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• Sell Block: DuPont Thursday, 18 Dec 2008 | 9:02 PM ET

  With an unsafe dividend, exposure to slowing industries and that big run in a very short time, Cramer thinks this stock is a sell.

• Cramer's Call on Chemicals Thursday, 18 Dec 2008 | 8:55 PM ET

  This is the sector to own, but not just any stock will do. Find out which name is Mad Money's favorite.

• Cramer's Chemical Romance With PPG Monday, 10 Nov 2008 | 6:20 PM ET

  A big dividend makes this stock a buy, buy, buy.

• Earnings Roundup: PFE, DD, SGP, MMM, LMT, FITB Tuesday, 21 Oct 2008 | 8:55 AM ET

  

  U.S. companies ranging from chemicals like Du Pont, to pharmas like Pfizer and Schering Plough, and financials like Fifth Third and BlackRock, reported earnings Tuesday.

• The Good, The Bad, The Ugly of Euro Earnings Thursday, 31 Jul 2008 | 4:51 AM ET

  European earnings were mixed Thursday, with telecoms reporting results in line or above forecasts, while energy companies and financials posted profit declines or figures below market expectations.

• Dow Chemical Profit Hurt by High Energy Costs Thursday, 24 Jul 2008 | 9:52 AM ET

  

  Dow Chemical posted second-quarter earnings that fell short of market expectations as its price increases did not completely offset a sharp spike in energy and raw material costs.

• DuPont Earnings Benefit from Agriculture Boom Tuesday, 22 Jul 2008 | 1:29 PM ET

  

  Chemical maker DuPont Tuesday posted higher-than-expected quarterly earnings as strong demand for its corn and soybean seeds offset weakness in the domestic housing and automotive markets.

• Speculating on Chemicals Friday, 11 Jul 2008 | 6:29 PM ET

  A flurry of consolidation in the industry has Cramer predicting what could be next to go.

• Ashland to Acquire Hercules for $2.6 Billion Friday, 11 Jul 2008 | 2:45 PM ET

  Ashland, which makes chemicals and Valvoline motor oil, said on Friday that it would acquire Hercules in a $2.6 billion cash-and-stock deal that would significantly boost its product offerings.

• Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Teams With Kuwait in $15B Dow Chemical Deal Thursday, 10 Jul 2008 | 10:50 AM ET

  

  Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is helping to finance Dow's just-announced deal to buy specialty chemical maker Rohm and Haas for over $15 billion in cash. Berkshire is contributing an equity investment in the form of $3 billion worth of convertible preferred securities.  The Kuwait Investment Authority is also making a $1 billion investment.

• Air Products: Cutting Edge of Alt. Energy? Wednesday, 25 Jun 2008 | 6:24 PM ET

  This company's making moves to increase its market footprint while reducing the carbon one we leave behind.

• Dow Chemical Hikes Prices 20%, Citing Energy Costs Wednesday, 28 May 2008 | 10:49 AM ET

  Dow Chemical, the biggest U.S. chemical manufacturer, said on Wednesday it would hike prices for all its products by up to 20 percent next month, the latest signal that escalating energy prices were stoking inflation.

• A View from the Top: What the CEOs are Saying Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | 9:39 AM ET

  Chief executives from around Europe discussed their companies' earnings, opportunities and the challenges they face in 2008 with CNBC Europe Wednesday.

• European Earnings: Commerzbank Disappoints Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | 6:05 AM ET

  

  Commerzbank had the most disappointing earnings results out of Europe Wednesday, as the German bank's first-quarter net profit fell 54 percent and it announced a 244 million euro ($377.9 million) writedown.

• Stop Trading!: Monsanto Is Key to Food Crisis Friday, 25 Apr 2008 | 3:26 PM ET

  The company's genetically modified seeds are just what the world needs.

• Dow Chemical Profit Slips, Energy Costs Drag Thursday, 24 Apr 2008 | 7:07 AM ET

  

  Dow Chemical said on Thursday that first-quarter earnings fell slightly from a year-ago, hurt by lower volumes in North America and soaring crude oil and natural gas costs.

• European Earnings: Bayer Beats Thursday, 24 Apr 2008 | 5:50 AM ET

  Earnings from a smorgasbord of European companies revealed a mixed business environment Thursday, with the likes of Bayer and Swedbank beating expectations, while Peugeot Citroen and Stora Enso missed.

• European Earnings: Germany's Highs and Lows Wednesday, 23 Apr 2008 | 12:03 PM ET

  German companies dominated European earnings headlines Wednesday with tech heavyweight Infineon reporting a quarterly loss, but IKB, the first German subprime casualty indicating a smaller-than-expected loss.

• Stocks Close Lower as Oil Tops $119 Tuesday, 22 Apr 2008 | 5:21 PM ET

  Stocks opened lower Tuesday after disappointing guidance from Texas Instruments.

• Oil Surge, Earnings Drag Down Stocks Tuesday, 22 Apr 2008 | 2:32 PM ET

  Stocks opened lower Tuesday after disappointing guidance from Texas Instruments.