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Shares of drugstore chain Walgreen Co. tumbled Monday after the usually solid retailer’s fourth-quarter fell sharply short of expectations, causing its first earnings decrease in nearly a decade.Shares sank more than 15 percent, on pace to be the...
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Oil prices continued to fall Tuesday as a government report showed that gasoline prices in October plunged further than they ever have and home heating oil, natural...
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Sean “Diddy” Combs is becoming a prosecutor _ at least on television.
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President-elect Barack Obama’s aides have been privately talking to senators about whether Washington attorney Eric Holder would be confirmed as the next attorney...
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The United States’ top intelligence analyst, Thomas Fingar, is leaving the office of the director of national intelligence, a U.S. official said Tuesday.
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The top U.S. military officer said Tuesday the Pentagon is developing plans to get troops quickly out of Iraq and into Afghanistan to battle a more confident and...
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Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri admitted Tuesday that he broke state ethics rules for a fourth time by hiring a niece to work in his office.
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The government sought Tuesday to dismiss concerns that it might try to delay rollout of the new GI Bill, pledging to be ready to handle growing claims in veterans...
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Wall Street retreated in another turbulent session Tuesday, as investors refrained from making big bets in a volatile market battered by a stream of weak economic...
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Shares of Corning Inc. tumbled 17 percent to a five-year low Tuesday after the specialty glass maker lowered its fourth-quarter sales and profit guidance to reflect...
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Citigroup Inc. shares continued to fall Tuesday, as the struggling bank disclosed it expects consumer loan losses to rise sharply through the first half of 2009.
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Walgreen Co. says it hopes to cut $1 billion in annual costs by 2011 and will cut its capital expenses next fiscal year.
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AP, Deerfield
Drugstore chain Walgreen Co. said Friday Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Rein has retired from the company after 26 years.
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AP, New York
Drugstore chain Walgreen Co. has withdrawn its $2.8 billion bid to acquire Longs Drug Stores, apparently helping to ease the path for Longs’ $2.7 billion...
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The U.S. Department of Justice said Monday that drugstore operator Walgreen Co. paid $9.9 million to settle whistleblower allegations that it overcharged the Medicaid...
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AP, Deerfield
Walgreen Co. said Monday higher sales and cost-cutting boosted its fiscal fourth-quarter profit 12 percent amid a difficult economic environment.
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AP, Deerfield
Walgreen Co. says higher sales and cost-cutting boosted its fiscal fourth-quarter profit amid a difficult economic environment.
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AP, New York
Drug store operator Walgreen Co. said Wednesday it will continue to pursue Longs Drugs Stores Corp., which earlier in the day said it would not enter buyout talks with...
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AP, Walnut Creek
Longs Drug Stores Corp. on Wednesday said it will not enter into discussions with Walgreen Co. about its $2.8 billion bid for the drugstore operator.
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AP, New York
Several of the largest shareholders in Longs Drug Stores Corp. are taking a wait-and-see attitude toward Walgreen Co.’s surprise bid for the chain, and Longs...
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AP, Woonsocket
CVS Caremark says it is leaving its $2.7 billion bid for Longs Drug Stores unchanged, despite it being topped by rival Walgreen.
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AP, New York
Walgreen Co. made an offer late Friday to buy Longs Drug Stores Corp. for $2.8 billion, hoping to unseat a rival offer from CVS Caremark Corp. that Longs had already...
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AP, Deerfield
Walgreen says its fiscal third-quarter profit rose 2 percent as the company focused on cost control amid a difficult retail environment.The drugstore operator said...
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AP, Champaign
Walgreen posted a 5 percent increase in second-quarter profits that just beat Wall Street’s expectations, but investors greeted the news Monday with enthusiasm,...
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AP, Champaign
Walgreen said Monday that its second-quarter profits rose 5 percent as the drugstore chain continued to open new stores at a record pace.The results just beat Wall...
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AP, Deerfield
Drugstore chain Walgreen says second-quarter earnings rose 5 percent as it controlled expenses to offset slower sales growth.Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreen Co.’s...
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AP, Chicago
Drugstore chain Walgreen Co. used cost-cutting to help it overcome tougher economic conditions in its fiscal first quarter, reporting a modest 5.5 percent profit...
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AP, Chicago
Drugstore chain Walgreen Co. reported a better-than-expected 5.5 percent gain in first-quarter profits Friday, benefiting from cost cuts and sales of private-label...
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AP, New York
Drugstore operator Walgreen Co. on Friday said its fiscal first quarter profit rose 6 percent, helped by cost cutting and sales of private-label products as consumers...
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AP, Deerfield
Drug store chain Walgreen Co. said Monday its fourth-quarter profit dropped 4 percent on lower reimbursements for some generic drugs and increased store and staff...
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