Dow Chemcial (DOW) will buy Rolm and Hass (ROH) for $78 a share or $18.8 billion. Reuters writes that Dow will make the purchase to broaden its product offerings in the paints,…
Douglas A. McIntyre We have been running through many companies to determine which dividends appear safe. Investors chase high dividend stocks with stable earnings when they are concerned about where to put their money. We…
CSX (CSX) is raising freight rates. So is Burlington Northern (BNI). Their diesel costs are up, and they need to pass them on to customers. Dow Chemical (DOW) said it would raise…
This week set one specific outcome in motion: price hikes equals inflation. We saw several major producers announce price hikes, and that is on the heels of other price hikes elsewhere that…
According to Reuters, Yahoo! (YHOO) says Microsoft (MSFT) is not longer anxious for a merger. Reuters said Exxon (XOM) investors voted to keep the chairman and CEO jobs together. Reuters reports that…
It seems that the producers may be getting sick and tired of not being able to pass exponentially rising costs on to customers. This morning, The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) has…
Douglas A. McIntyre Warren Buffett has decided not pull his punches about how bad things are going to get in the US. Speaking of the economy, Reuters quotes him as saying "But the people are…
The head of Dow Chemical (DOW) says that the consumer is toast. The price of crude oil and other commodities are just too high. "Inflationary pressures on the consumer through gasoline prices…
Douglas A. McIntyre We are right in the thick of earnings season and below is a snapshot of some of the key earnings reports with price changes if available: Air Tran (NYSE: AAI) -$0.02 EPS…
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer wanted to look for stocks with both appreciation potential that also offer capital preservation. He, just like us, believes we are starting to price…
Back in the day when Merrill Lynch (MER) was minting money and the stock was at $98, it had made a run from $35 in early 2003. That was just this last…
BASF (NYSE:BF) in Germany is the next stock that Cramer wants to visit as an EU play on tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, but he also thinks this company will be acquiring…
Douglas A. McIntyre Heavy construction and engineering giant Foster Wheeler (NASDAQ:FWLT) got some bad news today: it was beaten out by KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) for a project management and front-end engineering and design contract on…
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK/A) may be setting its sights lower as far as the size of a merger it would pursue. Reuters has reported that Warren Buffett gave an interview to a Swiss…
Stocks to Watch: BRK/A, MRO, TRV, WM, ALL, LEH, CHA, REP, OXY, DOW, VLO, E, MET, BF, DB, SNP Warren Buffett was noted this weekend as saying he is tempted to find…