U.S. stock futures fell sharply Wednesday, the first day of the hastily-drawn-up German short-sale ban, which served to reinforce rather than dispel worries over the health of European governments and the lenders that possess their debt.
Bank of America Corp. agreed to sell preferred and common shares in Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Brazil’s largest bank by [...]
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2010
Bank of America, Pfizer, Hewlett-Packard, Analog Devices, Donaldson Co and Questar Corp. Stk Future Mixed Before the Bell
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2010
Pfizer profits double but shares slide
Pfizer (PFE) doubled its fourth-quarter profits due to year-earlier charges but the world’s largest drug maker saw its stock slide Wednesday morning as the results and 2010 forecast failed to impress Wall Street.
The pharmaceutical company that bought Wyeth for $67 billion last year said it earned $767 million, or 10 cents a share, during the [...]