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Landmark Agent Orange Case Is Dismissed

Vietnamese woman sued chemical companies, but French court says it has no authority to rule

(Newser) - She would have been the first Vietnamese civilian to win a judgment against the chemical companies that produced Agent Orange, notes the Washington Post . But a court in France on Monday dismissed the case brought by Tran To Nga against companies including Dow Chemical and Monsanto, now owned by Bayer....

Lab is Feeding Fungicides to Beagles, Humane Society Says

Petition calls for dogs' release from experiments

(Newser) - Beagles are allegedly being force-fed fungicides in experiments at a Michigan laboratory with ties to Dow Chemical, and the Humane Society wants it to stop. An undercover investigation last year found that nearly two dozen experiments involved testing on dogs, and that some suffered for months before being killed when...

This Company Has a -5% Corporate Tax Rate

GE tops WalletHub's list of companies with lowest corporate tax rates; Caterpillar has the highest

(Newser) - To best understand how President Trump's plan to cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 20% would affect companies, it's necessary to determine a company's effective tax rate. WalletHub is on the case. The outlet reviewed annual reports for the top 100 companies on the S&...

EPA Chief Met With Dow CEO Before Pesticide Decision
EPA Chief Met With Dow CEO
Before Pesticide Decision
THE RUNDOWN
Jun 28, 2017 11:40 AM CDT

EPA Chief Met With Dow CEO Before Pesticide Decision

Rep downplays meeting; Pruitt says he nixed push for ban based on 'meaningful science'

(Newser) - The EPA has faced no shortage of criticism over the past several months, but reproaches appear to be growing louder based on a slew of revelations this week. The AP reports on a previously undisclosed meeting EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt had with Andrew Liveris, the CEO of Dow Chemical, three...

Pesticide Maker's Letter to Trump Administration: 'Set Aside' Studies

Companies say risk assessments are flawed

(Newser) - Dow Chemical is pushing the Trump administration to scrap the findings of federal scientists who point to a family of widely used pesticides as harmful to about 1,800 critically threatened or endangered species. Lawyers representing Dow and two other makers of organophosphates sent letters last week to the heads...

Environmentalists Sue EPA to Ban Pesticide

EPA recently reversed its decision to ban chlorpyrifos

(Newser) - Environmental groups first asked the Environmental Protection Agency to ban chlorpyrifos back in 2000. Fifteen years later, the EPA agreed to move forward with a ban on the pesticide, which has been linked repeatedly to problems including autism, attention deficit disorders, and developmental delays in children. But the ban hadn'...

Scalia's Death Forces Dow Chemical to Settle $835M Suit

'I think most corporations facing class actions regarded Justice Scalia as a friend'

(Newser) - One consequence of Antonin Scalia's death: Dow Chemical will be setting a class-action lawsuit for $835 million. The company made the announcement Friday, explaining that it now has less of a chance of winning its appeal at the Supreme Court, the Wall Street Journal reports. In 2013, Dow was...

2 of Nation's Oldest Companies to Create Chemical Giant

'DowDupont' is in the works

(Newser) - You've heard of Dow Chemical. You've heard of DuPont. Prepare to forget both as single entities: Assuming regulators give their blessing, the two will merge into one chemical behemoth to be known as DowDuPont. At least for a while. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the plan eventually...

GE Hiring Thousands of US Veterans
 GE Hiring 
 Thousands 
 of US Veterans 
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Feb 13, 2012 7:54 AM CST

GE Hiring Thousands of US Veterans

Firm to invest $580K in aviation plants amid effort to reboot economy

(Newser) - As General Electric prepares to host an economic summit in Washington, the firm has announced some fixes of its own: It will hire 5,000 US veterans over five years and invest $580 million in its aviation operations this year, Reuters reports. "We should have the confidence to act...

Big Biz Can Only Donate So Much to Bobby Jindal...

... but is throwing a lot at his wife's nonprofit

(Newser) - If a corporation needs to get on Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's good side, there's a limit to how much it can donate to his campaign in order to do so. But there's no limit to how much it can donate to his wife's nonprofit. The Supriya Jindal Foundation for Louisiana's...

Big Biz Pays Chamber of Commerce to Fight Its Battles

Handful of anonymous corporate donors account for bulk of funding

(Newser) - The foreign money that's been funneling into the Chamber of Commerce looks like small potatoes in light of a new analysis from the New York Times that found nearly half of the Chamber's $140 million in 2008 contributions came from 45 anonymous corporate donors who step up the spending when...

Execs Found Guilty 25 Years After Bhopal Disaster

Union Carbide bosses guilty of death by negligence

(Newser) - More than a quarter-century after one of the worst industrial disasters in history, the verdicts are in. An Indian court has found 8 former executives at Union Carbide's Indian subsidiary guilty of causing death by negligence for their role in 1984's Bhopal disaster, CNN reports. A leak at the chemical...

Upbeat Earnings Have CEOs Singing Rebound

(Newser) - CEOs and investors have springs in their steps. After a week full of positive earnings reports, many now believe worst is over, the Wall Street Journal reports. Yesterday saw a slew of reports that matched or beat estimates, including Motorola, Goodyear, Sony, and Kellogg Co. The economy “has found...

Would-Be Car-Battery Kings Jostle Over $2.4B From Feds

States seek to become lithium-ion capital of US

(Newser) - Some 165 companies and states are battling for a $2.4 billion Obama administration grant aimed at making the US a leader in electric-car batteries, the Wall Street Journal reports. General Motors, Dow Chemical, and General Electric are among the firms vying for the money; states like Michigan, Kentucky, and...

Earnings Send Stocks Higher
 Earnings Send Stocks Higher 
MARKET Open
Apr 30, 2009 8:42 AM CDT

Earnings Send Stocks Higher

(Newser) - Stocks surged at the open, as better-than-expected earnings buoyed hopes that the economy is ready for a comeback, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow was up 71 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq rose 8 and 20 points, respectively. Earnings reports have been surprisingly good this quarter; about...

Dow Drops 32; Crude Rises
 Dow Drops 32; Crude Rises 
MARKETS
Dec 29, 2008 3:27 PM CST

Dow Drops 32; Crude Rises

Rohm & Haas, Dow Chemical fall on scuttled Kuwait deal

(Newser) - Stocks saw light losses today as news of trouble in Rohm & Haas’ acquisition of Dow Chemical hurt materials and crude staged a comeback on renewed Middle East tension, MarketWatch reports. The Dow closed down 31.62 points at 8,483.93. The Nasdaq fell 19.92 to close at...

Stocks Flat as Oil Surges
 Stocks Flat as Oil Surges 
MARKET Open
Dec 29, 2008 9:10 AM CST

Stocks Flat as Oil Surges

Case Schiller likely to throw this out of whack later

(Newser) - Oil prices soared this morning, as Middle East tensions reached a fever pitch, but stocks barely budged, with the Dow rising a mere 1.83 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P moved up 0.44 and 5.18 respectively. Oil rose above $40 thanks to Israel’s dramatic attacks...

Dow Chemical to Slash 5,000 Jobs, Close 20 Plants

Moves will save company about $700 million

(Newser) - Dow Chemical Co. will slash 5,000 full-time jobs—about 11% of its total work force—close 20 plants, and sell several businesses to rein in costs amid the recession, the company announced today. One of the largest chemical makers in the world, Dow expects the moves to save about...

Dow Chemical Drops $15.3B on Rohm & Haas

Deal may signal start of consolidation in chemical industry

(Newser) - In what may be the beginning of a long-anticipated consolidation of the chemical industry, Dow Chemical today said it was buying coatings and electronic-materials company Rohm & Haas in a $15.3 billion all-cash deal, reports the Wall Street Journal. Dow is backed by $3 billion from Warren Buffett's Berkshire...

Dow Hikes Prices 20% on Chemicals in Many Products

Chemical company rips feds for energy policy it blames for higher costs

(Newser) - Skyrocketing energy costs prompted Dow Chemical to bump prices up to 20% yesterday on compounds that are the building blocks for thousands of consumer products, fanning inflation fears. Dow, one of the world’s largest chemical companies, ripped Washington for an energy policy it says has raised its energy costs...

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