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M&A News: Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Is Now a Private Company

M&A News: Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Is Now a Private Company

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is now a private company after Sycamore Partners officially completed its purchase of the 124-year-old pharmacy chain. As part of this deal, Walgreens will no longer operate as a vertically integrated business on the Nasdaq (NDAQ). Instead, the company’s various segments — including Walgreens, The Boots Group, Shields Health Solutions, CareCentrix, and VillageMD — will now …

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Company Gave Employees Afternoon Off for Taylor Swift Engagement

Company Gave Employees Afternoon Off for Taylor Swift Engagement

A tax preparation company in Kansas City knew employees weren’t going to get much work done after news of the local equivalent of a royal engagement dropped. H&R Block said it gave its employees the afternoon off on Tuesday, when Taylor Swift announced her engagement to Travis Kelce. The company posted an email from its chief people and culture officer, Tiffany Monroe, …

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Trump’s Media Company Launches New Business to Buy Billions in Niche Crypto Coin – The Wall Street Journal

Trump’s Media Company Launches New Business to Buy Billions in Niche Crypto Coin  The Wall Street Journal Trump Media, Crypto.com launch new crypto treasury firm via SPAC deal  Reuters Trump media group in $6bn deal to buy Crypto.com tokens  Financial Times Trump media firm raises $6.4 billion to invest in Crypto.com’s digital token, deal includes purchase of Trump stock  Fortune Here’s the latest reason …

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Lilly's oral GLP-1, orforglipron, is successful in third Phase 3 trial, triggering global regulatory submissions this year for the treatment of obesity – Eli Lilly and Company

Lilly’s oral GLP-1, orforglipron, is successful in third Phase 3 trial, triggering global regulatory submissions this year for the treatment of obesity  Eli Lilly and Company Eli Lilly’s weight loss pill orforglipron clears its latest trial, paving way for approval  CNBC Eli Lilly Ready to Seek Obesity Pill Green Light After Study Hits Goals  The Wall Street Journal Eli Lilly’s weight-loss pill meets …

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Peet’s Coffee parent company sold for $18 billion to Keurig Dr. Pepper

Peet’s Coffee parent company sold for  billion to Keurig Dr. Pepper

A new coffee giant could be brewing. The American beverage firm Keurig Dr. Pepper plans to buy JDE Peet’s, the European parent company of California’s gourmet coffee trailblazer, Peet’s Coffee, in an all-cash transaction worth about $18 billion. Keurig Dr. Pepper will be split into two independent companies, one of which will focus on coffee, according to a Monday release. …

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Jacksonville seafood company recalls frozen raw shrimp over possible radioactive contamination

Jacksonville seafood company recalls frozen raw shrimp over possible radioactive contamination

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville seafood company voluntarily recalled a frozen raw shrimp product over possible radioactive contamination, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Beaver Street Fisheries, located on W Beaver Street, announced on Friday that it would recall a limited quantity of Great Value Frozen Raw Shrimp EZ-Peel & Deveined Tail-On 21-25 per pounds as a precautionary …

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Cracker Barrel icon Uncle Herschel ‘not going anywhere,’ company says amid logo backlash

Cracker Barrel icon Uncle Herschel ‘not going anywhere,’ company says amid logo backlash

Cracker Barrel acknowledged the loud opposition to its new logo and remodel in a statement issued Monday, maintaining that Uncle Herschel is “not going anywhere” despite being removed from its updated design. “If the last few days have shown us anything, it’s how deeply people care about Cracker Barrel. We’re truly grateful for your heartfelt voices,” the Tennessee-based company said …

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Intel says Trump’s plan for U.S. stake in company poses business risks – The Washington Post

Intel says Trump’s plan for U.S. stake in company poses business risks  The Washington Post Intel says Trump deal has risks for shareholders, international sales  CNBC The Long, Painful Downfall of Intel  The New York Times Government will take stakes in more companies, top Trump adviser says  Axios Trump wants more deals like Intel’s, worrying business community  Reuters Source link

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Bravo! Italian Kitchen and Brio Italian Grille parent company files for bankruptcy

Bravo! Italian Kitchen and Brio Italian Grille parent company files for bankruptcy

Investment author Michael Gayed speaks on the Federal Reserve’s role in the great financial crisis, investment opportunities and more on ‘Making Money.’ Bravo Brio Restaurants LLC, the parent of Bravo! Italian Kitchen and Brio Italian Grille, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in five years, citing the “acute financial distress” facing the industry. The company filed …

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Keurig Dr Pepper to acquire Dutch coffee company JDE Peet’s for $18 billion

Keurig Dr Pepper to acquire Dutch coffee company JDE Peet’s for  billion

POLAND – 2024/12/08: In this photo illustration, the Keurig Dr Pepper company logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Piotr Swat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Keurig Dr Pepper will acquire Dutch coffee and tea company JDE Peet’s in a roughly $18 billion transaction, the two companies said Monday. The …

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