Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc's (NASDAQ:WBA) short percent of float has risen 10.0% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 20.39 million shares sold short, which is 2.86% of all regular shares that are available for trading.
U.S. indices traded higher Friday as investors continue to weigh Wednesday’s Fed rate decision and economic outlook. U.S. weekly jobless claims also came in lower than the prior week.
The S&P 500 gained more than 4% on the week, its best weekly performance since November 2020.