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    DuPont's Narrow Economic Moat

    Sun, 06/24/2012 - 16:24 EDT - Seeking Alpha
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    By Morningstar:

    By Min Tang-Varner, CFA

    E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (DD) is one of the largest chemical conglomerates we cover. After a comprehensive review, we have awarded the company a narrow economic moat rating, as specialty operations now make up more than half of its earnings. We particularly like DuPont's genetically modified seed business, which over the years has become a formidable competitor to the wide-moat GMO behemoth Monsanto (MON). We think DuPontComplete Story »

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