Wednesday, July 9, 2014

7/9/14 Wed pm Dow Closes at 16985.16 up 78.99 or 0.47%

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Post No. 2,734 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 of 7/3/14 and a summary of recent Dow 30 components'  SEC filings as of 7/3/14.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed  Wednesday at 16985.61 up 78.99 or 0.47%   from Tuesday's close of 16906.62%. Of the Dow components 22   gained, Boeing was unchanged and  7   declined.   The biggest gainer   dollar-wise  was Chevron up $1.49 and percentage-wise was Disney up 1.58%. The biggest decliner   dollar-wise and percentage-wise was  DuPont down 29 cents or 0.44%.


As of the open of  the market on Wednesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of  Wednesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Wednesday's trailing P/E ratio is 16.53 down from Tuesday's trailing P/E ratio of 16.65  (last year it was 16.72).  Wednesday's P/E estimate is 15.26 unchanged from Tuesday's P/E estimate of 15.26 (year ago it was 13.55) and Wednesday's dividend yield is 2.16 up  from  Tuesday's dividend yield of 2.14 (last year it was 2.40). The Dow's all-time high was 17068.26 on July 3,  2014. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2644.93 up 22.30  from  Tuesday's   numerator of 2632.63.  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 $88.16 down 61 cents from Tuesday's  average closing price of $87.75.  The median closing price of  Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $81.72  (HD/UNH)  up $1.38 from Tuesday's median closing price of $80.34 (HD/UNH). The lowest volume was  Visa   and the highest volume was GE .

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 $2,230  ($264,493 - $263,263).

7/9/14 Wednesday 4:07   pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahumudova  & Barbara Kollmeyer says The U.S. stocks closed modestly higher on Wednesday after the FOMC minutes revealed that policy-makers decided to end the Fed’s bond purchases by October if the economy stays on track.
The Fed plans to end purchases altogether with a final reduction of $15 billion at its October meeting, after trimming it by $10 billion at each meeting up to that point, while keeping the rates near zero for a considerable time. Investors took that as a bullish sign and pushed prices higher.
The S&P 500 SPX +0.46%  gained 9.12 points, or 0.5%, to 1,972.83. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.47%  closed 79 points, or 0.5%, higher at 16,985.61. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.63%  rose 27.57 points, or 0.6%, to 4,419.03.
Retirement investors are pouring money into target-date funds. Barron's Andrew Bary discusses the pros and cons of these funds.
“In the short-term, we are concerned that there is a bit of optimism about the second-quarter earnings. Expectations for overall markets are high and this may lead to some short-term downside if companies come short,” said Joe Bell, senior equity analyst at Schaeffer’s Investment Research.
“We believe this quarter financials are likely to surprise on the upside, just because there is too much skepticism about the sector, the only one to deliver negative growth,” Bell added. Alcoa Inc. AA +0.45%  shares rallied 5.3% after the company said it swung to a second-quarter profit late Tuesday.                                        
Shares of Gigamon Inc. GIMO +0.41% plunged 33% after the networking-hardware company lowered its second-quarter revenue guidance on Tuesday.
Container Store Group Inc. TCS +0.24%  shares sank 8.9% after the organization-product company posted a loss of 7 cents, a penny more than expected. Read more in Movers and Shakers column.
In overseas markets, Europe’s Stoxx 600XX:SXXP -0.01% closed marginally lower, its fourth day in the red, while the Hong Kong Hang Seng indexHK:HSI +0.26%  lost 1.6% after softer-than-expected inflation data from China.
Crude-oil prices CLQ4 -0.31%   fell as a smaller-than-expected decline in weekly U.S. crude supplies and signs of growing production from Libya helped the U.S. benchmark suffer a ninth consecutive day of declines. Gold futures GCQ4 +0.53%  recouped on Wednesday some of what they lost in a trio of downbeat sessions, then extended gains in electronic trading following minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve ‘s June meeting.. The dollar DXY -0.05%  was mostly higher.

Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
T▲ NYSE
AXP▲ NYSE
BA unch 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 Wed. morning's Blog:

A  read of the print editions of Wednesday's  Wall Street 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 Tuesday's  closing   stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed  Tuesday at 16906.62 down 117.59  or 0.76%   from Monday's close of 17024.21. For the year the Dow is up 1.99%. Of the Dow components  3  gained and 27    declined.   The biggest gainer   dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was Walmart up 58 cents or 0.76%. The biggest decliner   dollar-wise was Goldman Sachs down $2.87 and percentage-wise was  Verizon down 1.99%.

WSJ pC4 "DJIA slides below 17000" by Chris Dieterich, Saumya Vaishampayan says US stocks tumbled as caution reigned ahead of corp earnings season.  Boeing and Goldman Sachs are listed under Bad News as Boeing could need to bolster loans to clients if lawmakers close the Ex-Im Bank and KBW cut Goldman's 2Q eps to $3.27.

NYT pB7 & same article at AJC pA13 "Market retreats before earnings season" by AP says investors sold off all manner of stocks Tues as they waited for corp earnings reports.  Internet firms bore the brunt of the selling.

FT p19 "Airlines extend decline after transatlantic profit warning" by Eric Platt says the Vix volatility index known as Wall Street's fear gauge rose 10% to $12.39.

IBD pB4 "Stocks roiled signaling uptrend is under pressure" by Juan Crlos Arancibia says the stock market continued fraying Tues signaling that it's time for a defensive shift in investment strategy.  Tuesday's action was more selling in heavy vol as the current outlook is uptrend under pressure.


Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2632.63 down 18.31  from  Monday's   numerator of 2650.94.  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  Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $87.75 down 61 cents from Monday's  average closing price of $88.36.  The median closing price of  Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $80.34  (HD/UNH)  down $1.47 from Monday's median closing price of $81.81 (HD/UNH). The lowest volume was  3M and the highest volume was Intel .

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 lost $1,831  ($265,094 - $263,263).

7/8/14 Tuesday 4:21   pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahumudova  & Victor Reklaitis says so-called momentum plays led a selloff in U.S. stocks on Tuesday that pulled the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 further from record levels.
Shares of biotechnology, Internet and small-cap companies were battered for a second day.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -0.69%  dropped 117.59 points, or 0.7%, to a preliminary 16,906.62, while the S&P 500 SPX -0.71%   shed 13.94 points, or 0.7%, to 1,963.71. The Nasdaq Composite COMP -1.35%  lost 60.07 points, or 1.35%, to 4,391.46. The iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETFb IBB +0.09%   fell 2.1%, while Global X Social Media Index ETF SOCL -3.85%   fell 4.2%.
The Russell 2000d RUT -1.23%   fell 14.6 points, or 1.2% to 1,172.15, adding to steep losses on Monday.
Rob Stein, chief executive officer of Astor Investment Management, said investors shouldn’t be alarmed by Tuesday’s pullback.
“When markets reach new peaks, investors tend to take opportunity and lighten up and rebalance. We think the economy is in its midcycle and has more room to grow. In this environment our risk-reward model is still favoring stocks with decent expected returns for the next several quarters,” Stein said.
The latest earnings season received its unofficial kickoff after the market’s close, as Alcoa Inc. released its second-quarter results.
Online investment services aren't just for young clients and low-balance accounts; "robo" advice can help any wealth advisory firm grow, says Bernie Clark, the head of Schwab Adviser Services. "
Investors had a light load of economic news to digest during the session. A small-business optimism index showed a June dip amid a big fall in those who expect the economy to improve. Job openings at U.S. workplaces rose to 4.64 million in May — the most since June 2007 — from 4.46 million in April.
Richmond Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Lacker said the Fed must be pre-emptive, hiking rates before inflation emerges. In contrast, Minneapolis Fed President Narayana Kocherlakota downplayed recent higher readings on inflation, saying he expects the price level to stay below the central bank’s target for several more years, possibly even until 2018.

Among individual stocks, TripAdvisor Inc TRIP -5.55% was left off Wunderlich Securities’ list of analyst favorites for the second half of the year. Stock fell 5.6%, making it the biggest loser on the S&P 500.
Tesla Motors Inc. /quotes/zigman/118681/delayed/quotes/nls/tsla TSLA -0.06%  shares dropped 1.6% as the electric car company is being sued in China for trademark infringement. 
In other markets, the Nikkei 225 index JP:NIK -0.42%  closed down 0.4%, though the rest of Asia largely held steady. The Stoxx Europe  XX:SXXP -1.40%  pulled back after weak German trade data supported the view that economic activity in the country is slowing.

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

AT&T:  No mentions found.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Boeing: WSJ pC4 "DJIA slides below 17000" by Chris Dieterich, Saumya Vaishampayan says US stocks tumbled as caution reigned ahead of corp earnings season.  Boeing and Goldman Sachs are listed under Bad News as Boeing could need to bolster loans to clients if lawmakers close the Ex-Im Bank and KBW cut Goldman's 2Q eps to $3.27.

IBD pA1 "As airplane orders soar, room for new jet seen" by Gillian Rich says the biannual Farnborough Int'l Airshow July 14 -20, will be headlined by Boeing & airbus as they go head to head to see who can get the most orders.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  IBD pA2 "Cisco" says Cisco is showing signs that it may stabilize in '14.

Coke:  No mentions found.

Disney:  No mentions found.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:  No mentions found.

GE:  No mentions found.

Goldman Sachs: WSJ pC4 "DJIA slides below 17000" by Chris Dieterich, Saumya Vaishampayan says US stocks tumbled as caution reigned ahead of corp earnings season.  Boeing and Goldman Sachs are listed under Bad News as Boeing could need to bolster loans to clients if lawmakers close the Ex-Im Bank and KBW cut Goldman's 2Q eps to $3.27.

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan:  WSJ pC3 "J.P. Morgan intensifies cost cutting effort" by Emily Glazer says JPMorgan is relocating employees to less expensive offices, revising contracts with vendors and is trying to pare costs to counteract increased regulatory and legal expenses.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's:  No mentions found.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  No mentions found.

Nike:  FT p12 "Adidas steals last minute Man Utd goal from Nike" by Roget Blitz, WSJ pB3 "Adidas edges out rival Nike in Manchester United Play" by Sara German says Adidas will pay more than $103 mil a year for a decode to sponsor Manchester United that has prompted Nike to walk away.

Pfizer:  No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble:  No mentions found.

3M:  No mentions found. 

Travelers:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealth:  WSJ p7 "Cancer care study yields mixed result" by Anna Wilde Mathews says a closely watched study that involved UnitedHealth's insurance arm & 5 oncology practices raise questions about the best way to trim the tab for cancer care.

Verizon:  No mentions found.

Visa:  No mentions found.

Walmart:   No mentions found.

Tuesday'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 close of business 7/3/14 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $440.65
2. Microsoft MSFT 345.29
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 298.24
4. GE 269.35
5. Chevron CVX 249.74
6. WalMart WMT 244.19
7.  Procter & Gamble PG 216.42
8. JPMorgan Chase JPM 215.89
9.  Verizon VZ 205.86
10. Pfizer PFE 194.74
11. IBM 190.83
12. AT&T T 186.01
13. Coke KO 185.61
14. Merck MRK 173
15.  Intel INTC 155.01
16. Disney DIS 150.39
17. Visa V 136.02
18. Cisco CSCO 129.04
19. Home Depot HD 112.21
20. United Technologies UTX 105.91
21. American Express AXP 101.59
22. McDonald's MCD 99.81 
23. 3M MMM 95.14
24. Boeing BA 93.71 
25. UnitedHealth UNH 81.67
26. Goldman Sachs GS 78.76
27. Caterpillar CAT 69.34
28. Nike NKE 68.54
29. DuPont DD 60.43
30. Travelers TRV 32.95

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of close of business 7/3/14:

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

AT&T T:
6/30/14 8K re: increase Board of Dirs from 13 to 14 and election of Glenn H., Hutchins to Board
6/27/14 8K re: sale of its shares of America Movil for $5.5 bil
6/27/14 8K re: securitization facility between New Cingular subsidiary & Citibank
6/11/14 8K sale of 2.4% Global Notes due 2024
6/10/14 8K sale of $2 bil of 4.8% Global Notes due 2044
6/3/14 8K re: notice of redemption of 4 classes of notes
6/3/14 8K re: Reg. FD disclosure re: proposed acquisition of DirecTV
6/3/14 8K re: update on network transformation, 2Q trends & full year '14 guidance
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

American Express AXP:
6/30/14 8K re: 50% jv with Certares for global business travel
6/23/14 8K re: appointment of Laureen E. Seeger as general Counsel
6/16/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats  for 3 mos ended 5/31/14
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


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:
6/19/14 8K re: 3 mos. retail sales stats.
6/12/14 8K re: stockholder approval of '14 long term incentive plan & exec. short term incentive plan
6/11 8K re: increase of quarterly dividend by 17% to 70 cents per share payable 8/20 to record holders on 7/21
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


Chevron CVX:
6/3/14 8K re: voting results of annual stockholder meeting
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



Cisco CSCO:
6/25/14 8K re: adoption of pre-arranged stock trading plan by executive
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.


Disney DIS:
6/27/14 8K re: amendment to By-laws re: calling of shareholder meeting
6/2/14 8K re: sale of global notes
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:
6/26/14 8K re: lower earnings outlook for 2Q & 2014
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:
6/2/14 8K re: voting results of annual meeting of shareholders
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:
6/4/14 8K re: sale of $900 mil of floating notes
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


Home Depot HD:
6/12/14 8K re: completion of offering of senior notes
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:
6/27/14 8K re: executive changes
6/23/14 8K re: election of Aneel Bhusri to Board of Director
6/12/14 8K re: raises of 2Q & full year revenue and gross margin expectations
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:
6/2/14 8K re: completion of SEC investigation re: reporting of cloud rev with no action taken
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



JPMorganChase JPM:
7/2/14 8K re: CEO Jamie Dimon having throat cancer
7/1/14 8K re: reduction of warrant exercise price
6/23/14 & 6/9/14  8Ks (2) re: modification of rights of holders of preferred shares
6/11/14 8K re: Reg FD disclosure re: investor presentation
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



Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
6/30/14 8K re: complete sale of Ortho-clinical Diagnostics to Carlyle Group
6/19/14 8K re: election of UPS CEO D. Scott Davis to Board of Directors
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



McDonald's MCD:
6/10/14 8K re: global comparable sales for May
6/9/14 8K re: sale of $500 mil of notes
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



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


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:
6/30/14 8K re: Reg. FD disclosure re: 4Q conference call
6/26/14 8K re: 4Q & full year 2014 results
6/23/14 8K re: election of  John Donahoe to Board of Directors
4/7/14 10Q & 3/25/14 & 3/20/14 8Ks re: Year ended 2/28/14




Pfizer PFE:
6/26/14 8K re: election of James C. Smith to Board of Directors
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



Procter & Gamble PG:
6/25/14 8K re: exec changes
6/11/14 8K re: sale of pet care business
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:
6/9/14 8Ks (2) re: executive changes
6/4/14 8K re: sale of notes
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.


Travelers TRV:
6/2/14 8K re: approval of 2014 stock incentive plan
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.



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


UnitedHealth Group UNH:
6/6/14 8K re: results of annual meeting of shareholders
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



Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
6/26/14; 6/12/14; 6/11/14; & 6/2/14 8Ks (4) results of exchange offer
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

Visa V:
6/3/14 8K re: retirement of CFO Byron H. Pollitt, Jr.
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:
6/10/14 8K re: results of annual meeting of shareholder
6/6/14 10Q  for quarter ended 4/30/14
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

FINAL


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