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Partisan politics may be holding up the impending M&A deal between Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA) and Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD), Deutsche Bank said in a note earlier this week. Walgreens may try to force a Federal Trade Commission decision on the deal within 30 days, analysts...

Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ: ESRX) shares fell following news that Sen. Ron Wyden proposed legislation requiring drug middlemen from disclosing secret discounts they receive from manufacturers. The company did express to Benzinga it's working with Sen. Wyden, acknowledging the risks...

Upcoming earnings highlights include reports from two leading specialty retailers. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings growth from only one of them. The retail earnings parade kicks off in earnest the following week. The parade of earnings reports from the big retailers doesn...

CVS Health Corp (NYSE: CVS) has signed an agreement alongside Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT). CVS will acquire and rebrand Target’s pharmacies and clinics and will operate them in a different way, according to a press release filed on Monday morning. Shares of both companies are up...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) successfully registered one million credit cards in three days when Apple Pay launched earlier this year. The mobile payment solution has been praised by analysts and security experts ever since it debuted. Their views could change now that hackers have found a simple...

U.S. stocks mostly closed slightly lower a day after major indices hit record all-time highs. Americans are heading to the ballots today in a congressional election. The Republican party is expected to increase the number of seats it controls in the House and Senate. The CBOE Volatility Index...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) had a good launch for its mobile payment service, but there were a couple of retailers that decided to ban the service (and other forms of NFC) anyway. Elsewhere in technology, Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) introduced an innovative PC for creative professionals...

CVS Health Corp and Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) surprised consumers when they announced they would no longer accept Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) new mobile payment solution. This unexpected move appears to be tied to CurrentC, an upcoming payment solution that numerous retailers are...

The recent move by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) to open low-cost in-store health care clinics had some observers suggesting the company’s ability to offer competitive prices could hurt others in the space. Jennifer LaPerre, Wal-Mart U.S. senior director for health and wellness stated...

CVS Health Corp (NYSE: CVS) has been working on integrating health plans, doctors’ offices and hospital systems recently. Sales of cigarettes, however, had undermined the company’s health-oriented efforts. According to Forbes, Executive Vice President, Helena Foulkes,...

Major indices crawled higher on light volume, which was to be expected. The Nasdaq to new highs that haven't been seen since September 2000, while the other major indices failed to hold on to earlier gains, but still finished in positive territory. On Thursday, the markets will take a much...

Health insurance marketplaces are scheduled to open for the entire nation at October 1. After the opening, there will be a six month period before the government will fine the uninsured. While all states are expected to go live at the same date, some are having doubts on their ability to meet...

Analysts on average expect to see per-share earnings that are less than a year ago when Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH), MGM Resorts (NYSE: MGM), Molson Coors (NYSE: TAP), News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA), Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) and Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) share their quarterly results this week. Retail...