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The Motley Fool January 30, 2007 Brian Lawler	Is Bigger Better for Abbott Labs? Abbott continues its transformation into a more focused pharmaceutical powerhouse. But shares of this pharmaceutical aren't exactly cheap.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2010 Brian Orelli	Abbott's Stuck in a Double-Digit Rut The company keeps cranking out solid earnings, but investors don't seem to care.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2011 Brian Orelli	Abbott Labs: Growth in All the Wrong Places Abbott's a solid company with solid dividend and growth potential in the near term. But investors need to be careful extrapolating that growth out.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2004 Brian Gorman	Abbott Not Rewarded Abbott Laboratories first-quarter earnings news was positive, but investors didn't react enthusiastically.
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 19, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Abbott Gets By Will the acquisition of Guidant's vascular business kick-start this story? Abbott has shown a pretty reliable trend of getting cheap enough to buy at least once a year. Of course, the downside to that is that the stock really hasn't gone anywhere in those seven years.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2011 Brian Orelli	Mini J&J? I Guess Not Abbott says it plans to split in two: drugs in one company, everything else in the other.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2006 Brian Lawler	Is a Buyback the Best Abbott Can Do? Abbott Labs may be out of ideas for its cash. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2008 Brian Orelli	A Diagnostic Tongue Twister Back-scratch fever between Abbott and Isis.
The Motley Fool September 24, 2010 Brian Orelli	Good Deal? Bad Deal? Hard to Tell. Investors are in the dark on Abbott Labs' license of Reata Pharmaceuticals' kidney failure drug bardoxolone for $450 million up front.
The Motley Fool June 11, 2007 Brian Lawler	Johnson & Johnson's Pretty Pipeline While there are concerns about other parts of Johnson & Johnson (for example, its medical device segment), its pharmaceutical division has a robust pipeline of compounds in development that should pay off in the long haul.
Chemistry World October 21, 2011 Sarah Houlton	Abbott Splits to Set Pharma Portfolio Free Abbott Laboratories is to be split in two and claims the aim is to strengthen the outlook for growth and shareholder returns.
The Motley Fool November 15, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Abbott Labs Become the Perfect Stock? For long-term investors, Abbott's continuing devotion to up its dividend -- its streak now stands at 39 years -- makes a compelling reason to hold onto your shares.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2010 Brian Orelli	Abbott Just Can't Get Any Love Despite meeting or beating analysts' earnings for a streak that stretches balk half a decade, Abbott Labs hasn't been able to get much love from investors.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2008 Brian Orelli	Investors Yawn at Abbott Labs' Growth Abbott Labs may be firing on all cylinders, but investors were less than impressed with its earnings release
The Motley Fool September 28, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Abbott Labs Looks Less Lopsided Abbott Labs' $6.6 billion purchase of Solvay's pharmaceuticals business is just what the doctor ordered.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Abbott Wins No matter what Boston Scientific does with Guidant, Abbott looks like a winner. This stock might not offer a rocket ride the way smaller biotechs and med-tech companies do, but at today's prices, at least you won't have to worry about a fiery re-entry.
The Motley Fool March 10, 2010 Brian Orelli	You Paid How Much for That? Abbott steps up where Biogen Idec wouldn't.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Abbott Still Looks Healthy Never a too-big roaring growth stock or a too-small low-growth behemoth, the medical products company seems just right as it dependably keeps on performing for investors.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2010 Brian Orelli	Is Abbott a Buy? Whether or not Abbott is a buy depends on management's ability to transition the company.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2009 Brian Orelli	Abbott Labs Thumbs Nose at Recession On a GAAP basis, Abbott Labs fourth-quarter earnings per share were up a whopping 27%, and even better, the double-digit increases don't look like they're going to stop anytime soon.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2007 Jack Uldrich	GE's Plastic Surgery The shift away from the plastics business toward diagnostics is risky. Bottom line: The conglomerate could be paying a lot for something that isn't really needed, and it would be better off just trying to take better care of its existing business.
The Motley Fool November 8, 2011 Brian Wilson	2 Health-Care Stocks for Times of Uncertainty Just because Abbott and Johnson & Johnson don't undertake as much risk as other health-care giants doesn't mean that shareholders won't see impressive growth in revenues.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2011 Brian Orelli	A Painfully Protracted Partner Depomed is in a bind.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2007 Brian Lawler	Genentech's All Good The biotech's latest partnership deal is nothing to worry about. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 13, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Is Abbott's Ailment Serious? There's room for improvement at Abbott Labs, but this is one solid and broadly diversified company. Shares aren't a screaming bargain, but the current price-to-earnings ratio really isn't out of line with history.
The Motley Fool September 5, 2008 Brian Orelli	Zimmer Fortifies Its Spine The medical-device maker is buying Abbott's spine business.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2010 Brian Orelli	Humira or Not, Abbott's on a Roll Investors worry about how Abbott's Humira is such a large fraction of the company's revenue, and then when the company turns in a nice quarter even without strong U.S. sales of Humira, they complain about that.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	No Vow of Poverty for This Abbott Abbott Labs delivers a solid quarter with broad-based growth. Investors, the stock is moderately undervalued and likely to be a worthwhile long-term holding.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2010 Brian Orelli	Redeploying Capital? Investors Hope So. Selling a business unit won't help Abbott Labs diversify.
Chemistry World September 29, 2009 Sarah Houlton	Abbott wins the race for Solvay's pharma business US-based pharmaceutical firm Abbott has continued its recent buying spree and bought Solvay's pharmaceutical division in a deal worth 5.2 billion euros or 4.7 billion.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2008 Brian Orelli	Abbott's Stents Aren't (That) Important Abbott's shareholders shouldn't be too focused on drug-eluting stents.
The Motley Fool July 9, 2004 Phil Wohl	Abbott Labs Concocts Strong Q2 The drug maker reports earnings as expected and refines its third-quarter guidance.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2011 Rich Smith	General Electric: Good News, Bad Timing Things are looking up for GE -- except that stock price, that is.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2010 Brian Orelli	4 Drugmakers, 5 Deals, Christmas Is Here It looks like there were a lot of people in the business development offices at pharmaceutical companies looking to get their work done before taking off for the holidays. Check out all the deals that were announced yesterday.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2008 Brian Orelli	A Post-Holiday Breakup ... of Sorts Abbott and Celera revise their partnership.
The Motley Fool July 13, 2007 Anders Bylund	GE Sticking to Its Guns Why change, when what you're doing works so remarkably well? GE is sticking to what it knows best, which is rebuilding and reshaping itself into whatever form can support the highest profits today. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool August 4, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer	How Much Is Abbott Labs Worth? Is Abbott Labs' stock on sale?
The Motley Fool October 12, 2004 Brian Gorman	Abbott's Healthy Diet Is the company's push into nutritional supplements a wise move?
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The Motley Fool August 26, 2008 Brian Orelli	Rapid Exchange of Fire Competitors try to block Abbott's patent extension.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2009 Brian Orelli	Consistency Makes This Stock a Winner Abbott turns in a solid quarter, but it needs to keep branching out.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2010 Alex Dumortier	Don't Buy GE Shares Before Reading This While the company expects flat growth in 2010, it's projecting "solid growth for 2011 and beyond." Should investors pick up shares before that growth begins to materialize?
The Motley Fool February 23, 2004 Brian Gorman	Abbott Cleans Up Its Act Abbott closes the books on its problems with the FDA and clears the way to a spinoff. Abbott finally passed FDA muster with its Illinois diagnostics plant. Its multi-year problem highlights the importance of investors monitoring manufacturing while watching a pharmaceutical company's pipeline. And with its FDA compliance issues behind it, Abbott can look forward to spinning off its Hospital Products Division.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2011 Brian Orelli	Abbott: 1, Johnson & Johnson: 0 -- For Now Abbott Labs got a ruling overturned yesterday that would have cost the company $1.8 billion, yet investors let shares slip down 1%.