The U.S. chemical giant hopes the joint venture will help it become a specialty player to avoid down-cycle margin squeezes

Here’s the fourth in a series examining the outlook for five sectors. S&P analysts’ fundamental outlook for health care is positive

Climate policy and customer demand are spurring growth for small and medium-sized companies to supply green materials to their corporate clients

Here’s the third in a series examining the outlook for five sectors. S&P analysts’ fundamental outlook for energy is neutral

In a rare and prescient interview, Russia’s likely next President spoke in September to BusinessWeek about democracy, the economy, and Putin’s legacy

Europe’s largest electronics company is redefining itself as a global lighting king by hawking energy-efficient LED bulbs

Big Pharma is investing big in targeted, biologically derived drugs, not least because they’re safe from generic competition—for now

While speculators can influence price on their own, they must also react fast to news such as OPEC’s Dec. 5 decision not to boost production

After months of betting on an increase in oil prices, some speculators now see a new downward trend

Concept cars in 2007 signaled two important trends: increased fuel-efficiency and a shift of focus to overseas markets