Tuesday, May 27, 2014

5/27/14 Tues. pm Dow Closes at 16675.50 up 69.23 or 0.42%

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Post No. 2,673 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 recent Dow 30 components'  SEC filings.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed  Tuesday at 16675.50 up 69.23 or 0.42% from Friday's close of 16606.27.  Of the Dow components 21  gained and 9  declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was American Express up $2.61 or 2.94%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was  IBM down $1.16 or 0.62%.


As of the open   the market on Tuesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of  Tuesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Tuesday's trailing P/E ratio is 16.24 (last year it was 16.71).  Tuesday's P/E estimate is 14.81 (year ago it was 13.75) and Tuesday's dividend yield is 2.21  (last year it was 2.40). The Dow's all-time high was 16,715.44 on May 13,  2014. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2596.64 up 10.78 from  Friday's   numerator of 2585.86.  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  Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $86.55 up 35 cents from Friday's  average closing price of $86.20.  The median closing price of  Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.89   (HD/PG) up 4 cents from Friday's median closing price of $79.85 (HD/PG). The lowest volume was  3M and the highest volume was Cisco.

If  Tuesday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have made $1,078  ($259,664 -$258,586 ).

5/27/14 Tuesday 4:50   pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova says  U.S. stocks finished Tuesday with solid gains, sending the S&P 500 to a record close for the second straight session.
Sharp gains in technology stocks, including Apple Inc., the heaviest-weighted component on the Nasdaq Composite, sent the tech-heavy index to its highest level in nearly 8 weeks.

The Nasdaq Composite COMP +1.23%  ended the day up 51.26 points, or 1.2%, at 4,237.07. High-growth biotechnology stocks also rallied, with the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF up 2.5%.
The S&P 500 /quotes/zigman/3870025/realtime SPX +0.60%  closed near session highs, after hitting an intraday record. The benchmark index gained 11.38 points, or 0.6%, to 1,911.91.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.42%  gained 69.23 points, or 0.4%, to 16,675.50.
The Russell 2000 index RUT +1.42%   rallied, gaining 15.96 points, or 1.4% to 1,142.15, according to preliminary data from FactSet.
                                    
Bullish analysts were vindicated as stocks reached record levels amid higher volumes. The benchmark index closed at a record level on Friday amid the lightest trading volume this year.
Investors welcomed positive and better-than-expected headline numbers in economic reports on Tuesday, and shrugged off some of the negative details that worried analysts. Orders for big-ticket items climbed thanks to demand for military equipment, but bookings fell in most civilian categories. Home prices rose in March for the first time in five months, however annual growth is still slowing. Consumer confidence edged up in May, matching expectations. Markets were closed on Monday for Memorial Day holiday.
Colin Cieszynski, chief market strategist at CMC, says that traders came back from the long-weekend in a good mood.
“Gold is positively hammered and the fact that the S&P 500 is trading above the 1,910 level suggests there is a real flow of capital back into riskier assets and away from havens, Cieszynski.
“After new highs in the industrials and transports a few weeks ago, this is a confirmation that there is breadth to this rally. However, the fact that the Vix is so low means that investors are getting complacent, so that is worrying,” he added
Quincy Krosby, market strategist at Prudential Financial, said headline numbers on Tuesday’s economic reports were good, but one could also find negative details.
“Durable-goods orders rose, but capex part actually declined. Corporations are still hesitant to invest in capital expenditures. For this market to go higher, companies must deliver top-line growth, because we know the Fed is winding down the QE,” Krosby added.

Tuesday'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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The following are excerpts from Tuesday morning's Blog:

A  read of the print editions of  Monday's Barron's & Tuesday's  Investor's  Business Daily, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, 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 Friday's  closing   stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed  Friday at 16606.27 up 63.19 or 0.38% from Thursday's close of 16543.08. For the year the Dow is up 0.2%.  Of the Dow components  20  gained, Coke and GE were unchanged  and 8  declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise  was Visa up $2.70 and percentage-wise was Nike up 1.3%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was McDonald's down 45 cents   and percentage-wise was  Pfizer down 0.57%.

IBD pB8 "Indexes cap solid week with gains in soft trade" by Ken Shreve says major averages extended their wining streaks to 3 sessions Friday, but signs of institutional buying in the major averages remain few and far between.  Friday's action saw new closing high for S&P 500 in light preholiday trade.  the current outlook is the market is in a correction.

Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average opening numerator is 2585.86 up 9.84 from  Friday's opening   numerator of 2576.02.  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 $86.20 up 33 cents from Thursday's  average closing price of $85.87.  The median closing price of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.85  (HD/PG). The lowest volume was  3M and the highest volume was Cisco.

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 $984  ($258,586 - $257,602 ).

5/23/14 Friday 4:04   pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova says after three straight days of advances, the U.S. stock market finished the week with solid gains, sending the S&P 500 above the 1,900 level, a first on a closing basis. Friday’s gains sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average into positive territory for the year, alongside the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite. Investors welcomed better-than-expected new-home sales numbers. The benchmark S&P 500 closed 8.04 points, or 0.4%, higher at 1,900.53 and gained 1.2% over the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 63.19 points, or 0.4%, to 16,606.27 and finished the week 0.7% higher. The Nasdaq Composite ended the day up 31.47 points, or 0.8%, at 4,185.81, clocking in a 2.3% gain over the past five days. The Russell 2000 index rallied, gaining 12 points, or 1.1% to 1,126.18, according to preliminary data from FactSet. The small-cap index gained 2.1% over the week and moved above its 200-day moving average.

Tuesday's & Monday's Dow News followed by Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T:  WSJ pB2 "A back route to FCC goals" by Ryan Knutson says  ATT&T's $49 bil offer to acquire DirecTV & the Comcast purchase of Time Warner gives the FCC  an opening to impose terms that will govern the broadband Internet market.   Verizon would not get directly regulated as it is not in a pending deal.

Barron's p12 "Week review" says AT&T agreed to buy DirecTV for $49 bi or $95 a share in stock and cash.  Big shareholders of AstraZeneca urged it to restart takeover talks with Pfizer.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Boeing:  IBD pA2 "Boeing buys software maker"  says Boeing has agreed to buy ETS Aviation, a British software maker that helps its customers save fuels on undisclosed financial terms.

Caterpillar:  IBD pB14 "Caterpillar, Estee Lauder eyeing Ukraine situation" by Alan R. Elliott says a Caterpillar exec said that if the situation ges worse in the Ukraine and begins to affect business confidence, world trade and world growth, "it could certainly be a negative for us.  Visa was among 16 companies who said they would suffer a financial effect due to the Ukraine situation of "several pennies of EPS impact for the fiscal year."

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  WSJ pA1 "Strange case of the invisible video ads" by Mike Shields, Christopher S. Stewart says  JPMorgan, Coke and others are advertisers are getting defrauded by paying for ads no one sees.

Disney:  No mentions found.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:  No mentions found.

GE:  NYT pB2 "GE chief to discuss Alstom with French president" by david Jolly says GE and Siemens are competing to acquire the energy business of Alstom.

Barron's pM14 "Research reports" edited by Paul Farrell says Hilliard Lyons issued a research report on ge on 5/20 as "Long term buy" saying GE has leadership positions in its industrial businesses and will realize opportunities for cost & operating synergies from the Alstom acquisition.  Price target: $30 (closing price on 5/20 was $26.30.)

Goldman Sachs:   No mentions found.

Home Depot:   No mentions found.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan:     WSJ pA1 "Strange case of the invisible video ads" by Mike Shields, Christopher S. Stewart says  JPMorgan, Coke and others are advertisers are getting defrauded by paying for ads no one sees.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's:    No mentions found.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  No mentions found.

Nike:  No mentions found.

Pfizer: WSJ pB1 "Spurned by Astra, Pfizer walks away" by Jonathan D. Rockoff, Hester Plumridge , Dana Cimilluca, NYT pB1 "Pfizer abandons bid for AstraZeneca" by Jenny Anderson, AJC pA2 "Pfizer halts attempt to buy AstraZeneca" by A lex Velga, AP say Pfizer has dropped its pursuit of British rival AstraZeneca leaving both to overcome aging pipelines & market pressures alonge.  The bid was $120 bi.

Barron's p13 "Week preview" &  NYT pB2 "Pfizer's deadline nears on bid for AstraZeneca say Monday afternoon is the deadline for Pfizer under British takeover rules, to decide whether to abandon its offer.

Barron's p12 "Week review" says AT&T agreed to buy DirecTV for $49 bi or $95 a share in stock and cash.  Big shareholders of AstraZeneca urged it to restart takeover talks with Pfizer.

Procter & Gamble:  No mentions found.

3M:  No mentions found.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:    No mentions found.

UnitedHealth:  No mentions found.

Verizon: IBD pA4 "Net neutrality definition can get hazy" by Kevin Dobbs says Netflix recently reached deals with both Comcast and Verizon to pay for faster Internet service.

 WSJ pB2 "A back route to FCC goals" by Ryan Knutson says  ATT&T's $49 bil offer to acquire DirecTV & the Comcast purchase of Time Warner gives the FCC  an opening to impose terms that will govern the broadband Internet market.   Verizon would not get directly regulated as it is not in a pending deal.

Visa:    IBD pB14 "Caterpillar, Estee Lauder eyeing Ukraine situation" by Alan R. Elliott says a Caterpillar exec said that if the situation ges worse in the Ukraine and begins to affect business confidence, world trade and world growth, "it could certainly be a negative for us.  Visa was among 16 companies who said they would suffer a financial effect due to the Ukraine situation of "several pennies of EPS impact for the fiscal year."

Walmart:    WSJ pC1 "Walmart board draws broadside from ISS" by Joannm S. Lubin says ISS says Walmart needs a more independent board to handle a foreign bribery probe & exec pay.


Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

SymbolLast SaleChange% ChangeShare VolumeMarket
T▼ NYSE
AXP▲ NYSE
BA▲ NYSE
CAT▲ NYSE
CVX▼ NYSE
CSCO▲ NASDAQ-GS
KO unch NYSE
DIS▲ NYSE
DD▲ NYSE
XOM▼ NYSE
GE unch 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 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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