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UK drugmaker AstraZeneca profit slumps but sales jump

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AstraZeneca’s first-quarter net profit dropped due to restructuring and legal costs associated with its massive takeover of US biotech firm Alexion, but sales rose. In the three months to the end of March, profit after tax fell by 75% to $386 million (366 million euros), compared to the same period the previous year. Sales of … Read more

Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca says 2021 profit falls

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LONDON: British Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca said on Thursday that the net profit collapsed last year, hit by the vast takeover of US biotech firm Alexion and other charges, despite surging revenues. Profit after tax slumped to just $112 million (98 million euros) compared with $3.2 billion in 2020, the pharmaceutical company said in a statement. … Read more