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The Motley Fool January 4, 2010 Brian Orelli	You Don't Need Your Contacts In to See This Deal Novartis acts first to grab the rest of Nestle's stake in Alcon.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2008 Brian Lawler	No Earnings Holes for Novartis The drugmaker holds its own in Q1; all three of its major divisions experienced sales growth, even in the face of some tough comparisons to last year.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2010 Brian Orelli	Those Are Fighting Words Alcon's minority shareholders fight back.
BusinessWeek January 7, 2010 Capell & Doherty	What Novartis Sees in Eye Care Novartis CEO Dan Vasella's $50 billion bet on Alcon could help insulate it from the vagaries of the drug business.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2009 Brian Orelli	Swine Flu Doesn't Need to Save Novartis The company is looking healthy all on its own.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2010 Brian Orelli	The Trouble Is They're Facing a Bazooka Alcon's minority shareholders are still fighting against Novartis' takeover.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2010 Brian Orelli	Nice, Novartis, Very Nice CEO Daniel Vasella leaves on a high note.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2009 Brian Orelli	Pfizer's and Merck's Loss Is These Companies' Gain Are Pfizer and Merck too busy integrating now to take advantage of additional acquisitions?
The Motley Fool October 31, 2005 Rich Duprey	Chiron Not Immune to Merger The board accepts a sweetened buyout offer from Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool October 21, 2008 Brian Orelli	Novartis Is Taking the Road Less Traveled Diversification should pay off for this pharma giant.
The Motley Fool July 16, 2010 Brian Orelli	A Positive Sign for Pharma Earnings Season Strong first-half results drove Novartis to increase its sales guidance for the year.
The Motley Fool July 16, 2009 Brian Orelli	A Strong Dollar Can Hurt Novartis makes it through a hard quarter.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Berkshire of Health Care Johnson & Johnson is becoming the Berkshire Hathaway of health care. In addition to its usual M.O. of bolt-on acquisitions, the health-care giant has recently taken some equity stakes in smaller drug companies.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	An Eye-Opening Quarter at Alcon Good news may have been overdue from the eye-care company, but the jubilation seems overdone. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2007 Brian Lawler	Another Busy Year in Store for Novartis Trying to place a value on Novartis is a tough thing to do now with so many important drugs awaiting regulatory review and its addiction to acquisitions and divestitures making financial comparisons between the years tough.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2007 Brian Lawler	No Catastrophes at Novartis Novartis stays on track with its third-quarter results. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	For Alcon, the Eye Is the Prize Well-balanced growth continues to be the key to this ophthalmology giant.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Brian Lawler	No Slowing Novartis The Swiss pharmaceutical company shows strength in nearly all its divisions. Novartis looks like a good investment for risk-adverse investors searching for a large-cap pharma stock.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2008 Brian Orelli	IPO? In This Market? Bristol-Myers continues with plans to spin off its nutritionals business.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Novartis Marches On While reported profits are masked by some charges, this Swiss drug company is still delivering the goods. Throw in a solid pipeline and a reasonable valuation, and the stock could still be worth a look for new money in the pharmaceutical space.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2009 Brian Orelli	Another Day, Another Rumored Suitor The rumors surrounding Elan's strategic review and its suitors just keep getting weirder.
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The Motley Fool July 28, 2011 Melly Alazraki	J&J or Novartis? Novartis' businesses are an investor's delight; J&J's improving but isn't there yet.
The Motley Fool July 15, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Novartis' Over-the-Counter Tonic Novartis' latest purchase suggests a commitment to making itself a well-rounded pharma giant. Future margins may not be as high as they once were, but if the company can produce a lot more cash flow, investors won't mind a bit.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2005 Cliff Malings	Nice of You to Notice Novartis The Street finally pays attention to a longtime pharma winner on news of a major generic-drug acquisition.
The Motley Fool July 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	These Swiss Don't Miss Aside from a hiccup in margins, Novartis' drug business continues to shine. This pharma is a solid middle-of-the-road play with reasonable valuation, a solid pipeline, and a not-so-secret weapon in its Sandoz generics business.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2009 Brian Orelli	Which Pharmas Still Have Cash? Pharmaceutical mergers-and-acquisitions activity has been jumping for the past few months, but the consolidation can't go on forever.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2005 Rich Duprey	Is Chiron Worth It? The vaccine maker rejects Novartis' bid of $40 a share as inadequate. How much should the pharma pay? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 1, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Novartis Keeps Gorging Offering to buy the remainder of Chiron for $4.5 billion may up this company's execution risk over the next few quarters. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	More Good News From Novartis This Swiss drug giant continues to post steady growth. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Novartis Posts a Swiss Miss The Swiss drug giant has a strong pipeline, but moderate growth and high valuation suggest little room for error.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2006 Rich Duprey	Chiron's Shareholder Revolt Hedge funds oppose the biotech's buyout by pharmaceutical giant Novartis. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2009 Robert Steyer	Just Say No to Drug Company Mergers There are some reasons to make a big-pharma deal. But there are as many, if not more, reasons to let these companies pursue smaller deals and collaborations rather than become just another part of a hyphenated corporate name.
The Motley Fool November 12, 2009 Brian Orelli	How Do You Say 'Drug Development' in Mandarin? Drug giant Novartis announces that it's heading to China in a big way.
The Motley Fool May 1, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Alcon Still Not Living Up to Valuation Though this is a very solid medical technology company, its valuation still looks too high.
The Motley Fool July 7, 2010 Dave Mock	A Big Upgrade for Novartis This bullish call comes from more than just one analyst.
The Motley Fool May 21, 2009 Brian Orelli	If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em: Pharma Goes Generic In the battle against generic rivals, it seems pharmaceutical companies would rather switch than fight. A pair of deals heralds Big Pharma's latest moves into the generic-drug world. See what Novartis and sanofi-aventis recently did.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2007 Brian Lawler	Nothing Wrong With Novartis Novartis releases first-quarter financial results. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Novartis Pays for Its Shopping Spree Expenses from the Chiron acquisition bring down results for the second quarter. Investors, there's a lot to be said for waiting on the right price for even the best stocks out there.
The Motley Fool December 19, 2006 Brian Gorman	Novartis Cuts in Line at the Drugstore Consolidation in pharmacy benefits management may leave Novartis most resistant to pricing pressure. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007 Brian Lawler	Still Strong at Novartis For investors who are willing to filter the negative news and are patient enough to wait for recently launched branded compounds to help its top-line growth, Novartis is worth a look
The Motley Fool June 22, 2007 Brian Lawler	Novartis' Good Week The pharma receives a pair of positive regulatory decisions. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Wide Eyes at Alcon Excellent margin performance fueled exceptional growth for this eye-care titan. This is a strong and valuable cash-producing franchise, and it deserves a premium valuation -- but how much of a premium?
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The Motley Fool June 14, 2005 Rich Duprey	Chiron's Credit Conundrum Standard & Poor's downgrades the biotech's credit rating on seemingly old news. Why now?
The Motley Fool July 21, 2004 Brian Gorman	Novartis Shows the Way It may be a model for other pharmaceutical outfits looking to improve productivity.
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