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28 Feb, 2024, 05.30 AM IST
US stocks retreat ahead of AI-darling Nvidia's results, Fed minutesNvidia shed 1.2% after a more than 4% decline in the prior session ahead of the semiconductor firm's quarterly earnings, expected after mar...
21 Feb, 2024, 10.00 PM IST
Amazon to be added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing Walgreens Boots AllianceThe shift was prompted by Walmart's decision to do a 3-to-1 stock split, which will reduce its stock's weighting in the index. The Dow is a...
21 Feb, 2024, 08.51 AM IST
Amazon to replace Walgreens in Dow Jones Industrial AverageAdding Amazon will increase consumer retail exposure as well as other areas in the Dow, and the move was prompted by Walmart's decision to ...
21 Feb, 2024, 08.16 AM IST
An 81-year-old nuclear physicist will decide Mukesh Ambani's largest cross-border acquisition everPessina stepped down from this role in 2020 but continued as executive chairman of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. which owns the chemist cha...
15 Jun, 2022, 10.17 AM IST
Mukesh Ambani and Apollo close in on Boots buyoutReliance and Apollo have been in dialogue with global banks and financial institutions to stitch together funding for what would arguably b...
03 Jun, 2022, 05.23 AM IST
Ambani’s Reliance studying possible bid for Walgreens’s Boots chainAmbani, one of India’s richest men, is in the midst of pivoting his traditionally refining-focused conglomerate toward businesses that will...
14 Apr, 2022, 02.34 PM IST
Biocon Biologics set to reap biosimilar insulin glargine opportunity in USDrugmaker Biocon is banking on the ramp-up of interchangeable biosimilar insulin glargine expecting the product to boost the revenue and pr...
22 Jan, 2022, 04.07 PM IST
Dow, S&P close at record highs as Omicron worries easeThe Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 90.42 points, or 0.25%, to 36,488.63, the S&P 500 gained 6.71 points, or 0.14%, to 4,793.06 and the N...
30 Dec, 2021, 08.28 AM IST
Dow Jones gains as oil surge eclipses massive jobless numbersThe S&P energy index, down by half this year, gained 12%.
02 Apr, 2020, 11.19 PM IST
Desi pharma companies need not fear Amazon in USThe official further added that pressure on domestic generics should not increase any further than it already has after increased channel c...
05 Jul, 2017, 08.21 AM IST
US retailers' sales rise in December, but discounts slam marginsUS retailers had to ramp up promotions last month as shoppers continued to watch their spending during the holiday season, hitting profits.
09 Jan, 2014, 08.09 PM IST
Five retailers led by Walgreen sue Pfizer, Ranbaxy for Lipitor generic delayFive big retailers led by Walgreen have sued Pfizer and Ranbaxy for allegedly delaying launch of the Indian company's low-cost version of L...
07 Jul, 2012, 11.29 AM IST
- Walgreen offers $2.8 bn to buy Longs Drug Stores
Walgreen Co. made an offer to buy Longs Drug Stores Corp. for $2.8 billion.
13 Sep, 2008, 09.24 AM IST
- Walgreens offers $2.8B to buy Longs Drug Stores
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 Cor...
13 Sep, 2008, 08.05 AM IST
- Hunt for discount stores begins
That $3.20 latte at Starbucks or the $300 handbag at Coach may no longer be affordable luxuries.
23 Nov, 2007, 12.53 AM IST
- US drugstore chains may withstand Wal-Mart plan
WAL-Mart Stores’ plan to sell some generic drugs for just $4 should not impact leading US drugstores Walgreen and CVS as much as initially ...
23 Sep, 2006, 03.37 AM IST