Monday, May 25, 2015

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by Dan Kolber

Post No. 3,184 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  Tuesday's Investor's Business Dailey, Monday's Barron's; the combined Sat/Sun issues of each of the Wall Street Journal & Financial Times; & Monday's, Sunday's & 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 18232.02 down 53.72 or 0.29%  from Thursday's close of 18285.74. For the week the Dow was down 40.54 or 0.22% from last Friday's close of 18,272.56. For the year the Dow is up 2.29%. Of the 30   Dow components 6  gained and 24  declined.  The  biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Goldman Sachs up $2.85 or 1.3%. The  biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Boeing down $2.54 or 1.72%.

IBD pB8 "Stocks indexes take timid path, but IBD 50 pops 2.3% for week" by Paul Whitfield says stocks were flat as Friday's action was down in lower vol & the current outlook is confirmed uptrend.

WSJ pB5 "Stocks hit pause after a record run" by Corrie Driebusch says US stocks ended slightly lower in a week that saw records for the Dow & the S&P.

FT p12 "Wall street" by Mamta Badkar says US stocks declined modestly Friday as core inflation climbed more than forecast.

Sat. NYT pB6 "Indexes slip in slow pre-holiday trading" & Sat. AJC pA15 "U.S. stocks fall slightly on lower oil prices" by Bernard Condon, AP says the major indexes fell as oil drillers and other energy related firms followed oil prices lower on light trading ahead of the Memorial Day weekend.

As of the open of  the market on Tuesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page B6 of Saturday's Wall St. Journal is 0.14985889030177.  Monday's trailing P/E   ratio is 16.66 down from Friday's   trailing P/E ratio of  16.70 (last year it was 16.24).  Monday's P/E estimate is 16.34 up from Friday's P/E estimate of 16.33 (year ago it was 14.81) and  Monday's dividend yield is 2.29 unchanged from  Friday's dividend yield of  2.29 (last year it was 2.21  ). The Dow's all-time high was 18312.39 on May 19,  2015. 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 2732.23 down 8.05 from Thursday's average numerator of 2740.28.   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 (0.14985889030177) you get the change in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $6.67  change in the Dow Index.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $91.07 down 27 cents from Thursday's closing average of $91.34.  The median closing price of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $88.57 (XOM/CAT) up 30 cents from Thursday's median closing price of $88.27 (XOM/CAT).  The lowest volume was Travelers  and the highest volume was Apple.

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 $805  ($274,028 - $273,223).

5/22/15 Fri. 4:41 pm MarketWatch by  Anora Mahmudova and Barbara Kollmeyer says
U.S. stocks ended Friday’s choppy session modestly lower, though the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index booked modest weekly gains. On Friday, stocks sold off toward the end of the session, after Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said she still expected the central bank to raise interest rates sometime this year, as a part of a speech delivered in Providence, R.I., discussing the U.S. economic outlook. The S&P 500 SPX, -0.22%  closed 4.76 points, or 0.2%, lower at 2,126.06, but gained 0.2% over the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.29%  closed 53.72 points, or 0.3%, lower to 18,232.02 and ended the week with a 0.2% loss. Meanwhile the Nasdaq COMP, -0.03%  ended the session 1.43 points lower at 5,089.36, but posted a 0.8% gain over the week.Stocks were already weaker in early trade after a stronger-than-expected reading of a measure of price inflation. An increase in the consumer-price index along with the improving labor market gives the Federal Reserve reserve ammunition to raise interest rates sooner than later, even as minutes from the most recent meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee seemed to suggest that a June rate hike was unlikely. Yellen’s comments on Friday added support to the view that Fed is preparing to hike rates sometime this year, if not as early as June, despite economic reports that have at times suggested that the U.S. economy wasn’t on the firm economic footing after the Great Recession. Similar to previous remarks, Yellen in her Friday speech referred to a string of weak economic data as “transitory.” The U.S.’s central bank boss stated that economic signs looked strong enough for the Fed to hike rates this year, followed by gradual moves thereafter.Maris Ogg, president at Tower Bridge Advisors, said the market is digesting the possibility of a rate hike this year pretty well. “At this point investors know that a rate increase means an improving economy. A 25 or 50 basis point increase will not affect the companies or the economy much and starting from zero means it will take a while before rates start having a negative effect on markets,” she said. “The second half of this year will show us whether housing and capital expenditures really pick up and whether that will drive earnings in 2016,” Ogg added.As long as bond yields are moving sideways or lower, equity investors are “happy putting money to work,” said Chris Weston, chief market strategist at IG, in a note. He added that the CBOE Volatility index VIX, +0.17%  is testing the year’s lows around 12.11%, and is now 33% below the five-year average.   U.S. stocks gained on Thursday, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite inching toward record territory. CVS Health agreed to buy pharmacy-benefits provider Omnicare. U.S. consumer prices rose a seasonally adjusted 0.1% in April, according to the Labor Department. Energy prices slumped 1.3% last month while food prices were unchanged. The core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy costs, jumped 0.3%, driven by another increase in housing expenses and a gain in medical care costs. In corporates, shares of Deere & Co. DE, +4.35%  are up 4.4% after financial results. Campbell Soup Co. CPB, +2.09%  profit beat expectations, but sales slipped. Shares rose 2.1%.Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ, +2.75% rose 2.8% after earnings squeezed past forecasts late Thursday, but the company also provided a cautious outlook.Marvell Technology Group Ltd. MRVL, -8.56%  fell 8.6% after the chip maker late Thursday after announced its chief executive will retire.Expedia Inc. EXPE, +6.71%  shares jumped 6.7% after the travel booking company said it sold its majority stake in eLong Inc. to a group of buyers for $671 million. Other markets: European stocks SXXP, -0.03%  finished slightly lower on Friday, but booked the best weekly gain in six weeks. Asia stocks ADOW, +0.37%  rose with the Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, +2.83%  marking its best performance since 2008.Oil prices CLN5, -1.37%  fell 1.7%, to settle at $59.72 a barrel, the same level prices settled a week ago. Gold prices GCM5, +0.12%  lost 10 cents to end at $1,204 an ounce, recording their first weekly loss in three weeks. The dollar DXY, +0.78%  rose against the euro EURUSD, -0.8819% booking its first weekly gain in five weeks.

Monday's, Sunday's & Saturday's Dow News followed by Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

American Express: No mentions found.

Apple: Barron's p12 "Week review" says Carl Icahn said Apple should be trading double its price.

IBD pA5 "Apple developer Confab agenda: music service expected, not tv" by Patrick Seitz discusses Apple's upcoming Worldwide Developer Conference in San Fran on 6/8-12.

IBD pB7 "Stocks with wide profit margins have big potential for success" by Scott Stoddard says Apple's sales rise around Christmas.

IBD pA2 "Apple TV service faces delay" says it won't be launched until the fall.

FT p16 "Apple: the next small thing" says Apple does not need to sell a lot of its watches to continue growing.

WSJ pB14 "Why Peltz didn't have Icahn's Apple touch" by Justin Lahart says Carl Icahn had had more success getting Apple to do share repurchases than  Peltz had getting nominees elected to DuPont's board.  A list shows the percentage of shares held in Exxon and Microsoft and Apple by the top three passive managers, BlackRock, State Street & Vanguard.

WSJ pB1 "The lost signal: BlackBerry's fall" by Jacquie McNish, Sean Silcott describes how the Apple iPhone destroyed the BlackBerry as well as RIM's relationship with Verizon.

Boeing:  Barron's p29 "Talking with Peter Simmie of Bristol Gate US equity Fund" by Michael Shari  lists the following Dow stocks among the top 10 holdings of Bristol Gate US Equity Fund: United Health, Home Depot and Boeing.

Caterpillar: No mentions found.

Chevron: Barron's p13 "Week preview" says on Wednesday Chevron holds its annual meeting and may increase dividends.

Cisco:  Sun. AJC pD2 "Cisco Systems' CEO handing over reins in his own way" by Michelle Quinn, San Jose Mercury News says Chambers is helping to transition Cisco that he expanded to the new CEO, Chuck Robbins.

Coke: No mentions found.

Disney:  Mon. NYT pC1 "Disney film disappoints at weekend box office" by Brooks Barnes says Tomorrowland was a but this weekend taking in only $40.7 mil.

FT p5 "Let it grow" by Matthew Garrahan says Disney's purchase of Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm was a good deal for Disney/

DuPont:  WSJ pB14 "Why Peltz didn't have Icahn's Apple touch" by Justin Lahart says Carl Icahn had had more success getting Apple to do share repurchases than  Peltz had getting nominees elected to DuPont's board.  A list shows the percentage of shares held in Exxon and Microsoft and Apple by the top three passive managers, BlackRock, State Street & Vanguard.

Exxon:  WSJ pB14 "Why Peltz didn't have Icahn's Apple touch" by Justin Lahart says Carl Icahn had had more success getting Apple to do share repurchases than  Peltz had getting nominees elected to DuPont's board.  A list shows the percentage of shares held in Exxon and Microsoft and Apple by the top three passive managers, BlackRock, State Street & Vanguard.

GE:No mentions found.

Goldman Sachs:No mentions found.

Home Depot:   Barron's p29 "Talking with Peter Simmie of Bristol Gate US equity Fund" by Michael Shari  lists the following Dow stocks among the top 10 holdings of Bristol Gate US Equity Fund: United Health, Home Depot and Boeing.

Intel: No mentions found.

IBM:No mentions found.

JPMorgan:  IBD pB2 "5 banks agree to plead guilty", FT p1 "Banks braced for next volley of forrex fines" by Gina Chon, ben McLannahan, FT p11 "Regulators are failing to keep banks' worst excesses in check" by Tom Braithwaite, WSJ pB8 "This week" say JPMorgan & 5 other banks agreed to pay $5.6 bil in fines of manipulating foreign exchange rates per US Justice Dept.

Johnson & Johnson:No mentions found.

McDonald's: IBD pA1 "Walmart urges its meat suppliers: No antibiotics" by James Detar, WSJ pB3 "Walmart: food suppliers must treat animals better" by Sarah Nassauer, Sat. AJC pA4 "Walmart looks to improve meat" by Anne D'Innocenzio, AP say Wal-Mart's push to get its suppliers to give farm animals fewer antibiotics & more room to roan is expected to have a big impact on the food industry. Walmart is following Tyson & McDonald's.

Sat. NYT pB2 "Some old friends are back to sell fast food" by Sydney Ember says McDonald's is bringing back the Hamburglar.

Merck:   IBD pA2 "Merck got EUs CHMP" says Merck got CHMP support for its cancer drug Keytruda.

Microsoft: IBD pB13 "Cloudy future? Not at Microsoft" by Ken Shreve says earnings have slowed at Microsoft but the market is still excited about growth potential especially in the cloud segment of Microsoft.

IBD pA2 "Salesfore, Microsoft talked" says the two firms spoke but talks broke down over price.

WSJ pB14 "Why Peltz didn't have Icahn's Apple touch" by Justin Lahart says Carl Icahn had had more success getting Apple to do share repurchases than  Peltz had getting nominees elected to DuPont's board.  A list shows the percentage of shares held in Exxon and Microsoft and Apple by the top three passive managers, BlackRock, State Street & Vanguard.

Nike:No mentions found.

Pfizer:No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble:

3M:No mentions found.

Travelers:No mentions found.

United Technologies:No mentions found.

UnitedHealth:   Barron's p29 "Talking with Peter Simmie of Bristol Gate US equity Fund" by Michael Shari  lists the following Dow stocks among the top 10 holdings of Bristol Gate US Equity Fund: United Health, Home Depot and Boeing.

Verizon: WSJ pB1 "The lost signal: BlackBerry's fall" by Jacquie McNish, Sean Silcott describes how the Apple iPhone destroyed the BlackBerry as well as RIM's relationship with Verizon.

Visa:No mentions found.

Walmart:  Sun. AJC  pA19 "Paid sick leave a luxury for many" by Anne D'Innocenzio  says part-time Walmart employees are among the 40 million Americans who don't get paid sick leave.

IBD pB2 "Target tops, Walmart misses" says Wlmart's EPS fell 6.4% to $1.03 missing by 1 cents views.

IBD pA1 "Walmart urges its meat suppliers: No antibiotics" by James Detar, WSJ pB3 "Walmart: food suppliers must treat animals better" by Sarah Nassauer, Sat. NYT pB3 "Walmart pushes for improved animal welfare" by Stephanie Strom,  Sat. AJC pA4 "Walmart looks to improve meat" by Anne D'Innocenzio, AP say Wal-Mart's push to get its suppliers to give farm animals fewer antibiotics & more room to roan is expected to have a big impact on the food industry. Walmart is following Tyson & McDonald's.

Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
AXP▲ NYSE
AAPL▲ NASDAQ-GS
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)

Apple: Tim Cook (Cupertino, CA)

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) to be replaced 7/26 by Chuck Robbins

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 Steve Easterbrook (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)

UnitedHealth UNC Stephen Hemsley (Minnetonka, MN)

United Technologies UTX Greg Hayes (Hartford, CT)

Verizon VZ Lowell McAdam (NY, NY)

Visa V Charles W. Scharf (San Francisco, CA)

Wal-Mart WMT Doug McMillon (Bentonville, ARK)
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Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 as of 3/22/15  ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Apple AAPL $733.34
2. Exxon Mobil XOM $354.62
3. Microsoft MSFT 351.78
4. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 284.72
5. Wal-Mart WMT 268.87
6. GE 255.65
7. JPMorgan Chase JPM 229.36
8. Procter & Gamble PG 228.84   
9. Pfizer PFE 209.91
10.  Verizon VZ 205.94
11.  Chevron CVX 201.24
12. Disney 184.28
13. Coke KO 177.49
14. Merck MRK 166.26
15. IBM 160.99
16.  Home Depot HD 153.44 
17. Cisco CSCO 145.18
18. Intel INTC 144.28
19. UnitedHealth UNH 113.62
20.  Boeing BA 108.83 
21.  United Technologies UTX 108.37
22. 3M MMM 105.68 
23. McDonald' s MCD 93.28   
24. Nike NKE 88.10
25. Goldman Sachs GS 87.21
26. American Express AXP 84.29
27. DuPont DD 67.31
28. Caterpillar CAT 49.21
29. Visa V 42.35
30. Travelers TRV 35.26
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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 3/22/15  for the prior 90 day period:

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

American Express AXP:
3/16/15 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 mos. thru 2/15/15
3/11/15 8K re: increase of quarterly dividend & repurchase of up to $6.6 of shares
3/2/15 8K re: issuance of preferred shares
2/24/15 10K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/17/15 8K re: delinq. & write-off states for 3 months thru 1/15
2/12/15 8K re: end of exclusive deal w/Costco
1/21/15 8K re: 4Q & FY '14 earnings
1/15/15 8K re: delinq. & write-off delinq. stats. for 3 mos ended 12/31/14.

Apple AAPL:
3/13/15 8K re: amdmt. to employee stock purchase plan
2/9/15 8K re: issuance of notes
1/28/15 8K re: change to fin'l stmts due to change of reporting
1/28/15 10Q & 1/27/15 8K re: Qtr. ended 12/27/14
1/22/15 2 14A Proxies re: Annual Mtg of Shareholders on 3/10/15 at 9 am at HG at Cupertino, CA

Boeing BA:
3/13/15 14A Def. Proxy re: Annual Shareholders Mtg on 4/27/15 at 9 am at Field Museum, Chicago
2/20/15 8K re: issuance of senior notes
2/12/15 10K & 1/28/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/10/15 8K re: retirement of Linda Z. Cook from Board
1/27/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results

Caterpillar CAT:
3/19/15 8K re: sales thru 2/15
2/19/15 8K re: sales thru 1/15
2/17/15 & 1/27/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
1/27/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results
1/26/15 8K re: 3 mos ended 12/31/14 retail sales stats

Chevron CVX:
3/3/15 8K re: issuance of Floating Rate Notes
2/20/15 10K & 1/30 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/3/15 8K re: election of Jeanette L. Ourada, Corp. VP & Comptroller
1/30/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results

Cisco CSCO:
3/19/15 8K re: exec pre-arranged stock trading plan
2/18/15 & 2/11/15 8K re: 2Qtr ended 1/24/15

Coke KO:
3/2/15 Def. 14A Proxy re: Annual Mtg of Shareholders 11 am, Cobb Galeria Centre, Atlanta
3/10/15 & 3/3/15 8Ks re: issuance of Floating Rate Notes
2/25/15 10K & 2/10/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/20/15 8K re: retirement from Board of James D. Robinson & Peter V. Ueberroth
2/18/15 8K re: Amdmt to employee stock option plans

Disney DIS:
3/13/15 8K re: voting results of 3/12 Annual Shareholders Mtg
2/11/15 Def14A re: shareholder proposals
2/5/15 8K re: Agreement for COO Thomas O. Stagg
2/3/15 10Q & 2/3/15 8K re: Qtr ended 12/27/14
1/16/15 Def. 14A Proxy re: Annual Mtg. of Shareholders at 10 am 3/12/15 at Palace of Fine Arts, SF

DuPont DD:
3/17/15 - 3/19/15 Def. Proxy 14A re: Trian's proposal to add Directors
2/5/15 8K re: election to Board of Edward D. Breent & James L. Gallogly
2/5/15 10K & 1/27/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
1/27/15, 1/15/15, 1/14/15, 1/13/15, 1/9/15 (five) 14A Proxy: re: Nelson Peltz's Trian's proposal to break-up DuPont
1/12/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results

ExxonMobil XOM:
3/10/15 8K re: 3/4/15 analyst meeting
3/6/15 8K re: issuance of Floating rate Notes
2/25/15 10K & 2/24/15 8K & 2/2/15 8K re: 10K for FY ended 12/31/14

GE:
3/10/15 def. 14A Proxy re: Shareholder Mtg 4/22/15 10am at Cox Conv. Ctr. Oklahoma City
2/27/15 10K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/11/15 8K re: Amdmt By-laws re: proxy access by 3% holders
1/23/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results

Goldman Sachs GS:
3/11/15 8K re: revised '15 Capital Plan
3/9/15 8K re: retirement from Board of Claes Dahlback
2/23/15 10K & 1/16/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/15
2/8/15 8K re: issuance of Floating Rate Notes
1/23/15 8K re: issuance of notes
1/16/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results

Home Depot HD:
2/24/15 8K re: FY & Qtr ended 2/1/15
1/16/15 8K re: replacement of Chairman of Board Francis S. Blake with Craig A. Menear

Intel INTC:
3/12/15 8K re: 1Qtr guidance
2/13/15 10K & 1/15/15 8K re: FY ended 12/27/14
1/15/15 8K re: fin'l results of 4Qtr ended 12/27

IBM:
3/19/15 Def. Proxy  14A Stockholders Annual Mtg at 10 am 4/.28/15 at Statehouse Conv. Ctr., Little Rock, Ark & nomination of Alex Gorsky, CEO, Johnson & Johnson & Peter R. Voser to Board
2/24/15 10K & 1/20/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/5/15 8K re: issuance of debt securities
1/30/15 8K re: compensation amounts for execs for 2014
1/21/15 & 1/20/15 8Ks re: 4Qtr ended 12/31/14 fin'l results
1/7/15 8K re: exec promotions and amendment to bylaws to increase Board to 14 & election of Peter R. Voser to Bd

JPMorgan Chase JPM:
3/20/15 8K & 3/6/15 8K re: redemption of Bear Stearn Notes
3/6/15 8K re: release of '15 Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test results
2/27/15 8K re: redemption of Capital securities
2/25/15 8K re: 2/24/15 Investor Day Conf.
2/24/15 10K for FY ended 12/31/14
2/17/15 8K re: redemption of notes
2/12/15 8K re: issuance of Preferred Shares
1/23/15 8K re: closing of note offering

Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
3/11/15 Def. 14A Proxy for Annual shareholder Mtg a 10:30 am on 4/23/15 at State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ
3/2/15 8K re: sale of Cordis Business for $1.99 bil to Cardinal Health
2/24/15 10K for FY ended 12/28/14
1/20/15 8K re: 4Qtr ended 12/28/14 fin'l results

McDonald's MCD:
3/20/15 8K re: stock award to execs
3/9/15 8K re: Feb. global sales
3/3/15 8K & 2/3/15 8K re: election of Stephen Easterbrook as CEO
2/24/15 10K for FY ended 12/31/14
2/10/15 8K re: Global sales for Jan.
2/4/15 8K re: TRC mini-tender offer
1/23/15 8K re: 4Qtr ended 12/31/14 fin'l results

Merck MRK:
2/27/15 10K & 2/4/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/10/15 8K re: issuance of Floating rate Notes

Microsoft MSFT:
2/12/15 8K re: issuance of notes
1/26/15 10Q & 1/26/15 8K re: fin'l results for qtr ended 12/31/14

Nike NKE:
3/19/15 8K for Qtr ended 2/28/15
2/12/15 8K re: election & retirement of VPs
1/7/15 10Q & 12/2214 8K re: results of qtr ended 11/30

Pfizer PFE:
3/12/15 Def. 14A Proxy re: 4/23/15 Annual Shareholder Mtg at Short Hills, NJ
2/27/15 10K & 1/27/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/15
2/10/15 8K re: $5 bil share buyback program
2/6/15 8K re: purchase of Hospira, Inc.
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:
2/19/15 8K re: Consumer analysts Group conf. on 2/19/15
2/10/15 8K re: appointment of ex-Home depot CEO Frank S. Blake to Board
1/27/15 10Q & 1/27/15 8K re: 2Qtr ended 12/31/14 fin'l results
1/13/15 8K re: quarterly div. of 0.6436 cents payable 2/17 to record holders as of close of business

3M MMM:
2/23/15 8K purchase of Polypore's separation Media business
2/12/15 10K & 1/27/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
1/31/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results

Travelers TRV:
2/12/15 10K re: FY ended 12/31/14
1/22/15 8K re: qtr ended 12/31/14 fin'l results

United Technologies UTX:
3/13/15 Def. 14A Proxy re: Annual Mtg of Shareholders on 3/2/15 2pm at PGA Nat'l Resort, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
3/1/13/15 8K re: repurchase of $2.6 bil of stock
2/5/15 10K for FY ended 12/31/15
3/12/15 8K re: reviewing possible spin-off of Sikorsky Aircraft Business
1/26/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results
1/23/15 8K re: separation agreement for ex-CEO Louis Chenevert
1/15/15 8K re: departure of exec Alain M. Bellemare

UnitedHealth Group UNH:
3/6/15 8K re: Barclays Global Healthcare Conf on 3/10 in Miami
2/17/15 8K re: exec. comp. changes
2/10/15 10K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/6/15 8K re: Leenik Global Healthcare Conf. on 2/11
1/21/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
3/12/15 8K & 2/26/15 8K & 2/25/15 8K 2/12/15 8K re: results of exchange offer
2/23/15 10K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/18/15 8K re: EVP changes
2/5/15 8K re: election of Mark T. Bertolini to Board
2/5/15 8K re: sale of assets, purchase of wireless towers & $5 bil stock buybacks
1/30/15 8K re: results of bidding for AWS-3 spectrum licenses in FCC auction
1/22/15 & 1/16/15 8Ks re: 4Qtr fin'l results
1/14/15 8K re: retirement from Board of Robert W. Lane

Visa V:
2/27/15 8K & two 1/29/15 8Ks: re: amd. by-laws to allow 4 for 1 stock splits
2/2/15 8K re: exec. changes
1/29/15 10Q & 1/29/15 8K re: 1Qtr ended 2/31/14 fin'l results
1/29/15 8K, 1/21/15 Proxy & 1/14/15 Proxy  re: amendment of Cert of Incorp. for stock split
1/28/15 8K re: dividend of 48 cents payable 3/3 for record holders on 2/13

WalMart WMT:
2/19/15 8K re: 4Q results
12/16/14 8K re: latest ruling re: class action lawsuit in Phil for underpaying employees - Braun/Hummel v. Walmart

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