CVS boosts Caremark bid with sweeter dividend plan
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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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CVS Corp.  sweetened its $23.9 billion takeover bid for Caremark Rx Inc.  on Thursday with an increased dividend, calling its newest proposal its "best and final" offer for the pharmacy-benefits manager.
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A Delaware Chancery Court judge  ruled on Friday that Caremark Rx Inc.  must delay a  shareholder vote on its planned acquisition by CVS Corp.   until at least 20 days after it provides more details  on the transaction.
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Express Scripts Inc.   sweetened its bid for Caremark Rx Inc.  on Wednesday  after suffering two setbacks in its battle to wrest the rival  pharmacy-benefit manager away from a $22.8 billion deal with  CVS Corp.
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The health insurer got a boost from its growing government segment, a lower-than-expected income tax rate and a gain on the sale of a venture capital investment.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday as Home Depot  Inc.&#39;s  plan for a $22.5 billion share buyback  underscored optimism about equity valuations, along with the  growing allure of large-cap stocks, including General Electric  Co. .
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Retail drugstore chain CVS Corp. said it remains confident it will buy the pharmacy-benefit manager Caremark Rx Inc. , despite a higher, unsolicited offer for Caremark submitted yesterday by Express Scripts Inc.
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Drugstore chain CVS Corp. said Tuesday that sales at stores open at least one year, or same-store sales, rose 5.4 percent during the month of October.
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CVS Corp.  sweetened its bid for Caremark Rx Inc.  on Tuesday by tripling a proposed special cash dividend for the prescription drug benefit manager's stockholders to $6 per share, after proxy advisory firms urged rejection of the previous offer.
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CVS Corp.  and Caremark Rx Inc.  said on Tuesday they had tripled a proposed special cash dividend for Caremark stockholders to $6 per share from $2, hoping to convince them not to favor a hostile bid for the company by Express Scripts Inc.
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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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McDonald&#39;s (MCD:NYSE - news - research) raised its annual dividend by 38% to 55 cents Tuesday, enhancing the yield over an already reasonably priced stock that could benefit from steady earnings growth over the next several years.
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Friends Provident shares rise after US private equity firm JC Flowers says it is considering bidding for the insurer.
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The new offer of $25.7 billion came just hours before a judge made a surprise ruling that will force Caremark to postpone its shareholder vote on the CVS deal.
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U.S. pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts Inc.  said on Monday it was offering to buy rival Caremark RX  for about $26 billion, threatening to break up a deal struck last month with drugstore chain CVS Corp. .
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Shares of Sun Healthcare Group Inc. moved higher Monday after a UBS analyst upgraded the health care services provider and predicted the company will have a strong fourth quarter due to higher Medicare reimbursement rates.
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Health care company raises earnings guidance, but its vital signs bear watching.