DowDuPont CEO Stresses Long-Term Outlook After 35% Value Drop

Ed Breen in 2007.Photographer: Richard Drew/AP
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As DowDuPont Inc. prepares this weekend to complete its split into three independent chemical makers, Chief Executive Officer Ed Breen counseled patience to investors who might be frustrated by their shares' shrinking value.

With several economic trends working against them, the combined companies' stock has lost $57 billion since the September 2017 merger that created the large company.