Recent Commentaries tagged (dow)

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Feb 3 2012

DuPont to Enhance Food Production - Analyst Blog

E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company (DD) outlined goals for improving agriculture and alleviating poverty worldwide, and making food more available and nutritious while protecting the environment. The DuPont food security goals, to be achieved by the end of 2020, include investments in newer pro...


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Feb 3 2012

Stock Market News for February 3, 2012 -...

Thursday witnessed a lackluster trading session with the benchmarks hardly willing to make a move in either direction as investors waited for the government to release its nonfarm payroll data on Friday. Markets finally closed mixed, amidst a drop in initial claims and a mixed bag of earnings res...


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Feb 2 2012

DuPont & Suntech Join Forces - Analyst Blog

E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DD) and Suntech Power Holdings entered into a strategic agreement with an overall goal of augmenting the supply of PV materials and technologies in the global solar energy market. The agreement specifically focuses on technology advancements, supply chain opti...


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Feb 2 2012

Dow Misses Estimates - Analyst Blog

The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) earned 25 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2011, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 32 cents per share as well as earnings of 47 cents per share in the prior-year quarter. However, including one-time charges, the company reported a loss of 2 cents per s...


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Feb 2 2012

Mixed Earnings, Steady Jobless Claims -...

Today, investors will be weighing favorable headlines out of Europe following successful bond auctions in Spain and Italy, against a mixed earnings picture on the home front as a number of major companies came out with underwhelming results. And in the run-up to tomorrow's January non-farm payrol...


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Feb 2 2012

Ahead of Wall Street - February 2, 2012 -...

Thursday, February 2, 2012 Today, investors will be weighing favorable headlines out of Europe following successful bond auctions in Spain and Italy, against a mixed earnings picture on the home front as a number of major companies came out with underwhelming results. And in the run-up to tomorro...


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Jan 31 2012

Earnings Preview: Dow Chemical - Analyst Blog

The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) is scheduled to report its fourth quarter and full-year 2011 results before the market opens on Thursday, February 2. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is 32 cents per share, representing a year-over-year decrease of 32.24%. With respect to earnings surpr...


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Jan 30 2012

Eastman to Acquire Solutia - Analyst Blog

As part of its expansion strategy, Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) announced its plans to acquire Solutia Inc. (SOA), a global leader in performance materials and specialty chemicals, for $3.4 billion in cash and stock. The transaction is expected to close in mid-2012. As per the agreement, Soluti...


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Jan 27 2012

Eastman Misses Estimates - Analyst Blog

Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) reported fourth-quarter earnings of 71 cents per share, compared with 70 cents per share, a year earlier and missed the Zacks Consensus estimate of 80 cents per share. The 2010 EPS excluded $26 million of asset impairments and restructuring charges and $115 million ...


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