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(NEW YORK)Shares of chemical companies declined on Tuesday after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank might extend its lending efforts to investment banks.READ MORE

(PROVIDENCE, R.I.)Health advocates and Rhode Island officials say it will be much harder to eliminate childhood lead poisoning after the state Supreme Court overturned a landmark jury verdict that c...READ MORE

(CHARLESTON, W.Va.)Gov. Joe Manchin wants the West Virginia Supreme Court to clarify whether DuPont has the right to be heard as it appeals $196.2 million in punitive damages, about half the amount a...READ MORE

(CHARLESTON, W.Va.)Gov. Joe Manchin wants the state Supreme Court to review part of a nearly $400 million judgment against DuPont. He wants it to clarify whether defendants have a constitutional righ...READ MORE

Among the sector activity stories for Tuesday, July 1, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--A regulatory ruling that said CSX Corp. was charging "unreasonably high rail rates" to...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)A regulatory ruling that said CSX Corp. was charging "unreasonably high rail rates" to ship chemicals for DuPont Co. could hurt historically strong railroad pricing, a JPMorgan ana...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of chemical companies declined on Tuesday morning, after a Citi Investment Research analyst cut his earnings estimates on rising energy costs that have hurt the industry.READ MORE