Mettawa Business
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HSBC profit more than doubles to $6.8 billionAug 01, 2010 11:00 pm - LONDON -- British bank HSBC Holdings PLC said Monday that its first-half net profit more than doubled to $6.76 billion as provisions for bad loans in the U.S. fell by ne...
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Abbott 2Q profit edges past Wall Street estimatesJul 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday its net income edged past Wall Street expectations for the second quarter as sales of drugs and medical devices offset increased opera...
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Abbott sues Mylan over plans to market generic Simcor copiesJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories sued Mylan Inc. in federal court in Delaware, alleging infringement of eight patents and seeking to block generic copies of the cholesterol drug Simc...
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Abbott considers sale of former Solvay flu vaccine businessJun 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories, acquirer of Solvay SA's pharmaceutical unit in February, is considering selling the flu vaccine part of the business, a company spokesman said. "We'...
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HSBC declares dividendMay 14, 2010 11:00 pm - METTAWA - HSBC Finance Corp. announced Friday that its board of directors declared the regular quarterly cash dividend on the company's Series B preferred stock of $0.39...
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Abbott in new deal to target emerging marketsMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Abbott Laboratories will license at least 24 products in emerging markets through a new unit created to boost sales outside of the U.S., the drug and medical...
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Small businesses see pros, cons of new health care lawMar 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Small businesses will either thrive or struggle to survive under the nation's new health care law. Those two sides of the debate are offered by U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean, a...
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HSBC profit rises 2 percent to $5.8 billionFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - LONDON -- HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe's largest bank, reported Monday that full-year profit rose 2 percent as sharply lower operating costs helped offset an increase in lo...
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Costco plans are ready to roll in MettawaFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Work on a Costco store in Mettawa is expected to begin within weeks, although the retailer was silent about the details Friday. "Our corporate policy is to not comment o...
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Abbott's Meridia weight-loss drug pulled in Europe on heart riskJan 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories' Meridia weight-loss pill should be taken off the market in Europe because the risk of heart attack or stroke outweighs the medicine's benefits, the ...