CVS gets an upgrade to buy from Leerink Partners after pharmacy operator’s strong earnings

CVS Health has more room to run even as the broader health care segment remains troubled, according to Leerink Partners.

Don’t do anything about your 401(k) until Tuesday March 17, 2025
This key report should drop then.
Brett Arends
Pepsi will pay $1.7 billion for a soft-drink company that got its start on ‘Shark Tank’ March 17, 2025
Pepsi boosts healthy offerings with Poppi, a maker of prebiotic drinks
Steve Gelsi
More home builders cut prices to lure buyers put off by high costs March 17, 2025
Builder sentiment fell to the lowest level in seven months, the National Association of Home Builders said.
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U.S. retail sales barely rise, but investors see glimmer of good news in seemingly weak report March 17, 2025
Retail sales barely rose in February, in another sign the economy might be weakening as businesses and consumers digest rapid-fire changes being made by the Trump White House.
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‘They hate our generation’: My son and daughter-in-law want us to sell our house — and move to Oregon to start a commune March 17, 2025
“They have spent thousands of dollars taking month-long earthship-building classes.”
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Guess could become the next fashion company to go private after stock price halves in a year March 17, 2025
Guess Inc.’s stock soared 27% early Monday after the maker of clothing, footwear and accessories said it received an offer from New York-based investment company WHP Global to take it private for $13 a share in cash.
Ciara Linnane
‘I’ll retire when I’m dead’: My 401(k) lost $50,000 in the market turmoil. I’m in my early 40s. What should I do now? March 17, 2025
“I have no clue how the funds in my 401(k) are invested.”
Quentin Fottrell
Fed is likely to stand pat on interest rates, but the likelihood of ‘bad-news cuts’ in the fall is rising March 17, 2025
The Federal Reserve will hold its benchmark interest rate steady at its meeting this week, economists say, as it remains in a “wait-and-see” mode until the effects of President Donald Trump’s policies on the economic outlook become clearer.
Greg Robb
Should I take money from my Roth IRA or leave it to my heirs? March 17, 2025
“When inheriting a Roth, are there different rules for the spouse versus children?”
Alessandra Malito
Oil prices rise after U.S. vows ‘unrelenting’ attacks on Houthis March 17, 2025
Oil futures climbed on Monday, finding support after the U.S. over the weekend launched U.S. strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen, raising the risk of disruptions to oil flow in the region.
Myra P. Saefong