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☆ Uninsured Americans can still get free Covid boosters — here's how to find them
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Uninsured Americans can now get the newest Covid vaccines for free at certain locations across the country, just days after U.S. regulators greenlit those shots for most people. That filter specifically shows locations participating in the Biden administration's Bridge Access Program, which will provide free Covid vaccines and treatments to uninsured people through December 2024. The Bridge Access Program aims to maintain broad access to Covid products after a big shift in how the U.S. covers them. Previously, the federal government purchased Covid vaccines directly from manufacturers at a discount to distribute to all Americans for free. Meanwhile, the Bridge Access Program is aiming to fill the gap for the estimated 30 million uninsured Americans.

Organizations: Pfizer, Moderna, Centers for Disease Control, Walgreens, Biden Locations: U.S

☆ Cramer says investors should stick with 'best of breed' retail stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday said in the face of traditional retail's "unrelenting crunch," investors should look into retailers that are able to perform well in the face of continued inflation. "I wish I could tell you to buy the beaten down retailers, but the one thing I know is that buying best of breed is the way to go, and at this stage in the retail world, there are only three best of breed general merchants, and they are Walmart, Costco and Amazon," Cramer said. To Cramer, retailers and suppliers are in a fight about who eats the cost of inflation. He added that at Walmart, sometimes the generic offering is right next to the branded offering, with seemingly little difference between the two except that one has a lower price. Price pressure and convenience are driving consumers to Amazon, especially its Prime service, Cramer added.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cramer, Price Organizations: Walmart, Costco, Walgreens Locations: U.S

☆ Digital screens are covering cooler doors at stores like Kroger, CVS, and Walgreens, and they're driving TikTokers nuts
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Retailers like Kroger and Walgreens are installing screens on cooler doors to display ads. Many are created and installed by Cooler Screens, a company founded by a former Walgreens CEO. Cooler Screens says it plans to reach 200 million customers with its digital doors by the end of this year. Cooler Screens, CVS, and Walgreens did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the TikTok videos from Insider. AdvertisementAdvertisementHave you encountered digital cooler screens while shopping?

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☆ New Covid boosters could reach Americans as soon as Thursday – here's what you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Brian Cassella | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesA new round of Covid vaccines is finally here in the U.S. Meanwhile, the FDA is still reviewing a third updated vaccine from Novavax for people ages 12 and up. Here's everything you need to know about the updated Covid vaccines, from where to find them, whether you can get them for free and when to get them. The agency's website outlines more specific guidelines for staying up to date on Covid vaccines, which differ depending on age group and risk level. Kroger Americans will soon be able to use the federal website vaccines.gov to find other locations offering the updated Covid shots, according to a CDC spokesperson.

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☆ CEOs are having their worst year in decades
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Oil prices hit 10-month highGlobal oil prices climbed above $92 a barrel on Tuesday for the first time in nearly 10 months, reports my colleague Matt Egan. Takeaways from Apple’s iPhone 15 eventTuesday was a big day for Apple as the tech titan unveiled its iPhone 15 lineup along with other major updates during its September keynote event. Among the highlights: The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max now feature a titanium casing, allowing the design to be slimmer and thinner than before. The iPhone 15 comes in 5 colors (white, black, pink, green and yellow) and in two sizes: A 6.1-inch screen for the iPhone 15 and 6.7 inches for iPhone 15 Pro. The iPhone 15 will start at $799, and iPhone 15 Pro will start at $999.

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☆ US pharmacy chains gear up to administer updated COVID shots
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 13 (Reuters) - Drugstore chains CVS Health (CVS.N) and Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA.O) said on Wednesday that updated COVID-19 vaccines would be available at their stores as soon as this week. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director on Tuesday signed off on broad use of updated COVID-19 vaccines, arming a push to align the next round of shots more closely with the circulating variant of the virus, much like annual flu shots are designed. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an updated vaccine made by Pfizer (PFE.N) and its German partner BioNTech (22UAy.DE) as well as one by Moderna (MRNA.O) for people ages 12 and above. The agency has also authorized the shots for emergency use in children ages 6 months through 11 years. Walgreens said it would start taking appointments for the updated vaccines from Monday, but could begin earlier appointments as stores receive vaccines this week.

Persons: Luis S, Solano, Victor Walchirk, Kamil Krzaczynski, BioNTech, Christy Santhosh, Devika Organizations: Pfizer, Victor, REUTERS, Walgreens Boots Alliance, U.S . Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Moderna, Walgreens, Rite, CVS, Retail, Walmart, Thomson Locations: Evanston , Illinois, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ FDA warns CVS, others against selling unapproved eye products
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

CVS Health logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken, May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned eight companies, including pharmacy giants CVS Health Corp (CVS.N) and Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA.O), against manufacturing or marketing unapproved eye products. Some of the these eye products were labeled to contain silver, the FDA said, adding that long-term use of drugs containing silver can cause some areas of the skin and other body tissues, including in the eye, to permanently turn gray or blue-gray. CVS and Walgreens said they have stopped the sale of the unapproved eye drops, and that customers who purchased these products could return them for a full refund. The FDA warned that failure to correct the violations may result in legal action, including product seizure and court orders requiring the companies to stop manufacturing and distributing an unapproved product.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Similasan, Leroy Leo, Mariam Sunny, Christy Santhosh, Pooja Desai, Maju Samuel Organizations: CVS, REUTERS, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, CVS Health Corp, Walgreens Boots Alliance, FDA, Walgreens, Reuters, Thomson Locations: U.S, Swiss, Bengaluru

☆ Walgreens just made another big bet on healthcare, weeks after its CEO exited. A top exec shares how the company plans to partner with doctors.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In an interview with Insider, the head of Walgreens Health shared his vision for the business. It spent $5.2 billion to buy a majority stake in the primary-care company VillageMD and invested $3.5 billion to help the clinic chain acquire an urgent-care company. The company reported in June an operating loss of $1.4 billion in its Walgreens Health business in the first nine months of its fiscal year. Walgreens pharmacists could work with VillageMD doctors to better care for patients with chronic health conditions, he said. Integrating Walgreens' healthcare businessesWalgreens' strategy for how it would tie its growing number of individual healthcare businesses together hasn't been clear, but Driscoll gave some clues.

Persons: Rosalind Brewer, Brewer, James Kehoe, John Driscoll, Walgreens, Driscoll, Pearl Organizations: Walgreens, Walgreens Health, Shields Health Solutions, Pearl Health, CVS, Health, Amazon, Walmart Locations: Shields, Pearl

☆ Decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines doesn’t actually work, FDA advisors say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The main ingredient used in many popular over-the-counter cold and allergy medications doesn't actually work to get rid of nasal congestion, an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration declared Tuesday. The FDA typically follows the advice of its advisory committees but it is not required to do so. Pulling phenylephrine from the market could also affect retail pharmacy chains, which rake in revenue from selling over-the-counter cold and allergy pills. Retail stores in the U.S. sold 242 million bottles of drugs containing phenylephrine last year, up 30% from 2021, according to data compiled by FDA staff. Yet FDA staff, in briefing documents posted ahead of the meeting this week, concluded that oral formulations of phenylephrine don't work at standard or even higher doses.

Persons: Johnson, Scott Melville Organizations: Food and Drug Administration, FDA, Procter, Gamble, Consumer Healthcare Products Association, CVS, Walgreens, University of Florida Locations: U.S

☆ Treating Overdoses Over the Counter
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( German Lopez | More About German Lopez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The F.D.A.’s approval of Narcan, a nasal spray, in 2015 made naloxone easier to administer. So police officers and other emergency responders started to carry it to reverse overdoses they would have been powerless to stop before. But public health advocates have called for many more Americans to carry naloxone to try to stop overdoses. Greater availability of the medication is one of the most effective interventions against the drug crisis, experts have said. “Everyone should be thinking about putting this into their first aid kit,” Dr. Kevin Ban, Walgreens’s chief medical officer, told CNN.

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☆ This week’s most overbought stocks in the S&P 500 include several tech companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Wall Street is coming off a losing week, with the Nasdaq Composite Index closing 1.9% lower, the S & P 500 falling 1.3% and the Dow Jones Industrials shedding 0.8%. By contrast, here are the most oversold stocks in the S & P 500: Alaska Air Group has the highest projected upside on the list (+60%), continuing last week's trend . Walgreens Boots Alliance is another of the most oversold companies in the S & P 500. Viatris was the most oversold company in the S & P 500 with a 14-day RSI less than 7. Discount retailers Dollar Tree and Dollar General as well as chemical manufacturer FMC are also among the most oversold companies in the S & P 500.

Persons: Dow Jones, Piper, Baker Hughes, Viatris, Pfizer's Upjohn Organizations: Federal Reserve, Nasdaq, CNBC Pro, Technology, Intuit, IBM, Accenture, CNBC, Autodesk, Verisk, Alaska Air Group, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walgreens, Wall Street, FMC Locations: Seattle, Mylan

☆ Kroger Agrees to Pay $1.2 Billion to Settle Opioid Claims
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Rebecca Robbins | More About Rebecca Robbins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Background: Pharmacy chains have been settling opioid claims. Three large pharmacy chains that compete with Kroger — Walgreens, CVS Health and Walmart — reached similar settlements last year totaling about $13 billion. The claims against Kroger and its competitors have focused on the role of their pharmacies in flooding communities with legal painkillers. Why It Matters: Opioid settlement money is funding recovery efforts. Kroger said on Friday that the opioid settlement agreement would not impede the merger.

Persons: Kroger, Walmart —, overprescribing, Josh Stein, ”, Harris, Jan Hoffman Organizations: Kroger, Walgreens, CVS Health, Walmart, Rite, Albertsons Locations: Washington State, West Virginia, North Carolina

☆ How much are retailers losing to shrink and theft? In many cases, it's not the main drag on profits
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

During second-quarter earnings reports in August and September, nearly two dozen retailers said shrink has continued to weigh on profits. During its second quarter earnings call with analysts, the company said shrink was in line with the year-ago period. Over the last few quarters, more and more retailers have called out shrink as a drain on profits and blamed theft for those losses. Others that loosely blame shrink and theft for plummeting profits without providing much more explanation may be trying to obfuscate internal issues, said Lapinsky. Contrary to other retailers, shrink was the largest drag on Ulta's earnings during fiscal 2022, according to a securities filing.

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☆ Cramer identifies 'cracks' he sees in the market
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer told investors he sees "cracks" in the market, especially in the prospective earnings of some big name companies. He stressed that many of these cracks may be due to the time of year, with September being a historically down month for the market. Cramer noted cracks in the retail industry, highlighting the recent success of TJX , the parent company of TJ Maxx and Marshalls. Cramer stressed the cracks he sees in the auto industry, with the three leading U.S. carmakers potentially facing a strike. "The unions have a strike fund, which lasts a heck of a lot shorter than the pots of gold the auto companies have saved," Cramer said.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cramer, Wednesday's, TJ Maxx, TJX, Roz Brewer Organizations: Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Marshalls, Walgreens

☆ The UK's biggest grocery chain is offering body cameras to staff as it seeks to fight the 'scourge on society' of retail crime and abuse to staff
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tesco is giving all its frontline staff the chance to wear body cameras, The Mail on Sunday reported. Retail crime, including both theft and abuse of workers, is soaring in both the UK and US. "Crime is a scourge on society, and an insult to shoppers and retail workers," Tesco CEO Ken Murphy wrote in an opinion piece for The Mail on Sunday. He also demanded changes in the law, such as making abuse and violence towards retail workers a specific offence in itself. Other British grocery chains, including Sainsbury's, the Co-op, and Waitrose, have also offered body cameras to staff.

Persons: Ken Murphy, Murphy, John Lewis Organizations: Tesco, Service, Waitrose, Ireland, British Retail Consortium, Walgreens Locations: Wall, Silicon, The

☆ The Ground-Floor Window Into What’s Ailing Downtowns
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Emily Badger | More About Emily Badger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Downtown San Francisco’s office buildings have been quieted by some of the highest vacancy rates and slowest return-to-office trends in the country. Around nearly every corner, they’re seeking someone to lease 822 square feet of former coffee shop, or 5,446 square feet of empty bakery, or 12,632 square feet of what was once a Walgreens. Like much of the office space above it, the ground floor will probably have to be reimagined in San Francisco’s business district and other downtowns that have long taken for granted a captive audience of commuting consumers. Because who wants to return downtown when its most visible spaces have been darkened, boarded up and papered over? “And only one step above that are these sad stickers with happy smiling people on them.”

Persons: ”, Conrad Kickert Organizations: Downtown, Verizon, Walgreens, University, Buffalo Locations: Francisco’s

☆ What's open and closed on Labor Day, September 4 holiday
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Labor Day is here, which means summer is winding down and schools are reopening. The first Monday in September also commemorates the American labor movement and contributions workers have made to the US economy. But if you have errands to run, here are the businesses and institutions that will be open and closed on Monday, September 4. Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Corbis/Getty ImagesMost Walgreens and CVS (CVS) stores will be open during normal hours as well. CVS (CVS) said to call ahead to local stores as some pharmacy hours may be reduced, and other locations could be closed.

Persons: Kena Organizations: New, New York CNN, Labor, Walmart, Kroger, KR, Costco, Walgreens, CVS, United States Postal Service, FedEx, FedEx Office, Banks Labor, NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange, Government Federal Locations: New York, Teterboro , New Jersey, State

☆ A founder of Big Gay Ice Cream is suing his partner, accusing him of mismanagement and collecting government pandemic loans
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Big Gay Ice Cream cofounder Doug Quint sued partner Jon Chapski, The New York Times reported. It claimed that Chapski refused to "roll out new ice cream flavors" that Quint had created, and ignored other suggestions related to the brand's expansion. Big Gay Ice Cream, which started out as an ice cream truck in 2009, had multiple locations across New York and Philadelphia at its height. Big Gay Ice Cream pints were even sold in major grocery chains and drugstores. The store is operated by neighborhood restaurateur, Jeremy Wladis, who was given permission to use the brand and recipes on Friday, according to the New York Times.

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☆ CVS Health is among the most oversold stocks in the S&P 500. Here are the others
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

After losing nearly 30% this year, shares of CVS Health could see a comeback according to one popular metric. Conversely, a reading lower than 30 typically means that a stock is oversold and could be a signal of a possible buying opportunity. CVS Health is another one of the most oversold companies in the S & P 500. Competitor pharmacy chain Walgreens Boots Alliance was also on the oversold list, with just 5.9% of analysts rating the stock a buy. Chipmaker and artificial-intelligence leader Nvidia , Mastercard , and Cisco Systems are also among the most overbought companies in the S & P 500.

Persons: Mills Organizations: CVS, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, CNBC Pro, Alaska Air Group, CVS Health, Wall Street, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Citi, Digital Realty Trust, Telecommunications, Verizon, Wall, Companies, Jefferies, Nvidia, Mastercard, Cisco Systems

The Labor Department's report showed the August unemployment rate rose to 3.8% while wage growth slowed. The most traded stock in the S&P 500 was Tesla Inc , with $32.6 billion worth of shares exchanged during the session. For the week, the S&P 500 rose 2.50%, the Dow added 1.43% and the Nasdaq climbed 3.25%. Advancing issues outnumbered falling ones within the S&P 500 (.AD.SPX) by a 2.1-to-one ratio. The S&P 500 posted 28 new highs and 20 new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 84 new highs and 90 new lows.

Persons: Keith Buchanan, Walt Disney, Brendan McDermid, Lululemon, Rosalind Brewer, Shristi Achar, Noel Randewich, Sruthi Shankar, Shounak Dasgupta, Richard Chang Organizations: Dell, Nasdaq, Dow, Disney, Charter Communications, Labor, Federal Reserve, GLOBALT Investments, ESPN, Charter's, Warner Bros Discovery, Paramount Global, Fox Corp, Tesla Inc, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow Jones, Broadcom, Dell Technologies, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Thomson Locations: Atlanta, U.S, New York City, Bengaluru, Oakland , California

☆ Walgreens Chief Executive Roz Brewer Steps Down
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Will Feuer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Walgreens Chief Executive Rosalind Brewer Steps Down
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Will Feuer | Sharon Terlep | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Three-Stock Lunch: Walgreens Boots, General Mills and Lululemon
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThree-Stock Lunch: Walgreens Boots, General Mills and LululemonQuint Tatro, Joule Financial founder and president, joins ‘Power Lunch’ to discuss three stocks: Walgreens Boots, General Mills and Lululemon.

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☆ Raymond James' John Ransom weighs in on Walgreens' slumping stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRaymond James' John Ransom weighs in on Walgreens' slumping stockJohn Ransom, Raymond James, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss Walgreens shares slumping even further after its CEO stepped down.

Persons: Raymond James, John Ransom Organizations: Walgreens

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: PagerDuty, Dell, Tesla, Broadcom and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Fiscal second-quarter earnings per share came in at $2.68, versus the $2.54 expected from analysts polled by Refinitiv. PagerDuty — The stock declined 7.7% after PagerDuty issued third-quarter earnings guidance that missed analysts' expectations. The company expects earnings per share between 13 cents and 14 cents for the quarter, below a StreetAccount consensus of 15 cents per share. The company's earnings per share came out at $1.71, however, which was lower than analysts' expectations of $1.76, according to StreetAccount. The database software maker posted adjusted earnings of 93 cents per share on revenue totaling $423.8 million for the second quarter.

Persons: Lululemon, Papa John's, PagerDuty, Baird, Precious, Refinitiv, Morgan Stanley, Dell, Roz Brewer, Tesla, — MongoDB, Yun Li, Alex Harring, Michelle Fox Theobald Organizations: Broadcom, VMware, Refinitiv, Revenue, Dell Technologies, Walgreens, Alliance Locations: San Jose , California, China

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