DuPont Stories
Wall Street Rests After Rally; Bellwether Earnings Ahead
Stocks finished almost flat on Monday as investors took a break from a recent rally, awaiting earnings from bellwethers such as Apple later in the week.
Wall Street Pauses after Rally; Bellwether Earnings Eyed
Stocks ended little changed on Monday as investors took a pause from a recent rally, awaiting earnings from bellwethers such as Apple later in the week.
Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx: How do They Stack up?
Motorola released its latest Smartphone, Droid RAZR Maxx, for Verizon Wireless at the recently concluded Consumer Electronics Show 2012 in Las Vegas and is rumored to be made available to customers by Jan. 26.
Droid Razr Maxx vs. iPhone 4S: Can Motorola's Beefed-Up Razr Trump Apple's Beast
The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx, which is almost similar in specifications to the Droid Razr, was released at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and boasts, as the highlight of its specs sheet, a much-improved battery back-up capability.
Obama Proposes 'Insourcing' Jobs Back to U.S.
President Barack Obama plans to introduce a series of incentives to bring outsourced jobs back to America and increase domestic investment.
Michael Williams, CEO of Fannie Mae, Resigns
Michael Williams, CEO of mortgage giant Fannie Mae, is resigning, the company announced on Tuesday.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs. Motorola Droid Razr Maxx: How do They Stack up?
When Google and Samsung released the much-anticipated Galaxy Nexus smartphone, it won several accolades - first for its Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) software and then for top-notch specifications.
U.S. President Barack Obama to Business Executives: Bring Jobs Home
U.S. President Barack Obama kicked off an effort to encourage businesses to keep jobs at home instead of outsourcing them overseas, as he rolled out a new election-year theme on Saturday aimed at courting middle-class voters.
Al-Jazeera English, N.Y. Times take home duPont awards
Al-Jazeera's good year just got a whole lot better.
Europe's Markets Close Sharply Lower Wednesday on Fiscal Debt Concerns
European stocks fell on Wednesday as weak commodity prices sparked a selloff in the energy and materials sectors and as a falling euro and high Italian bond yields kept Europe's debt crisis in focus.
Euro zone anxiety sparks selloff in risky assets
Stocks fell on Wednesday as weak commodity prices sparked a selloff in the energy and materials sectors and as a falling euro and high Italian bond yields kept Europe's debt crisis in focus.
DuPont expects 2012 profit to beat Street
DuPont expects to beat Wall Street's earnings expectation next year, with executives stressing that strong agricultural and chemical sales will offset weak shipments to electronic and housing customers.
Warnings bode ill for earnings
On top of euro-zone debt troubles, Wall Street now has to worry about sagging sales from Europe as a recession in the region seems more likely.
Corporate Warnings Bode Ill for Coming Earnings Reports
On top of Eurozone debt troubles, Wall Street now has to worry about sagging sales from Europe as a recession in the region appears more likely than it has previously.
DuPont cuts 2011 forecast, pushing shares down
Chemical maker DuPont cut its 2011 profit outlook on Friday due to weak electronics and housing markets, sending its shares down more than 3 percent.
DuPont Cuts Profit Outlook on Weak Electronics Demand, Housing and Construction Markets
The largest United States chemical maker DuPont lowered its full-year profit outlook on Friday, a troubling sign for the rest of the chemical market. The company cited slower growth in certain segments because of an unstable global economy as the reasons for the shift.
DuPont cuts full-year 2011 outlook; shares drop
Chemical maker DuPont cut its full-year profit outlook on Friday, citing slower growth in some of its businesses due to weakness in the company's end markets, sending its shares down almost 5 percent.
IBM Unveils Advanced Analytics Software Tools While Donating Chemical Database to NIH
IBM, the No. 2 U.S. computer company, unveiled an advanced analytical software and services tool that used its powerful Watson supercomputer.
DuPont Awarded $920.3 Million in Damages From Kevlar Trade Secrets Case
A U.S. court has awarded $920.3 million in damages to Wilmington, Delaware-based chemical giant DuPont (NYSE:DD) after ruling that South Korea's Kolon Industries Inc. had violated trade secrets relating to DuPont's Kevlar fiber, Reuters reported Nov. 23.
DuPont, Evogene Partner to Develop Soybean Resistant to Rust Fungus
U.S. chemical giant DuPont on Wednesday announced a multi-year partnership with Israel-based biotechnology company Evogene Ltd. to develop a strain of soybeans that carry improved resistance to rust, a fungal disease devastating to the crop.
U.S. court awards Dupont $920.3 million in damages
A U.S. court awarded DuPont $920.3 million in damages on Tuesday, ruling that South Korea's Kolon Industries Inc <120110.KS> violated trade secrets for a fiber used to make Kevlar bulletproof vests, Kolon said on Wednesday.
New Cyber Attack Targets Chemical Firms: Symantec
At least 48 chemical and defense companies were victims of a coordinated cyber attack that has been traced to a man in China, according to a new report from security firm Symantec Corp.
Price hikes help DuPont profit beat Street
Chemical maker DuPont posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday due to a double-digit price hike and raised its 2011 earnings forecast, pushing its shares up more than 1 percent.
Stock Futures Gain on Strong Corporate Earnings
Stock index futures rose on Tuesday, supported by strong earnings from blue chip companies.
DuPont profit jumps 23 percent; raises outlook
Chemical maker DuPont reported a 23 percent jump in third-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by price hikes and strong demand for a key paint pigment.
Stocks in Focus (XRX, WU, DD, NFLX, UPS, X, MMM, AKS, TXN, AMZN, CMI, FTI)
The companies that are expected to see active trade on Tuesday are: Xerox, Western Union, DuPont, Netflix, United Parcel Service, United States Steel, 3M, AK Steel Holding, Texas Instruments, Amazon.com, Cummins and FMC Technologies Inc.
Radio writer, director Norman Corwin dead at 101
Norman Corwin, the award-winning writer and director of golden-age radio plays who was also Oscar nominated for his work in films has died of natural causes at home in Los Angeles. He was 101.
Firms Urge Action on Skilled Immigrant Reform
When U.S. restrictions on work permits barred Intel from moving nearly 50 Finnish engineers to the United States this year, the microchip maker reluctantly parked them in a new research center in Finland.
Futures Lower After China Data, JPMorgan Results
Stock index futures fell on Thursday after weaker-than-expected economic data in China reawakened global economic worry and earnings from JPMorgan Chase.
Executives Tell Obama How to Create Jobs
President Barack Obama could create millions of jobs by attracting more foreign capital to the United States, helping entrepreneurs and being more aggressive in energy, business leaders said on Monday