Diversified Chemicals

During DuPont's (NYSE: DD) 2010 Investor Day, Chair and CEO Ellen Kullman and the company's senior leaders outlined an integrated global strategy to deliver sustained growth, productivity gains, operating leverage, and disciplined execution in 2011 and beyond. DuPont reaffirmed its 2010 earnings...

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) has declared a dividend of 15 cents per share, payable January 28, 2011, to shareholders of record on December 31, 2010.

Solutia (NYSE: SOA) announced today that it will upgrade its facility in Gent, Belgium to produce multi-layer rolls of Saflex Q series advanced acoustic polyvinyl butyral sheet for automotive applications. The expansion will serve growing global market demand for acoustic glazing, building on...

Wall Street alternated between gains and losses Wednesday afternoon as U.S. markets continue to search for a catalyst for the next move. Today's Markets As of 2:35 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 9.23 points, or 0.08%, to 11368.47, the Standard & Poor's 500 gained 3.62 points, 0...

3M Company (MMM) has reaffirmed its earnings expectation for 2010 and declared its outlook for 2011. The company targets to achieve sales in the range of $29 billion to $30.5 billion in 2011, representing  a year-over-year organic growth of 5.5% to 7.5%. This includes positive currency effect of...

3M Company (MMM) has reaffirmed its earnings expectation for 2010 and declared its outlook for 2011. The company targets to achieve sales in the range of $29 billion to $30.5 billion in 2011, representing  a year-over-year organic growth of 5.5% to 7.5%. This includes positive currency effect of...

Matthew Craft, AP Business Writer Stocks open higher, bonds down on tax plan Stocks rise, Treasury bonds in steep fall, as investors weigh compromise tax-cut plan NEW YORK (AP) — The compromise backed by President Barack Obama and Republican leaders on extending tax cuts for two years is lifting...

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) along with Korea Gas Corporation has attained and sustained a 10% increase in oil production at the Zubair field, near Basra, in southern Iraq. In January 2010, Occidental Petroleumalong with Eni, Korea Gas Corporation and Missan Oil Company signed a...

3M Company (MMM) has entered into an agreement to acquire Winterthur Technologies AG, a worldwide renowned provider of precision grinding technology, for approximately $448 million. Per share purchase value of Winterthur has been fixed at CHF 62.00 ($63.56) and has received the unanimous...

3M Company (MMM) has entered into an agreement to acquire Winterthur Technologies AG, a worldwide renowned provider of precision grinding technology, for approximately $448 million. Per share purchase value of Winterthur has been fixed at CHF 62.00 ($63.56) and has received the unanimous...

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) along with Korea Gas Corporation has attained and sustained a 10% increase in oil production at the Zubair field, near Basra, in southern Iraq. In January 2010, Occidental Petroleumalong with Eni, Korea Gas Corporation and Missan Oil Company signed a...

Multinational conglomerate companies are some of today's best winners, led by shares of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). At last check, shares of GE were up 3%. Other companies like Olin (NYSE: OLN), ABB (NYSE: ABB) and Siemens (NYSE: SI) are all up around 2% on the day. GE announced earlier...

Dividend stocks are going to continue to do well, as President Obama last night announced he would extend the Bush tax cuts for everyone, for another two years. Patty Edwards on CNBC's Fast Money halftime said that the Obama extension of the tax cuts confirmed her view that dividend paying stocks...

Leah Schnurr, Reuters Wall St rallies to 2-year high after tax cut deal NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks jumped to a fresh two-year intraday high on Tuesday as investors bet that a deal to extend tax breaks will prompt increased spending and buoy the economy. A stronger euro, rising commodity prices and...

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