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The U.S. has approved Walgreens' amended bid to buy nearly 2,000 Rite Aid stores for about $4.4 billion.

Walgreens’ $4.4 billion deal to buy Rite Aid stores gets U.S. approval

June 2, 2018 at 9:45 a.m.

In its fourth attempt, Walgreens Boots Alliance clinched regulatory approval for a deal to buy Rite Aid Corp. stores after a last-minute reduction of the number of stores and price....

Walgreens has announced a deal to sell 865 Rite Aid stores to Fred's Pharmacy in an attempt to quell antitrust concerns over its Rite Aid purchase. Now Walgreens may sell more assets to Fred's in a bid to win approval of the deal.

Walgreens said ready to sell more assets to win Rite Aid nod

June 5, 2018 at 2:13 p.m.

Walgreens is trying to sweeten its proposal to win U.S. antitrust approval to buy rival pharmacy chain Rite Aid, according to people familiar with the talks. Walgreens is nearing an...

This photo combo shows signage for health insurers Humana Inc., Aetna Inc., Cigna Corp., and Anthem Inc. On Thursday, July 21, 2016, federal regulators sued to stop two major health insurance mergers because they say the deals will increase health care costs for Americans and lower the quality of care they get. A federal judge ruled that Aetna cannot buy Humana, siding with the government's antitrust argument. Anthem said some of the judge's findings in the Aetna case support its own arguments for why it should be allowed to buy Cigna.

Companies plot next move as health insurance mergers killed

June 6, 2018 at 12:14 a.m.

After 18 months of courtship and court cases, two massive deals that would have reshaped the U.S. health insurance industry have both been declared dead, blocked by judges who said...

A woman walks into a Rite Aid location in Philadelphia on Oct. 21, 2016.

Walgreens said to face antitrust concerns over Rite Aid fix

June 6, 2018 at 6:29 a.m.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.'s plan to win U.S. antitrust clearance for its acquisition of Rite Aid Corp. hasn't satisfied officials at the Federal Trade Commission, according to people familiar with...

A pedestrian walks past a sign for health insurer Aetna, on Aug. 19, 2014, at the company headquarters in Hartford, Conn.

Aetna starts bid to salvage Humana deal in antitrust trial

June 8, 2018 at 7:51 p.m.

Aetna Inc.'s attempt to assuage U.S. antitrust concerns over its $37 billion takeover of Humana Inc. by selling assets to a smaller company landed with a resounding thud. On Monday,...

Anthem, Cigna face off against U.S. to save $48 billion deal

June 9, 2018 at 12:04 a.m.

Anthem, Cigna and the U.S. government offered widely divergent views to a federal judge of the impact their proposed $48 billion combination will have on health-insurance markets. Justice Department lawyer...

U.S. clears way for $101 billion AB InBev-SABMiller mega-beer merger

June 10, 2018 at 11:24 a.m.

Anheuser-Busch InBev won U.S. antitrust approval for its takeover of SABMiller after the maker of Budweiser agreed to give up ownership of the Miller brand and open the door to...

A woman is seen speaking on her cellphone beneath a Herbalife sign atop an office building in downtown Los Angeles on January 24, 2014.

Herbalife fined $200 million, avoids charges it’s a pyramid scheme

June 10, 2018 at 10:26 a.m.

Herbalife Ltd. agreed to pay $200 million to settle U.S. claims that the nutrition company deceived consumers with get-rich-quick promises, as the U.S. government forced sweeping changes to the company's...

The U.S. Justice Department is poised to approve Anheuser-Busch InBev's takeover of SABMiller in an agreement that may include measures to keep the beer behemoth from edging craft brewers from shelves, according to people familiar with the matter.

AB InBev-SABMiller said near U.S. nod for mega beer merger

June 11, 2018 at 10:18 p.m.

The Justice Department is poised to approve Anheuser-Busch InBev's takeover of SABMiller in an agreement that may include measures to keep the beer behemoth from edging craft brewers from shelves,...

A line of oil pumps on land owned by Fasken Oil and Ranch near Midland, Texas, on Wednesday, July 23, 2014.

Alleged co-conspirator of indicted energy exec killed in car crash said to be ex-business partner

June 12, 2018 at 7:04 a.m.

The natural gas explorer who allegedly conspired with the late Aubrey McClendon to rig drilling auctions was Tom Ward, then chairman and chief executive officer of SandRidge Energy Inc., according...

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