Walgreens Boots Alliance is considering selling the company to a private equity firm — a move that would take the publicly traded company private, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Following the report, shares of the pharmacy giant jumped 18%, the largest one-day boost in Walgreens' history.

Major U.S. indexes gained at midday Wednesday as tech stocks climbed after the latest report on consumer inflation reinforced expectations the Federal Reserve will cut its key interest rate next week.

Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. Deerfield-based Walgreens is reportedly in talks to sell itself to a private equity firm. The move could take the ...

The pharmacy group has been an obvious buyout target, but heavy lifting will be in order to push it over the finish line.

After The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is in talks to sell itself to private equity firm Sycamore ...

Jamie Foxx revealed details about his 2023 near-death experience, saying he had a brain bleed and stroke that left him in a ...

CNN reports that worries over consumers' financial well-being loomed over the potential merger of Kroger and Albertsons. Also in the news: a potential Walgreens sale, how AI can cut hospital expenses, ...

Walgreens will have more freedom to aggressively cut costs if it becomes privately owned, one industry analyst said. The company is reportedly in talks with Sycamore Partners.

More than 5,500 Illinois workers owed back pay totaling more than $4.2 million can claim their unpaid wages online, the U.S. Department of Labor said yesterday.

A $10bn plus takeover bid for Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) from private equity firm Sycamore Partners could lead to an ...

Two U.S. senators are pressing TD Bank to disclose what its executives and employees knew about a Chinese money laundering ring that succeeded in moving more than $470 million in funds from drug sales ...