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U.S. stocks stalled early Wednesday as investors took a break after a string of record-setting gains.The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) fell 12 points to 15,044 after closing above 15,000 for the first time on Tuesday.The S&P 500 index (SPX) inched up 1 point to 1,627. On Tuesday, it closed at a record for the fourth straight session.The Nasdaq Composite (RIXF) drifted up 5 points to 3,402.Top gainers included Electronic Arts, Whole Foods, DaVita Healthcare Partners(DVA) and McKesson (MCK) ."I think investors are holding their breath to see if next week's retail sales and U.S. industrial production data will confirm the economy is pointing the right direction and picking up steam," said Sam Stovall, chief equity strategist at S&P Capital IQ.China swung to a trade surplus in April, data that came in better than economists expected and which could ease some concerns over growth in the country. Of course, the data has also been volatile, and there has been some skepticism over its acc...
Hewlett-Packard Co's board came under renewed pressure on Tuesday after influential proxy adviser ISS recommended shareholders vote against the re-election of Chairm...
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s (HPQ) board is investigating the company's flawed $11 billion acquisition of software firm Autonomy Corp., and has set up an informal committee...
Cardinal Health Inc.'s (CAH) fiscal second-quarter earnings rose 16% as the drug wholesaler reported improved margins that helped to offset weaker revenue at its pha...
McKesson Corp.'s (MCK) fiscal third-quarter earnings were down slightly as the medical-products distributor reported modest revenue growth that was offset by higher ...
Drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen Corp. (ABC) has signed a new deal extending its relationship with a top customer, the nursing-home pharmacy PharMerica Corp. (PMC)....
Kevin McKechnie, The HSA Council executive director, on alternative ways to pay for health-care coverage.
GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) has agreed to a $150 million settlement with a group of drug wholesalers who said the drug maker delayed the introduction of generic altern...
GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) has agreed to a $150 million settlement with a group of drug wholesalers who claimed the drug maker delayed the introduction of generic alt...
British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc has reached a $150 million preliminary settlement with U.S. drug wholesalers who claimed the company improperly delayed entry t...
McKesson Corp. (MCK) sold $900 million worth of bonds due in three and 10 years on Thursday, offering yields of 0.65 and 1.10 percentage points over comparable Treas...
Fitch Ratings has revised its ratings outlook on Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH) to stable from positive, citing steady pharmaceutical demand amid concerns around medium-...
Stocks advanced on Thursday, putting the S&P 500 on track to rebound from its worst five-day performance in five months, on optimism the economies of both the U.S. a...
McKesson Corp.'s (MCK) fiscal fourth-quarter earnings fell 50% as the medical-products distributor's revenue fell and operating expenses rose.McKesson has seen reven...
McKesson Corp.'s (MCK) fiscal fourth-quarter earnings fell 50% as the medical-products distributor's revenue fell and operating expenses rose.McKesson has seen reven...
Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH) and rival McKesson Corp. (MCK) have separately renewed distribution agreements with a major customer, CVS Caremark Corp. (CVS), lifting a ...
Hewlett-Packard Co (NASDAQ:HPQ) Chairman Ray Lane and several other directors narrowly kept their seats on the board as shareholders conveyed their displeasure over ...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co's shareholders re-elected the company's board on Wednesday, but Chairman Ray Lane and three others only narr...
A major proxy-advisory firm urged Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) shareholders to oppose the re-election of Chairman Ray Lane and two other directors, citing a failure of ...
New highs in the stock market provided a stellar backdrop for companies selling large bond issues, as the Royal Bank of Canada (RY) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s (BR...