AmerisourceBergen Corp. shares dropped 6% and Walgreens Boots Alliance shares dropped 2.2% in midday trade Tuesday after a CNBC report said that the two companies’ talks ended without a deal. The Wall Street Journal previously reported that Walgreens was in talks to buy AmerisourceBergen. AmerisourceBergen shares have surged 17% over the last three months, while Walgreens shares have declined 1%, compared with a 6.2% rise in the S&P 500 .
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