Dow Profit Beats Estimates as Agriculture Sales Advance
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Dow Chemical Co., the largest U.S. chemical company by revenue, fell the most in seven weeks after rising costs for oil-based raw materials in Europe and Asia cut earnings in plastics.
Dow declined 3.4 percent to close at $34.85 in New York, the biggest decline since March 6. The shares have advanced 21 percent this year.