Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) today announced that its board of directors is suspending the company’s cash dividend historically paid to stockholders on a quarterly basis, as management continues to evaluate and refine its capital allocation policy consistent with the company’s broader long-term turnaround efforts. This change in capital allocation is aimed at strengthening WBA’s…

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Shares of Walgreens have jumped 21% on the news. Walgreens is in talks to sell itself to a private-equity firm in a deal that would take the pharmacy chain off the public market after its shares have been on a downward slide for nearly a decade. Walgreens Boots Alliance and Sycamore Partners have been discussing…

The Board of Directors of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) has increased the company’s regular quarterly dividend by 3.8% to an annualized rate of $5.40 per share. The new quarterly dividend of $1.35 per share, up from $1.30 per share, is payable on October 10, 2024, to shareholders of record as of September 26, 2024. The ex-dividend date is September 26, 2024. Philip Morris International…

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) today announced that our Board of Directors voted to increase our regular quarterly dividend by 4.1% to $1.02 per share versus the previous rate of $0.98 per share. The quarterly dividend is payable on October 10, 2024 to shareholders of record as of September 16, 2024. The ex-dividend date is…