Fox Business - The Power to Prosper
Search Site

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET

Omnicare

Omnicare (NYSE: [http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=OCR OCR]) is a Fortune 400 company based in Covington, Kentucky.

Read More at Wikipedia
J&J New CEO: Top Job Is Fixing Over-The-Counter Drug Business

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.

J. -(Dow Jones)- Alex Gorsky, Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ) incoming chief executive, said his No. 1 priority was fixing the problems in the company's over-the-counter medicine business, which has been hurt by recalls that have dimmed sales and damaged the health-care giant's reputation.Mr. Gorsky, who takes the helm of J&J from William Weldon on Thursday, voiced confidence that the health-care giant has taken the steps needed to revive the business and reintroduce withdrawn products while upgrading manufacturing."No. 1, we've got to get product on the shelves, and I'm very confident our teams can rebuild a lot of these brands," Mr. Gorsky said in an interview Wednesday.Starting in late 2009, J&J began recalling iconic medicines like children's Tylenol after finding metal shavings were found in some bottles, as well as excessive concentrations of active ingredients and bad odors. Earlier this year, the company was forced to recall some Tylenol that it had put back on store...

Read More

  1. Omnicare Shares Down on Weak 2Q Earnings

    Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE:OCR) was trading down nearly 8% Thursday after the company reported a drop in second-quarter revenue, fueled primarily by low prescription volum...

  1. US Wants To Question Incoming J&J CEO In Kickback Lawsuit

    The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a federal judge to compel incoming Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Chief Executive Alex Gorsky to undergo questioning as part of a l...

  2. UnitedHealth Group, Illumina Among Stocks Up on High Volume Thursday

    These are stocks that are up on high volume today:UnitedHealth Group ( UNH ) is experiencing a price increase on above-average volume today. 10.1 million shares have...

  3. US Stocks Edge Lower As Europe's Debt Flashpoints Weigh

    U.S. stocks edged lower Monday as investors fixed their attention on the standoff between Greece and its private creditors and a surge in Portugal's borrowing costs....

  4. FTC Issues Complaint To Block Omnicare Hostile Bid

    The Federal Trade Commission late Friday issued a complaint to block Omnicare Inc.'s hostile acquisition of rival long-term pharmacy provider PharMerica Corp. . The ...

  5. Al Lewis: Chiquita Cuts Deal That a Monkey Would Love

    Chiquita Brands International (NYSE:CQB) might as well have rewritten its iconic jingle, like this:"I'm Chiquita Banana and I've come to say, if you want me in your ...

  6. Week Ahead: Looking to Sustain the Rally

    Investors next week will be watching car sales and several other pieces of economic data to see whether they will keep the rally in stocks going for another few sess...

  7. Omnicare Buys Privately-Owned Continuing Care RX, Shares Up

    Shares of Omnicare ( OCR ), a leader in pharmaceutical care for the elderly, ticked up about 3.5% Wednesday on news the company bought privately-owned Continuing Car...

Freebase CC-BY
Source: Omnicare on Freebase, licensed under CC-BY
Other content from Wikipedia, licensed under the GFDL