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Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX Q2 2011 Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call Transcripts by Morningstar Inc.
Wed, 27 Apr 2011
Hello and welcome to BD's Second Fiscal Quarter 2011 Earnings Call. At the request of BD, today's call is being recorded. It will be available for replay through Wednesday, May 4, 2011, on the Investors page of the bd.com website or by phone at
Morningstar director of economic analysis Bob Johnson addresses recent sluggishness in the economy and makes the case for better growth in the second half of the year.
As economic concerns weighed, taxable-bond funds were the strongest asset gainers in May , but their inflows were only about half what they were the prior month, says Morningstar's Kevin McDevitt.