CVS Caremark profit rises
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CVS Caremark Corp  on Thursday posted a higher fourth-quarter profit, boosted by the addition of Caremark's pharmacy benefits business.
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CVS Corp.  and Caremark Rx Inc.  said on Tuesday they had sweetened their merger deal, raising the proposed special cash dividend for Caremark stockholders to $6 per share from $2.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc. on Thursday  said quarterly profit jumped nearly 46 percent as medical costs  stabilized, and the No. 2 health insurer also boosted its 2005  forecast.
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Medco Health Solutions Inc   reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday,  helped by sales of generic drugs, and the pharmacy benefit  manager boosted its full-year profit forecast, sending its  shares higher.
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Cigna said its fourth-quarter profit rose more than 10 percent as medical spending fell.
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Health insurer WellPoint Inc  said on Wednesday that third-quarter profit rose 7 percent as membership increased.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc  said on Tuesday quarterly profit rose after penny-pinching U.S. shoppers scoured its discount stores for low prices on necessities like food and laundry detergent.
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Health insurer WellPoint Inc  said on Wednesday that third-quarter profit rose 7 percent, helped by higher membership and improved control of operating costs.
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WellPoint Health Networks Inc. WLP.N,  one of the biggest U.S. health insurers, on Monday posted a  steep rise in quarterly profit as it kept health premiums above  rising medical costs.
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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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Walgreen Co. WAG.N, the top U.S.  drugstore chain, on Monday said quarterly profit rose 18.1  percent on strong sales of prescription drugs, digital photo  processing and general merchandise, sending shares higher.
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Walgreen Co , one of the largest U.S. drugstore operators, posted higher quarterly profit on Friday, helped by higher sales and cost controls.
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The health care products maker posted higher profit in the fourth quarter versus year-earlier results that were reduced by acquisition charges for Kos Pharmaceuticals.
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Medco Health Solutions Inc. , one of the largest U.S. managers of drug benefits, said on Wednesday fourth-quarter profit rose, helped by higher rates of dispensing generic medicines.
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CVS Corp. CVS.N, the No. 2 U.S.  drugstore chain, on Wednesday reported a 12 percent rise in  quarterly profit as sales were boosted by its purchase of more  than 1,200 Eckerd drugstores from J.C. Penney Co. Inc. JCP.N  last year.
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Insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc.  said on Thursday that second-quarter profit rose, helped by higher premium revenue and favorable operating margins.
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Walgreen Co. WAG.N, the largest U.S.   drugstore chain, posted a 25 percent rise in quarterly profit   on Monday, driven by strong sales of prescription medications   and the addition of the Happy Harry's chain.