International Business News - CERN http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Among the earnings stories for Tuesday, Oct. 21, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/earnings-roundup-yahoo-apple.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:00:32 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Tuesday, Oct. 21, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/outlook-roundup-yahoo-edwards-lifesciences.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:46:51 EDT Health care information technology company Cerner Corp. said Tuesday its third-quarter earnings grew by 44 percent due to better sales in its support, maintenance and system sales businesses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/cerner-s-3rd-qtr-profit-increases-44-percent.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:00:01 EDT Health care information technology company Cerner Corp. on Tuesday offered fourth-quarter earnings estimates that narrowly met Wall Street's expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/cerners-4q-estimates-in-line-with-expectations.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:12:19 EDT Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, July 23, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Philip Morris International's earnings rose 23 percent in the second quarter, and the cigarette maker said Wednesday its growth has not been hurt by the inflationary pressures affecting many other consumer products companies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/earnings-roundup-philip-morris-hershey.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:16:29 EDT Shares of health care information technology company Cerner Corp. rose Wednesday after the company said its second-quarter profit grew 31 percent due to improved sales in its support, maintenance and system services business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/support-revenue-boosts-cerner-3q-profit-31-percent.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:24:34 EDT Medical software developer Cerner Corp. spent $180,000 lobbying on health care issues in the first quarter, according to a recent disclosure form. The Kansas City, Mo.-based company lobbied on issues involving health care technology and electronic health records, according to an April 21 filing with the House clerk's office. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/cerner-spent-180-000-lobbying-government-in-1q.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:25:05 EDT Health care stocks may no longer be a defensive play in an economic downturn, a Morgan Stanley analyst said Wednesday. He thinks higher costs and weaker government and employer spending have made the sector more risky for investors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/sector-snap-health-care-services-downgraded.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:23:23 EDT Among the sector activity stories for Wednesday, June 11, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Chinese Internet stocks traded mostly lower Wednesday, following the overall market's decline on rising oil prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/sector-roundup-internet-semiconductors.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:26:05 EDT A Piper Jaffray analyst said Wednesday that many U.S. hospitals will be required to update and modernize their electronic record keeping, which will benefit health care IT companies like Cerner Corp. and Eclipsys Corp. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/sector-snap-health-care-it-companies.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:15:07 EDT Biotech drugmaker Amgen Inc. is among the companies that could see profits trimmed by a Congressional spending bill aimed at streamlining the Medicare program. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/wall-street-scrutinizes-medicare-payment-proposal.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:25:56 EDT