News Topic - Pfizer

Pfizer, Schering-Plough lead drug stocks higher
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Drug stocks advanced in early trading Tuesday, the day after the sector scored spectacular gains as part of a global market rally. The Amex Pharmaceutical Index rose 2.7% to 269.81 and the Amex Biotechnology Index climbed 1.% to 685.65. Pfizer Inc. and Schering-Plough Corp. w ... more »
MarketWatch.com  –  Oct 14, 2008 1:56 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Business: Markets

Drug stocks rally as Euro banks recapitalize
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Drug stocks rallied in early trading Monday, the first session following one of the most devastating weeks ever for investors in the history of Wall Street. The Amex Pharmaceutical Index jumped 5% to 248.85 and the Amex Biotechnology Index leapt 4% to 641.52 on news that Euro ... more »
MarketWatch.com  –  Oct 13, 2008 1:50 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Business: Markets

Drug Companies Plan To Invest In HIV/AIDS Drug Development, Improve Access, U.N. Secretary-General Says
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday said that many large pharmaceutical companies -- including Abbott Labs, Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer -- plan to increase their efforts to develop HIV/AIDS drugs and diagnostics for impoverished regions, Reuters reports.
Medical News Today  –  Oct 13, 2008 07:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Health: AIDS - HIV

Pfizer Canada Teams up with the Quebec Government to Promote an Active Lifestyle
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Canada NewsWire  –  Oct 10, 2008 3:50 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Canada

Aetna and Pfizer Present 'State of Motion' Health Fair in Hartford to Encourage Families to Adopt Healthy Lifestyles
Dozens of local community partners to participate; free health screenings available - - HARTFORD, Conn.— Aetna (NYSE: AET) and Pfizer Inc are co-sponsoring a recreational health fair for Hartford famil... [WebWire - Friday, October 10, 2008]
WebWire  –  Oct 10, 2008 3:07 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Top Stories: Press Releases

Drug stocks crater in early action
BOSTON (MarketWatch) --- Drug stocks cratered in early action Friday as the broader market plunged on lingering fears about the health of the global credit markets. The Amex Pharmaceutical Index tumbled 5% to 231.98 and the Amex Biotechnology Index crumbled 3% to 620.34. Large cap pharmaceuticals we ... more »
MarketWatch.com  –  Oct 10, 2008 1:49 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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'viagra' Fizzle
The Long Island man who drove a fake missile labeled "Viagra" into Manhattan will have to take his medicine. Judge William Pauley issued a permanent injunction barring Arye Sachs from using the Pfizer Inc. trademark if he decides to display his...
New York Post  –  Oct 9, 2008 08:31 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: New York: New York

Man's 'Viva Viagra' missile misfires in NYC court
A court says a man's escapade in New York with a decommissioned missile emblazoned with "Viva Viagra" is a dud.A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Arye Sachs' antics infringe on a trademark held by Pfizer Inc.Sachs was ordered to stop displaying anything with Viagra logos.He tow ... more »
Kentucky.com  –  Oct 9, 2008 03:01 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: Kentucky: Lexington

NYC man sued over 25-foot Viagra rocket
A New York man is being sued for trademark infringement after he towed a 25-foot-long fake missile around Manhattan with the words "Viva Viagra" printed in blue on its sides.An attorney for Viagra-maker Pfizer Inc. says that the man's use of the company's logo could confuse consu ... more »
Kentucky.com  –  Oct 8, 2008 7:58 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: Kentucky: Lexington

Pfizer Rearranges the Deck Chairs
A reorganization without any job cuts isn't going to make the Lipitor problem go away.
Fool.com  –  Oct 8, 2008 7:04 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Business: Personal Finance