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.

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

Leerink says that since the news hit of the Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) potential go-private exploration, the firm has gotten numerous ...

Investors are cheering the recent report that suggests Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA) is considering selling ...

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.

Bank of America Securities analyst Allen Lutz maintained a Sell rating on Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA – Research Report) yesterday and set a ...

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

News of the talks with Sycamore sent Walgreens Boots Alliance stock up by more than 18% to a high of $11.12 per share on Tuesday. That follows a precipitous year-over-year decline over the last 12 ...

The Deerfield-based pharmacy chain is in talks with Sycamore Partners about a deal that could be done early next year to take ...