AG Gansler Secures $35 Million Settlement with Pfizer Company illegally promoted post-kidney transplant surgery drug Rapamune
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Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that Maryland, joined by 41 other states, reached a $35 million settlement with Pfizer, Inc., to resolve allegations that its subsidiary, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc., unlawfully promoted Rapamune, an immunosuppressive drug currently approved by the FDA for use in preventing organ rejection after kidney transplant surgery.
Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Wed Aug 06, 5:14PM CDT
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Most active New York Stock Exchange-traded stocks
AP - Wed Aug 06, 5:02PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Pharmaceuticals companies
AP - Wed Aug 06, 5:02PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Pfizer to pay $35M to settle drug marketing case
AP - Wed Aug 06, 4:08PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer will pay $35 million to resolve allegations by 42 states that its subsidiary, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, illegally marketed an organ transplant drug for unapproved uses.
Midday Glance: Pharmaceuticals companies
AP - Wed Aug 06, 12:23PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
Early Glance: Pharmaceuticals companies
AP - Wed Aug 06, 9:32AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
Walgreen Leads Sell-Off In 'Tax Inversion' Stocks
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Aug 06, 9:15AM CDT
Walgreen (WAG) will keep its headquarters in America and won't pursue an "inversion" to lower its taxes with the purchase of U.K. pharmacy Alliance Boots. The U.S. pharmacy said the new Walgreens Boots Alliance will be headquartered in the Chicago...
Obama seeks executive ways to limit tax inversions
By JOSH LEDERMAN - AP - Tue Aug 05, 6:11PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Aiming to sidestep a logjam in Congress, the Obama administration is looking for steps it could take on its own to prevent American companies from reincorporating overseas to shirk U.S. taxes, officials said Tuesday.
Drugmaker AstraZeneca Returns To Growth
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Aug 05, 4:22PM CDT
British drugmaker AstraZeneca (AZN) has turned the corner after seeing its earnings fall for five straight quarters. In late July, the company delivered second-quarter earnings of $1.30 a share, up 8% from a year ago. Profit fell 17% to 28% in the...
Look for Shares of Pfizer to Potentially Rebound after Yesterday's 1.18% Sell Off
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Watch for Pfizer to Potentially Rebound After Falling 1.18% Yesterday
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Zoetis Misses Marginally on Q2 Earnings, Up Y/Y, View Adjusted - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Aug 05, 2:00PM CDT
Zoetis (ZTS) missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny.
Dow: Investing Essentials
Alex Dumortier, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Aug 05, 9:53AM CDT
Credit : Rafael Matsunaga via Flickr . The Dow Jones Industrial Average , commonly known as "the Dow," is a price-weighted stock index of 30 leading U.S. companies, roughly two-thirds of which are manufacturers of industrial and consumer goods...