Diversified Chemicals

US stock futures are lower this morning. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 49 points to 11,991.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 6.50 points to 1,273.20. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 10.25 points to 2,335.75. US stocks closed lower on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) to report its Q2 EPS at $0.59 on revenue of $16.98 billion. Pfizer shares gained 1.21% to $19.24 in after-hours trading. FMC Corp (NYSE: FMC) reported its Q2 profit at $107.2 million, or $1.49...

Shares of Olin (NYSE: OLN) are higher on the session by 0.57%, trading at $21.03. Overall call volume is now running at 5.81x the daily average, with 0% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,244 contracts have traded on the session so far. Olin Corporation is a manufacturer...

Cabot Corp. (NYSE: CBT) will invest $10 million to increase production capacity at its inkjet facility in Haverhill, Mass., by the end of 2012, company officials said today. The expansion, which started earlier this year, will enable Cabot to increase the capacity of its CAB-O-JET® color pigment...

According to J.P. Morgan, Ashland (NYSE: ASH) raw material inflation and pricing actions were the focus of operations in Ashland's Q3:F11 (ended June). J.P. Morgan said that it rates ASH shares Neutral. “We view the stock as reasonably valued at the current price. The shares currently trade at 5....

Deutsche Bank made a number of updates in a research report published today. American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE: AXL) had its rating reiterated at Hold. On Friday, AXL added 8.82% to its value to finish the week at $11.47. Tenneco (NYSE: TEN) had its rating reiterated at...

Citi has published a report on Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE: EMN) reiterating their Hold rating on the chemical producer. In the report Citi wrote, "Operating Income Slightly Below Our Expectations — Eastman reported a record 2Q EPS of $2.76, above consensus of $2.64, but included benefits from...

Below are the top mid-cap specialty chemicals stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (NYSE: IFF) has a dividend yield of 2.00%. IFF's shares closed at $61.17 on Friday. Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) has a dividend yield of 1.80%....

Quarterly reports of note scheduled for this week include those from Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM), General Motors (NYSE: GM), MasterCard (NYSE: MA), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), all of which are expected to post earnings growth, as well as Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)...

The Dow Chemical Company's (NYSE: DOW) Michigan Operations in Midland, Mich., has reached a proposed comprehensive settlement agreement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and the Department of Justice. The agreement encompasses air, water, and waste issues identified...

JP Morgan reiterated its Overweight rating on DuPont (NYSE: DD). At the same time, the rating agency raised its price target on the company's stock from 460 to $65. On Thursday, DD closed the day at $52.30. Its shares lost 0.76% of its value in today's pre-market trading to stand around $51.90.

JP Morgan has raised the price target on DuPont (NYSE: DD) from $60 to $65 and maintains its Overweight rating.

Bank of America has published a report on DuPont (NYSE: DD) after 2Q results. In the report, Bank of America wrote, "(1) sales increased 19% y-y to $10.3bn, exceeding our forecast of +11% with ~3% of the variance attributable to Danisco, which we had built into our financial model as of July 1; (2...

Bank of America has raised the price objective on DuPont (NYSE: DD) from $64 to $65 and maintains its Buy rating.

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...