08.05.2014
- In contrast to chemicals, the global pharmaceutical industry is little plagued by market cyclicality or general economic swings. But it faces equally daunting challenges, as the...
02.04.2014
- Annual results presented by global chemical companies for 2013 showed a diverse picture. This was scant surprise as many were still mired in a transformation process, while others...
11.05.2013
- The world's biggest drug makers have for years enjoyed rich premiums for their medicines in the U.S. market. Those days may be coming to an end. Companies like Pfizer and...
07.05.2013
- Slower growth in the pace of U.S. healthcare spending reflects a fundamental change in the use of medical services that could save the country nearly $800 billion in the next...
13.03.2013
- Healthcare companies are demanding fundamental changes to how Spain's cash-strapped regions pay their bills, worried by the reappearance of a large deficit just months after the...
31.01.2013
- Spain's Constitutional Court has stopped the Madrid region adding a flat fee on prescription medicines while it discusses the constitutionality of such a charge, which authorities...
29.01.2013
- The Final Score - Revenues, profits, assets, liabilities, cash flow - looking after your financial statements is sometimes sport, sometimes science and sometimes plain arithmetic...
04.12.2012
- Many executives say they're anxious about the U.S. fiscal cliff negotiations, but Dow Chemical's chief executive says he's more bothered by the messy Chinese leadership transition...
