The largest U.S. drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance reported better-than-expected earnings in the fiscal first quarter and remained broadly consistent in its full-year forecast for earnings growth, sending its shares up over 8% on Thursday.
AmerisourceBergen will acquire the majority of Walgreens’ Healthcare businesses for $6.275 billion and two million ABC shares.
Following is a list of company earnings scheduled for release January 4-8, along with earnings previews for select companies. Next week’s earnings are probably not much significant for major market movements, but it is adequate to gauge investors’ sentiment.