Chemical Major Diversified: The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Praxair (NYSE:PX), Air Products & Chemicals (NYSE:APD), Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO)

U.S. chemical kingpin The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) joint venture chlor-alkali facility with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. of Japan has successfully commenced full-scale, commercial production. The facility, based in Freeport, TX, has been set up to produce chlorine and caustic soda used as feedstock in a number of industrial and chemical processes and products. The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) shares in last session closed at … Continue reading Chemical Major Diversified: The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Praxair (NYSE:PX), Air Products & Chemicals (NYSE:APD), Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO)

Basic Material Most Active Stocks: Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR)

Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) was upgraded by analysts at Macquarie from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday. Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) stock performance was 3.13% in last session and finished the day at $12.87. Traded volume was 39.76million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 27.04million shares. The beta … Continue reading Basic Material Most Active Stocks: Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR)

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Active Stocks Basic Material: Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI), Allied Nevada (NYSEMKT:ANV), Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW), Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM)

CIBC has also modified their ratings on a number of other stocks in the few days. The firm upgraded shares of Gold Fields Limited (ADR) (NYSE:GFI) from a sector perform rating to an outperform rating.  Gold Fields Limited (ADR) (NYSE:GFI) stock performance was 1.87% in last session and finished the day at $4.36. Traded volume was 7.99million shares in the last session and the average … Continue reading Active Stocks Basic Material: Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI), Allied Nevada (NYSEMKT:ANV), Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW), Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM)

Chemical Major Diversified: The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN), Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO), FMC Corp (NYSE:FMC)

The Dow Chemical Co. is continuing its more than 30-year partnership with Habitat for Humanity, with 1,500 employees expected to log 10,000 volunteer hours in the Great Lakes Bay Region and around the world this year. The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) stock performance was -0.47% in last session and finished the day at $49.03. Traded volume was 6.54 million shares in the last session and … Continue reading Chemical Major Diversified: The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN), Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO), FMC Corp (NYSE:FMC)

Market Watch: Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN), The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Midsouth Bancorp Inc. (NYSE:MSL), Fairpoint Communications (NASDAQ:FRP), Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL)

Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN)’s acquisition of 360 Energy Engineers was part of a deal that included the purchase of Oregon-based Abacus Resource Management Co., with an overall value of about $21.2 million, said Jan, 27. Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is 8.10% and weekly performance is 18.70%. On last trading day company shares ended up $14.41. Willdan Group, … Continue reading Market Watch: Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN), The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Midsouth Bancorp Inc. (NYSE:MSL), Fairpoint Communications (NASDAQ:FRP), Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL)

Moving Stocks: The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP), Diebold (NYSE:DBD), Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD), Banco Latinoamericano Comerc Exterior (NYSE:BLX)

Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) was the target of a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 27,807,602 shares, an increase of 15.3% from the December 15th total of 24,115,252 shares, Analyst Ratings News reports. The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 6.20% and weekly performance is 0.86%. On last … Continue reading Moving Stocks: The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP), Diebold (NYSE:DBD), Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD), Banco Latinoamericano Comerc Exterior (NYSE:BLX)