NEW YORK – Pfizer swing to a small profit in the fourth-quarter as rising medicine sales helped offset big increases in spending on research and production, but it still missed Wall Street expectations.

The New York drugmaker, the first company to get U.S. emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 vaccine, reported fourth-quarter net income of $594 million, or 10 cents per share.

A year earlier, Pfizer posted a loss of $337 million, or 6 cents per share, mainly due to a big writedown on the value of eczema drug Eucrisa.

Excluding one-time items, adjusted earnings came to 42 cents per share, or 4 cents shy of Wall Street projections, according to a survey by Zacks Investment Research.

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Newfoundland and Labrador cancels in-person voting for Saturday’s provincial election

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Durant back with Nets, can return Saturday to Golden State

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Expected top pick Lawrence throws for Meyer, NFL teams

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MLB season slated to start with Yankees-Jays, Tigers-Indians

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Coronavirus: Canada on track to receive 4 million doses of Pfizer vaccine by end of March

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Coronavirus: Trudeau says ‘tens of thousands’ of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses arriving in Canada this week

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Hinshaw will give Alberta COVID-19 update after Shandro calls Pfizer dose change ‘frustrating’

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B.C. to start clinical trials for previously rejected COVID-19 treatment

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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