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Walgreens Boots Alliance WBA, -2.74% said Thursday that its stores will start selling over-the-counter Lexie Lumen hearing aids to adults starting Oct. 17. The aids costs $799 and are for adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss. Walgreen’s stock is down 36.4% this year, while the broader S&P 500 SPX, -1.02% has declined 20.4%.
DraftKings DKNG, -3.95% is close to signing an exclusive partnership with sports network ESPN, according to a report from The Action Network, sending shares 7.9% higher after hours. The terms of the deal between the sports-betting platform and sport-media giant are not yet clear. But The Action Network said that ESPN was seeking $3 billion […]
Target Corp. TGT, -0.42% is recalling about 12,800 Hearth & Hand with Magnolia tea kettles because of the risk of fire and burn hazards. “The paint can chip on the bottom of the recalled kettles, posing a fire hazard,” the company said. “In addition, the handle can break and/or the spout can leak, posing a […]
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported on Thursday that domestic natural-gas supplies rose by 129 billion cubic feet for the week ended Sept. 30. That was higher than the average analyst forecast for an increase of 114 billion cubic feet, based on a survey conducted by S&P Global Commodity Insights. Total working gas stocks in […]
Shares of Venator Materials PLC VNTR, -8.05% tumbled 11.7% toward a record low in morning trading Thursday, after the chemical products maker warned of sales weakness in the third quarter. The company said it expects to report third-quarter titanium dioxide (TiO2) sales volumes that are about 25% below second-quarter levels. “During the third quarter we […]
U.S. stocks opened modestly lower Thursday after a report from the Labor Department showed that weekly jobless claims climbed higher than anticipated. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.15% was down 0.4% soon after the opening bell, while the S&P 500 SPX, -1.02% slipped 0.3% and the Nasdaq Composite COMP, -0.68% fell 0.2%, according to […]