A look at the companies which announced layoffs in December and January demonstrates that almost no industry is immune from job losses due to this contracting economy. Tech companies like Microsoft (MSFT) fired people.  So did many retail operations like Macy’s (M).Consolidation efforts led by Pf...

According to Reuters, Honda (HMC) sales in the US fell in January. Reuters reports that the premier of China sees hopeful signs in his economy. Reuters reports that hard times make government jobs more attractive. Reuters reports that online games are moving into Western markets as cheap entertainme...

Filed under: Pfizer (PFE), Newsletters, Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Stocks to Buy, Best Stocks for 2009 Health care has long been considered a recession-resistant business. Given the current economic challenges, it's little surprise that in our survey of favorite stocks fo...

Filed under: Pfizer (PFE) This post is part of a series on celebrity spokespeople who ended up doing serious harm to the brands they were hired to promote, or vice versa. See how we rank the 20 top spokesperson fiascos. Remember the early part of 2008? Britney Spears was nuts. The economy was not in...

Filed under: Pfizer (PFE), Merck and Co (MRK) There is a report out of Reuters that may get the drug sector up in a whirlwind if it comes to pass. The implications aren't just that Pfizer Inc. may want to try to counter Japanese drug maker Daiichi Sankyo's bid for a majority stake in India's largest...

Filed under: Products and services, Industry, Pfizer (PFE) Chantix, an anti-smoking drug from Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), would seem to be good for people. Smoking causes heart and lung problems and who knows what else. The trouble with the drug is that it seems to cause heart problems, called cardiac arrhy...

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