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Credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service, an arm of Moody's Corp. (MCO), has upgraded its outlook on E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. (DD) to "Stable" from "Negative", reported Associated Press. The rating agency also affirmed its investment-grade A2 senior unsecured and Prime-1 commercial...

Credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service, an arm of Moody's Corp. (MCO), has upgraded its outlook on E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. (DD) to "Stable" from "Negative", reported Associated Press. The rating agency also affirmed its investment-grade A2 senior unsecured and Prime-1 commercial...

New Home Sales in October fell by 8.1% from September to a dismal rate of 283,000. Relative to a year ago, sales are down 28.5. It's not like September was a strong month for new home sales, either -- the six lowest months on record (back to 1963) for new home sales, have all been in the last six...

It seemed like investors were just not concerned with bad news plaguing the economy. Wednesday proved to be a complete contrast as traders turned their focus on domestic economic data, brushing aside eurozone worries and tensions in the Korean peninsula. The rally helped markets recoup all of...

New Home Sales in October fell by 8.1% from September to a dismal rate of 283,000. Relative to a year ago, sales are down 28.5. It's not like September was a strong month for new home sales, either -- the six lowest months on record (back to 1963) for new home sales, have all been in the last six...

It seemed like investors were just not concerned with bad news plaguing the economy. Wednesday proved to be a complete contrast as traders turned their focus on domestic economic data, brushing aside eurozone worries and tensions in the Korean peninsula. The rally helped markets recoup all of...

Jefferies has adjusted estimates on Ashland (NYSE: ASH) according to its research report published today. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "Better trends in Performance partly offset ongoing raw material pressure in Water; recent pricing actions should begin to help in November. On an...

Below are the top large-cap conglomerate stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at 3M Company (NYSE: MMM) is 29.37%. MMM's quarterly earnings surged 15.60% y/y. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at United Technologies...

• After the close, Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) reported EPS of $0.45, up from estimates of $0.32 for the third quarter, on a 19.4% revenue climb to $15.39 billion, just below estimates of $15.74 billion. The firm expects the increase in full-year revenues to fall in the middle of its 14-19% range made...

Goldman Sachs has upgraded DuPont (NYSE: DD) to Buy after refreshing our financial model and following meetings with management, which increases its confidence in the sustainability of the earnings recovery story. Goldman now expects 2011/12 EPS of $3.60/$4.05 (vs. $3.35/$3.51 prior), driven by...

Goldman Sachs is removing Eastman Chemical (NASDAQ: EMN) from its Americas Buy List and downgrading it to Neutral since other companies in its coverage, including DuPont (NYSE: DD) which it is upgrading to Buy today - offer greater near term upside potential. Since it added EMN to its Americas Buy...

Nu Skin Enterprises Inc (NYSE: NUS) was upgraded by BofA/Merrill from "neutral" to "buy.” NUS' shares closed at $31.31 yesterday. Nu Skin's quarterly earnings surged 37.61% y/y. Goldman Sachs upgrade DuPont (NYSE: DD) from "neutral" to "buy." DD's shares closed at $46.53 yesterday. DuPont's...

Analysts at Goldman Sachs upgrade DuPont (NYSE: DD) from "neutral" to "buy." The target price for DD has been raised from $52 to $56. DD shares gained 1.91% to close at $46.53 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

• After the close, Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) reported EPS of $0.45, up from estimates of $0.32 for the third quarter, on a 19.4% revenue climb to $15.39 billion, just below estimates of $15.74 billion. The firm expects the increase in full-year revenues to fall in the middle of its 14-19% range made...

Addressing energy security, climate change, and increasing demand for limited natural resources will require smarter, more efficient and sustainable energy solutions, DuPont (NYSE: DD) Chair and CEO Ellen Kullman said today at the Detroit Economic Club. She also said innovation and collaboration...