(Reuters) - Walgreens Boots Alliance ( WBA ) beat analysts' lowered expectations for first-quarter profit and maintained its annual forecast on Friday, as the healthcare company benefits from CEO Tim Wentworth's efforts to turn around its business. The company's shares, which fell more than 60% in 2024, rose about 8.9% to $10.04 in premarket trading. The company, which operates the...

07:07 AM EST, 01/10/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Canadian Utilities ( CDUTF ) , a global energy infrastructure company, overnight Thursday declared a first quarter dividend of $0.46 per Class A non-voting and Class B common share, a 1% increase over the $0.45 paid in each of the four previous quarters. The dividend is payable on March 1 to shareholders of...

07:07 AM EST, 01/10/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Friday's Focus feature will give a 2025 Canadian housing market outlook, said Bank of Montreal (BMO). While the bank expects sales and prices to forge higher, it isn't predicting an exuberant rebound as in past cycles. One reason is that valuations, while improved, still aren't overly compelling, stated BMO. Using a Toronto investment...

(Reuters) - Constellation Energy ( CEG ) said on Friday it would buy privately held Calpine Corp, a geothermal and natgas energy company, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $26.6 billion including debt, sending Constellation's shares up 3.3%. The deal comes as electricity demand is expected to rise to record highs this year, according to data from the U.S. Energy...