Pfizer Posts Weak First Quarter As It Continues To Mull Over A Split
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The Big Pharma disappoints investors with a weak first quarter and a failure to come to any decisions about the future structuring of the company. Meanwhile, the company made little progress of note during the quarter.
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