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Despite mergers and corporate moves, St. Louis still has nine companies big enough to make the Fortune 500.

Behind Express Scripts, CVS is one of the nation's largest pharmacy benefits managers, in addition to its chain of retail stores nationwide.

A Jefferies analyst lifted his rating and price target for Express Scripts on Monday, saying uncertainties surrounding member enrollment and contract attrition is gone.

Following failed negotiations throughout 2011, the two companies parted ways on 1 January 2012, leading to major repercussions for Walgreen as Express Scripts accounted for more than 10% of Walgreen's prescriptions.

Nominations are due May 15. As of this morning, there were 55 St. Louis-based companies in the mix.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Healthcare Conference on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific .

The loss of white-collar jobs from North Jersey continued Tuesday as rental car giant Hertz Corp.

According to Barron's , Maxim Group ranked Express Scripts Holding Company as a buy after its better-than-estimated first quarter earnings results.

Illinois has 32 businesses on the Fortune 500 list. However, not one of them is located in the southern part of the state.

Research from Express Scripts indicated there was $418 billion wasted on "bad medication-related decisions" in 2012, and residents in the nation's poorest states, as well as in Tennessee, bore the brunt of the financial impact.

's stock had its "outperform" rating reaffirmed by research analysts at RBC Capital in a report released on Tuesday, StockRatingsNetwork reports.

Health Care Plan providers are expected to be the biggest beneficiaries of President Obama's Affordable Care Act .

The firm currently has a "market perform" rating on the stock. A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on ESRX.

The firm currently has a "neutral" rating on the stock. Shares of Express Scripts traded up 1.10% during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $59.08. Express Scripts has a 52 week low of $49.79 and a 52 week high of $66.06. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $57.74. The company has a market cap of $48.357 billion and a P/E ratio of ... (more)

Express Scripts says its first-quarter earnings jumped 39 percent compared to last year, when charges tied to its acquisition of competitor Medco Health Solutions hurt the largest U.S. pharmacy benefit manager's performance.

The Challenger Learning Center , which has a partnership with the Ferguson-Florissant School District , recently received a total of $45,000 in grants that will aid student and teacher programs for the center.

's stock had its "buy" rating reiterated by investment analysts at Lazard Capital Markets in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, ARN reports.

Express Scripts Holding Co. will report how 2013 is shaping up for the nation's largest pharmacy benefits manager when it announces quarterly results Monday.

New Yorkers wasted $1,411 per person, on unneccessary drug costs in 2012, according to a report by Express Scripts.

ST. LOUIS, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Express Scripts Holding Company , the largest pharmacy benefit management company in North America, announced today its intention to release its first quarter earnings on Monday, April 29, 2013 after the market closes and will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss first quarter results on Tuesday, ... (more)