Thursday, February 27, 2014

2/27/14 Thurs. pm Dow Closes at 16272.65 up 74.24 or 0.46%

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Post No. 2,578 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 a summary of Dow 30 components'  recent SEC filings.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 16272.65 up 74.24 or 0.46%  from Wednesday's close of 16198.41. Of the Dow components    22  gained  and  8    declined.  The  biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Goldman Sachs up $2.58 or 1.58%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise      and percentage-wise was McDonald's down 81 cents or 0.84%.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2533.91 up 11.56   from  Wednesday's closing numerator of 2522.35. 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.


As of the open of the market on Thursday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5  of  Thursday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117. Thursday's trailing P/E ratio is 15.93 up from Wednesday's trailing P/E ratio of 15.91    (last year it was 15.59).  Thursday's P/E estimate is 14.50 unchanged from  Wednesday's P/E estimate of 14.50  (year ago it was 12.54) and Thursday's dividend yield is 2.18 unchanged from Wednesday's dividend yield of 2.20  (last year it was 2.51). The Dow's all-time high was 16,576.66 on December 31, 2013. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.


The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $84.46 up 38 cents  from Wednesday's average closing price of $84.08. The median closing price of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.34     (PG/DIS) up  9 cents  from Wednesday's median closing price of $79.25    (NIKE/DIS). The lowest volume was Travelers  and the highest volume was Verizon  .

If Thursday 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 $1,156  ($253,391 - $252,235).

2/27/14 Thurs. 4:24   pm MarketWatch by  Anora Mahmudova says US stocks Anora Mahmudova says  The benchmark S&P 500 closed at a fresh record Thursday, as investors welcomed dovish remarks from Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen before the Senate Banking Committee.                                       
Yellen’s comments, in which she reaffirmed the central bank’s accommodative policy, pushed the index above the key technical level of 1,850 to the new high, after three straight unsuccessful attempts this week.
The S&P 500 SPX +0.50%  finished the day 9.13 points, or 0.5% higher at 1,854.29 and turned positive for the year.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.46%  ended the session 74.30 points, or 0.5%, higher at 16,272.71.
The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.63%  closed at the best level since April 2000, adding 26.87 points, or 0.6%, to 4,318.93.
                                     
“There is no difference between Yellen Fed and Bernanke Fed and markets like that. She also reassured markets that the Fed is not on autopilot and adjustments will be made if warranted,” said Kim Caughey Forrest, a portfolio manager and senior equity analyst at Fort Pitt Capital Group.
Yellen told senators it was difficult to tell how much of the recent decline in U.S. economic growth was due to weather, adding the central bank might consider a pause in its reduction of bond buying if the weakness persists.
In economic news, the number of people applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to match the highest level of 2014, suggesting that progress in a gradually recovering U.S. labor market has slackened off. However, the average of new claims over the past month, usually a more reliable gauge than the up-and-down weekly number, was unchanged at 338,250.
A slowdown in orders over the past few months by American manufacturers was reflected in the durable-goods orders reading for January, however the drop was less than forecast. Orders for U.S. durable goods fell 1.0% in January as demand tapered off for most big-ticket items except military hardware, the government said Thursday. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had expected orders to fall 2.5%.
Investors kept a close eye on the much-hyped technical level of 1,850 on the S&P 500.
“This market seems to be driven by technical levels, rather than data. If we push through the 1,850, then we will go higher. But if we stay below that market for the next few days, then markets will head south and we will test 1,750,” said Uri Landesman, president of Platinum Partners.
In corporate news, J.C. Penney Co. JCP +0.13%  jumped 25% to $7.47, after making gains late Wednesday on better-than-expected results.
Mylan Inc. MYL +0.16%  shares gained 9.4%, after the pharmaceutical company on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit above analysts forecasts.
First Solar Inc. FSLR +0.05%  shares climbed 8.4%, recovering some of the solar panel maker’s sharp losses on Wednesday after its fourth-quarter earnings fell short of expectations.
Sears Holdings Corp. SHLD +0.02%  rose 6.5% after the retailer said its losses narrowed compared with the same period a year ago.
Best Buy Co Inc. BBY -0.24%  shares rose as much as 7% after the retailer said it swung to a fourth-quarter profit , beating forecasts, however, gains fizzled out and shares closed 1% lower.
Pacific Ethanol Inc. PEIX +2.41%  rallied 65% to $14.94 after the low-carbon renewable-fuel company reported that it swung to a profit in the fourth quarter.
Overseas, Asian markets were mixed and European stocks fell. Gold prices rose as political turmoil in Ukraine prompted haven buying and the dollar rose against the Russian ruble but weakened against euro.

Thursday'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
WMTNYSE

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The following are excerpts from Thursday morning's Blog:

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

The Dow Jones Industrial Average:  The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 16198.41 up 18.75 or 0.12%  from Tuesday's close of 16179.66 .  For the year the Dow is down 2.28%. Of the Dow components   17  gained, Johnson & Johnson was unchanged  and  12    declined.  The  biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Walmart up $1.43 or 1.95%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise    was  Verizon down $1 and percentage-wise was McDonald's down 0.76%.

Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2522.35 up 2.92   from  Tuesday's closing numerator of 2519.43. 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.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks nudge higher" by Alexandra Scaggs says US stock benchmarks closed slightly higher although for a 3rd straight session the S&P failed to hold in record closing territory.

FT p21 "Wall Street" by Eric Platt says US equities rose moderately as better than expected new home sales counterbalanced recent weak housing figures.

IBD pB2 "Small caps lead the day as Nasdaq shows stalling" by David Saito-Chung says large cap stocks had trouble holding on to early gains Wed yet small caps moved higher as Wednesday's action saw indexes inch higher in mixed vol & the current outlook is still a confirmed uptrend.

NYT pB5 "Growth uncertainties leave markets flat" by AP says for a 3rd straight day the S&P traded above its high closing mark but fell back to end below it.

AJC pA13 "S&P at record then retreats" by AP says for a 3rd straight day the S&P traded above its record close but failed to hold on to its gains.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of  Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $84.08 up 11 cents  from Tuesday's average closing price of $83.93. The median closing price of  Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.25     (NIKE/DIS) up 14 cents  from Tuesday's median closing price of $79.11    (PG/DIS). The lowest volume was Travelers  and the highest volume was Verizon  .

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 $292  ($252,235 - $251,943).

2/26/14 Wed. 4:45   pm MarketWatch by Victor Reklaitis and Anora Mahmudova says US stocks finished a choppy trading session on Wednesday marginally higher, having pared most of the gains following a better-than-expected report on new home sales.                                        
The S&P 500 index /quotes/zigman/3870025/realtime SPX +0.00%  has topped the 1,850 level in each of the past three sessions, but again failed to hold above that level into the bell. The benchmark index traded in and out of positive territory in the last hour of trading and closed virtually unchanged at 1,845.16.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.12% ended the session 18.75 points, or 0.1%, higher at 16,198.41, with nearly two thirds of its components ending higher. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.10%  closed 4.48 points, or 0.1%, higher at 4,292.06.                                        
Earlier, stocks got a boost from a new-home sales report, which showed a 9.6% increased in sales in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 468,000 above forecasts for 405,000.
The housing report was a “bit of good economic data” that’s “flying in the face” of recent weak economic reports that have been blamed on bad weather , said Ryan Detrick, senior technical strategist at Schaeffer’s Investment Research.
He told MarketWatch that the week is somewhat light on market-moving headlines, so traders are focused on the S&P 500 “continuing to pound on the 1,850 area.” The index eventually will break through, he said, noting that March and April historically have been the S&P 500’s two best months. In the last 20 years, March and April on average have delivered returns of 1.52% and 2.19%, respectively, topping all other months, according to Schaeffer’s data.
On the other hand, Jonathan Krinsky, chief market technician at MKM Partners, said he sees U.S. equities in a “stalemate” following their move up from their lows in early February.
The past two weeks “have largely been a consolidation for U.S. equities,” Krinsky wrote in a note on Wednesday. ”Looking objectively at the Bull and Bear arguments, we see no clear edge for the SPX in the near-term. This likely means more frustration for both Bulls and Bears.” In other markets, it was a choppy day in Asia , with the Nikkei 225 JP:NIK -0.54%  closing down 0.5% and the Hong Kong Hang Seng HK:HSI +0.54% index gaining 0.5%. European stocks were in the red with the Stoxx 600 XX:SXXP -0.20%  pulling back from a six-year high reached in the prior session. Gold fell, while oil prices advanced, and the dollar rose against the euro and the yen.                                         
Among individual stocks, Target Corp.TGT +7.04% jumped 7% as investors cheered its fourth-quarter report, while rival Wal-Mart WMT +0.13%  rose 2% amid news that its Sam’s Club business was testing an online subscription service as the threat from Amazon.com Inc. AMZN +0.41%  grows.
Lowe’s Companies LOW +5.43%  shares rallied 5.2% after No. 2 home-improvement retailer announced a gain in fourth-quarter profit and additional share buybacks.
Newfield Exploration Company NFX +7.33%  shares jumped 7.3% after the company’s fourth-quarter results beat estimates.
Shares in J.C. Penney JCP +9.40%  rose 4% in aftermarket following the retailer’s quarterly results. The company swung into profit in the fourth quarter and an adjusted loss was less than expected.
On the downside, First Solar Inc. FSLR -0.08%  dropped 9.1% after the company reported quarterly earnings late Tuesday that fell well short of Wall Street forecasts.

Thursday's Dow News followed by Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T:  NYT pb1 "T-Mobile turns an industry on its ear" by Farhad Manjoo says a rash of consumer friendliness has broken out across the mobile data industry.  Over the last year, the 4 major carriers, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint & T-Mobile, have cut prices and offered greater flexibility in ow they sell their voice, text and broadband services.  The industry could be on the verge of an all out price war.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Boeing:  WSJ pB1 "From Boeing, a secure phone equipped to self-destruct" by Jon Ostrower, Will Connors says Boeing has designed a smartphone for defense & security customers using Android op system that will self destruct if tampered with.

WSJ pB4 "Airbus vows to fly with own wings" by David Perason, FT p16 "Airbus to raise production of A320 jets" by Michael Stothard, AJC pA12 "Airbus posts higher 2013 profit",  say Airbus is trying to lessen its reliance on government contracts.  Boeing is ramping up its production of its 737 family to 47 a month by '17 from 42 in the first half of '14.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  AJC pA11 "Snack makers as teachers" by Candice Choi says Coca-Cola is raising ethical questions by getting involved with classes to dietitians.

Disney:  No mentions found.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:  No mentions found.

GE:  FT p14 "GE pays $1.7bn to exit finance" by Ben McLannahan, IBD pA2 "GE to pay Shinsei Bank $1.7 bil" say GE will pay this amount to extricate itself from liabilities it assumed when it sold out its Japanese consumer finance unit in Japan.

Goldman Sachs:  FT p14 "Brokers to stop taking part in analysts' stock survey" by John Agionby says Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and 16 other brokers have agreed with the NY AG to stop participating in analyst surveys that may give fund managers a heads up on changing stock recommendations.

Home Depot:  AJC pA12 "Home improvement" says Lowe's 4Q net income rose 6% a day after Home Depot's quarterly results topped analysts' estimates.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan:   FT p14 "Brokers to stop taking part in analysts' stock survey" by John Agionby says Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and 16 other brokers have agreed with the NY AG to stop participating in analyst surveys that may give fund managers a heads up on changing stock recommendations.

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 Group:  No mentions found.

Verizon:  WSJ pB3 "Verizon probing two retail breaches" by Danny Yadron says Verizon is investigating possible security breaches at 2 unnamed retailers.

NYT pb1 "T-Mobile turns an industry on its ear" by Farhad Manjoo says a rash of consumer friendliness has broken out across the mobile data industry.  Over the last year, the 4 major carriers, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint & T-Mobile, have cut prices and offered greater flexibility in ow they sell their voice, text and broadband services.  The industry could be on the verge of an all out price war.

Visa:  No mentions found.

Walmart: WSJ pB1 "Securities class action: endangered species?" by Jacob Gerhsman says the Supreme Court may continue the trend from its Walmart case that limits class action lawsuits.

WSJ pB4 "Sam's Club tests online service, battles Amazon" by Shelly Banjo says Sam's Club, a unit of Walmart, is testing a new subscription service that allows customers to order diapers and printer cartridges, among other items online, to compete with online retailers.

WSJ pB3 "Target's profit suffers after breach" by Paul Zibro says Target continues to wrestle with Walmart which is opening smaller stores as shoppers cut back trips to big box supercenters.

Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers:

SymbolLast SaleChange% ChangeShare VolumeMarket
TNYSE
AXPNYSE
BANYSE
CATNYSE
CVXNYSE
CSCONASDAQ-GS
KONYSE
DISNYSE
DDNYSE
XOMNYSE
GENYSE
GSNYSE
HDNYSE
INTCNASDAQ-GS
IBMNYSE
JPMNYSE
JNJ unch NYSE
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) (to be succeeded by Satya Nadella)


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 1/27/14 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $414.66
2. Microsoft MSFT 299.08
3. WalMart WMT 260.40
4. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 253.76
5. GE 253.64
6. Chevron CVX 239.93
7. JPMorgan Chase JPM 221.96
8. Procter & Gamble PG 213.30
9. IBM 193.17
10. Pfizer PFE 192.23
11. AT&T T 176.53
12. Coke KO 171.03
13. Merck MRK 153.49
14. Visa V 137.68
15.  Verizon VZ 136.48
16. Disney DIS 126.96
17. Intel INTC 122.88
18. Cisco CSCO 117.63
19. Home Depot HD 111.17
20.United Technologies UTX 104.41
21. Boeing BA 103.22
22. McDonald's MCD 93.60
23. American Express AXP 92.06
24. 3M MMM 86.82
25. Goldman Sachs GS 75.51
26. UnitedHealth UNH 72.13
27.Nike NKE 63.67
28. Caterpillar CAT 58.09
29. DuPont DD 55.79
30. Travelers TRV 29.9632.20


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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 1/27/14:

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

AT&T T:
 1/22/14 8K re: certain fin'l items for 4Q
12.18/13 8K re: sale of AT&T's incumbent local exchange opers in Ct. to Frontier Comm. for $ 2 bil
12/16/13 8K re: redemption of shares of Perpetual Cumulative Pref. Stock held by subsidiaries
12/12/13 8K re: amendments to '11 Incentive Plan re: triggers of benefit acclerations
12/11/13 8K re: amendment to $5 bil credit agreement
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


American Express AXP:
1/16/13 8K re: 4Q results
1/15/14 8K re: deling. & write-off states for 3 mos. through 12/31/13
12/24/13 8K re: settlement with bank regulators re: credit card add-on products
12/19/13 8K re: settlement of class action filed by US merchants
12/16/13 8K re: deling. & write-off states for 3 mos. through 11/30/13
 11/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for each of the 3 months ended 10/31/13


Boeing BA:
12/19/13 8K re: promotion of Dennis A. Muilenberg from CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security to COO of Boeing & promotion of Raymond L. Conner to Boeing Vice-Chair & CEO of Beoing Comm'l Airplanes & technical amendments to By-laws
12/16/13 8K re: increase in quarterly dividend and add'l $10 bil for stock repurchase program
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:
1/27/14 8K re: 4Q results 12/31/13
1/24/14 8K re: 3 mo. dealer stats thru 12/13
12/23/13 8K re: restructuring of Gosseliers, Belgium ops
12/19/13 8K re: 3 mo. dealer stats thru 11/13
12/11 8K re: mandatory retirement of David R. Goode, Charles D. Powell & amp; amp; amp; Joshua I. Smith from Board & amendment to by-laws
 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


Chevron CVX:
 1/9/14 8K re: interim update for 4Q
12/13/13 8K re: election of Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. to Board & amendment to By-laws
 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:
12/23/13 8K re: exec pre-arranged stock trading plans
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


Coke KO:
1/24/14 8K & 12/18/13 8K both re: departure of EVP & Pres. of Coca-Cola Americas Steven A. Cahillane
 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:
1/24/14 Def. Proxy (& Prelim 12/23/13) re: Annual Shareholders Mtg on 3/18/14 at 10 am Keller Aud., Portland, OR
12/23/13 8K re: election of Jack Dorsey to Board
12/9/13 8K re: Medium-Term Note Program
 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: separation 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

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

GE:
 1/17/14 8K re: 4Q results
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


Goldman Sachs GS:
1/16/14 8K re: 4Q & year end results for 12/31/13.
 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:
 1/16/14 8K re: results for 4Qtr & fiscal year ended 12/28/13
12/9/13 8K re: amdmt to '07 Annul Pref. Cash Bonus Plan for Exec Officers
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:
1/23/14 8K re: sale of x86 server portfolio to Lenovo
1/22/14 8K re: 4Q earnibgs presentation
1/21/14 8K re: fin'l results for period ending 12/31/13
12/13/13 8K re: consulting contract with retiring Mark Loughridge, SVP
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

JPMorganChase JPM:
1/24/14 8K re: grant of restricted stock units to CEO Jamie Dimon
1/22/14 8K re: issuance of fixed to floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock
1/14/14 2 8Ks re: 4Q results
1/7/14 8K re: settlement with various regulations relating to Madoff fraud
1/3/14 8K re: election of Michael A. Nead to Board
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

Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
1/21/14 8K re: 4Q 7 fiscal year ended 12/29/13 results
1/17/14 8K re: sale to Carlyle Group of Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics unit
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


McDonald's MCD:
 1/23/14 8K re: 4Q & full year results for period ended 12/31/13
12/9/13 8K re: Nov. sales
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


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:
1/23/14 10Q & 1/23/14 8K re: 4Q ended 12/31/13
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


Nike NKE:
1/7/1410Q  & 12/23/14 8K & 12/19/13 8K re: 4Q ended 11/30/13
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:
12/28/13 8K re: retirement of M. Anthony Burns from Board
12/19/13 8K re: amdmt of By-laws
12/17/13 8K re: promotion of Albert Bourla to Group VP, Vaccine, ONcology & amp; amp; amp; Consumer Health instead of Amy Schulman who leaves Pfizer (she was GC) & promotion of Susan Silberman to Pres. & amp; GM Global Vaccines
11/8/13 10Q & 10/29/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/29/13


Procter & Gamble PG:
1/24/14 10Q & 1/24/14 2 8Ks re: results for fiscal year ended 12/31/13
1/14/14 8K re: declaration of quarterly dividend
12/13/13 8K re: amdmt to Code of Regulations
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, & amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; Global Baby, Feminine & amp; amp; 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


3M MMM:
12/17/13 8K re: declaration of dividend & update of its 5 year plan ('13 - '17)
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:
1/21/14 8K re: 4Q results ended 12/31/13
10/22/13 10Q & 10/22/13 8K re: results for qtr ended 9/30/13


United Technologies UTX:
1/22/14 8K re: 4Q results
12/13/13 8K re: amdmt to B-Laws re: forum to adjudicate certain disputes
10/25/13 10Q & 10/22/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/22/13 8K re: 3Q results


UnitedHealth Group UNH:
 1/16/14 8K re: 4Q & full year results
1/3/14 8K re: presentation at Goldman Scahs Healthcare Conf.
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

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
1/21/14 8K re: 4Q results
12/10/13 8K re: issuance of shares to purchase Vodafone's 45% interest in Verizon Wireless
12/10/13 Proxy re: Special Mtg of Shareholders re: Vodafone  1/28/14 10 am Westin Governor Morris, Morristown, NJ
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


Visa V:
 12/13/13 Proxy re: Annual Mtg of Stockhodlers 1/29/14 8:30 am Crowne Plaza, Foster City, CA
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

WalMart WMT:
 12/10/13 8K re: promotion of David Cheesewright to Pres. & CEO Walmart Int'l
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

THAT'S All.

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