- Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) said its Board of Directors had authorized a new $1 billion share repurchase program.
- The buyback plan replaces the current authorization, with about $157 million remaining as of December 29, 2021.
- The share repurchase program has no expiration date but may be suspended or terminated by the Board of Directors at any time.
- Kroger held $2.29 billion in cash and equivalents as of November 6, 2021.
- Price Action: KR shares are trading higher by 1.66% at $45.45 in premarket on the last check Thursday.
Inventiva Announces The Screening Of The First Patient In LEGEND, A Phase IIa Combination Trial With Lanifibranor And Empagliflozin In Patients With NASH And T2D
The Phase IIa Proof-of-Concept study is designed to assess the safety and efficacy of lanifibranor in combination with the SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin for the treatment of patients with non-cirrhotic non-alcoholic
