Archive for: wag

Market Wrap-Up for June 11 (BA, X, V, WAG, FDX, BBY, more)

Market Wrap-Up for June 11 (BA, X, V, WAG, FDX, BBY, more)

The market has been quite volatile, with triple digit moves in the Dow in 8 out of the last 10 sessions before today. One of the things we have been paying attention...

Read Full Story »

 
Market Wrap-Up for May 5 (PNC, X, CLF, BBY, HOT, WAG, more)

Market Wrap-Up for May 5 (PNC, X, CLF, BBY, HOT, WAG, more)

The market was certainly as much of a rollercoaster today as we have seen in a while. A poor start, followed by a big rally back, but only to see the last few hours...

Read Full Story »

 
Walgreen Q2 Profit Narrowly Misses View (WAG)

Walgreen Q2 Profit Narrowly Misses View (WAG)

Drug store chain operator Walgreen Company ( WAG ) on Tuesday said its second quarter profit rose 4.5% from last year, but results narrowly missed analyst estimates....

Read Full Story »

 
Walgreen’s 2010 Estimate Cut at Credit Suisse (WAG)

Walgreen’s 2010 Estimate Cut at Credit Suisse (WAG)

Drugstore chain operator Walgreen Company ( WAG ) saw its 2010 earnings estimate lowered slightly on Friday by analysts at Credit Suisse. The analyst cut its 2010...

Read Full Story »

 
Walgreen to Buy Duane Reade for $1 Billion (WAG)

Walgreen to Buy Duane Reade for $1 Billion (WAG)

Drug store chain operator Walgreen Company ( WAG ) said Wednesday that it will buy New York-based rival Duane Reade for about $1 billion, including the assumption...

Read Full Story »

 
Walgreen’s Earnings Estimates Cut at Barclays Capital (WAG)

Walgreen’s Earnings Estimates Cut at Barclays Capital (WAG)

Drug store operator Walgreen Company ( WAG ) saw its earnings estimates cut on Friday by analysts at Barclays Capital. The analyst lowered its 2010 and 2011 EPS...

Read Full Story »

 
Market Wrap-Up for Dec.2 (POT, MS, BAC, WFC, CHK, more)

Market Wrap-Up for Dec.2 (POT, MS, BAC, WFC, CHK, more)

The market lost some of the earlier pop it had as traders and investors began to consider the effects of higher commodity prices on the economy. We also received...

Read Full Story »

 

Walgreen November Comp. Sales Up 3.9%; Sales Rise 8.7% – Update

Drugstore chain operator Walgreen Co. (WAG) announced Wednesday that its comparable store sales for the month of November rose 3.9%, and sales for the month rose...

Read Full Story »

 
Market Wrap-Up for Nov.4 (MRK, HIG, MA, PFE, PNC, more)

Market Wrap-Up for Nov.4 (MRK, HIG, MA, PFE, PNC, more)

There was no surprise from the Federal Reserve this afternoon as they left interest rates unchanged. Some initial comments had the markets moving off the earlier...

Read Full Story »

 
Market Wrap-Up for Oct.15 (GS, GOOG, IBM, WAG, MSFT, NOK, more)

Market Wrap-Up for Oct.15 (GS, GOOG, IBM, WAG, MSFT, NOK, more)

Buyers did not want to see the Dow 10,000 level fall too quickly as money was put to work this afternoon to insure a positive close. Investors are anxious to hear...

Read Full Story »