Diversified Chemicals

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: QTWW) announced today that it has received a contract to deliver 100+ plug-in hybrid electric pickup truck fleet vehicles powered by Dow Kokam lithium ion battery technology to The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW).

Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) today announced that it has signed a license agreement with Chinese chemicals manufacturer Yantai Wanhua Polyurethanes Co., Ltd., for the production of Propylene Oxide and Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether - a co-product of PO. The financial terms of the arrangement were...

Below are the top mid-cap chemicals-major diversified houses stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ in terms of cash. Ashland Inc (NYSE: ASH) had $1.13 billion in total cash and $907.00 million in total debt for the latest quarter. Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE: EMN) had $845.00 million in total cash and...

ShengdaTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: SDTH) today confirmed that it is continuing to conduct business operations while the Company is appealing the delisting determination issued by the Listing Qualifications Department of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC. The appeal has temporarily stayed the delisting action...

Shares of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) are higher on the session by 0.35%, currently trading at $60.67. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past four months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. A short...

Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet 6 Alternative Energy Stocks With Upside: Analysts Solar power, wind power and other clean energy sources are set to form a major portion of global energy supply in the future, thanks to increasing capital...

Cusick's Corner I do not like what I see -- too many stocks are slicing through mid-term support, 50 SMA, and the sector rotation is very defensive. In full disclosure I am working, not in yet, a neutral/bearish ratio spread in the S&Ps. The Bulls are on watch, neutral positioning that has...

Morgan Stanley is out with its report today on Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW), maintaining Overweight. In a note to clients, Morgan Stanley writes, "We continue to rate Dow Chemical Overweight, based on our long-term positive view on the petrochemical supercycle, the recent underperformance of LYB (NYSE...

Stanford economist [John] Taylor's Rule is often used by analysts to get a sense of how far from “idealized” monetary policy a given central bank sits by taking into account information conveyed by output gaps, inflation, neutral levels for policy rates and the exchange rate; Taylor's blog post...

Effective June 1, 2011, DuPont (NYSE: DD) Titanium Technologies announces a price increase of 10 cents per pound, or as permitted by contract, for all DuPont TiPure titanium dioxide grades sold in North America.

Shares of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) are higher on the session by 0.78%, trading at $61.68. Overall call volume is now running at 3.69x the daily average, with 0% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,600 contracts have traded on the session so far. Ashland Inc. business consists of...

Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) is trading at a price of $52.90, a dramatic change of -0.49 with % change of -0.92 from its previous day's close. Currently, the company has a Market capitalization (total value of a company in the stock market) of approximately 1.87B. TTM Gross Margin- 19.9%, TTM...

Strong performances by the German and French economies propelled growth in the euro zone well above forecasts in the first quarter. The 17-nation currency area expanded by 0.8 percent in the first three months of the year, data showed on Friday, fueled by startling 1.5 percent German GDP growth...

Cusick's Corner The Bears were not able to garner momentum after the open and by the Midday lost all ground. This is encouraging for equities that the bid was able to hold and get the market into the green. We also saw that the Dollar has crept back below mid-term support, 50-Day Simple Moving...

Cusick's Corner The Bears were not able to garner momentum after the open and by the Midday lost all ground. This is encouraging for equities that the bid was able to hold and get the market into the green. We also saw that the Dollar has crept back below mid-term support, 50-Day Simple Moving...