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How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday

The Associated PressOctober 20, 2021 GMT

Stocks ended higher on Wall Street Wednesday, bringing the S&P 500 to the brink of another record high. The benchmark index climbed 0.4% for its sixth gain in a row.

Anthem and Abbott Laboratories helped lead gains among health care stocks after turning in solid quarterly earnings reports.

Brinker, Baker Hughes fall; Anthem, Abbott Laboratories rise

October 20, 2021 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday:

Canadian National Railway Co., up $6.50 to $130.79.

The railroad operator beat Wall Street's third-quarter profit and revenue forecasts.

Abbott Labs cutting hundreds of jobs as testing demand drops

July 8, 2021 GMT

WESTBROOK, Maine (AP) — A company that makes COVID-19 testing kits is laying off as many as 400 workers at two locations in Maine because of a decline in demand.

About 300 Abbott Laboratories workers will be laid off in Westbrook, the mayor told WMTW-TV.

Cloudera, AMC rise; Johnson & Johnson, Abbott fall

June 1, 2021 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday:

Quanta Services Inc., up $1.10 to $96.45.

The infrastructure company's Luma Energy joint venture with Canadian Utilities Limited started operating Puerto Rico's power grid.

US warns of unusual cybersecurity flaw in heart devices

By TAMI ABDOLLAH and MATTHEW PERRONEJanuary 11, 2017 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department warned Tuesday about an unusual cybersecurity flaw for one manufacturer's implantable heart devices that it said could allow hackers to remotely take control of a person's defibrillator or pacemaker.