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Dow, DuPont sign soybean development deal

Dow Chemical Co.'s Dow AgroSciences unit is teaming with DuPont to develop herbicide-tolerant soybeans.

The Dow Jones industrials' moves since Lehman fall

How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15. Since Lehman's fall, which touched off a paralysis of the credit markets and deepened the recession, the stock market has gone through an extended period of volatility before kicking into a big rally starting this spring. The numbers are the closing levels for the Dow:

The Dow Jones industrials' moves since Lehman fall

How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15. Since Lehman's fall, which touched off a paralysis of the credit markets and deepened the recession, the stock market has gone through an extended period of volatility before kicking into a big rally starting this spring. The numbers are the closing levels for the Dow:

Meltdown 101: Is Dow 10,000 important?

It's time to look in the closet for that crumpled Dow 10,000 cap.

The Dow Jones industrials' moves since Lehman fall

How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15. Since Lehman's fall, which touched off a paralysis of the credit markets and deepened the recession, the stock market has gone through an extended period of volatility before kicking into a big rally starting this spring. The numbers are the closing levels for the Dow:

The Dow Jones industrials' moves since Lehman fall

How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15. Since Lehman's fall, which touched off a paralysis of the credit markets and deepened the recession, the stock market has gone through an extended period of volatility before kicking into a big rally starting this spring. The numbers are the closing levels for the Dow:

The Dow Jones industrials' moves since Lehman fall

How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15. Since Lehman's fall, which touched off a paralysis of the credit markets and deepened the recession, the stock market has gone through an extended period of volatility before kicking into a big rally starting this spring. The numbers are the closing levels for the Dow:

The Dow Jones industrials' moves since Lehman fall

How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15. Since Lehman's fall, which touched off a paralysis of the credit markets and deepened the recession, the stock market has gone through an extended period of volatility before kicking into a big rally starting this spring. The numbers are the closing levels for the Dow:

The Dow Jones industrials' moves since Lehman fall

How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15. Since Lehman's fall, which touched off a paralysis of the credit markets and deepened the recession, the stock market has gone through an extended period of volatility before kicking into a big rally starting this spring. The numbers are the closing levels for the Dow:

The Dow Jones industrials' moves since Lehman fall

How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15. Since Lehman's fall, which touched off a paralysis of the credit markets and deepened the recession, the stock market has gone through an extended period of volatility before kicking into a big rally this spring. The numbers are the closing levels for the Dow:

The Dow Jones industrials' moves since Lehman fall

How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15. Since Lehman's fall, which touched off a paralysis of the credit markets and deepened the recession, the stock market has gone through an extended period of volatility before kicking into a big rally this spring. The numbers are the closing levels for the Dow:

The Dow Jones industrials' moves since Lehman fall

How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15. Since Lehman's fall, which touched off a paralysis of the credit markets and deepened the recession, the stock market has gone through an extended period of volatility before kicking into a big rally this spring. The numbers are the closing levels for the Dow:

EPA, Dow Chemical resuming dioxin talks

Federal officials are resuming negotiations with Dow Chemical Co. over cleanup of dioxin pollution near the company's Midland plant.

The Dow Jones industrials' moves since Lehman fall

How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15. Since Lehman's fall, which touched off a paralysis of the credit markets and deepened the recession, the stock market has gone through an extended period of volatility before kicking into a big rally this spring. The numbers are the closing levels for the Dow:

The Dow Jones industrials' moves since Lehman fall

How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15. Since Lehman's fall, which touched off a paralysis of the credit markets and deepened the recession, the stock market has gone through an extended period of volatility before kicking into a big rally this spring. The numbers are the closing levels for the Dow:

Dow Jones swaps Travelers for Citigroup

Seven years after being spun off by Citigroup Inc., Travelers Cos. is supplanting its former parent as a member of the Dow Jones industrial average.

Dow Jones swaps Travelers, Cisco for Citigroup, GM

The Dow Jones industrial average is the latest Wall Street institution to be reshaped by the financial crisis.

The Dow Jones industrials' moves since Lehman fall

How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15. Since Lehman's fall, which touched off a paralysis of the credit markets and deepened the recession, the stock market has gone through an extended period of volatility that subsided during December but that has returned in 2009. The numbers are the closing levels for the Dow:

The Dow Jones industrials' moves since Lehman fall

How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15. Since Lehman's fall, which touched off a paralysis of the credit markets and deepened the recession, the stock market has gone through an extended period of volatility that subsided during December but that has returned in 2009. The numbers are the closing levels for the Dow:

Dow lightens up, sells $935 million in assets

Dow Chemical Co. said Wednesday it would sell another $935 million in assets to pay down debt, boosting the total worth of its divested assets this year to $2.6 billion.

The Dow Jones industrials' moves since Lehman fall

How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15. Since Lehman's fall, which touched off a paralysis of the credit markets and deepened the recession, the stock market has gone through an extended period of volatility that subsided during December but that has returned in 2009. The numbers are the closing levels for the Dow:

The Dow Jones industrials' moves since Lehman fall

How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15. Since Lehman's fall, which touched off a paralysis of the credit markets and deepened the recession, the stock market has gone through an extended period of volatility that subsided during December but that has returned in 2009. The numbers are the closing levels for the Dow:

The Dow Jones industrials' moves since Lehman fall

How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15. Since Lehman's fall, which touched off a paralysis of the credit markets and deepened the recession, the stock market has gone through an extended period of volatility that subsided during December but that has returned in 2009. The numbers are the closing levels for the Dow:

The Dow Jones industrials' moves since Lehman fall

How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15. Since Lehman's fall, which touched off a paralysis of the credit markets and deepened the recession, the stock market has gone through an extended period of volatility that subsided during December but that has returned in 2009. The numbers are the closing levels for the Dow:

The Dow Jones industrials' moves since Lehman fall

How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15. Since Lehman's fall, which touched off a paralysis of the credit markets and deepened the recession, the stock market has gone through an extended period of volatility that subsided during December but that has returned in 2009. The numbers are the closing levels for the Dow:

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Dow Finishes at 13-Month High
Source: CNN

Stocks ended higher Wednesday, with the Dow industrials finishing at a 13-month high for third straight day, after investor optimism rose on the expectation that interest rates would remain low for some time.

Storm Clouds Gather as Dow Hits 10,000
Source: RealClearPolitics

Dow Jones 10,000 arrived on Wall Street on Wednesday for the first time in a year. It's a milestone of sorts, and it certainly represents a vote for investor confidence in economic recovery. Blowout profit reports helped fuel the day's 145-point gain.

Dow Crests 10,000; Republicans Insist It's Not A Big Deal
Source: Politico

Dow 10,000 just isn't that big a deal, House Republican leader John Boehner said Wednesday morning. And anyone who places significance on the stock market hitting this symbolic number is "certainly not talking to the American people."

Dow Unveils Solar Shingles
Source: The New York Times

the solar shingles can offset between 40 percent and 80 percent of a home's electricity consumption.

Bodies of Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan Back in US
Source: AOL

(October 6) - The flag-draped coffins of five U.S. soldiers killed during a weekend onslaught against a U.S. military outpost in Afghanistan arrived Tuesday at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, the military said.

Eight U.S. Soldiers Dead in Bold Attack in Afghanistan - NYTimes.com
Source: The New York Times

KABUL, Afghanistan — Insurgents besieged two American outposts in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, American and Afghan officials said, killing eight Americans and two Afghan policemen in a bold daylight strike that was the deadliest for American soldiers in more than a year.The …

Wounded Soldiers Recover as Public Interest in Iraq, Afghanistan Wars Wane
Source: AOL

SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 10) — A year after Capt. Sam Brown was set ablaze when a bomb blew up his Humvee in Afghanistan, the 25-year-old West Point graduate endures a steady schedule of painful surgery and stretching to break up knotty burn scars.

Robert Gates protests AP decision as 'appalling'
Source: Politico

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is objecting "in the strongest terms" to an Associated Press decision to transmit a photograph showing a mortally wounded 21-year-old Marine in his final moments of life, calling the decision "appalling" and a breach of "common decency."

Fifth Annual KIA Thunder Run, Military-Vehicle Show, and Swap Meet Will Take Place in Northern California on Saturday, September 5

The free event in the north Monterey Bay Area will have an hour and a half ceremony at 1PM to honor our nation's killed in action and others who died while serving in the military and public service.

Chemical companies, US authorities knew dangers of Agent Orange
Source: Thanh Nien News

Thanh Nien News Last Updated: Monday, August 10, 2009 11:46:01 Vietnam (GMT+07) Those responsible for exposing Vietnamese citizens and US troops to toxic defoliants kept silent about known health implications, a review of documents finds.

U.S. antitrust targets seed, livestock, ag markets
Source: Reuters

It's fabulous to see that Justice might shed some light on the corporate food supply.

Lawsuit against Former Subsidiary of American Express Bank International for Negligent Participation in Wake of Madoff Scandal
Source: Business Wire

There were inklings and hints of Madoff connections to American Express, whether it be former or present. The iceberg is melting, folks.

Memorial Day 2009

The garbage men collected the trash again this Monday morning, and I suppose we could also call them "sanitation engineers," especially here in Silicon Valley. It did upset me a little at first because it's Memorial Day 2009.

Fighting off shareholders' environmental resolution, Dow cites inaccurate information in its SEC filing
Source: Michigan Messenger

In an effort to ward off a shareholder resolution that sought greater transparency in the company's handling of dioxin contamination in the Saginaw River watershed, Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) gave the Securities and Exchange Commission inaccurate information about the state of Mic …

Fuzzy Math & Accounting Tricks - Will Investors Be Fooled Yet Again?
Source: The Minneapolis Star Tribune

I concur that magical mathematics and twisting accounting rules like Geller bending metal are giving the smaller investors a little too much optimism.

Lots & Lots of Public Companies Use Cayman Islands for Tax Havens - Coke, Intel
Source: Bloomberg.com

As of November 2007, 378 U.S. publicly traded companies had at least one significant subsidiary in the Cayman Islands. One of the Dow 30 companies using offshore sites to reduce its U.S. taxes is Santa Clara, California-based Intel Corp., the world's largest chipmaker.

Study finds food wrapper chemicals in blood
Source: West Virginia Gazette

Around the world, scientists are closely examining C8 and a related chemical called PFOS. A growing body of evidence shows these chemicals are linked to a variety of adverse health effects.

Breach of Contract

My rural corner of Virginia is not often in the news and almost never in the financial section. The peaks and troughs of Wall Street are distant afterthoughts here.

Biotech Industry Exaggerating Numbers to Promote Image of Acceptance
Source: Institute of Science in Society

FoE exposes false and misleading statistics presented by industry-funded group to promote GM crops by Brett Cherry False and misleading statistics

Late Surge Leaves Nasdaq Up for Year
Source: CNBC Top News and Analysis

Stocks rallied to the finish line to make it two for two Thursday as investors were encouraged by decent demand fof a $24 billion auction of seven-year Treasury notes and some better-than-expected earnings.

Brits Already Tried Geithner's Plan And It Didn't Work
Source: The Nation

...both governments assume banks are suffering from a crisis of confidence that can be cured simply by removing the uncertainty of "toxic" debt.

Obama to the Rescue - Stocks Surge on Bank Plan, Rise in Home Sales
Source: finance.yahoo.com

NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street got the news it wanted on the economy's biggest problems -- banks and housing -- and celebrated by hurtling the Dow Jones industrials up nearly 500 points.

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