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Some Chemicals Makers Prosper, Some Face Challenges (TPC, CBT, EMN, DOW, DD, LYB, WLK, XOM, CHK, EOG)

Posted: August 27, 2012 at 12:09 pm

The chemicals industry is not ordinarily thought of as action central, but there have been some recent moves, including one today, that are stirring things up. Two private equity firms, ...
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Today’s Analyst Calls: Buys, Sells, Price Targets

Posted: August 15, 2012 at 9:06 am

Bank of America downgraded Entergy (NYSE: ETR) to Underperform from Neutral and cut its price target to $70. Piper Jaffray downgrades Cache Inc. (NASDAQ: CACH) to Neutral from Overweight. AAII Journal sets Dow ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — July 31, 2012: Markets Turn Down on Lost Confidence, Eurozone Waffling

Posted: July 31, 2012 at 4:17 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened mixed this morning following the unemployment report from the Eurozone, which showed that the 11.2% rate had remained unchanged. The Eurozone consumer price ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (BSFT, PRSS, CBI, CMCSA, DNDN, DOW, FB, FGP, GSK, LVS, PMCS, RYAAY, STO, TSRA, TWC, VRTX)

Posted: July 31, 2012 at 8:30 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday morning. Broadsoft Inc. (NASDAQ: BSFT) raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs. CafePress ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AMGN, CAT, CL, DE, DOW, EXPE, XOM, GE, GDOT, LINE, PCS, NAV, RTN, S, SBUX)

Posted: July 27, 2012 at 8:11 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall St.research calls this Friday morning. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) raised to Overweight at Piper Jaffray. Caterpillar ...
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Dow Chemical Sinks on Disappointing Q2 Report

Posted: July 26, 2012 at 10:29 am

The Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE: DOW) traded more than 3% lower following the opening bell, after the company posted disappointing earnings and sales numbers earlier this morning. Dow reported second-quarter ...
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Dow Chemical Posts Disappointing Profit

Posted: July 26, 2012 at 7:46 am

Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW) has reported second-quarter earnings of $649 million, or $0.55 per share, and $14.5 billion in revenue. EPS were down from $0.84 in the same quarter of ...
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Huntsman Back In M&A Play! Private Equity Deal Returns From Dead (HUN, APO, BAC, KKR, DD, DOW)

Posted: June 14, 2012 at 2:47 pm

Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) is rumored to be back in play.  If you will recall, this was the subject of a private equity buyout back during the private equity bubble and ...
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US Energy Department Invests in Some Big Names (GM, WFR, DOW, LYB, APD, DLPH, TDY)

Posted: June 14, 2012 at 2:04 pm

On Tuesday the US Department of Energy announced awards to 13 projects totaling more than $54 million. According to the press release: [The projects seek] to advance transformational technologies and ...
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After the Sell-Off: Value & Upside In Major Industrials (APD, BA, CAT, DE, DOW, DD, DHR, ITW)

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 10:25 am

Summer can often be an interesting time in the markets and so far the "Sell in May and go away!" them has worked.  What has also taken place is that ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AIG, ADI, ARNA, COP, DMD, DOW, FOSL, HSY, JIVE, MRVL, MELI, PSX, QIHU, UBNT, YOKU)

Posted: May 9, 2012 at 8:24 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Wednesday. American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) Raised to Buy at Goldman ...
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Top Ten Job Cutters for April (FSLR, PPG, YHOO, DOW, KMB)

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 11:42 am

Outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported this morning that employers planned 40,559 layoffs in April, up 7.1% from the 37,880 job cuts in March. In April 2011 36,490 job ...
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More Dividend Hikes On The Way (DOW, MOS, TOO, TGP, FUL, GOOG)

Posted: April 13, 2012 at 7:44 am

The trend of higher dividends is not over and we should expect more dividend hike announcements elsewhere this earnings season.  After the close on Thursday came word that Dow Chemical ...
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Upside Potential in Basic Industrial Stocks (CAT, DD, DOW, DE, APD, EMR)

Posted: February 24, 2012 at 12:09 pm

While global GDP growth is expected to be slower this year, there are a couple of areas where investment will probably continue at relatively high levels. These are mining and ...
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An Unexpected Recession Among Europe’s Stronger Economies

Posted: February 3, 2012 at 6:59 am

The head of Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW) says Germany and France are in recession. CEO Andrew Liveris is not an economist, but the massive company he runs does do business all ...
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