Dow Chemical second-quarter profit hurt by costs
(Reuters)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080724/2008_07_24t085554_450x363_us_dowchemical.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=yFtIyVodvBBkoEExY_eeFA--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="Dow Chemical's corporate headquarters in Midland, Michigan is seen in an undated handout photo. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080724/bs_nm/dowchemical_dc)Reuters - Dow Chemical Co posted
second-quarter earnings that fell short of market expectations
as its price increases did not completely offset a sharp spike
in energy and raw material costs.</p><br clear="all"/>
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