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primary physicians at risk, losing the opportunity to treat patients like gary, who opt for a walgreens for cb s. doctor, for their part, are cautious and point to a harris interactive poll. most people like the convenience of clinics, 75% of them have concerns about the quality of care that the clinics provide. that means widespread acceptance may be an uphill battle. >> is the trend towards retail or c.b.s. - is that good or bad. system. >> i think you are balancing access with cost and quality. >>> well, clinics could be a cheaper option depending on the insurance plan. after obamacare, plans have higher coe pays and deductibles, patients may have to pay out of pocket. retail clinics cost about $50 for a wellness procedure like getting blood pressure checked. $15 less than going to the doctor for the same thing. joining me from national tennessee to break it down is brian, a health care analyst at brokerage firm and investment bang jeffreys. good to see you. thank you for being withes ux. how are you? >> good. you heard michael saying we have to balance access, quality and cost. is this a log
primary physicians at risk, losing the opportunity to treat patients like gary, who opt for a walgreens for cb s. doctor, for their part, are cautious and point to a harris interactive poll. most people like the convenience of clinics, 75% of them have concerns about the quality of care that the clinics provide. that means widespread acceptance may be an uphill battle. >> is the trend towards retail or c.b.s. - is that good or bad. system. >> i think you are balancing access with...
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walgreens. it is number two in the s&p 500. great positioning there and moving to a new high as well. y is all this happening for walgreen? they came out with same-store sales numbers that were looking good. they saw their sales rise 4.4% in may. the pharmacy part of their sales accounts for about 64% of their total sales for the month of may. so you do see that the pharmacy is seeing strength. while the customer traffic, this is amount of people going in there and walking through on their feet there, that actually dropped slightly down a half of a percent. the customers in there filled their baskets. so the basket size was bigger, basically hitting registers and spending more. customers that are there are indeed spending. back to you. melissa: all right, nicole, thanks so much. so married guys, look alive because the key to fewer fights and a better time in the bedroom could be your wife's paycheck. a new study finds that men are happier when they don't outearn their wives, as if that weren't enough. husbands who are not breadwinners, report more satisfying sex lives. here to discuss
walgreens. it is number two in the s&p 500. great positioning there and moving to a new high as well. y is all this happening for walgreen? they came out with same-store sales numbers that were looking good. they saw their sales rise 4.4% in may. the pharmacy part of their sales accounts for about 64% of their total sales for the month of may. so you do see that the pharmacy is seeing strength. while the customer traffic, this is amount of people going in there and walking through on their...
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s-and-p fell 12. today is grand opening day for the wrigley building's newest tenant. walgreens' new flagship store will open on the ground floor this morning. it's twice the size of a typical walgreens. you'll be able to buy frozen yogurt, and even craft beers out of a walk-in cooler. and the store will offerthe new walgreens replaces one that was just a couple doors north on michigan avenue. larger screens are coming to the apple i-phone. the current version has a four inch display. but the next two models will have screens that are "four point seven" inches and "five point five" inches across. apple appears to be matching its competitors, which already have larger screens. the new i-phone's display will reportedly be close to the same size as the one on samsung's galaxy note three. time for sports. first it was carmelo anthony... now it's the best player in the game opting out of his contract to become a free agent. lebron james officially informed the heat he's going to explore the free market. he still had two years worth 42- million on his contract. the move does not neces
s-and-p fell 12. today is grand opening day for the wrigley building's newest tenant. walgreens' new flagship store will open on the ground floor this morning. it's twice the size of a typical walgreens. you'll be able to buy frozen yogurt, and even craft beers out of a walk-in cooler. and the store will offerthe new walgreens replaces one that was just a couple doors north on michigan avenue. larger screens are coming to the apple i-phone. the current version has a four inch display. but the...
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walgreens is a winner. i want to know why. nicole will tell me. nicole: a winner on the s&p 500. hitting a new high. up 4.5%.e stores. customer traffic dropped a little bit. the customers that are in their art filling their baskets even more. we are seeing subscription sales on the rise. stuart: baskets? you go around walgreens with a basket? nicole: how about duane reade. you get a hole card. it is like a supermarket and pharmacy all-in-one. stuart: this is a good one. we brought you the story about how one third of millennial's are still living at home with mom and dad. >> i think the fact that only 45% of millennial's living at home are underemployed. they are working hard. trying to find jobs. this is a cultural shift. stuart: some people say that millennial's are simply lazy. that got our production staff really fired up. the argument was intense. especially among the three young ladies that join us now on the set. christine ambrose, normally known as chrissy. caitlin fisher. normally called fish. and always who is always a elise on this program. you took particular exception to being called lazy. a thi
walgreens is a winner. i want to know why. nicole will tell me. nicole: a winner on the s&p 500. hitting a new high. up 4.5%.e stores. customer traffic dropped a little bit. the customers that are in their art filling their baskets even more. we are seeing subscription sales on the rise. stuart: baskets? you go around walgreens with a basket? nicole: how about duane reade. you get a hole card. it is like a supermarket and pharmacy all-in-one. stuart: this is a good one. we brought you the...
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s&p/case shiller comes out at 9:00, followed by new home sales at 10:00. earnings -- walgreenseens and fedex, don't you think? like a bellwether. >> i don't know if you have been in walgreens recently but they have this new device that you trigger finger and it takes the blood and tells you whether or not you are healthy. >>> all right, what else? >> secretary of state john kerry -- >> into northern iraq. >> the semiautonomous kurdish region. he is trying to work diplomacy theire. treasury secretary jack lew will be testifying before a house subcommittee. and there you have your morning brief. .> we do have breaking news this warranted a red headline on bloomberg. rebecca brooks found not guilty on all charges of obstruction and phone acting. -- phone hacking. rooks found not guilty by the u.k. andy colson was also an editor at one of the tabloids found guilty of the charge by a jury. jury.appear to be from a the takeaways that rebecca books -- the take away is that rebekah brooks found not guilty of charges having to do with that girl who was kidnapped. >> good morning to all
s&p/case shiller comes out at 9:00, followed by new home sales at 10:00. earnings -- walgreenseens and fedex, don't you think? like a bellwether. >> i don't know if you have been in walgreens recently but they have this new device that you trigger finger and it takes the blood and tells you whether or not you are healthy. >>> all right, what else? >> secretary of state john kerry -- >> into northern iraq. >> the semiautonomous kurdish region. he is trying to...
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argue that they should not trait a discount to the s&p, but it is too big paradox a couple of stocks you like -- two big. like,ouple of socks you walgreensas been looking into walgreens. >> there was the bombs started with a disappointing -- there have been problems, starting with a disappointing outlook for alliance foods. walgreens shares are near the record high and investors are concerned about costs on drugs. aboutare concerns walgreens moving its headquarters to capture a lower tax rate before a potential rule change. a potential hiccup. >> what about those headwinds? >> we would disagree. we do not know if the text version transaction would happen to lower the tax rate. that would be great if it did. walgreens can cut the margin cap it has to cbs, its big competitor in drug retail. we also see tailwinds from the fact that more people are insured, there is an aging population, and alliance brings an advantage to walgreens. that is sellodel more front end, particularly with beauty. it is not a model walgreens has followed. they have done very well on their pharmacy sales. front end sales have not been so good. putting beauty product
argue that they should not trait a discount to the s&p, but it is too big paradox a couple of stocks you like -- two big. like,ouple of socks you walgreensas been looking into walgreens. >> there was the bombs started with a disappointing -- there have been problems, starting with a disappointing outlook for alliance foods. walgreens shares are near the record high and investors are concerned about costs on drugs. aboutare concerns walgreens moving its headquarters to capture a lower...