Tuesday, August 5, 2014

8/5/14 Tues. pm Dow Closes at 16429.97 down 139.81 or 0.84%

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by Dan Kolber

Post No. 2,770 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 16429.47 down 139.81 or 0.84%  from Monday's close of 16569.28. Of the Dow components 2  gained, Home Depot was unchanged and    declined.  The biggest gainer   dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was  Boeing up $1.34 or 1.12%. The biggest decliner   dollar-wise was Chevron down $3.12  and percentage-wise was  Intel down 2.97%.

 As of the open of  the market on Tuesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of Tuesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Tuesday's trailing P/E   ratio is 15.64 down from Monday's   trailing P/E ratio of 15.72  (last year it was 16.78).  Tuesday's P/E estimate is 14.62 unchanged from Monday's P/E estimate of 14.62 (year ago it was 13.90) and Tuesday's dividend yield is 2.23 up  from  Monday's dividend yield of 2.22  (last year it was 2.35). 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.

Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2558.33 down 21.77  from  Monday's   numerator of 2580.10.  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 $85.28 down 72 cents from Monday's  average closing price of $85.00.  The median closing price of  Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $80.46  (HD/UNH) up 29 cents from Monday's median closing price of $80.75 (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 $2,177 ($258,010 - 255,833).

8/5/14 Tuesday  4:09   pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahumudova & Barbara Kollmeyer says U.S. stocks closed sharply lower on Tuesday following reports that Russia is building up its military presence on the border with Ukraine.
Fears that the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates sooner than expected in the wake of fresh signs that the economy is gaining strength lingered in the background.
The S&P 500 SPX -0.97%  closed 18.78 points, or 1%, lower at 1,920.21. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -0.84%  dropped 139.81 points, or 0.8%, to 16,429.47. The Nasdaq Composite COMP -0.71%  fell 31.05 points, or 0.7%, to 4,352.84.
David Pearl, Epoch Investment Partners co-chief investment officer, joins Money Beat to discuss the market selloff and its effects on the economy.
The Financial Times reported that Russia has dramatically increased the number of troops and vehicles positioned on its eastern border with Ukraine during the past few days, reviving fears among investors that the conflict could escalate. Separately, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his government to prepare retaliatory measures against U.S. and European economic sanctions imposed on Russia.
Nichoalas Colas, market strategists at ConvergEx Group, a global brokerage company based in New York, said it was eerie to see investors start worrying about a possible full-blown war between Ukraine and Russia on the 100th anniversary of the start of the World War I.
“Over the past several months markets had shrugged off such a possibility and discounted a potential for a real war. The news that Russia might have its troops inside Ukraine instead of waging a proxy war caught a lot of investors flatfooted,” Colas said.
“If this is the beginning of a correction, we expect it to be a slow-motion one. People are just not making sudden moves,” he added.                                        
Tuesday’s economic news showed U.S. service-sector companies expanded in July at the faster pace in nine years, according to survey of senior executives. Meanwhile, factory orders in June climbed to the highest level on record and topped estimates compiled by MarketWatch.
Among individual companies, shares in Coach Inc.COH +4.34% rallied 4.3% after better-than-expected earnings.
Target Corp. TGT -4.40%   shares fell 4.4% after the retailer lowered its outlook.
Walgreen Co. WAG -4.15%   fell 4.2% on reports of the drugstore chain’s intent to keep its headquarters in the U.S. after it takes over British pharmacy chain Alliance Boots, rather than move its domicile abroad to lower its tax bill.
Motorola Solutions Inc.MSI -4.24%   fell 4.2% after the networking-systems company reported a drop in second-quarter sales and guidance for the current period came in weaker than expected.                                        
Groupon, Inc GRPN -17.53%  shares plunged 13% in after-hours session after reporting results.                                        
In other markets, the Nikkei 225 JP:NIK -.00%  fell to its weakest closing level in more than a week, after the HSBC China services purchasing managers index came in at the lowest reading in the nearly nine-year history of the index. China is a big export market for Japan manufacturers. Other Asian markets were generally lower as well.
European stocks /XX:SXXP +0.29%  closed higher. September futures contracts for both crude oil CLU4 -0.89%  were lower and futures for goldGCU4 +0.02%  rose 0.1% after the selling took hold in equity markets. The dollar DXY +0.24%  held steady.

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 unch 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  Tuesday's   Wall Street Journal,   Financial Times,  Investor's Business Daily, New York Times,  USAT 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 Monday's  closing   stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed  Monday at 16.569.28 up 75.91 or 0.46%  from Friday's close of 16493.37.  For the year the Dow is down 0.04%. Of the Dow components 25 gained, Walmart was unchanged and 4   declined.  The biggest gainer   dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was  Disney up $1.86 or 2.18%. The biggest decliner   dollar-wise was  Boeing down 45 cents and percentage-wise was  Procter & Gamble down 0.54%.

WSJ pC4 "Dow snaps back after four days of losses" by Alexandra Scaggs, Daniel Huang says US stocks rebounded from last week's sharp declines.

FT p23 "Offshore drillers' sector hit by downgrade as Dow nudges up" by Jennifer Bissell, Eric Platt says McDonald was down after it reported "significant negative" impact to results in China, Japan and elsewhere due to the latest food safety scare in China and its reaction.

IBD pB2 "Stocks bounce but volume shows lack of conviction" by Vincent Mao says Monday's action was up in vastly lower trade while the current outlook is uptrend under pressure.

 Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2580.10 up 11.82  from  Friday's   numerator of 2568.28.  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 $86.00 up 39 cents from Friday's  average closing price of $85.61.  The median closing price of  Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $80.75  (HD/UNH) up 13 cents from Friday's median closing price of $80.62 (HD/UNH). The lowest volume was  Visa   and the highest volume was Microsoft.

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 made $1,182 ($258,010 -$256,828).

8/4/14 Monday  4:14   pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahumudova & Barbara Kollmeyer says U.S. stocks rallied on Monday and recouped some of the heavy losses from last week’s rout, but investors remained cautious over the timing of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate hikes.
The S&P 500 SPX +0.72%  closed 13.8 points, or 0.7%, higher at 1,938.99, its first gain in three sessions. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.46%  added as much as 102 points during the session, before finishing the day 75.91 points, or 0.5%, higher at 16,569.28 and snapping a four-day losing streak. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.72%  rose 31.25 points, or 0.7% to 4,383.89.                                       
The data calendar was empty for Monday and few companies reported earnings. Instead, investors focused on last week’s performance, which included the biggest weekly drop in two years for the S&P 500 SPX +0.72% . While Friday’s jobs report wasn’t as strong as expected, the data over the week provided more evidence that the economy continues to gain momentum, which in turn makes it more likely the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates sooner than expected.
Uri Landesman, president of Platinum Partners, a New York-based hedge fund, hopes the market finally cracks. Landesman has been calling for a 10%-15% correction for some time, and says one worrisome sign is that most of the money coming into the stock market is from individual investors, not the professionals. That, he notes, s normally associated with the end of a bull market.
“This week’s action will be very important. If we snap back and rally it would mean that the bulls are in control,” he said. “If not, then it would mean that buyers are waiting for markets to go a lot lower before stepping in. In this case, markets will continue to sell.”
Readings on services and factory orders are due Tuesday, while data on trade and consumer credit follow later in the week.                                      
On the other side of the argument, Mark Haefele, global chief investment officer at UBS Wealth Management, and Kiran Ganesh, the firm’s cross-asset strategist, say investors should not be panicking because valuations are not at extremes, nor are investors “exuberant.”
Among individual stocks, Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. KORS -0.21%  fell 5.9% as investors were worried about increased markdowns that were a drag on the retailer’s margins in its fiscal first quarter.
Cardinal Health Inc. CAH -2.89%   reported profits that topped estimates, but shares fell 2.9%.
Amgen Inc. /AMGN +0.08%  rose 2.6% after the biopharmaceutical company said a Phase 3 clinical trial for a late-stage treatment of multiple myeloma was successful.
                                      
In overseas markets, Asian stocks had a mixed session, with the Shanghai Composite IndexCN:SHCOMP +1.74%  up 1.7% and the Nikkei 225                         JP:NIK -0.31%  index off 0.3%. Gold prices GCU4 -0.50%  edged down, while oil CLU4 +0.52% was flat and the dollarDXY +0.00%  recouped some losses from last week.
Portugal’s central bank late Sunday announced a rescue plan of Banco EspĂ­rito Santo, in which the bank would be split into “good” and “bad” banks with the “good” bank receiving €4.9 billion in state funds. The upheaval surrounding the bank had some investors worried about renewed turmoil for Europe’s banking system. The weekend news drove a rally in Portugal stocks PT:PSI20 +0.98%  and also inspired some gains in Europe XX:SXXP.

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

AT&T:  No mentions found.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Boeing:  No mentions found.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  No mentions found.

Disney:  No mentions found.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:  No mentions found.

GE:  No mentions found.

Goldman Sachs:  WSJ pC1 "Goldman has a hedge fund rethink" by Justin Baer, Julliet Chung says Goldman is changing the way it does business with hedge funds due to new capital requirements.

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan:  WSJ pC3 "JPMorgan raises legal cost estimate" by Emily Glazer says their legal costs could be $4.6 bil as of June 30.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's: FT p23 "Offshore drillers' sector hit by downgrade as Dow nudges up" by Jennifer Bissell, Eric Platt says McDonald was down after it reported "significant negative" impact to results in China, Japan and elsewhere due to the latest food safety scare in China and its reaction.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  No mentions found.

Nike:  No mentions found.

Pfizer:  No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble:

3M:  No mentions found.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealth:  No mentions found.

Verizon:  No mentions found.

Visa:  No mentions found.

Walmart:  IBD pA5 "Luxury retailers rin up gains as discounters struggle" by Marilyn Much says Walmart and deep discounters reported little or no growth during the latest quarter.

Monday'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
WMTunch 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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