International Business News - PFE 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 The Healthcare Leadership Council, a coalition of drug industry and health care executives, spent $260,000 lobbying the federal government in the first quarter, according to a recent disclosure report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/healthcare-group-spent-260k-lobbying-in-1q.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:05:42 EDT Shares of pharmaceutical companies were mostly higher early Thursday as the broader market wobbled following a Labor Department report showing the nation's unemployment rate held steady. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/opening-glance-pharmaceutical-stocks-higher.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:00:37 EDT Shares of pharmaceutical companies closed mixed Wednesday as the broader market fell on another new record for oil. Light, sweet crude for August delivery rose as high as $144.32 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, but settled at $143.57, up $2.60 from the previous high from a day earlier. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/closing-glance-pharmaceuticals-stocks-close-mixed.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:28:15 EDT Shares of pharmaceutical companies were mostly higher in early trading Wednesday as the broader market advanced ahead of a Commerce Department report on factory orders. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/opening-glance-pharmaceutical-stocks-gain.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:49:47 EDT Shares of pharmaceutical companies rose Tuesday, as the broader market ended higher in an erratic session of ups and downs on rising oil prices and mixed auto sales numbers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/closing-glance-pharmaceuticals-rise.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:33:49 EDT Shares of pharmaceutical companies were mixed in early trading Tuesday as the broader market declined as investors worried about the impact of rising oil prices on consumer spending. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/opening-glance-pharmaceuticals-mixed.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:10:04 EDT Health care stocks ranging from drug developers to insurers mostly fell along with the broader market during the second quarter, according to Standard & Poor's, with Pfizer Inc. and UnitedHealth Group Inc. among the worst performers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/unitedhealth-pfizer-lead-s-p-health-index-lower.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:33:55 EDT Pfizer Inc. said Monday the Food and Drug Administration approved a new antibiotic for cats and dogs, Convenia, a one-time injection which provides up to 14 days of antibiotic treatment for common skin infections. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/pfizer-gains-fda-approval-for-pet-antibiotic.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:30:10 EDT Shares of pharmaceutical companies opened mostly higher Monday, as the broader markets fluctuated amid another spike in oil prices. Monday is the last day of the second quarter, and institutional investors could be looking to make any changes that will put the best light on battered portfolios. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/opening-glance-pharmaceuticals-rise.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:57:30 EDT Shares of pharmaceutical companies closed mostly higher Friday, while the broader market closed lower on an increase in oil prices and continued concerns about the financial sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/closing-glance-pharmaceuticals.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:09:56 EDT The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 100 points on Friday, as shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. fell to a fresh low amid worries about high oil prices and turmoil in the credit markets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/djia-leaders-laggards-jpm-mrk.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:00:28 EDT Athletes looking for a performance boost appear to be turning to a little blue pill more usually taken for its off-the-field benefits: Viagra. But experts are divided over whether it actually offers athletes an edge. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/athletes-may-be-using-viagra-for-competitive-edge.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:10:40 EDT Citigroup Inc. shares were among the biggest decliners Friday as the Dow Jones industrial average traded at its lowest levels in more than a year. The blue-chip index declined 40.96 points to 11,412.46 as 20 of its 30 components moved down. Earlier, the Dow fell as far as 11,365.81--its lowest since Sept. 11, 2006. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/midday-leaders-laggards-djia.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:43:28 EDT Shares of pharmaceutical companies opened mostly higher Friday as the broader market shifted between gains and losses, as a new high in rise in oil prices was tempered by reports of increases in personal incomes and spending. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/opening-glance-pharmaceuticals-mostly-higher.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:12:57 EDT Shares of pharmaceutical companies closed lower Thursday, with Pfizer hitting an 11-year low as the broader market fell sharply on a new record high in oil and fears of inflation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/closing-glance-pharmaceuticals.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:52:08 EDT Vermont musician Diana Levine won a $6.8 million judgment against drugmaker Wyeth after having part of her right arm amputated in 2000 when an anti-nausea drug was improperly injected. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/supreme-court-cases-could-limit-liability-lawsuits.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:03:48 EDT Shares of pharmaceutical companies opened mostly lower Thursday as the broader market declined on a rise in oil prices and Goldman Sachs' downgrade of the brokerage sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/opening-glance-pharmaceuticals.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:53:03 EDT Pharmaceutical stocks may have ended Wednesday's trading session mostly in the green, but stocks are still down substantially year to date, and a JPMorgan analyst cautioned that big pharma is no longer a strong defensive choice in a weak economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/sector-wrap-big-pharma.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:47:05 EDT Shares of pharmaceutical companies opened mixed Wednesday as the broader market rose ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates. In industry news, Merck said the Food and Drug Administration rejected an expanded indication for its cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/opening-glance-pharmaceuticals.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:19:30 EDT A JPMorgan analyst placed "Buy" ratings on shares of Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. Wednesday, but voiced cautions on the pharmaceutical sector and on shares of other major drug makers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/ahead-of-the-bell-major-pharmaceutical-companies.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:48:49 EDT