Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) already has jumped into the online pharmacy market. Now the e-commerce giant could be looking to elbow its way into the brick-and-mortar pharmacy market by opening retail pharmacy stores. In this Motley Fool Live video recorded on June 2, Motley Fool contributors Keith Speights and Brian Orelli discuss whether or not CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) and Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) could be in trouble if Amazon competes head-to-head with them. Read More...
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U.S. Futures Edge Higher; Inflation Data Puts Fed Meeting Into Focus
U.S. stocks are seen opening marginally higher Friday, remaining near record levels, with investors seemingly unconcerned about soaring inflation ahead of next week’s Federal Reserve meeting. At 7:05 AM ET (1205 GMT), the Dow Futures contract was up 95 points, or 0.3%, S&P 500 Futures traded 8 points, or 0.2%, higher, and Nasdaq 100 Futures climbed 30 points, or 0.2%. The three major indices closed higher Thursday, with the broad-based S&P 500 ending 0.5% higher, hitting a new record during regular trading, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.1% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite closed 0.8% higher.
