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Friday September 18, 2009

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Cavico Corp. (NASDAQ:CAVO), a leading infrastructure development company based in Vietnam, announced today that its common stock has been approved for listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker symbol CAVO. Trading on The NASDAQ Capital Market will commence today.

Avago Technologies Limited (Nasdaq:AVGO), a leading designer, developer and global supplier of analog semiconductor devices, today announced the early tender results for the cash tender offer by its wholly owned subsidiary, Avago Technologies Finance Pte. Ltd.

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Wednesday September 16, 2009

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Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has successfully completed acoustic testing of the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite. The Advanced EHF system will provide survivable, highly secure, protected, global communications for all warfighters serving under the U.S. Department of Defense.

Post Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PPS), an Atlanta-based real estate investment trust, today announced quarterly dividends on its common stock of $0.20 per share for the third quarter of 2009. The dividend is payable on October 15,

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Hess Corporation (HES) Hess Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, production, purchase, transportation, and sale of crude oil and natural gas worldwide.

Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) Kraft Foods Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets packaged food products and grocery products worldwide

The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) The Dow Chemical Company engages in the manufacture and sale of chemicals, plastic materials, agricultural, and other specialized products and services worldwide.

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The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) is the largest producer of plastics and the second-leading chemical company in the world.Vertical integration keeps costs low. The company's recently completed joint venture agreement with Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) of Kuwait is expected to reduce cyclicality in the chemical business. Further, its merger with Rohm and Haas will consolidate higher margin and higher growth specialty businesses and reduce volatility in earnings and cash flow.However, high raw material costs have forced the company to temporarily idle or reduce production at several of its plants. Further, Dow has a high exposure to the commodity chemical cycle. We expect earnings to remain under pressure and rate the stock a Hold.Read the full analyst report on DOW "DOW" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?Zacks Investment Research

Less than a week after its soon-to-be-merged Rohm and Haas Company (ROH) announced it was cutting over 900 jobs, The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) this morning says it will be shedding 5000 positions from its workforce and taking 6000 contractors off its payroll, according to the AP.

The value of DOW's recently signed K-Dow Petrochemical deal -- notable for its Kuwaiti government funding and control -- has been lowered 8% from what was originally anticipated. Was it this that helped spur the latest set of massive layoffs in the state of Michigan -- a state that has already been ravaged by job cuts in the auto industry -- where Dow Chemical is based?

More likely, DOW is looking to strengthen itself ahead of a continued U.S. economic downturn, and layoffs would have happened anyway. Here's what senior chemicals industry analyst Paul Raman, CFA had to say in his latest valuation

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The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) is the largest producer of plastics and second-leading chemical company in the world. Vertical integration keeps cost low. Stronger demand in Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, India, Middle East and Africa has more than offset the continued economic slowdown in North America. Moreover, price gains have largely offset significant increases in costs of feedstock and energy. The company's recently completed joint venture agreement with Petrochemical Industries Company of Kuwait is expected to reduce cyclicality in the chemical business. Further, its merger with Rohm and Haas will consolidate higher margin and higher growth specialty businesses and reduce the volatility in earnings and cash flow.However, high raw material costs have forced the company to temporarily idle or reduce production at several of its plants. Further, Dow has a high exposure to the commodity chemical cycle. We expect earnings to remain under ...