DuPont, Dow Chemical Announce Merger Plans

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December 11, 2015

The Dow Chemical Company corporate headquarters in Midland, Michigan. Recent news reports have indicated a possible merger between Dow and DuPont. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

The giant chemical companies Dow Chemical and DuPont have announced plans to merge. The resulting company could be worth about $130 billion. Wall Street Journal financial editor Dennis Berman joins Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson to explain how the move shows us something about the bigger economy, and its possible national impact.

Guest

Dennis Berman, financial editor at the Wall Street Journal. He tweets @dkberman.

This segment aired on December 11, 2015.