Update 1: CVS Reports Lower Profits on Acquisition
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CVS Corp. reported lower profits for the third quarter, as the huge drug store operator absorbed the acquisition of some of rival Eckerd&#39;s stores, as well as that company&#39;s mail order pharmacy business.
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Conglomerate Tyco International Ltd.  , which is in the process of splitting into three  companies, on Thursday reported lower quarterly profit, citing  high raw material prices and weaker results in its health care  division.
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Kroger Co. KR.N, the largest U.S.  grocer, on Tuesday reported a lower quarterly profit, hurt by  debt costs even as sales rebounded in Southern California where  it was hit by a strike.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. BMY.N on  Friday reported a lower third-quarter profit as revenue fell  amid intense competition for its products from rivals and  generic drugs.
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Kraft Foods Inc. KFT.N on Tuesday  posted lower quarterly profit, weighed down by restructuring  charges.
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WellPoint Inc. WLP.N and Humana Inc.  HUM.N on Monday posted lower quarterly profit as the health  insurers grappled with soaring medical costs, sending their  shares down.
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The Clorox Company, the consumer products maker, posted a lower quarterly profit on Monday, hurt by rising costs for raw materials but helped by a lower tax rate.
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Pharmaceutical wholesaler McKesson Corp  reported on Thursday that its quarterly profit fell 17 percent as results were hit by charges and lower profit margins on generic drugs.
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Top health insurer WellPoint Inc.  WLP.N on Monday posted lower quarterly profit on special  items and charges linked to its recent merger with Anthem,  sending shares of most HMOs lower.
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AstraZeneca reported a 12.5 percent drop in profit and Bristol-Myers Squibb posted a loss, albeit a narrower one.
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CVS Corp. , the No. 2 U.S.  drugstore chain, posted a 2.7 percent rise in quarterly profit  on Thursday, driven by strong sales of prescription medications  and greater use of generic drugs, which are more profitable for  pharmacies.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. BMY.N on  Friday reported a lower third-quarter profit as U.S. revenue  fell amid intense competition for its products from rivals and  generic drugs.
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TORONTO - Rising costs at its US operations pulled down third-quarter earnings at Cott Corp., the soft drink company reported Wednesday.
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Third-quarter profit fell 1 percent, as stronger sales of almost all of the companyâs key drugs could not offset higher production costs and taxes and a restructuring charge.
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NEW YORK/CHICAGO  - CVS Corp. sweetened its bid for Caremark Rx Inc. on Tuesday by tripling a proposed special cash dividend for the pharmacy benefit manager's stockholders to $6 per share, after proxy advisory firms urged rejection of the previous offer.
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U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley  MWD.N on Wednesday said quarterly profit dropped 34 percent  amid reduced trading revenue, falling well short of Wall  Street's already-lowered expectations after a summer of  sluggish market activity.
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Campbell Soup Co  posted lower quarterly profit on Friday, hurt by higher commodity costs and promotional spending.