Update: Walgreen Hits New High As Earnings Top Expectations
Andrew Labutka - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 24, 11:46PM CST
WAG: 76.67 (+0.16)
US stocks eke out gains in abbreviated trading day
By ALEX VEIGA - AP - Wed Dec 24, 3:23PM CST
Major U.S. stock indexes ended mostly higher on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average adding modestly to its gains a day after closing above 18,000 for the first time.
ESRX: 85.48 (-0.40), WFC: 55.34 (-0.13), CVX: 113.47 (-0.48), WAG: 76.67 (+0.16)
Dow Barely Musters Record Close in Time For Christmas Break
at The Street - Wed Dec 24, 12:46PM CST
The Christmas rally extends into a sixth session, though with smaller gains in a holiday-shortened session Wednesday.
FB: 80.77 (+0.16), C: 54.54 (+0.12), XOM: 93.78 (-0.81), SNE: 21.32 (+0.46), AAL: 51.43 (+1.22), GOOGL: 536.93 (-1.84), CVX: 113.47 (-0.48), VZ: 47.67 (unch), WAG: 76.67 (+0.16), XLE: 80.13 (-0.59)
Taser and Walgreen are big market movers
AP - Wed Dec 24, 12:37PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
RIG: 18.77 (-0.37), BRP: 24.01 (+1.15), ADMS: 16.10 (+1.45), TASR: 26.86 (+0.84), WAG: 76.67 (+0.16)
Could Express Scripts Holding Company's Gilead Gamble Backfire?
Sean Williams, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Dec 24, 12:03PM CST
Source: CVS Health. In case you missed it, the hepatitis C community was turned on its head this past weekend with the approval of a new hepatitis C compound and a major move by a pharmacy-benefits manager to strike a long-term deal with that...
ESRX: 85.48 (-0.40), GILD: 91.29 (+1.84), CVS: 97.89 (+0.02), ABBV: 66.21 (+1.86), WAG: 76.67 (+0.16)
Walgreens To Complete Acquisition Of Alliance Boots
TipRanks - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 24, 11:15AM CST
By Keren Gelfand Walgreens (NYSE: WAG ) reported its first quarter FY2015 results on December 23rd, which also confirmed the imminent retirement of CEO Greg Wasson. The report beat analyst estimates and highlighted the pending transaction with...
WAG: 76.67 (+0.16)
Walgreen Shares Up 17.3% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation (WAG)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Dec 24, 9:53AM CST
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Walgreen (NYSE:WAG) on November 6th, 2014 at $66.14. In approximately 2 months, Walgreen has returned 17.28% as of today's recent price of $77.56.
WAG: 76.67 (+0.16)
New Records for S&P 500 as Jobless Claims Fall for Fourth Straight Week
at The Street - Wed Dec 24, 9:51AM CST
Stocks enjoy slight gains in a holiday-shortened Christmas Eve session Wednesday after bouncing to record highs a day earlier.
FB: 80.77 (+0.16), C: 54.54 (+0.12), XOM: 93.78 (-0.81), SNE: 21.32 (+0.46), AAL: 51.43 (+1.22), CVX: 113.47 (-0.48), WAG: 76.67 (+0.16), XLE: 80.13 (-0.59)
Company News for December 24, 2014 - Corporate Summary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Dec 24, 9:10AM CST
Companies in the News are: WAG,SCS,RDN,AGO,CHK
AGO: 26.28 (+0.23), RDN: 16.78 (+0.18), CHK: 19.84 (-0.45), SCS: 18.23 (+0.16), WAG: 76.67 (+0.16)
Walgreen Shares Rise on Earnings Beat: What Wall Street's Saying
at The Street - Wed Dec 24, 7:55AM CST
Walgreen's fiscal first-quarter earnings beat analysts' expectations, fueled by pharmacy sales growth. Here's what analysts said.
WAG: 76.67 (+0.16)
Will Walgreen (WAG) Stock be Helped Today by This Analyst Action?
at The Street - Wed Dec 24, 7:37AM CST
Analysts at Credit Suisse increased their price target and earnings estimates on Walgreen (WAG) stock.
WAG: 76.67 (+0.16)
Walgreen Co's Q1 fiscal 2015 GAAP net earnings rises by 16.4%
M2 - Wed Dec 24, 4:46AM CST
Drug store Walgreen Co (NYSE:WAG) stated on Tuesday its GAAP net earnings of USD809m for the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 ended 30 November.
WAG: 76.67 (+0.16)
Cramer's Mad Money - Navigator Holdings Has Been Unfairly Punished (12/23/14)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 24, 4:37AM CST
Stocks discussed on the in-depth session of Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Tuesday December 23. Navigator Holdings (NYSE: NVGS ) Has Been Unfairly Punished . Other stock mentioned: Transocean (NYSE: RIG ) With the surge in stocks, it...
RH: 96.97 (-0.16), GD: 141.54 (+0.23), LMT: 196.43 (+0.66), HON: 101.96 (-0.02), RTN: 110.47 (+0.29), NOC: 151.76 (+0.44), KMB: 117.77 (-0.21), XOM: 93.78 (-0.81), IBB: 299.80 (+5.12), VSAT: 63.75 (-0.20), NVGS: 20.00 (+2.10), JACK: 78.82 (-0.17), RIG: 18.77 (-0.37), Q: 59.48 (+0.01), COST: 143.65 (-0.50), WAG: 76.67 (+0.16), ETN: 69.30 (-0.09), MDSO: 47.27 (+0.15), DIS: 94.42 (-0.27), WFC: 55.34 (-0.13), PLKI: 55.50 (+0.01), BA: 131.24 (+1.21), DENN: 9.96 (+0.05), CBRL: 138.16 (+0.46), GILD: 91.29 (+1.84), CVX: 113.47 (-0.48)
Walgreen Company Delivers a Prescription for Growth
Todd Campbell, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Dec 23, 9:39PM CST
Source: Walgreen. Walgreen Company is the nation's biggest pharmacy store operator, with more than 8,200 stores, but it's also becoming a major global drug retailer thanks to its merger with Alliance Boots, which should be completed at the end...
WAG: 76.67 (+0.16), RAD: 7.26 (-0.09)
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Here Are 10 Stocks to Buy on Strong GDP Data
at The Street - Tue Dec 23, 7:26PM CST
Kimberly-Clark, Walgreen and Starbucks are among Cramer's winners on today's GDP number.
RH: 96.97 (-0.16), EYES: 11.01 (+0.86), ETN: 69.30 (-0.09), HON: 101.96 (-0.02), KMB: 117.77 (-0.21), IBB: 299.80 (+5.12), BMY: 59.15 (-0.01), PLKI: 55.50 (+0.01), MAR: 78.35 (-0.19), BA: 131.24 (+1.21), RRC: 55.73 (-1.27), VSAT: 63.75 (-0.20), SBUX: 81.27 (-0.16), NVGS: 20.00 (+2.10), COG: 30.21 (-0.39), GILD: 91.29 (+1.84), GWPH: 68.08 (+1.82), STI: 42.43 (-0.18), COST: 143.65 (-0.50), AI: 27.70 (-0.12), WAG: 76.67 (+0.16), PSEC: 8.59 (-0.02), EPD: 35.45 (+0.25)
Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Dec 23, 4:57PM CST
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ABC: 91.60 (+0.18), WAG: 76.67 (+0.16)
Walgreen Set to Possibly Pullback After Yesterday's Rally of 3.02%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Dec 23, 3:48PM CST
Walgreen (NYSE:WAG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $73.60 to a high of $77.22. Yesterday, the shares gained 3.0%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $74.50 on volume of 10.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
WAG: 76.67 (+0.16)
After Yesterday's Rally of 3.02% Shares Could Potentially Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Dec 23, 3:47PM CST
Walgreen (NYSE:WAG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $73.60 to a high of $77.22. Yesterday, the shares gained 3.0%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $74.50 on volume of 10.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
WAG: 76.67 (+0.16)
Dow Reaches Record Close as Santa Claus Rally Hits Day 5
at The Street - Tue Dec 23, 3:04PM CST
The Dow Jones Industrial Average breaks through 18,000 on Tuesday as third-quarter GDP shows signs of better-than-expected economic health.
PSX: 72.10 (-0.46), HTZ: 24.38 (-0.09), GMCR: 137.65 (+1.10), OCN: 14.88 (-0.14), XOM: 93.78 (-0.81), NQ: 4.32 (-0.36), XLV: 68.64 (+0.50), AGO: 26.28 (+0.23), ESRX: 85.48 (-0.40), RDN: 16.78 (+0.18), GILD: 91.29 (+1.84), ACHN: 13.06 (+1.22), CHK: 19.84 (-0.45), ABBV: 66.21 (+1.86), CVX: 113.47 (-0.48), SWN: 28.46 (-0.46), WAG: 76.67 (+0.16), REGN: 400.12 (+6.07), XLE: 80.13 (-0.59)
Update: Walgreen Earnings Put The Green In Walgreen
The Specialist - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 1:39PM CST
CVS: 97.89 (+0.02), WAG: 76.67 (+0.16), RAD: 7.26 (-0.09)