4 Dow Spotlight Stocks Finishing Wednesday in the Red

E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. (NYSE:DD) has seen more than 60 percent of its growth in earnings since 2009 come from its Performance Chemicals unit, but if it is true that this division is cycling down management’s earnings, the growth targets currently seem a bit shaky, says Barron’s. However, DuPont believes that China will turn around by early 2013, plus, at 3.5 percent, the shares pay the second-highest dividend yield of any chemical firm listed in the S&P’s 500 index.

General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) reportedly intends to boost its endeavors in the development of medical equipment in Japan since it thinks the country well-suited to introduce state-of-the-art products, according to the Nikkei.

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Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) has released availability and pricing details for its new array of consumer and business PCs which were designed to work with Windows 8 which range from desktops and stylish notebooks to a tablet. This selection balances premium materials and a purposeful design philosophy to provide a distinct H-P appearance and feel. Unique form factors, including a business tablet sporting functionality-boosting H-P Smart Jackets, a hybrid personal computer with a detachable screen, along with an ultrathin all-in-one desktop, allow users to exploit Windows 8 along with H-P innovations such as HP TouchSmart tech. They also provide H-P Connected Photo driven by Snapfish by H-P and H-P Connected Music supplied by Meridian to deliver convenient access to photos and music.

International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) is said by Warren Buffett to be ‘struggling a little’.

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