Friday, August 15, 2014

8/15/14 Fri. pm Dow Closes at 16662.91 down 50.67 or 0.30%

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by Dan Kolber

Post No. 2,786 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  Friday at 16662.91 down 50.67 or 0.30%  from Thursday's close of 16713.58. For the week the Dow is up108.98 or 0.65%  from last Friday's close of 16,553.93.  Of the Dow components 7  gained and 23  declined.  The biggest gainer   dollar-wise was and percentage-wise was Coke up 70 cents or 1.74%.  The biggest decliner   dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was  Verizon down $2.33 or 1.10 %.


 As of the open of  the market on  Friday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of  Friday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Friday's trailing P/E   ratio is 15.81 up from Thursday's   trailing P/E ratio of 15.72  (last year it was 16.49).  Friday's P/E estimate is 14.51 unchanged from Thursday's P/E estimate of 14.51 (year ago it was 13.92) and Friday's dividend yield is 2.36 up  from  Thursday's dividend yield of 2.24  (last year it was 2.50). The Dow's all-time high was 17113.54 on July 2,  2014. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2594.68 down 7.89  from  Thursday's   numerator of 2602.57.  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 $86.49 down 26 cents from Thursday's  average closing price of $86.75.  The median closing price of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $82.74  (PG/HD) down 17  cents from Thursday's median closing price of $82.91 (PG/HD/. The lowest volume was  Travelers and the highest volume was Microsoft.

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 lost $789  ($260,257 - $259,468).

8/15/14 Fri. 4:08 MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova & Carla Mozee  says stocks ended mixed Friday, trimming or erasing losses after falling on news of a clash between Ukrainian and Russian military units on Ukraine soil. Major indexes posted weekly gains despite the late flight out of riskier assets into Treasurys.                                        

The S&P 500 SPX -0.01%  fell 0.12 point, or less than 0.1%, to end at 1,955.06 after trading as low as 1,941.40, leaving the index with a 1.2% weekly gain. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -0.30%  trimmed a triple-digit loss to end the day down 50.67 points, or 0.3%, at 16,662.91, making for a weekly rise of 0.7%. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.27%  returned to positive territory, rising 11.93 points, or 0.3%, to 4,464.93 and notching a 2.2% weekly advance.

Ukrainian forces destroyed part of a Russian military unit that was on Ukrainian soil, a Ukrainian military spokesperson said Friday, according to news reports. Separately, NATO’s secretary-general said the alliance observed a Russian “incursion” into Ukraine, denied by Russia, on Thursday night, according to the Associated Press.

“Markets are reacting this afternoon to the ongoing developments, but in the fog of war it makes little difference what the specific elements are in each event. Instead, what drives market valuations is the knowledge of applied costs. No matter how Ukraine, Russia, and the separatists sort themselves out, the costs continue to rise,” said David Kotok, chief investment officer at Cumberland Advisors, in a note.

The 10-year Treasury note yield 10_YEAR -2.54% fell more than 5 basis points to less than 2.35% as investors sought safety by buying Treasurys. Yields fall as Treasury prices decline.

Haven-related buying only provided a modicum of help for gold, however, which trimmed losses but still settled at its lowest level since Aug. 5. Friday’s losses on the main benchmarks put a cap on weekly gains. Stocks trimmed initial losses ahead of the closing bell.

John De Clue, chief investment officer at the Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank, said he isn’t surprised that stocks have been so resilient in the face of geopolitical concerns.

“Second-quarter earnings have been better than many of us expected and the economy is growing. The fact that we are not seeing larger pullbacks mean that investors are not alarmed by the impact of geopolitical issues,” he said.

Still, the entanglement overshadowed more signs that the U.S. economy remains healthy and that company profits are increasing. Industrial production rose in July, thanks to a sizable jump in car output, the Federal Reserve said Friday.

Meanwhile, U.S. producer prices inched up in July, a second consecutive month of gains, led by services such as transportation and warehousing, the government reported Friday. That is one of several recent inflation gauges that show price growth isn’t running too hot for the Fed.

Investors shrugged off a preliminary August reading on the University of Michigan/Thomson Reuters consumer-sentiment index that showed it at the lowest level since November.
Emilio Lozoya, CEO of Mexico's state-owned oil company PetrĂ³leos Mexicanos, talks about the Mexican government's plan to open some of the country's oil fields to private companies.

Monster Beverage MNST +0.01%  shares surged to lead the S&P on Coca-Cola’s KO +1.74%  move to acquire a 17% ownership stake in the energy drink company, as part of a long-term partnership deal. Coke will make a $2.15 billion cash payment and transfer its global energy drink business to Monster.

Applied Materials Inc. AMAT -0.04%  was among the biggest advancers in the S&P, after the chip-making equipment provider’s quarterly sales and earnings report topped Wall Street expectations.

Achillion Pharmaceuticals ACHN +9.60%  rallied in heavy volume following positive results from a clinical trial related to sovaprevir, the company’s experimental hepatitis C treatment.

Autodesk Inc. ADSK +0.08%   shares led S&P losses after the design-software company late Thursday forecast a tepid outlook. Read more about the day’s notable movers here.

In Asia, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index HK:HSI +0.62%  finished at its highest level in more than three years. European stocks XX:SXXP -0.40%  ended lower after headlines of conflict escalation in Ukraine.

Friday'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 Fri. morning's Blog:

A  read of the print editions of  Friday'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 Thursday's  closing   stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed  Thursday at 16713.58 up 61.78 or 0.37%  from Wednesday's close of 16651.80. For the year the Dow is up 0.83%.  Of the Dow components  23  gained, Exxon was unchanged and 6  declined.  The biggest gainer   dollar-wise was Boeing up $2.13 and percentage-wise was Pfizer up 1.84 %.  The biggest decliner   dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was  Cisco down 66 cents or $2.62 %.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks drift higher, continuing recovery" by Saumya Vaishampayan says US stocks rose as the market continued to recover from its recent swoon.  Walmart cut its full year earnings guidance and reported its 7th decline in a row in quarterly US store traffic.

NYT pB5 "Market inches higher on corporate earnings" & AJC pA9 "U.S. stocks creep higher" by AP say better corp earnings nudged the market up Thurs in a quiet sessions.

IBD pB3 "Stocks notch small gains, keeping the uptrend alive" by Paul Whitfield says Thursday's action was up in lower vol while the current outlook is confirmed uptrend.

FT p19 "Wall Street" by Eric Platt says US equity markets rose as new figures showed recent jobless claims hovering near pre-crisis levels.


Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2602.57 up 9.62  from  Wednesday's   numerator of 2592.95.  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 $86.75 up 32 cents from Wednesday's  average closing price of $86.43.  The median closing price of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $82.91  (PG/HD) up 59  cents from Wednesday's median closing price of $82.32 (UNH/HD/. The lowest volume was  Travelers and the highest volume was Intel.

If  Thursday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have made $962  ($260,257 - $259,295).

8/14/14 Thurs. 4:06 MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova & Carla Mozee  says  U.S. stocks ended Thursday modestly higher, as softer-than-expected economic data reinforced speculation that the Federal Reserve won’t rush to raise interest rates.
Investors shrugged off a larger-than-expected jump in jobless claims and mixed earnings from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Kohl’s Corp.
The S&P 500SPX +0.44%  closed up 8.46 points, or 0.4%, at 1,955.18, with health-care stocks leading the gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.37%  gained 61.78 points, or 0.4%, to 16,713.58. The Nasdaq CompositeCOMP +0.43%  rose 18.88 points, or 0.4%, to 4,453.00.
Dow industrials component Wal-Mart /WMT -0.05% lowered its full-year earnings forecast, while second-quarter operating profit met analyst expectations and sales topped those views.
Investors eye Cisco, Kohl's and Noodles & Co. stock Thursday morning.
Department-store operator Kohl’s KSS -0.15%  shares rallied after the company posted slightly improved second-quarter earnings from a year ago, despite a decline in sales. Same-stores sales turned positive in July.
A report from the Labor Department showed initial jobless claims rose more than expected, but remained close to prerecession levels, boding well for the labor market. Analysts said that like most recent economic data, this report was soft enough for the Fed not to rush with rate hikes, but not too soft to raise worries about the economy.
“Investors gave a jobless claims a pass, as the trend seems to be intact,” said Lawrence Creatura, portfolio manager at Federated Investors.
Meanwhile, operators of brick-and-mortar stores are slowly adjusting to a shift in consumer behavior, and, “We see a lot of stocks that are now attractive because of that shift,” he said. He said the firm owns shares in American Eagle Outfitters Inc. AEO -1.55%  
After Thursday’s closing bell, embattled retailer J.C. Penney                        JCP +4.62%  is projected to report a narrower second-quarter loss of 91 cents a share.
Nordstrom JWN -3.10%  also will release results after the close, and analysts expect the upscale department store chain to post earnings of 94 cents for its second quarter.

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

AT&T:  AJC pA7 "Who has best wireless service?" by Christopher Seward says there is a survey as to best service but doesn't say the results!

American Express:  No mentions found.

Boeing:  WSJ pB4 "Boeing jet maker plans increased 737 production": by Jon Ostrower says Boeing plans to build 47 737s a month up from 42 now.,

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  WSJ pC8 "Cisco Systems' cuts aren't the deepest" by Dan Gallagher, USAT p4B "Cisco"  say Cisco has 74,042 workers but will cut 6,000.

Coke:  NYT pB3 "Coca-Cola buys stake in Monster beverage" by David Gelles, WSJ pB1 "Coke pays $2 billion for stake in Monster beverage" by Mike Esterl, IBD pA1 "Monster stock jumps late as Coke buys 16.7% stake" by Gillian Rich, USAT p2B "Coke makes a monster of a deal for $2.15 bil" by Gary Strauss, Bruce Horovitz, AJC pA7 "Coke Buys 16.7% of  Monster" by Leon Stafford say Coke has bought a 16.7% stake in Monster for $2.15 bil in a move to expand in energy drinks.

Disney:  No mentions found.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:  No mentions found.

GE:  WSJ pB3 "Electrolux, GE in appliances talks" by Jens Hansegard, Ted Mann, Joann S Lublin, NYT pB4 "GE in talks over selling its business in appliances" by Michael J. de la Merced, Chad Bray, IBD pA2 "GE in talks with Electrolux", USAT p2B "GE considers selling its appliance business" by Keith Barry, AJC pA8 "GE in talks to sell its appliance div"  say GE is talking with Electrolux about selling its century old appliances biz.

Goldman Sachs:  FT p11 "Goldman seeks Wall St investors for chat service" by Tracy Alloway says Goldman is raising money for a new online chat service to rival Bloomberg's instant messaging.

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan:  No mentions found.

Johnson & Johnson:  IBD pA3 "J&J's Robert Johnson raised the bar on safety" by Claire Mencke profiles Robert Wood Johnson who with his 2 brothers founded Johnson & Johnson.

McDonald's:  No mentions found.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  WSJ pB6 "Google and Apple expand mobile lead" by Thomas Gryta says discusses Microsoft's Windows platform and other cellphone platforms.

Nike:  No mentions found.

Pfizer:  No mentions found.

Procter  & Gamble:  No mentions found.

3M:  No mentions found.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealth:  No mentions found.

Verizon:   AJC pA7 "Who has best wireless service?" by Christopher Seward says there is a survey as to best service but doesn't say the results!

Visa:  No mentions found.

Walmart:  IBD pA1 "Walmart cuts earnings views on E-Commerce, health costs" by Alissa Williams, FT p10 "Walmart",  FT p14 "Walmart blames online costs for lower outlook" by Elizabeth Paton, AJC pA8 "Walmart cuts profit outlook amid slow sales" say Walmart eked out a 0.6% increase in 2Q.  2Q earnings fell 2.4% to $1.21 per share.  Rev increased 2.7% to $120 bil above views for $119 bil.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks drift higher, continuing recovery" by Saumya Vaishampayan says US stocks rose as the market continued to recover from its recent swoon.  Walmart cut its full year earnings guidance and reported its 7th decline in a row in quarterly US store traffic.

Thursday'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 unch 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 8/7/14 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $418.65
2. Microsoft MSFT 356.04
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 281.15
4. GE 256.47
5. Chevron CVX 238.71
6. WalMart WMT 237.93
7.  JPMorgan Chase JPM 224.82
8. Procter & Gamble PG 216.42
9.  Verizon VZ 201.40
10.  IBM 183.57
11. Pfizer PFE 178.73
12. AT&T T 178
13. Coke KO 173.68
14. Merck MRK 163.19
15.  Intel INTC 162.39
16. Disney DIS 145.76
17. Visa V 131.49
18. Cisco CSCO 126.87
19. Home Depot HD 110.36
20. United Technologies UTX 95.04
21. McDonald's MCD 99.70 
22. American Express AXP 90.72
23. 3M MMM 90.28
24. Boeing BA 86.34 
25. Goldman Sachs GS 77.51
26. UnitedHealth UNH 77.09
27. Nike NKE 66.49
28. Caterpillar CAT 64.15
29. DuPont DD 59.22
30. Travelers TRV 30.48

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

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

AT&T T:
8/1/14 10Q & 7/24/14 8K & 7/23/14 8K  re: qtr ended 6/30
7/1/14 S-4 re: purchase of DirecTV
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

American Express AXP:
7/30/14 10Q & 7/29/14 8K re: qtr. ended 6/30/14
7/15/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months ended 6/30/14
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

Boeing BA:
7/23/14 10Q & 7/23/14 8K re: 2Qtr ended 6/30/14
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

Caterpillar CAT:
8/1/14 10Q & 7/24/14 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/14
7/23/14 8K re: rolling 3 mos. retail sales stats.
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

Chevron CVX:
8/6/14 10Q & 8/1/14 8K & 7/10/14 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/14
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:
7/31/14 8K re: resignation from BoD of Gregory Q. Brown
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


Coke KO:
7/30/14 10Q & 7/22/14 8K re: qtr ended 6/27/14
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:
8/5/14 & 8/5 8K re: 10Q for 3Qtr ended 6/28/14 
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


DuPont DD:
8/5/14 8K re: election of Ulf M.  Mark Scheider
7/22/14 10Q & 7/22/14 8K re: qtr ended 6/30/14
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


ExxonMobil XOM:
8/6/14 10Q & 7/31/14 8K re: 2Qtr ended 6/30/14
8/6/14 8K re: retirement of P.T. Mulva as VP/controller to be replaced by D.S. Rosenthal
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


GE:
7/31/14 10Q & 7/18/14 8K re: qtr ended 6/30/14
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


Goldman Sachs GS:
8/7/14 10Q & 7/15/14 8K re: 2Qtr ended 6/30/14
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


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



Intel INTC:
7/25/14 10Q & 7/15/14 8K re: qtr. ended 6/28/14
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


IBM:
7/29/14 10Q & 7/18/14 8K & 7/17/14 8K re: qtr. ended 6/30/14
7/29/14 8K re: election of CEO of JNJ Alex Gorsky & Peter R. Voser to BoD
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:
8/4/14 10Q & 7/15/14 8K & 7/15/14 8K re: qtr. ended 6/30/14
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



Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
8/1/14 10Q & 7/15/14 8K re: Qtr ended 6/29/14
7/21/14 8K re: $5 bil share repurchase program
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



McDonald's MCD:
8/4/14 & 7/22/14 & 7/18/14 8K re: qtr. ended 6/30/14
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



Merck MRK:
9/29/14 8K re: 2Q results
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


Microsoft MSFT:
7/31/14 10K for year ended 6/30/14
7/31/14 8K re: increased BoD to 11 & election of John W. Stanton
7/22/14 8K re: 4Q results
7/17/14 8K re: restruction & related charges
4/24/14 10Q & 4/24/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results


Nike NKE:
Sec. 14A Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 9/18/14 at Tiger Woods Conf. center, Beaverton, Or.
7/25/14 10K for year ended 5/31/14
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:
7/29/14 8K re: 2Q results
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



Procter & Gamble PG:
8/1/14  2 8Ks re: 4Q results
7/8/14 8K re: quarterly div. of 64 cents per share payable 8/15 to record holders of 7/18
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:
7/31/14 10Q & 7/24/14 re: qtr. ended 6/30/14
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:
7/22/14 10Q & 8K re: qtr ended 6/30/14
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:
7/25/14 10Q & 7/22/14 8K for qtr. ended 6/30/14
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:
8/4/14 & 8/1/14 8K & 7/17 8K re: qtr. ended 6/30/14
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:
8/6/14 2 8Ks re: terms of exchange offer re: Altel
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:
7/24/14 10Q & 7/24/14 8K re: qtr ended 6/30/14
7/23/14 8K re: quarterly div. of 40 cents payable 9/3 to record holders as of 8/15.
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


WalMart WMT:
7/24/14 8K re: election of Greg Foran as Pres/CEO of Walmart USA  to replace Bill Simon
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

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