company reported a third-quarter profit of $2.22 billion versus a loss in the year-earlier period. Stanley Black & Decker Inc. SWK +0.13%  declined 14% after the tool maker reduced its outlook for the year. For every stock falling, four gained on the New York Stock Exchange, where more than 750 million shares traded. Composite volume cleared 3.5 billion.
Late Tuesday, Fitch Ratings warned it might downgrade the sovereign credit rating of the U.S. from AAA as a result of the standoff over the nation’s debt limit. “The scariest thing about this episode was the lack of understanding by some in Congress of the consequences of going into default. Just as disturbing are those in the public who backed them and did not understand the ramifications,” Elliot Spar, market strategist at Stifel Nicolaus & Co., noted in afternoon commentary. The events of the last two weeks, along with the debt-limit showdown that took place in August 2011, raises the question of whether other currencies should be considered for reserve-currency status. “The Chinese are watching, Europe is watching, other countries are watching. It chips away at the dollar’s credibility as the only reserve currency on the global stage,” said Russell. On Wednesday, the dollar DXY +0.04%  edged higher against the currencies of major U.S. trading partners including the yen USDJPY +0.61% . Treasury prices were mixed, with the yield on the 10-year note 10_YEAR -2.23% used in figuring mortgage rates and other consumer loans falling 6 basis points to 2.670%. The price of crude futures CLX3 +0.99%  rose $1.08, or 1.1%, to $102.29 a barrel and gold futures GCZ3 +0.52% gained $9.10, or 0.7%, to $1,282.30 an ounce. Economic data showed Wednesday that the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing-market index slipped to 55 in October from 57 in September, with confidence falling to a four-month low on the Washington discord and amid mortgage-rate volatility.

Thursday's Dow News:

AT&T: No mentions found.

American Express:  AJC pA12 "American Express profit rises 9%" says American Express had net income of $1.36 bil or $1.25 a share for qtr ended 9/30 vs $1.25 bil or $1.09 a year ago as rev increased 6% to $8.3 bil from $7.86 bil. Analysts expected $1.22 a share on rev of $8.23 bil

Boeing: WSJ pB3 "Boeing ejt faces icing hazards" by Andy pasztor says Boeing and GE are working in foxes to prevent ice buildup on 747-8 engines.

Caterpillar: No mentions found.

Chevron: No mentions found.

Cisco: No mentions found.

Coke: No mentions found.

Disney: No mentions found.

Exxon:WSJ pB1 "Road hog: GE's rig is stuck in Idaho" by Kate Linebaugh says GE is trying to overrule a fed injunction rpeventing it from using a stretch of Idaho highway to haul a machine it makes.  2 years ago Exxon faced a similar challenge in trying to move 200 pieces of heavy equipment.

GE:WSJ pB1 "Road hog: GE's rig is stuck in Idaho" by Kate Linebaugh says GE is trying to overrule a fed injunction rpeventing it from using a stretch of Idaho highway to haul a machine it makes.  2 years ago Exxon faced a similar challenge in trying to move 200 pieces of heavy equipment.

WSJ pB3 "Boeing ejt faces icing hazards" by Andy pasztor says Boeing and GE are working in foxes to prevent ice buildup on 747-8 engines.

Goldman Sachs: No mentions found.

Home Depot:  AJC pA12 "Home Depot denies it will sell PlayStation 4" by Christopher Seward says Home Depot squelched rumors to the contrary.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM:  WSJ pB4 "IBM rev slips again" by Spencer Ante, NYT pB8 "IBM's sales fall far short of forecasts" by AP,  IBD pA4 "IBM Q3 rev misses views, sales in BRIC nations fall 15%" by Brian Deagon, AJC pA12 "IBM income rises 6% beats predictions"  say IBM's net income was $4.04 bil or $3.68 a share up from $3.82 bil or $3.33 a year ago as rev declined 4% to $23.72 bil.

JPMorgan:  NYT pB1 "A regulator cuts its new teeth on JPMorgan in Whale case" by Ben Protess, USAT p1B "London whale costs JPMorgan $100m more" by Tim Mullaney, IBD pA2 "JPMorgan Chase", FT p13 "CFTC split on settelment with JPMorgan over London whale" by Kara Scannell, Tom Briathwaite, AJC pA12 "JPMorgan pays $100 million, admits fault", WSJ pC3 "Pack unveils new details on Whale trades" by Scott Patterson, Jamila Trindle say new details are coming out about the Whale Trading Loss in the $100 mil settlement with the CFTC.

 FT  p23 "Wall Street" says JPMorgan benefited from its CFTC settlement as its shares were up 3.2%.

Johnson & Johnson: No mentions found.

McDonald's: No mentions found.

Merck: No mentions found.

Microsoft:  AJC pA12 "Microsoft releasing Windows 8.1", FT p14 "Microsoft and Apple face different challenges tto adapt" by Richard Waters,  NYT pB1 "Windows 8 finally starts to reconcile its 2 worlds" by David Pogue,  say the release will be today with free downloads and will fix some problems with Windows 8.

Nike: 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:  WSJ pC1 "Give Verizon credit where credit is due" by Spencer Jakab says Verizon releases 3Q earnings today and is expected to earn 75 cents a share vs. 56 cents a year ago.

Visa: No mentions found.

Walmart:  IBD pA2 "Walmart adds to grocery list" says Walmart is responding to online grocery competition by adding Denver to its online grocery service.

Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers:
Symbol   Last Sale   Change    % Change   Share Volume   Market

T NYSE
AXP NYSE
 BA NYSE
CAT NYSE
CVX NYSE
CSCO NASDAQ-GS
 KO NYSE
DIS NYSE
DD NYSE
XOM NYSE
 GE NYSE
GS NYSE
 HD NYSE
INTC NASDAQ-GS
 IBM NYSE
JPM NYSE
JNJ NYSE
MCD NYSE
MRK NYSE
 MSFT NASDAQ-GS
 NKE NYSE
PFE NYSE
PG NYSE
MMM NYSE
TRV NYSE
UTX NYSE
UNH NYSE
VZ DualListed
V NYSE
WMT NYSE

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 Here are the current CEOs of the Dow 30 Companies:


AT&T T Randall L. Stephenson (Dallas, TX)


American Express AXP Kenneth I. Chenault (NY, NY)


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)


Goldman Sachs GS Lloyd Blankfein (NY, NY)


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)


Nike NK Mark Parker (Beaverton, OR)


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)


Visa V Charles W. Scharf (Foster City, CA)


Wal-Mart WMT Mike Duke (Bentonville, ARK)


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Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 as of 9/23/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:


1. Exxon Mobil XOM $386.24
2. Microsoft MSFT 272.72
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 251.06
4.  WalMart WMT 248.78
5.   GE 247.26
6. Chevron CVX 242.51
7. Procter & Gamble PG 217.13
8. IBM 209.22
9. JPMorgan Chase JPM 193.93
10. Pfizer PFE 190.66
11. AT&T T 181.74
12. Coke KO 171.25
13. Merck MRK 139.53
14. Verizon VZ 137.30
15.  Cisco CSCO 130.15
16. Visa V 126.59
17. Intel INTC 117.67
18. Disney DIS 115.67
19. Home Depot HD 108.74
20.United Technologies UTX 100.39
21. McDonald's MCD 97.25
22. Boeing BA 88.65
23. American Express AXP 83.32
24. 3M MMM 82.77
25. Goldman Sachs GS 77.42
26. UnitedHealth UNH 73.02
27.Nike NKE 61.42
28.Caterpillar CAT 55.07
29. DuPont DD 54.86
30. Travelers TRV 32.26


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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 9/31/13:


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


AT&T T: 9/10/13 8K re: purchase of spectrum from Verizon
8/28/13 8K re: redemption of 6.62% debentures due 10/15/34
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




American Express AXP: 9/16/13 8K re: delinq. & write off stats for 3 months ended 8/31/13
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




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: 9/20/13 8K re: 3 month dealer stats for period ended 8/13
9/17/13 8K re: credit agrmt up to $3  bil led by Citibank
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


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:  9/10/13 10K for fiscal year ended 7/27/13
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




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:  9/3/13 8K re: election of Patrick J. Ward to Board of Dires.
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




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: 9/13/13 8K re: election of James E. Rohr to Board of Dires.
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


Goldman Sachs GS: 8/8/13 10Q & 7/16 8K re: qr. ended 6/30/13
7/19/13 8K re: opinion of counsel re: $2.5 bil Notes due '18




Home Depot HD: 9/20/13 8K re: election of Helena B. Boulkes to Board of Dirs.
9/10/13 8K re: closing of sale of $3.25 bil notes
8/28/13 10Q re: qtr. ended8/4/13
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




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: 9/10/13 8K re: sale of outsourcing services business to SYNNEX
 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


JPMorganChase JPM:  9/20/13 8K re: election of Linda B. Bammann to Board of Dirs. & amdmt to bylaws
9/19/13 8K re: consent decrees with Comptroller of Currency and Consuemr Fin'l Protection Bd. re:
credit card allegations
9/19/13 8K re: consent decrees with SEC & UK FCA & payment of $920 mil re: London Whale loss
9/10/13 8K re: fin'l services investor conf.presentation
8/21/13 8K re: closing of sale of $750 mil of 5.62% sub. notes due '43
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


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




McDonald's MCD:  9/18/13 8K re: declaration of quarterly dividend
9/10/13 8K re: Aug. '13 sales
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: 9/23/13 8K re: amendment of exec comp. plans
9/20/13 8K re: realignment of structure to become a devices & service company
9/3/13 8K re: purchase of Nokia handset business
8/30/13 8K re: election of G. Mason Morfit to Board of Dires.
8/23/13 8K re: retirement of CEO Steven A.Ballmer within 12 months
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


Nike NKE: 7/30/13 Proxy for 9/19/13 AnnualMeeting of Sharehodlers
7/23/13 10K for year ended 5/31/13


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:  9/16/13 8K re: changes to global  Business Unit Structure & Segment earnings
9/4/13 8K re: presentation at Barclays Back to School Conference
8/23/13 8K re: Proxy for Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 10/8/13 in Cincinnati
 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


3M MMM: 8/27/13 8K re: $150 mil credit agreement with HSBC Bank
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: 9/6/13 8K re: new Pres. at Pratt & Whitney: Paul Adams succeeds David Hess
8/28/13 8K re: redemption of Goodrich 3.6% notes due '21
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: 9/9/13 8K re: investor presentation at Morgan Stanley Global Health Care conf.
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




Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 9/16/13 8K re: saleof $49 bil of notes
9/5/13 8K re: election of Gregory D. Wasson to Board of Dires.
9/5/13 8K re: election of Kathyrn A. Tesija to Board of Dirs.
9/3/13 8K re: purchase of Vodafone's indirect 45% interest in Verizon Wirelss
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




Visa V: 9/17/13 8K & 9/12/13 8K & 7/26/13 8K re: adoption of exec pre-arranged trading plans for execs: William Sheedy, Byron H.Pollitt, Jr. & Elizabeth Buse
7/24/13 10Q for quarter ended6/30/13


WalMart WMT: 8/15/13 9/5/13 10Q for qtr. ended 7/31/13
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


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