Andrew Liveris

Dow Chemical Co and DuPont are in talks to merge, creating a chemicals giant with a market value of more than $120 billion that could then break up into different businesses, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Running a Fortune 500 company is a high-pressure occupation. But as documents from Dow Chemical Co suggest, the CEO job can offer some luxuries as well.

The manufacturing sector has a fundamental role to play in global economic growth which includes job creation for emerging economies and developed markets, a report by the World Economic Forum says.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday ruled out any meeting with officials of DowChemicals, the new owners of Union Carbide Corp, during his visit to the US next week."If I go there at all, I would be addressing the (US-India) CEOs meeting and also have some bilateral meetings with Treasury officials. I do not know of any other meeting. I ...

Dow Chemical Co and DuPont are in talks to merge, creating a chemicals giant with a market value of more than $120 billion that could then break up into different businesses, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Running a Fortune 500 company is a high-pressure occupation. But as documents from Dow Chemical Co suggest, the CEO job can offer some luxuries as well.

The manufacturing sector has a fundamental role to play in global economic growth which includes job creation for emerging economies and developed markets, a report by the World Economic Forum says.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday ruled out any meeting with officials of DowChemicals, the new owners of Union Carbide Corp, during his visit to the US next week."If I go there at all, I would be addressing the (US-India) CEOs meeting and also have some bilateral meetings with Treasury officials. I do not know of any other meeting. I ...