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Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) soars on plans to cut debts
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 12:58pm | 107Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE: DOW) moved up on the back of news that Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) had drawn fresh plans to cut its heavy debts on Thursday. Dow Chemical Co. (DOW), quoting around $28.36, had already gained by more than 6.5% by mid-day trades. The company also said it will cut its heavy debt...
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Stock Market News for November 10, 2009 - Market News
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 10:27am | 421U.S. stocks surged Monday, with the Dow Jones industrial average storming to its highest level in more than 13 months as finance ministers from the Group of 20 industrialized nations pledged to continue economic stimulus measures to help the global economy. The Dow Jones industrial average, which...
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Stocks with the Best Value in the Market (GRMN, ATHR, GE, DOW, NYX, LUFK, BABY, SCVL, DELL)
Monday, October 26, 2009 - 10:34am | 246A short review of the market reveals that the time is ripe to find the best values. There are bargains to be had when you buy into solid companies with falling prices. It is also important that these bargain stocks have little debt and huge amounts of cash. Looking through stocks with good...
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Dow Chemical Cuts Its Way To Third Quarter Profitability
Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 3:45pm | 161Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW), the largest U.S. chemicals company, said its third-quarter results were OK, but not great and that the market for its product has stabilized somewhat. Dow makes products used in everything from diapers to automobiles and houses. For the third quarter, Dow reported net...
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PPG (PPG) Breaks Ground for Its First Resin Plant in China
Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 8:51am | 117PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) held a ground breaking ceremony for its first resin production facility in mainland China at the Zhangjiagang Yangtze International Chemical Industrial Park, Jiangsu province. Resins are key raw materials for paints and coatings, and the Zhangjiagang plant will supply...
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Dow Chemical (DOW) Posts Positive Earnings For Third Quarter
Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 7:58am | 81Dow Chemicals (NYSE: DOW) released its earnings today with earnings per share of $0.63. That figure compares to a year-ago figure of $0.46 per share. The company reported sales of $12 billion for Q3 of 2009. Meanwhile, net income from continuing operations for the same quarter tagged at $799...
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Notable Positive Earnings Surprises
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 8:59am | 134After close of Monday session, results coming up are showing to be better than previously expected. The most notable positive earnings are coming from Apple (AAPL), Boston Scientific (BSX), Caterpillar (CAT), DuPont (DD), Pfizer (PFE), Texas Instruments (TXN), UnitedHealth (UNH), and Coach (COH...
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Today’s Earnings Preview (GOOG, GS, IBM, C, AMD, PPG)
Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 3:53am | 171Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is projected to post a third-quarter profit of $5.40 a share, according to analysts surveyed by FactSet Research. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) is likely to report a third-quarter profit of $4.24 a share, according to analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters....
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Today’s Earnings Preview (GOOG, GS, IBM, C, AMD, PPG)
Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 3:53am | 171Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is projected to post a third-quarter profit of $5.40 a share, according to analysts surveyed by FactSet Research. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) is likely to report a third-quarter profit of $4.24 a share, according to analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters....
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Cramer Says Buy STEC, OLN, ONN, RFMD
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 - 6:33am | 117CNBC’s Mad Money Jim Cramer thinks that MadSTEC, Inc. (NASDAQ: STEC) will climb to $32. Form its 52-week low of $3.42, shares of STEC have already over 700% and now trades at $28.06. Cramer also also likes Olin Corporation (NYSE: OLN) for its 4.9% dividend yield. In the last three months OLN’s...
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NOV, BX, ARO, DD Are Fast Money Picks
Monday, October 5, 2009 - 6:43pm | 134CNBC's Fast Money guys gave their picks for October 6th. Joe Terranova would long National-Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV), which gained 2.96% on Monday, and closed at $42.10. Guy Adami likes Blackstone (NYSE: BX), and Steve Grasso would long Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO) because he believes that parents will...
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Bookkeeping: Covering Eaton (ETN) Short
Friday, October 2, 2009 - 10:31am | 407There is still a gap in Eaton's (ETN) chart in the mid $40s, and frankly this company reported one of the worst earnings reports last quarter of any I follow; but mutual funds are piling in this name as an early cycle recovery stock. With the stock pulling back to its 50 day moving average, I am...
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Jim Cramer Likes PPG
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 1:36pm | 143CNBC’s Mad Money Jim Cramer thinks that the economy is recovering and that chemicals should be closely watched. PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) is his favorite chemical company. Cramer especially likes that 70% of PPG Industries’ sales comes from coatings that are used in almost every aspect of our...
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Jim Cramer Views (CAR, HBAN, NWPX, X, PPG)
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 7:20am | 151CNBC’s Mad Money Jim Cramer has commented on the following stocks:- Avis Budget Group Inc. (NYSE: CAR), “This has been a remarkable stock,” Cramer said, though admittedly he missed the move. If you don’t own CAR, don’t buy it now. If you do, take some profits. In the last 6 months the stock has...
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Karen Finerman Looks At Eastman Chemical (EMN) And Ford (F)
Monday, September 21, 2009 - 6:13pm | 119When CNBC’s Fast Money Karen Finerman heard that James Grant, one of the most famous bears in the market, turned bullish she started to think about possible trades that could be made on his comment that he sees the prospects of unscripted strength in business activity. Karen Finerman looked at...