Thursday, April 17, 2014

4/17/14 Thurs. pm Dow Closes at 16408.54 down 16.31 or 0.10%

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Post No. 2,641 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 and a summary of Dow 30 components'  SEC filings in each case as of 4/17/14.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 16408.54 down 16.31 or 0.10%  from Wednesday's close of 16424.85.   Of the Dow components   19  gained and 11  declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise was Boeing up $1.90 and percentage-wise was GE up 1.72%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was IBM down $6.36 or 3.24%.



As of the open    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 16.15 up from Wednesday's opening  trailing P/E ratio of 15.99   (last year it was 16.21).  Thursday's P/E estimate is 14.53 unchanged from Wednesday's opening estimate of 14.53   (year ago it was 13.15) and Thursday's dividend yield is 2.17 down  from Wednesday's opening dividend yield of 2.19   (last year it was 2.44). 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.



Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2555.07 down 2.54  from  Wednesday's closing numerator of 2557.61.  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  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $85.17 down 8 cents  from Wednesday's average closing price of $85.25.  The median closing price of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $78.83   (WMT/DIS)  up 26 cents from Wednesday's median closing price of $78.57 (DIS/UNH. The lowest volume was   Travelers and the highest volume was GE.


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 lost $254  ($255,761 - $255,507).

4/17/14 Thurs. 4:22   pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova says U.S. stocks  ended the holiday-shortened week with solid gains, after four straight day of increases on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite. The benchmark index traded sideways on Thursday as investors weighed a mixed bag of earnings results and generally positive economic data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the day slightly lower. U.S. markets are closed Friday for the Good Friday holiday. The S&P 500 /quotes/zigman/3870025/realtime SPX +0.14% ended the day 2.54 points, or 0.1%, higher at 1,864.85 and gained 2.7% over the past 4 days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average /quotes/zigman/627449/realtime DJIA -0.10% closed 16.31 points, or 0.1%, lower at 16,408.54. The blue-chip index gained 2.4% over the past four days, recouping all of the losses from the previous week. The Nasdaq Composite /quotes/zigman/12633936/realtime COMP +0.23% added 9.29 points, or 0.2%, to 4,095.52.                    

Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol  Last Sal  eChange  % 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▼ NYSEJ
NJ▲ 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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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 & 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 16424.85 up 162.29 or 1.0%  from Tuesday's close of 16252.56. For the year the Dow is down  0.9%.   Of the Dow components  25   gained, McDonald's was unchanged and 4  declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Visa up 45.31 or 2.6%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was UnitedHealth down $1.32 or 1.66%.

WSJ pC4 "Dow industrials cap biggest 3 day gain of the year" by Alexandra Scaggs says  US stocks rallied Wed bringing the S&P into positive territory for the year.

NYT pB6 "Market up 3rd straight day, as Fed commits to low rates" by Reuters says the stock market rose as the Red's chair, Janet L. Yellen, reaffirmed that the central bank would keep interest rates low.

FT p21 "wall street" by Eric Platt says US equity markets trended higher after 2 choppy days of trading buoyed by better than expected ind'l production figures.

AJC pA11 "Winning week continues" by AP says stocks closed higher for the 3rd day in a row on Wed due  to a crop of solid company earnings & encouraging economic news from China and the US.

IBD pB2 "In limp rebound, indexes rise broadly, trade thins" by David Saito-Chung says stocks enjoyed broad based gains wed but the number of both impressive breakouts & new highs was underwhelming as the action saw broad gains, thinner trade and the current outlook is market in correction.




Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2557.61 up 25.27  from  Tuesday's closing numerator of 2532.34.  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 $85.25 up 84 cents  from Tuesday's average closing price of $84.41.  The median closing price of  Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $78.57   (DIS/UNH)  down 2 cents from Tuesday's median closing price of $78.59 (DIS/UNH. 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 $2,527  ($255,761 - $253,234).

4/16/14 Wed. 4:33   pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova says U.S. stocks rallied Wednesday, and three days of gains sent the benchmark S&P 500 into positive territory for the year.
Markets got a boost from better-than-expected economic growth data in China and an upbeat industrial production report in the U.S., while positive earnings from Yahoo! Inc. YHOO -1.02%   and Intel Corp. INTC -0.33%  lifted tech stocks.
The S&P 500 SPX +1.05%  ended the day 19.33 points, or 1.1%, higher at 1,862.31. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +1.00%  jumped 162.29 points, or 1%, to 16,424.85.
The Nasdaq CompositeCOMP +1.29%  added 52.06 points, or 1.3%, to 4,086.23, recouping some of the heavy losses from last week.                                      
                                       
COMP 4,086.23, +52.06, +1.29%
The Nasdaq Composite came close to correction territory


Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen in a speech and a Q&A session reiterated that the decision on interest rates would be based on employment and inflation, further boosting sentiment. The Fed’s summary of economic conditions, known as the Beige Book, said the U.S. economy picked up in most of the country as the weather improved.
In economic news, data released by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday show industrial production grew more than forecast in March, thanks to mining and utility output.
Data on housing was not as upbeat. The U.S. Commerce Department’s report on housing starts in March came in below expectations even though construction on new U.S. homes in March hit its fastest pace in three months.
Kim Caughey Forrest, senior equity analyst at Fort Pitt Capital, said markets reacted to the better-than-expected headline number on the industrial production report, but warned the numbers are still not great.
“It is still a flat economy and improving slowly. Housing starts data were weak and at this point, still difficult to say if it’s weather related or that we hit a soft patch in the housing market,” Forrest said.
In earnings news, Yahoo Inc.YHOO -1.02%  jumped 6.3%, its best day in nine months, after quarterly earnings released late Tuesday beat estimates. The Internet company’s first-quarter adjusted earnings were 38 cents a share.
Bank of America Corp. /BAC -0.25%  reported a first-quarter loss of 5 cents a share, sending shares 1.6% lower. The bank recorded $6 billion in litigation expenses during the period.                                       
Post Holdings Inc.POST +5.66%  shares rallied 5.7% following a report in The Wall Street Journal that it has beat out several other competitors, including Tyson Foods Inc.TSN +0.73% , to position itself to buy Michael Foods Group for about $2.5 billion.
Interactive Brokers Group Inc. IBKR +11.69%  shares jumped 12% after the firm said its profit surged, due largely to increased trading activity in its electronic brokerage unit.
St. Jude Medical Inc.STJ -1.87%  shares dropped 1.9% after the company said it earned an adjusted 96 cents a share in the first quarter, almost in line with FactSet estimates of 95 cents.
After the closing bell, several companies reported disappointing results.
Google Inc. shares slid, erasing all of Wednesday’s gains. The internet group missed Wall Street’s earnings expectations for the first-quarter results. Class A shares in the company closed up 2.8% to $563.90. Both Class A shares GOOGL -4.19% and Class C shares GOOG -4.05%   fell more than 5% in after-hours trade.
IBM Corp.IBM -4.18% shares sid 3.8% after the company’s revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations.
Shares in American Express CoAXP -0.69%   fell 1.5% as revenue disappointed investors.
In overseas markets, Asian and European stocks closed higher. Gold and oil prices ticked up.

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


AT&T:  IBD pA4 "T-Mobile seen with most Q1 subscriber adds" by Reinhardt Krause says Verizon Comm will report results for the first time since acquiring full ownership of Vodafone's 45% stake in Verizon wireless.  AT&T will report 1Q earnings on Tues, Verizon reports on 4/24.  AT&T may see the biggest 1Q lift from a shift to installment plans.  Verizon has been less aggressive in pushing installment plans.

IBD pA2 "AT&T signed deal with Volvo" says AT&T will provide high speed wireless connections in '15 model Volvo cars in US and Canada.  Also AT&T may not participate in an auction of airwaves if regulators approve rules restricting spectrum sections for smaller carriers.


American Express:  WSJ pC3 "American Express's profit rises as costs curbed" by Robin Sidel, NYT  pB2 "American Express posts higher first quarter profit" by AP, IBD pA1 "AmEx, Capital One profits top"  say AXP had a profit of $1.43 bil or $1.33 pe share vs. $1.28 bil or $1.15 a year ago beating expectations.  AXP said it would buy back up to $4.4 bil of common shares this year and up to $1 bil more in 1Q '15.


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.


Exxon:  No mentions found.


GE:  FT p9 "Perifs of the chief who stays too long at the top" by John Gapper discusses GE's discussions to limit the tenure of CEOs.


Goldman Sachs:  No mentions found.


Home Depot:  WSJ pB1 "Lumbering into E-Commerce" by Shelly Banjo says Home depot is putting a lib on new stores amid a drop in shopper traffic.

WSJ pB1 "Home Depot joins the shale rush" by Shelly banjo says Home Depot along with walmart are targeting oil and gas towns in Texas, N. Dakota and Louisiana.


Intel:  No mentions found.


IBM:  IBD pA4 "IBM revenue falls again; misses views" by Brian Deagon, NYT pB3 "Profit and revenue slip at IBM as hardware sales fall and layoff costs rise" by Steve Lohr, WSJ pB4 "As IBM disappoints, Rometty feels the heat" by Spencer E. Ante, AJC pA10 "IBM earnings lower amid hardware slump" say IBM's 1Q earnings fell to $2.38 bil or $2.29 per share down 21% from $3.03 bil or $2.70 pe share a year ago.  Rev fell 4% to $22.5 bil below expectations.

IBD pA2 "IBM" says IBM was sued for $2.5 bil in NY fed court by a Mexican mobile phone firm, Iusacell SA claiming fraud.


JPMorgan:  WSJ pA1 "Big banks ramp up business lending" by Andrew R. Johnson< Saabira Chaudhuri says the 6 largest US commercial banks which includes JPMorgan, are showing an 8.3% increase in commercial loans outstanding in 1Q from the same period a year earlier.


Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.


McDonald's:  WSJ pB8 "Sonic steps up rivalry" by Julie Jargon says Sonic is expanding and is now the No. 4 burger chain in the US after McDonalds, Wendy's and Burger King.


Merck:  No mentions found.


Microsoft:  No mentions found.


Nike:  WSJ pB4 "Supplier to Nike, Adidas is hit by walkout in China" by Liyan Qi, Laurie burkitt, Lilian Lin says workers at some plants of Yue Yuen Industrial in southern China walked off the job in a dispute over social insurance payments.


Pfizer:  No mentions found.


Procter & Gamble:  No mentions found.


3M:  No mentions found.


Travelers:  No mentions found.


United Technologies:  No mentions found.


UnitedHealth:  USAT p3B "Story stocks UnitedHealth" says United Health was downgraded by Citi saying that although 1Q earnings should be good today, the outlook for this year and next could be cautious.


Verizon:   IBD pA4 "T-Mobile seen with most Q1 subscriber adds" by Reinhardt Krause says Verizon Comm will report results for the first time since acquiring full ownership of Vodafone's 45% stake in Verizon wireless.  AT&T will report 1Q earnings on Tues, Verizon reports on 4/24.  AT&T may see the biggest 1Q lift from a shift to installment plans.  Verizon has been less aggressive in pushing installment plans.


Visa:  No mentions found.


Walmart: WSJ pB1 "Home Depot joins the shale rush" by Shelly banjo says Home Depot along with walmart are targeting oil and gas towns in Texas, N. Dakota and Louisiana.









Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers:


SymbolLast SaleChange% ChangeShare VolumeMarket
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
MCDunch 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 Satya Nadella (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 Doug McMillon (Bentonville, ARK)


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Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 as of 4/17/14 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $433.94
2. Microsoft MSFT 332.11
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 279.95
4. GE 266.48
5. WalMart WMT 250.78
6. Chevron CVX 236.12
7.  Procter & Gamble PG 221.68
8. JPMorgan Chase JPM 209.13
9.  IBM 197.87
10. Verizon VZ 197.
11. Pfizer PFE 193.08
12. AT&T T 187.65
13. Coke KO 179.41
14. Merck MRK 166.06
15.  Disney DIS 140.15
16. Intel INTC 134.44
17. Visa V 131.76
18. Cisco CSCO 119.56
19. United Technologies UTX 108.52
20. Home Depot HD 106.49
21. McDonald's MCD 99.24 
22. Boeing BA 95.1 
23. American Express AXP 91.44
24. 3M MMM 91.27
25. UnitedHealth UNH 74.96
26. Goldman Sachs GS 73.58
27. Caterpillar CAT 65.59
28. Nike NKE 65.016
29. DuPont DD 62.14
30. Travelers TRV 30.54

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 4/17/14:

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

AT&T T:
3/31/14 8K re: closing of sale of Flotating Rate Global Notes due '17
3/14/14 8K re: issuance of Notes to purchase LEAP
3/11/14 Proxy re Annual Meeting of Stockholders, 4/25/14 9 am, Rivermill Event Centre, Columbus, GA
3/10/14 8K re: issuance of Global Notes
2/21/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/29/14 & 1/28/14 8Ks re: 4Q earnings release
1/22/14 8K re: certain fin'l items for 4Q



American Express AXP:
4/16/14 8K re: 1Q results
4/15 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months ended 3/31/14
3/27/14 Proxy re: Annual Mtg. of Shareholders 5/12 at  9 a.m. at AXP HQ in NYC
3/26/14 8K re: dividend of 26 cents per share & buyback of up to $4.4 bil of common shares in '14
3/17/14 8K re: jv agreement with Certares re: Global Business Travel Division
3/17/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months ended 2/28/14
2/25/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/18/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months ended 1/31/14
1/16/14 8K re: 4Q results
1/15/14 8K re: deling. & write-off states for 3 mos. through 12/31/13




Boeing BA:
3/14/14 Proxy for Annual Meeting of Shareholders 4/28/14 10:00 am, Field Museum, Chicago
3/11/14 8K re: amendments to Supp. Exec. Retirement Plan
4/28/14 8K re: selection of Robert E. Verbeck as VP Finance
2/27/14 8K re: grants of restricted stock units to execs
2/14/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/29/14 8K re: 4Q results


Caterpillar CAT:
3/20/14 8K re: 3 month dealer stats thru 2/14
 2/20/14 8K re: retail sales info
2/18/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/27/14 8K re: 4Q results &  12/31/13 results
1/24/14 8K re: 3 mo. dealer stats thru 12/13



Chevron CVX:
4/10/14 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 5/28 at Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Midland, Tx at 8 am
4/9/14 8K re: Interim update for 1Q
3/28/14 8K re: increase in comp. to exec officers
2/21/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/31/14 8K re: grants of stock options to execs
1/31/14 8K re: 4Q and year end results
1/9/14 8K re: interim update for 4Q



Cisco CSCO:
3/26/14 8K re: adoption of pre-arranged exec stock trading plans
3/11/14 8K re: exec's pre-arranged stock trading plan
3/3/14 8K re: issuance of Floating Rate Notes
2/26/14 8K re: public offering of Senior Notes
2/20/14 10Q & 2/12/14 8K re: qtr. ended 1/25/14



Coke KO:
4/15/14 8K re: 1Q results
4/3/14 & 3/28/14 Proxy material re: issue of exec. comp.
3/7/14 8K re: public offering of $1 bil Floating Rate Notes due '15
3/7/14 Proxy Statement re: Shareholder Meeting 4/23/14 12:30 pm Cobb Galeria, Atlanta
2/27/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/21/14 8K re: Kathy Walker replacing Gary Fayad as EVP/CFO & retirement from BoD of Donald F. McHenry & Jacob Wallenberg
2/19/14 8K re: amendment of Restricted Stock Award Plan
2/18/14 8K re: results of 4Q & year
2/6/14 8K re: agreement with Green Mt. Coffee Roaster
1/24/14 8K & 12/18/13 8K both re: departure of EVP & Pres. of Coca-Cola Americas Steven A. Cahillane



Disney DIS:
3/20/14 8K re: amdmt to cert. of incorp.
3/18/14; 3/4/14; & 2/3/14 Add'l proxy materials 
2/5/14 10Q & 2/5/14 8K re: Qtr ended 12/28/13
1/24/14 Def. Proxy (& Prelim 12/23/13) re: Annual Shareholders Mtg on 3/18/14 at 10 am Keller Aud., Portland, OR




DuPont DD:
/17/14 8K re: results for qtr ended 3/31
3/14/14 Proxy Stockholders Mtg 4/23/14 10:30 am, DuPont Theatre, Wilmington, DE
3/10/14 8K re: guidance for 2014
2/5/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/28/14 8K re: 4Q results


ExxonMobil XOM:
4/11/14 Proxy re: Shareholder Mtg on 5/28 at Myerson Symphony Ctr, Dallas, Tx at 9:30 am
3/24/14 8K re: Reg. FD disclosure re: '13 Fin'l & Operating Rev
3/20/14 8K re: issuance of Float Rate Notes
3/11/14 8K re: presentation at analyst meeting
2/26/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/21/14 8K re: oil reserves info
1/30/14 8K re: 4Q results

GE:
4/17/14 8K re: 1Q results
3/11/14 8K re: public offering of Notes
3/5/14 Proxy Annual Shareholders Meeting 4/23/14 10 am Sheraton, Chicago
2/27/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/17/14 8K re: 4Q results


Goldman Sachs GS:
4/17/14 8K re: 1Q results
4/4/14 Proxy re: Shareholder Mtg at 5/16 at GS Office, Irving Tx at 9:30 am
3/26/14 8K re: revised '14 capital plan submitted to Fed. Res. Bd.
3/3/14 8K re: issuance of Notes
3/3/14 8K re: election of Peter Oppenheimer to Bod
2/28/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/12/14 8K re: public offering of debt
1/16/14 8K re: 4Q & year end results for 12/31/13.



Home Depot HD:
4/7/14 Proxy re: Shareholder Mtg 5/22 Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta, Ga. at 9:00 am
3/27/14 10K for year ended 2/2/14
2/28/14 8K re: election of Craig A. Menear, Pes. US Retail
2/25/14 8K re: results for fiscal year and qtr ended 2/2/14



Intel INTC:
4/15/14 8K re: 1Q results
4/7/14 8K re: changes to operating segments reports
4/3/14 Proxy re: Stockholder Mtg on 5/22 at 8:30 am at Intel HQ, Santa Clara, CA
2/14/14 10K for year ended 2/28/13
2/3/14 8K re: comp structure for execs & employees
1/16/14 8K re: results for 4Qtr & fiscal year ended 12/28/13




IBM:
4/17/14 & 4/16/14 8K re: 1Q earnings presentation
4/3/14 Proxy re: add't'l info
3/10/14 Proxy Stockholder Mtg 4/29/14 10 am Osborn Conv. Ctr., Jacksonville, FL
2/25/14 8K 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/11/14 8K re: public offering of debt
2/10/14 8K re: closing of sale of IBM's customer care process outsourcing business to SYNNEX
1/31/14 8K re: exec comp. structure
1/23/14 8K re: sale of x86 server portfolio to Lenovo
1/22/14 8K re: 4Q earnings presentation


JPMorganChase JPM:
4/11/14 2 8Ks re: 1Q results
4/9/14 Proxy re: Shareholder Mtg at JPM Offices on 5/20/14 at Tampa, Fl at 10:00 am
3/26/14 8K re: dividend of 40 cents per share & buyback of $6.5 bil of common stock
3/20/14 8K results of '14 Dodd-Frank Act Stress Tests
3/14/14 8K re: issuance of Notes
3/10/14 8K re: issuance of Pref. Stock
3/5/14 8K re: issuance of Notes
2/27/14 8K re: Investor Day Presentation
2/6/14 8K re: sale of Pref. Stock
2/5/14 8K re: payment of $614 mil to settle mortgage case brought by US Atty SDNY, FHA, HUD & VA
1/30/14 8K sale of Pref. Stock
1/28/14 8K re: public offering of Notes
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



Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
4/15/14 8K re: results of 1Q ended 3/30/14
3/12/14 Proxy -  Shareholder Meeting 4/24 10 am Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick, NJ
2/21/14 10K for year ended 12/29/13
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




McDonald's MCD:
4/11/14 Proxy re: Shareholder Mtg on 5/22/14 at 8 am at MCD HQ at Oak Brook, Ill
3/21/14 8K re: retirement of COO Tim Fenton & global mgmt. restructure
3/13/14 8K re: presentation at Merrill Lynch Consumer Retail Conf. in NYC 3/12
3/10/14 8K re: Feb. sales
2/24/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/14/14 8K re: exec awards under cash performance unit plan
2/10/14 8K re: Jan sales
1/31/14 8K re: payout structure for '14 Target Incentive Plan for Execs
1/23/14 8K re: 4Q & full year results for period ended 12/31/13




Merck MRK:
4/14/14 Proxy re: Shareholder Mtg on 5/27 at 9 am at Bridgewater Marriott, Bridgewater, NJ
3/27/14 8K re: departure of EVP/CEO Peter N. Kellogg
2/28/14 8K re: amdmt of Bylaws so 15% of shareholders can call a meeting
2/27/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/5/14 8K re: retirement of John Canan, Sr. VP Finance
2/5/14 8K re: 4Q & full year results


Microsoft MSFT:
3/20/14 8K re: resignation from Bd. of Dirs. of Stephen J. Luczo
3/12/14 8K re: election of G. Mason Morfit, Pres. ValueAct Capital, to BoD
2/4/14 8K re: election of Satya Nadella as CEO
1/23/14 10Q & 1/23/14 8K re: 4Q ended 12/31/13




Nike NKE:
4/7/14 10Q & 3/25/14 & 3/20/14 8Ks re: Year ended 2/28/14
1/7/1410Q  & 12/23/14 8K & 12/19/13 8K re: 4Q ended 11/30/13



Pfizer PFE:
4/11/14 & 4/2/14 Proxy re: add't'l info
3/13/14 Proxy - Shareholder Meeting 4/24/14 8:30 am Hilton Short Hills, NJ
2/28/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/28/14 8K re: results for 4Q and year


Procter & Gamble PG:
4/9/14 8K re: sale of Pet Food biz to Mars for $2.9 bil
4/7/14 8K re: dividend of 64 cents  on common & preferred shares
2/28/14 8K re: A.G. Lafley's pre-arranged stock trading plan
2/14/14 8K re: exercise of stock options by CEO A.G. Lafley
2/11/14 8K re: company guidance
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



3M MMM:
4/15/14; 3/27/14; & 3/26/14 Proxy re: Stockholder Mtg on 5/13/14 at 10:00 am at Austin Conv. Ctr. at Austin, Tx
4/8/14 8K re: imminent danger order issued and then lifted for Greystone Plant at Wauscu, Wisc.
3/5/14 8K re: realignment of business segments
2/13/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/30/14 8K re: 4Q & full year results



Travelers TRV:
4/11/14 Proxy re: shareholder Mtg on 5/27 at 1 pm at Hartford Marriott Downtown, Hartford, Ct.
3/17/14 8K re: cahnge of date of Annual Shareholders Meeting from 5/28 to 5/27/14 at Hartford, Ct., Mariott Downtown
2/13/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/6/14 8K re: election of Philip T. Ruegger III to Bod
1/21/14 8K re: 4Q results ended 12/31/13


United Technologies UTX:
4/8/14 Proxy re: add'l info
3/14/14 Proxy - Shareholder Meeting 4/28 2 pm Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte, NC
2/6/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/22/14 8K re: 4Q results



UnitedHealth Group UNH:
4/17/14 8K re: 1Q results
3/7/14 8K re: presentation at Barclays Global Healthcare Conf. Miami 3/11
2/28/14 8K re: presentation at Raymond James INv. Conf. Orlando 3/4
2/12/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/16/14 8K re: 4Q & full year results
1/3/14 8K re: presentation at Goldman Sachs Healthcare Conf.


Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
4/11/14 Proxy re: add'l info
3/17/14 Proxy - Annual Meeting of Shareholders 5/1/14 10:30 am, Sheraton, Phoenix, AZ
3/10/14; 2/1/14; 1/30/14 & 1/28/14 8Ks re: closing of the purchase of Vodafone's 45% interest in Verizon Wireless
3/7/14 8K re: declaration of quarterly dividend & repurchase program of up to 100 mil shares
2/27/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/24/14 8K re: 2014 guidance
2/12/14 8K re: closing of sale of Notes
2/11/14 8K re: exec comp.
1/21/14 8K re: 4Q results




Visa V:
3/1/314 8K re: resignation of Elizabeth Buse, EVP Solutions
3/7/14 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan for CFO
3/5/14 8K re: presentation at Morgan Stanley tech, Media & Telecom Conf 3/5
1/30/14 10Q for qtr ended 12/31/13
1/29/14 8K re: results of 1/29/14 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
1/29/14 8K re: declaration of dividends

WalMart WMT:
4/7 8K re: issuance of euro Notes due '22
3/21/14 10K for FY ended 1/31/14
2/20/14 8K re: 4Q results
2/13/14 8K re: amendment to bylaws to allow 10% of sharehodlers to call a meeting
1/31/14 8K re: 2014 guidance
1/29/14 8K re: election of C. Douglas McMillan as Pres/CEO
1/29/14 8K/A re: compensation for EVP David Cheesewright


SO LONG, THAT'S ALL

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