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The Motley Fool January 17, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	High-Stakes Medical Device Chicken Boston Scientific has upped the ante again. Are they bluffing? Their latest offer is $80 a share -- $42 in cash and $38 in stock. Let's hope the board knows what it is doing, because it is staking the company on this.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	The Guidant Auction Continues Johnson & Johnson hopes to save the deal with a last-minute raise of its offer. Although Boston Scientific's offer is $4 per share higher, that doesn't necessarily make it the best value. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Boston Scientific's Bold Move Acquiring Guidant would be risky, but it would give Boston Scientific exactly what it needs. It will be curious to see how J&J responds to this deal. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	The At-Odds Couple Johnson & Johnson seems to want out, but Guidant looks willing to grab the shotgun to see that this union is completed. Investors, should the deal fall through, look for J&J to continue shopping and don't be surprised if Guidant attracts attention from Abbott Labs or Boston Scientific.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2004 Alyce Lomax	J&J, Guidant Join Forces With intense rivalry looming, is a competitive partnership in vain?
The Motley Fool June 13, 2006 Jim Mueller	Foolish Investing and Boston Scientific In having bought Guidant, Boston Scientific might end up paying more than just the price. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek January 30, 2006 Robert Barker	Guidant Or No, J&J Is A Buy To Wall Street, Johnson & Johnson has been sounding like Dumb & Dumber.
The Motley Fool November 15, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Guidant, J&J Kiss and Make Up The two companies hammered out a revised merger agreement that continues J&J's buyout of Guidant, but at a lower price. So what does this mean for the med-tech space, assuming that this deal actually goes through? Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004 Amy Barrett	J&J: Don't Stop Dealmaking Now For years, health-care giant Johnson & Johnson has held on-again, off-again acquisition talks with medical-device maker Guidant Corp. But now, patent expirations and a thin pipeline mean the giant needs more than just Guidant.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	All's Not Lost at Guidant Eroding sales, a partner with cold feet, and all sorts of litigation and investigation cloud Guidant's skies. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek April 17, 2006 Amy Barrett	Unclogging J&J's Pipeline Maker of coronary stents Johnson & Johnson needs to release more products and grab back its lead in the crowded market it created.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2007 Billy Fisher	Dueling Fools: Johnson & Johnson Bear Rebuttal The bears say that J&J is a good company, but will underperform looking forward.
The Motley Fool June 26, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	J&J Makes an Expensive Deal J&J announced that it has reached an agreement with Pfizer to acquire the latter's consumer health-care business for $16.6 billion in cash. Consumer health is a fine business line, but is it worth this much money? Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek June 18, 2007 Arlene Weintraub	Johnson & Johnson's Next Baby? J&J could use an infusion of new drugs and devices from an acquisition such as Boston Scientific.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Shake a Leg, J&J! J&J isn't a perfect story, but investors who buy today and hold for a while will be happy they did.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2004 Alyce Lomax	J&J Makes the Day It may be over a hundred years old, but the company reports a spry first quarter.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2009 Brian Orelli	Guidant: The Gift That Keeps on Giving And not in the good way. Last year, Boston Scientific took a whopping $2.7 billion goodwill writedown because it had to downgrade the value of what it got in acquiring Guidant.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Stent Wars: Jury Strikes Back A jury finds that Boston Scientific has violated J&J's stent patents, but the battle is only beginning. Meanwhile, Boston Scientific continues to have market-share leadership in drug-coated stents and makes quite a bit of money from it.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Stent Maker's Hearty Returns Medical device company Boston Scientific rebounds from cardiac stent recall with strong growth.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Stent Wars 2: The Market-Share Menace The battle for drug-coated stent market share between Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific may not be as exciting as watching Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker fight, but the outcome matters for investors.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Is St. Jude Next to Be Wooed? Can St. Jude build upon the jump-start opportunity from Guidant's troubles, or will further market share growth prove to be increasingly hard to come by? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 8, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	The Stent Wars Continue Although Boston Scientific and Johnson & Johnson have been beating each other silly for market share, recent clinical data suggest little functional difference between drug-coated stents.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Boston Scientific's Big Task The company won the battle for Guidant, but the hard work hasn't even begun. Value is value, and if Boston Scientific proves it can handle the considerable challenges ahead, this could ultimately be a very interesting stock again.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2008 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Should Be Thankful The medical device maker's two-year-old acquisition of Guidant has saved it in the third quarter.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2006 Doug Short	A Foolish Baby Shower: Johnson & Johnson If you're an advocate of these two rules -- "It's never too early to start investing" and "Invest in what you know" -- then here is an ideal pick for baby's first stock.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2006 Jim Mueller	Guidant, Devices, and Recalls, Oh My! To repair its acquisition's good name, Boston Scientific must quickly fix Guidant's problems. One analyst sees annual growth for Guidant's devices in the 10% to 15% range. No one knows how accurate that will prove to be, but it certainly provides hope for the troubled acquisition.
The Motley Fool September 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Boston Scientific: Finally Cheap Enough? Could shares of the medical device company now be attractive for long-term investors?
The Motley Fool April 9, 2010 Brian Orelli	Is Boston Scientific Turning It Around? Selling off a pair of units could help.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Guidant's Stent Stumble Yesterday, Guidant said that a regulatory filing for marketing approval of its Champion stainless steel stent could be delayed up to six months due to "issues" that may result in "manufacturing process modifications and/or stent design changes."
The Motley Fool October 2, 2008 Brian Orelli	Will Johnson & Johnson Ever Get Its Money? For investors, there are a couple of lessons here. First, perhaps more than any other, the health care sector has a lot of lawsuits.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2009 Brian Orelli	No Buyer's Remorse at Boston Scientific The pacemakers and defibrillators that Guidant contributed to Boston Scientific's bottom line are still growing strong, but the company had to take a whopping $2.7 billion goodwill writedown because the value of what it purchased has changed.
The Motley Fool June 4, 2010 Jim Mueller	The Changing Face of Abbott Abbott Labs' shift in revenue sources has been a boon over the last five years.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Get Ready for the New Boston Scientific Here's hoping it does a better job as a bigger business. For all of the risks that are present, there still could be rewards here for investors.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Boston's Stunts With Stents Tough domestic stent competition is weighing on results from one-trick pony Boston Scientific. The company is in a transitional period and that's at least part of why the stock is down where it is.
BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 Faith Arner	When Will This Stent See Circulation? Boston Scientific must clear the FDA, among other hurdles.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2010 Jim Mueller	Johnson & Johnson: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats A quick look inside this business of Band-Aids and drugs.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Stent Recall Stings Medical device maker Boston Scientific's recall has happened at a crucial time. Will the company lose its market share?
The Motley Fool May 24, 2006 S.J. Caplan	Goodbye, Guidant Publicity woes drive Boston Scientific to ditch the Guidant name. In the meantime, Boston Scientific wants to capitalize on its entry into the ICD market, an area experiencing double-digit sales growth. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Boston Scientific on the Rebound The medical device maker posts robust earnings, softening the blow of the stent delivery system recall.
The Motley Fool June 26, 2009 Brian Orelli	Change at Top Looks Good for Bottom Line Investors welcome Boston Scientific's new boss.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2011	A Brief History of Johnson & Johnson's Returns J&J shares are much more reasonably valued today than they were ten years ago; shareholders are unlikely to experience the same going forward.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Stent Success Propels Boston Scientific The medical device company's still ahead of the competition. Companies dependent upon one product line may be riskier than average, but there's no question that they can reap big-time profits when business is good.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2011 Anupama Pattanaik	J&J Attempts to Create Major "Synthes"-is Johnson & Johnson will acquire the medical device maker for $21.3 billion.
The Motley Fool May 29, 2008 Brian Orelli	Medtronic Sticks It to Boston Scientific Medtronic wins the medical-device patent duel with Boston Scientific.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Gold Mine Cave-In? Will recalls involving the Taxus stent mar the future earnings of Boston Scientific?
The Motley Fool October 13, 2008 Brian Orelli	Too Little Too Late for Boston Scientific The company gets new stent approved, but it should have happened earlier.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	J&J Guided to Guidant? Medical device investors felt their hearts skip as executives told The New York Times the two companies may be set to merge.
The Motley Fool February 12, 2010 Brian Orelli	Too Bad It's Not in the "Restructuring" Business Shares of Boston Scientific slipped nearly 10% yesterday, after the company released earnings and guidance for this year.
The Motley Fool July 13, 2004 Jeff Hwang	J&J Weathers Stent Duel The medical device and diagnostics business Johnson & Johnson delivers a solid second quarter despite competition from Boston Scientific's Taxus stent.
The Motley Fool May 20, 2011 Andrea Kalvesmaki	Johnson & Johnson's Billion-Dollar Move Orthopedics are the name of the game for this company's future earnings.