Thursday, August 6, 2015

8/6/15 Thurs. pm Dow Closes at 17419.75 down 120.72 or 0.69%

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by Dan Kolber

Post No. 3,280 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 as of August 4, 2015 and a summary of recent Dow 30 components'  SEC filings as of August 4, 2015.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at  17419.75 down 120.72 or 0.69% from Wednesday's close of 17540.47. Of the 30   Dow components  5  gained  and 25 declined.  The  biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Chevron up $1.16 or 1.38%.  The  biggest decliner dollar-wise  was Disney down $1.98 and percentage-wise was Microsoft down 2.02%.

As of the open of  the market on Thursday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of Thursday's  Wall St. Journal is 0.14967727343149.  Thursday's trailing P/E   ratio is 16.81 down  from yesterday's   trailing P/E ratio of  16.84 (last year it was 15.60).  Today's P/E estimate is 15.96 unchanged from Wednesday's P/E estimate of 15.96 (year ago it was 14.62) and  today's dividend yield is  2.4o down  from yesterday's dividend yield of  2.24 (last year it was 2.22). 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.

Thursday's closing Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2607.34 down 18.07 from Wednesday's closing average numerator of 2625.41.   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 (0.14967727343149) you get the change in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $5.08  change in the Dow Index.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $86.91 down 60 cents  from Wednesday's closing average of $87.51.  The median closing price of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $77.78 (CAT/XOM) up 70 cents  from  Wednesday's median closing price of $77.08 (CAT/XOM).  The lowest volume was Travelers 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 lost  $1,807  ($262,541 - $260,734).

8/6/15 Thurs. 4:44 pm MarketWatch by  Wallace Witkowski & Sara Sjolin says U.S. stocks finished lower Thursday, testing technical levels in a volatile trading session as media stocks suffered a big hit and investors awaited the closely watched jobs report due Friday morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.69%  closed down 120.72 points, or 0.7%, at 17,419.75, for its sixth-straight day of losses, its longest losing streak since October. The Dow had been down as many as 178 points earlier in the session. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, -1.62% took the brunt of the beating. The index fell 83.50 points, or 1.6%, to close at 5,056.44, after being off by as many as 105 points earlier. On Thursday, the index dropped below its 50-day moving average, a support level watched by technical traders, which suggests more pain may be ahead for the tech-heavy index.
The S&P 500 SPX, -0.78% dropped 16.28 points, or 0.8%, to 2,083.56, following a drop of about 24 points. Eight of the S&P 500’s main sectors closed lower, led by health care, down 2.1%; consumer discretionary, down 1.3%; and tech, down 1%. During the session, the index nearly dipped below its 200-day moving average of 2,072.56. Also, the Russell 2000 Index RUT, -1.29%  on Thursday dropped below its 200-day moving average for the second time in two weeks. The index closed down 1.3% at 1,215.85. Trading action was marked by steep declines in shares of media companies, including Viacom Inc. VIA, -13.35% which has seen its shares crushed lately, Time Warner TWX, -0.81%  and 21st Century Fox FOX, -6.74%  as these cable firms experience an exodus of pay-TV subscribers. Blue-chip component Walt Disney Co. DIS, -1.79% which was under pressure for a second trading session after reporting revenues that fell short of the market’s high expectations for the media and theme park giant, also weighed on the Dow.After a strong report Wednesday from the Institute for Supply Management showing nonmanufacturing job expansion at a 10-year high, investors are realizing that a Fed rate hike may very well come in September, said Brad McMillan, chief investment officer for Commonwealth Financial.“I think the ISM [report] really helps the odds for a September rate hike, and raises the chances of another one in December,” McMillan said in an interview.Stocks opened with small gains but the main indexes quickly swung into negative territory.
“The market should really just be sitting tight ahead of the jobs report but I think you can account for some of the moves in the Dow from Disney,” said Randy Frederick, managing director at Schwab Center for Financial Research.Jobs data: Initial jobless claims edged up 3,000 to 270,000 in the week ended Aug. 1, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Thursday'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
PF▼ NYSE
MMM▼ NYSE
TRV▼ NYSE
UTX▲ NYSE
UNH▼ NYSE
VZ▼ DualListed
V▼ NYSE
WMT▼ NYSE
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The following are excerpts from Thursday morning's Blog:

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

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at  17540.47 down 10.22 or 0.06% from Tuesday's close of 17550.69. For the year the Dow is down 1.59%. Of the 30   Dow components  19    gained, Exxon was unchanged  and  10  declined.  The  biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was UnitedHealth up $3.08 or 2.55%.  The  biggest decliner dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was Disney down $11.16 or 9.17%.

WSJ pC4 "S&P 500 rises ahead of jobs report" by Saumya Vaishampayan says the Dow was dragged down by Disney shares.

IBD pB3 "Nasdaq, consumer stocks pace moderate advance" by David Saito-Chung says Disney's 9% drop came as it posted a55 rise in sales to $13.1 bil, its smallest gain in 8 quarters.  Investors reacted positively to earnings results as Wednesday's action saw moderate gains in heavier trade & the current outlook is uptrend under pressure.

NYT pB7 "Market reverses 3-day slump, as earnings top glum forecasts", AJC pA9 "Stocks up on earning news" by AP say the latest batch of corporate results nudged the market to a slight gain wed, snapping a 3 day slump.  Oil prices dropped holding indexes back.

FT p19 "Wall street" by Mamta Badkar says US media stocks slid despite strong earnings from some bellwethers due to concerns that the shift to digital would hurt tv ratings.  Disney slid 8%.

Wednesday's closing Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2625.41 down 1.53 from Tuesday's closing average numerator of 2626.94.   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 (0.14967727343149) you get the change in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $5.08  change in the Dow Index.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of  Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $87.51 down 55 cents  from Tuesday's closing average of $87.56.  The median closing price of  Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $77.08 (CAT/XOM) down up19 cents  from  Tuesday's median closing price of $76.89 (CAT/XOM).  The lowest volume was 3M and the highest volume was Apple.

If  Wednesday   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  $153  ($262,694 - $262,541).

8/5/15 Wed. 4:44 pm MarketWatch by  Wallace Witkowski & Victor Reklaitis says
U.S. stocks closed mostly higher Wednesday, though the Dow industrials were unable to shake off a weak performance by Disney and energy shares, in a choppy day of trading Wednesday as investors digested conflicting U.S. economic data.The main indexes advanced in early trade after a softer-than-expected reading on private payroll growth stoked ideas the Federal Reserve might not be so hasty about hiking rates. But a reading of the service sector indicated signs of economic vigor, surging to a 10-year high in July. Arguably seeing the most volatile trading action was the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.06% which flipped between gains and losses in afternoon trade. Earlier in the session, the blue-chip index had been up nearly 111 points and down nearly 58 points. The index closed down 10.22 points at 17,540.47. Shares of Walt Disney Co. DIS, +0.12% which were down 9%, helped drag the Dow lower. The media giant reported weaker-than-expected revenue because of slower TV network and parks growth late Tuesday. The S&P 500 SPX, +0.31%  finished up 6.52 points, or 0.3%, at 2,099.84, after rising around 19 points earlier. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.67%  advanced 34.40 points, or 0.7%, to close at 5,139.94, after being up nearly 70 points earlier.Stocks jumped early in the session after Automatic Data Processing Inc.’s July private-sector jobs report showed employers added 185,000 jobs in July, a slowdown from the 229,000 added in June. Economists and traders look to the data for clues to the Labor Department’s jobs report, though it isn’t necessarily a strong guide. “Investors reacted to the ADP report in a knee-jerk fashion,” said Paul Nolte, portfolio manager at Kingsview Asset Management, of the early bump in stocks. But now, they’re reassessing what a weak employment report can mean for the economy. While weak job figures may delay a Fed rate hike, it also calls into question as to whether the economy is really growing, Nolte said. Adding more fodder for those hoping for ultraloose monetary policy to stay in place for longer were comments from Federal Reserve Gov. Jerome Powell, in an interview with CNBC, who said he was undecided about whether to support a rate hike when policy makers next meet in mid-September. Powell’s remarks came after two Fed regional bank presidents have come out in favor of a September hike earlier this week, including Dennis Lockhart, the president of the Atlanta Fed, who told The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday that it would take major weakness to convince him not to support a September rate hike.

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

American Express:  No mentions found.

Apple:  WSJ pC3 "Apple stock doesn't have to repeat history" by Dan Gallagher says apple's shares have dropped 12% or $90 bil since it released 3Q results 2 weeks ago.

 WSJ pC1 "The harsh reality show for ESPN" by Miriam Gottfried, WSJ pB1 "Cord-cutting weighs on Pay TV" by Joe Flint, Shalini Ramachandran  say ESPN is losing viewers who are buying skinnier packages without ESPN or opting for online platforms such at Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and Apple TV.

USAT p5B "Smartphones help keep those with a disability connected" by Ed Baig says nice things about the iPhone.

Boeing:   No mentions found.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  IBD pB9 "Cisco refocuses on data, security" by Juan Carlos Arancibia says Cisco reports earnings next week and analysts expect earnings of 56 cents eps, up 2% from a year ago.

Coke:  WSJ pB2 "Stock drop heaps pressure on Keurig" by Annie Gasparro, Mike Esterl, IBD "After the close"  say Keurip may be priced too high at $300 and it may be a mistake to only sell them online.  Coke is its largest shareholder.  Keurigg's 3Q eps fell 19% on sales of $969.5 mil.

Disney:  WSJ pC1 "The harsh reality show for ESPN" by Miriam Gottfried, WSJ pB1 "Cord-cutting weighs on Pay TV" by Joe Flint, Shalini Ramachandran, FT p10 "Disney: smoke and fire", NYT pB1 "TV stocks fall sharply on worries over future" by Emily Steel, Brooks Barnes, FT p11 "US media companies hit by sell-off as Walt Disney revises outlook for ESPN" by Matthew Garrahan, Eric Platt   say ESPN is losing viewers who are buying skinnier packages without ESPN or opting for online platforms such at Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and Apple TV..

WSJ pC4 "S&P 500 rises ahead of jobs report" by Saumya Vaishampayan says the Dow was dragged down by Disney shares.

IBD pB3 "Nasdaq, consumer stocks pace moderate advance" by David Saito-Chung says Disney's 9% drop came as it posted a55 rise in sales to $13.1 bil, its smallest gain in 8 quarters.  Investors reacted positively to earnings results as Wednesday's action saw moderate gains in heavier trade & the current outlook is uptrend under pressure.

IBD pA2 "Disney" says BMO Capital & Jefferies downgraded Disney.

FT p19 "Wall street" by Mamta Badkar says US media stocks slid despite strong earnings from some bellwethers due to concerns that the shift to digital would hurt tv ratings.  Disney slid 8%.

USAT p4B ""Disney" & "Ask matt: Is Disney still a good long term stock" by Matt Krantz says Disney's shares dropped 9.2%.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:  No mentions found.

GE:  AJC pA8 "GE to promote tools that link computers" says GE will spend $500 mil this year to promote and sell tools that link factories, equipment and computers.

NT pB1 "Companies to be required to reveal CEO's vs. workers' pay" by ZPeter Eavis says the CEO of GE made $37.3 mil last year.

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:  WSJ pB4 "Wendy's stems losses, unloads restaurants" by Julie Jargon, Ezequiel Minaya says McDonald's and other chains are selling company-owned restaurants to get a more stable cash flow and higher profits.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  UsAT p5B "Microsoft updates parental leave policy" by Brett Molina, AJC pA8 "Microsoft: new parents get 12 weeks' paid time" says new mothers can take a total of 20 weeks of paid leave when combined with 8 weeks of disability.

IBD pA2 "Report: bigger cloud is better" says Microsoft and other big cloud computing service providers continue to take market share from smaller rivals.

Nike:  No mentions found.

Pfizer:  No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble:  No mentions found.

3M:  No mentions found.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealth:  No mentions found.

Verizon:  No mentions found.

Visa:  No mentions found.

Walmart:  NYT pB5 "America's confused approach to CEO pay" by Neil Irwin, USAT p1B "( CEOs paid 800 times more than their workers" by Matt Krantz say Douglas McMillion, CEO of Walmart, makes $19 mil a year.

Wednesday'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
XOMNYSE
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:

Apple: Tim Cook (Cupertino, CA)

American Express AXP Kenneth I. Chenault (NY, NY)

Boeing BA W. James McNerney, Jr. (Chicago, Ill) (to be replaced 7/1/15 by Dennis A. Muilenburg)

Caterpillar CAT Douglas Oberhelman (Peoria, Ill.)

Chevron CVX John Watson (San Ramon, CA)

Cisco CSCO Charles H.  "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 (Kenilworth, 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) (//David S. Taylor replaces 11/1)

3M MMM Inge Thulin (St. Paul, MN)

Travelers TRV Jay S. Fishman (NY, NY) (Alan D. Schnitzer replaced 12/1).

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 8/4/15  ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Apple AAPL $653.76
2. Microsoft MSFT 381.6
3. Exxon Mobil XOM 322.66
4. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 276.75
5. GE 260.97
6. JPMorgan Chase JPM 254.03
7. Wal-Mart WMT 232.68
8. Pfizer PFE 222.35
9. Disney DIS 206.48
10.  Procter & Gamble PG 205.94   
11.  Verizon VZ 189.76
12. Visa V 183.12
13. Coke KO 182.41
14. Merck MRK 165.84
15. Chevron CVX 160.24
16. IBM 155.55
17.  Home Depot HD 152.67    
18. Cisco CSCO 142.56
19.  Intel INTC 138.19
20. UnitedHealth UNH 115.05
21.Nike NKE 99.02
22. Boeing BA 97.53  
23. McDonald' s MCD 95.03               
24. 3M MMM 93.96 
25. Goldman Sachs GS 92.6
26. United Technologies UTX 88.2
27. American Express AXP 75.87
28. DuPont DD 49.46
29. Caterpillar CAT 46.24
30. Travelers TRV 33.18
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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 8/4/15  for the prior 90 day period:

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

American Express AXP:
7/29/15 10Q & 7/22/15 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/15
7/15/15 8K re: delinq & write off stats for 3 mos. ended 6/30/15
6/15/15 8K re: delinq. & write off stats. for 3 mos. ended 5/31/15
5/29/15 8K re: death of Pres. Edward P. Gilligan
5/15/15 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 mos. thru 4/30/15
5/11/15 8K re: Voting results of annual mtg of shareholders

Apple AAPL:
8/3/15 Form 8-A re: Registration of Notes & 7/31/15 Issuance of the notes
7/27/15 & 7/24/15 Prospectus re: 3.05% Notes due '29 & 3.65 Notes due '42
7/22/15 10Q & 7/21 & 6/10 8Ks re: 3 Qtr. results ended 6/27/15
5/13/15 8K re: issuance of notes

Boeing BA:
7/22/15 10Q & 7/22/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30/15
7/17/15 8K re: charge to earnings due to KC-46 Tanker program
6/23/15 8K re: replacement of CEO W. James McNerney, Jr. with Dennis A. Muilenberg eff. 7/1/15 & amendment to bylaws to increase directors from 10 to 11

Caterpillar CAT:
7/31/15 10Q & 7/23/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30/15
7/222/15 8K re: OEM sales figures for June
6/18/15 re: OEM sales figures for May
6/12/15 8K re: voting results of annual stockholder meeting of 6/10.
6/10/15 8K re: quarterly cash div. of 77 cents per share payable 8/20 for record holders on 7/20
6/1/15; 5/28/15; & 5/22/15 Proxy material
5/20/15 8K re: April retail stats

Chevron CVX:
7/31/15 8K re: 2Q results
6/2/15 8K re: voting results of annual stockholder meeting on 5/27
5/11/15 & 4/9/15 Proxy material
5/7/15 10Q & 5/1/15 8K re: 1Q results ended 3/31/15

Cisco CSCO:
7/29/15 8K/A election of Charles H. Robbins to replace John T. Chambers as CEO eff. 7/26/15
6/18/15 8K & 6/12/15 8K & 6/10/15 8K re: issuance and closing of notes offering
6/1/15 8K re: termination of execs Robert w. Lloyd, Pres. Dev. & sales & Gary B. Moore, Pres/COO
5/20/15 10Q & 5/13/15 8K re: 3Q results ended 4/25/15
5/4/15 8K re: election of Charles H. Robbins CEO eff 7/26/15

Coke KO:
7/29/15 10Q & 7/22/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 7/3/15

Disney DIS:
8/4/15 10Q & 8/4/15 8K re: 3Q results ended 6/27
6/26/15 8K/A resignation of CFO James A. Rasulo eff. 6/30
6/2/15 8K re: resignation of CFO James A. Rasulo
5/15/15 10Q & 5/5/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 3/28/15

DuPont DD:
7/28/15 10Q & 7/28/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30
7/8/15 8K re: completion of spin off of Chemours
6/9/15 8K/A & 6/2/15 8K/A re: voting results of 5/13/15 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
6/1/15 8K re: change of reg. agent in Delaware
5/19/15 8K & 5/13/15 8K & 5/12/15 8K & 4/23/15 8K re: sale of notes by subsidiary, Chemours & spin-off of Chemours to shareholders.
April & March, 2015 numerous Proxy materials re: Trian's proposal to add Directors

ExxonMobil XOM:
7/31/15 8K re: 2Q results
6/1/15 8K re: results of voting of 5/27/15 Annual Shareholders Meeting
5/14/15; 4/21/15; & 4/14/15 Proxy materials
5/6/15 10Q & 4/30/15 8K re: 1Q results ended 3/31/15

GE:
7/30/15 10Q & 7/17/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30
7/6/15 8K re: sale of assets of GECC over next 24 months to concentrate on industrial businesses
6/10/15 8K re: modified metrics for long term performance goals
5/28/15 8K & 5/27/15 8K re: issuance of notes
5/15/15 10Q & 4/17/15 8K re: 1Q ended 3/31/15

Goldman Sachs GS:
8/3/15 10Q & 7/16/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30
5/22/15 8K re: issuance of notes
5/22/15 8K re: amendmt to stock incentive plan
5/12/15 re: issuance of notes
5/5/15 10Q & 4/16/15 8K re: 1Q ended 3/31/15

Home Depot HD:
6/2/15 8K re: issuance of notes
5/27/15 10Q & 5/19/15 8K re: 1Q ended 5/3/15
5/26/15 8K re: voting results from 5/21 Shareholders Mtg

Intel INTC:
7/29/15 8K re: issuance of notes
7/27/15 10Q & 7/15/15 8K re: 2Q ended 6/27
7/2/15 8K re: retirement of Renee J. James as Pres. effective 1/16
6/5/15 & 4/6/15 8Ks re: change of organizational structure & change of reporting fin'l info
6/1/15 8K re: purchase of Altera Corp
5/27/15 8K re: voting results of 5/21 Stockholder Mtg
5/14/15 8K re: FD disclosures re: Annual Mtg

IBM:
8/4/15 8K re: issuance of notes
7/28/15 10Q & 7/21 & 7/20 8Ks re: 2Q results ended 6/30
5/1/15 8K re: voting results of 4/28 Stockholder Mtg

JPMorgan Chase JPM:
8/3/15 10Q & 7/14/15 2 8Ks re: 2Q results ended 6/30
7/29/15 8K re: issuance of pref stock
7/21/15 8K re: issuance of notes
6/16/15 8K re: redemption of notes
6/4/15 8K re: issuance of preferred stock
5/22/15 8K re: results of voting of 5/19 shareholder mtg
5/20/15 & 5/14/15 8Ks re: settlement with U.S. Dept of Justice  & Fed. Res. re: foreign exchange charges and guilty plea to violation of fed antitrust law & payment of $550 mil fine
5/6/15 & 4/3/15 8Ks re: redemption of Bear Stearns notes
5/5/15 10Q & 4/14/15 8Ks re: 1Q ended 3/31

Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
7/31/15 10Q & 7/14/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/28
6/9/15 8K re: election of Dr. Mary Beckerle, CEO of Hunstsman Cancer Inst. to Board
5/21/15 8K re: retirement of Controller Stephen J. Cosgrove and replaced by Ronald a. Kapusta

McDonald's MCD:
7/23/15 8K re: 2Q & 6 month results ended 6/30
7/21/15 8K re: exec comp awards
7/17/15 8K re: cash dividend of 85 cents payable 9/16 to record holders on 9/1
6/8/15 8K re: May sales
5/27/15 8K re: voting results from 5/21/15 Shareholder meeting
5/26/15 8K re: issuance of notes
5/11/15 8K re: April sales
5/11/15 Proxy
5/7/15 10Q & 4/22/15 8K re: 1Q ended 3/31/15
5/4/15 8K re: restructuring and turn around plans

Merck MRK:
7/28/15 8K e: election to Board of Pamela J. Craig & Paul B. Rothman, MD
7/28/15 2Q results
7/24/15 8K re: retirement of General Counsel Bruce Kuhlik
5/28/15 & 5/26/15 8Ks re: voting results of 5/26/15 shareholder mtg
5/7/15 10Q & 4/28/15 8K re: 1Q ended 3/31/15

Microsoft MSFT:
7/31/15 10K for FY ended 6/30/15
7/21/15 8K re: 4Q results
7/8/15 8K re: restructuring of phone hardware business and termination of 7,80 employees

Nike NKE:
7/27/15 & 7/20/15 Prelim. Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 9/17/15 at 10 am at Tiger Woods Conf. center, Beaverton, Oregon
7/6/15 8K re: election of Chris Abston as Corp. controller
6/30/15 8K re: election of Travis A. Knight, son of Philip H. Knight, as Director
6/29/15 8K re: 4Q Conference Call
6/25/15 8K re: 4Q ended 5/31
6/18/15 8K re: retirement from Board of Douglas G. Houser & Orin C. Smith

Pfizer PFE:
7/28/15 8K 2Q results
6/25/15 8K re: election to Board of Joseph J. Echevarria
5/14/15 8K re: resignation of director Marc Tessier-Lavigne
5/7/15 10Q & 4/28/15 8K re: 1Q ended 3/29

Procter & Gamble PG:
7/30/15 8K re: 4Q results
7/30/15 8K re: FY '15 results
7/29/15 8K re: replacement of CEO A.G. Lafley by David Taylor effective 11/1/15
7/14/15 8K re: quarterly div of .6629 cents payable 8/17 to record holders on 7/4
7/9/15 8K re: sale of 43 beauty brands to Coty
6/12/15 amendment to Code of Regulations
5/7/15 8K re: issuance of notes

3M MMM:
8/4/15 8K & 6/24/15 8K re: completion of acquisition of Capital Safety from KKR for $2.5 bil
7/30/15 10Q & 7/23/15 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30
5/18/15 8K re: issuance of notes
5/13/15 8K re: results of voting from 5/12 stockholder meeting

Travelers TRV:
7/21/15 10Q & 7/21/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30
5/22/15 8K re: voting results of 5/20/15 shareholders meeting

United Technologies UTX:
7/27/15 8K re: retirement of Geraud Damis as CEO of UTC Building & Industrial Services eff. 1/16
7/24/15 10Q & 7/21/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30
7/20/15 8K & 6/15/15 8K re: sale of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. to Lockheed Martin
5/22/15 8K re: issuance of notes
5/4/15 8K re: remarketing of notes

UnitedHealth Group UNH:
7/31/15 8K re: presentation at InvestMNt Conf on 8/5
7/29/15 10Q & 7/16/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30
7/23/15 8K re: purchase of Catamaran Corp.
7/23/15 8K re: issuance of notes
7/1/15 8K re: reincorporation from Minn. to Delaware
6/5/15 8K re: amendment to stock incentive plan
5/26/15 FD disclosure re: NYC 5/28 Bernstein's Conference
5/6/15 10Q & 4/16/15 8K re: 1Q ended 3/31/15

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
7/28/15 10Q & 7/21/15 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30
6/8/15 8K re: amendment of bylaws re: annual mtg of stockholders
5/13/15 8K re: retirement of Randal s. Milch, VP
5/12/15 8K re: Verizon to buy AOL for $4.4 bil

Visa V:
7/23/15 10Q & 7/23/15 8K re: 3Q results ended 6/30
7/22/15 8K re: dividend of 12 cents payable 9/1 to record holders on 8/14
6/12/15 8K re: election to Board of Lloyd A. Carney
6/10/15 8K re: presentation at William Blair 35th Annual growth Stock Conference
4/30/15 10Q & 4/30/15 8K re: 2Q ended 3/31
4/23/15 8K re: 12 cents a share dividend payable 6/2 to record holders of 5/15
4/14/15 8K re: resignation of Antonio Lucio, EVP and Chief Brand Officer

WalMart WMT:
6/8/15 8K re: voting results of 6/5 shareholder meeting
6/5/15 10Q & 5/19 8K re: 1Q ended 4/30/15

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