Monday, December 9, 2013

12/9/13 Mon pm Dow Closes at 16025.53 up 5.33 or 0.03%

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Post No. 2,472 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 Dec. 9, 2013  and a summary of Dow 30 components' SEC filings as of Dec. 9, 2013.

 The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at 16025.53 up 5.33 or  0.03% from  Friday's  close of 16020.20. Of  the Dow components 17   gained, Johnson & Johnson was unchanged and 12 declined.   The biggest gainer dollar-wise  was Chevron up $1.05  and percentage-wise was Ge up 0.93% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was McDonald's down $1.08 or 1.12% .



As of the open  of the market on Monday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4   of  Monday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Monday's   trailing P/E ratio is  16.24 down from Friday's  trailing P/E of 16.25  (last year it was 14.62).  Monday's   P/E estimate is  15.00 down from Friday's P/E estimate of 15.12   (year ago it was 12.52) and Monday's  dividend yield is  2.39 up from Friday's  dividend yield of 2.19  (last year it was 2.71). The Dow's all-time high was 16,097.33 on November 27, 2013. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.


Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2495.43 up 0.83 from Friday's closing numerator of 2494.60. 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   Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $83.18  up  3 cents from  Friday's average closing price of $83.15.  The median closing price of  Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.87  (NKE/WMT/) down 3  cents from Friday's median closing price of $79.90.     (NKE/WMT).  The lowest volume was  3M and the highest volume was Cisco.


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 $83   ($249,542 - $249,460).

MarketWatch 12/9/13 Mon. 4:37  pm by Victor Reklaitis says  US stocks nudged higher on Monday, sending the S&P 500 to a record close, as investors were largely unfazed by a trio of Federal Reserve officials suggesting a stimulus reduction could come next week. The S&P 500 index SPX +0.18%  rose 3.28 points, or 0.2%, to 1,808.37, topping its prior record close achieved on Nov. 27. The Dow Jones Industrial AverageDJIA +0.03%  gained 5.33 points, or less than 0.1%, to close at 16,025.53, while the Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.15% advanced 6.23 points, or 0.2%, to 4,068.75. St. Louis Fed President James Bullard floated the idea of a small reduction next week for the Fed’s bond-buying program, which has boosted stocks. Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker said a December taper was on the table. Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher backed a reduction at the “earliest opportunity,” and Fisher also was slated to speak again at 6 p.m. Eastern time on CNBC. Many strategists have said the market is increasingly comfortable with a tapering in bond buys. Seth Masters, chief investment officer for Bernstein Global Wealth Management, said long-term investors should focus on fundamentals rather than the latest Fed speeches. “The impact of the tapering has been much exaggerated,” he said. Monday served as a last-chance saloon for the Fed to send a coordinated message about a stimulus reduction. Fed officials will stop speaking publicly on Tuesday until after their Dec. 17-18 policy-setting meeting.

  • Today’s market-moving news: “A small taper might recognize labor market improvement, while still providing the [Fed] the opportunity to carefully monitor inflation during the first half of 2014,” Bullard said in his speech on Monday. He also said the probability of a taper had risen in light of the strengthening of job growth in recent months. On Friday, stocks rallied sharply on a stronger-than-expected November jobs report.
  • Today’s movers & shakers: McDonald’s Corp. /quotes/zigman/233369/delayed/quotes/nls/mcd MCD +0.01%  lost 1.1%, faring worst among Dow components. The fast-food giant reported mixed November same-store sales, with U.S. sales down 0.8%. Sysco Corp. /quotes/zigman/242525/delayed/quotes/nls/syy SYY +0.16%   jumped 9.6%, performing best among S&P 500 stocks after it agreed to acquire fellow food-services distributor US Foods. Read more in the Movers & Shakers column.
  • Other markets: Asian stocks closed up after encouraging Chinese trade data, while European equities finished broadly higher. Gold gained, while oil prices edged down.
  • What strategists are saying: The Fed may no longer be the factor that it once was, suggests Todd Salamone, senior vice president of research at Schaeffer’s Investment Research. A “takeaway from Friday’s rally is that a Fed tapering is now factored into the marketplace,” he wrote in a note.

Monday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
TNYSE
AXPNYSE
BANYSE
CATNYSE
CVXNYSE
CSCONASDAQ-GS
KONYSE
DISNYSE
DDNYSE
XOMNYSE
GENYSE
GSNYSE
HDNYSE
INTCNASDAQ-GS
IBMNYSE
JPMNYSE
JNJNYSE
MCDNYSE
MRKNYSE
MSFTNASDAQ-GS
NKENYSE
PFENYSE
PGNYSE
MMMNYSE
TRVNYSE
UTXNYSE
UNHNYSE
VZDualListed
VNYSE
WMTNYSE
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The following are excerpts from Monday morning's Blog:

A read of the print editions of  Monday's   Barron's,  Investor's News Daily,  Wall St. Journal,   Financial Times,  New York Times, Atlanta Journal & 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  Friday's closing stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.


The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 16020.20 up 198.69 or 1.26% from  Thursday's  close of 15821.51. For the week the Dow was down 0.4%.  For the year the Dow is up 198.69 or 22.3%. Of  the Dow components all 30  gained.   The biggest gainer dollar-wise  was  Boeing up $2.45 and percentage-wise was Intel  up 2.31% .

IBD pB8 "Stocks up on strong data, but volume is a no show" by Paul Whitfield says stocks kept to their recent puzzling action, tucking Friday's gains inside lower vol as the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.

Sat. FT p13 "Wall Street" says US stocks climbed Fri halting the S&P's 5 session losing streak following a stronger than expected payrolls report.  Intel shares recovered 2.3% after Citigroup raised its rating from neutral to buy as investors were worried whether it could maintain its momentum after admitting last month that is manufacturing yields had faller below target as transistors shrink to minute scale.

Sat. WSJ pB5 "Stocks' surge snaps 5 day losing streak" by Dan Strumpf says stocks soared after a better than expected US jobs report left investors feeling better about a potential pullback in the Fed's easing efforts in coming months.

AJC p10 "Wall Street" by AP says stocks rose sharply after the gov reported a 4th straight month of solid US job gains.



Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2494.60 up 30.94 from Thursday's closing numerator of 2463.66. 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   Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $83.15 $1.03 from  Thursday's average closing price of $82.12.  The median closing price of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.90  (NKE/WMT/) up 70  cents from Thursday's median closing price of $79.20.     (NKE/WMT).  The lowest volume was  Travelers and the highest volume was Intel.


If  Friday 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 $3,093   ($249,460 - $247,366).

MarketWatch 12/6/13 Fri. 4:25  pm by Victor Reklaitis says  US stocks rallied on Friday after a stronger-than-anticipated monthly jobs report, with the S&P 500 and Dow industrials snapping a five-session losing streak.But the two indexes still finished down for the week, as each halted an eight-week winning streak.The jobs report, which showed the U.S. economy created 203,000 positions in November as the unemployment rate fell to 7.0%, sparked fresh talk that the Federal Reserve could scale back its bond-buying program later this month. Economists polled by MarketWatch had expected November nonfarm payroll gains of 180,000 compared to 204,000 in October, and a drop in the unemployment rate to 7.2% from 7.3%.Earlier this week, encouraging economic data generated tapering fears that weighed on stocks, but some strategists said that at least on Friday, traders treated good economic news as simply good news. “I think sentiment is finally changing in the stock market,” said Mike Serio, regional chief investment officer for Wells Fargo Private Bank. He told MarketWatch that the jobs report was strong enough that the mindset among investors has shifted to focusing on economic fundamentals.Strategists at ING U.S. Investment Management made a similar point. “Perhaps the market is finally getting comfortable with tapering and getting back to normal — where good news is good news,” they wrote in a note.The S&P 500 SPX +1.12%  rose 20.06 points, or 1.1%, to close at 1,805.09, climbing back above the milestone level of 1,800 that it first cleared last month. The benchmark index scored its best daily advance since Nov. 8 and finished down less than 0.1% for the week.The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +1.26%  gained 198.69 points, or 1.3%, to close at 16,020.20, achieving its biggest daily gain since Oct. 16 and reconquering its own milestone level of 16,000. The blue-chip index ended the week with a 0.4% decline.The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.73% jumped 29.36 points, or 0.7%, to finish at 4,062.52. The tech-heavy index rose less than 0.1% for the week for its fourth-straight weekly gain. It’s trading at levels last seen in September 2000.The University of Michigan/Thomson Reuters consumer-sentiment index for December beat expectations, coming in at 82.5. Economists polled by MarketWatch expected a reading of 76.5.Trading volumes were typical on Friday, with New York Stock Exchange composite volume about 99% of its 30-day average, and Nasdaq composite volume about 97% of its 30-day average, according to FactSet data.
  • Today’s market-moving news: The jobless rate is now at the lowest level since November 2008, and the fresh employment numbers suggest the U.S. economy — after a mid-summer pause — continues to expand at a moderate clip.
  • Today’s movers & shakers: Big Lots Inc. BIG -0.12%   tumbled nearly 13% after the closeout retailer said late Thursday it would exit the Canadian market and issued a weaker outlook for its U.S. operations. Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc. ULTA +1.15%  slid nearly 21% after disappointing quarterly results late Thursday. Read more in the Movers & Shakers column.
  • Other markets: Gold prices edged down, while oil closed modestly higher. The dollar moved up, but gave up much of its gains. European stocks rallied, while Asian equities finished mixed.
Monday's Dow News followed by Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T:  No mentions found.

American Express: No mentions found.

Boeing:  WSJ pA3 "Pilots cited in July jet crash" by Andy Pasztor discusses the causes of the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 that crashed during landing in San Fran in July - it was a Boeing 777.

Caterpillar:  IBD pA7 "US tech leadership in a slow decline as China, Asia rise" by Kevin Dobbs says Caterpillar is trying to keep their dominant position in Asia.

Chevron: No mentions found.

Cisco:: No mentions found.

Coke:  WSJ pB1 "Diet soda's glass looks half empty" by Mike Esterl says Coke and rivals hoped zero calories drinks would life the $75 bil US soda industry but stores sales of low and zero calories soda plunged 6.8% in the 52 weeks through Nov. 23 while sales of regular sodas dropped 2.2%.

Barron's p45 "Three Buffett Stocks" by jack Hough says Coke, IBM, ExxonMobil all look cheap.

Disney:  WSJ pB4 "Frozen beats out Catcing Fire" says Disney's Frozen took in $31.6 mil this weekend for a cumulative sales of $134.3 mil

Barron's p41 "Sweetening a Mickey Mouse payout" by Alexandra Scaggs says Disney's consumer discretionary sector is up 37% but the sector's yeild is just 1.4%, the lowest in the S&P.  Disney is the 5th biggest gainer in the Dow year to date and this week boosted its annual dividend by 15% to 86 cents a share.

DuPont:: No mentions found.

Exxon:: No mentions found.

GE:: No mentions found.

Goldman Sachs:  WSJ pC3 "Bank emails note hire's family tie" by Dan Fitzpatrick, Enda Curran, Justin Baer discusses the charges that the SEC are investigating JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Citi, Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse as to whether they hired family members of foreign officials to win business.

Home Depot:  Barron's p15 "Week preview" says on Wednesday Home Depot will meet with investors.

Intel: Barron's p25 ""Not done yet our favorite stocks for 2014" by Andrew Bary has only one Dow stock: Intel as concens fade about Intel's exposure to PCs and its limited inroads into tablets & smartphones.  Intel trades 13 times projected '14 earnings and its dividend rate is the highest among major techs and is yeilding 3.7%.

 IBD pA7 "Intel stock price target gets boost as corproate PCs said rebounding" by Patrick Seitz, IBD pA2 "PC sales: good news for Intel" & Sat. FT p13 "Wall Street" say   Intel shares recovered 2.3% after Citigroup raised its rating from neutral to buy as investors were worried whether it could maintain its momentum after admitting last month that is manufacturing yields had faller below target as transistors shrink to minute scale.


IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan:    WSJ pC3 "Bank emails note hire's family tie" by Dan Fitzpatrick, Enda Curran, Justin Baer discusses the charges that the SEC are investigating JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Citi, Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse as to whether they hired family members of foreign officials to win business.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's: No mentions found.

Merck:: No mentions found.

Microsoft:: No mentions found.

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:  IBD pA8 "A Verizon exec ponders past calls" by Morey Stettner says in the mid 2000s Verizon started to shift from traditional copper to fiber optic technology.

Visa:: No mentions found.

Walmart:: No mentions found.

Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
TNYSE
AXPNYSE
BANYSE
CATNYSE
CVXNYSE
CSCONASDAQ-GS
KONYSE
DISNYSE
DDNYSE
XOMNYSE
GENYSE
GSNYSE
HDNYSE
INTCNASDAQ-GS
IBMNYSE
JPMNYSE
JNJNYSE
MCDNYSE
MRKNYSE
MSFTNASDAQ-GS
NKENYSE
PFENYSE
PGNYSE
MMMNYSE
TRVNYSE
UTXNYSE
UNHNYSE
VZDualListed
VNYSE
WMTNYSE


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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 (to be replaced on Feb. 2014 by Doug McMillon)  (Bentonville, ARK)


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Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 as of 12/9/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $418.68
2. Microsoft MSFT 323.10
3. GE 275.09
4. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 266.45
5. WalMart WMT 260.40
6. Chevron CVX 237.20
7. Procter & Gamble PG 230.45
8 .JPMorgan Chase JPM 212.40
9.  Pfizer PFE 204.67
10. IBM 192.70 
11. AT&T T 182.75
12. Coke KO 178.40
13. Merck MRK 144.81
14. Verizon VZ 141.86
15.  Visa V 128.62
16. Disney DIS 124.96
17. Intel INTC 123.93
18. Cisco CSCO 113.46
19. Home Depot HD 112.08
20.United Technologies UTX 102.02
21. Boeing BA 101.21
22. McDonald's MCD 95.24
23. American Express AXP 92.10
24. 3M MMM 86.56
25. Goldman Sachs GS 76.88
26. UnitedHealth UNH 74.22
27.Nike NKE 70.97
28. DuPont DD 56.85
29. Caterpillar CAT 54.78
30. Travelers TRV 32.20


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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 12/9/13:


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


AT&T T: 12/6/13 8K; 11/20/13 8K; 11/14/13 8K & 11/5/13 all re: the tender offer of $3.3 bil of Notes
11/27/13 8K re: sale of $1.6 bil of 2.37% Global Notes due '18
11/25/13 8K re: sale of $1.0 bil of 3.82% Global Notes due '20
11/13/13 8K re: sale of $2 bil Euros of Global Notes
11/1/13 10Q & 2 8Ks 10/23/13 re: results of 3Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/21/13 8K re: contract to sell/lease 9,700 towers to Crown Castle Int'l for $4.85 bil
9/27/13 8K re: increase of # of directors from 13 to 14 & election of Beth E. Mooney to Board
9/10/13 8K re: purchase of spectrum from Verizon


American Express AXP: 11/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for each of the 3 months ended 10/31/13
10/29/13 10Q re: qtr ended 9/30/13
10/16/13 8K re: 3Q results
10/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for qtr ended 9/30/13
9/25/13 8K re: creation of a jv with Certares for business travel unit
9/16/13 8K re: delinq. & write off stats for 3 months ended 8/31/13


Boeing BA: 10/31/13 8K re: $2.3 bil 364 day evolving credit agreement and a $2.3 bil 5 year revolving credit agreement
10/23/13 10Q & 10/23/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13

Caterpillar CAT: 11/20/13 8K re: supplemental info re: retail sales of machines & power systems
11/1/13 10Q & 10/23/13 2 8Ks re: quarter ended 9/30/13
 10/22/13 8K re: retail sales of machinery
10/9/13 8K re: amendment to bylaws re: majority voting for uncontested election of directors
9/30/13 8K re: price increases
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


Chevron CVX:  11/8/13 10Q & 11/1/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/9/13 8K re: interim update for 3Q

Cisco CSCO:  12/4/13 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan for EVP & Chief Dev. Officer
11/22/13 10Q re: 1 Qtr ended 10/26/13
11/20/13 8K re: amendment of '05 Stock Incentive Plan
11/13/13 8K re: 1 Qtr results & $15 bil increase in share buyback program
 9/30/13 Proxy Materials re: annual shareholder meeting 11/19 at Cisco in San Jose, CA
 9/10/13 10K for fiscal year ended 7/27/13

Coke KO:  11/1/13 8K re: completion of public offering of $3.25 bil of notes
10/24/13 8K & 10/24/13 10Q re: qtr ended 9/27/13 & transfer of India & South West Asia units from Eurasia & Africa operating segment to Pacific operating segment
 10/15/13 8K re: 3Q results



Disney DIS: 11/20/13 & 11/7/13 8K re: fiscal year ended 9/28/13
 10/8/13 8K re: amendment to bylaws to eliminate paper share certificates
10/2/13 8K re: new employment contract for Alan N. Braverman EVP, GC & Sec'y for annual salary of $1.4 mil


DuPont DD:  11/6/13 8K and 10/25/13 8K re: sepration of Performance Chemicals segment
10/22/13 10Q & 10/22/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/22/13 & 8K re: results for qtr ended 9/30/13
9/3/13 8K re: election of Patrick J. Ward to Board of Dires.


ExxonMobil XOM:  11/5/13 10Q & 10/31/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13


GE:  11/15/13 8K re: IPO of 20% of N. American Retail Finance business
11/1/13 10Q re 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13
 10/18/13 8K re: 3Qtr results
10/16/13 8K re: exercise by Berkshire Hathaway of warrants for 10.7 mil shares
 9/13/13 8K re: election of James E. Rohr to Board of Dires.



Goldman Sachs GS:  12/2/13 8K re: approval by regulators of '13 Capital Plan
11/29/13 8K re: $1 bil Flaoting Rate Notes due '23
11/15/13 8K re: $1 bil Floating rate Notes due '18
11/15/13 8K re: Moody's downgrade of Goldman debt
11/7/13 10Q for qtr ended 9/30/13
 10/21/13 8K re: retirement of J. Michael Evans as Vice Chair/Head of Growth Markets
10/17/13 8K re: 3Q results
10/1/13 8K re: exercise by Berkshire Hathaway of warrants for 13,062,594 shares


Home Depot HD:  11/27/13 10Q & 11/19/13 8K re: quarter ended 11/3/13
 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


Intel INTC:  11/22/13 8K re: Investor Meeting
10/28/13 10Q re: Qtr ended 9/28/13
10/23/13 8K re: departure of David Perlmutter, EVP & GM, Architecture Group
10/15/13 2 8Ks re: results for qtr ended 9/28/13



IBM:  11/20/13 8K re: 750 mil Euro issuance of debt securities
11/7/13 8K re: retirement of Mark Laughridge, SVP & CFO, Finance & Enterprise Transformat'n
11/6/13 8K re: 2.5 bil Euro sale of debt securities
11/1/13 8K recommendation against mini-tender offer by third parties
10/29/13 10Q Qtr ended 9/30/13
 10/17/13 8K & 10/16/13 8K re: results for 3Q ended 9/30/13
9/10/13 8K re: sale of outsourcing services business to SYNNEX


JPMorganChase JPM:  11/20/13 8K re: settlement by payment of $13 bil to settle with the President's Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS) Work Group of the Fin'l Fraud Enforcement Task Force
11/18/13 8K re: settlement by payment of $4.5 bil with 21 inst'l investors re: RMBS claims
11/1/13 10Q for quarter ended 9/30/13
10/25/13 8K re: $5.1 Bil settlement with FHFA re: MBS
10/23/13 8K re: closing of public offering of $500 mil 5.62% sub. notes due '43
 10/16/13 8K re: settlement w/CFTC by payment of $100 mil fine
10/11/13 8K re: sale of Sr. Medium Term Notes of an indeterminate amount
10/14/13 & 10/11/13 8Ks re: 3Q results
 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


Johnson & Johnson JNJ:  12/4/13 8K re: sale of $3.5 bil Floating Rate notes
11/19/13 8K re: settlement of $2.5 Bil for DePuy hip system claims
11/4/13 10Q for Qtr ended 9/29/13
10/15/13 8K re: election of ex0FDA Commissioner Mark B. McClellan as director
10/15/13 8K re: 3Q results ended 9/29/13


McDonald's MCD:  11/14/13 8K re: sale of 3 mil shares of Ckommon Stock
11/14/13 8K re: Investor Release re: future growth
11/8/13 8K re: 10/13 sales
10/30/13 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/21/13 8K re: 3Q results
9/18/13 8K re: declaration of quarterly dividend
9/10/13 8K re: Aug. '13 sales


Merck MRK:  11/7/13 10Q & 10/28/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/1/13 8K re: global restructuring program and lay-offs of 8,500 employees


Microsoft MSFT: 12/6/13 8K re: issuance ofover $5 bil of notes un Euros & US Dollars
11/26/13 8K re: restructuring to a devices & services company
11/20/13 8K re: voting results of '13 Annual Meeting of Sahreholders on 11/19/13
10/24/13 10Q & 10/24/13 8K re: Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/8/13; 10/7/13 & 10/3/13 Proxy Materials re: annual shareholders meeting on 11/19 in Bellevue, Washington
9/26/13 8K re: adoption of Senior Exec. Severance Benefit Plan
9/26/13 8K re: realignment to become a devices & services company
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

Nike NKE: 10/7/13 10Q, 9/30/13 8K & 9/26/13 8K re: results for qtr ended 8/31/13
9/24/13 8K re: voting results of annual meeting of shareholders on 9/19/13



Pfizer PFE:  11/8/13 10Q & 10/29/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/29/13
9/30/13 8K re: election of Shantanu Narayen, Pres. & CEO of Adobe Systems to Board of Directors


Procter & Gamble PG: 11/5/13 8K re: close of sale of 750 mil Euros 2% Notes due '21
11/4/13 8K close of sale of $2 bil Notes
10/28/13 8K re: reorganizing of Global Business Unit into: Global Beauty, Global  Health & Grooming, Blogal Fabric & Home Care, & Global Baby, Feminine & Family Unit
10/25/13 10Q & 2 8Ks re: 1 Qtr ended 9/30/13
 10/11/13 8K re: voting results of annual shareholders meeting 10/8/13
10/8/13 8K re: declaration of quarterly dividends
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


3M MMM:  11/19/13 3 8Ks re: pre-arranged stock trading plans for CEO and other execs
10/31/13 10Q & 10/24/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 10/24/13


Travelers TRV:  10/22/13 10Q & 10/22/13 8K re: results for qtr ended 9/30/13
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


United Technologies UTX:  10/25/13 10Q & 10/22/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/22/13 8K re: 3Q results
9/26/13 8K re: formation of UTC Building & Industrial Services by combining Otis Elevator & UTC Climate, Controls & Security to be headed by Geraud Darnis as Pres/CEO
9/6/13 8K re: new Pres. at Pratt & Whitney: Paul Adams succeeds David Hess


UnitedHealth Group UNH: 12/2/13 8K re: Annual Investors Conference to be held 12/3 in NYC
11/7/13 10Q re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/17/13 8K re: 3Q results
9/9/13 8K re: investor presentation at Morgan Stanley Global Health Care conf.


Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:  11/7/13 8K re: election of Shellye Archambeau as Dir.
10/24/13 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/17/13 8K re: 3Q results
10/8/13 Proxy; 10/8/13 S-8 & 10/3/13 8K re: approval by shareholders to buy Vodafone's 45% interest in Verizon Wireless, registration of shares to be issued to Vodafone, & $12 bil credit facility to fund the purchase
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


Visa V: 11/25/13 8K re: Gary P. Coughlan not running for re-election to Board
11/22/13 10 K & 10/30/13 8K re: FY 9/30/13
10/23/13 8K re: '14 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 1/29/14
 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


WalMart WMT:  12/6/13 10Q & 11/14/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 10/31/13
11/28/13 8K re: repalcement of CEO Mike Duke with C. Douglas McMillon effective 2/1/13
11/22/13 8K re: election of Pamela C. Craig to Board
10/21/13 10Q for quarter ended 7/31/13
10/1/13 8K re: issuance of 1.95% Notes due 2018


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