Month: November 2011

CVS Caremark ( CVS ) recently launched a new Pharmacy Advisor program to help treat chronic cardiovascular illness. The Pharmacy Advisor for chronic cardiovascular care will primarily focus on medication adherence for persistent illnesses such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, coronary artery disease (CAD) and congestive heart failure (CHF). It has been noted that high blood pressure single-handedly affects one out of three adults, with the health care system costing roughly $76 billion annually. […]

NCR Corp. ( NCR ) has launched a series of new products this year. The products have served a number of verticals from financial to retail, and the company is now targeting the entertainment segment through its Usherman services […]

We are maintaining our Outperform recommendation on Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( ALXN ) following its impressive showing in the third quarter of 2011. […]

Warner Chilcott ’s ( WCRX ) third quarter 2011 earnings (excluding special items) of $0.89 per share fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate by $0.01. The company earned $0.86 on an adjusted basis in the year-ago quarter. Revenues for the reported quarter declined 7% to $655.5 million. […]

Rent-A-Center Inc . ( RCII ) recently announced the opening of a new store in Huron, South Dakota. […]

Aluminum producer, Alcoa Inc. ( AA ) announced at its Investors Day at Davenport, Iowa, that its technology and innovative products are being positioned for profitable growth, particularly in the aerospace and automotive markets. For rolled products Alcoa expects to add $2.5 billion to the top line by 2013 […]

Sonoco Products Co. ( SON ) has completed the acquisition of Tegrant Corporation, a leading provider of highly engineered, protective, temperature-assured and retail security packaging solutions, from Metalmark Capital, for $550 million. The acquisition is not only the largest in the company’s history but will position it as the leader in multimaterial protective packaging in North America […]

Invesco Ltd. ( IVZ ) has reported significant rise in its preliminary month-end assets under management (AUM) for the month of October 2011. The company’s AUM for the reported month grew 6.2% to $635.7 billion from $598.4 billion at the end of September 2011 […]