Nov 5th, 2009 - baltimoresun
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NEW YORK (AP) - CVS Caremark Corp. said Thursday its third-quarter profit jumped 39 percent, but shares plunged after the company said its struggling Caremark pharmacy benefits management unit lost $2 billion in business over the last few months.
As a result, CEO Tom Ryan said CVS won't reach its own goals in 2010 because profits at Caremark could drop as much as 10 or 12 percent. Three months ago, Ryan said CVS would be "very disappointed" if its total per-share profit did not grow 13 to 15 percent next year. He said CVS won't reach that goal.
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