All Posts Tagged With: "DD"
(DOW) Three More Industries Thriving From Record-Low Natural Gas Prices
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...
31Jan2012 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(EMN) Eastman Chemical to Acquire Solutia
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...
31Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AA) Stock Market News for January 26, 2012 – Market News
Markets recouped initial losses of and made a strong comeback after the Federal Reserve provided assurances that it would keep interest rates near zero until late 2014.The Dow hit its highest levels since May last year, while a robust earnings report from Apple propelled Nasdaq...
26Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EU) Chemical Industry Stock Outlook – January 2012 – Industry Outlook
Chemicals are generally used to make a wide variety of consumer goods and are also in the agriculture, manufacturing, construction and service industries. The chemical industry itself consumes 26% of its own output. Major industrial customers include rubber and plastic products,...
25Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EU) Stock Market News for January 25, 2012 – Market News
In yet another calm trading session, markets were pulled slightly lower after Eurozone ministers rejected a bond swap offer from Greece’s private creditors. While the Dow dropped lower and the S&P 500 reversed its five-day winning streak, Nasdaq added meager points after...
25Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ABT) Earnings Season in Full Swing – Earnings Preview
Earnings Preview 1/20/12 Earnings season will be in full swing this week. 422 firms are scheduled to report, and 117 of those will be members of the S&P 500. By the end of the week we should have a very good handle on just how weak or strong this earnings season will be. The...
24Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(JNJ) Mixed Earnings, Greece May Slip Markets
With nothing major on the domestic economic calendar, headlines about Greece’s as-yet unsuccessful negotiations with its bondholders to restructure its private debt may get some traction. But today’s market action will be mostly about the slew of mixed earnings reports from...
24Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(JNJ) Jan 24: Day of Earnings! – Economic Highlights
With nothing major on the domestic economic calendar, headlines about Greece’s as-yet unsuccessful negotiations with its bondholders to restructure its private debt may get some traction. But today’s market action will be mostly about the slew of mixed earnings reports from...
24Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AAPL) Company News for December 12, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• General Electric Company’s (NYSE:GE) shares were up 3.3% after it hiked its quarterly dividend for the fourth time in two years to $0.17 per share from $0.15 per share • Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) gained 2.6% as it kept its quarterly dividend intact at $0.05...
12Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(DD) E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company and Base Resources In Titanium Sale Deal
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...
28Nov2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(IBM) Is the Time Ripe to Buy Stocks?
It is said that opportunities are never lost — someone else will catch the one you miss. And the saying remains true to the equity market. No one wants to miss a good opportunity to make exceptional profits from stock markets. So, is this the time to take the plunge? Or...
28Nov2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(MMM) 3M Company Analyst Reiterates Shares at Neutral
We recently maintained a Neutral recommendation on3M Company (MMM). Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, 3M is a diversified technology company with manufacturing operations spread over 60 countries worldwide. It has more than 35 business units organized into six segments: Consumer...
28Nov2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EMN) Eastman Chemical Company Expands Production Capacity
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...
28Nov2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(MMM) 3M Company 2011 Third Quarter Earnings Scorecard
3M Company (MMM) reported modest results for the third quarter of 2011. The company achieved year-over-year top-line growth of 9.6%, as five out of six segments saw revenue growth. The bottom-line slipped 1% however, missing our estimate by 9 cents. Third Quarter Highlights Total...
22Nov2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CE) Celanese Acquires Ashland Assets
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...
12Nov2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AA) Stock Market News for October 26, 2011 – Market News
The benchmarks’ three-day rally hit a roadblock as the lack of conviction among investors about European leaders finding a solution to the region’s debt crisis on Wednesday’s summit and disappointing domestic corporate earnings weighed down the markets. Markets reversed...
26Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(MON) Insider Buying and High Yield Bonds – Barry Diller’s Misuse of IAC Funds
by Steve McDonald, Investment U Research Monday, October 17, 2011 Legendary investor Jim Rogers said recently that he owns all commodities, but that he likes agricultural commodities most of all. Agriculture, according to Rogers, is in the worst shape of all in terms of commodity...
18Oct2011 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(AA) Stock Market News for September 29, 2011 – Market News
Benchmarks snapped their three-day winning streak as investors grew anxious about Europe’s lingering debt crisis that is now threatening the global economy. Commodity shares dragged down indices as energy and raw materials lost their sheen after a steep drop in their prices. The...
29Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AA) Stock Market News for September 23, 2011 – Market News
A heavy sell-off in the markets on Thursday triggered by policymakers’ failure to combat global recessionary fears battered the benchmarks to their heaviest single-day fall in five weeks. While the fear-gauge soared 12% and the sell-off entered into its fourth-straight day,...
24Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(DD) EI DuPont de Nemours Wins Kevlar Case
US chemical giant EI DuPont de Nemours & 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...
19Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EU) Chemical Industry Stock Outlook – September 2011 – Industry Outlook
Chemicals are generally used to make a wide variety of consumer goods and are also used in agriculture, manufacturing, construction and service industries. The chemical industry itself consumes 26% of its own output. Major industrial customers include rubber and plastic products,...
16Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EMN) Eastman Chemical on Expansion Spree
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...
15Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(BA) Stock Market News for August 31, 2011 – Market News
The fact that a third round of quantitative easing had found favor among a section of Fed members helped the benchmarks end with mild gains on Tuesday. Indices had been trending down initially and sentiment turned further negative following a disappointing consumer confidence...
31Aug2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EMN) Eastman Chemical Completes Sterling Buy
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...
11Aug2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AA) Stock Market News for August 10, 2011 – Market News
An unprecedented step by the Federal Reserve to keep the interest rate near zero for another two years returned cheer to the markets as the Dow soared up by 429 points. The Street finally enjoyed one of its best days in two years a day after it was sent crashing following Standard...
10Aug2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EMN) Eastman Chemical Announces 2 For 1 Stock Split
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...
9Aug2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(DD) U.S. Trade Deficit Soars in May
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,...
5Aug2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AA) Stock Market News for August 5, 2011 – Market News
The specter of another recession haunted investors and dealt a body blow to the markets which crashed to their worst day since the economic crisis of 2008. On Wednesday, just when the Dow looked like ending its longest losing streak of nine days since Jimmy Carter held office,...
5Aug2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(BSX) Company News for July 29, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) announced that it will cut 2,000 jobs worldwide after the banking giant was hit by a decline in second quarter profits and an appreciating Swiss franc • A report from Sky News said that banking major HSBC (NYSE:HBC) may soon axe 10,000...
29Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CVX) Stock Market News for July 29, 2011 – Market News
Momentum from positive economic reports in the morning session were washed out on Thursday afternoon, as investors remained apprehensive ahead of the key vote in Congress on the debt-ceiling issue. Finally, just before the closing bell, markets lost all their gains to drop modestly...
29Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued