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The Motley Fool December 1, 2011 John Grgurich	Pfizer Losing Lipitor Patent: What Investors Need to Know The patent ends today.
The Motley Fool June 27, 2005 Brian Gorman	Pfizer's Controversial Pairing The pharmaceutical's strategy of combining an experimental medicine with Lipitor will likely come under increasing fire. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2006 Brian Gorman	Pfizer Inches Forward The pharma continues on cost-cutting and gives back to shareholders, but R&D productivity remains a tough challenge.
The Motley Fool March 9, 2009 Brian Orelli	Merck-Schering Trumps Pfizer-Wyeth The new Merck deal looks a lot better than a combined Pfizer plus Wyeth.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Dueling Fools: Pfizer Bull The drug giant has ample firepower. The current company valuation largely ignores Pfizer's upside potential past 2008.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Pfizer's Big Plans Between the launch of inhaled insulin and spending $34 billion, Pfizer has a lot on its plate. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 4, 2006 Michael Leibert	Whither Pfizer? Bad news follows the upbeat message delivered at Pfizer's R&D briefing. But with strong cash flows, a healthy dividend yield, unparalleled scale, and a discounted share price, Pfizer's risk/reward profile might look attractive to investors.
The Motley Fool February 10, 2006 Brian Gorman	Pfizer in Pflux The company is working on its transition, but things still look fairly murky for investors.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Pfizer's Long Road Back It took time for Pfizer to reach a trough and it will take time to climb out. But over the long haul this could prove to be a solid pick.
The Motley Fool June 1, 2007 Brian Lawler	The Generic Cracks Open for Pfizer Pfizer loses a patent case over its top compound. The larger takeaway from the Lipitor legal saga is that investors always need to be aware of the strength of a drug company's patents throughout the world.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Pfizer Fizzles Disappointing guidance could have this giant pharmaceutical company retesting its lows. This is likely a good time for long-termers to do their due diligence, since they'll probably have some time to get into the stock.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Discerning Pfizer's Pfuture The company is undergoing a transformation, but that doesn't mean it isn't worth a look from investors.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2007 Brian Lawler	Dueling Fools: Pfizer Bear It's been a blue chip for years, but that doesn't mean it will stay that way forever. It's inconceivable for Pfizer's market capitalization to be valued at $188 billion four years from now, when its revenues could be 40% lower than they are today.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Pfizer Pfizzles Through 2006 The company is in a top-line pickle, but it expects things to get better. Current investors are now left standing until a rebound in growth, now targeted for 2009.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Pfizer: Less Bad Is Good Enough Pfizer's quarter wasn't strong, but it was better than expected. The company may not be able to recapture past glories, but the stock is still good idea for long-term.
The Motley Fool February 26, 2010 Brian Orelli	Drug Company Cost Cuts: Careful What You Wish For Research and development is the lifeblood of future revenue.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	Chief Justice Roberts Sold Pfizer. Should You? Maybe, but not for the same reason.
Chemistry World February 4, 2010 Matt Wilkinson	More pharma R&D budget cuts GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Pfizer are both following AstraZeneca's lead in cutting their research and development budgets.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2011 Brian Orelli	Ignore Pfizer's Financials for Now It's the pipeline that matters.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Costs of Being Pfizer With Pfizer having announced its intention to buy Wyeth this quarter, investors may have worried that the negotiating and pre-acquisition planning caused management to be distracted, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2008 Brian Orelli	Best Stock for 2009: Pfizer Pfizer's languishing stock price has made the company so much more attractive; it could see a breakout in 2009.
The Motley Fool December 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Pfizer Wins, a Sector Rejoices The pharmaceutical dodges a bullet and investors find renewed enthusiasm for big-cap pharma.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2004 W. D. Crotty	Merck Chokes Back Vioxx The $2.3 billion arthritis drug is withdrawn from the market after clinical studies point to dangerous side-effects. Despite the bad news, Merck's big dividend payouts don't appear to be in jeopardy at the moment.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Painful Pain Drugs Pfizer joins Merck in the COX-2 inhibitor penalty box. Pfizer's stock, has drifted down since the Vioxx news.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2009 Brian Orelli	Free Drugs! Pfizer's giving over 70 drugs away -- to people who have lost their jobs and health insurance recently and can show financial hardship.
The Motley Fool December 1, 2004 Brian Gorman	Rational Exuberance Nektar received a positive boost from Pfizer's announcement that it will seek approval for Exubera, an inhaled form of insulin. The drug delivery specialist's stock promptly surged, closing up 23% yesterday.
CIO October 28, 2011 Kim S. Nash	Challenging Times for Pfizer As drug patents expire, the pharmaceutical giant is investing in technology and emerging markets while cutting back on R&D and labor.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2008 Brian Lawler	Will Pfizer Pfizzle? The drugmaker posts strong earnings, but the good times may not last.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2010 Julie Clarenbach	Which Drugmaker Is a Buy? A look at some numbers to weigh one against another.
The Motley Fool December 14, 2005 Steven Mallas	Pfizer: Of Drugs and Dividends Pfizer is raising its payout. Is it a good move for the drugmaker? Investors willing to hold for years while reinvesting dividends will most likely be rewarded along the way.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2010 Brian Orelli	Foolish Forecast: First Look at Pfizer Plus With the addition of Wyeth last quarter, there's no doubt Pfizer is larger, but whether that bigger size translates into savings that boosts profits remains to be seen.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2008 Rich Duprey	Lipitor Marketing Raises Blood Pressure Pfizer continues affinity-group marketing of its best-selling cholesterol drug Lipitor.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2009 Brian Orelli	Foolish Forecast: A Last Look at "Mini" Pfizer In advance of Pfizer's last earnings report before their acquisition of Wyeth, analysts expect a drop in sales and a bigger bottom line decrease.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Pfizer Doesn't Give Much Fizz The company reports mediocre earnings as investors remain nervous about the drug sector.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	The Best Drug Stock for 2007: Pfizer Investors, this is a great company at a great price.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2004 Brian Gorman	Will Lipitor's Certification Boost Pfizer? The FDA's ruling may help the company ward off a new threat.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2009 Brian Orelli	Pfizer: If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em Sutent fails. Again.
BusinessWeek February 28, 2005 Amy Barrett	Pfizer's Funk Pfizer CEO Hank McKinnell helped pioneer the age of blockbuster drugs. The company now spends twice as much on sales and administrative expenses as it does on R&D. But a dearth of new products and fears over drug safety are hurting the entire industry. Is there a fix?
The Motley Fool April 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Pfizer Fosters Fertile Future Results in the "here and now" aren't bad, but it will take a couple of years to build growth. Of course, investors must do their own research and make their own decisions.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Pfizer Prepares for L-Day Will Pfizer be able to offset the looming loss of Lipitor? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2004 Roger Nusbaum	Diagnosing Pfizer Can Pfizer, the pharmaceutical company, outperform the market?
The Motley Fool December 28, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Pfizer: For Value Eyes Only While clearly not for conservative investors, this pharmaceutical deserves the attention of those looking for a value play.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2004 Ben McClure	Discount Pharmacy With prices beaten down across the pharmaceuticals industry and the quarterly reporting season here, do any investment opportunities pop up?
The Motley Fool September 10, 2008 Brian Orelli	Are Drug Companies Being Shortsighted With R&D? Cutting research and development spending could be like playing with fire for pharmaceutical companies.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2004 Ben McClure	Rethinking Big Pharma Risk is knocking Big Pharma stocks down. They won't be getting up anytime soon. Competition, soaring R&D costs, shifting business models, and political meddling combine to make drug stocks a riskier place to invest.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2006 Brian Lawler	Pfizer Keeps Fighting If Pfizer's management can succeed on its cost-savings initiatives and maintain the high single digits of earnings-per-share growth that it expects in 2007-2008, then Pfizer may make a good investment for those willing to wait for the company's new drugs to bring back higher growth.
The Motley Fool October 1, 2008 Brian Orelli	Is Pfizer the Mystery Bidder? A few signals that Pfizer might be the one bidding on ImClone.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2008 Brian Lawler	Pfiltering Through Pfizer's Year Pfizer releases its 2007 numbers, displaying year-over-year earnings growth powered by foreign currency gains.
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The Motley Fool January 23, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Back to the Future at Pfizer Pfizer just provided guidance for the next couple of years. The news shows that the company is willing to shake things up, but investors should remain skeptical until tangible benefits occur.