Drug Retail

Cusick's Corner Major markets continue to be in full bull mode while the debt talks continue. The Volatility Index (VIX) is down to 17.56 (see Index Trading) because the latest earnings-reporting season has been mostly upbeat. Merger mania is on -- pharmacy benefits management company Express...

In conjunction with efforts by First Lady Michelle Obama and the Partnership for a Healthier America to fight the childhood obesity epidemic and provide better food options and accessible health care to under-served communities, Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) today announced at the White House...

Medco Health Solutions (NYSE: MHS) earnings are right around the corner! Don't be caught off-guard: The company unveils its next round of earnings this Thursday, July 21, 2011. Want to get all the facts ahead of this Thursday's announcement? We thought so. Here's an advanced look at Medco Health...

Pacific Booker Minerals Inc (AMEX: PBM) shares gained 30.57% to $10.25 at 9:50 am. PBM had no debt for the latest quarter. Bacterin International Holdings Inc (AMEX: BONE) climbed 26.29% to $2.93. BONE acquired the assets of Robinson MedSurg LLC. Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc (NASDAQ:...

Scotia Capital is out with a research report on Walgreen Company (NYSE: WAG) after the company raised its dividend and announced a new buyback. It has a one year price target of $46 and a Sector Outperform rating. In a note to clients, Scotia Capital writes, "Investors will certainly welcome WAG'...

Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) today announced the largest quarterly dividend increase in the history of the company, an increase of 28.6 percent to 22.5 cents per share from the previous 17.5 cents per share. The board has now authorized a $2 billion share repurchase plan, to expire December 31 2015. This...

Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) authorized a new $2 billion share repurchase program, which will expire Dec. 31, 2015.

The board of directors of Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) today increased the quarterly dividend 28.6 percent – the largest quarterly dividend increase in the company's 110-year history – to 22.5 cents per share from the previous rate of 17.5 cents per share. The dividend is payable Sept....

The recent collapse in the share price of Chinese reverse mergers is at this point widely known. But, what if investors had simply purchased a basket of companies with the name "China" somewhere in the security? Here are the performances of securities on the NYSE, containing the word "China,"...

Cusick's Corner The market is in a light volume, range-bound environment that has no solid leadership across the board. We are seeing stocks and commodities that are trading now in a range to the upside but the huge trend, a break out or down, has not been confirmed. If you look at the S&Ps,...

CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $0.125 (12.5 cents) per share on the Common Stock of the Corporation, payable August 2, 2011 to holders of record on July 22, 2011.

Shares of Walgreen Co (NYSE: WAG) gained about 0.9% after the company reported a 4.8% rise in its June same-store sales. Analysts were expecting a 2.8% increase. Comparable results included a 4.7% rise in non-pharmacy front end sales. Its comparable pharmacy sales climbed 4.9%. Walgreen's total...

Walgreen Co (NYSE: WAG) reported a 4.8% rise in its June same-store sales. Analysts were expecting a 2.8% increase. Comparable results included a 4.7% rise in non-pharmacy front end sales. Its comparable pharmacy sales climbed 4.9%. Walgreen's total sales jumped 6.8% to $6.04 billion....

US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting economic data. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 32 points to 12,501.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index fell 4.60 points to 1,332.10. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 5.75 points to 2,366.25. US stocks closed...

“This month we have decided to take a look at drugstore market share changes over the last few years across the top TV markets in the U.S.,” Jefferies wrote in a report. “As the industry consolidates, larger players such as CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) and Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) continue to gain share....