Monday, June 23, 2014

6/23/14 Mon. pm Dow Closes at 16937.26 down 9.82 or 0.06%

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Post No. 2,706 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 as and a summary of recent Dow 30 components'  SEC filings.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed  Monday at 16937.26 down 9.82 or 0.06%   from Friday's close of 16947.08. Of the Dow components  14  gained, AT&T was unchanged and   15  declined.   The biggest gainers dollar-wise   were Chevron and JPMorgan up 64 cents   and percentage-wise was JPMorgan up 1.11%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Boeing down $1.25 and percentage-wise was  Pfizer down 1.11%.


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 16.58 up from Friday's trailing P/E ratio of 16.55 (last year it was 16.17).  Monday's P/E estimate is 15.19 up from Friday's P/E estimate of 15.00 (year ago it was 13.35) and Monday's dividend yield is 2.17 up  from  Friday's dividend yield of 2.16 (last year it was 2.47). The Dow's all-time high was 16,947.08 on June 20,  2014. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Moniday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2637.40 down 1.53  from  Friday's   numerator of 2638.93.  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 $87.9 down 5 cents from Friday's  average closing price of $87.96.  The median closing price of  Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $81.07  (UNH/HD)  down 78 cents from Friday's median closing price of $80.79 (UNH/PG). The lowest volume was 3M  and the highest volume was GE.

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 lost $153  ($263,893 - $263,740).

6/23/14 Monday 4:36    pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahnumdova says   U.S. stocks ended Monday’s session marginally lower, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average pausing after six straight days of modest gains.
Some analysts said stock markets were overextended after hitting record levels last week. Economic data released on Monday were positive, but not strong enough to lift the mood.
SPX 1,962.61, -0.26, -0.01%                              

The main benchmarks traded in a narrow range, while the CBOE Vix index remained below 11. The S&P 500 /quotes/zigman/3870025/realtime SPX -0.01%  closed less than a point lower at 1,962.61. The Dow industrials DJIA -0.06% shed 9.82 points, or 0.1%, to 16,937.26. The Nasdaq Composite /quotes/zigman/12633936/realtime COMP +0.02%  ended the day less than a point higher at 4,368.68.                                        
Randy Frederick, managing director of trading and derivatives at Charles Schwab, said markets are ripe for a pullback.
“Markets are overbought and are ready for a 3-4% pullback. Last week the S&P 500 hit record levels three times and had 6 up days in a row, while the Vix is at extremely low levels, Frederick said.
“The picture was too rosy and when there is a lot of complacency, market tend to flip,” he added.
Craig Callahan, founder and chief executive officer of Denver-based ICON Advisors, said the markets are within 1% of fair value, but the environment for equities is still favorable as earnings are growing, interest rates are low and credit spreads are narrowing.
In economic news, a gauge of economic activity in May from the Chicago Federal Reserve tick up, while a preliminary June reading of business activity from Markit’s Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to the highest level since May 2010.
Sales of existing homes increased 4.9% in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.89 million, the National Association of Realtors reported Monday. A strengthening labor market, expanding inventories and recent drops in mortgage rates supported the second straight monthly increase in sales.
Ahead of U.S. markets, investors received a mixed batch of global PMI reports. HSBC’s closely watched preliminary read on the Chinese manufacturing sector swung to growth from contraction, hitting a seven-month high at 50.8. But business activity in the manufacturing and services sectors in the euro zone slowed for a second straight month in June.

Integrys Energy, Central Garden & Pet soar on M&A news

In corporate news, Integrys Energy Group Inc. TEG +1.85%  shares surged 12% after the Wisconsin Energy Corp. WEC +2.34%  agreed to acquire Integrys in a cash-and-stock deal worth about $5.71 billion. Shares of Wisconsin Energy fell 3.5%.
Central Garden & Pet Co. CENT +6.44%  shares jumped 6.4% after Philip Falcone’s Harbinger Group Inc. offered to buy Central Garden & Pet for $10 a share in cash.
Oracle Corp. ORCL +0.06%  agreed to buy Micros Systems Inc. MCRS +3.36%   for $5.3 billion in cash. Oracle shares were 0.7% higher. Micros shares rose 3.4%.
 
Monday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
T unch 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 Monday morning's Blog:

A  read of the print editions of Monday's Barron'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 16947.08 UP 25.62 OR 0.15% from Thursday's close of 16921.46. For the week the Dow was up 171.34 or 1.02%  from last Friday's close of 16775.74.   For the year the Dow is up 2.2%. Of the Dow components   19 gained and  11   declined.   The biggest gainer dollar-wise   was  caterpillar  up $2.13 and percentage-wise was DuPont up 1.55%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was AIBM down $1.27 and percentage-wise was Disney down 1.13%.


IBD pB8 "Stock indexes up a little but leaders show some zip" by Paul Whitfield says stocks kept to a narrow range Fri as the action was small gains in higher trade & the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.


Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2638.93 up 3.99  from  Thursday's   numerator of 2634.94.  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 $87.96 up 13 cents from Thursday's  average closing price of $87.83.  The median closing price of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $80.79  (UNH/PG)  up 31 cents from Thursday's median closing price of $80.48 (PG/HD). The lowest volume was 3M  and the highest volume was GE.

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 $399  ($263,893 - $263,494).

6/20/14 Friday 4:44    pm MarketWatch by Victor Reklaitis says   U.S. stocks saw modest gains Friday, pushing the S&P 500 and Dow industrials to the latest in a string of record closes and lifting the Nasdaq Composite to its strongest finish in 14 years.                                       
“Well, the trend is your friend and with the Fed reiterating their dovish stance the follow through has propelled global equities to new highs. However, lingering in the background is steadily rising oil prices which will impact growth in time and markets will soon start to price this in,” said Mike McCudden, head of derivatives at stockbroker Interactive Investor, in a note.                                       
The session was light on economic releases. Total volume on all stock exchanges was the largest since April 15, although the threat of increased volatility due to quadruple witching, which refers to stock index futures, individual stock futures, stock index options and individual stock options all expiring, didn’t materialize.
CarMax Inc. KMX +16.50%   led gainers in the S&P 500, surging more than 16% after upbeat results. Software maker Oracle Corp. ORCL -3.98%  was among losers, slipping 1.7% after a disappointing earnings report.
The S&P 500 SPX +0.17%   rose 3.39 points, or 0.2%, to close at 1,962.87, bringing its win streak to six days and notching a record close for the third day in a row and for the 22nd time this year. The index rose 1.4% for the week, its biggest weekly percentage gain since April 17.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.15%  gained 25.62 points, or 0.2%, to close at 16,947.08, also setting a record high and extending its win streak to six sessions — the longest since December. The index gained a little more than 1% on the week.
Friday’s close was the index’s 11th closing record of the year. It also scored an all-time intraday high above 16,978, eclipsing its prior intraday record hit June 9.
The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.20%  rose 8.71 points, or 0.2%,to end at 4,368.04, its highest finish since April 2000. The tech-heavy index saw a 1.3% weekly rise. Friday’s tone was set on Wednesday, when investors cheered dovish comments from Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen.                                         
“The supportive monetary policy of the Federal Reserve which was more dovish than the market had been anticipating has pulled the dollar lower and pushed equity markets higher,” said Richard Perry, market analyst at Hantec Markets, in a note.
“However, this positivity is countered by the tensions in Iraq,” which led President Obama on Thursday to order up to 300 members of U.S. special-operations forces to that country, Perry said. “Upside is likely to continue to be slow going whilst this remains the case,” the analyst said.
U.S.-listed shares of Shire PLC SHPG +16.26%   /quotes/zigman/508678/realtime UK:SHP +16.93%  leapt more than 16% after the Dublin-based drug maker rejected a £27.2 billion ($46.35 billion) takeover bid from Illinois-based AbbVie Inc. ABBV -1.64% . AbbVie fell 1.6%.                                       
In other markets, Asian stocks finished mixed , and European equities ended marginally lower. Gold futures rose, trading above the key level of $1,300, and the U.S. oil benchmark finished at a nine-month high.

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

AT&T:  NYT pB2 "Antitrust hearing is set for AT&T and DirecTV, Barron's p13 "Week preview say on Tues CEOs of AT&T and DirecTV testify on their proposed merger before the House Judiciary Committee.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Boeing    FT p6 "The resurgent activists" by Stephen Foley, Jennifer Bissell lists the number of proposals targeted by investor proposals and Exxon followed by Chevron, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan, GE, Conoco, Walmart, Boeing & Verizon.

Barron's p20 "Speaking of dividends" by Shirley A. Lazo in 1Q Apple bought the most shares back with IBM 2nd with $8.2 bil, Exxon third with $3.9 bil  and Boeing 4th with $2.5 bil.

Caterpillar:  WSJ pA11 "Presbyterians join the anti-Israel choir" by Jonathan Marks says the Presbyterian Church USA is divesting its stock in caterpillar, Hewlett-Packard & Motorola due to their operations in Israel.

Chevron:  FT p6 "The resurgent activists" by Stephen Foley, Jennifer Bissell lists the number of proposals targeted by investor proposals and Exxon followed by Chevron, Bank of America, citi, JPMorgan, GE, Conoco, Walmart, Boeing & Verizon.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke: WSJ pB4 "Coca Cola Mexican charity unit installs drinking fountains" says Coke will donate drinking fountains that purify tap water at 741 schools in Mexico.

 IBD pB15 "Coca-Cola brews a healthier cola" by Vincent Mao says seeking to cater to health conscious consumers, Coke recently unveiled Coca-Cola Life which uses stevia and sugar.

Disney:  WSJ pB5 "Box office figures" places Disney's Maleficent at 5.

NYT pB1 "Everyone wants a piece" by Jonathan Mahler, Ravi Somailya  says Disney recently acquired the YouTube video production network Maker studios.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:    FT p6 "The resurgent activists" by Stephen Foley, Jennifer Bissell lists the number of proposals targeted by investor proposals and Exxon followed by Chevron, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan, GE, Conoco, Walmart, Boeing & Verizon.

Barron's p20 "Speaking of dividends" by Shirley A. Lazo in 1Q Apple bought the most shares back with IBM 2nd with $8.2 bil, Exxon third with $3.9 bil  and Boeing 4th with $2.5 bil.

GE:  FT p13 "France claims victory on Alstom" by Hugh Carnegy, FT p15 "GE deal victory for role of French state" by Hugh Carnegy, FT p15 "GE deal victory for role of french state" by Hugh Carnegy, NYT pB4 "last barrier is cleared in GE's deal with Alstom" by David Jolly, WSJ pB3 "Paris removes hurdle to GE's deal for most of Alstom" by Inti Landauro, Stacy Meichtry says the French gov will have an option to buy 20% of Alstom owned by Bouygues.

 FT p6 "The resurgent activists" by Stephen Foley, Jennifer Bissell lists the number of proposals targeted by investor proposals and Exxon followed by Chevron, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan, GE, Conoco, Walmart, Boeing & Verizon.

Barron's p15 "Sweet dividends with a cherry on top" by Jack Hough  lists GE and JPMorgan in a list of 6 dividend stocks that could see peppy growth in profits and payouts.

Goldman Sachs

Home Depot: No mentions found.

Intel: No mentions found.

IBM:  Barron's p20 "Speaking of dividends" by Shirley A. Lazo in 1Q Apple bought the most shares back with IBM 2nd with $8.2 bil, Exxon third with $3.9 bil  and Boeing 4th with $2.5 bil.

JPMorgan:  NYT pB1 "An employee dies and the company collects the insurance" by David Gelles says JPMorgan is an example of a firm that buys company owned life insurance on their employees.

FT p6 "The resurgent activists" by Stephen Foley, Jennifer Bissell lists the number of proposals targeted by investor proposals and Exxon followed by Chevron, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan, GE, Conoco, Walmart, Boeing & Verizon.

Barron's p15 "Sweet dividends with a cherry on top" by Jack Hough  lists GE and JPMorgan in a list of 6 dividend stocks that could see peppy growth in profits and payouts.

McDonald's: No mentions found.

Merck: No mentions found.

Microsoft: No mentions found.

Nike: FT p20 "Nike earnings set to reflect hat trick" says Nike reports its earnings on Thursdays and has scored a hatrick of viral social media campaigns, targeted sponsorship of superstar players and brought out a host of savvy themed products related to the World Cup.

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:      FT p6 "The resurgent activists" by Stephen Foley, Jennifer Bissell lists the number of proposals targeted by investor proposals and Exxon followed by Chevron, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan, GE, Conoco, Walmart, Boeing & Verizon.

Visa: No mentions found.

Walmart    FT p6 "The resurgent activists" by Stephen Foley, Jennifer Bissell lists the number of proposals targeted by investor proposals and Exxon followed by Chevron, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan, GE, Conoco, Walmart, Boeing & Verizon.

Friday'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
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 5/30/14 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $431.98
2. Microsoft MSFT 333.47
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 284.64
4. GE 267.04
5. WalMart WMT 246.29
6. Chevron CVX 232.75
7.  Procter & Gamble PG 217.48
8. JPMorgan Chase JPM 211.12
9.  Verizon VZ 205.88
10. Pfizer PFE 188.43
11. IBM 185.36
12. AT&T T 183.57
13. Coke KO 178.36
14. Merck MRK 168.65
15.  Disney DIS 145.61
16. Intel INTC 135.5
17. Visa V 134.4
18. Cisco CSCO 125.71
19. Home Depot HD 109
20. United Technologies UTX 106.21
21. McDonald's MCD 99.59 
22. Boeing BA 98.04 
23. American Express AXP 96.64
24. 3M MMM 92.88
25. UnitedHealth UNH 77.65
26. Goldman Sachs GS 77.45
27. Nike NKE 67.26
28. Caterpillar CAT 63.85
29. DuPont DD 63.26
30. Travelers TRV 32.58

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 5/30/14:

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

AT&T T:
5/19/14 8K re: contract to buy DirecTV
5/2/14 10Q & 4/23/14 8K & 4/22/14 8K re: results of 1 Qtr ended 3/31/14.
4/28/14 8K re: voting results of annual meeting of Stockholders
3/31/14 8K re: closing of sale of Floating 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

American Express AXP:
5/15/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats. for 3 months through 4/30/14
5/13/14 8K re: 13% dividend increase
4/29/14 10Q re: 1Q ended 3/31
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


Boeing BA:
5/12/14 8K re: amendment of CEO's employment contract
4/30/14 8K re: voting results from annual meeting of shareholders
4/23/14 10Q & 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/14
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
3/28/14 8K re: selection of Robert E. Verbeck as VP Finance


Caterpillar CAT:
5/28/14 & 4/21/14 Proxies re: annual meeting of stockholders on 6/11/14 at Corinth, MS
5/20/14 8K re: 3 months retail sales stats through 4/14
5/8/14 8K re: underwriting agreement to issue notes
5/2/14 10Q & 4/24/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/14 results
4/23/14 8K re: 3 months retail sales stats through 3/14
3/20/14 8K re: 3 month dealer stats thru 2/14


Chevron CVX:
5/2/14 10Q & 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
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


Cisco CSCO:
5/22/14 10Q & 5/14/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 4/26 results
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


Coke KO:
4/30/14 10Q/A & 4/24/14 10Q for 1Qtr ended 3/28 results
4/25/14 8K re: election of Kathy N. Waller as CFO
4/23/14 8K re: approval of Equity Comp. Plan
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


Disney DIS:
5/6/14 8K & 10Q for 1Qtr ended 3/29 results
3/20/14 8K re: amdmt to cert. of incorp.
3/18/14; 3/4/14; & 2/3/14 Add'l proxy materials 


DuPont DD:
4/28/14 8K re: voting results of Stockholders Mtg
4/22/14 10Q & 4/17/14 re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31
3/17/14 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


ExxonMobil XOM:
5/14/14 & 4/22/14 Proxy material re: exec comp
5/7/14 10Q & 5/1/14 8K re: 1 Qtr. ended 3/31 results
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

GE:
5/12/14 10Q & 4/17/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/28/14 8K re: voting results from annual shareholders meeting
4/23/14 8K re: election of John J. Brennan to Board of Dirs.
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


Goldman Sachs GS:
5/29/14 8K re: tender offer for debt securities.
5/19/14 8K re: shareholder meeting voting results
5/19/14 10Q  re: 1 Qtr results ended 3/31
4/21/14 Proxy material re: governance and practices
4/28/14 8K re: amend cert. of incorp. re: series L Preferred rights
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


Home Depot HD:
5/28/14 10Q & 5/20/14 8K re: 1 Qtr results
5/28/14 8K re: voting results from Shareholder Meeting
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


Intel INTC:
5/28/14 8K re: voting results from Stockholder Mtg
4/25/14 10Q for 1 Qtr ended 3/29
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


IBM:
5/14/14  2 8Ks re: FD disclosures re: investors' meeting
5/2/14 8K re: voting results from Stockholder Mtg
4/29/14 10Q for 1 Qtr. ended 3/31
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


JPMorganChase JPM:
5/22/14 8K re: Voting results from Shareholder Mtg.
5/13/14 8K re: Offering of notes
4/22/14 Proxy information
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


Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
5/2/14 10Q for 1 Qtr ended 3/30
4/25/14 8K re: voting results of shareholder meeting
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



McDonald's MCD:
5/28/14 8K re: Voting results of Shareholder Mtg
5/27/14 8K re: retirement of Timothy Fenton
5/8/14 8K re: April sales
5/6/14 10Q & 4/222/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
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


Merck MRK:
5/29/14 8K re: voting results of Shareholder Mtg
5/8/14 10Q & 4/29/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31
5/6/14 8K re: FD re: Investor briefing
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

Microsoft MSFT:
4/24/14 10Q & 4/24/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
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


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:
5/27/14; 5/20/14; 5/13/14; 5/2/14  & 4/28/14 8Ks all with respect to bid for and withdrawal of bid for AstraZeneca
5/19/14 8K re: offering of floating rate notes
5/15/14 8K re: public offering of notes
5/8/14 10Q & 5/5/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/30 results
4/28/14 8K re: Voting results of Shareholder Meeting
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


Procter & Gamble PG:
4/23/14 10Q & 2 8Ks re 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
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


3M MMM:
5/16/14 8K re: sale of notes
5/15/14 8K re: transfer of product lines between divisions
5/14/14 8K re: results of votes of Stockholders
5/1/14 10Q & 4/24/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31
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


Travelers TRV:
4/22/14 10 Q & 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
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


United Technologies UTX:
5/2/14 8K amendment of Long Term Incentive Plan
4/25/14 10Q & 4/22/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/8/14 Proxy re: add'l info
3/14/14 Proxy - Shareholder Meeting 4/28 2 pm Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte, NC


UnitedHealth Group UNH:
5/23/14 8K re: investor presentation
5/6/14 10 Q & 4/17/14 8K re: 1Q ended 3/31results
4/23/14 2 proxy filings for Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 6/2/14 at 10 am at Anthony Marton Aud. in Las Vegas
3/7/14 8K re: presentation at Barclays Global Healthcare Conf. Miami 3/11


Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
5/29/14 8K re: exchange offer of notes
5/6/14 8K re: technical amendment to Bylaws
4/29/14 10Q & 4/24/14 8K re: 1 Qtr results ended 3/31
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


Visa V:
4/24/14 10Q & 8K re: 2 Qtr ended 3/31/14 results
4/23/14 8K re: quarterly cash dividend of 40 cents per share
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

WalMart WMT:
5/29/14 & 4 filings  on 4/23/14 Proxy Materials re: 6/6/14 Annual Shareholder Meeting at 7 am at Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Ark
5/15/14 8K re: 1 Qtr results
4/21/14 8K re: sale of notes
4/7 8K re: issuance of euro Notes due '22
3/21/14 10K for FY ended 1/31/14

NO MAS, AMIGOS

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