International Business News - MDCO 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 Wednesday, Oct. 22, from AP Financial News: McKINNEY, Texas (AP)--Life and health insurer Torchmark Corp. on Wednesday said its third-quarter profit fell 52 percent as it took a huge charge for investments that lost value as the market declined. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/earnings-roundup-torchmark-seagate-tech.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:56:40 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Wednesday, Oct. 22, from AP Financial News: DALLAS (AP)--Movie rental company Blockbuster Inc. said Wednesday it is comfortable with third-quarter analyst expectations, though it did not give a specific profit or revenue outlook. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/outlook-roundup-blockbuster-torchmark.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:42:17 EDT Drug maker Medicines Co. said Wednesday it now expects to report a loss for 2008 due to the cost of developing a drug candidate created by Curacyte, a company it bought in August. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/medicines-co-expects-year-loss-on-new-drug-cost.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:23:05 EDT Drug maker Medicines Co. reported a narrower third-quarter loss Wednesday, as sales of its anti-clotting agent Angiomax climbed and acquisition costs fell. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/medicines-co-posts-narrower-3rd-qtr-loss.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:50:02 EDT Pharmaceutical maker Medicines Co. said Monday it received federal approval to market its drug Cleviprex for patients with difficult-to-treat high blood pressure. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/fda-approves-medicines-co-s-blood-pressure-drug.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:21:42 EDT Drug developer Medicines Co. could gain a patent extension on its blood thinner product Angiomax, following a measure by the House of Representatives earlier this week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/medicines-hopeful-on-drug-patent-extension.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:07:40 EDT Medicines Co. said Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration rejected its application to expand use of its blood thinner Angiomax to include acute coronary syndromes in emergency rooms. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/expanded-use-of-medicines-blood-thinner-rejected.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 10:27:52 EDT