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Spinoff Odds & Ends: Activist Investors, DuPont

A few short hits for the end of the week… The WSJ busted out an activist report card analyzing the results of ‘what happens to large U.S. companies after an activist arrives’. Naturally, the outcome is ‘mixed’. That said, it’s certainly an interesting data set to parse through and one is able to sort by activist or by… Read More »

Nonstick: DuPont May Spin Off Performance Chemical Business Including Teflon

There are few companies in America with as long a history as DuPont (DD). Started as a gunpowder mill in Delaware in 1802, the company has been a fixture on the American business landscape for over two centuries. DuPont was a force behind the creation and growth of General Motors (GM) and invented many of the signature materials… Read More »