Sigma Pharmaceuticals
News and interviews on Sigma Pharmaceuticals including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.
Dispensing health and wealth: Pharmacies maintain mature growth as competition intensifiesWednesday, 16 May 2012
The pharmacies industry plays an important role in the provision of community primary health care. ...
Dollar near 29-year high, shares flat: Midday Roundup
Monday, 28 March 2011
The Australian sharemarket has opened flat this morning, despite a strong lead from Wall Street late last week. ...
Qantas launches direct Dallas flights, Shares flat as US unemployment rises: Economy Roundup
Friday, 14 January 2011
Qantas has said it will cease all of its flights from Sydney to San Francisco after May 14, saying it will launch direct flights to Dallas instead to strengthen the ongoing relationship with American Airlines. ...
Job ads rise 2.9% during November, Inflation gauge heads higher: Economy Roundup
Monday, 06 December 2010
Job advertisements published in newspapers and online rose for a seventh consecutive month in November, according to the ANZ Job Advertisements index. ...
Sigma sells drugs division to Aspen for $900 million, Shares slip: Economy Roundup
Monday, 16 August 2010
Sigma Pharmaceuticals has finally agreed to sell the drugs division of its business to South African Aspen Pharmacare for $900 million, with the company's shares jumping 8% to 54c this morning. ...
Telstra shares hit all-time low: Economy Roundup
Friday, 13 August 2010
Telstra's shares have hit an all-time low this morning of $2.82 after the company announced it will sell its 51% stake in Chinese real estate website SouFun Holdings. ...
Why we should want to see directors put their own money on the line: Gottliebsen
Friday, 06 August 2010
It's time to stand up for public company directors. From time to time they are deservedly in the gun for strategic mistakes, lack of disclosure and other errors. ...
Shares fall over 1.7%, Healthscope agrees to private equity takeover: Economy Roundup
Monday, 19 July 2010
The Australian sharemarket has opened over 1.7% lower today after Wall Street stocks plunged 2.5% due to disappointing financial results from a number of groups including investment institutions. ...
Nufarm shares plummet 25% after cutting profit forecast by 31%
Thursday, 15 July 2010
Shares in agricultural supplier Nufarm have plummeted more than 25% this morning after the company announced a profit downgrade late yesterday due to volatile markets and demand in North America, Europe and Australia. ...
Sigma after better deal with Aspen, Sydney hotels collapse: Economy Roundup
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Pharmaceuticals manufacturer Sigma has said it wants South African group Aspen Pharmacare to improve on its $648 million bid. ...
Housing finance increases, but auction rates still down: Economy Roundup
Monday, 12 July 2010
The total value of housing finance commitments increased by a seasonally adjusted 0.7% in May, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It is the first rise in eight months, signalling a possible boost for the cooling property ...
Construction activity contracts during June, Shares move lower: Economy Roundup
Wednesday, 07 July 2010
Activity in the construction industry fell during June for the first time in four months, due a decline in housing construction and new orders, the results of a new survey reveals. ...
House prices up 0.6% in May, Economic growth set to slow: Economy Roundup
Wednesday, 16 June 2010
New figures from Residex show housing prices continued to grow by 0.6% in May, but clearance rates have continued to fall as demand softens. ...
Australian shares fall 2.8% as global markets take battering: Economy Roundup
Friday, 21 May 2010
The Australian sharemarket has opened over 2.8% lower this morning due to a shocking result on Wall Street overnight, where the Dow dropped nearly 4% on new fears over the European debt crisis. ...
Unemployment steady at 5.4%, HTC countersues Apple: Economy Roundup
Thursday, 13 May 2010
The unemployment rate remained steady at a seasonally-adjusted 5.4% in April, according to new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, with 33,700 full-time jobs added to the economy during that month. ...
Australian Industry Group calls for $12 boost to minimum wage: Economy Roundup
Friday, 19 March 2010
The Australian Industry Group has called for Fair Work to take a cautious approach in adjusting the minimum wage, saying the ability of businesses to hire could be affected. ...
Household finances deteriorate during March quarter: Economy Roundup
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Australian household finances have continued to deteriorate during the three months to March, with four interest rate rises from the Reserve Bank of Australia increasing pressure on families, according to the latest figures from the Melbourne Institute Household ...
Pharmacy chain founder Terry White threatens to walk
Friday, 02 May 2008
Terry White, founder of the Terry White chemist chain, has issued a strongly worded warning he will take his business elsewhere if pharmacists are not consulted about the Symbion sale. The pharmacy chain is the single biggest contributor to the Symbion business. ...
Make-up keeps looking good
Thursday, 07 February 2008
Cosmetics and toiletries are based on a solid foundation, and the segment's trend looks set to stay in fashion. By JASON BAKER of IBISWorld. ...
Beyond dollars and cents
Tuesday, 26 June 2007
Mary Beth Bauer embarked on building a consultancy, Value Enhancement Management, to help companies improve their relations with investors. It proved so successful she sold it five years later for $350,000. Here she explains how she did it. ...
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