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Walgreen same-store sales miss expectations (Reuters)

Reuters - Walgreen Co posted weaker-than-expected August sales at stores open more than a year, hurt by generic drug introductions and a decrease in customer traffic.

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Ex-hedge fund manager charged with insider trading (Reuters)

Reuters - A former hedge fund manager has been accused by a U.S. regulator of illegal insider trading in MedImmune Inc securities prior to the acquisition of the pharmaceutical company by Britain’s AstraZeneca Plc.

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Summary Box: Walgreen’s 3rd-quarter earnings (AP)

AP - RESULTS: Walgreen Co.’s fiscal third-quarter profit fell short of expectations. The Deerfield, Ill., drugstore chain said consumers remain cautious and unemployment is still high.

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Health costs and buyout trim Walgreen 3Q profit (AP)

AP - Walgreen Co., the biggest U.S. drugstore chain, said Tuesday its profit sank 11 percent in the third quarter because of changes to the nation’s health care rules and a $623 million buyout of rival Duane Reade.

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Walgreen posts weaker-than-expected profit (Reuters)

Reuters - Walgreen Co , the biggest U.S. drugstore chain, posted a quarterly profit that missed analysts’ view

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Walgreen to buy NYC drugstore operator Duane Reade (AP)

AP - Walgreen Co. said Wednesday it has agreed to buy the drugstore operator Duane Reade in a move to expand operations in the New York City metropolitan area.

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Health insurer Humana plans to cut 1,400 jobs (AP)

AP - Health insurer Humana says it will cut about 1,400 jobs as it pushes to save money and adjust to a smaller enrollment.

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UK jobless rates holds at 7.8 percent (AP)

AP - The number of people claiming jobless benefits in the United Kingdom has hit a 12-year high at a moment when the Bank of England is uncertain whether to pump billions more into stimulating the economy, official reports showed Wednesday.

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Walgreen tops Wall Street view, shares soar (Reuters)

Reuters - Walgreen Co , the largest U.S. drugstore chain, reported a quarterly profit that topped expectations as it began to benefit from a make-over that includes sprucing up stores and cutting jobs, sending its shares 10 percent higher.

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