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Dividend Aristocrat Becton Dickinson’s stock tumbles 12%

Shares of dividend aristocrat Becton Dickinson & Co. (BDX) tumbled 12% in the morning session after the medical technology company reported fiscal first-quarter earnings that topped expectations but lowered its full-year outlook. BDX reported quarterly revenues of $4.225 billion for the first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2019.  This represents an increase of 1.6 percent…