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WSJ: Walmart in Early Talks to Buy Humana

WSJ: Walmart in Early Talks to Buy Humana
(Elise Amendola/AP)

Thursday, 29 March 2018 07:55 PM EDT

Walmart Inc. is in preliminary talks to buy insurer Humana Inc., The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter, a deal that would mark a shift for the giant retailer and add to a wave of deals in healthcare services.

Terms of the discussions were not clear, and there is no guarantee the companies will strike a deal, the Journal reported. Humana has a market value of about $37 billion.

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In a deal that would mark a shift for the giant retailer and add to a wave of deals in healthcare services, Walmart Inc. is in preliminary talks to buy insurer Humana Inc., according to The Wall Street Journal sources.
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