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A data breach at Dallas based e-mail marketer Epsilon has put millions of users at risk. Customers of big companies such as Citibank, JPMorgan Chase, Target and Walgreens were affected, and now may be at increased risk of e-mail

Comparable store sales (those open more than one year) increased 4.1% from a year ago.

Walgreens President and CEO Greg Wasson said, "We had another very solid quarter with record sales and strong cash flow as we turn our business strategies into results.

Walgreens Co. (NYSE:WAG) reported Q2 EPS today of $0.80, in-line with the consensus estimate. Revenues for the quarter were up 8.9% to a record $18.5 billion, above the consensus estimate for $18.4 billion.

Consumer shares are mostly higher in mid-day trading while Walgreen (WAG) says it will sell its pharmacy benefit management business, Walgreens Health Initiatives, to Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc. (CHSI) for $525 million in cash

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The consumer sector is bright red and green with a lot of volume and volatility today. You can see that the majority of consumer stocks are quite active by color spectrum on the heat map this morning. A lot of movement on the back

Walgreens President and CEO Greg Wasson said, "We're very pleased to report strong earnings growth this quarter, Our performance was driven by our continued focus on gross profit margins, cost control and the strategic slowing of

Walgreens (NYSE:WAG) reported Q1 EPS of $0.62, ahead of consensus estimates of $0.54 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 6% year-over-year to $17.3 billion, in line with consensus estiamtes.