Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Baxter International Inc. () is an American health care company with headquarters in Deerfield, Illinois.
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(BAX) has completed its purchase of the remaining 60% of SIGMA International General Medical Apparatus Llc., a private company, for around $90 million in cash.SIGMA develops and manufactures products like the Spectrum large volume pump, which is designed to reduce adverse drug effects related to infusions.Baxter, a medical products company, inked an agreement in 2009 with SIGMA for exclusive distribution of its infusion pumps, a 40% equity stake and an option to buy the rest."SIGMA's smart infusion technology is a great fit with Baxter's fluid system portfolio and will expand our ability to provide clinicians with a comprehensive medication delivery solution at the bedside," said Robert M. Davis, president of Baxter's medical products business.The acquisition also includes SIGMA's product development pipeline, including a syringe infusion pump designed to deliver more precise amounts of IV medications and fluids. The syringe pump has been su...Baxter International Inc. said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit rose 9% to $463 million, or 82 cents a share, from $423 million, or 72 cents a share, in the year-a...
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Medical products makers Baxter International Inc <BAX.N> and Covidien Plc <COV.N> posted stronger-than-expected quarterly results, boosted by rob...
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Baxter International Inc.'s (BAX) fourth-quarter earnings fell 26% as the company absorbed newly disclosed costs pegged to ongoing restructuring moves, but it posted...
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Baxter International Inc.'s (BAX) fourth-quarter earnings fell 26%, mainly on one-time charges for costs and asset impairments. The medical-products company's earnin...
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Baxter International Inc.'s (BAX) first-quarter earnings rose 3.2% as the medical-products company saw growth across its core segments, driven by strong demand for i...
DOW JONES NEWSWIRESBaxter International Inc.'s (BAX) first-quarter earnings rose 3.2% as the medical-products company saw growth across its core segments, driven by ...
During trading today, the Health Care sector (XLV) showed little change while the S&P 500 fell 0.1%.The ETF, as a proxy for the sector, tracked closer to the overall...
These stocks are down on high volume today:Baxter International (NYSE:BAX) is trading down on a volume of 6.4 million, or 2.9 times its standard daily volume. The st...
Baxter International Inc. (BAX) and Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. (HALO) received a Food and Drug Administration request for additional information related to the long-...
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DOW JONES NEWSWIRESBaxter International Inc.'s (BAX) fourth-quarter earnings rose 9.5% as the medical-products company booked sales growth in both its BioScience and...
