News and Some Reports:~~~~~
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. said late Tuesday it would buy rival Rite Aid Corp. in an all-cash deal valued at $17.2 billion, including debt. Walgreens will pay $9 a share for Rite Aid, a premium of 48% to the closing price on Monday.
Akamai down 14% on soft Q4 guidance
Twitter beats estimates, but guides light; shares tumble
Teradyne beats by $0.02, revenue in-line
Panera Bread beats by $0.01, misses on revenue
Owens-Illinois beats by $0.02, beats on revenue
Express Scripts Q3 top line off 2%; EPS up 24%; CF Ops up 22%; EPS guidance raised
Ethan Allen Interiors beats by $0.02, misses on revenue
Swift Transportation to halt trucking fleet growth
Stanley Furniture Company beats by $0.01, misses on revenue
EXCO Resources beats by $0.04, misses on revenue
Arena Pharma to cut 35% of workforce to trim costs, shares up after hours
Aflac beats and boosts dividend
Nabors EPS in-line, beats on revenue
Nova Measuring Instruments beats by $0.06, beats on revenue
BOOM-Dynamic Materials misses by $0.24, misses on revenue
CINF-Cincinnati Financial beats by $0.33, misses on net premium written Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF): Q3 EPS of $1.04 beats by $0.33.
Net premium written of $1.09B (+5.8% Y/Y) misses by $180M.
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