CVS fourth-quarter profit, January sales climb
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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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CVS Caremark Corp  on Thursday posted a higher fourth-quarter profit, boosted by the addition of Caremark's pharmacy benefits business.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N  said on  Saturday it still expected a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in  January sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year, in line  with its previous forecast.
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Diversified health-care company Johnson &amp; Johnson on Tuesday said its quarterly profit rose on higher sales of prescription drugs and medical devices.
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Fourth-quarter profit increased 4 percent as growing medical enrollment lifted revenue from health care premiums.
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U.S. chain store sales rose in the first week of January, as larger than average purchases were the reason for this weeks growth, a report said on Tuesday.
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Net profit in the fourth quarter rose to 753 million euros ($1.09 billion), helped by sales of the blood-thinner Plavix in the United States and cost-cutting measures, the company said.
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Medco Health Solutions Inc   reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday,  helped by sales of generic drugs, and the pharmacy benefit  manager boosted its full-year profit forecast, sending its  shares higher.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  posted a better-than-expected 9.8 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by cost controls and international sales.
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.  -- Health care products maker Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday posted a fourth-quarter profit increase of nearly 10 percent as revenues jumped by double digits despite declines in sales of two key product lines.
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Patterson Cos.  on reported slightly higher quarterly profit Wednesday on increased sales of its dental products.
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CVS Corp. CVS.N, the No. 2 U.S.  drugstore chain, on Wednesday reported a 12 percent rise in  quarterly profit as sales were boosted by its purchase of more  than 1,200 Eckerd drugstores from J.C. Penney Co. Inc. JCP.N  last year.
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Drugstore chain CVS Corp. CVS.N on  Tuesday said October sales at stores open at least a year rose  5.4 percent on higher demand for prescriptions and other  merchandise at its CVS stores.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.   said on Saturday said it still expects a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in January sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year, in line with its previous forecast.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on Saturday  it still expected a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in January  sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year, in line with its  previous forecast.
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Sales at retailers unexpectedly rose  0.3 percent in January, partly reflecting stronger sales of new  cars and gasoline, according to a Commerce Department report on  Wednesday.
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U.S. chain store sales rose in the  first week of January, as larger than average purchases were  the reason for this weeks growth, a report said on Tuesday.