International Business News - WAT 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 stock activity stories for Tuesday, July 22, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Texas Instruments Inc. plunged Tuesday after reporting second-quarter earnings that missed Wall Street estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/movers-roundup-texas-instruments-sandisk.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:52:02 EDT Shares of Quest Diagnostics Inc. jumped Tuesday after the medical laboratory and research products company's second-quarter profit beat Wall Street expectations and it lifted the lower end of its full-year profit guidance. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/quest-shares-rise-on-profit-growth-outlook.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:13:39 EDT Shares of Waters Corp. jumped Tuesday, after the company opened earnings season for life science research companies with a bang by reporting a 39 percent boost in second-quarter profit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/waters-shares-rise-as-2q-profit-soars.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:16:54 EDT Among the earnings stories for Tuesday, July 22, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/earnings-roundup-ual-omnicom.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:45:05 EDT Waters Corp., which makes a range of instruments for scientific analysis, said Tuesday second-quarter profit surged 38.7 percent on strong sales of the company's research and analytical equipment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/waters-2q-profit-jumps-on-boost-in-systems-sales.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:01:45 EDT Shares of Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. soared Thursday on reports of buyout talks between Barr and industry leader Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. The speculation also lifted shares of other generic drug makers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/sector-snap-teva-barr-talk-lifts-generics-makers.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:17:07 EDT Continued demand for drug research and development tools has likely translated into strong second-quarter profit for life-sciences companies, which begin reporting financial results next week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/sector-snap-life-sciences-companies.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:53:54 EDT Analysts say there may be more consolidation in the life sciences sector following Invitrogen Corp.'s purchase of Applied Biosystems Group and Thermo Fisher's acquisition of Open Biosystems. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/wall-street-expects-more-m-a-in-life-sciences.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:15:05 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 Shares of Illumina Inc. and Edwards Lifesciences hit new 52-week highs Wednesday, as a Cowen & Co. analyst said a potential increase in the National Institute of Health's fiscal 2009 budget would be a boon for life science tools makers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/sector-wrap-life-sciences.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:55:52 EDT Invitrogen Corp.'s recent $6.4 billion deal to buy Applied Biosystems Group has ramped up speculation about further consolidation in the life sciences sector, as companies vie for larger market share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/market-spotlight-life-sciences.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:47:55 EDT Invitrogen Corp.'s planned $6.4 billion buyout of Applera's Applied Biosystems Group shone a spotlight on the wider life sciences product industry Thursday, boosting investor interest and share prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/sector-snap-invitrogen-deal-lifts-life-sciences.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:21:14 EDT Shares of Waters Corp. rose Wednesday morning as an analyst upgraded the analytical instrument maker, citing a recent drop in the stock's value following a fourth-quarter profit miss. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/out-of-the-gate-waters-shares-rally.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:54:45 EDT Shares of Waters Corp. declined and helped tug the Standard & Poor's 500 index to a lower close on Tuesday, following broad market weakness caused by fears of an imminent recession. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080122/s-p-500-leaders-laggards-wat-mbi.htm Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:40:20 EST Companies providing medical research products and services performed well in 2007, with most stocks posting healthy gains and far outpacing the overall market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071231/life-sciences-stocks-shares-up-on-demand.htm Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:03:24 EST