Andreas Halvorsen’s Viking Global disclosed its top three picks for the past quarter in a 13F Form filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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February 20 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Barry Rosenstein, the manager of Jana Partners, has further decreased his fund's stake in Oil States International, Inc. (NYSE:OIS), according to a recent filing with the Securities...
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June 30 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Beating the market can be difficult when picking stocks on your own.
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March 3 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Those were the views of House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), and President Barack Obama, respectively, on what was then an impending...
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September 23 - News - Comments
Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) will release its quarterly report on Thursday, and investors who've bid the stock up to new 52-week highs have to think the news from the drugstore...
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September 17 - News - Comments
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
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September 13 - News - Comments
Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) got a pop on Wednesday, September 11, to a new high of $3.75 as CNBC's Halftime Report analyst suggested an eventual takeover in Rite Aid Corporation...
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September 13 - News - Comments
Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX) -- the largest pharmacy benefit manager, or PBM, in America -- is also one of the most important companies in the health care ...
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September 11 - News - Comments
Back in June, Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) reported an earnings miss as the company continued to have trouble driving customer traffic.
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September 11 - News - Comments
Unfortunately, most of us are probably still scratching our heads trying to remember. The latest report from the U.S. Department of Labor wasn't great.
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September 11 - News - Comments
Twenty-four days! That's the amount of time we have left, including today, before state-run health exchanges are scheduled to open for business and individuals will be allowed...
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September 9 - News - Comments
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Act) will positively impact sales in the retail pharmacy sector.
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September 5 - News - Comments
After a disappointing third-quarter earnings report, Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) is ready to double down on efforts to blur the distinction between its pharmacy business and ...
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September 3 - News - Comments
Geopolitical risk has reared its ugly head once again.
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September 2 - News - Comments
While Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) and Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) saw revenues decline in 2012, CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS) didn't skip a beat.
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August 30 - News - Comments
Hedge fund manager David Einhorn looks to be betting on Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD)'s resurgence.
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August 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
With widespread confusion about the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare, you might expect that those charged with explaining the health-reform legislation might...
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August 28 - News - Comments
Back in 2010, a study by Dr.
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August 28 - News - Comments
It looks like the dividend-stock juggernaut may be starting to slow down, as yields on income vehicles begin to edge up again.
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August 28 - News - Comments
Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) has spent much of the past decade weighed down by a heavy debt load that has made competing against industry leader Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG...
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August 27 - News - Comments
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
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August 27 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
That's one view.
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August 21 - News - Comments
A recent poll by InsuranceQuotes.com found that 85% of respondents didn't think consumers had enough information about Obamacare.
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August 19 - News - Comments
CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS)’s earnings pushed the entire pharmacy space lower on Tuesday, but was the report really that bad, and are stocks in the industry worth buying...
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August 12 - News - Comments
As the back-half of 2013 gets underway, it is time for investors to position their portfolios for 2014.
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August 10 - News - Comments
This is part 3 (click here to view part 2 ) of a series of articles focusing on companies within the dividend achievers index.
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August 8 - News - Comments
Insider buying by directors and executives of any company is always appealing since they have more information about their business than most outsiders, particularly individual...
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August 5 - News - Comments
This line repeated frequently by the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield could serve as the motto for the health insurance exchanges required by the Patient Protection and Affordable...
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August 2 - News - Comments
CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS) is one of my favorite “safety” stocks, that is, a company that is well positioned to do well in any type of economic environment.
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July 31 - News - Comments
As the implementation of Obamacare moves forward, drug stores are set to profit from it, as people who were previously not receiving treatment now have that option.
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July 30 - News - Comments
After months of fighting off the advances of unwanted suitor Royalty Pharma, Irish biotech Elan Corporation, plc (ADR) (NYSE:ELN) finally got an offer it couldn't refuse -- from...
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July 29 - News - Comments
The drugstore retail market hasn't pulled up despite the slow recovery of the U.S economy.
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July 26 - News - Comments
In what appears to be an unending period of low interest rates, many conservative investors looking to protect their purchasing power are no longer having their needs met by the...
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July 26 - News - Comments
If you are looking to get into pharmacy stocks, the temptation is to look at those with turnaround potential.
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July 25 - News - Comments
Your corner pharmacy might not seem like a worthwhile investment idea, but what you may be surprised to know is that the stocks of the major drug stores in the United States are...
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July 17 - News - Comments
Dividend stocks are everywhere, but many just downright stink. In some cases, the business model is in serious jeopardy, or the dividend itself isn't sustainable.
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July 17 - News - Comments
Good news for Obamacare has been rarer than an igloo in the Sahara desert over the last few months.
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July 15 - News - Comments
The real-money Inflation-Protected Income Growth portfolio just finished an astonishingly strong week, rising by more than $1,080 since the prior week's update to close with a...
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July 15 - News - Comments
The Motley Fool is on the road in Seattle! Recently we visited Coinstar, Inc.
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July 11 - News - Comments
Maybe you're all about the yield, all you own are REITS and MLPs, utilities and defensive staples and you wouldn't touch Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) with a ten foot pole.
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July 11 - News - Comments
Drug retailers may not score as big as the manufacturer when a certain drug passes the test. On the other hand, they carry little risk once the drug is released.
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July 9 - News - Comments
Investors in Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) have had a pretty good time of it over the last year with a near 50% gain as I write however, the recent results were somewhat disappointing...
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July 5 - News - Comments
Everybody loves "easy" money. We can't help it. The good news is that when you are a shareholder of a dividend-paying company, you get paid for your stake in the company.
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July 5 - News - Comments
Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) was down almost 10% last week despite an 18% year-over-year improvement in earnings.
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July 3 - News - Comments
Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG), the largest drugstore retailer in the US, saw its biggest intraday fall (more than 7.5%) after it released its third quarter results.
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July 3 - News - Comments
Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG), along with its partnership with Alliance Boots, has strengthened its long-term position by working with AmerisourceBergen Corp.
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July 2 - News - Comments
Last week’s sell off saw some big names falling off the cliff.
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July 2 - News - Comments
The real-money Inflation-Protected Income Growth portfolio operates based on three key investing principles inspired by Benjamin Graham: dividends, valuation, and diversification...
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July 2 - News - Comments
Dividend growth investing is a slow and steady process taking place over a long period of time.
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July 1 - News - Comments
Everyone finds it easy to point the finger at Ben Bernanke for the recent turn of events in the stock market.
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July 1 - News - Comments
