Allergan fell$. 41 or. 4 percent, to $101.07. Baxter International Inc. rose$. 11 or. 2 percent, to $70.84. St. Jude Medical Inc. fell$. 03 or. 1 percent, to $45.63.
Allergan rose$. 99 or 1.0 percent, to $102.13. Baxter International Inc. rose$. 39 or. 6 percent, to $70.99. Medtronic rose$. 39 or. 7 percent, to $53.31.
Allergan fell$. 56 or. 6 percent, to $100.97. Baxter International Inc. rose$. 08 or. 1 percent, to $70.83. Boston Scientific Corp. fell$. 07 or. 7 percent, to $9.51.
Allergan fell$. 24 or. 2 percent, to $100.01. Baxter International Inc. fell$. 01 or percent, to $69.74. Boston Scientific Corp. fell$. 03 or. 3 percent, to $9.39.
Allergan rose$. 49 or. 5 percent, to $100.88. Baxter International Inc. rose$. 15 or. 2 percent, to $69.92. Boston Scientific Corp. fell$. 03 or. 3 percent, to $9.42.
Allergan rose$. 94 or. 9 percent, to $100.29. Baxter International Inc. rose$. 70 or 1.0 percent, to $70.22. Boston Scientific Corp. rose$. 17 or 1.9 percent, to $9.35.
Allergan rose$. 40 or. 4 percent, to $97.65. Baxter International Inc. fell$. 04 or. 1 percent, to $68.80. Boston Scientific Corp. rose$. 01 or. 1 percent, to $9.01.
Allergan fell $1.48 or 1.5 percent, to $96.99. Baxter International Inc. fell$. 23 or. 3 percent, to $69.06. Boston Scientific Corp. fell$. 09 or. 9 percent, to $9.06.
April 16- Johnson& Johnson beat Wall Street's quarterly profit estimates on sharply lower taxes, strong sales of prescription drugs and a revival of over-the-counter medicines that had been recalled over quality control problems.
*Profit ex-items of $1.14/ shr tops estimates by 2 cts. *Continues to see 2013 earnings of $4.25 to $4.40 a share. Jan 23- U.S. orthopedic implant maker Stryker Corp on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings excluding charges that exceeded analyst estimates as sales of its hip, knee and spine products improved.
*Continues to see 2013 earnings of $4.25 to $4.40 a share. Including costs for a previously disclosed recall of hip products, profit fell almost one-third to $270 million, or 71 cents a share, from $401 million, or $1.05 a share, the year before. The Kalamazoo, Michigan- based company said it continues to expect full-year 2013 earnings of $4.25 to $4.40 per share.
Asian shares ended higher on Friday as encouraging data from the United States and China boosted prospects for the global economy, while the yen hit new lows ahead of next week's Bank of Japan meeting. Both Tokyo and Hong Kong stock markets surged to multi-month highs on the upbeat sentiment.
Jan 17- Medical device maker Stryker Corp said it will buy Hong Kong- based Trauson Holdings Co Ltd for $764 million in cash to expand in China, one of the fastest-growing markets for orthopaedic products. Founded in China in 1986, orthopaedics firm Trauson had sales of about $60 million in 2011 and makes spine devices and products for trauma surgeries.
The Federal Reserve won't change course on quantitative easing this week, Steve Weiss of Short Hills Capital says.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 7:10 AM ETAn airline passenger records a Chinese cargo handler as he tosses boxes of something on to and off of a conveyor belt for shipment. Hopefully, the cargo was packed well.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 9:33 AM ETPlans to take PC maker Dell private by leveraging the company's balance sheet are misguided, CNBC's Jim Cramer said on "Squawk on the Street" Tuesday, because the company is facing lower margins and an increased competition from rival Hewlett Packard.