$17.38

0.76 (4.57%)

11/21/2008 4:00 PM

The Dow Chemical Company (DOW)

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The company offers a innovative chemical, plastic and agricultural products and services to customers in more than 175 countries, helping them to provide everything from fresh water, food and pharmaceuticals to paints, packaging and personal care.

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Midland (1), Dividend (191), Chemicals (111), S&P 500 (469), Large Cap (279), Michigan (10), Behemoth (33), Multinational Company (16), Best CEOs 2006 (29)
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The Dow Chemical Company At A Glance

Current Price:	$17.38
Last Trade Time:	11/21/2008 4:00 PM
Open:	$17.52
Previous Close:	$16.62
Daily Range:	$16.41 - $17.52
52-Week Range:	$16.58 - $45.50
Volume:	23,752,382
Market Cap:	$15.35B
P/E Ratio:	5.96
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Final Glance: Chemicals companies
11/21/2008 6:14:00 PM - AP
Midday Glance: Chemicals companies
11/21/2008 1:30:00 PM - AP
Analyst sees sliding demand harming DuPont
11/21/2008 12:48:00 PM - AP
Early Glance: Chemicals companies
11/21/2008 10:32:00 AM - AP

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1 The Dow Chemical Company (DOW)

Avatar Scorpioray (87.53) Submitted: 7/06/07 6:23 PM

Dow is in a cyclical business, and the peak of its earnings occurred in late 2005-early 2006. Persistently high natural gas costs in NA have been and will continue to depress earnings from this geographic region, which presents approx 40-50% of Dow's worldwide sales.

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Recs 0 (DOW) KingMinusTouch (< 20) Submitted: 11/19/08 8:32 PM : Start Price: $19.19 DOW Score: 4.07 I do not own any shares....Bear markets maul all stocks good and bad................. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (DOW) COOLSTOCK (< 20) Submitted: 11/18/08 3:59 PM : Start Price: $20.85 DOW Score: -4.21 A GOOD multinational corporation AND A GREAT CHEMICAL Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (DOW) jstegma (99.76) Submitted: 11/17/08 6:06 PM : Start Price: $27.46 DOW Score: -15.78 Nice dividend from a solid company that will be there when the recession, depression, armageddon or whatever it is ends. Buy, hold, and reinvest the dividends, and you're virtually guaranteed to beat the market. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (DOW) UltimateAnalyst (< 20) Submitted: 11/15/08 11:39 PM : Start Price: $20.98 DOW Score: -5.06 Great dividend, undervalued Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (DOW) awallejr (< 20) Submitted: 11/14/08 1:36 PM : Start Price: $22.05 DOW Score: -6.59 Irony is they raised their prices when oil hit $147, now with oil under $60, those price increases are looking pretty good. Pays a solid dividend too. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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	TrackRichAster	92.39	06/17/08		1Y	$37.82	-54.04%	-44.61%	-9.43
	TrackUBS	85.75	06/10/08		NS	$38.08	-54.36%	-44.29%	-10.07
	TrackJimCramer	85.65	01/07/08		3W	$35.91	-51.60%	-46.29%	-5.32
	TrackDreman	85.36	12/31/07		NS	$38.08	-54.36%	-48.13%	-6.22
	TrackSoros	< 20	09/30/07		NS	$41.17	-57.78%	-50.30%	-7.48
	TrackJohnKeeley	< 20	09/30/07		NS	$41.17	-57.78%	-50.30%	-7.48
	TrackDodgeCox	94.99	09/30/07		NS	$41.17	-57.78%	-50.30%	-7.48
	TrackBrandes	< 20	09/30/07		NS	$41.17	-57.78%	-50.30%	-7.48
	TrackHAndW	< 20	09/30/07		NS	$41.17	-57.78%	-50.30%	-7.48
	TrackMatrix	90.83	08/03/07		NS	$42.12	-58.74%	-48.51%	-10.23
	TrackLehmanBros	< 20	06/05/07		NS	$43.39	-59.94%	-50.67%	-9.27
	TrackHSBC	92.10	03/20/07		NS	$42.25	-58.86%	-45.86%	-13.00

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