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Drug retailer Rite Aid’s upbeat forecast lifts shares

Drug retailer Rite Aid Corp on Thursday forecast a full-year profit largely above estimates as it expects reimbursement rates to rise this year and its deal with Walgreens to help it secure better generic drug prices. Rite Aid sold half of its stores to Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc last year after Walgreens' bid to buy the whole company collapsed due to antitrust concerns. The much smaller Rite Aid then agreed to be bought by U.S. grocer Albertsons Cos Inc, hoping to still remain a formidable player in the sector.


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GE explores public offering, hybrid deals in strategic review – WSJ

General Electric Co is exploring a public offering for one of its divisions and discussing hybrid deals with public companies to combine assets, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The hybrid deals would leave GE shareholders with stakes in multiple public companies, the report https://www.wsj.com/articles/ge-explores-hybrid-deals-spinoffs-in-strategic-review-1523525400 said. The possibilities include spinning off a division to investors or combining a division with a smaller public company in a way that avoids a big tax bill.


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