Dow’s Peace Accord With Loeb Shows Path for DuPont

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In their entanglements with activist investors, Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co. are studies in contrast.

With Dow making peace with Dan Loeb’s Third Point LLC last week, the spotlight now shifts back to the heightened tension between 212-year-old Dupont and the firm run by veteran investor Nelson Peltz.