PepsiCo to buy Siete Foods for $1.2 billion

PepsiCo to buy Siete Foods for .2 billion

Siete Foods Tortilla Chips Courtesy: Siete Foods PepsiCo said Tuesday that it’s buying Mexican American food company Siete Foods for $1.2 billion, marking the company’s first food acquisition in roughly five years. Like many food companies, Pepsi has been trying to shift its portfolio to include healthier options in recent years, usually through acquisitions. Recent … Read more

CVS is working with advisors on strategic review, sources say

CVS is working with advisors on strategic review, sources say

CVS Pharmacy logo is seen in Washington DC, United States on July 9, 2024.  Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images CVS Health‘s board has engaged advisors to conduct a strategic review of its business, according to people familiar with the matter, as the company contends with potential activist pressure and a severely depressed stock … Read more

Cramer sees Abbott becoming a buying opportunity — but timing is key

Cramer sees Abbott becoming a buying opportunity — but timing is key

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. 1. Wall Street started the week off slightly lower on the last day of September — historically the worst month of the year, but not this year. During Monday’s Morning … Read more

Major CVS shareholder plans activist push, meet with execs: sources

Major CVS shareholder plans activist push, meet with execs: sources

CVS Pharmacy logo is seen at store in Florida Keys, United States on May 7, 2024.  Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Glenview Capital, a major CVS Health shareholder, is expected to meet with company leadership on Monday to lay out proposed fixes for the struggling business, according to people familiar with the matter, … Read more

6 things from my San Francisco trip reveal AI stock winners

6 things from my San Francisco trip reveal AI stock winners

It’s time for some of my reflections on a week in San Francisco talking to dozens of executives and workers in tech. It was a grueling trip, but a necessary one, because we are at a pivotal time when it comes to the revolution of artificial intelligence and accelerated computing. AI gets talked about a … Read more

FTC sues drug middlemen for allegedly inflating insulin prices

FTC sues drug middlemen for allegedly inflating insulin prices

Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 15, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission on Friday sued three large U.S. health companies that negotiate insulin prices, arguing the … Read more

Amazon (AMZN) selling a ton of everyday items is a problem for investors

Amazon (AMZN) selling a ton of everyday items is a problem for investors

Faster delivery is prompting more and more people to turn to Amazon to buy paper towels and other everyday items. It’s a great situation for busy shoppers. It’s a double-edged sword for investors – at least for now. As drugstore chains struggle and close stores left and right, Amazon has positioned itself to fill that … Read more

Why Walgreens, CVS retail pharmacies are struggling

Why Walgreens, CVS retail pharmacies are struggling

The abundance of Walgreens and CVS Health stores makes them convenient for whenever Shriya Raghavan, a research associate based in Philadelphia, needs to pick up necessities like gum, deodorant and soap.  But she said she often has to wait for employees to unlock cabinets or stand in lengthy lines to pick up prescriptions as pharmacists … Read more

CVS CEO says she’s ‘taking direct ownership’ to fix Aetna business

CVS CEO says she’s ‘taking direct ownership’ to fix Aetna business

In a Wednesday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, CVS CEO Karen Lynch said she is taking responsibility for the company’s Aetna insurance business after the most recent quarter missed expectations. “Our problem … is the Aetna business. We’ve had some challenges, the industry has had some challenges, and I, as I said this morning, I … Read more

Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday

Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday

My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, Aug. 7 1. Disney with a blowout , beating analyst estimates on top and bottom lines. Also, a big raise to earnings guidance. It’s about time. Adjusted EPS for its fiscal third quarter were $1.39, up 35% from a year ago. The company’s combined streaming businesses (Disney+, Hulu … Read more