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Times Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
... 31, 1985. A parliamentary reply dis- closed that ?22m was repaid by the company on August 8. Du Pont cleared The Federal Trade Commis- sion in Washington has ordered the dismissal of charges that the Du Pont Company soug-ht to monopolize the titanium dioxide market. It says Du Pont's actions were legally based on efficiences and growth oppor- tunities. Sudanese cr.isis Sudan,'...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
... such as 3M ESPE, Arkema Group, BASF AG, Cabot Corporation, Cyclics Corporation, DSM Somos, Du Pont (E.I) De Nemours & Company, Elementis Specialties Inc., eSpin Technologies, Inc., Evonik Degussa, Foster Corporation, Hybrid Plastics, Hyper-Therm High-Temperature Composites, Inc., Industrial Nanotech, Inc., Inframat Corporation, InMat, Inc., Nanocor Incorporated, Nanodynamics, Inc., Nanoledge...
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New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 11/22/2008
... some with sitting rooms and gas fireplaces. Pamper yourself in the newly-opened spa.Hotel Du Pont11th and Market Streets, Wilmington, Del., 800-441-9019, Rates: $129-$545Immerse yourself in local history with a stay at this 1913 hotel that occupies a city block and tucks a hefty history book into nightstands. Envisioned by Pierre S. du Pont, then president of the DuPont Company, to rival...
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43(B)log (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
Invista S.A.R.L. v. E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., 2008 WL 4865208 (S.D.N.Y.) Invista’s corporate predecessors formed a French joint venture, Butachimie SNC. Invista claimed that defendant Rhodia misappropriated a Butachimie technology known as Gen I, which is used to produce an ingredient for nylon, and that Rhodia intended to build a Chinese plant to use Gen I. DuPont and Invista allegedly...
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BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
Filed under: Press releases , Indices , DJIA One hears the mantra almost daily, often from friends and relatives: Aren't stocks cheap? Look at those low P/Es! GE is at $15 a share, Intel below $14, Du Pont at about $27. My goodness, the Dow is down to 8,200. Isn't now a good time to buy stocks? It is, if you believe the Dow is forming a bottom and/or that the worst of the financial crisis is...
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The Daily Dish (Free subscription) | 11/16/2008
... and the fact that it lost $119 million that year. Edward Jefferson, the chief executive officer of Du Pont, who presided over the company's merger with Conoco in 1981—a decision viewed by many as a disaster for Du Pont's fortunes—received $887,299 that year.
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The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
... “security” turf, then just imagine the force that will be trained on you.And GM? Who owns it? The Du Pont family has owned the largest percentage of GM ever since the 1930’s when they used WWI war booty to take it over. And who are those DuPonts, who Nancy Pelosi and other weak-kneed Democrats are thinking about giving billions–to “bail out” GM? A Bidermann-DuPont, the part of the family...
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If Sam Tarran Was In Charge (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
Pete du Pont in the Wall Street Journal (via the ASI ) has helpfully assembled a list of Obama's policies, which, due to the personality cult that has emerged around him, have received so little attention, often by people who should know better . Du Pont warns that Obama's election, which is being depicted by media on this side of the Atlantic as being as inevitable as the Last Judgement, will...
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Market Wire - Investment Opinion (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
WESTON, FL (MARKET WIRE) Wall Street News Alert's "stocks to watch" this morning are: MSE Enviro-Tech Corp. (PINKSHEETS: MEVT), 3M Co. (NYSE: MMM), Du Pont (E.I.) De Nemours & Co., Inc. (NYSE: DD) and Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC).
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The Black Kettle (Free subscription) | 10/27/2008
By PETE DU PONT ,WSJ: Barack Obama is likely to become the next president of the United States. Six weeks ago John McCain was leading Mr. Obama. But according to RealClearPolitics, as of yesterday Mr. Obama led in the national polls by just under 8% and in the Electoral College by 306 to 157 (a majority is 270). Throughout his campaign Mr. Obama has successfully presented himself as a careful...
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
... once lathered up."This hotel's unbelievable," David Price said.Start with the founder's name. Du Pont. You know a guy's loaded when he lower-cases the first initial of his last name.Pierre S. du Pont wanted a hotel that would rival the Europe's finest, so he brought over a bunch of Italian and French craftsmen and had them build a Motel 6-plus. The 12-story palace opened in 1913, full of...
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Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/25/2008
... flat. Central Illinois flat.Enough trivia. Let's explore.We start up north, where the glory of the Du Pont family is on display at several magnificent sites. (And note: In general, it's Du Pont when referring to the family as a whole and du Pont when used as part of an individual's name. And the company is DuPont. Some family members go with alternate versions; you can do that when...
