Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) are down about 3% to $11.49 in early trading after CNBC’s David Faber said on-air that his sources

Walgreens Boots (NASDAQ:WBA) fell 6.6% on a report that a potential takeover by private equity from Sycamore Partners is likely not going to happen. "It's mostly dead," CNBC's David Faber said on Monday on the business network.

Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance tumbled after a report that the pharmacy chain’s talks to sell itself to a private-equity firm are unlikely to result in a deal. CNBC’s David Faber said on air his s