<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Stock Blog Hub &#187; Chemicals &#8211; Major Diversified</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/category/basic-materials/chemicals-major-diversified/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com</link>
	<description>a VitalStocks Blog Setup</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:06:33 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>(DOW) Three More Industries Thriving From Record-Low Natural Gas Prices</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/31/dow-three-more-industries-thriving-from-record-low-natural-gas-prices/90748</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/31/dow-three-more-industries-thriving-from-record-low-natural-gas-prices/90748#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ashland Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastman Chemical Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enterprise Products Partners Lp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EPD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Honda Motor Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MEOH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Methanex Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RDSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Royal Dutch Shell Plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=90748</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Mike Kapsch, Investment U Research Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Since hitting a high of $15.37 in December 2005, the price of natural gas has plunged to its lowest level in over a decade to $2.30. That’s an 85% drop. As Reuters recently reported, “The unrelenting surge in shale gas production and one of the [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/31/dow-three-more-industries-thriving-from-record-low-natural-gas-prices/90748">(DOW) Three More Industries Thriving From Record-Low Natural Gas Prices</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/31/dow-three-more-industries-thriving-from-record-low-natural-gas-prices/90748/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(EMN) Eastman Chemical to Acquire Solutia</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/31/emn-eastman-chemical-to-acquire-solutia/91083</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/31/emn-eastman-chemical-to-acquire-solutia/91083#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celanese Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastman Chemical Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SOA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solutia Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=91083</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of its expansion strategy, Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) announced its plans to acquire Solutia Inc. (SOA), a global leader in performance materials and specialty chemicals, for $3.4 billion in cash and stock. The transaction is expected to close in mid-2012. As per the agreement, Solutia stockholders will receive $22.00 in cash and 0.12 [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/31/emn-eastman-chemical-to-acquire-solutia/91083">(EMN) Eastman Chemical to Acquire Solutia</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/31/emn-eastman-chemical-to-acquire-solutia/91083/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(CE) Celanese Corporation &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/14/ce-celanese-corporation-bull-of-the-day/88564</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/14/ce-celanese-corporation-bull-of-the-day/88564#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celanese Corporation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=88564</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Celanese Corporation (CE) reported adjusted earnings of $1.27 per share for the third quarter of 2011, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.11. Quarterly revenues grew 20% year over year to $1.81 billion, primarily driven by higher pricing across all operating segments and favorable currency impacts. The results surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.69 [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/14/ce-celanese-corporation-bull-of-the-day/88564">(CE) Celanese Corporation &#8211; Bull of the Day</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/14/ce-celanese-corporation-bull-of-the-day/88564/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(DD) E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company and Base Resources In Titanium Sale Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/dd-e-i-du-pont-de-nemours-and-company-and-base-resources-in-titanium-sale-deal/87632</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/dd-e-i-du-pont-de-nemours-and-company-and-base-resources-in-titanium-sale-deal/87632#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basf Se]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BASFY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=87632</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company (DD) has signed a purchase agreement with Australia’s Base Resources to buy products from Base’s titanium mining project in Kenya. Under the deal DuPont is expected to purchase a minimum average of about 72% of annual rutile output from the Kenyan project for a period of six [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/dd-e-i-du-pont-de-nemours-and-company-and-base-resources-in-titanium-sale-deal/87632">(DD) E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company and Base Resources In Titanium Sale Deal</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/dd-e-i-du-pont-de-nemours-and-company-and-base-resources-in-titanium-sale-deal/87632/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(EMN) Eastman Chemical Company Expands Production Capacity</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/emn-eastman-chemical-company-expands-production-capacity/87356</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/emn-eastman-chemical-company-expands-production-capacity/87356#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celanese Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastman Chemical Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=87356</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) has announced that it has completed the expansion of its facility for hydrogenated hydrocarbon resins located in Middelburg, Netherlands. This is the third expansion to its Regalite hydrogenated hydrocarbon resins. This expansion has increased the capacity of the Middelburg facility two fold since 2006. The enhanced capacity will enable the company [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/emn-eastman-chemical-company-expands-production-capacity/87356">(EMN) Eastman Chemical Company Expands Production Capacity</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/emn-eastman-chemical-company-expands-production-capacity/87356/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(CE) Celanese Acquires Ashland Assets</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/12/ce-celanese-acquires-ashland-assets/86950</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/12/ce-celanese-acquires-ashland-assets/86950#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ashland Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celanese Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=86950</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Celanese Corporation (CE) entered into an agreement to acquire polyvinyl acetate assets from Ashland Inc. (ASH), including two product lines, Vinac and Flexbond. The transaction is expected to close within 60 days, subject to satisfaction of closing conditions. Terms were not disclosed. The acquisition will further the growth of the Emulsion Polymers business and will [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/12/ce-celanese-acquires-ashland-assets/86950">(CE) Celanese Acquires Ashland Assets</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/12/ce-celanese-acquires-ashland-assets/86950/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(SHW) Sherwin-Williams Third Quarter 2011 Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/26/shw-sherwin-williams-third-quarter-2011-earnings-preview/85802</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/26/shw-sherwin-williams-third-quarter-2011-earnings-preview/85802#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Products & Chemicals Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PPG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PPG Industries Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sherwin-Williams Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valspar Corporation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=85802</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sherwin-Williams Co. (SHW) will release its results for the third quarter of 2011 before the market opens on October 25, 2011. Sherwin-Williams reported net earnings of $1.58 per share in the second quarter of 2011 missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.77 per share.  However, excluding charges of 8 cents per share relating to costs [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/26/shw-sherwin-williams-third-quarter-2011-earnings-preview/85802">(SHW) Sherwin-Williams Third Quarter 2011 Earnings Preview</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/26/shw-sherwin-williams-third-quarter-2011-earnings-preview/85802/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(DD) EI DuPont de Nemours Wins Kevlar Case</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/19/dd-ei-dupont-de-nemours-wins-kevlar-case/83264</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/19/dd-ei-dupont-de-nemours-wins-kevlar-case/83264#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basf Se]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BASFY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=83264</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[US chemical giant EI DuPont de Nemours &#38; Co. (DD) has won a civil lawsuit for $919.9 million in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Richmond, Va., against Kolon Industries, with the jury finding that Kolon stole trade secrets and confidential information regarding DuPont&#8217;s Kevlar aramid fiber. Kolon, a South [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/19/dd-ei-dupont-de-nemours-wins-kevlar-case/83264">(DD) EI DuPont de Nemours Wins Kevlar Case</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/19/dd-ei-dupont-de-nemours-wins-kevlar-case/83264/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(EMN) Eastman Chemical on Expansion Spree</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/15/emn-eastman-chemical-on-expansion-spree/83022</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/15/emn-eastman-chemical-on-expansion-spree/83022#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celanese Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastman Chemical Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=83022</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) expanded its Benzoflex plasticizer production line at the Estonia location for the second time. The move will boost the Benzoflex production capacity by 11,000 metric tons and is expected to be completed by the end of second-quarter 2012. Eastman also plans to expand its Admex polymeric plasticizers and Benzoflex plasticizers lines [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/15/emn-eastman-chemical-on-expansion-spree/83022">(EMN) Eastman Chemical on Expansion Spree</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/15/emn-eastman-chemical-on-expansion-spree/83022/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(EMN) Eastman Chemical Completes Sterling Buy</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/11/emn-eastman-chemical-completes-sterling-buy/81104</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/11/emn-eastman-chemical-completes-sterling-buy/81104#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celanese Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastman Chemical Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=81104</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The plastics and chemicals maker Eastman Chemical Co. (EMN) announced that it has completed the acquisition of petrochemical company Sterling Chemicals Inc. for $100 million in cash. The deal was originally announced in June 2011. The deal is expected to be accretive to 2011 earnings per share. The transaction, which includes Sterling&#8217;s plasticizer and acetic [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/11/emn-eastman-chemical-completes-sterling-buy/81104">(EMN) Eastman Chemical Completes Sterling Buy</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/11/emn-eastman-chemical-completes-sterling-buy/81104/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(EMN) Eastman Chemical Announces 2 For 1 Stock Split</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/09/emn-eastman-chemical-announces-2-for-1-stock-split/80919</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/09/emn-eastman-chemical-announces-2-for-1-stock-split/80919#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celanese Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastman Chemical Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=80919</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The plastics and chemicals maker Eastman Chemical Co. (EMN) announced that it will increase the payout to its shareholders. The Kingsport-based company declared a 2-for-1 stock split and increased the quarterly cash dividend by 11%. Eastman announced that it will pay a dividend of 52 cents per share on a pre-split basis. The stock split [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/09/emn-eastman-chemical-announces-2-for-1-stock-split/80919">(EMN) Eastman Chemical Announces 2 For 1 Stock Split</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/09/emn-eastman-chemical-announces-2-for-1-stock-split/80919/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(DD) U.S. Trade Deficit Soars in May</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/05/dd-u-s-trade-deficit-soars-in-may/78926</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/05/dd-u-s-trade-deficit-soars-in-may/78926#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apache Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colgate-Palmolive Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ECA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Encana Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Electric Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NovaGold Resources Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Siemens AG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TGT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=78926</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Trade Deficit rose in May to $50.23 billion from $43.66 billion in April. The rise in the trade deficit is bad news for the economy, and the level is very dangerous. For the month it was up 15.0%; worse than the $44.0 billion consensus expectation. On a year over year basis, the total trade [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/05/dd-u-s-trade-deficit-soars-in-may/78926">(DD) U.S. Trade Deficit Soars in May</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/05/dd-u-s-trade-deficit-soars-in-may/78926/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(DD) U.S. Posts Needed Positive Labor Market Report</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/28/dd-u-s-posts-needed-positive-labor-market-report/80071</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/28/dd-u-s-posts-needed-positive-labor-market-report/80071#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avon Products Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AVP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colgate-Palmolive Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sprint Nextel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XOM]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=80071</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The debt ceiling debate continues to monopolize headlines, even as a barrage of earnings reports and a surprisingly positive labor market reading try to gain the market&#8217;s attention. Weekly Jobless Claims numbers dropped by a bigger-than-expected level, which if sustained in the coming weeks will represent a significant positive for the economy. Weekly Jobless Claims [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/28/dd-u-s-posts-needed-positive-labor-market-report/80071">(DD) U.S. Posts Needed Positive Labor Market Report</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/28/dd-u-s-posts-needed-positive-labor-market-report/80071/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(DD) July 28: Positive Labor Market Report &#8211; Economic Highlights</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/28/dd-july-28-positive-labor-market-report-economic-highlights/80072</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/28/dd-july-28-positive-labor-market-report-economic-highlights/80072#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avon Products Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AVP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colgate-Palmolive Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sprint Nextel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XOM]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=80072</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The debt ceiling debate continues to monopolize headlines, even as a barrage of earnings reports and a surprisingly positive labor market reading try to gain the market&#8217;s attention. Weekly Jobless Claims numbers dropped by a bigger-than-expected level, which if sustained in the coming weeks will represent a significant positive for the economy.Weekly Jobless Claims dropped [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/28/dd-july-28-positive-labor-market-report-economic-highlights/80072">(DD) July 28: Positive Labor Market Report &#8211; Economic Highlights</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/28/dd-july-28-positive-labor-market-report-economic-highlights/80072/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(SHW) Sherwin Renews Credit Facility</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/14/shw-sherwin-renews-credit-facility/79118</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/14/shw-sherwin-renews-credit-facility/79118#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Products & Chemicals Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PPG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PPG Industries Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sherwin-Williams Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valspar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WFC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=79118</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) has recently entered into a 5-year $1.05 billion New Credit Agreement, with lenders including Bank of America Corporation (BAC) as an administrative agent, Wells Fargo &#38; Company (WFC) as syndication agent and JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM) and Citigroup Inc. (C) as co-documentation agents. The proceeds from the new facility are [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/14/shw-sherwin-renews-credit-facility/79118">(SHW) Sherwin Renews Credit Facility</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/14/shw-sherwin-renews-credit-facility/79118/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(DOW) The Dow Chemical Company in Joint Venture with Ube Industries</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/08/dow-the-dow-chemical-company-in-joint-venture-with-ube-industries/78636</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/08/dow-the-dow-chemical-company-in-joint-venture-with-ube-industries/78636#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=78636</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The largest U.S. chemicals manufacturer, The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) and Japanese chemical company Ube Industries Ltd. entered into a joint venture to capitalize on the growing demand for lithium-ion batteries and expand its alternative energy offerings. The Midland, MI-based chemical giant&#8217;s joint venture with Ube Industries Ltd. will manufacture electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries that [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/08/dow-the-dow-chemical-company-in-joint-venture-with-ube-industries/78636">(DOW) The Dow Chemical Company in Joint Venture with Ube Industries</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/08/dow-the-dow-chemical-company-in-joint-venture-with-ube-industries/78636/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(CE) Celanese to Increase Product Prices</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/08/ce-celanese-to-increase-product-prices/78664</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/08/ce-celanese-to-increase-product-prices/78664#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celanese Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=78664</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Effective August 1, 2011, specialty materials company, Celanese Corporation’s (CE) subsidiary Celanese EVA Performance Polymers Inc., will increase the price of all grades of Ateva EVA by $0.08 per pound and all grades of LDPE by $0.06 per pound. Last month, Celanese reported that its first-quarter 2011 exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Adjusted earnings were [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/08/ce-celanese-to-increase-product-prices/78664">(CE) Celanese to Increase Product Prices</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/08/ce-celanese-to-increase-product-prices/78664/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(SHW) Sherwin Williams Analyst Maintains Neutral on Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/06/shw-sherwin-williams-analyst-maintains-neutral-on-shares/78476</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/06/shw-sherwin-williams-analyst-maintains-neutral-on-shares/78476#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Products & Chemicals Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PPG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PPG Industries Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sherwin-Williams Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valspar Corporation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=78476</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We are maintaining our Neutral recommendation on Sherwin Williams Company (SHW) as it is recovering with improving domestic and international sales of automotive finishes, original equipment manufacturers’ product finishes, and protective and marine coatings. The Paint segment has also seen some rebound. The company is focused on capturing a larger share of its end-markets, as [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/06/shw-sherwin-williams-analyst-maintains-neutral-on-shares/78476">(SHW) Sherwin Williams Analyst Maintains Neutral on Shares</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/06/shw-sherwin-williams-analyst-maintains-neutral-on-shares/78476/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(APD) Air Products &amp; Chemicals Lands Contract</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/04/apd-air-products-chemicals-lands-contract/78266</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/04/apd-air-products-chemicals-lands-contract/78266#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Products & Chemicals Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cheniere Energy Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LNG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Praxair Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PX]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=78266</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The industrial gas company Air Products &#38; Chemicals Inc. (APD) announced that it has been elected to supply its heat exchanger technology to Shell’s floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Australia. According to Air Products, Shell&#8217;s project will use its cryogenic coil wound LNG heat exchanger. It did not provide details of financial terms [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/04/apd-air-products-chemicals-lands-contract/78266">(APD) Air Products &#038; Chemicals Lands Contract</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/04/apd-air-products-chemicals-lands-contract/78266/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(DOW) Dow Chemical&#8217;s Trinseo Files for IPO</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/dow-dow-chemicals-trinseo-files-for-ipo/77924</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/dow-dow-chemicals-trinseo-files-for-ipo/77924#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=77924</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Trinseo SA, the plastics maker owned by The Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) and Bain Capital LLC has announced that it has filed for an initial public offering to raise up to $400 million for repaying loans and other corporate purposes. Trinseo was previously known as Styron Corp and was owned by Dow Chemical before being [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/dow-dow-chemicals-trinseo-files-for-ipo/77924">(DOW) Dow Chemical&#8217;s Trinseo Files for IPO</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/dow-dow-chemicals-trinseo-files-for-ipo/77924/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(CE) Celanese Starts VAE&#8217;s Production</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/26/ce-celanese-starts-vaes-production/77454</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/26/ce-celanese-starts-vaes-production/77454#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celanese Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=77454</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Celanese Corporation (CE) started production in its expanded vinyl acetate/ethylene (VAE) unit located at Nanjing Chemical Industrial Park in China. The capacity expansion leverages the company’s improved VAE technology. The expanded unit will address the growing demand for innovative solutions used in vinyl-based emulsions and represents the company’s commitment to continue technology innovation and enhancement [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/26/ce-celanese-starts-vaes-production/77454">(CE) Celanese Starts VAE&#8217;s Production</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/26/ce-celanese-starts-vaes-production/77454/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(EMN) Eastman Chemical to Buy Sterling Chemicals</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/23/emn-eastman-chemical-to-buy-sterling-chemicals/77242</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/23/emn-eastman-chemical-to-buy-sterling-chemicals/77242#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celanese Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastman Chemical Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=77242</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) announced that it will acquire Sterling Chemicals Inc. (SCHI) for $100 million in cash in order to boost its plasticizer product line. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2011. The transaction, which includes Sterling&#8217;s plasticizer and acetic acid manufacturing assets in Texas City, Texas, is expected [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/23/emn-eastman-chemical-to-buy-sterling-chemicals/77242">(EMN) Eastman Chemical to Buy Sterling Chemicals</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/23/emn-eastman-chemical-to-buy-sterling-chemicals/77242/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(CE) Celanese Hikes Product Prices</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/ce-celanese-hikes-product-prices/77138</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/ce-celanese-hikes-product-prices/77138#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:12:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celanese Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=77138</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Effective July 1, 2011, specialty materials company Celanese Corp. (CE) will increase the prices of acetic acid, Acetic Anhydride, MIBC and MIBK by $0.03/LB and that of Vinyl Acetate Monomer and Ethyl Acetate by $0.05/LB in the US,  Canada and Mexico. A few days back, Celanese also announced that it will increase the prices of [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/ce-celanese-hikes-product-prices/77138">(CE) Celanese Hikes Product Prices</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/ce-celanese-hikes-product-prices/77138/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(APD) Air Products &amp; Chemicals Launches New Mill</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/apd-air-products-chemicals-launches-new-mill/76918</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/apd-air-products-chemicals-launches-new-mill/76918#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Products & Chemicals Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Praxair Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PX]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=76918</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Air Products &#38; Chemicals Inc. (APD) intends to launch its new PolarFit ultra-fine-grinding mill at PTX Canada in Toronto starting from June 21 to June 23. The new PolarFit ultra-fine-grinding mill offers advance technology while providing a cost-effective way to reduce hard-to-grind materials to smaller particle sizes that can be achieved with conventional impact mills. [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/apd-air-products-chemicals-launches-new-mill/76918">(APD) Air Products &#038; Chemicals Launches New Mill</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/apd-air-products-chemicals-launches-new-mill/76918/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(APD) Air Products and Chemicals Analyst Maintains Neutral on Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/apd-air-products-and-chemicals-analyst-maintains-neutral-on-shares/77050</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/apd-air-products-and-chemicals-analyst-maintains-neutral-on-shares/77050#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Products & Chemicals Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Praxair Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PX]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=77050</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We maintain our Neutral recommendation on Air Products and Chemicals Inc. (APD) as it is well positioned to capitalize on the cyclical recovery in its core industrial end-markets. The company has sufficient capacity to meet the expected upturn in demand without incurring additional capital expenditures and has a leading position in the gases business. Air [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/apd-air-products-and-chemicals-analyst-maintains-neutral-on-shares/77050">(APD) Air Products and Chemicals Analyst Maintains Neutral on Shares</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/apd-air-products-and-chemicals-analyst-maintains-neutral-on-shares/77050/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(SHW) U.S. Used Home Sales &#8211; Prices Fall</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/21/shw-u-s-used-home-sales-prices-fall/76975</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/21/shw-u-s-used-home-sales-prices-fall/76975#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRKB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FMCC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freddie Mac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La-Z-Boy Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LZB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sherwin-Williams Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USG Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weyerhaeuser Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WY]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=76975</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In May, Existing Home Sales ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.81 million. That pace is 3.1% lower than in April, and 15.3% below the year-ago rate. The year-ago numbers were somewhat inflated due to the end of the homebuyer tax credit. The April sales rate was slightly above consensus expectations of a [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/21/shw-u-s-used-home-sales-prices-fall/76975">(SHW) U.S. Used Home Sales &#8211; Prices Fall</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/21/shw-u-s-used-home-sales-prices-fall/76975/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(APD) Air Products &amp; Chemicals Acquires Poly-Flow Engineering</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/20/apd-air-products-chemicals-acquires-poly-flow-engineering/76587</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/20/apd-air-products-chemicals-acquires-poly-flow-engineering/76587#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Products & Chemicals Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PFE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pfizer Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Praxair Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PX]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=76587</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The industrial gas company Air Products &#38; Chemicals Inc. (APD) announced that it has acquired Poly-Flow Engineering (PFE), an Albuquerque, N.M., company that makes equipment for the semiconductor industry for an undisclosed amount. Poly-Flow makes chemical delivery and precision cleaning equipment for the semiconductor industry and employs about 100 people at a large manufacturing facility. [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/20/apd-air-products-chemicals-acquires-poly-flow-engineering/76587">(APD) Air Products &#038; Chemicals Acquires Poly-Flow Engineering</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/20/apd-air-products-chemicals-acquires-poly-flow-engineering/76587/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(DOW) The Dow Chemical Company Invests $10B in China</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/19/dow-the-dow-chemical-company-invests-10b-in-china/76629</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/19/dow-the-dow-chemical-company-invests-10b-in-china/76629#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=76629</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Chemical giant The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) plans to invest $10 billion in China. The $10 billion fund will cover a coal chemical project in the northern Chinese province of Shaanxi, where the chemical giant will join forces with Shenhua Group Corp. and the local government. During first-quarter 2011, Dow had $1.04 billion of sales [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/19/dow-the-dow-chemical-company-invests-10b-in-china/76629">(DOW) The Dow Chemical Company Invests $10B in China</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/19/dow-the-dow-chemical-company-invests-10b-in-china/76629/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(SHW) Used Home Sales Down &#8211; Inventories Up</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/28/shw-used-home-sales-down-inventories-up/74534</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/28/shw-used-home-sales-down-inventories-up/74534#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 05:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRKB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La-Z-Boy Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LZB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sherwin-Williams Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USG Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weyerhaeuser Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WY]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=74534</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In April, Existing Home Sales ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.05 million. That pace is 0.8% lower than in March, and 12.9% below the year-ago rate. The year-ago numbers were somewhat inflated due to the end of the homebuyer tax credit. The April sales rate was below consensus expectations of a 5.23 [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/28/shw-used-home-sales-down-inventories-up/74534">(SHW) Used Home Sales Down &#8211; Inventories Up</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/28/shw-used-home-sales-down-inventories-up/74534/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(BASFY) BASF SE Rated Good Buy</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/25/basfy-basf-se-rated-good-buy/74797</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/25/basfy-basf-se-rated-good-buy/74797#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 16:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>valuengine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basf Se]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BASFY]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=74797</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ValuEngine.com Rates Chemical Giant BASF SE (BASFY,$BASFY) a Good Buy BASF SE (BASFY) is a chemical company. The Company operates in six segments: Chemicals, Plastics, Performance Products, Functional Solutions, Agricultural Solutions and Oil &#38; Gas. Chemicals segment offers products in the chemical, electronic, construction, textile, automotive, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. Plastics segment offers a range [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/25/basfy-basf-se-rated-good-buy/74797">(BASFY) BASF SE Rated Good Buy</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/25/basfy-basf-se-rated-good-buy/74797/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(EMN) Eastman Chemical Company &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/05/emn-eastman-chemical-company-bull-of-the-day/73348</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/05/emn-eastman-chemical-company-bull-of-the-day/73348#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 13:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastman Chemical Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMN]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=73348</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) delivered EPS of $2.52, significantly beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.97. Revenues of $1.8 billion, which outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.5 billion, were driven by higher sales volume and increased selling prices. Eastman Chemical&#8217;s revenue increased by double digits in all regions and the growth was driven by [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/05/emn-eastman-chemical-company-bull-of-the-day/73348">(EMN) Eastman Chemical Company &#8211; Bull of the Day</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/05/emn-eastman-chemical-company-bull-of-the-day/73348/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(DOW) Dow Chemical Company Beats Consensus</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/dow-dow-chemical-company-beats-consensus/72656</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/dow-dow-chemical-company-beats-consensus/72656#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 19:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=72656</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) earned 82 cents per share in the first quarter of 2011, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 67 cents per share as well as last year’s 43 cents per share. However, including one-time charges, the company earned 54 cents per share compared with 41 cents per share in the [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/dow-dow-chemical-company-beats-consensus/72656">(DOW) Dow Chemical Company Beats Consensus</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/dow-dow-chemical-company-beats-consensus/72656/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(CE) Celanese Beats Consensus</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/ce-celanese-beats-consensus/72449</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/ce-celanese-beats-consensus/72449#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 17:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celanese Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pepco Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[POM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=72449</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Specialty material company Celanese Corp. (CE) reported adjusted earnings of 96 cents per share in the first quarter of 2011, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 83 cents. Diluted earnings per share in the quarter were 87 cents versus 6 cents in the prior-year quarter. Revenues and Margins Quarterly revenues grew 14% year over year [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/ce-celanese-beats-consensus/72449">(CE) Celanese Beats Consensus</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/ce-celanese-beats-consensus/72449/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(DD) EI DuPont de Nemours &amp; Company &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/28/dd-ei-dupont-de-nemours-company-bull-of-the-day-2/72637</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/28/dd-ei-dupont-de-nemours-company-bull-of-the-day-2/72637#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=72637</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours &#38; Co. (DD) reported first quarter earnings of $1.52 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by $0.15. Revenues reached $10.0 billion, compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $9.3 billion. Earnings benefited from price increases that significantly outpaced higher raw materials and energy costs. The company remains vigilant in its [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/28/dd-ei-dupont-de-nemours-company-bull-of-the-day-2/72637">(DD) EI DuPont de Nemours &#038; Company &#8211; Bull of the Day</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/28/dd-ei-dupont-de-nemours-company-bull-of-the-day-2/72637/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(SHW) U.S. Home Reseale Report Better than Expected</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/22/shw-u-s-home-reseale-report-better-than-expected/71994</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/22/shw-u-s-home-reseale-report-better-than-expected/71994#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRKB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La-Z-Boy Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LZB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sherwin-Williams Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USG Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weyerhaeuser Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WY]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=71994</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In March, Existing Home Sales ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.10 million. That pace is 3.7% higher than in February, but 6.3% below the year-ago rate. The March sales rate was above consensus expectations of a 5.00 million annual rate. February was revised up from an initial read of 4.88 million, to [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/22/shw-u-s-home-reseale-report-better-than-expected/71994">(SHW) U.S. Home Reseale Report Better than Expected</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/22/shw-u-s-home-reseale-report-better-than-expected/71994/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(DOW) The Dow Chemical Company Intros SOFT TOUCH</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/dow-the-dow-chemical-company-intros-soft-touch/71472</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/dow-the-dow-chemical-company-intros-soft-touch/71472#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=71472</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) recently introduced DOW SOFT TOUCH, which is a Propylene Resin. The product is a recent breakthrough in single-pellet resin solutions for the efficient production of mono-component spun bond nonwoven fabrics. These fabrics offer extraordinary softness and drape, preserving the physical properties of the propylene nonwoven fabrics. The product caters to [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/dow-the-dow-chemical-company-intros-soft-touch/71472">(DOW) The Dow Chemical Company Intros SOFT TOUCH</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/dow-the-dow-chemical-company-intros-soft-touch/71472/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(DOW) Dow&#8217;s AgroSciences Seed Product Gets Environmental Protection Agency Approval</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/dow-dows-agrosciences-seed-product-gets-environmental-protection-agency-approval/71359</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/dow-dows-agrosciences-seed-product-gets-environmental-protection-agency-approval/71359#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iron Mountain Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MON]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monsanto Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=71359</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) announced that it has received the U.S. federal regulatory approval for Refuge Advanced, a corn seed product. The product, which is built on Dow’s popular SmartStax technology, has received approval of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The product is designed to fight herbicide [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/dow-dows-agrosciences-seed-product-gets-environmental-protection-agency-approval/71359">(DOW) Dow&#8217;s AgroSciences Seed Product Gets Environmental Protection Agency Approval</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/dow-dows-agrosciences-seed-product-gets-environmental-protection-agency-approval/71359/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(DD) EI DuPont de Nemours &amp; Company Files Lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/09/dd-ei-dupont-de-nemours-company-files-lawsuit/70957</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/09/dd-ei-dupont-de-nemours-company-files-lawsuit/70957#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 19:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberty All Star Equity Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=70957</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The chemical giant EI DuPont de Nemours &#38; Company (DD) has sued USA Performance Technology Inc. (USA PTI), Performance Group (USA) Inc. and two individuals for misappropriating its trade secret and other confidential information with regard to its Titanium Technologies business.  The company has filed a suit in the U.S. Federal Court for the Northern [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/09/dd-ei-dupont-de-nemours-company-files-lawsuit/70957">(DD) EI DuPont de Nemours &#038; Company Files Lawsuit</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/09/dd-ei-dupont-de-nemours-company-files-lawsuit/70957/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(DOW) The Dow Chemical Company to Invest $100 Million for Green Initiatives</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/06/dow-the-dow-chemical-company-to-invest-100-million-for-green-initiatives/67849</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/06/dow-the-dow-chemical-company-to-invest-100-million-for-green-initiatives/67849#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 14:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Campus Communities Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=67849</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Chemical giant The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) intends to invest $100 million in its internally pitched projects to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve energy efficiency. Dow will choose from a group of 60 proposals that have been submitted by its various business units. Taken together, the 60 projects would cost more than $500 [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/06/dow-the-dow-chemical-company-to-invest-100-million-for-green-initiatives/67849">(DOW) The Dow Chemical Company to Invest $100 Million for Green Initiatives</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/06/dow-the-dow-chemical-company-to-invest-100-million-for-green-initiatives/67849/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(SHW) Existing Home Sales Rise &#8211; Analyst Blog</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/23/shw-existing-home-sales-rise-analyst-blog/67457</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/23/shw-existing-home-sales-rise-analyst-blog/67457#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 05:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRKB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La-Z-Boy Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LZB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sherwin-Williams Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USG Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weyerhaeuser Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WY]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=67457</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In January, existing home sales ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.36 million. That pace is 2.7% higher than in December, and 5.3% above the year-ago rate. The year-ago rate of 5.09 million was depressed as everyone was rushing to get the deals done in November 2009 before they thought the first time [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/23/shw-existing-home-sales-rise-analyst-blog/67457">(SHW) Existing Home Sales Rise &#8211; Analyst Blog</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/23/shw-existing-home-sales-rise-analyst-blog/67457/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(APD) Company News for February 17, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/17/apd-company-news-for-february-17-2011-corporate-summary/67160</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/17/apd-company-news-for-february-17-2011-corporate-summary/67160#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Products & Chemicals Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Airgas Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CLF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMCSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comcast Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DELL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dell Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NetApp Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NTAP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OfficeMax Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OMX]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=67160</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[• Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ:CMCSA) reported Q4 net income of $0.36 per share, slightly ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.34 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 7.2% year-over-year to $9.72 billion, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $9.555 billion • OfficeMax (NYSE:OMX) reported Q4 EPS of $0.16, lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.44 [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/17/apd-company-news-for-february-17-2011-corporate-summary/67160">(APD) Company News for February 17, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/17/apd-company-news-for-february-17-2011-corporate-summary/67160/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(CE) Company News for February 02, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/02/ce-company-news-for-february-02-2011-corporate-summary/66221</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/02/ce-company-news-for-february-02-2011-corporate-summary/66221#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celanese Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHRW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corinthian Colleges Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cummins Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energizer Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ENR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICU Medical Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICUI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lear Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MHP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Silicon Motion Technology Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SIMO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WFR]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=66221</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[• Corinthian Colleges (NASDAQ:COCO) reported Q2 EPS of $0.23, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Revenues for the quarter rose 16.5% year-over-year to $482.8 million, well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $463 million • Cummins (NYSE:CMI) reported Q4 EPS of $1.84, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.41 per share. Revenues rose 22% [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/02/ce-company-news-for-february-02-2011-corporate-summary/66221">(CE) Company News for February 02, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/02/ce-company-news-for-february-02-2011-corporate-summary/66221/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(DOW) Chemical &amp; Fertilizers Industry Outlook &#8211; January 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/26/dow-chemical-fertilizers-industry-outlook-january-2011-industry-outlook/65749</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/26/dow-chemical-fertilizers-industry-outlook-january-2011-industry-outlook/65749#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Products & Chemicals Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Airgas Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Campus Communities Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Calgon Carbon Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CCC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CF Industries Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sherwin-Williams Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valspar Corporation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=65749</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[OVERVIEW Chemicals are essential to millions of consumer goods, enabling hi-tech advances in industries as diverse as aerospace, computing and telecommunications. The chemical industry comprises companies engaged in the conversion of raw materials &#8212; oil, natural gas, air, water, metals &#8212; that are then used to make a wide variety of consumer goods, as well [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/26/dow-chemical-fertilizers-industry-outlook-january-2011-industry-outlook/65749">(DOW) Chemical &#038; Fertilizers Industry Outlook &#8211; January 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/26/dow-chemical-fertilizers-industry-outlook-january-2011-industry-outlook/65749/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(SHW) U.S. Existing Home Sales Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/20/shw-u-s-existing-home-sales-rise/65482</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/20/shw-u-s-existing-home-sales-rise/65482#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRKB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La-Z-Boy Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LZB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sherwin-Williams Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USG Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weyerhaeuser Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WY]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=65482</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In December, existing home sales ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.28 million. That pace is 12.3% higher than in November, but 2.9% below the year-ago rate. The year-ago rate of 5.44 million was inflated as everyone was rushing to get the deals done before they thought the first-time buyer tax credit would [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/20/shw-u-s-existing-home-sales-rise/65482">(SHW) U.S. Existing Home Sales Rise</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/20/shw-u-s-existing-home-sales-rise/65482/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(SHW) U.S. Used Home Sales Rise in October</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/22/shw-u-s-used-home-sales-rise-in-october/63437</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/22/shw-u-s-used-home-sales-rise-in-october/63437#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRKB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La-Z-Boy Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LZB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sherwin-Williams Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USG Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weyerhaeuser Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WY]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=63437</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In November, existing home sales ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.68 million. That pace is 5.6% higher than in October, and 27.9% below the year-ago rate. The year-ago rate of 6.49 million was inflated as everyone was rushing to get the deals done before they thought the first-time buyer tax credit would [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/22/shw-u-s-used-home-sales-rise-in-october/63437">(SHW) U.S. Used Home Sales Rise in October</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/22/shw-u-s-used-home-sales-rise-in-october/63437/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(DOW) U.S. Trade Deficit Tumbles &#8211; Good News!</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/11/dow-u-s-trade-deficit-tumbles-good-news/61974</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/11/dow-u-s-trade-deficit-tumbles-good-news/61974#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 07:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ECA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Encana Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Electric Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Siemens AG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=61974</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Trade Deficit fell in October to $38.71 billion from $46.60 billion in September. The fall in the trade deficit is very good news for the economy. The trade deficit was also smaller than the $44.5 billion consensus expectation. On a year-over-year basis, the total trade deficit was up 19.8% from $32.30 billion a year [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/11/dow-u-s-trade-deficit-tumbles-good-news/61974">(DOW) U.S. Trade Deficit Tumbles &#8211; Good News!</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/11/dow-u-s-trade-deficit-tumbles-good-news/61974/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(SHW) U.S. Pre-Existing Home Sales Fall in October 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/23/shw-u-s-pre-existing-home-sales-fall-in-october-2010/60311</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/23/shw-u-s-pre-existing-home-sales-fall-in-october-2010/60311#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRKB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La-Z-Boy Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LZB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sherwin-Williams Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USG Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weyerhaeuser Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WY]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=60311</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In October, existing home sales ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.43 million. That pace is 2.2% lower than in September, and 25.9% below the year-ago rate. The year-ago rate of 5.98 million was inflated as everyone was rushing to get the deals done before they thought the first-time buyer tax credit would [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/23/shw-u-s-pre-existing-home-sales-fall-in-october-2010/60311">(SHW) U.S. Pre-Existing Home Sales Fall in October 2010</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/23/shw-u-s-pre-existing-home-sales-fall-in-october-2010/60311/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(DD) September 2010 U.S. Trade Deficit Improves a Bit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/11/dd-september-2010-u-s-trade-deficit-improves-a-bit/58785</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/11/dd-september-2010-u-s-trade-deficit-improves-a-bit/58785#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BMY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bristol-Myers Squibb Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ECA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Encana Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Electric Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Siemens AG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=58785</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Trade Deficit fell in September to $44.00 billion after it rose in August to $46.48 billion. The fall in the trade deficit is very good news for the economy. The trade deficit was also smaller than the $44.8 billion consensus expectation. On a year-over-year basis, the total trade deficit was up 25.1% from $35.16 [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/11/dd-september-2010-u-s-trade-deficit-improves-a-bit/58785">(DD) September 2010 U.S. Trade Deficit Improves a Bit</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/11/dd-september-2010-u-s-trade-deficit-improves-a-bit/58785/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(DD) EI DuPont de Nemours &amp; Company &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/09/dd-ei-dupont-de-nemours-company-bull-of-the-day/58612</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/09/dd-ei-dupont-de-nemours-company-bull-of-the-day/58612#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=58612</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DuPont (DD) is focused on capturing $1 billion in working capital productivity gains during 2011-2013. The company is also on track to achieve a combined $600 million in benefits from fixed cost productivity and restructuring actions. DuPont is executing strategies for further development and growth of new products, particularly for agriculture, photovoltaics, alternative energy and [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/09/dd-ei-dupont-de-nemours-company-bull-of-the-day/58612">(DD) EI DuPont de Nemours &#038; Company &#8211; Bull of the Day</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/09/dd-ei-dupont-de-nemours-company-bull-of-the-day/58612/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>(DD) Company News for October 26, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/26/dd-company-news-for-october-26-2010-corporate-summary/56646</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/26/dd-company-news-for-october-26-2010-corporate-summary/56646#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arcelor Mittal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CIT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CIT Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JCI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johnson Controls Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unisys Corporation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=56646</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[• CIT Group (NYSE:CIT) reported Q3 earnings of $0.66 per share, beating estimates of $0.49, and revised its Q1 and Q2 earnings higher after adopting FSA accounting standards. Revenues in the quarter rose 17% year-over-year to $7.0 billion, and were above estimates of $6.76 billion • Unisys (NYSE:UIS) reported third-quarter earnings of $0.65 per share, well below [...]<p><br/><br/><a href="http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/26/dd-company-news-for-october-26-2010-corporate-summary/56646">(DD) Company News for October 26, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</a></p>
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/26/dd-company-news-for-october-26-2010-corporate-summary/56646/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

