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Ellen J. Kullman (born January 1956, Wilmington, Delaware) is an American business executive. She is President, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of E. I.
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Powered by accelerating agriculture sales and higher prices, manufacturing giant DuPont (NYSE:DD) beat the Street on Thursday amid a 12% jump in revenue.
The blue-chip company said it earned $1.49 billion, or $1.57 a share, last quarter, compared with a profit of $1.43 billion, or $1.52 a share. Excluding one-time items, it earned $1.61, topping forecasts from analysts for $1.55.DuPont said its revenue rose 12% to $11.23 billion, matching the Street's view. While volumes shrank 2%, the company managed to cancel that out with an 8% increase in prices."DuPont's market-driven science and commitment to innovation and productivity are winning in key markets, despite economic headwinds early in the first quarter," CEO Ellen Kullman said in a statement.Looking ahead, DuPont reaffirmed its full-year guidance for 2012 non-GAAP earnings of $4.20 to $4.40, which translates to a 7% to 12% jump. The midpoint of that range, $4.30, would exceed the Street's view of $4.25.The markets had a muted respon...President Obama kicked off his second year in office by announcing a new advisory council for jobs. It was going to be comprised of the top names in business and br...
COPENHAGEN, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. chemicals group DuPont has won its takeover battle for Danisco, with shareholders owning 92.2 percent of the Danish food ingredie...
By Ernest ScheyderNEW YORK (Reuters) - DuPont's <DD.N> profit rose 27 percent to trounce Wall Street's expectations, fueled by strong sales of seeds and solar panel ...
Lifted by stronger volumes, DuPont (NYSE:DD) revealed on Thursday a stronger-than-expected 23% improvement in first-quarter profit, leading the company to raise its ...
By Ernest ScheyderNEW YORK (Reuters) - DuPont's <DD.N> profit rose 27 percent to trounce Wall Street's expectations, fueled largely by sales to farmers and solar pan...
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - DuPont faces a tough task to convince shareholders of Danish group Danisco to accept its $6.4 billion offer, even after it cleared another hur...
DuPont (NYSE:DD) said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profits slipped 15%, but the company’s non-GAAP profit easily surpassed Wall Street’s hopes amid jumping sales.Wilmi...
Six months after his company settled fraud charges with the government, the chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs , Lloyd Blankfein , was invited by the White Hou...
U.S. chemicals group DuPont said on Sunday it will buy Danish food ingredients and enzymes firm Danisco for $5.8 billion to boost its position in the fast-growing fo...
DuPont (NYSE:DD), which makes chemicals, building materials and agricultural products, posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit as sales rose in all six busine...
By Ernest ScheyderWILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - DuPont, whichmakes products in a wide range of industries such as chemicals, biotechnology and agriculture, is not see...
DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman weighs in on the future of U.S. manufacturing.
Held back by weak electronics demand, chemicals giant DuPont (NYSE:DD) disclosed on Tuesday a 0.8% slip in fourth-quarter profits and weaker-than-expected revenue.Th...
Chemical giant DuPont (NYSE:DD) said Tuesday it expects to beat Wall Street’s expectations next year by generating EPS growth of 12% to 17%.The upbeat forecast comes...
Hit by shrinking demand in the electronics industry and global uncertainty, chemical giant DuPont (NYSE:DD) downgraded its 2011 earnings guidance Friday below Wall S...
Boosted by a key price hike, DuPont (NYSE:DD) revealed third-quarter results on Tuesday that easily exceeded Wall Street’s expectations and led the chemical giant to...
President Barack Obama on Friday praised Congress for sending him a bill that revamps the U.S. patent system, saying just before signing it into law that it will hel...
Chemical maker DuPont (NYSE:DD) revealed second-quarter results on Thursday that exceeded expectations, prompting the blue-chip company to upgrade its 2011 profit ou...
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