LONGS DRUG STRS INC LDG (NYSE)

(WALNUT CREEK, Calif.)Longs Drug Stores Corp. said Thursday that its sales at comparable stores dipped in August. For the four weeks ended Aug. 28, same-store sales decreased 1.4 percent. Same-store sal...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Wall Street was surprised when CVS Caremark Corp. offered $2.7 billion to buy Longs Drugs Stores Corp., but some Longs shareholders are saying they'll oppose the deal if Longs does...READ MORE

(WALNUT CREEK, Calif.)Longs Drug Stores Corp., which is being acquired by CVS Caremark Corp., reported slightly higher second-quarter net income Wednesday due to increased sales in its pharmacy benefit ...READ MORE

(WALNUT CREEK, Calif.)The board of Longs Drug Stores Corp. declared a quarterly cash dividend of 14 cents per share. The retail drug store chain said the dividend is payable Oct. 10 to shareholders of r...READ MORE

Among the sector activity stories for Wednesday, Aug. 13, from AP Financial News: MILWAUKEE (AP)--Shares of the nation's meat producers tumbled Wednesday after an analyst said that...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)CVS Caremark Corp.'s buyout of Longs Drug Stores Corp. did little to boost the company's peers Wednesday, as drug store operators generally traded lower.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Credit-ratings agency Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Wednesday affirmed ratings for CVS Caremark Corp., after the drugstore operator made a $71.50 per-share cash offer for L...READ MORE