Dow Inc

NYSE: DOW
$44.04
-$0.55 (-1.2%)
Closing Price on November 15, 2024

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People who get to the end of 2008 and are still at work can be thankful. The unemployment rate will probably be over 7%. That does not count the people no longer looking for work. Add them in and the...
According to Reuters, The Tribune Company filed for Chapter 11. Reuters reports that Congress and The White House are close to a bill that would give Detroit modest loans. Reuters reports that Fannie...
What a great way to fire people. Dow Chemical (DOW) chopped 5,000 full-time people and cut 6,000 contractors. Its press release on the plans said the firm was announcing "a series of aggressive...
Covering any part of the positives in this market has been literally as rewarding as jumping in the bear cage with the bears at the zoo.  We have been refraining from doing as many stocks which are...
According to Reuters, concerns about the global economy are growing as the G20 nations are meeting. Reuters says that Congress challenged banks on how they would use bailout funds. Reuters reports...
Dow Chemical (DOW) reported earnings today. Beyond all the numbers, segment earnings, and geographic data, there was only one important thing.  "In our view, we will likely see a global recession...
These are some of the top pre-market downgrades we are seeing this Monday morning with more than two hours to the open: Allstate (ALL) Cut to Sell from Hold at S&P Equity Research Diamond...
Anheuser-Busch (BUD) may finally be admitting that it cannot get its shares up from $50 to the InBev bid of $65, even it its cuts costs and sells assets. BUD shares have sold at the lower price for...
Dow Chemical (DOW) recently raised prices on a number of its products by 20%. It said that the price of the core commodities it used in manufacturing was simply up too much. Wall St. was not willing...
Rohm & Haas (NYSE: ROH) has agreed to be acquired by Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW) in an $18.8 Billion dollar merger ($15.3 Billion in equity value).  The terms to shareholders value the company at...
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, coatings and...
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...
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 the prices of some...
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 have...
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...