Walter Energy to Buy Western Coal for $3.3 Billion

Walter Energy Inc. (WLT), a southern Appalachia producer of coal for making steel, agreed to buy Canadian company Western Coal Corp. (WTN) for C$3.3 billion ($3.3 billion).

Walter Energy made an offer of C$11.50 per share in cash or 0.114 of a Walter…

Walgreens Comparable Sales Rose 3.2% in November

Walgreens (WAG) said November sales at stores open at least one year rose 3.2% from a year earlier, excluding sales at Duane Reade stores.

The effect of calendar day shifts boosted comparable sales by 1.5 percentage points, Walgreens said in a statem…

Apollo in Talks to Purchase Regis Corp.

Private equity company Apollo Management is in discussions to buy Regis Corp. (RGS), a Minneapolis company that runs more than 12,000 hair salons, The New York Post said.

The discussions are not yet in their final stages and it is not certain the two…

Apollo in Talks to Purchase Regis Corp.

Private equity company Apollo Management is in discussions to buy Regis Corp. (RGS), a Minneapolis company that runs more than 12,000 hair salons, The New York Post said.

The discussions are not yet in their final stages and it is not certain the two…