DuPont's Narrow Economic Moat

E I Du Pont De Nemours & Co (DD) is a global chemical and life sciences company that began its journey in 1802, and was incorporated in Delaware in 1915. Its businesses, spread across a wide range of industries, include agriculture and industrial biotechnology, materials sciences and manufacturing, as well as construction and communications. The company has been involved in a massive restructuring in the last year, a fact reflected in the stock’s performance.

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By Kevin Quon:With science increasingly integrating itself with small technology, genetic engineering has grown over the past 20 years into a booming industry that is well capable of commercializing research. Advancements in sequencing technology and a growing knowledge base has helped open the field to everyday sciences. Few better examples of this can be found than in the genetically modified seed industry that has come to change the face of agriculture.

ETF Database submits: Over the past quarter, equity markets have soared despite low levels of economic growth in much of the developed world. Arguably, one of the biggest gainers during this time period as been the materials and commodity sectors which have jumped due to a weak dollar and prospects of a further shrinking greenback thanks to expectations of the Federal Reserve’s QE2 program.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Protesters rallied in dozens of cities Saturday as part of a global protest against seed giant Monsanto and the genetically modified food it produces, organizers said. Organizers said "March Against Monsanto" protests were held in 52 countries and 436 cities, including Los Angeles where demon

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About 3 million Americans suffer from peanut or tree nut allergies, which can cause hives, swelling of the throat and, sometimes, even death.

MONTREAL — For years, Monsanto has been the favourite whipping boy of activists opposed to genetically modified crops, and the seed company has typically shied away from going head-to-head with its critics. People who are convinced you are the world’s “most evil corporation” and are to blame for everything from pesticide contamination to farmer suicides in India are not likely to have their minds changed.