Midland Dow boys swimming finishes fifth at Division 2 state finals (The Saginaw News) - ROCHESTER — Midland Dow finished in fifth place at Saturday's Division 2 boys swimming state finals, scoring 189 points. Birmingham Groves won its fourth title in seven years with 331 points. Grosse Pointe South was runnerup at 248.5. Seniors...

MarketWatch First Take: Dow theorists will have to wait another day (Market Watch) - The stock market came close this week to providing Dow Theorists with fresh evidence that the bull market is alive and well, writes Mark Hulbert.

Recap: Mixed economic reports limit Dow to modest increase (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - Dow ends slightly higher after mixed reports NEW YORK Mixed economic reports held the stock market to only modest moves yesterday, but gains for the week were strong. Uneven figures on retail sales and consumer confidence gave investors little new insight into the economy. The reports weren’t enough to propel the market higher a day after the Standard & Poor’s 500 index closed at its highest ...

Discovery Way to be closed for one week to relocate Dow Chemical steam line (Midland Daily News) - The Dow Chemical Co.'s Michigan Operations has begun site preparation for the new Dow Kokam battery plant project, with the actual plant construction expected to begin in May.

Craig, Beckwith lead Dow on first day of swim finals (Midland Daily News) - ROCHESTER -- Seniors Drew Craig and Alex Beckwith led the Dow High swim team Friday on the first day of the Division 2 state finals. And the Chargers' freshmen stepped up as well.

Dow joins Coldwell Banker at Mattoon office (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier) - MATTOON — Valerie Dow has joined Coldwell Banker Classic Real Estate, which has two offices in Coles County.

Financial stocks push Dow industrials higher for the week (New Zealand's National Business Review) - The financial sector was the star performer among blue chip stocks on Wall Street this week, but broader indexes finished down on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose for a fourth straight day, ending 12.85 points higher, up 0.1%, at 10624.69, led by a 3.4% gain in General Electric. The index has risen 0.7% over its recent winning streak and ended with a 58.49-point, or 0.6%, gain for ...

Dow CEO: Don't Waste Nat Gas As Transport Fuel (Forbes) - Andrew Liveris says Dow uses 1 million barrels of oil a day, encourages smart energy use to keep pri

Vale, BHP, Rio Suspend Talks With Chinese Steelmakers, Dow Says (Bloomberg) - March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Vale SA , BHP Billiton Ltd. and Rio Tinto Group suspended talks on benchmark prices with Chinese steelmakers, Dow Jones Newswires reported, citing an industry executive it didn’t identify.

Dow Jones climbs 12 points today (New Orleans Times-Picayune) - The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 12 points today, and shares of Louisiana companies ended the day mixed. Entergy Corp., McMoRan Exploration Co. and Pool Corp. saw their shares decline. Shares of IberiaBank Corp., Superior Energy Services, Tidewater Inc. and Whitney...