North Chicago Business
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Abbott accused of misleading workers who joined HospiraApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories was accused at the start of a federal trial of misleading former employees about their retirement benefits to induce them to join a spinoff business....
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Abbott 1Q profit rises on one-time itemsApr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Abbott Laboratories reported a first-quarter profit that edged past Wall Street expectations, though analysts focused on weaker sales growth for its blockb...
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Abbott Labs sues Sandoz over kidney drugMar 31, 2009 11:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories, the maker of blood-sugar monitors and heart stents, sued generic drugmaker Sandoz AG, which plans to produce and market a version of the Zemplar dru...
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Abbott, Northrup, Verizon to raise dividendsMar 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Altria Group Inc., AT&T Inc. and Procter & Gamble Co. are among 34 large U.S. companies that are likely to boost dividends, and investors should buy their stocks as the ...
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Humira sales lift Abbott 4Q profit 28 percentJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Sales of Abbott Laboratories' blockbuster drug Humira combined with double-digit growth of medical devices and nutritionals to push profit up 28 percent in the fourth qu...
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Abbott's White: It's a 'good time' to buy health care companiesJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories, with $3.77 billion in cash, is looking to buy non-pharmaceutical companies beaten down by the recession, joining other big drugmakers shopping for b...
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Abbott buying Advanced Medical for $2.8 billionJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Libertyville Township-based Abbott Laboratories aims to expand into vision care products, especially with cataracts and Lasik surgery, by acquiring a California company ...
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Takeda, Abbott win Prevacid patent appealNov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and Abbott Laboratories won an appeals court ruling that will prevent Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. from selling a generic version of the...
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Abbott Laboratories announces $5 billion buyback planOct 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Health care products company Abbott Laboratories will buy up to $5 billion in stock under a newly announced share buyback program. According to a Securities and Exchange...
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Abbott faces more litigation over AIDS drugAug 03, 2008 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- When Abbott Laboratories Inc. hiked up the price of a popular AIDS drug by 400 percent in 2003, executives prepared for the inevitable public relations ...