Walgreen Fiscal 4th-qtr Profit Jumps 69 Percent

DEERFIELD, Ill.—Drugstore operator Walgreen Co. says its fiscal fourth-quarter profit jumped 69 percent, boosted in part by a gain from the sale of its pharmacy benefits management business.

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