Walgreens posts $6B loss on waning VillageMD value; ups clinic closures

Walgreens reported an almost $6 billion net loss in the second quarter, according to financial results released Thursday. Nearly all of that sum was attributable to the declining value of a single play: VillageMD, the primary care chain into which Walgreens has poured billions of dollars, but which has generated disappointing returns to date.

Walgreens posts $6B loss on waning VillageMD value; ups clinic closures

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