Alcon
Pharmaceutical Company and Company
A Well-Stuffed B.O. for Thanksgiving...exceptional word-of-mouth last weekend while vastly outperforming pre-release expectations with a $34.1 million weekend. With the Alcon-produced, football-themed flick garnering the rare air of an "A-plus" CinamaScore grade, Warner... In this article: The Blind Side, Disney, Old Dogs, New Moon, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Ninja Assassin, Sony, and Warner Bros |
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The Australian | 4 days ago
Cadbury soars on Nestle talk
...billion ($118bn), has a war chest for potential acquisitions after it received $US11bn ($11.1bn) from its disposal of a stake in Alcon, the eyecare business. But Paul Bulcke, Nestle's chief executive, has poured cold water on...
In this article: Nestle, Hershey, KitKat, Paul Bulcke, Trident gum, Ferrero Rocher, Fnac, and European Union
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L.A. Times - Entertainment News | 5 days ago
'The Blind Side's' John Lee Hancock escapes from movie jail
...in their way. Hancock took the script to Alcon Entertainment, which years before had made "My Dog Skip," a film Hancock had helped produce. Alcon chiefs Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson agreed to bankroll the project -- which cost roughly...
In this article: The Blind Side, Sandra Bullock, The Alamo, Michael Oher, Michael Mann, Judd Apatow, My Dog Skip, and Hollywood
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washingtonpost.com | 6 days ago
Kraft weighs higher Cadbury bid as rivals circle: source
Nestle said in October it was likely to exercise its option beginning in January 2010 to sell its remaining 52 percent stake in Alcon, potentially raising up to $28 billion, so it could easily afford big buys. The Swiss giant has...
In this article: Kraft, Nestle, Hershey Co, Ferrero, U.S., Italy, KitKat, and Chewing gum
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Telegraph.co.uk - Business | 6 days ago
Nestle 'considering options' in the battle for Cadbury
...would sit in Nestle's drive to be the world's biggest "health and wellness" group. The Swiss group has the option of selling its stake in Alcon, the eye-care company, to Novartis from January and could make more than $20bn (GBP12.1bn) from...
In this article: Nestle, Hershey, Nescafe, The Sunday Telegraph, Paul Bulcke, and Novartis
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WSJ.com: Markets | November 18, 2009
Bulls Bet on AMD, Blackstone Group and Intel
...banking on the ability of the stock to stay above $19 and to climb above $21. There were also bullish transactions in Netflix and Alcon. Netflix closed at $61.13, up 0.6%, after reaching a new 52-week high of $61.65 earlier in the...
In this article: Blackstone Group, Advanced Micro Devices, Intel, and Netflix
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Description from Wikipedia:
Alcon, (NYSE: ACL) incorporated and with corporate headquarters, in Hünenberg, Switzerland, is a global medical company specializing in eye care products. Alcon's U.S. headquarters is located in Fort Worth, Texas.
- Name:
- Alcon, Inc.
- Type:
- Public ([[New York Stock Exchange
- Location:
- Fort Worth, Texas, USA
- Founded:
- Fort Worth, Texas (1945)
- Stock Symbol:
- ACL
- Industry:
- Ophthalmology
- Key People:
- Kevin Buehler President and CEO
- Products:
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- Ocular Vitamins
- Ophthalmic pharmaceuticals
- Contact care products
- Surgical equipment
- Dry Eye Products
- Revenue:
- $6.3 billion USD (2008)
- No. of Employees:
- 15,000 (2009)
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