[ad_1] A person rides past a Walgreens truck, owned by the Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 26, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Walgreens on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter sales that beat Wall Street’s expectations, but lowered the high end of its full-year adjusted earnings outlook in part due to…
[ad_1] A container holding boxes of mifepristone, the first medication in a medical abortion, are prepared for patients at Alamo Women’s Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, on April 20, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters CVS and Walgreens will start selling the abortion pill mifepristone this month at certain pharmacy locations in states where it is legal…
[ad_1] As the old Wall Street adage goes, health care tends to underperform the stock market in presidential election years — and in recent cycles, that’s been true. But, there’s reason to believe this year that many health-related stocks, led by Eli Lilly , could defy historical convention. The S & P 500 Health Care…
[ad_1] Health care may be a real challenger to tech this year, a business that can actually grow faster than most of tech and has the possibility of a comeback from the Covid straitjacket that so many of these companies got caught up in. The pandemic obscured so much of the growth as Abbott Labs…
[ad_1] We’re making our first Bullpen update of 2024. The Bullpen is a collection of stocks identified by the CNBC Investing Club team as having the potential to join Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust. We’re highlighting the four most interesting investment opportunities we found out of the handful of company CEOs Jim interviewed at this week’s…
[ad_1] Shares of Walgreens closed 5% lower on Thursday after the company reported fiscal first-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue that topped expectations, but cut its quarterly dividend nearly in half. The retail pharmacy giant slashed its dividend to 25 cents per share from 48 cents per share to “strengthen [its] long-term balance sheet and cash position,”…
[ad_1] A small number of employees and supporters picket outside the headquarters of drugstore chain Walgreens during a three-day walkout by pharmacists in Deerfield, Illinois, November 1, 2023. Vincent Alban | Reuters The organizers of a recent retail pharmacy staff walkout are helping to launch a national push to organize those employees on Wednesday, a…
[ad_1] A woman walks past a CVS Pharmacy in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 2, 2022. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images CVS on Wednesday reported third-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street’s expectations, lifted in part by strong revenue from the company’s health services business. CVS booked sales of $89.76 billion for…
[ad_1] A sign advertises COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Massachusetts, August 14, 2023. Brian Snyder | Reuters Some pharmacy staff from Walgreens and other drugstore chains are planning to walk out next week in the latest pushback against what they call unsafe working conditions that put both employees and patients…
[ad_1] Signs offering COVID-19 vaccinations are seen outside of a CVS pharmacy in Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Many pharmacy employees at some of the largest U.S. drugstore chains say they’re reaching a breaking point. On top of verifying, filling and dispensing prescriptions, pharmacists and support staff are responsible for administering…
