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Walgreens Shareholders Approve $10 billion Private Equity Buyout

The Associated Press Shareholders of Walgreens Boots Alliance overwhelmingly approved the drugstore chain’s $10 billion acquisition by private equity firm Sycamore. It is a rough era for national pharmacy chains like Walgreens, CVS, and Rite-Aid, closing hundreds of stores due to changing ...

Slowdown In Hiring Hurts College Grads

WASHINGTON (AP) — While completing a master’s degree in data analysis, Palwasha Zahid moved from Dallas to a town near Silicon Valley. The location made it easy to visit the campuses of tech stalwarts such as Google, Apple, and Nvidia. Zahid, 25, completed her studies in December, but so ...

Weaknesses Masked

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. labor market delivered another upside surprise last month, churning out a surprisingly strong 147,000 jobs. The unemployment rate ticked down unexpectedly, too. But the headline numbers masked some weaknesses as the U.S. economy contends with fallout from ...

Near-Retirees Should Focus On What They Can Control

You just retired (or are about to). Now what? Your take-control toolkit involves strategies for spending, investing, Social Security, and taxes. If there’s a single group of people who are likely to be experiencing the most consternation over recent market events, it’s those who have just ...

Experts Give Tips On Dealing With Job Loss

NEW YORK (AP) — Recent layoffs from technology and media companies and government agencies might have you thinking about job security. Losing your job is a difficult thing to process and you might feel the impact in several parts of your life. But there are things you can do to alleviate ...