Pharmaceuticals companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Baxter International Inc. rose $.57 or .8 percent, to $70.73.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Baxter International Inc. rose $.17 or .2 percent, to $70.83.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares down at the close of trading
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies were down at the close of trading: Baxter International Inc. fell $.50 or .7 percent, to $70.16.
Medical Devices companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top medical devices companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Allergan fell $.92 or .4 percent, to $224.83.
Managed Care companies shares down at the close of trading
Shares of some top managed care companies were down at the close of trading: Aetna fell $1.01 or 1.1 percent, to $92.69.
Managed Care companies shares up at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top managed care companies are up at 10 a.m.: Aetna rose $.81 or .9 percent, to $94.51.
Managed Care companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top managed care companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Aetna rose $.26 or .3 percent, to $93.96.
Health Care Equipment companies shares up at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top health care equipment companies are up at 10 a.m.: Becton, Dickinson & Co. rose $.99 or .7 percent, to $143.21.
FDA sets stricter requirements for heart-zapping defibrillators after years of recalls
The Food and Drug Administration is requiring makers of heart-zapping defibrillators to submit more data on the emergency care devices after years of recalls and manufacturing problems.
Medical Devices companies shares mixed at the close of trading
Shares of some top medical devices companies were mixed at the close of trading: Allergan fell $3.39 or 1.5 percent, to $222.36.
Health Care Equipment companies shares mixed at the close of trading
Shares of some top health care equipment companies were mixed at the close of trading: Becton, Dickinson & Co. fell $1.27 or .9 percent, to $142.22.
Biotechnology companies shares down at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top biotechnology companies are down at 1 p.m.: Amgen Inc. fell $.17 or .1 percent, to $159.57.
Biotechnology companies shares down at the close of trading
Shares of some top biotechnology companies were down at the close of trading: Amgen Inc. fell $.84 or .5 percent, to $158.89.
Drugmaker Pfizer's 4Q profit plunges on lower sales, higher research, legal and other costs
Pfizer Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit fell by half as worsening generic competition and unfavorable currency rates reduced sales, and higher research spending and legal costs also hurt the bottom line.
Bristol-Myers makes just $13 M in Q4 due to pension charge, sales dip, but beats analyst views
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. barely broke even in the fourth quarter, due to a whopping pension charge and slightly lower prescription drug sales, but the drugmaker easily beat Wall Street's muted profit expectations.
Pfizer tops 4Q earnings and revenue expectations
Pfizer Inc. (PFE) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $1.23 billion.
Swiss drug maker Novartis posts Q4 profit drop but overall strong 2014
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG says fourth quarter net income dropped 26 percent but the company still posted a healthy 2014 annual profit.
Health Care Equipment companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top health care equipment companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Becton, Dickinson & Co. fell $.88 or .6 percent, to $142.52.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Baxter International Inc. fell $.58 or .8 percent, to $70.85.
Medical Devices companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top medical devices companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Allergan rose $2.55 or 1.1 percent, to $226.72.