AkzoNobel Shares Hit Record High Amid Push For Group To Talk to PPG

Akzo Nobel shares extended gains to a record high Friday as investors bet that PPG Industries’ $22 billion bid will unlock value in the previously dormant stock. Akzo Nobel NV shares extended gains to a record high Friday as investors bet that PPG Industries ‘ $22 billion bid for the Dutch chemicals group will unlock value in the previously dormant stock.

3M’s an Income Buy That’s Going Higher

There’s no denying 3M’s enduring ability to drive value. Over the past 15 years, the company has outperformed other diversified industrial companies as well as the S&P 500 What’s most reassuring about 3M is its rock-solid dividend , which it has raised for nearly six decades.