By Maria Armental 
 

Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Tuesday's session are Walgreen Co. (WAG) and Keurig Green Mountain Inc. (GMCR).

Walgreen Co. reported Monday that strong pharmacy sales and cost cuts helped drive better-than-expected results in its November quarter. The upbeat results come just a week before a shareholder vote on Walgreen's deal to buy the rest of drugstore chain Alliance Boots GmbH. Shares climbed 3.3% to $74.27 premarket.

Keurig Green Mountain Inc.on Tuesday recalled more than 7 million of its single-serve brewing machines after finding that water can overheat and spray out at users. Shares fell 3.4% to $139.78 premarket.

Senior Housing Properties Trust (SNH) said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy 38 senior-living communities from CNL Lifestyle Properties Inc.(CLLY). Shares fell 6 cents to $23.06 premarket.

Radian Group Inc.(RDN) has agreed to sell its financial-guaranty business to Assured Guaranty Ltd. (AGO) for $810 million in cash, a move that will allow Radian to focus on its mortgage insurance and real-estate markets. Radian shares climbed 7.5% to $16.28 premarket.

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Banco Santander S.A. (SAN) confirmed that it will transfer some renewable energy and water infrastructure assets to a joint venture with Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and Public Sector Pension Investment Board.

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (CHK) has completed a sale of West Virginia and Pennsylvania assets to Southwestern Energy Co. for $4.97 billion.

Continental Resources Inc. (CLR) has joined the list of energy companies lowering capital budgets for 2015 as U.S. oil prices have fallen about 50% from their summer peak.

Office-furniture maker Steelcase Inc.'s (SCS) third-quarter profit was nearly halved as restructuring costs continued to drag down results.

PG&E Corp.'s (PCG) Pacific Gas & Electric Co. unit said Monday it has self-reported more emails that may have violated rules concerning how businesses communicate with the California Public Utilities Commission.

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VNDA) has regained U.S. and Canadian rights to schizophrenia treatment Fanapt under a settlement with Novartis AG (NVS) that dismisses a licensing dispute over the drug.

Veresen Inc. (FCGYF, VSN.T) and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR.XX) have reached an agreement to buy some natural-gas assets in Canada's Montney region from Encana Corp. (ECA, ECA.T) and Mitsubishi Corp.'s Cutbank Dawson Gas Resources Ltd. and invest up to 5 billion Canadian dollars ($4.29 billion) to expand operations under a 30-year fee-for-service agreement.

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