The paint and chemicals supplier reported fourth-quarter revenue that beat Wall Street estimates, but its earnings fell short of expectations.

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They are business services provider Automatic Data ( ADP), global electrical equipment maker Emerson Electric ( EMR) and paint and specialty chemicals supplier PPG Industries ( PPG).

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DuPont, a chemicals company which also produces paint, managed to extricate itself from the Rhode Island case after a deal involving the payment of millions of dollars to charities approved by the state's attorney-general.

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