AstraZeneca to cut 8,000 jobs amid weak earnings By AP LONDON — Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC said Thursday it plans to ax 8000 more jobs, or 12 percent of its work force, by 2014 to cut costs as ... Terms of Service AstraZeneca Plc paced declining shares after posting earnings that missed analysts' estimates. The FTSE 100 has fallen 3 percent this year as the US ... AstraZeneca set to cut 8,000 jobs An AstraZeneca spokeswoman said the company had yet to reveal how many UK positions would be affected. The latest global cuts are to take place across the ... Banks help British stocks advance London Markets LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Banks lifted the top British share index on Thursday, although drugmaker AstraZeneca dragged after ... Franklin Co. judge awards $5.3 million in penalties against AstraZeneca AstraZeneca, a British-Swedish company, is one of the world's biggest pharmaceutical firms.Some of the AstraZeneca drugs included in the Kentucky suit include Seroquel for psychiatric conditions, Crestor for cholesterol, Nexium and Prilosec for digestive disorders, and Zestril for high blood pressure.The state Office of the Attorney General has filed suit against 47 of the nation's pharmaceutical manufacturers, alleging they violated Kentucky's Medicaid Fraud and Consumer Protection statutes and engaged in false and deceptive advertising, according to a news release from Attorney General Jack Conway.Tony Jewell, a spokesman for AstraZeneca, said in a statement that the c... AstraZeneca CEO Interviewed on Q4 and Full-Year Results 2009 LONDON, January 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca announced it's Q4 and full-year results today with CEO David Brennan saying in ... Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Losers (FLEX, AZN, POT, QCOM, ABFS, TTEK) AstraZeneca closed at $49.64 in the last trading session. The 52-week trading range for AZN is $29.96 - $50.70. Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (USA) (NYSE: POT) ... Terms of Service AstraZeneca Plc (AZN LN): The UK's second-largest drugmaker may this week announce a share buyback plan, the Sunday Telegraph reported, without attribution. ...

More job losses amid fears recession will blight Britain for years to come AstraZeneca's premises in Macclesfield, Cheshire. The company has announced another 8000 job cuts but it is not known how many of those will be in the UK. ...

Seroquel Weight-Gain Side Effects Suppressed by AstraZeneca A former high-ranking AstraZeneca employee has admitted that the pharmaceutical company knew about the potential weight-gain side effects of Seroquel, ...