Abbott Laboratories stock (ABT) in focus: Exact Sciences vote date lands as earnings week nears
Abbott shares closed down 0.2% at $125.92. Exact Sciences set Feb. 20 for a shareholder vote on Abbott’s proposed $23 billion acquisition, with Jan. 9 as the record date. Abbott will report fourth-quarter earnings Jan. 22. A product-liability lawsuit was filed against Abbott in Chicago federal court Friday.