Max Nisen, Columnist

GlaxoSmithKline Can't Have it All

Investors should realize its ambitions and needs could stretch its balance sheet.
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc's new leadership is still trying to get its footing.

CEO Emma Walmsley took control in April, and her third earnings call Wednesday morning didn't go especially well. The drugmaker's U.S. depository receipts fell 6 percent after it was less than definitive about maintaining its dividend.