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Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD)'s second quarter results saw the pharmacy chain reporting results boosted by a one-time break-up fee secured from Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA). In reaction, shares of Rite Aid were down 3.51 percent at $2.20 in pre-market trading....

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Shares of Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) plunged lower by nearly 20 percent late Friday morning following a Bloomberg report that the company's proposed acquisition by Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA) may be in jeopardy. As part of Walgreen's proposed acquisition of Rite Aid...

Just a few quarterly reports are scheduled for this week. An alcoholic beverage giant, an agricultural products giant and a leading drug store operator are on deck to share their latest results. The new earnings season really kicks into high gear in mid-January. The new earnings...

This week, not surprisingly, will be very quiet on the earnings front. A beverage giant, a fast-food giant and a leading drug store operator are likely to report after the first of the year. The new earnings season really kicks into high gear in mid-January. It is little surprise that there are...

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA)'s proposed acquisition of smaller rival Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) stood little chance of receiving regulatory approval unless the companies were to divest hundreds of Rite Aid stores to ease competitive concerns. Walgreens and Rite Aid were...

Three of the big U.S. banks help to kick off a new earnings season this week Wall Street analysts expect to see earnings declines from all three of them. But consensus forecasts also predict marginal top-line growth from two. The third-quarter earnings reporting season is just getting underway...

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA) proposed acquisition of Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) has hit several roadblocks since it was officially announced to investors in 2015. M&A Update The combination of the second largest drug chain with the third largest would essentially create the...

Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA) were trading lower by more than 3 percent Wednesday after the company reported its third quarter results and updated its full year fiscal 2016 expectations. Walgreens said it earned $1.18 per share in the third quarter on revenue of $29.5...