Madd Money (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Cramer told a viewer that Sinovac Biotech (AMEX:SVA) is a little too speculative and he’d rather play CVS Corp (CVS), Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) and Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX) on the growing swine-flu epidemic. Cramer told another viewer that he’s been buying China Unicom Limited (ADR)(NYSE:CHU) for his charitable trust for a play on Apple [...]
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
Filed under: Earnings reports , Walgreen Co (WAG) , Darden Restaurants (DRI) , Gannett Co (GCI) , NIKE, Inc'B' (NKE) Here are some highlights from last week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks: Accenture Ltd. (NYSE: ACN ) lower Q4 earnings met analysts' expectations but the Q1 outlook was weak. Cal-Maine Foods Inc. (NASDAQ: CALM ) posted a Q1 net loss and said it will skip its dividend this quarter....
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
Filed under: Major movement , International markets , Earnings reports , Deals , Good news , Press releases , Time Warner (TWX) , Pfizer (PFE) , Market matters , Walgreen Co (WAG) , Whole Foods Market (WFMI) , Xerox Corp (XRX) , Staples Inc (SPLS) , American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) All three of the major indexes finished Tuesday in the red, but there were several big names that moved up to new 52-week...
CEOWORLD Magazine (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG), the second-largest U.S. drugstore chain, confirmed Tuesday that it will start selling beer and wine in a majority of its 7,000 stores. Separately, Walgreen also is starting a national push to get people with chronic conditions to obtain 90-day prescriptions rather than 30-day prescriptions. Shares of Walgreen Co (WAG.N) rose 5.4 percent to [...]
GuruFocus Updates (Free subscription) | 07/24/2009
David Dreman , the renowned contrarian investor, had a forgetable 2008. His idea is "that we accumulate useful resources, such as crude for our strategic oil reserve. This would create new jobs, halt a deflationary spiral and give us some protection against the next international oil crisis." David Dreman owns 297 stocks with a total value of $3.1 billion. This is his Q2 portfolio update....
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
NEW DELHI, INDIA (MARKET WIRE) Analyst Choice has combined some of the best financial and technical minds worldwide to bring you an array of free quality equity research and reporting. Today we have begun in-depth reporting on our website evaluating the current market condition of Hertz Global Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTZ), American Oriental Bioengineering Inc. (NYSE: AOB), International Paper Co. (NYSE:...
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 07/14/2009
INDIANAPOLIS -- The State Board of Pharmacy on Monday voted unanimously to approve separate agreements with two drugstore chains for the discarding of patient information in trash receptacles. CVS and Walgreen Co. each agreed to implement new safeguards, according to Bryan Corbin, spokesman for the Indiana attorney general. (Star report)
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
Walgreen Co. said Friday it promoted Chief Financial Officer Wade Miquelon to the additional role of executive vice president.
Buffett Junior - Investment Blog (Free subscription) | 07/09/2009
Filed under: General Electric (GE), Walgreen Co (WAG), Citigroup Inc. (C), Alcoa Inc (AA), Costco Wholesale (COST), Goldman Sachs Group (GS) Today was treated as a “labor data anomaly” as the jobless claims finally broke under 600,000 for the week. The problem was that it was a holiday week and the continuing claims grew much larger. [...] Related posts: Closing Bell: When Bulls & Bears...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/08/2009
Drugstore operator Walgreen Co. is raising its quarterly dividend by about 22 percent, to 13.75 cents from 11.25 cents. Walgreen calls the move a show of confidence in its growth plans and its ability to generate cash. The dividend is payable Sept. 12 to... Sponsored Topics: Walgreen - Health - Healthcare - Shopping - Business
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 07/08/2009
Drugstore operator Walgreen Co. is raising its quarterly dividend by about 22 percent, to 13.75 cents from 11.25 cents.
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 06/27/2009
Filed under: Earnings reports , Walgreen Co (WAG) , Bed Bath and Beyond (BBBY) , Kroger Co (KR) , ConAgra Foods (CAG) , Darden Restaurants (DRI) , NIKE, Inc'B' (NKE) , KB HOME (KBH) , Lennar Corp'A' (LEN) , Oracle Corp (ORCL) , Red Hat Inc (RHT) , CKE Restaurants (CKR) , Rite Aid Corp (RAD) , Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT) Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
Type 2 diabetes treatments to be latest specialized service for in-store clinics In the latest effort to expand its retail clinic business into specialized services, Walgreen Co. confirmed plans to launch a pilot program to treat the growing number of Americans with diabetes, a key driver of higher health-care costs.
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
Drugstore operator Walgreen Co. said today its profit fell 9 percent in the fiscal third quarter despite improving sales as greater expenses, including those related to its reorganization efforts, reduced its income.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
Drugstore operator Walgreen Co. said Monday that its profit fell 9 percent in the fiscal third quarter despite improving sales as greater expenses reduced its income.
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