International Business News - SIAL http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Shares of chemical companies moved lower Wednesday after one of the industry's largest members said it would shutter some production due to fading demand for its products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/chemical-shares-slide-after-basf-cuts-production.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:31:32 EST Shares of chemical companies were mostly up Wednesday after the Federal Reserve slashed a key interest rate in another attempt to bolster the lagging economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/chemical-shares-mostly-up-after-fed-cuts-rate.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:55:53 EDT Shares of chemical companies mostly fell Friday as the broader markets dropped on concerns the global economic slowdown will worsen. The S&P Chemicals Index--which tracks the sector--fell 7.60 points, or 3.6 percent, to 201.94 in afternoon trading. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/sector-snap-chemical-shares-slide-with-markets.htm Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:49:11 EDT Among the earnings stories for Tuesday, Oct. 21, from AP Financial News: NATICK, Mass (AP)--Boston Scientific said Tuesday its net loss narrowed in the third quarter on lower special charges, though sales of its best-selling stent products also fell. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/earnings-roundup-boston-scientific-sigma-aldrich.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:03:01 EDT Sigma-Aldrich Corp. on Tuesday posted a 14 percent increase in net income for the third quarter as revenue rose, but the report disappointed analysts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/sigma-aldrich-3q-profit-disappoints-analysts.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:31:25 EDT Shares of chemical companies slid Wednesday as the broader market dropped on disappointing sales reports and rising worry on the global economy. The S&P Chemicals Index, which tracks the industry, fell 15.84, or 5.6 percent, to 225.16 in midday trading. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/sector-snap-chemical-companies-slide-with-markets.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:40:02 EDT Shares of chemical companies were mostly lower Thursday as concern grew about consumer pricing and hurricane recovery efforts. Lehman Brothers analyst Sergey Vasnetsov noted many chemical production facilities on the Texas coast shut down before Hurricane Ike, but that much capacity remains shuttered. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/sector-snap-chemical-shares-trade-mostly-lower.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:24:45 EDT Continued demand for drug research and development tools has likely translated into strong second-quarter profit for life-sciences companies, which begin reporting financial results next week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/sector-snap-life-sciences-companies.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:53:54 EDT Shares of Sangamo BioSciences Inc. jumped Wednesday after the developer of genetic-based therapies said it signed a licensing deal with pharmaceuticals giant Roche. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/sangamo-biosciences-shares-gain-on-roche-deal.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:46:33 EDT Sigma-Aldrich Corp., which supplies chemicals to research laboratories, said Tuesday it will receive data and applications support for its plant biotech program from Metahelix Life Sciences. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/sigma-aldrich-metahelix-partner-on-plant-biotech.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:32:34 EDT Chemical companies traded lower on Tuesday, following news that Dow Chemical Co. will raise prices to help offset rising energy and raw material costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/opening-glance-chemical-companies-decline.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:18:10 EDT Shares of several chemical companies fell Tuesday after industry leader Dow Chemical Co. announced its second set of wide-ranging price hikes in less than a month, again trying to offset record costs for energy and raw materials. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/dow-chemical-raising-prices-by-another-25-percent.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:31:15 EDT