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#PreMarket Primer: Wednesday, September 3: ISIS Releases Another Beheading Video
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 - 7:11am | 1102Islamic State militants released another video depicting the beheading of a second American journalist in as many weeks. Following the release of the video, The Wall Street Journal reported that President Obama ordered 350 additional military troops to travel to Iraq in order to protect U.S....
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#PreMarket Primer: Wednesday, February 12: The Market Likes Yellen
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 8:22am | 909Janet Yellen is a friend of the markets—at least for now. During her Capitol Hill testimony yesterday, Yellen said that the central bank would consider more than the unemployment rate when evaluating the U.S. labor market. This comment contributed to much of Tuesday's market gains. Tuesday,...
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These 11 Companies Are Paying Less and Keeping Americans Poor
Saturday, May 11, 2013 - 11:11am | 295The National Employment Law Office has uncovered a disturbing statistic. Since the job market hit a bottom in February 2010, lower-wage jobs have grown nearly three times faster than jobs that pay more. While the recession has seen companies like McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) thrive -- a 130 percent...
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Pfizer's New Program May Help Men Get Up the Courage to Treat Erectile Dysfunction
Monday, May 6, 2013 - 2:56pm | 588In a move designed to take bashfulness out of the erectile dysfunction equation, drugmaker Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) told The Associated Press that it will begin selling its popular pill, Viagra, directly to patients on its website. A prescription will still be needed, but coming face to face with a...
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How to Get the Best Prices on Prescription Drugs
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 - 7:56am | 1002If you have prescription drug coverage through your health insurance, you may not think much about how much those drugs cost. You should. Why You Should Care Insurers drop coverage for various medicines all the time and one of yours could be next. In addition, if you have high co-pay, or...
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Cerberus May Buy Struggling Supervalu
Monday, December 3, 2012 - 12:02pm | 427Cerberus Capital Management LP is working with Supervalu, Inc. (NYSE: SVU) on a possible acquisition deal to buy Supervalu's entire business. Supervalu, a conglomeration of several grocery store chains, has struggled for a number of years due to intense competition from other grocers, discount...
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J.P. Morgan Rates CVS Caremark As Overweight
Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 7:36am | 84According to J.P. Morgan, CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) is rated Overweight. J.P. Morgan said that, as part of CVS Caremark Week, it discusses takeaways from its conference call yesterday with Larry Merlo, CEO of CVS Caremark. “While nothing materially incremental came out of the call, we found Mr....
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JP Morgan Raises PT On CVS To $43
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 6:41am | 28JP Morgan has raised the price target on CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) from $42 to $43 and maintains its Overweight rating.
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Citi Provides Optimistic Color On CVS Caremark
Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 7:21am | 124According to a recent report by Citi, CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) was very optimistic at the 2011 Global Consumer Conference in NYC. At the conference, the company maintained focus on pharmacy growth, improving trends, and increasing customer service. Following the conference, Citi has reiterated the...
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Jefferies Comments On End Of Tom Ryan's Era At CVS
Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 7:34am | 91According to Jefferies, CVS / Caremark (NYSE: CVS) held its annual meeting. Jefferies said that it attended CVS' annual meeting yesterday, where Tom Ryan officially turned over the keys. “In what was at times an emotional event given Mr. Ryan's remarkable 37 year career at CVS, during which time...
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Jefferies Raises PT On CVS To $43
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 6:31am | 27Jefferies & Company has raised the price target on CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) from $39 to $43 and maintains its Buy rating.
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JP Morgan Lowers PT On CVS Caremark To $42
Friday, February 4, 2011 - 8:11am | 28JP Morgan has lowered the price target on CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) from $45 to $42 and maintains its Overweight rating.
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CVS Reports 3Q Earnings While Stock Remains Cheap (CVS)
Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 6:49am | 139JP Morgan published a follow-up report on CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) after the company reported its 3Q earnings yesterday morning. In the report, JP Morgan writes "the updated guidance appears to be entirely based on the $55-$60M in incremental PBM streamlining costs in 2H10 that were not...
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CVS Earnings Results To Be Reported Tomorrow
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 6:39am | 135Deutsche Bank has published a research report on CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) in anticipation of the company's 3Q earnings results. In the report, Deutsche Bank writes "CVS reports Q3 results Wednesday, and on the heels of the Oct. 8 analyst meeting, we do not expect major surprises. We...
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Rite Aid (RAD) Drops Ahead of Earnings
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 3:49pm | 127Rite Aid Corporation (RAD) is down almost 5% today with shares trading at $1.64. Rite Aid is set to announce 4th quarter earnings tomorrow before the market opens. Could today's stock drop be a sign of bad news to come tomorrow? Analysts are expecting Rite Aid (RAD) to report revenue of $6.49...