Start Time: 14:30 January 1, 0000 3:05 PM ET Merck & Co., Inc.
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Merck (MRK) closed the most recent trading day at $92.25, moving +1.84% from the previous trading session.
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On February 4, Merck released financial results for Q4 2024, which, as in previous quarters, once again beat analysts' expectations. This was driven by a strong performance by its oncology franchise, which posted sales of $8.73 billion, up 19.7% from Q4 2023 and 5.7% from Q3 2024. Thanks in part to the label expansions for Keytruda, its sales grew by 18.6% year on year.
Drugmaker Merck , known as MSD outside of the U.S. and Canada, expects to increase its workforce across its India sites by the end of the year, a senior company executive said on Wednesday.
Drugmaker Merck said on Tuesday it expects its top selling cancer therapy Keytruda to be selected in 2026 for government price setting, which would become effective on January 1, 2028.
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It's been a rough start to 2025 for Merck (MRK 2.08%) shareholders following a less-than-stellar fourth-quarter earnings report. Even as the pharmaceutical giant exceeded Wall Street estimates with 7% revenue growth and earnings per share (EPS) of $1.72 for the quarter ended Dec. 31, weak sales in China and soft forward guidance were seen as a disappointment.
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Merck and a woman suing the drugmaker agreed to halt a trial over alleged injuries from the drugmaker's human papillomavirus vaccine in a case with ties to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the company said.