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To: Road Walker who wrote (107146)	1/9/2012 11:18:56 AM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 149317

Europe is one drag and then China is becoming another. The ECRI Weekly Leading Index is at -8.2% and deteriorating. This tells us that rough waters are directly ahead. The US cannot continue to recover in the face of a global downturn. China is now usually a leading indicator for the US, since China manufactures so many of our goods. So if China is slowing down, then we know we're next.

To: Road Walker who wrote (107146)	1/16/2012 7:57:16 AM
From: Bocor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

U.S. chemical makers such as DuPont Co. and Dow Chemical Co. probably will report fourth-quarter earnings that fell from the prior quarter and from the year-earlier period. On Friday, EVP Thomas Connelly filed SEC Form 4 indicating that he exercised DD options and sold the resulting 54,648 shares for $2.6 million, under a 10b5-1 plan. Overall, insiders sold a total of 535,710 shares in the past year. DD trades at 11-12 forward P/E and 3.9 P/B compared to averages of 10.8 and 2.6 for the diversified chemicals group.