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Abbott Laboratories 
Healthcare & biotech / Diversified healthcare products
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2. Economic Uncertainty: Global economic uncertainty, by way of unexpected swings in the dollar/euro or other currency exchange rates, can adversely impact the company’s revenue and operating margin.
3. Regulatory Change: Regulatory changes can have a significant impact on Abbott’s businesses, such as the recently enacted U.S. healthcare reforms.
4. Litigation Risk: Abbott faces the risk of legal action and related liabilities as well as reputational damage from lawsuits, product liability, and other civil claims.
5. Natural Disasters: Natural disasters like fires and floods can lead to business interruption, loss of intellectual property, destruction of facilities and damaging of inventory.
6. Cybersecurity Risk: Abbott faces the risk of data breaches from cyber-attacks, which may lead to reputational and financial loss.
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