Albertsons Cos. Q2 Results Top Estimates

Kroger Now Plans To Cut Grocery Prices By $1 Bln Upon Albertsons Merger

Supermarket chain Kroger Co., amid the ongoing regulatory hurdles in its proposed $25 billion merger with Albertsons Cos., now plans to cut grocery prices by $1 billion, upon the closure of the deal, Bloomberg reported. This is double the $500 million cut in prices the company announced, while the merger deal was revealed in 2022. The supermarkets also plan to spend $1 billion to increase...

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FTC, States Sue To Block Kroger's $24.6 Bln Albertsons Deal

The Federal Trade Commission or FTC along with a group of nine attorneys general have filed a lawsuit to block Kroger Co.'s proposed $24.6 billion acquisition of the Albertsons Companies, Inc., alleging that the deal is anticompetitive. In the move, FTC alleges that the planned merger, which would be the largest among supermarkets in U.S. history, will eliminate competition and raise grocery

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More Products With Cheese From Rizo Lopez Recalled Over Listeria Concern

Amid the ongoing Listeria monocytogenes outbreak, more and more products containing tainted cheese and other ingredients supplied by Rizo Lopez Foods Inc. are being recalled, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Fresh Creative Foods, a division of Reser's Fine Foods, Inc., has called back certain products, and Simply Fresh LLC. has recalled Rojo's Black Bean 6 Layer Dip.

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Albertsons Cos. Q3 Results Top Estimates

Food and drug retailer Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI), which has agreed to a merger with Kroger, reported Tuesday that profit for the third quarter plunged from last year, hurt by a special dividend payment related to the Kroger. However, both adjusted earnings per share and quarterly revenues topped analysts' estimates.

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Kroger Says Will Work Cooperatively With The FTC On Second Request On Albertsons Merger

The Kroger Co. (KR) said on Tuesday it has received a request for additional information (second request) from the Federal Trade Commission or FTC as part of the regulatory review process for its merger with Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI).

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Canadian Market Settles Lower; TSX Sheds 0.6%

The Canadian market ended notably lower on Friday, weighed down by losses in energy, industrials and materials sectors, and on uncertainty about Federal Reserve's interest rate trajectory.

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Dollar Turns In Mixed Performance Against Major Counterparts

The U.S. dollar turned in a sluggish performance on Friday with investors assessing the Federal Reserve's likely moves with regard to interest rate reductions in the wake of most recent economic data, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell's somewhat hawkish comments.

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Canadian Shares Notably Lower

The Canadian market is down in negative territory Friday afternoon with stocks from several sectors reeling under sustained selling pressure amid uncertainty about U.S. interest rate cuts after dovish comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

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