The Latest Breaking News from Abbott Laboratories

The growing prevalence of chronic diseases, an increasing elderly population, and rapid adoption of advanced medical technologies are driving the growth of the medical device industry. The industry is expected to witness solid growth over the long term, to the benefit of the stocks of medical device companies Abbott (ABT)…

Over the past 3 months, 5 analysts have published their opinion on Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) stock. These analysts are typically employed by large Wall Street banks and tasked with understanding a company's business to predict how a stock will trade over the upcoming year.

FDA officials appeared before a congressional panel to answer questions about the crisis after Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) recalled some baby formula products and closed its manufacturing plant in Sturgis, Michigan. 

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Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) and the FDA are reportedly on track to reopen the company's Sturgis, Michigan, baby formula manufacturing plant within one or two weeks, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said. Abbott, the biggest U.S. supplier of powder infant formula, including Similac, agreed with the FDA on the steps needed to resume production at…

The Food and Drug Administration has reached an agreement with Abbott Laboratories to resume production at the company’s Sturgis, Michigan, facility. The announcement gives hope of relief for the three-fourths of American parents who rely on infant formula, and have struggled to find the product in recent weeks.

Abbott Laboratories's (NYSE:ABT) short percent of float has risen 5.8% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 12.79 million shares sold short, which is 0.73% of all regular shares that are available for trading.