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JP Morgan has upgraded Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW) from Neutral to Overweight and has raised the price target from $36 to $47.

DOW (NYSE: DOW) plans to start Dutch cracker next week after maintenance.

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) Reports EPS of $0.82 vs. $0.66 Estimate; Revenues $14.73B vs. $14.00B Estimate

J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on Cabot (NYSE: CBT), raising its PT from $44 to $50. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "We raised our December 2011 price target for Cabot from $44.00 to $50.00, which is consistent with the current share price reflecting our earnings adjustments...

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW). Earnings per share were $0.82 (or $0.54 on a reported basis). This compares with earnings per share of $0.43 (or $0.41 on a reported basis) in the year-ago period. EBITDA rose more than $600 million to $2.4 billion, the second highest quarter in the Company'...

Dow Chemical Co (NYSE: DOW) on Thursday reported upbeat earnings for the first quarter. The company's profit increased to $710 million, or $0.54 per share, from $551 million, or $0.41 per share, in the year-ago period. The company's adjusted earnings came in at $0.82 per share. However, analysts...

JP Morgan has raised the price target on Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) from $44 to $50 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) is expected to post its FQ3 earnings at $0.56 per share on revenue of $16.20 billion. Aetna Inc (NYSE: AET) is projected to report its Q1 earnings at $0.97 per share on revenue of $8.38 billion. Viacom Inc (NYSE: VIA) is projected to report its FQ2 EPS at $0.61 on...

U.S. stock futures are pointing to slightly higher open today after hitting new multi-year highs yesterday. The rally in the S&P 500 and yesterday came after stronger-than-expected earnings results from many major U.S. corporations. The major broad U.S. market ETF (NYSE: SPY) is currently...

DuPont (NYSE: DD) declared a second quarter common stock dividend of 41 cents per share payable June 10 to stockholders of record May 13.  This dividend is the same as what was paid in the first quarter 2011. This is the 427th consecutive quarterly dividend since the company's first dividend in the...

DuPont (NYSE: DD) declared a second quarter common stock dividend of 41 cents per share payable June 10 to stockholders of record May 13. This dividend is the same as what was paid in the first quarter 2011. This is the 427th consecutive quarterly dividend since the company's first dividend in...

1) Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA)- The Boeing Company (Boeing) is involved in the design, development, manufacture, sale and support of commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight and launch systems and services. The Company operates in five business segments:...

1) Autodesk Inc. (Nasdaq:ADSK) Beta- 2.06, Market Cap (Billions)- 10.38B- Autodesk, Inc. (Autodesk) is a design software and services company. The Company serves customers in the architecture, engineering and construction, manufacturing, and digital media and entertainment industries. The Company...

Dahlman Rose & Co. has a Hold rating on shares of Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW), and is raising its estimates on the company. In a note to clients, Dahlman Rose writes, "We are raising our current year estimates and introducing our 2012 estimates driven by our belief of continued strength of the...

Jefferies has issued a report regarding the Q2 EPS of Ashland (NYSE: ASH). According to the report, "Excluding one-time items, Q2 EPS of $0.86 was above consensus by $0.09 and above our estimate by $0.17. Operating results were $0.19 above our forecast slightly offset by a $0.02 headwind from...