AbbVie posts 2Q profit, revenue beats on healthy sales of arthritis top-seller Humira
Drugmaker raises 2018 EPS guidance to between US$7.76 to US$7.86 from between US$7.66 and US$7.76
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Abbvie Inc is a diversified research-based biopharmaceutical company. The company is engaged in the research and development, manufacturing, commercialization and sale of medicines and therapies.
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Drugmaker raises 2018 EPS guidance to between US$7.76 to US$7.86 from between US$7.66 and US$7.76
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By the market’s close in NY, the Dow Jones had seen its worst day since the eighth of February
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The drugmaker also upped its earnings forecasts for 2018 following the strong performance in the final few months of 2017
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Earnings per share (EPS) for the three months came in at US$1.41 a share, beating consensus estimates of US$1.39 each.
The news led to a fall in rival Regeneron (NASDAQ:REGN), which shed over 5.6%
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Below are some of the main news-driven share price changes as at 11:41 a.m. in New York.
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All three major indices failed to hold gains on Friday
Despite some fairly chunky movements by a few blue-chips, their effects are cancelled out and stock market indexes are little changed
Below are the main news driven share price changes at 12:01 p.m. in New York on Friday:
Stocks made a brief attempt to shake off yesterday's lethargy but soon headed south
This time last year the drugs maker was getting cold feet over a blockbuster bid for Shire