Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc

Drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc posted a 24.8% drop in quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt by higher costs related to its acquisition of stores from rival Rite Aid Corp

Local governments in regions hard hit by the U.S. opioid epidemic have opted out of massive litigation taking aim at the drug industry over the crisis, potentially weakening a novel legal mechanism created to help settle thousands of lawsuits.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc <WBA.O> has been exploring whether to go private following private equity interest in the U.S drug store chain, which has a market value of more than $55 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2130 GMT on Tuesday:

* Walgreen's shares rise 8% on the news (Adds background on Walgreens dealmaking, PIX available)

Drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc <WBA.O> said on Monday it does not expect adjusted earnings to grow in fiscal 2020 and warned that prescriptions it fills at its pharmacies may fetch lower reimbursements.

Drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc posted a 55.2% slump in quarterly profit on Monday, hurt by charges related to a cost-cutting plan announced earlier this year.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and Target Corp on Friday became the latest retailers to remove all 22-ounce bottles of Johnson & Johnson baby powder from their stores, after the healthcare conglomerate recalled some bottles because of possible asbestos contamination.

Kroger Co and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc said on Monday they would stop selling e-cigarettes at their stores, amid heightened regulatory scrutiny of the product and reports of lung disease and some deaths linked to vaping.

Alphabet Inc's aviation unit Wing said on Thursday it has partnered with Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and FedEx Corp for deliveries directly to homes in Virginia using drones, beginning next month.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc <WBA.N>, CVS Health Corp <CVS.N> and supermarket chain Wegmans Food Markets Inc said on Thursday they would start asking customers to not openly carry firearms in their stores, joining Walmart Inc <WMT.N> and Kroger Co <KR.N>, in a change of...

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc said on Thursday it would stop shoppers from carrying firearms in its Walgreen stores, joining Walmart Inc and Kroger Co in tweaking its gun policy following several deadly shootings in the United States.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc <WBA.O> said on Tuesday it plans to close about 200 U.S. stores and expects to record related pre-tax charges of between $1.9 billion and $2.4 billion.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc said on Thursday it expanded its partnership with Kaleo Inc to include the company's epinephrine auto-injectors for infants and toddlers in its pharmacies amid a national shortage of the emergency allergy shots.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc said on Thursday it expanded its collaboration with Kaleo Inc, making the privately held company's epinephrine auto-injector available at the drugstore chain's pharmacies, as supply issues persist for the emergency allergy shots.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc <WBA.O> on Thursday posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit as the drugstore chain benefited from a rise in branded drug prices and an increase in the number of prescriptions it fills in the United States.

Drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc posted a 23.6% fall in quarterly profit on Thursday, hurt by weak performance of its UK unit.

Drugstore retailers Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and Rite Aid Corp will no longer sell tobacco products to customers who are below 21 years old, amid a crackdown on widespread teenage tobacco use.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc said on Tuesday its drugstores will sell tobacco products to customers who are at least 21 years old under a new policy, effective September.