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CVS AND AETNA agreed upon a $2.1 billion termination fee if the companies' merger fails to come to fruition. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/CHRISTOPHER LEE

CVS’s Aetna takeover comes with $2.1B termination fee

Health Services 12/06/2017

NEW YORK - CVS Health Corp. could owe Aetna Inc. $2.1 billion if the drugstore chain’s acquisition of the health insurer fails, according to a...

CVS HEALTH CORP. has proposed a $69 billion buy-out of Aetna Inc. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/CHRISTOPHER LEE

CVS-Aetna merger will aim to draw customers on cost, convenience

Health Services 12/05/2017

WOONSOCKET — The proposed $69 billion CVS Health – Aetna merger concentrates significant market power, allowing the pharmacy business to drive the insurance business’s...

AETNA INC.'S STOCK has been trading below CVS Health Corp.'s proposed acquisition price, revealing a market skepticism in the deal's viability. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO /MICHAEL NAGLE

Wall Street wary of untested strategy in CVS-Aetna megamerger

Economic Activity 12/05/2017

NEW YORK - The success of CVS Health Corp.’s $69 billion acquisition of health insurer Aetna Inc. rides on a bet on a complex...

CVS HEALTH CORP. announced a $67.5 billion takeover of Aetna Inc. Sunday. Above, Aetna Inc. headquarters stands in Hartford, Conn. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL NAGLE

CVS-Aetna deal may hinge on antitrust approach under Trump

Health Services 12/04/2017

NEW YORK - CVS Health Corp.’s $67.5 billion takeover of Aetna Inc. will test the Trump administration’s approach to far-reaching corporate takeovers, just weeks after...

CVS HEALTH CORP. is said to be set to buy Aetna Inc. for about $67.5 billion / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO /MICHAEL NAGLE

CVS to buy Aetna for $69B, remaking sector

Health Services 12/03/2017

NEW YORK - CVS Health Corp. will buy Aetna Inc. for about $69 billion, creating a health care giant that will have a hand...

CVS HEALTH CORP. is nearing an agreement to acquire health insurer Aetna Inc. for more than $65 billion. BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL NAGLE

CVS is said to near $65B-plus deal for insurer Aetna

Capital Goods 11/30/2017

NEW YORK - CVS Health Corp. is nearing an agreement to acquire health insurer Aetna Inc. for more than $65 billion, according to a...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL reported that CVS Health Corp. is in talks to buy Aetna Inc. and that a deal could be reached as soon as the end of the month. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO /MICHAEL NAGLE

CVS-Aetna deal reportedly could be reached by end of month

Capital Goods 11/21/2017

PROVIDENCE – CVS Health Corp. could reach a buyout deal for Aetna Inc. for $66 billion by the end of the month, the Hartford...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL reported that CVS Health Corp. is in talks to buy Aetna Inc. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO /MICHAEL NAGLE

CVS-Aetna deal could mean end of era in how drugs are...

Health Services 10/30/2017

NEW YORK - If Aetna Inc. is eventually swallowed by CVS Health Corp., an important part of the health care business will be changed...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL reported that CVS Health Corp. is in talks to buy Aetna Inc. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DAVID PAUL MORRIS

Opinion: A CVS-Aetna deal makes some sense but could be a...

Health Services 10/27/2017

NEW YORK - Health care consolidation may get a whole new look. CVS Health Corp. is reportedly considering a blockbuster buyout of health insurer Aetna...