文章核心观点 - 该文章描述了一起针对Dow Chemical、Union Carbide等公司的环境诉讼案件 [1][2][3] - 该案件指控上述公司生产、储存和使用有毒化学品乙烯氧化物(EtO),导致当地居民Cathy Darlene Flint罹患多发性骨髓瘤 [2][3] - 该案件还指控一些医疗机构在消毒医疗设备时,将EtO排放到周围社区,造成居民长期暴露 [5] - EtO是一种无色无味的致癌气体,即使在低浓度下也会对人体健康造成严重危害 [6][7] - 该案件由著名环境律师Stuart Calwell主导,他此前曾成功打赢过针对Monsanto和西弗吉尼亚美国水公司的环境污染案件 [11][12] 公司相关内容 - 被告公司包括Dow Chemical、Union Carbide、Bayer Crop Science等化工企业 [13] - 这些公司在生产、储存和使用EtO过程中存在严重的疏忽和过失 [2][9] - 他们故意将未经过滤的EtO直接排放到当地社区,尽管已有催化氧化和吸收系统可以控制排放 [9] 行业相关内容 - 医疗行业也被指控在消毒医疗设备时,将EtO排放到周围社区,造成居民长期暴露 [5] - 当地的Vandalia Health Systems和Thomas Health System等医疗机构被列为被告 [5] - 这些医疗机构明知自身设施缺乏足够的污染控制系统,仍然将有毒气体排放到周围社区 [5]

Merck stock has handily outperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average in 2024, sparked by aggressive buying from billionaires like Citadel's Kenneth Griffin.The Dow Jones Industrial Average has long been a bellwether for the overall health of the U.S. stock market, tracking 30 large publicly owned companies across various sectors. While the index has seen modest gains in 2024, one of its constituents has been significantly outperforming.Merck & Co. (MRK -0.06%), a pharmaceutical giant known for its cancer i ...

Chevron combines a high yield with decades of consecutive dividend raises.The Dow Jones Industrial Average is known for its 30 blue chip components that act as representatives of the broader market. All but two components (Amazon and Boeing) pay dividends -- but many of these stocks have low yields.With a 4.2% yield, Chevron (CVX -1.74%) is the third-highest yielding stock in the Dow. Here's why Chevron is a well-rounded company with a path toward growing its payout for years to come -- making it a good add ...

With a violent growth-to-value rotation hitting the stock markets, it can be tempted to ditch AI high-flyers and other frothy tech plays for the big blue chips. When it comes to time-tested blue chips, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is a good place to look. The price-weighted index, which is also heavier in cheap cash cows, stood tall on Wednesday, rising 0.6%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 shed 1.4% and 2.9%, respectively.Depending on how diversified your portfolio is, Wednesday was either a bloodbath ...

The most recent trading session ended with Dow Inc. (DOW) standing at $54.77, reflecting a -1.16% shift from the previouse trading day's closing. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.78%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 1.29%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.7%.The the stock of materials science has fallen by 0.05% in the past month, lagging the Basic Materials sector's gain of 1.42% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.14%.Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on th ...

The market expects Dow Inc. (DOW) to deliver a year-over-year decline in earnings on lower revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended June 2024. This widely-known consensus outlook is important in assessing the company's earnings picture, but a powerful factor that might influence its near-term stock price is how the actual results compare to these estimates.The stock might move higher if these key numbers top expectations in the upcoming earnings report, which is expected to be released on July ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which missed the rally this year, has finally started to catch up as investors are flocking to the undervalued segments of the market amid growing expectations of a Fed rate cut this year. The blue-chip index hit a new all-time high, notching its best one-day gain since June 2023, after reclaiming the 40,000 milestone for the first time since May. In fact, the Dow Jones has gained more than 4% over the past week (read: Dow Reclaims 40,000 Mark, Surpasses Major Indices: ETFs ...

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to a new record high Tuesday morning, while the Nasdaq Composite lost ground as tech stocks tumbled. The Dow, which closed at its first record high in two months on Monday, was up 1.3%, a more than 500-point gain, in recent trading. The S&P 500, which is just shy of a record of its own, was up 0.3%, while the Nasdaq Composite was off 0.2%. The Dow's upswing was being led by UnitedHealth (UNH), which was up more than 5% after the insurer reported better-than-expected ...

On Monday, U.S. stocks soared as news of an unsuccessful assassination attempt on presidential candidate Donald Trump bolstered investor confidence in his electoral prospects. SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) inched up 0.5%, closing above the historic 40,000 mark. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) and Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) each saw gains of 0.3%, approaching record highs.Strong Bank Earnings Drive Market OptimismThe market rally was buoyed by robust second-quarter earnings reports from maj ...