Kohl’s beat back activists and is in talks to be sold for around $8 billion. But its suitor could bring a new set of challenges for the department-store chain. Franchise Group which owns the Vitamin S...
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Is Walgreens Sale Of U.K. Boots Pharmacies Finally Near?
Speculation continues to swirl regarding Walgreens Boots Alliance sale of its Boots pharmacies in … [+] the United Kingdom, according to reports out of London and India June 3, 2022. Members of ...
The technician who called the 2020 market bottom says a ‘shocking rally’ is in store
It’s been a terrible week in an awful year for the stock market. Walmart WMT, -0.82%, Target TGT, -0.62%, and Tencent 700, +3.53% each reported disappointing results to add fuel to the worries about i...
Will the stock market drop 20% or 48% from the peak? Here’s the key factor, says this strategist.
“Is the economy under control or is it spiraling out of control? That’s the million-dollar question traders continue arguing over,” sums up CrackedMarket blogger Jani Ziedins. Clearly, the latter argu...
Gloomy Goldman offers 20 ‘safety’ stocks with valuations below the previous 2 bear markets
It’s tight quarters in Wall Street’s bear sleuth these days. Goldman Sachs just downgraded their 2022 U.S. growth forecast (to 2.4% from 2.6%) and 2023 (to 1.6% from 2.2%), as senior chairman Lloyd Bl...
Anti-Covid Pill Coming To All U.S. Pharmacies Under Reported Biden Plan
Topline The Biden Administration is working on a plan to make Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid available across the U.S. following shortages of the lifesaving drug, Bloomberg reported Friday,...
Rite Aid Stock Is Soaring. The Outlook Impresses Investors.
Text size Rite Aid’s quarterly loss was bigger than expected. Mario Tama/Getty Images Rite Aid’s stock surged after the drugstore chain said it expects to lose less money in the current fiscal y...
Pfizer’s New CFO David Denton Negotiated One of the Biggest Healthcare Deals in History
Pfizer on Monday named a new chief financial officer with a resume that hints at the company’s plans to spend big with its Covid-19 vaccine windfall. David Denton is taking up the CFO role at Pfizer (...
Walgreens Earnings Top Estimates but Its Outlook Crushes the Stock.
Text size Walgreens delivers a second-quarter earnings beat. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Walgreens Boots Alliance tumbled Thursday after investors were disappo...
It’s the beginning of the end of globalization, say BlackRock’s Larry Fink and Oaktree’s Howard Marks
“The magnitude of Russia’s actions will play out for decades to come and mark a turning point in the world order of geopolitics, macroeconomic trends, and capital markets.” That was Larry Fink, CEO of...
CVS Stock Is Dropping After Earnings Topped Expectations
Text size CVS stock is falling after earnings. Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for CVS Pharmacy CVS Health stock was falling after reporting better-than-expected earnings Wednesday but confirming full-yea...
Brace for a volatile 2022, but cling to this tech stalwart when the storm comes, says investment adviser
The pain is piling up for equity investors after the long U.S. holiday weekend, with bond yields at levels not seen since early 2020, and oil prices tapping 2014 highs. The pace of Federal Reserve mon...
Five overlooked tech stocks poised to be the ‘household names of the future,’ according to this money manager
A much-needed market distraction from the churn of inflation worries is getting under way, but it’s not looking like what investors were hoping for as some big bank names are sliding on disappointing ...
Walgreens May Sell Boots U.K. Pharmacies To Private Equity
Walgreens Boots Alliance may sell its Boots pharmacies in the United Kingdom to private equity … [+] firms, according to media reports Jan. 1, 2022 in the U.K. Shoppers in York walk past a Boots...