Saturday, January 31, 2015

1/31/15 Sat Chevron's Profit Falls 30%


 
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by Dan Kolber

Post No. 3,029 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  Monday's, Barron's &  Investor's Business Daily; the combined Sat. & Sun. issues of each of the Wall Street Journal &  Financial Times; Saturday's New York Times &   Atlanta Journal & Constitution yielded the following stories about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 component companies and the Dow with stories about the Dow aggregated first and then items about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 companies presented alphabetically, followed by a separate table of Dow component's symbol and Friday's  closing   stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 17164.95 down 251.9 or 1.45%%  from Thursday's close of 17416.85. For the week the Dow was down 2.9%.  For the month the Dow was down 3.7%.  For the year the Dow is down 3.69%.  Of the Dow components only Visa   gained   and  29  declined. The  only and therefore biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Visa up $6.91 or 2.79%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise   was 3M down $3.65 and percentage-wise was Microsoft down 3.83%.

WSJ pB5 "Dow Industrials, S&P post largest monthly declines in a year" by Corrie Driebusch, Dan Strumpf says for the month the Dow lost 3.7%.  On Friday stocks fell in early trading after the Commerce Dept reported economic growth slowed in 4Q.  Chevron results topped views as asset sales & strength in its refining div helped offset a slide in oil prices.

IBD pB8 "Market offers no shelter; even utilities take hits" by Paul Whitfield says Friday's action was down shrply in higher vol while the current outlook is uptrend under pressure.  4Q GDP report fell short.

Sat NYT pB7 ""Declines cap a tough month", Sat. AJC pA12 "Major indexes lose more than 1%" by AP say major indexes closed lower fri, their 3rd decline for the week as the gov reported that the economy grew at a slower pace than expected in 4Q even as wages rose. 

As of the open of  the market on Monday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page B6 of  Saturday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Monday's trailing P/E   ratio is 16.35 down  from Friday's   trailing P/E ratio of 16.57 (last year it was 15.09).  Monday's P/E estimate is 15.83 up from Friday's P/E estimate of 15.58 (year ago it was 14.15) and  Monday's dividend yield is 2.54 up from  Friday's dividend yield of 2.50  (last year it was 2.20). The Dow's all-time high was 18053.71 on December 26,  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 2672.86 down 39.22  from  Thursday's   numerator of 2712.08.  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 $89.10 down $1.30 from Thursday's  average closing price of $90.40.  The median closing price of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $86.13  (WMT/XOM) down $1.52 from Thursday's median closing price of $87.65 (XOM/WMT.  The lowest volume was  3M 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  $3,922  ($271,208 - $267,286).

1/30/15 Fri. 4:16 pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova  & Sara Sjolin says U.S. stocks ended a turbulent Friday trading session with big losses, as selling on Wall Street accelerated in the final hour. Investors grappled with downbeat gross domestic product data, less-than-stellar earnings that overshadowed a bounce in crude-oil futures.A slower-than-expected economic growth number resulted in a flight to quality, with investors flocking into havens such as Treasurys and gold and unloading equities. Crude oil prices swung higher Friday, settling at $48.24 a barrel, driven by a big drop in U.S. rig counts as producers responded to oversupply. Oil also got a boost as traders ended bets that the price of oil will see a continued slide. The main indexes ended January with the biggest monthly losses in a year, while also recording a weekly decline, which marked the fourth weekly drop out of past five. The S&P 500 SPX, -1.30%  closed down 26.26 points, or 1.3%, at 1,994.99. The benchmark index fell 2.8% last week and ended the month with a loss of 3.1%. Only the energy sector finished the day with gains, while nine other sectors slumped.The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.45%  dropped 251.90 points, or 1.5%, to 17,164.95. The blue-chip index declined 2.9% over the past week and lost 3.7% over the month. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, -1.03% ended the day down 48.17 points, or 1%, at 4,635.24. The tech-heavy index lost 2.6% over the week and ended the month 2.1% lower.Phil Orlando, chief equity strategist at Federated Investors, said that a big miss in the GDP number had sent investors into bonds and out of stocks.“The headline number was very disappointing, so investors are buying bonds and selling stocks because they think the economy is decelerating. However, this number is likely to be revised upwards,” said Orlando. Treasurys trimmed their gains, but the yield on the 10-year note, which moves inversely to prices, was still down 6 basis points at 1.7%, after hitting the lowest level since May 2013 earlier. “Despite what the Fed said in their statement on Wednesday, if such sub-trend growth persists, the Fed will not tighten in June,” Orlando said. Jeff Kravetz, regional investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management, struck a more optimistic tone about the GDP data.

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

AT&T:  Sat NYT pB2 "Verizon Wireless to let users opt out of ad tracking" by Brian X. Chen, Natasha Singer & "AT&T spends heavily in FCC auction of airwaves" by Reuters says Verizon has been under fire by privacy advocates.  AT&T bid $18.2 bil to win AWS-3 spectrum licenses.

American Express:   No mentions found.

Boeing:  IBD pA2 "Boeing" says boeing got orders from All Nippon Airways for 3 dreamliners and 5 737-800s in a deal worth $1.4 bil.

Caterpillar:  Barron's pM12  charts Caterpillar sayings its 4Q profit was down 25% due to drop in mining activity.

Chevron:  IBD pA1 "Chevron cuts 2015 spending", WSJ pB3 "Chevron trims spending, ends buybacks as income falls 30%" by Daniel Gilbert, Chelsey Dulaney, FT p8 "Chevron to slash capex" by Ed Crooks, Sat. NYT pB3 "Chevron to abandon shale natural gas venture in Poland" by Stanley Reed say Chevron's profit for the recent quarter was $3.5bil down 30% from a year ago and its lowest since the '09 recession.   Chevron had $6.5 bil from operations in 4Q down 38% a year ago but still above analysts' expectations.  Overall, Chevron had earnings of $3.47 bil or 1.85 a share down from $4.93 bil or 2.57 a year ago. 

WSJ pB5 "Dow Industrials, S&P post largest monthly declines in a year" by Corrie Driebusch, Dan Strumpf says for the month the Dow lost 3.7%.  On Friday stocks fell in early trading after the Commerce Dept reported economic growth slowed in 4Q.  Chevron results topped views as asset sales & strength in its refining div helped offset a slide in oil prices.

  FT p5 "The rich list" by Robert Armstrong says Apple's record quarterly performance reflects its reach in an ear of info tech but a history of US profitability shows the longevity of some sectors such as oil while others have played a transient role.  The article describes the 50s as the age of industrialists, the 60s as the rise of computers mentioning IBM through the present highlighting the roles of  Dow firms in addition to IBM: Exxon, Goldman Sachs, chevron, Merck, Coke, Boeing, Procter & Gamble & JPMorgan.

Cisco:   No mentions found.

Coke:   FT p5 "The rich list" by Robert Armstrong says Apple's record quarterly performance reflects its reach in an ear of info tech but a history of US profitability shows the longevity of some sectors such as oil while others have played a transient role.  The article describes the 50s as the age of industrialists, the 60s as the rise of computers mentioning IBM through the present highlighting the roles of  Dow firms in addition to IBM: Exxon, Goldman Sachs, chevron, Merck, Coke, Boeing, Procter & Gamble & JPMorgan.

Disney:   Barron's p13 "Week preview" says on Monday Exxon reports results and on Tuesday Disney reports.

DuPont:   No mentions found.

Exxon:  Barron's p13 "Week preview" says on Monday Exxon reports results and on Tuesday Diseny reports.

FT p5 "The rich list" by Robert Armstrong says Apple's record quarterly performance reflects its reach in an ear of info tech but a history of US profitability shows the longevity of some sectors such as oil while others have played a transient role.  The article describes the 50s as the age of industrialists, the 60s as the rise of computers mentioning IBM through the present highlighting the roles of  Dow firms in addition to IBM: Exxon, Goldman Sachs, chevron, Merck, Coke, Boeing, Procter & Gamble & JPMorgan.

GE:  WSJ pB14 "Alstom should train for success after deal" by Thao Hua say  GE's purchase of Alstom's power generation biz for $13.98 bil should close this summer.

Goldman Sachs:   FT p5 "The rich list" by Robert Armstrong says Apple's record quarterly performance reflects its reach in an ear of info tech but a history of US profitability shows the longevity of some sectors such as oil while others have played a transient role.  The article describes the 50s as the age of industrialists, the 60s as the rise of computers mentioning IBM through the present highlighting the roles of  Dow firms in addition to IBM: Exxon, Goldman Sachs, chevron, Merck, Coke, Boeing, Procter & Gamble & JPMorgan.

Home Depot:   No mentions found.

Intel:   No mentions found.

IBM:   FT p5 "The rich list" by Robert Armstrong says Apple's record quarterly performance reflects its reach in an ear of info tech but a history of US profitability shows the longevity of some sectors such as oil while others have played a transient role.  The article describes the 50s as the age of industrialists, the 60s as the rise of computers mentioning IBM through the present highlighting the roles of  Dow firms in addition to IBM: Exxon, Goldman Sachs, chevron, Merck, Coke, Boeing, Procter & Gamble & JPMorgan.

JPMorgan: FT p11 "Federal reserve looms large over prospects for banking stocks" by Tom Braithwaite says JPMorgan is operating with more than 80% more equity than in '06, some $212bn at the instruction of the Fed.

  FT p5 "The rich list" by Robert Armstrong says Apple's record quarterly performance reflects its reach in an ear of info tech but a history of US profitability shows the longevity of some sectors such as oil while others have played a transient role.  The article describes the 50s as the age of industrialists, the 60s as the rise of computers mentioning IBM through the present highlighting the roles of  Dow firms in addition to IBM: Exxon, Goldman Sachs, chevron, Merck, Coke, Boeing, Procter & Gamble & JPMorgan.

Johnson & Johnson:   No mentions found.

McDonald's:  Barron's p7 "Perils of the Two-faced markets" by Randall W. Forsyth, WSJ pB1 "IPO sizzles as shake Shack tests big chains" by Ilan Brat, Kelsey Gee, WSJ pA13 "The next McDonald's turnaround" by Holman W. Jenkings, Jr., say the consumers are focusing on food quality and animal welfare.

IBD pB2 "McD ousts CEO; shake shakes, Barron's "Week review" p12, FT p9 "New McDonald's chief faces tough test over stalling sales" by Neil Munshi say McDonald's CEO Don Thompson will be replaced by chief Brand Officer Steve Easterbrook on 3/1.

Merck:   FT p5 "The rich list" by Robert Armstrong says Apple's record quarterly performance reflects its reach in an ear of info tech but a history of US profitability shows the longevity of some sectors such as oil while others have played a transient role.  The article describes the 50s as the age of industrialists, the 60s as the rise of computers mentioning IBM through the present highlighting the roles of  Dow firms in addition to IBM: Exxon, Goldman Sachs, chevron, Merck, Coke, Boeing, Procter & Gamble & JPMorgan.

Microsoft:  WSJ pB14 "Overheard" says Microsoft and Apple are spending big to fuel expansion.

BRNS p20 "Microsoft falls, Apple rises, but the search for value persists" by Tiernan Ray, BRN's pM12 charts Microsoft  & both articles say business software sales grew 5% in recent quarter, a slowdown but cloud based sales doubled, but remain small & a strong dollar will hurt Microsoft.

Nike:   No mentions found.

Pfizer:   No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble:    FT p5 "The rich list" by Robert Armstrong says Apple's record quarterly performance reflects its reach in an ear of info tech but a history of US profitability shows the longevity of some sectors such as oil while others have played a transient role.  The article describes the 50s as the age of industrialists, the 60s as the rise of computers mentioning IBM through the present highlighting the roles of  Dow firms in addition to IBM: Exxon, Goldman Sachs, chevron, Merck, Coke, Boeing, Procter & Gamble & JPMorgan.

3M:  No mentions found.

Travelers:   No mentions found.

United Technologies:   No mentions found.

UnitedHealthcare:   No mentions found.

Verizon:   Sat NYT pB2 "Verizon Wireless to let users opt out of ad tracking" by Brian X. Chen, Natasha Singer & "AT&T spends heavily in FCC auction of airwaves" by Reuters says Verizon has been under fire by privacy advocates.  AT&T bid $18.2 bil to win AWS-3 spectrum licenses.

Visa:   No mentions found.

Walmart:   No mentions found.

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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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 M. 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 (to be replaced by Steve Easterbrook on 3/1) (Oak Brook, Ill)

Merck MRK Kenneth Frazier (Whitehouse Station, N.J.)

Microsoft MSFT Satya Nadella (Redmond, WA)

Nike NKE 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 12/20/14 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $396.52
2. Microsoft MSFT 392.85
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 295.45
4. Wal-Mart WMT 274.49
5. GE 257.28
6. Procter & Gamble PG 248.73   
7.  JPMorgan Chase JPM 231.48
8. Chevron CVX 213.49
9.  Pfizer PFE 201.24
10. Verizon VZ 195.12
11. Coke KO 183.75
12.  Intel INTC 175.85  
13.AT&T T 173.97
14. Merck MRK 169.86
15. Visa V 164.40
16. Disney DIS 157.51
17. IBM 156.87
18. Cisco CSCO 142
19. Home Depot HD 134.33 
20. 3M MMM 106.04 
21.  United Technologies UTX 105.38  
22. UnitedHealth UNH 98.37
23. American Express AXP 96.71
24. McDonald's MCD 90.72   
25. Boeing BA 89.99 
26. Goldman Sachs GS 87.52
27. Nike NKE 81.71
28. DuPont DD 66.40
29. Caterpillar CAT 55.52
30. Travelers TRV 35.05
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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 12/20/14:

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

AT&T T:
12/19/14 8K re: amendment to Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan
12/2/14 8K re: closing of sale of Global Notes
11/10/14 2 10/A's & 10Q re: qtr. ended 9/10/14
11/10/14 8K re: closing of sale of Global Notes
11/7/14 8K re: increased of Board to 15 & election of William E. Kennardd & agrmt to buy Mexican wireless firm GSF telecom
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

American Express AXP:
12/15/14 8K re: Delinq. & write-off stats for 3 mos. ended 11/30
12/5/14 8K re: issuance of Sub. Notes
12/4/14 8K re: retirement of Director Richard A. McGinn
11/17/14 8K re: delinq. & write off stats for 3 mos. ended 10/31
11/12/14 8K re: issuance of Series B Preferred Shares
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

Boeing BA:
12/19/14 8K re: retirement of Shephard W. Hill, Pres. of Boeing Int'l & Sr. VP, Bus. Dev/Strategy
12/15/14 8K re: increase of quarterly div & authorization of $12 bil share buyback
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:
12/18/14 8K re: retirement of Group VPs Stuart L. Levenick & Steven H. Wunning
12/18/14 8K & 11/20/14 8K re: FD disclosures re: retail sales of machines & power systems
12/11/14 8K re: retirement of director Peter A. Magowan
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

Chevron CVX:
12/12/14 8K re: election of Alexander B. Cummings Jr. to Board
11/18/14 8K re: issuance of Floating Rate Notes
11/7/14 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/31/14 8K re: 3Qtr results

Cisco CSCO:
12/19/14 & 12/18/14 8Ks re: Pre-arranged stock trading plan for execs
11/24/14 8K re: amendment to employee stock purchase plan
11/12/14 8K; 11/14/14 8K & 11/20/14 10Q re: results of 1 Qtr. ended 10/25/14

Coke KO:
12/11/14 8K re: increase Board to 17 & election of Marc Balland & David B. Weinberg
10/29/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/26/14
10/1/14 8K re: Guidelines for '14 Equity Plan

Disney DIS:
11/19/14 10K & 11/6/14 8K re: results of fiscal year ended 9/27/14
11/6/14 8K re: 4Qtr & FY ended 9/27/14
10/3/14 8K re: CEO Robert Iger's amended employment contract

DuPont DD:
12/18/14 8K re: FD disclosures re: presentation re: Performance Chemicals segment
12/18/14 8-K/A re: pre-tax charges re: restructuring plan
10/28/14 CEO letter to shareholders
10/28/14 & 10/28/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14

ExxonMobil XOM:
11/24/14 8K re: retirement of VP S.D. Pryor
11/5/14 10Q & 10/31/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14

GE:
11/10/1 8K re: incentive grant to CEO Jeffrey R. Immelt
11/4/14 10Q & 10/17/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14

Goldman Sachs GS:
12/19/14 8K re: election to Board of Mark A. Flaherty & Mark D. winkelman
12/17/14 & 12/16/14 8Ks re: issuance of notes
11/5/14 10Q & 10/16/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/23/14 8K re: legal opinion re: debt issuance

Home Depot HD:
11/25/14 10Q & 11/18/14 8K re: Qtr. ended 11/2/14
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

Intel INTC:
12/16/14 8K re: trigger of  interest change on debentures
11/21/14 28Ks & 11/18/14 8K re: FD Disclosure re: Annual investor meeting
11/20/14 8K re: increase of quarterly div. & '15 Business Outlook
10/29/14 10Q & 10/14/14 8K re: 3rd Qtr ended 9/27/14

IBM:
12/8/14 8K re: retirement of Robert C. Weber sVP, Legal
11/25/14 8K re: issuance of debt securities
11/12/14 8K re: investors conference
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

JPMorgan Chase JPM:
12/9/14 8K re: close of public offering of Sub. Notes
11/12/14 8K re: payment of $1.01d bil to settle foreign exchange trading allegations
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

Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
11/21/14 8K re: issuance of notes
11/10/14 8K re: closing of purchase of Alios BioPharma, Inc. for $1.75 bil
10/30/14 10Q & 10/14/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/28/14
10/2/14 8K re: agreement to purchase Alios Biopharma

McDonald's MCD:
12/8/14 8K re: Nov. '12 sales
11/12/14 8K re: Oct. '12 sales
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.

Merck MRK:
11/10/14 10Q re: Qtr. ended 9/30/14
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

Microsoft MSFT:
12/4/14 8K re: results of votes at 12/3 Annual Shareholders Meeting
11/14/14 Proxy Letter from Bd Chair John W. Thompson re: Annual Mtg
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

Nike NKE:
12/18/14 8K & 10/7/14 10Q re: results of Qtr. ended 11/30/14
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 for quarter ended 9/28/14
11/6/14 10Q & 10/28/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/28/14

Procter & Gamble PG:
11/21/14 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan of CEO A.G. Lafley
11/13/14 8K re: '14 Analysts Mtg & sale of Duracell to Berkshire Hathaway
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

3M MMM:
12/16/14 8K re: dividend for 1Q '15 & '15 outlook
11/10/14 8K re: sale of Floating rate Notes
10/30/14 10Q & 10/23/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14

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

United Technologies UTX:
12/19/14 8K re: rejection of mini tender offer by TRC Capital
12/10/14 8K re: appointment of Akhil Johri, Sr. VP & CFO
11/24/14 Retirement of Louis Chenevert replaced by Gregory J. Hayes & election of Dir. Edward A. Kangas as Chairman of Bd. & appointment of Peter F. Longo as Acting CFO
10/24/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14

UnitedHealth Group UNH:
12/8/14 8K re: sale of notes
12/1/14 8K re: annual investor conference
11/12/14 8K re: appointment of David S. Wichmann Pres/CFO & Larry Renfro as Vice-Chair
11/10/14 10Q for Qtr. ended 9/30/14
10/16/14 8K re: 3Qtr results

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
12/8/14 28Ks re: change of duties for Randal S. Milch EVP & GC
12/1/14 8K re: 4Q results
11/26/14 8K re: trading of shares in UK
10/28/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14

Visa V:
12/19/14 8K re: exec's pre-arranged stock trading plans
12/12/14 & 11/21/14 Proxies re: Annual Stockholders Meeting 1/28/15 8:30 am Crowne Plaza, Foster City, CA
11/21/14 10K for fiscal year ended 9/30/14
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

WalMart WMT:
12/16/14 8K re: latest ruling re: class action lawsuit in Phil for underpaying employees - Braun/Hummel v. Walmart
12/1/14 10Q & 11/13/14 8K re: quarter ended 10/31/14
11/24/14 8K re: election of Thomas W. Horton to Board
10/30/14 8K re: Closing of Walmart Seiyu stores in Japan
10/17/14 8K re: issuance of notes

THE END FOR NOW


Friday, January 30, 2015

1/30/15 Fri. pm Dow Closes at 17164.95 down 251.9 or 1.45%


 
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by Dan Kolber

Post No. 3,028 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 17164.95 down 251.9 or 1.45%%  from Thursday's close of 17416.85. For the week the Dow was down 2.9%. Of the Dow components only Visa   gained   and  29  declined. The  only and therefore biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Visa up $6.91 or 2.79%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise   was 3M down $3.65 and percentage-wise was Microsoft down 3.83%.

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 16.57 up  from Thursday's   trailing P/E ratio of 16.52 (last year it was 15.25).  Friday's P/E estimate is 15.58 unchanged from Thursday's P/E estimate of 15.58 (year ago it was 14.75) and  Friday's dividend yield is 2.50 down from  Thursday's dividend yield of 2.53  (last year it was 2.19). The Dow's all-time high was 18053.71 on December 26,  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 2672.86 down 39.22  from  Thursday's   numerator of 2712.08.  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 $89.10 down $1.30 from Thursday's  average closing price of $90.40.  The median closing price of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $86.13  (WMT/XOM) down $1.52 from Thursday's median closing price of $87.65 (XOM/WMT.  The lowest volume was  3M 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  $3,922  ($271,208 - $267,286).

1/30/15 Fri. 4:16 pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova  & Sara Sjolin says U.S. stocks ended a turbulent Friday trading session with big losses, as selling on Wall Street accelerated in the final hour. Investors grappled with downbeat gross domestic product data, less-than-stellar earnings that overshadowed a bounce in crude-oil futures.A slower-than-expected economic growth number resulted in a flight to quality, with investors flocking into havens such as Treasurys and gold and unloading equities. Crude oil prices swung higher Friday, settling at $48.24 a barrel, driven by a big drop in U.S. rig counts as producers responded to oversupply. Oil also got a boost as traders ended bets that the price of oil will see a continued slide. The main indexes ended January with the biggest monthly losses in a year, while also recording a weekly decline, which marked the fourth weekly drop out of past five. The S&P 500 SPX, -1.30%  closed down 26.26 points, or 1.3%, at 1,994.99. The benchmark index fell 2.8% last week and ended the month with a loss of 3.1%. Only the energy sector finished the day with gains, while nine other sectors slumped.The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.45%  dropped 251.90 points, or 1.5%, to 17,164.95. The blue-chip index declined 2.9% over the past week and lost 3.7% over the month. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, -1.03% ended the day down 48.17 points, or 1%, at 4,635.24. The tech-heavy index lost 2.6% over the week and ended the month 2.1% lower.Phil Orlando, chief equity strategist at Federated Investors, said that a big miss in the GDP number had sent investors into bonds and out of stocks.“The headline number was very disappointing, so investors are buying bonds and selling stocks because they think the economy is decelerating. However, this number is likely to be revised upwards,” said Orlando.
Treasurys trimmed their gains, but the yield on the 10-year note, which moves inversely to prices, was still down 6 basis points at 1.7%, after hitting the lowest level since May 2013 earlier.
“Despite what the Fed said in their statement on Wednesday, if such sub-trend growth persists, the Fed will not tighten in June,” Orlando said. Jeff Kravetz, regional investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management, struck a more optimistic tone about the GDP data.

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 Friday 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 17416.85 up 225.48 or 1.31%  from Wednesday's close of 17191.37. For the year the Dow is down 2.3%. Of the Dow components 24   gained   and 6   declined. The  biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Boeing up $8.14 or 5.83%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise   and percentage-wise was Chevron down 71 cents or 0.68%.

NYT pB10 "Short losing streak ends on reassuring earnings" by AP says after a shaky start, the market rebounded  Thurs to end a 2 day losing streak as investors welcomed better than expected results from several firms and even energy stocks recovered with a slight uptick in oil prices.

FT p19 "Wall street" by Mamta Badkar says energy stocks weighed on the S&P falling 1%.

IBD pB3 "Despite bullish reversal, charts call for caution" by Paul Whitfield says Thursday's action was a positive reversal while the current outlook is uptrend under pressure.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2712.08 up 35.11  from  Wednesday's   numerator of 2676.97.  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 $90.40 up $1.17 from Wednesday's  average closing price of $89.23.  The median closing price of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $87.65  (XOM/WMT) down 15 cents from Wednesday's median closing price of $87.80 (WMT/MCD).  The lowest volume was  3M and the highest volume was Microsoft.

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  $3,511  (271,208 - $267,697).

1/29/15 Thurs. 4:28 pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova  & Barbara Kollmeyer says
U.S. stocks rallied into the close and ended Thursday’s session with solid broad-based gains.
Analysts pointed to a rebound in oil prices as the driving force behind the resurgence, as stocks have been closely tracking crude-oil futures, lately. WTI oil futures fell sharply earlier, but have since rebounded to settle at about $44 a barrel. The S&P 500 SPX, +0.95% closed up 19.10 points, or 1%, at 2,021.26, with all 10 main sectors finishing higher.The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.31%  jumped 225.48 points, or 1.3%, to 17,416.85, as big gains in McDonald’s Corp and Boeing Co helped lift the index.The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.98%  ended the day up 45.41 points, or 1%, at 4,683.41. Ahead of the opening bell, market reaction to a stronger-than-expected jobless claims figure was mostly muted, with stocks dipping into the red in early trade. “The biggest contributor to intraday volatility on Wall Street has been oil. We saw big swings in the stock market whenever oil prices moved sharply in either direction,” said Randy Frederick, managing director at the Schwab Center for Financial Research.Trading on Wall Street so far this year has been nearly twice as volatile as 2014, as evidenced by the average daily price change in the S&P 500 in both directions — of almost 20 points. “Volatility doesn’t always mean losses, and can spell opportunity for traders, as more sizable moves in either direction remain possible this week,” added Frederick.
Ed Cowart, managing director and portfolio manager at Eagle Asset Management, hypothesized that oil, which has dipped by 60% since its 2014 peak in June, is near its bottom.“We are now seeing a very steep contango — when investors buy physical oil and store it, selling it at a higher price for future delivery. Usually it’s a sign that oil prices bottomed,” Cowart said.

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

AT&T:   WSJ pC8 "Overheard" says Verizon and AT&T may have spent more on the gov's acution for wireless spectrum than forecast as the winning bids were $44.9 bil.

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: No mentions found.

Home Depot: No mentions found.

Intel: No mentions found.

IBM: No mentions found.

JPMorgan: No mentions found.

Johnson & Johnson: No mentions found.

McDonald's: USAT p3B "Burger chain may have tough slog ahead" by Matt Krantz, FT p13 "McDonald's new chief faces heat in the kitchen" by Neil Munshi, FT p10 "McDonald's: big-game hunter", FT p1 "Overarching challenge for new McDonald's chief", WSJ pB1 "On McDonald's menu, cEO with a fresh view" by David Kesmodel, Ilan Brat discus the challenges facing new CEO Steve Easterbrook.

Merck:No mentions found.

Microsoft: NYT pB1 "Overtaking a behemoth" says Apple's market cap at $683 bil is more than double Microsoft's.

WSJ pB4 "Microsoft invests in rogue Andorid startup" by Rolfe Winkler, Shira Ovide says the investment is in Cyanogen, which is building a version of the Android mobile op system outside of Google's auspices.

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.

UnitedHealthcare: No mentions found.

Verizon:  WSJ pB3 "Wireles FCC's spectrum auction draws bids of $44.9 bil" by Thomas Gryta, Gautham Nagesh, WSJ pC8 "Overheard" say Verizon and AT&T may have spent more on the gov's acution for wireless spectrum than forecast as the winning bids were $44.9 bil.

Visa:  WSJ pC3 "Visa posts improved results" by Robin Sidel, Josh Beckerman, IBD pA2 "Exra credit: Visa split stocks"  say Visa's earnings for the period ended 12/31 was $1.57 bil or 2.53 per share up from $1.41 bil or 2.20 a year ago.  rev rose to $3.38 bil from $3.16 bil.  It announced a 4 for 1 stock split.

Walmart: No mentions found.

Thursday'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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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 M. 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 (to be replaced by Steve Easterbrook on 3/1) (Oak Brook, Ill)

Merck MRK Kenneth Frazier (Whitehouse Station, N.J.)

Microsoft MSFT Satya Nadella (Redmond, WA)

Nike NKE 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 12/20/14 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $396.52
2. Microsoft MSFT 392.85
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 295.45
4. Wal-Mart WMT 274.49
5. GE 257.28
6. Procter & Gamble PG 248.73   
7.  JPMorgan Chase JPM 231.48
8. Chevron CVX 213.49
9.  Pfizer PFE 201.24
10. Verizon VZ 195.12
11. Coke KO 183.75
12.  Intel INTC 175.85  
13.AT&T T 173.97
14. Merck MRK 169.86
15. Visa V 164.40
16. Disney DIS 157.51
17. IBM 156.87
18. Cisco CSCO 142
19. Home Depot HD 134.33 
20. 3M MMM 106.04 
21.  United Technologies UTX 105.38  
22. UnitedHealth UNH 98.37
23. American Express AXP 96.71
24. McDonald's MCD 90.72   
25. Boeing BA 89.99 
26. Goldman Sachs GS 87.52
27. Nike NKE 81.71
28. DuPont DD 66.40
29. Caterpillar CAT 55.52
30. Travelers TRV 35.05
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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 12/20/14:

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

AT&T T:
12/19/14 8K re: amendment to Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan
12/2/14 8K re: closing of sale of Global Notes
11/10/14 2 10/A's & 10Q re: qtr. ended 9/10/14
11/10/14 8K re: closing of sale of Global Notes
11/7/14 8K re: increased of Board to 15 & election of William E. Kennardd & agrmt to buy Mexican wireless firm GSF telecom
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

American Express AXP:
12/15/14 8K re: Delinq. & write-off stats for 3 mos. ended 11/30
12/5/14 8K re: issuance of Sub. Notes
12/4/14 8K re: retirement of Director Richard A. McGinn
11/17/14 8K re: delinq. & write off stats for 3 mos. ended 10/31
11/12/14 8K re: issuance of Series B Preferred Shares
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

Boeing BA:
12/19/14 8K re: retirement of Shephard W. Hill, Pres. of Boeing Int'l & Sr. VP, Bus. Dev/Strategy
12/15/14 8K re: increase of quarterly div & authorization of $12 bil share buyback
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:
12/18/14 8K re: retirement of Group VPs Stuart L. Levenick & Steven H. Wunning
12/18/14 8K & 11/20/14 8K re: FD disclosures re: retail sales of machines & power systems
12/11/14 8K re: retirement of director Peter A. Magowan
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

Chevron CVX:
12/12/14 8K re: election of Alexander B. Cummings Jr. to Board
11/18/14 8K re: issuance of Floating Rate Notes
11/7/14 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/31/14 8K re: 3Qtr results

Cisco CSCO:
12/19/14 & 12/18/14 8Ks re: Pre-arranged stock trading plan for execs
11/24/14 8K re: amendment to employee stock purchase plan
11/12/14 8K; 11/14/14 8K & 11/20/14 10Q re: results of 1 Qtr. ended 10/25/14

Coke KO:
12/11/14 8K re: increase Board to 17 & election of Marc Balland & David B. Weinberg
10/29/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/26/14
10/1/14 8K re: Guidelines for '14 Equity Plan

Disney DIS:
11/19/14 10K & 11/6/14 8K re: results of fiscal year ended 9/27/14
11/6/14 8K re: 4Qtr & FY ended 9/27/14
10/3/14 8K re: CEO Robert Iger's amended employment contract

DuPont DD:
12/18/14 8K re: FD disclosures re: presentation re: Performance Chemicals segment
12/18/14 8-K/A re: pre-tax charges re: restructuring plan
10/28/14 CEO letter to shareholders
10/28/14 & 10/28/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14

ExxonMobil XOM:
11/24/14 8K re: retirement of VP S.D. Pryor
11/5/14 10Q & 10/31/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14

GE:
11/10/1 8K re: incentive grant to CEO Jeffrey R. Immelt
11/4/14 10Q & 10/17/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14

Goldman Sachs GS:
12/19/14 8K re: election to Board of Mark A. Flaherty & Mark D. winkelman
12/17/14 & 12/16/14 8Ks re: issuance of notes
11/5/14 10Q & 10/16/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/23/14 8K re: legal opinion re: debt issuance

Home Depot HD:
11/25/14 10Q & 11/18/14 8K re: Qtr. ended 11/2/14
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

Intel INTC:
12/16/14 8K re: trigger of  interest change on debentures
11/21/14 28Ks & 11/18/14 8K re: FD Disclosure re: Annual investor meeting
11/20/14 8K re: increase of quarterly div. & '15 Business Outlook
10/29/14 10Q & 10/14/14 8K re: 3rd Qtr ended 9/27/14

IBM:
12/8/14 8K re: retirement of Robert C. Weber sVP, Legal
11/25/14 8K re: issuance of debt securities
11/12/14 8K re: investors conference
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

JPMorgan Chase JPM:
12/9/14 8K re: close of public offering of Sub. Notes
11/12/14 8K re: payment of $1.01d bil to settle foreign exchange trading allegations
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

Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
11/21/14 8K re: issuance of notes
11/10/14 8K re: closing of purchase of Alios BioPharma, Inc. for $1.75 bil
10/30/14 10Q & 10/14/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/28/14
10/2/14 8K re: agreement to purchase Alios Biopharma

McDonald's MCD:
12/8/14 8K re: Nov. '12 sales
11/12/14 8K re: Oct. '12 sales
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.

Merck MRK:
11/10/14 10Q re: Qtr. ended 9/30/14
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

Microsoft MSFT:
12/4/14 8K re: results of votes at 12/3 Annual Shareholders Meeting
11/14/14 Proxy Letter from Bd Chair John W. Thompson re: Annual Mtg
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

Nike NKE:
12/18/14 8K & 10/7/14 10Q re: results of Qtr. ended 11/30/14
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 for quarter ended 9/28/14
11/6/14 10Q & 10/28/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/28/14

Procter & Gamble PG:
11/21/14 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan of CEO A.G. Lafley
11/13/14 8K re: '14 Analysts Mtg & sale of Duracell to Berkshire Hathaway
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

3M MMM:
12/16/14 8K re: dividend for 1Q '15 & '15 outlook
11/10/14 8K re: sale of Floating rate Notes
10/30/14 10Q & 10/23/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14

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

United Technologies UTX:
12/19/14 8K re: rejection of mini tender offer by TRC Capital
12/10/14 8K re: appointment of Akhil Johri, Sr. VP & CFO
11/24/14 Retirement of Louis Chenevert replaced by Gregory J. Hayes & election of Dir. Edward A. Kangas as Chairman of Bd. & appointment of Peter F. Longo as Acting CFO
10/24/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14

UnitedHealth Group UNH:
12/8/14 8K re: sale of notes
12/1/14 8K re: annual investor conference
11/12/14 8K re: appointment of David S. Wichmann Pres/CFO & Larry Renfro as Vice-Chair
11/10/14 10Q for Qtr. ended 9/30/14
10/16/14 8K re: 3Qtr results

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
12/8/14 28Ks re: change of duties for Randal S. Milch EVP & GC
12/1/14 8K re: 4Q results
11/26/14 8K re: trading of shares in UK
10/28/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14

Visa V:
12/19/14 8K re: exec's pre-arranged stock trading plans
12/12/14 & 11/21/14 Proxies re: Annual Stockholders Meeting 1/28/15 8:30 am Crowne Plaza, Foster City, CA
11/21/14 10K for fiscal year ended 9/30/14
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

WalMart WMT:
12/16/14 8K re: latest ruling re: class action lawsuit in Phil for underpaying employees - Braun/Hummel v. Walmart
12/1/14 10Q & 11/13/14 8K re: quarter ended 10/31/14
11/24/14 8K re: election of Thomas W. Horton to Board
10/30/14 8K re: Closing of Walmart Seiyu stores in Japan
10/17/14 8K re: issuance of notes

THE END FOR NOW