(NEW YORK)Shares of chemical companies traded mostly higher Thursday after Dow Chemical Co. offered $15.29 billion to purchase Rohm and Haas Co. The purchase, at a price of $78 per share, bo...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Shares of hospice services provider Odyssey Healthcare Inc. fell sharply Wednesday, as a Cowen analyst slapped a sell rating on the stock, predicting Medicare rate cuts will hurt p...READ MORE
(CINCINNATI)Chemed Corp. said Tuesday it increased its stock buyback program by $100 million. The company, which runs Roto-Rooter and a hospice care business, said it would finance the stock b...READ MORE
(CINCINNATI)Chemed Corp. said Monday its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 6 cents. The company, which provides hospice care and plumbing services through its subsidiaries, said t...READ MORE
Among the stock activity stories for Monday, May 19, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ Amazon.com Inc. shares rose Monday after a Goldman Sachs analyst added the stock to the...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Shares of Chemed Corp. slipped Monday after a Deutsche Bank analyst downgraded the company, saying higher costs and recessionary pressures could weaken both its hospice care and pl...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Chemed Corp. shares plunged to a four-year low on Friday after the company said its first-quarter profit grew about 4 percent on higher revenue from its Vitas end-of-life care segm...READ MORE