Merck & Co Inc
NYSE: MRK
$96.31
-$2.05 (-2.1%)
Closing Price on November 15, 2024
MRK Articles
It is easy to get pumped up about overseas rate cuts, but there is cautionary data from at least three DJIA components. Wal-Mart is the economic trade-down so that win in retail sales is a little...
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So much fore feeling better in a bad economy. Merck (MRK) offered lackluster guidance for next year and the stock is off before the open. According to Reuters, "Merck said it expected earnings,...
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According to Reuters, former Citigroup (C) CEO Sandy Weill may start a fund to invest in distressed financial companies. Reuters writes that Amazon (AMZN) turned in a weak forecast hurting its stock....
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Dynavax Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: DVAX) is the latest biotech implosion as shares are down some 75% today. The company gave an update on an FDA clinical hold on its investigational vaccine...
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A lot of people believe that Merck (MRK) knew a lot more about the dangers of its arthritis drug Vioxx than the company ever let on. Heart problems were apparently a by-product of using the...
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According to Reuters, the Treasury will make $250 billion directly into banks. Ciitgroup (C) and JPMorgan (JPM) would get $26 billion each. Merrill Lynch (MER) and Bank of America (BAC) would each...
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Carl Icahn appears to have won a blue ribbon for ImClone Systems (NASDAQ: IMCL) shareholders. The biotech stock is trading up on a very weak trading day after what many had deemed as a fishy merger...
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According to Reuters, the House will vote on the bailout bill today. Reuters reports that JP Morgan (JPM) will not keep the CEO of WaMu. Reuters reports that John Thain of Merrill Lynch (MER) will...
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You know it’s a rough day in the market when even defensive stocks are weak or mixed. We are at least seeing a mixed bag from some of these. But the trend is a pretty easy one to see. Even...
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According to Reuters, Lehman (LEH) will release earnings a week early after its stock dropped 45%. Reuters reports that OPEC agreed to a surprise production cut. Reuters reports that CFOs are more...
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The evidence that sales at many companies are struggling and that employment will suffer are almost everywhere. Recently, a division of GMAC said it would let 5,000 people go. According to MSNBC,...
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Merck (MRK) and Schering-Plough (SGP) make two of the most widely sold drugs in the world. One is cholesterol drug Zetia. Another is a related drug called Vytorin. The sales of the treatments topped...
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Texas Instruments (TXN) Bad earnings take chip company down. Falls to $23.28 from 52-week high of $38.79. AMD (AMD) Chip company may have changed CEOs but Wall St. still thinks company is dead. Sells...
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According to Reuters, Apple (AAPL) missed Wall St. expectations, sending the stock down by 10%. Reuters reports that American Express (AXP) profits fell on credit losses. Get Ready To Retire...
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Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK) posted earnings that look pretty good on the surface. The problem is that the surface is about the only thing that looked appealing for the drug giant today. Merck...
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