Drug Retail

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CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) today announced that its board of directors has approved a new share repurchase program for up to $4.0 billion of the company's outstanding common stock. The share repurchase authorization, which is effective immediately, permits the company to effect the...

Shares of PharMerica Corp (NYSE: PMC) jumped about 34.8% after Omnicare Inc (NYSE: OCR) offered to buy PharMerica for $441 million in cash. The offer of $15 per share represents a 37% premium to PharMerica's closing price on Monday. The transaction will be worth around $716 million, including...

Citigroup has lowered price targets on the following companies: CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) Buy, PT from $46.00 to $41.00 Kroger (NYSE: KR) Hold, PT from $26.00 to $25.00 SuperValu (NYSE: SVU) Hold. PT from $9.00 to $8.00 Safeway (NYSE: SWY) Hold, PT from $23.00 to $20.00 Walgreen (NYSE: WAG)...

China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd. (NYSE: NPD) earlier today announced the resignation of Mr. Jason Xinghua Wu as the Company's Chief Executive Officer, effective today, for personal reasons. Mr. Fuxiang Zhang, the Company's Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer by...

China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd. (NYSE: NPD) today announced that its board of directors has authorized a share repurchase program. Under the terms of the approved program, China Nepstar may repurchase up to US$20 million worth of its issued and outstanding American Depositary Shares from time to...

Williams-Sonoma Inc (NYSE: WSM) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.36 on revenue of $823.97 million. American Woodmark Corporation (NASDAQ: AMWD) is estimated to post a Q1 loss at $0.17 per share on revenue of $116.18 million. La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB) is projected to report its FQ1...

CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) announced today the results of its previously announced solicitation of consents from the registered holders as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time on August 8, 2011 of its 6.125% Senior Notes due August 15, 2016 to terminate the replacement capital covenant, which was entered...

Morgan Stanley is out with its report today on CVS/Caremark (NYSE: CVS), maintaining Equal-weight. In its report, Morgan Stanley writes, 'Valuation is temping, but after years of disappointments, CVS needs to prove its PBM operating income performance to the market. We maintain our Equal-weight...