DuPont, Freeport-McMoRan Announce Earnings

DuPont (DD) announced that net income dropped to $111 million, or 12 cents per share, for the last quarter of 2012, down 70 percent from $373 million or 40 cents per share, for the fourth quarter last year. Revenue was flat at $7.3 billion, with negative currency effects and portfolio changes offsetting a 3 percent increase in global volume. Analysts had expected earnings of 7 cents per share on revenue of $7.2 billion.