Saturday, June 25, 2011

Fri pm Dow Closes at 11,934.58 down (June 25, 2011)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 11,934.58 down 115.42 or 0.96% from Thursday's close of 12,050.15. For the week the Dow is down 69.78 points or 0.58% from last Friday's close of 12,004.36. Of the 30 Dow components 3 gained and 27 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was DuPont DD $51.96 +0.64 1.25% 11,933,332 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Exxon XOM $76.78 -1.66 2.12% 36,263,346 NYSE and percentage-wise was Cisco CSCO $14.93 -0.54 3.49% 162,095,616 NASDAQ-GS..

As of the open of the market Friday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of today's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. Friday's trailing P/E is 13.71 down from yesterday's trailing P/E of 13.78 (year ago it was 14.76); today's P/E estimate is 12.15 unchanged from yesterday's P/E estimate of 12.15 (year ago it was 12.90), and today's dividend yield is 2.49 up from Thursday's dividend yield of 2.47 (last year it was 2.73). The Dow's all-time high was 14,164.53 on Oct. 9, 2007. 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 closing numerator was 1,576.91 down 15.27 from Thursday's closing numerator of 1,592.18. 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 decrease for today by the divisor (0.132129493) you get the decrease in today's Dow. A $1 change in the price of any DJIA stock = a 7.57 change in the average.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of today's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $52.56 down 0.82 from yesterday's average closing price of $53.35. The median closing price of today's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $43.92 (AXP/JPM) down 0.67 from Thursday's median closing price of $44.59. The lowest volume was 3M MMM $90.89 -1.45 1.57% 4,164,326 NYSE and the highest volume was again Bank of America BAC $10.52 -0.19 1.77% 121,604,031 NYSE.

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) and sold at the close you would have lost $1,527 ($159,218 - $157,691).

MarketWatch Friday 6/24/11 4:38 pm by Kate Gibson says US stocks finished lower Friday, with the Dow Industrials marking a third-straight session of losses, a day after Moody’s Investors Service put ratings of more than a dozen Italian banks on review and Oracle Corp. reported disappointing results. “The market unravel was probably precipitated by worries about European banks and earnings shortfalls in the tech sector,” said Elliot Spar, market strategist at Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Down for a third day to post a loss of 0.2% for the week, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index declined 15.05 points, or 1.2%, to close at 1,268.45, with energy and technology knocked the hardest among its 10 industry groups. Also off for a third consecutive session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 115.42 points, or 1%, to end at 11,934.58 — down 0.6% for the week. All but three of its 30 components declined, led by Cisco Systems Inc. , off 3.5%. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 33.86 points, or 1.3%, to finish at 2,652.89, with the technology-heavy index scoring a weekly gain of 1.4%. That was its first winning week in the past six. For every stock gaining nearly two fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where 1.74 billion shares traded by the close. Looking ahead, “we are expecting a stronger dollar and weaker markets -- this isn’t over,” said David Pankiw, partner at Cubic Financial Advisors. “I don’t believe the Greece situation, nor the expected [company] earnings reports, will be a positive to the markets.”
The U.S. will see the end of the second round of quantitative easing and Europe is not out of the woods with the Greece approval not a fix to the overall situation, he said. “Overseas pressures are too much. Investors are very pessimistic.” Moody’s late Thursday put the long-term debt and deposit ratings of more than a dozen Italian banks and two Italian government-related financial institutions on review for possible downgrade. “Worries are building again in whether the European Union can contain the debt crisis around Greece, Ireland and Portugal,” said Peter Boockvar, equity strategist at Miller Tabak, who noted a rise in Spanish and Italian bond yields. Spain’s two-year note yield climbed to its highest since late May, while Italy’s two-year note hit its highest level since late in 2008, noted Boockvar. Spain’s 10-year note yield hit its highest level since May 2000, while Italy’s 10-year note was just shy of highs not seen since November 2008, Boockvar said. Oracle’s shares closed 4.1% lower after the company reported late Thursday that hardware sales were off 6% in its fourth quarter. Oracle in March had projected an increase in sales. Shares of Micron Technology Inc. lapsed nearly 15% after the maker of computer-memory chips reported third-quarter sales and profit below Wall Street’s expectations. The latest U.S. economic data proved stronger than anticipated, with durable-goods orders up by 1.9% in May, as the Commerce Department also revised up its estimate of economic growth to a 1.9% rate for the first quarter. “As has been the case lately, the domestic numbers are playing second fiddle to the events overseas,” said Kevin Giddis, fixed-income strategist at Morgan Keegan & Co.

Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T T $30.44 -0.28 0.91% 20,152,589 NYSE
Alcoa AA $15.23 -0.05 0.33% 25,727,869 NYSE
American Express AXP $48.34 -0.87 1.77% 10,171,663 NYSE
Bank of America BAC $10.52 -0.19 1.77% 121,604,031 NYSE
Boeing BA $71.26 +0.01 0.01% 6,086,895 NYSE
Caterpillar CAT $100.01 -0.54 0.54% 8,494,461 NYSE
Chevron CVX $97.9 -1.46 1.47% 8,028,477 NYSE
Cisco CSCO $14.93 -0.54 3.49% 162,095,616 NASDAQ-GS
Coca-Cola KO $64.93 -0.05 0.08% 16,027,713 NYSE
Disney DIS $37.58 -0.24 0.63% 13,423,290 NYSE
DuPont DD $51.96 +0.64 1.25% 11,933,332 NYSE
Exxon XOM $76.78 -1.66 2.12% 36,263,346 NYSE
GE $17.97 -0.41 2.23% 79,632,696 NYSE
Hewlett-Packard HPQ $34.9 -0.33 0.94% 36,847,230 NYSE
Home Depot HD $35.08 -0.57 1.6% 15,721,636 NYSE
Intel INTC $21.2 -0.51 2.35% 114,180,843 NASDAQ-GS
IBM $165.07 -1.05 0.63% 4,391,098 NYSE
JPMorgan JPM $39.49 -0.58 1.45% 36,065,137 NYSE
Johnson & Johnson JNJ $65.06 -0.61 0.93% 13,184,044 NYSE
Kraft KFT $34.6 +0.34 0.99% 11,476,348 NYSE
McDonald's MCD $81.84 -0.45 0.55% 6,467,461 NYSE
Merck MRK $34.55 -0.42 1.2% 16,561,323 NYSE
Microsoft MSFT $24.3 -0.33 1.34% 94,579,705 NASDAQ-GS
Pfizer PFE $20.08 -0.57 2.76% 63,090,835 NYSE
Procter & Gamble PG $62.59 -0.87 1.37% 15,249,129 NYSE
3M MMM $90.89 -1.45 1.57% 4,164,326 NYSE
Travelers TRV $56.68 -0.48 0.84% 4,457,916 NYSE
United Technologies UTX $84.33 -0.79 0.93% 4,331,095 NYSE
Verizon VZ $36 -0.05 0.14% 19,912,199 DualListed
Walmart WMT $52.41 -0.88 1.65% 20,765,624 NYSE




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The following are excerpts from Fri. morning's Blog.

A read of the print editions of Friday's Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, 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 symbol and Thursday's stock prices and related data.

Dow Jones Industrial AverageThe Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 12,050.15 down 59.52 or 0.49% from Wednesday's close of 12,109.67. Of the 30 Dow components 9 gained and 21 declined. For the year the Dow is up 4.06%. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Home Depot HD $35.605 +0.675 1.93% 15,533,973 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise Chevron CVX $99.15 -1.92 1.9% 11,558,552 NYSE and percentage-wise was Coke KO $64.82 -1.58 2.38% 11,391,423 NYSE.

WSJ pC1 "Oil surprise roils markets" by Jonathan Cheng says just as the Fed Res prepares to turn off one spigot, members of the Int'l Energy Agency turned on another as it released more oil into the market which drove crude prices to their lowest in 4 months. This sent stocks down sharply and gave the dollar a lift.

Fin Times p22 "Fed's downbeat outlook blights energy & banking stocks" by Michael Stothard says energy & fin'l stocks led the losses in a volatile session on Wall St as traders continued to digest the downbeat assessment of the US economy given by the Fed Res late in the prior session & also worried about a disappointing rise in unemployment claims. Industrial stocks also suffered from a "risk off" trade. Boeing was down 1.2%.

NYT pB1 "Stocks dive, then rise on a day of volatility" by Chris Hauser says Eruopeand ebt troubles & signs of a sluggish economy in the US unsettled investors as stocks fell sharply early, pushing he Dow down 2% before it rallied on new hopes for a Greek austerity plan.

USA T p4B "Markets sink early, but manage to reduce losses" by Bloomberg says stocks slumped sending the S&P down a 2nd day as concern grew that Europe's debt crisis will hurt banks & an increase in jobless claims added to signs the economy is slowing.

As of the open of the market Friday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of today's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. Friday's trailing P/E is 13.71 down from yesterday's trailing P/E of 13.78 (year ago it was 14.76); today's P/E estimate is 12.15 unchanged from yesterday's P/E estimate of 12.15 (year ago it was 12.90), and today's dividend yield is 2.49 up from Thursday's dividend yield of 2.47 (last year it was 2.73). The Dow's all-time high was 14,164.53 on Oct. 9, 2007. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,592.18 down 8.25 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 1,600.43. 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 decrease for today by the divisor (0.132129493) you get the decrease in today's Dow. A $1 change in the price of any DJIA stock = a 7.57 change in the average.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of today's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $53.07 down 0.28 from yesterday's average closing price of $53.35. The median closing price of today's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $44.59 (AXP/JPM) down 0.68 from Wednesday's median closing price of $45.27. The lowest volume was 3M MMM $92.28 -0.52 0.56% 3,515,817 NYSE and the highest volume was again Bank of America BAC $10.749 -0.041 0.38% 154,977,138 NYSE.

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) and sold at the close you would have lost $825 ($160,043 - $159,218).

MarketWatch Thursday 6/23/11 4:11 pm by Tom Bemis says US stocks staged a dramatic rebound late in Thursday's session to end mixed on reports Greek authorities have agreed to a new 5-year austerity plan to avoid a sovereign default. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5% to end at 12,050.15 with 28 stocks in the index falling and just two higher. Earlier the index had plunged more than 200 points as a plan to release petroleum from global reserves hammered oil giants Exxon Mobil and Chevron both major components of the Dow. In the broader markets, the S&P 500 index ended down 0.28% at 1,283.52 after earlier bouncing off its 200-day moving average at 1,262. The NASDAQ Composite Index ended higher, adding 0.7% to close at 2,686.75.

Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers and Friday's News:

AT&T T $30.65 -0.23 0.74% 21,512,231 NYSE: No mentions found.

Alcoa AA $15.28 -0.01 0.07% 25,313,916 NYSE: No mentions found.

American Express AXP $49.16 -0.69 1.38% 6,328,508 NYSE:No mentions found.

Bank of America BAC $10.749 -0.041 0.38% 154,977,138 NYSE:No mentions found.

Boeing BA $71.23 -0.89 1.23% 7,008,538 NYSE: WSJ pB4 "Airbus caps week with record order" by David Pearson, WSJ pC8 "In Paris, Airbus revs up a new engine" by Matthew Curtin, Fin Times p13 "Higher flier" & p14 "Airbus success piles pressure on Boeing" by James Boxell, NYT pB5 "AirAsia buys $18 bil in jetliners from Airbus" by Nicola Clark say Airbus's revamped aircraft the A320 cuts fuel cots by 15%. Air Asia has ordered 200 of them and this puts pressure on Boeing to revamp its 737 or develop a rival product.

Fin Times p22 "Fed's downbeat outlook blights energy & banking stocks" by Michael Stothard says energy & fin'l stocks led the losses in a volatile session on Wall St as traders continued to digest the downbeat assessment of the US economy given by the Fed Res late in the prior session & also worried about a disappointing rise in unemployment claims. Industrial stocks also suffered from a "risk off" trade. Boeing was down 1.2%.

Caterpillar CAT $100.44 +0.29 0.29% 9,767,787 NYSE:No mentions found.

Chevron CVX $99.15 -1.92 1.9% 11,558,552 NYSE:No mentions found.

Cisco CSCO $15.465 +0.105 0.68% 58,971,414 NASDAQ-GS: wsj Pc1 "Nade kindles fies of revolt" by Susan Pulliam says Ralph Nader is a long time disgruntled Cisco investor who says that if Intel can't give shareholders value, it should give them cash. Cisco has been accumulating cash despie is weak growth and now holds $43 bil in cash, almost half of its market value.

Coke KO $64.82 -1.58 2.38% 11,391,423 NYSE:No mentions found.

Disney DIS $37.76 -0.55 1.44% 10,662,705 NYSE:No mentions found.

DuPont DD $51.3 -0.02 0.04% 6,016,626 NYSE:No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $78.22 -1.60 2% 26,332,976 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE $18.34 -0.22 1.19% 60,902,140 NYSE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $35.225 +0.105 0.3% 17,455,208 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "Hardware lags at Oracle" by Ben Worthen says Oracle and Hewlett-Packard have been racing tot urn themselves into one stop shop for tech buyers but Oracles 36% jump in profits and 13% increase in rev for 4Q ended May 31 among declining sales of hardware products raised new questions about its decision to expand beyond software.

Home Depot HD $35.605 +0.675 1.93% 15,533,973 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC $21.675 +0.28 1.31% 50,076,360 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM $166.18 +0.50 0.3% 3,757,108 NYSE: No mentions found.

JPMorgan JPM $40.0292 -0.6608 1.62% 43,100,928 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "Lender drops pursuit of deb" by Jessica Silver-Greenberg says JPMogan Chase abandoned over a 1,000 debt collection lawsuits that sought to recover credit card loans worth $45.9 bil for undisclosed reasons.

WSJ pC2 "JPMorgan-Lehman deal gets judge's approval" by Joseph Checkler says a judge approved a settlement that calls for JPMorgan to pay $861 mil to customers of Lehman Bros.

Daily Report p6 "JPMorgan catches break, but SEC sticks it to Goldman" by Jonathan Weil questions why SEC gave JPMorgan a break in its fraud allegations re: $1.1 bil bond deal Squared CDO 2007-1 but was tougher on Goldman Sachs. in a smilar deal called Abacus 2007-AC1.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ $65.54 -0.53 0.8% 14,147,097 NYSE: No mentions found.

Kraft KFT $34.2 -0.46 1.33% 9,683,341 NYSE: No mentions found.

McDonald's MCD $82.25- 0.40 0.48% 5,991,746 NYSE: No mentions found.

Merck MRK $34.92 -0.55 1.55% 16,506,081 NYSE: No mentions found.

Microsoft MSFT $24.635 -0.015 0.06% 54,634,989 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Pfizer PFE $20.67 +0.39 1.92% 76,333,576 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble PG $63.53 -0.53 0.83% 10,713,013 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM $92.28 -0.52 0.56% 3,515,817 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV $57.14 0.18 0.31% 5,031,607 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX $85.-1 0.34 0.4% 4,649,244 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $36.05 +0.11 0.31% 19,295,375 DualListed: No mentions found.

Walmart WMT $53.29 +0.28 0.53% 17,398,006 NYSE No mentions found.

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Here are the current CEOs of the Dow 30 Companies:

AT&T T Randall L. Stephenson (Dallas, TX)
Alcoa AA Klaus Kleinfeld (NY, NY)
American Express AXP Kenneth I. Chenault (NY, NY)
Bank of America BAC Brian T. Moynihan (Charlotte, N.C.)
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)
Hewlett-Packard HPQ Leo Apotheker (Palo, Alto, CA)
Home Depot HD Frank Blake (Atlanta, GA)
Intel INTC Paul S. Otellini (Santa Clara, CA)
IBM Samuel J. Palmisano (Armonk, NY)
JPMorgan Chase JPM Jamie Dimon (NY, NY)
Johnson & Johnson JNJ William C. Weldon (New Brunswick, NJ)
Kraft KFT Irene Rosenfeld (Northfield, Ill.)
McDonald's MCD Jim Skinner (Oak Brook, Ill)
Merck MRK Kenneth Frazer (Whitehouse Station, N.J.)
Microsoft MSFT Steve Ballmer (Redmond, WA)
Pfizer PFE Ian Read (NY, NY)
Procter & Gamble PG Bob McDonald (Cincinnati, OH)
3M MMM George W. Buckley (St. Paul, MN)
Travelers TRV Jay S. Fishman (NY, NY)
United Technologies UTX Louis Chenevert (Hartford, CT)
Verizon VZ Ivan Seidenberg (NY, NY)
Wal-Mart WMT Mike Duke (Bentonville, ARK)

Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 ranked in order of market capitalization rounded to the nearest as of 6/20/11 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $392.5 [5]
2. Procter & Gamble PG 261 [4]
3. Microsoft MSFT 205.5 [8.5]
4. Chevron CVX 201 [2]
5. IBM 200 [1]
6. GE 196 [10.5]
7. WalMart WMT 185 [3.5]
8. AT&T T 183.5 [6]
9. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 182 [3]
10. JPMorgan Chase JPM 161 [4]
11. Pfizer PFE 160 [8]
12. Coke KO 151 [2.5]
13. Intel INTC 117 [5.5]
14. Merck MRK 110.5 [3]
15. Bank of America BAC 107.5 [10]
16. Verizon VZ 106 [3]
17. McDonald's MCD 85.5 [1]
18. Cisco CSCO 83.5 [5.5]
19. United Technologies UTX 78 [1]
20. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 72.5 [2]
21. Disney DIS 72 [2]
22. 3M MMM 65.5 [.5]
23. Caterpillar CAT 63 [.5]
24. Kraft KFT 61 [2]
25. American Express AXP 58.5 [1]
26. Home Depot HD 55.5 [1.5]
27. Boeing BA 55 [1]
28. DuPont DD 47 [1]
29. Travelers TRV 24 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 16 [1]

Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 6/20/11:

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

AT&T T: 5/6/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
5/5/11 8K re: voting results of 4/29 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
4/29/11 8K re: sale of $3 bil of Global Notes due '16 & '21
4/20/11 2 8Ks re: first quarter results
4/13/11 Prospectus & 4/1/aa S-4 re: offer to exchange $3.5 bil of 5.35% Global Notes due '40
3/31/11 & 3/21/11 2 8Ks re: purchase of T-Mobile USA, Inc. from Deutsche Telekom for $20 bil
3/29/11 8KA re: replacement of Richard Lindner as CFO with John J. Stephens
3/10/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on 4/29/11 in Little Rock, Ark

Alcoa AA: 6/2/11 8K re: Regulation FD disclosure re: Internal Relations Presentation of "Nomura Aluminum Seminar"
5/31/11 8K re: redemption of notes due '13
5/18/11 8K re: Chris Ayers elected Pres. of AA Blobal Primary Products
5/11/11 8K re: retirement of Joe Gorman from Bd. of Dires
5/6/11 8K re: Issuance of Sustainability Highlights Report
4/29/11 8K re: tender offer for 6% '13 Notes
4/29/11 8K re: grants under Stock Incentive Plan
4/27/11 Proxy materials re: exec comp
4/21/11 10Q & 4/21/11 8K re: first quarter results ending 3/31/11
4/14/11 8K transcript re: 1Q earnings conference call
4/13/11 8K & Prospectus re: issuance of $1.2 bil of 5.4% Notes due '21 & tnender offer for 5.3% Notes due '13
3/7/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 5/6/11 in Pittsburg, PA

American Express AXP: 6/15/11 8K re: U.S. Card Services delinquency & write-off statistics for 3 months ended 5/31/11
5/16/11 re: delinquency & write-off stats for period ended 4/30/11
5/5/11 8KA & 8K re: appointment & compensation of David Cornish as Acting Comptroller
5/4/11 10Q quarter ended 3/31/11
4/26/11 8K re: departure of Comptroller & also Deputy Comptroller
4/20/11 8K re: 1Q results ending 3/31/11
4/18/11 8K re: delinquency & write-off statistics for 1Q ended 3/31/11
3/28/11 8K re new digital payments platform "Serve"
3/24/11 & 3/23 & 3/22 Proxy materials re: 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at 5/2/11 at AXP Headquarters in NYC
3/18/11 8K re: Reg. FD disclosures re: its Comprehensive Capital Plan re: share repurchases & dividends
3/15/11 8K re: delinquency & write-off statistics for 3 months ended 2/28/11
3/4/11 Prelim Proxy Statement re: Shareholder Meeting to be held 5/2/11 in NYC

Bank of Am BAC: 5/11/11 8K re: Voting results of Stockholders Annual Meeting held 5/16
5/5 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
5/2/11 8K re: update of legal opinion re: Medium-Term Notes
4/28/11 Proxy re: voting at 5/11 Stockholder Meeting and info re: independence of nominee for Board
4/15/11 8K re: shuffling of execs, C. Noski, E. O'Keefe & B. Thompson
4/15/11 re results of 1Q ending 3/31/11
3/3011 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders on 5/11/11 at BAC Headquarters in Charlotte, N.C.
3/23/11 8K re: submission to Fed Res. Baord of comprehensive capital plan
3/17/11 8K re: issuance of $1.5 bil of 3.625% of Senior Notes due 2016
3/16/11 8K re: election of Mukesh D. Ambani to Board of Directors & Compensation & Benefit Committee & Audit Committee

Boeing BA: 6/14/11 8K re: resignation of John E. Bryson from Baord of Directors to be Pres. Obama's US Sec'y of Comerce & amendment of By-Laws to decrease number of directors from 12 to 11
5/3/11 8K re: amending bylaws decreasing Board from 13 to 12
4/27 10Q & 4/27/11 8K re: quarter ended 3/31/11
3/21/11 Annual Report to Sahreholders
3/18/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 5/2/11 in Chicago

Caterpiller CAT: 6/20/11 8K re: 3 months dealer statistics ended 5/31/11
6/9/11 8K re: voting results of 6/8 Annual Stockholders Meeting
6/8/11 two 8Ks re: press release and declaration of 0.46 cents per share dividend payable 8/20 for record holders on 7/20
5/26/11 8K re: underwriting agreement re: floting rate senior notes due '12 through '17
5/26/11 Porxy Material re Letter to institutional stockholders re: voting recommendingations at upcoming annual meeting of stockholders
5/23/11 Proxy re: voting reminder re: 6/8 Meeting of Stockholders
5/23/11 8K re: revisions to 10K fin'l statements
5/19/11 8K re: dealer stats
5/9/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/29/11 8K re: info re: sales to dealers
4/29/11 8K re fin'l results quarter ended 3/31/11
4/15/11 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders on 6/8/11 at Little Rock, Ark.
3/8/11 8K re: price changes of products

Chevron CVX: 6/1/11 8K re: results of votes at 5/25 Annual Stockholder Meeting
5/31/11 8K re: receipt of imminent danger order under Fed. Mine Safety Act re: Kemmerer Mine, Lincoln, WY and the vacating of the order on 5/26
5/5/11 10Q & 4/29/11 8K re quarter ended 3/31/11
4/14/11 4 Proxy filings re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders on 5/25/11 at Chevron headquarters in San Ramon, CA.

Cisco CSCO 5/25/11 10Q re: Qtr ended 4/30/11
5/11/11 8K re: results of quarter ended 4/30/11
3/28/11 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan for certain execs
3/22/11 8K-A re: election of Gary B. Moore as COO
3/18/11 8K re: initiation of quarterly cash dividends of 6 cents per share to be paid 4/20

Coke KO 5/2/11 10Q & 4/26/11 8K for quarter ended 4/1/11
4/29/11 8K re: voting results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on 4/27
3/10/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 4/27/11 in Atlanta
2/28/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/17/11 8K re: election of Evan G. Greenberg to Board of Directors & Audit Comm.

Disney DIS 5/20/11 8K re: sales of $500 mil 3.75% Global Notes Due '21
5/10 8K & 5/10/11 10Q re: quarter ended 4/2/11
3/25/11 8K re: adoption of exec stock option plan
3/18/11 two 8Ks re: amendment to employment Agreement of CEO Robert A. Iger & other execs.

DuPont DD: 5/24/11 8K re: completion of acquisition of 92.2% of shares of Danisco SA
5/5/11 8K re: tender offer for Danisco
5/3/11 8K re: voting results of 4/27 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
4/26/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/21/11 8K re results for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/13/11 Proxy re annual meeting of stockholders on 4/27/11 in Wilmington, DE
3/31/11 S-3 shelf registration for debt securities and common stock
3/18/11 Proxy re: Annual Stockholders Meeting to be held on 4/27/11 in Wilmington, DE
3/8/11 8K re: retirement of Samuel W. Bodman & John T. Dillon from Board of Directors due to reaching age 72

ExxonMobil XOM: 5/31/11 8K re: results of voting of 5/25 Annual Shareholders Meeting
5/6/11 Proxy re: add'l material re: advisory vote on exec comp
5/5/11 10Q & 4/28/11 for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/29/11 8K re: amendment of bylaws making Treasurer also CFO
4/14/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/13/11 2 Proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/25/11 in Dallas, TX

GE: 5/6/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
5/2/11 8K re: voting results of 4/27 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
4/21/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/18/11 proxy re: answers to shareholder's question re: CEO's stock options
4/15/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/711 & 3/30/11 Proxy materials re: proposal on exec comp proposal at annual meeting of shareholders on 4/27/11
3/14/11 Proxy re: Annual Shareholders Meeting on 4/27/11 in Salt Lake City, Utah

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 6/16/11 8K re: election of Ann Livermore to Board of Directors, her resignation as Exec. VP & amendment to By-Laws to increase number of directors from 13 to 14
6/8/11 10Q re: Quarter ended 4/30/11
6/1/11 8K re: underwriting agreement re: Flaoting Rate Glboal Notes due '14 through '21
5/7/11 8k re: fin'l results for quarter ended 4/30/11
3/28/11 8K re amendment of by-laws to decrease number of directors from 17 to 13
3/22/11 8K re: info re: status of Hewlett-Packard employees as a result of Japanese earthquake
3/11/11 Proxy Materials re: opposition to ISS voting recommendations re: exec comp.

Home Depot HD: 6/7/11 8K re: amnding by-laws re voting by consent for shareholders
6/8/11 10Q re: Quarter ended 4/30/11
5/17/11 8K re: fin'l results for quarter ended 5/1/11
4/18/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/15/11 proxy re: annual meeting of shareholders on 6/2/11 in Atlanta
3/31/11 8K re: underwriting agreement re: $3 bil of Senior Notes due 2021 & 2041

Intel INTC: 5/24/11 8K re: Voting results of 5/19/11 Annual Meeting of Stockhodlers
5/17/11 8K re: FD disclosures re: investor Meeting
5/11/11 8K re: increase in 3rd Quarter dividend
5/9/11 8K & 5/9/11 10Q for quarter ended 4/2/11
4/20/11 & 4/19/11 8Ks re: financial info & CFO commentary re: results for quarter ended 4/2/11
4/13/11 8K re: fin'l info re: recently closed acquisition of Infineon Wireless & McAfee
4/7/11, 4/5/11 & 4/4/11 Proxy materials re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/19/11 at Intel's headquarters in Santa Clara, CA
3/21/11 8K re: fin'l info re: its McAfeesubsidiary
2/28/11 8K re: completion of acquisition of McAfee

IBM: 5/11/11 8K re: issuance of $1 bil of debt
4/28/11 8K re: voting results of 4/26/11 Meeting of Stockholders
4/26/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/20/11 & 4/19/11 8Ks re: CFO comments re: 1Qtr fin'l results ended 3/31/11
3/25/11 Proxy re: voting at annual meeting of stockholders on 4/26
3/18/11 8K re: settlement with SEC of bribery charges in Asia for $10 mil
3/8/11 8K re: FD disclosure re: presentation at investor briefing
3/7/11 Proxy rel Annual Stockholders Meeting on 4/26 in St. Louis, Mo.

JPMorganChase JPM: 5/24/11 8K re: legal opinion re: $500 mil Floating Senior Medium Term Notes due '16
5/23/11 8K Voting results of Shareholder Meeting held 5/17/11
5/10/11 8K re: legal opinion re: $2 bil of 4.6% Notes due '21
5/6/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/29/11 8K re: legal opinion for $2 bil Floating Senior Medium Term Notes
4/29/11 8K re: registering Global Notes
4/20/11 Proxy brochure entitled "Overview"
4/14/11 8K re: entering into consent orders with Fed. Reserve re: residential mortgage servicing activities
4/13/11 2 8Ks re: first quarter results
4/7/11 3 proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/17/11 in Columbus, Ohio
3/24/11 8K re: offering of $500 mil Floating Rate Notes due 2016
3/24/11 & 3/23/11 8Ks re: offering of Global Medium Term Notes

Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 5/20/11 8K re: sale of over $4 bil of Notes due '13 - '41
5/2/11 8K re: merger agreement with Synthes
4/29/11 8K re: voting results of 4/28 Meeting of Shareholders
4/27/11 8K re: offer to buy Synthes for $21.3 bil
4/19/11 Proxy re: annual meeting of shareholders on 4/28 in New Brunswick, NJ
4/19/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/15/11 8K re: settlement between Merck & JNJ re: dispute re: distribution of Remicade & Simponi
4/8/11 8K re: payment of $70,0006,316 fine for violating Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
3/16/11 Proxy re: Annual Shareholders Meeting on 4/28 in New Brunswick, NJ
3/10/11 8K re: Entering into a consent decree with the FDA regarding its oversight of JNJ's McNeil Unit plants in Puerto Rico and Pennsylvania

Kraft KFT: 5/31/11 8K re: results of 5/24 Annual Shareholder Meeting
5/6/11 10Q & 5/5/11 8K for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/8/11 8K & 3/14/11 8K re: departure of CFO Timothy R. McLevish to be replaced by David A. Brearton
4/5/11 8K re: entering into revolving credit agreement for $4.5 bil
3/31/11 8K & Proxy re: nomination of Dr. Peter Henry for Board of Dir at 5/24/11 annual meeting of shareholders in Skokie, Ill

McDonald's MCD: 6/10/11 8K re: press release re: global sales rising 3.1% in May
5/23/11 8K re: voting results of 5/19 Shareholder Meeting
5/20/11 8K re: issuance of $400 mil Medium-Term Notes
5/16/11 proxy material re: stock options
5/9/11 8K re: Invetor Release re: April sales
5/6/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
5/3/11 proxy materials re: reminder how to vote
4/21/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/15/11 Proxy re: talking points
4/13/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/18/11 3 Proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/19/11 at McDonald's Headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill & proposal to amend cert. of incorp.
3/9/11 8K re: FD disclosure re: comparable sales rising 3.9% in Feb.
3/3/11 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 5/19/11 at Oak Brook, Ill.

Merck MRK: 5/27/11 8K re: Voting results of 5/24 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
5/9/11 10Q & 4/29/11 8K re: quarter ended 3/31/11
4/15/11 8K re: settlement between Merck & JNJ re: dispute re: distribution of Remicade & Simponi
4/14/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/13/11 2 Proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/24/11 at North Branch, NJ
4/5/11 Schedule to tender offer to shareholders of Inspire Pharmaceuticals
3/24/11 8K re: termination of agreement between Merck & Sanofi-Aventis re: Sanofi's right to buy Merck's Merial animal health subsidiary

Microsoft MSFT: 5/10/11 8K re: purchase of Skype for $8.5 bil in cash
4/28/11 10Q & 4/28/11 8K for quarter ended 3/31/11
2/8/11 8K re: underwriting agreement for $750 mil of 2.5% Notes due 2016

Pfizer PFE: 5/12/11 10Q & 5/3/11 8K for quarter ended 4/3/11
5/3/11 8K re: voting results of shareholder Meeting held on 4/28
4/14/11 & 4/11/11 Proxy & 3/22/11 2 Proxy filings re: 4/28/11 annual meeting of shareholders in Dallas, TX
4/4/11 8K re: selling Capsugel subsidiary to KKR
3/24/11 Annual report to shareholders

Procter & Gamble PG: 5/12/11 8KA re: election of Margaret Whitman to Board
5/4/11 8K re: retirement of Ed Shirley as Vice Chair, Beauty & Grooming
4/29/11 10Q & 4/28/11 8K for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/11/11 8K re: declaration of 9% quarterly dividend increase
4/5/11 8K re: sale of Pringles to Diamond
3/24/11 8K re: P&G & Teva Pharmaceutical Industries partnership for OTC medicines
3/1/11 8K re: resignation of Rajat KJ. Gupta from Board of Directors
2/11/11 8K re: election of Meg Whitman to Board of Directors

3M MMM: 5/26/11 8K re: restatement of Form 10K re: produ8ct moves between busienss segments
5/18/11 2 8Ks re: pre-arranged stock trading plans for General Counsel & CEO respectively
5/16/11 8K re: election of Inge Thulin as EVP & COO
5/11/11 8K re: voting results from 5/10/11 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
5/5/11 10Q & 4/26/11 for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/26/11 Porxy material re: how to vote at 5/10 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
4/7/11 8K re: results of first quarter 2011
4/6/11 8K re: executive changes re: chief accounting officer
3/29/11 Proxy material to correct errors re: prior filing re: stock ownership of directors & officers
3/24/11 annual report to shareholders
3/23/11 2 proxy filings re: 5/10/11 annual meeting of stockholders in St. Paul, Minnesota
3/15/11 8K re: retirement of CFO Patrick D. Cambell to be replaced by David W. Meline

Travelers TRV: 6/10/11 8K re: fin'l info re: annual investor conference
6/1/11 re: Voting results of 5/26 annual shareholders meeting
4/21/11 10Q & 8K for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/12/11 anual report to shareholders
4/12/11 2 proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/26/11 at Hartford, CT

United Technologies UTX: 6/9/11 8K/A re: amendment of 4/13 8K re: frequency of intent to take shareholder advisory votes
4/25/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/20/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/19/11 8K re proposal to amend long term incentive plan
2/25/11 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 4/13/11 in Phoenix, AZ

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 5/10/11 8K re: voting results from 5/5/11 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
4/28/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/21/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/11/11 8K re: Verizon completion of Terremark acquisition
4/8/11 Schedule to tender offer re: Terremark acquisition
4/4/11 Proxy re; compensation proposal
3/25/11 Prospectus re: $6.25 bil notes
3/21/11 Proxy re: 5/5/11 annual meeting of shareholders in Indianapolis, Indiana
3/7/11 8K re: election of Lowell C. McAdam to Board of Director (he is Pres/COO)

WalMart WMT: 6/9/11 8K re: voting results of 6/3 annual shareholders meeting
6/3/11 10Q re: quarter ended 4/30/11
5/17/11 8K re: fin'l results for quarter ended 4/30/11
4/19/11 annual report to shareholders
4/18/11 2 Proxy filings re: annual meeting o shareholders on 6/3/11 at U. of Ark in Fayetteville, Ark.
4/15/11 8K & 4/13/11 Prospectus re: issuance of $5 bil of notes
3/30/11 10K for fiscal year ended 1/31/11