J&J hikes 2014 forecast for a third time

Published October 14, 2014 4:17pm ET



Johnson & Johnson lifted its 2014 earnings forecast for a third time on Tuesday, fueled in part by revenue gains from its new blockbuster hepatitis C treatment Olysio.

But shares of the world’s biggest health care products maker slipped as investors worried about looming competition for the drug, which has already generated nearly $2 billion in global sales so far this year.

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