How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15. After Lehman’s fall, the credit markets seized up, generally sending stocks plunging and eventually leading to the creation of the government’s financial rescue plan. The numbers are the closing levels for the Dow:

Dow Chemical says despite two price increases unveiled during the second quarter, sharply higher costs for energy and raw materials contributed to a 27 percent decrease in profit for the period.The Midland, Mich.-based company says net income for the...

Dow Chemical Co. will buy rival chemicals maker Rohm and Haas Co. for more than $15 billion in a deal the chemical giant said Thursday was a lynchpin for growth.The $78 per-share deal includes money from a Kuwaiti sovereign wealth fund and Warren...

Dow Chemical Co. will buy rival chemicals maker Rohm and Haas Co. for more than $15 billion in a deal the chemical giant said Wednesday was a lynchpin for growth.The $78 per-share deal includes money from a Kuwaiti sovereign wealth fund and Warren...

Dow Chemical says it has agreed to buy specialty chemicals maker Rohm and Haas for $78 per share, or more than $15 billion.Based on the per-share purchase price and the roughly 196 million shares Rohm and Haas had outstanding as of April 22, the deal...

Dow Chemical Co. plans to raise the price of its products for the second time in a month to deal with what it calls the relentless rise in costs of energy and related raw materials.The Midland-based chemical company said Tuesday it will raise prices by...

Dow Chemical Co. said Monday it has settled all litigation between the chemical company and two former executives who were fired for participating in unauthorized buyout discussions.J. Pedro Reinhard and Romeo Kreinberg acknowledged participating in...

Dow Chemical Co. will raise its prices by up to 20 percent almost immediately to offset the soaring cost of energy, and the CEO of the chemical giant lashed out at Washington on Wednesday for failing to develop a sound energy policy.Dow supplies a broad...

Dow Chemical Co. will raise product prices by up to 20 percent almost immediately to offset the soaring cost of energy and raw materials, and the CEO of the chemical giant lashed out Washington on Wednesday for failing to develop a sound energy...

Dow Chemical Co. will raise product prices by up to 20 percent almost immediately to offset the soaring cost of energy and raw materials, and the CEO of the chemical giant lashed out Washington on Wednesday for failing to develop a sound energy...