Diversified Chemicals

Things are not well these days across myriad corners of the market. Excluding gold and silver, the same can be said of many commodities and their corresponding ETFs and ETNs. That's led to troublesome declines in ETFs and ETNs that were previously darlings and not just commodities darlings, but...

UBS released its research summary for today, including the following ratings and price target changes. UBS downgraded Celanese (NYSE: CE) from Buy to Neutral, and raised Celanese's price target from $45 to $48. UBS also raised Kraton Performance Polymer's (NYSE: KRA) price target from $47 to $55...

Bayer Cropscience and Dupont (NYSE: DD) announce licensing agreement.

FMC Wyoming Corporation announced today that effective immediately, or as contract terms permit, it will increase the price of its Grade 260 "dense" soda ash sold to South African customers by $30 per metric ton and will increase the price of its Grade 100 "light" soda ash sold to South African...

DuPont (NYSE: DD) today is now cleared to complete the tender offer by DuPont Denmark Holding ApS to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Danisco at a price of DKK 665 in cash per share following today's regulatory approval by China's Ministry of Commerce. DuPont Denmark Holding ApS is a...

Dupont (NYSE: DD) said will get Chinese approval for Danisco takeover offer, reported Bloomberg.

CNBC Mad Money's Jim Cramer said, in the segment of the show called Mad Money Lightning Round OT, that investors should stay cautious, because this is not an easy market. Instead of buying A123 Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: AONE), he would buy Polypore International, Inc. (NYSE: PPO), because it is...

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a 67 percent increase in the second quarter dividend, from $0.15 per share to $0.25 per share.

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a 67 percent increase in the second quarter dividend, from $0.15 per share to $0.25 per share.

According to Jefferies, Huntsman (NYSE: HUN) is taking notice as EPA takes action on MDI, TDI. Jefferies reported that as part of a broader effort begun last year to review roughly 80,000 chemicals, the EPA has announced action plans to address the use of MDI in the U.S. “This announcement follows...

On CNBC's Fast Money, Tim Seymour said that you should stay short iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (ETF) (NYSE: EEM). iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (ETF) (EEM) fell 1.88% today, and closed at $48.52. Guy Adami thinks that Human Genome Sciences (NASDAQ: HGSI) should be bought tomorrow....

Analysts at BB&T upgrade Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) from “hold” to “buy.” The target price for HUN is set to $22. HUN shares fell 0.68% to close at $19.00 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Powershares DB Crude Oil Double Short ETN (NYSE: DTO) jumped 8.20% on Monday, and it closed at $40.70. Crude oil traded sharply lower after IMF lowered its economic forecasts for the U.S. and Japan. Direxion Daily Energy Bear 3X Shares(ETF) (NYSE: ERY) gained 5.03% on the weakness in the energy...

Jefferies is lowering its Penford Corporation (NASDAQ: PENX) 2011E EPS to $0.10 but raises its 2012E EPS to $0.45. Penford Corporation closed Thursday at $5.75.

AZZ Incorporated (NYSE: AZZ) is expected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.73 on revenue of $107.29 million. Constellation Brands Inc (NYSE: STZ) is projected to post its Q4 earnings at $0.26 per share on revenue of $731.54 million. Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) is estimated to post a Q4 loss at $0....