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Vaccinations, tests give Walgreens a fiscal 1Q sales jolt
COVID-19 vaccines and testing boosted Walgreens store sales growth to levels not seen in more than two decades, pushing the drugstore chain well above Wall Street expectations for the first quarter. Walgreens doled out 15.6 million vaccines in the quarter that ended November 30, up...
Editorial Roundup: Mississippi
Greenwood Commonwealth. Dec. 21, 2021. Editorial: Coaches have no leg to stand on Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach will find many fans of the game who agree with him and don’t like it when college players decide to skip their school’s bowl game so as to...
Banks slowly reconsider overdraft fees, amid public pressure
NEW YORK (AP) — The banking industry appears to have overdone it on overdraft fees. After decades of raking in billions of dollars from mostly poor Americans short of cash in their accounts, the biggest banks — under pressure from lawmakers and regulators — are slowly...
CVS Health to close hundreds of drugstores over next 3 years
CVS Health will close hundreds of drugstores over the next three years, as the health care giant adjusts to changing customer needs and converts to new store formats. The company said Thursday that it will close about 300 stores a year for the next three years, nearly a...
Liz Weston: How to talk money with your parents this holiday
Holiday gatherings may present an opportunity to talk to your parents about important money issues, such as estate planning or long-term care. The need to discuss this stuff may feel particularly acute if you don’t see your folks often or these are the first holidays you’ll be together...
Profit plummets at Buffett's company on investment gains
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett's company reported a third-quarter profit that was roughly one-third the amount of last year's because of much smaller paper gains on the value of its investments, but most of its businesses continue to recover from the effects of the pandemic. ...
Apple's strong quarter suffers $6B blow from supply shortage
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple’s iPhone sales soared yet again in the past quarter, but didn’t grow as rapidly as analysts anticipated because of supply shortages that have made it more difficult to meet the demand for a wide range of products. Until recently, the...
Norfolk Southern Q3 profit up 32% despite flat rail volume
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern's third-quarter profit jumped 32% even though the number of shipments the railroad delivered remained relatively flat because it was able to increase prices on most categories of freight. The railroad said it earned $753 million,...
Union Pacific Q3 profit up 23% even with flat volume
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific hauled in 23% more profit in the third quarter even though the total number of shipments it delivered remained flat overall and the supply chain remained clogged. The Omaha, Nebraska-based railroad said Thursday that it made $1.67...
