Dow Chemical Profit Nearly Triples NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dow Chemical Co.'s first-quarter profit nearly tripled on higher sales of farm chemicals and plastics, the biggest U.S. chemicals maker said on Thursday. Net income rose to $1.4 billion, or $1.39 a share, compared with $469 million, or 50 cents a share, a year earlier. Quelle "Dow Chemical Profit Nearly Triples" : reuters.com Main page for "Dow Chemical Profit Nearly Triples"