These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. Allstate Corp. (NYSE: ALL) reiterated Buy but raised target to $46 at Argus,…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning as investors seemed to prefer a little risk trading on U.S. election day. Asian markets were cautious ahead of today’s elections, while in Europe some…
thinkstockOn the day that the Presidential election is happening, investors are throwing money into the inflation winners. The problem is that maybe this is not an inflation trade. Maybe it is a…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Annaly Capital Management Inc. (NYSE: NLY) maintained Neutral but cut target to $17…
ThinkstockCVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) reported third-quarter 2012 earnings this morning. The pharmacy benefits management and retail sales firm posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.85 on revenues of $30.2…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning as investors appear to be cautious as tomorrow’s elections get closer. Coupled with possible changes in the U.S., China will replace its leadership at its…
Same-store sales at Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) dropped 7.8% in September, compared with sales in September 2011, from $5.94 billion to $5.48 billion. Customer traffic fell 2.3% while the average sales ticket…
Paul Ausick Retail sales made a strong comeback in July and August, rising 2.5% and 3.3%, respectively, year-over-year from a very low 0.3% increase in June. According to research firm Retail Metrics, September looks…
Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) reported fiscal fourth-quarter 2012 earnings per share (EPS) of $0.63 on revenue of $17.07 billion. In the same period a year ago, the country’s largest drug store chain…
Paul Ausick The future of French President Francois Hollande likely will be determined by the fate of his new austerity budget. (Reuters) EADS says it will stay with a deadline set by regulators for…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Thursday. Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) raised to Overweight at Piper Jaffray. Arena…
Now that Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ: ESRX) has finally passed and completed its massive merger effort, the company can refocus its efforts and make the changes that it wants to make…
Express Scripts Holding Co. (NASDAQ: ESRX) reported second quarter adjusted EPS of $0.88 and $27.7 billion in revenue after markets closed today. EPS for the same period a year ago totaled $0.71,…
Paul Ausick This morning, CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) reported second-quarter earnings of $966 million, or $0.75 per share, and $30.7 billion in revenue. EPS were up from $0.60 in the same period a…
Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) has announced that it has completed its investment in Alliance Boots, an international pharmacy-led health and beauty group. The deal has received all regulatory approvals despite the size…
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