Friday, December 12, 2014

12/12/14 Fri. am Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Fined for Research Violations; Ford Dumps Microsoft for Blackberry


 
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by Dan Kolber

Post No. 2,952 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.

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 17596.34 up 63.19 or 0.36%  from Wednesday's close of 17533.15. For the year the Dow is up 6.15%. Of the Dow components 24  gained  and  6 declined. The  biggest gainer   dollar-wise  was Goldman Sachs up $1.54 and percentage-wise was Home Depot up 1.34%.  The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Boeing down $1.27 and percentage-wise was  Merck down 1.07%.

WSJ pC4 "Shares knocked off highs on oil concerns" by Corrie Driebusch, Nicole Hong says US stocks snapped a 3 day losing streak with help with good data on consumer spending.  Lower oil helps Walmart and Costco where Walmart rose 85 cents.

NYT pB7 "Strong consumer spending pushes overall market higher" by AP says a robust report on retails sales lifted the market although worries about falling oil prices kept the gains in check.

FT p25 "Wall street" by Eric Platt says US equity markets ended 3 days of losses, as data showed stronger than expected retail sales.

IBD pB3 "Stocks pop higher early, but return most of gains" by Paul Whitfield says stocks spurted ahead early Thurs but gave back most of the morning's gains as the action was up in mixed vol & the current outlook is uptrend under pressure.

As of the open of  the market on Friday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C6 of  Friday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Friday's trailing P/E   ratio is 16.65 down from yesterday's   trailing P/E ratio of 16.91  (last year it was 16.16).  Today's P/E estimate is 15.75 unchanged from Thursday's P/E estimate of 15.75 (year ago it was 15.00) and today's dividend yield is 2.20 up from  Thursday's dividend yield of 2.17  (last year it was 2.14). The Dow's all-time high was 17958.79 on December 5,  2014. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2740.03 up 9.84  from  Wednesday's   numerator of 2730.19.  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 $91.33 up 32 cents from Wednesday's  average closing price of $91.01.  The median closing price of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $91.08  (PG/DIS) down 26 cents from Wednesday's median closing price of $90.82 (MCD/DIS). The lowest volume was   3M and the highest volume was GE.

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  $984  ($274,003 - $273,019).

12/11/14 Thurs. 4:38  pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova & Barbara Kollmeyer says
a rally in the U.S. stock market, sparked by robust consumer spending data on Thursday, fizzled out by the end of the session as indexes pulled back from session highs, prompted by a renewed slide in oil prices. Thursday’s modest gains came on the heels of three days of hefty losses, capped by Wednesday’s 268-point drop, which was underpinned by heavy losses in energy stocks and oil futures. Volatility in oil prices dominated stock market action once more. After a brief recovery, oil prices slumped further Thursday, with the U.S. crude benchmark settling under $60 a barrel for the first time in more than five years. Thursday’s trading action appeared to reflect the market’s struggles with the implications of cheap oil. On the one hand, consumers are reaping benefits from cheaper prices paid at the pump. But on the other hand, investors are weighing whether falling oil prices are symptomatic of deflation in the global economy.The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.36% rose as much as 216 points by mid-afternoon, but pulled back, ending the day with a gain of 63.19 points, or 0.4%, at 17,596.34. The S&P 500 index SPX, +0.45%  closed 8 points, or 0.4%, higher at 2,034. Energy sector stocks went from being up 2% to finish flat at the end. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.52% finished the day up 24.14 points, or 0.5%, at 4,708.16.Before the regular market open, data showed that November sales at U.S. retailers grew at their fastest pace in eight months, while October numbers were raised. A drop in weekly jobless claims also points to a continued improvement in the U.S. economy—making a strong case for investments in the U.S. as international markets appear shakier. Jeffrey Carbone, senior partner at Cornerstone Financial Partners, said that while a rapid fall in oil prices spooked a lot of investors over the past few days, economic fundamentals have not changed and he expects confidence to rise.“It was only a matter of time before we could see benefits of lower gasoline prices and it happened at a time when consumers normally spend a lot on gifts,” Carbone said.Speaking about the year-end stock performance, Carbone pointed out that a lot of money managers will be ”window-dressing” their portfolios as they have lagged behind benchmarks, which in turn will boost prices in the final weeks of December. Window dressing refers to the practice of selling poorly performing stocks in favor of high-flying stocks by investment managers near the end of the year. Economic data robust: A trio of economic releases underlined that U.S. economy remains on an upward trajectory. U.S. retail sales rose 0.7% in November, the fastest growth in eight months, supported by autos, clothing and purchases at other kinds of stores, as holiday shopping got under way, according to government data released Thursday.

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

AT&T:  WSJ pB1 "A tax break fails to produce jobs" by Thomas Gryta says a tax break helped AT&T and Verizon slash their taxes by billions without leading to the intended increase in investment or jobs.  The measure is known as bonus depreciation which lets firms offset their income with investments they have made quickly.

AJC pA20 "AT&T rebrands Alltel retail locations" by Christopher Seward says AT&T rebranded former Alltel retail locations after it bought it for $780 mil.

IBD pA2 "AT&T said to hurt Ciena's Q4" says AT&T's missed 3Q estimates has hurt this fiber-optics outlook for 4Q.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Boeing:  No mentions found.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  AJC pA20 "Two elected as Coca-Cola directors" says they are Marc Bolland, ceo of Marks & spencer & David Weinberg CEO of Judd Enerprises.

Disney:  No mentions found.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon: USAT p4B "2015 stock market outlook" says Savita Subramanian, of Merrill Lynch as her top stock picks for 2015 chose Exxon as a contrarian pick, Walmart who will benefit from lower oil prices, GE since its pays out a 3% plus annual dividend and Intel since it has plenty of net free cash.

GE:    USAT p4B "2015 stock market outlook" says Savita Subramanian, of Merrill Lynch as her top stock picks for 2015 chose Exxon as a contrarian pick, Walmart who will benefit from lower oil prices, GE since its pays out a 3% plus annual dividend and Intel since it has plenty of net free cash.

Goldman Sachs:  WSJ pA3 "Big banks slapped for offering glowing research to win IPO" by Telis Demos, Alexandra Scaggs, USAT p2B "Banks fined $43.5M for research violations" by Kaja Whitehouse say Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan & 8 other investment banks were fined $43.5 mil for violating rules prohibiting analysts from promising favorable research coverage in exchange for business.

Home Depot:   No mentions found.

Intel: USAT p4B "2015 stock market outlook" says Savita Subramanian, of Merrill Lynch as her top stock picks for 2015 chose Exxon as a contrarian pick, Walmart who will benefit from lower oil prices, GE since its pays out a 3% plus annual dividend and Intel since it has plenty of net free cash.

IBM:

JPMorgan:   WSJ pA3 "Big banks slapped for offering glowing research to win IPO" by Telis Demos, Alexandra Scaggs, USAT p2B "Banks fined $43.5M for research violations" by Kaja Whitehouse say Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan & 8 other investment banks were fined $43.5 mil for violating rules prohibiting analysts from promising favorable research coverage in exchange for business.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's: No mentions found.

Merck:  AJC pA20 "Merck experimental ebola drug suspended until January" says a trial for Merck has been suspended due to volunteers experiencing mild join pain.

Microsoft:  NYT pB6 "Ford trades Microsoft for BlackBerry in revamping in-car system" by Aaron M. Kesslyer, USAT p2B "Ford figures it's more in synch with Blackberry than Microsoft"  by Alisa Priddle, Chris Woodyard say Ford fired Microsoft and hried Blackberry to make Ford's infotainment and voice command system.

WSJ pC1 "Microsoft move is a win for Bitcoin" by Michael J. Casey says Microsoft will allow customers to buy certain products using bitcoin.

USAT p4B "2015 Stock market outlook" says Rupal Bhansali of Ariel picks Microsoft for 2015 due to dividend payouts and stock buybacks.

FT p17 "Risk high as Microsoft passes cloud milestone" by ricahrd Waters explained how Microsoft will overhaul itself to take it beyond the PC era.

Nike: No mentions found.

Pfizer: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble:  IBD pB9 "P&G sells units, hits new highs" by Nancy Gondo says Procer & Gamble is slashing its product line by more than half to focus on its core brands.

3M: No mentions found.

Travelers: No mentions found.

United Technologies:  IBD pA2 "United Tech" says it is forecasting 4Q eps of $1.60 on $17 bil in sales below views.

WSJ pB3 "United Tech's new CEO is on the hunt for deals" by Ted Mann says Greg Hayes is hunting for a major acquitsition.

UnitedHealthcare: No mentions found.

Verizon:   WSJ pB1 "A tax break fails to produce jobs" by Thomas Gryta says a tax break helped AT&T and Verizon slash their taxes by billions without leading to the intended increase in investment or jobs.  The measure is known as bonus depreciation which lets firms offset their income with investments they have made quickly.

Visa:

Walmart: WSJ pC4 "Shares knocked off highs on oil concerns" by Corrie Driebusch, Nicole Hong says US stocks snapped a 3 day losing streak with help with good data on consumer spending.  Lower oil helps Walmart and Costco where Walmart rose 85 cents.

USAT p4B "2015 stock market outlook" says Savita Subramanian, of Merrill Lynch as her top stock picks for 2015 chose Exxon as a contrarian pick, Walmart who will benefit from lower oil prices, GE since its pays out a 3% plus annual dividend and Intel since it has plenty of net free cash.

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▲ 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 Craig Menear (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 Greg Hayes (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 11/6/14 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $407.66
2. Microsoft MSFT 401.43
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 305.13
4. GE 264.63
5. Wal-Mart WMT 250.74
6. Procter & Gamble PG 240.22   
7.  JPMorgan Chase JPM 229.94
8. Chevron CVX 225.08
9.  Verizon VZ 208.65
10.  Pfizer PFE 190.48 
11. Coke KO 185.23
12.  AT&T T 180.02  
13. Merck MRK 170.94
14. Intel INTC 163.52
15.  IBM 159.79
16. Disney DIS 157.92
17. Visa V 157.12
18.  Home Depot HD 130.94 
19. Cisco CSCO 128.81
20. 3M MMM 100  
21.  United Technologies UTX 98.99  
22. American Express AXP 95.33
23. UnitedHealth UNH 94.48  
24. McDonald's MCD 92.95   
25. Boeing BA 88.82 
26. Goldman Sachs GS 86.48
27. Nike NKE 81.50
28. DuPont DD 63.53
29. Caterpillar CAT 61.71
30. Travelers TRV 33.77
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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of close of business 11/6/14:
Symbol & Co. Name/Date of Filing/Form Filed/ Comments

AT&T T:
10/24/14 8K re: completion of sale of Ct. wireline operations to Frontier Comm
3 8Ks (10/22; 10/22 & 9/30/14) re: 3Qtr result
8/1/14 10Q & 7/24/14 8K & 7/23/14 8K  re: qtr ended 6/30

American Express AXP:
10/28/14 10Q  & 10/15/14 8K re: 3Qtr results ended 9/30/14
10/15/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months ended 9/30/14
9/30/14 8K re: appointment of Neal Sample as Pres., Enterprise Growth
9/15/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months end 8/31/14
8/15/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months end 7/31/14

Boeing BA:
10/31/14 8K re: issuance of senior notes
10/22/14 10Q & 10/22/14 8K re: 3Qtr results ended 9/30/14
10/16/14 8K re: credit agreements

Caterpillar CAT:
10/31/14 10Q & 10/23/14 8K re: 3Qtr results ended 9/30/14
10/22/14 8K re: sales to retail and OEM
10/14/14 8K re: retirement of Group Presidents Stuart Levenick & Steven Wunning
9/30/14 8K re: price changes
9/19/14 8K re: info re: retail sales of OEMs
9/16/14 8K re: credit agreement with Citibank up to $3.15 bil
8/20/14 8K re: rolling 3 month retail sales stats
8/1/14 10Q & 7/24/14 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/14

Chevron CVX:
10/31/14 8K re: 3Qtr results
8/14/14 8K re: voluntary dismissal of shareholder derivative lawsuit
8/6/14 10Q & 8/1/14 8K & 7/10/14 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/14

Cisco CSCO:
9/30/14 2 Proxy filings re: Annual Shareholde Meeting to be held 11/20/14 at 9am at Cisco Building, San Jose, CA
9/12/14 8K re: departure of director Marc Benioff & reduction of board to 10
9/9/14 10K & 8/13/14 8K re: results for year ended 7/26/14
8/14/14 8K re: restructuring plan & lay-offs of 6,000 or 8% of global workforce

Coke KO:
10/29/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/26/14
10/1/14 8K re: Guidelines for '14 Equity Plan
9/22/14 & 9/19/14 8Ks re: close of public offering of long term notes
8/20/14 8K re: purchase of 16.7% state in Monster

Disney DIS:
11/6/14 8K re: 4Qtr & FY ended 9/27/14
10/3/14 8K re: CEO Robert Iger's amended employment contract
8/5/14 10Q for quarter ended 6/28/14
8/5/14 & 8/5 8K re: 10Q for 3Qtr ended 6/28/14 

DuPont DD:
10/28/14 CEO letter to shareholders
10/28/14 & 10/28/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
8/5/14 8K re: election of Ulf M.  Mark Scheider

ExxonMobil XOM:
11/5/14 10Q & 10/31/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
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

GE:
11/4/14 10Q & 10/17/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14

Goldman Sachs GS:
11/5/14 10Q & 10/16/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/23/14 8K re: legal opinion re: debt issuance
8/25/14 8K re: settlement with FHFA re: sale of residential mortgage backed securities to Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac
8/7/14 10Q & 7/15/14 8K re: 2Qtr ended 6/30/14

Home Depot HD:
11/6/14 8K re: breach of payment data system
10/20/14 8-K/A re: promotion of Craig A. Menear to CEO
10/14/14 8K re: resignation of Marvin R. Ellison, EVP
9/18/14 8K re: update on guidance due to data breach
9/8/14 8K re: breach od payment data systems
8/27/14 10Q & 8/19/14 8K results for quarter ended 8//14
8/21/14 8K re: election of Craig A. Menear as CEO &Pes. and Frank Blake taking on as chairman eff. 11/1/14 & amendment of by-laws to split CEO & Chairman positions

Intel INTC:
10/29/14 10Q & 10/14/14 8K re: 3rd Qtr ended 9/27/14
9/26/14 8K re: Intel investment in & collaboration with Tsinghua Unigroup

IBM:
11/5/14 8K re: underwriting contract with JPMorgan
10/28/14 10Q & 2 8Ks (10/20) re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/20/14 8K re: closing of Lenovo's purchase of IBM's x86 server business
10/20/14 8K re: sale of IBM's global comm'l semiconductor tech business to Globalfoundries
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

JPMorgan Chase JPM:
11/3/14 &  2 8Ks (10/14) re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/22/14 8K re: sale of 2.2% notes due '19
10/2/14 8K re: cyberattack
10/2/14 8K re: adjustment of warrant price
9/19/14 8K re: redemption of subord. notes
9/12/14 8K re: cyberattack vs. JPM
9/10/14 8K re: closing of public offering of $3 bil sub. notes due'24
8/4/14 10Q & 7/15/14 8K & 7/15/14 8K re: qtr. ended 6/30/14

Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
10/30/14 10Q & 10/14/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/28/14
10/2/14 8K re: agreement to purchase Alios Biopharma
8/1/14 10Q & 7/15/14 8K re: Qtr ended 6/29/14

McDonald's MCD:
11/3/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
9/22/14 8K re: raising quarterly div. by 5% to 85 cents payable 12/15 to record holders 12/1
9/9/14 8K re: global sales decreased 3.7% in Aug.
8/27/14 8K re: salary increase of Pres. of Asia, Mid E. & Africa
8/22/14 8K re: election of Make Andres as Pres. - USA replacing Jeff Stratton eff. 10/15
8/11/14 8K re: global sales decreased 2.5% in July
8/4/14 & 7/22/14 & 7/18/14 8K re: qtr. ended 6/30/14

Merck MRK:
10/27/14 8K re: 3Qtr results
10/15/14 8K re: issuance of notes
10/2/14 8K re: completion of sale of Consumer Care Business to Bayer for 414.2 bil
9/29/14 8K re: 2Q results

Microsoft MSFT:
10/23/14 10Q & 10/23/14 8K re: 1Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/21/14 & 10/20/14 & 10/20/14 Proxy re: Annual Shareholder Mtg at 12/3/14 at 8 am at Meydenbauer ctr., Bellevue, WA
9/17/14 8K election of Teri List-Stoll & Charles W. Scharf  (CEO of Visa) to Board eff 10/1 & increase of Board to 12 & retirement from Board of Dave Marquadt & Dina Dublon
8/19/14 8K re: dividend increase to 31 cents up 11% payable 12/111 to holders on 11/20

Nike NKE:
10/7/14 10Q & 9/30/14 8K & 9/25/14 8K re: 1Qtr ended 8/31/14
9/23/14 8K re: results of annual shareholders meeting
Sec. 14A Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 9/18/14 at Tiger Woods Conf. center, Beaverton, Or.

Pfizer PFE:
11/6/14 10Q & 10/28/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/28/14
8/7/14 10Q for qtr ended 6/29/14

Procter & Gamble PG:
11/4/14 8K re: closing of sale of floating rate notes due '64
11/3/14 8K re: sale of notes
11/3/14 re: Argentina regulatory problems re: taxes
10/24/14 10Q & 2 8Ks (10/24) 1Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/20/14 8K re: voting results of 10/14 Annual Mtg of Shareholders
10/14/14 8K re: dividend of 64 cents payable 11/17 to record holders on 10/24/14
8/29/14 Proxy re: 10/14/14 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at 9 a.m. at Duke Energy Convention Ctr. Cincinnati,Oh
8/8/14 10K for yr. ended 6/30/14
8/1/14  2 8Ks re: 4Q results

3M MMM:
10/30/14 10Q & 10/23/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
8/12/14 8K re: election of Sandra Barbour to Board
8/8/14 8K re: $2.25 bil 5 yr. revolving credit agreement with JPMorgan
7/31/14 10Q & 7/24/14 re: qtr. ended 6/30/14

Travelers TRV:
10/21/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
9/10/14 2 8Ks re: realignment of 2 of 3 business segments
8/11/14 8K re: amendment to bylaws re: timing of shareholder proposals

United Technologies UTX:
10/24/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14

UnitedHealth Group UNH:
10/16/14 8K re: 3Qtr results
9/12/14 8K re: FD disclosures re: presentation at Merrill Global Healthcare Conf. London 9/17
9/5/14 8K re: FD disclosure re: presentation at Morgan Stanley Healthcare Conf. NYC 9/9
8/4/14 & 8/1/14 8K & 7/17 8K re: qtr. ended 6/30/14

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
10/28/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
9/11/14 8K re: strong customer  growth
9/4/14 8K/A committee Board assignments for Dir. Shellye L. Archambeau
8/20/14 8K re: results of exchange offer of Verizon/Alltel securities
8/6/14 2 8Ks re: terms of exchange offer re: Alltel

Visa V:
10/29/14 8K re: 4Qtr & full year ended 9/30/14 results
10/22/14 8K re: 1/28/15 Annual Stockholders Mtg & dividend of 48 cents payable 12/2 to record holders on 11/14/14
9/24/14 8K re: new conversion rate of Class B Common
9/11/14 8K re: deposit of $450 mil in litigation escrow account

WalMart WMT:
10/30/14 8K re: Closing of Walmart Seiyu stores in Japan
10/17/14 8K re: issuance of notes
9/29/14 8K re: election to Bd. of Instagram CEO & Founder Kevin Systrom
9/5/14 10Q & 8/14/14 8K re: results for qtr ended 7/31/14

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