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Why Twitter and eBay Stumbled After Hours
Jeremy Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 29, 9:36PM CDT
Stocks pushed higher again today on strong earnings reports from big names including  Merck , and momentum stocks that had fallen over the past few days bounced back. By the end of the day, the  Dow Jones Industrial Average  finished up 87 points,...

Dividend Stock Merck's Incoming Payday
Michael Douglass and David Williamson, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 29, 7:00PM CDT
Potential suitors have been jockeying for position in an attempt to buy Merck 's consumer care division, which is known for products like coppertone sunscreen, Claritin (an allergy medicine), and Dr. Scholl's foot care. Bids may come in as high as...

Bristol, Merck Q1 sales soft
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Apr 29, 5:42PM CDT
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) said EPS rose 12% to 46 cents, beating views by 3 cents. But sales fell 1% to $3.8 bil, missing views of $3.9 bil. Bristol raised the low end of its full-year EPS guidance to $1.65-$1.80, but the midpoint is below analysts'...

Dividend Stock Earnings Roundup: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck & Co., and Sanofi
George Budwell, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 29, 5:30PM CDT
Earnings season has descended upon us once again, with some of the top names in health care reporting today. So, let's take a closer look at Bristol-Myers Squibb , Merck & Co. , and Sanofi 's first-quarter earnings. Bristol-Myers beats...

4 Stocks Moving Today: Coach, Sprint, GOGO, and Merck
Alison Southwick, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 29, 5:11PM CDT
Coach took a big hit today, after reporting a 21% decline in same-store sales in North America. The company is looking to counter this by expanding beyond handbags to other fashion, but will the move be enough if the brand is losing popularity? ...

Stocks Finish Higher on Solid Earnings
at The Street - Tue Apr 29, 3:14PM CDT
Stocks close higher Tuesday amid a solid spate of earnings, even as economic reports suggest a muted beginning to the year. Easing geopolitical tensions in Ukraine help boost sentiment.

Merck's Earnings Beat Leads the Dow's Bounce
Dan Carroll, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 29, 1:39PM CDT
The major U.S. stock indices are all seeing nice bounces as of 2:30 p.m. EDT,  with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining more than 96 points. Big Pharma's  Merck    has led the Dow's gain by a wide margin on an earnings report that...


Merck 1Q profit up 7 pct. despite sales decline
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Apr 29, 1:24PM CDT
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. (AP) — Major cost cuts enabled drugmaker Merck & Co. to offset lower first-quarter sales as generic competition continues to hurt sales of former blockbuster medicines. Merck's profit rose 7 percent, trouncing Wall Street expectations.

Merck's Spike Leads the Dow Jones Today
Dan Dzombak, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 29, 12:36PM CDT
Merck is pulling the Dow Jones Industrial Average  up today after the pharmaceutical giant reported better-than-expected earnings. As of 1:20 p.m. EDT the Dow was up 93 points to 16,541. The S&P 500 was up nine points to 1,879. Merck is...

Why Merck (MRK) Stock Is Up Today
at The Street - Tue Apr 29, 12:10PM CDT
Merck (MRK) stock is gaining Tuesday after the pharmaceuticals company reported higher profits in its first quarter.

Bristol, Merck, Sanofi Report Soft Q1 Sales
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Apr 29, 11:15AM CDT
Three big pharmas reported light-to-mixed Q1 earnings Tuesday, but their shares went in different directions in the stock market today as Wall Street seemed to focus on different details of the reports. Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) said Q1 earnings...

Here's What You Don't Know About Merck & Co. Inc., Today's Best Dow Stock
Alex Planes, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 29, 11:13AM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is off to a solid start in April's final week, and its pharmaceutical components have been major contributors. Pfizer paced Monday's index gain as it pursued another megabuyout , and today's pop is led by ...

Merck Becomes #13 Most Shorted Dow Stock, Replacing MMM
MarketNewsVideo.com - Tue Apr 29, 9:57AM CDT
The most recent short interest data has been released by the NASDAQ for the 04/15/2014 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average by...

Merck Tops Q1 Earnings Expectations, Affirms Outlook - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Apr 29, 9:46AM CDT
Merck's (MRK) first quarter results were mixed with the company beating on earnings but missing on revenues.

Stocks Open Quietly Higher; Cirrus Acquires Wolfson Micro
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Apr 29, 9:38AM CDT
Stocks raced higher at the open for second day Tuesday, following a strong premarket session. Like on Monday, the Dow Jones industrial average again led, rising 0.4%. The S&P 500 added 0.3% and the Nasdaq fought to hold a 0.2% gain. Volume got off to...

Stock Market News for April 29, 2014 - Market News
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Apr 29, 9:06AM CDT
Benchmarks finished Monday’s choppy run mostly higher as investor sentiment following new deals in the health care sector, positive pending home sales data and intense selling pressure on internet stocks

Unusual Social Activity Today Around Merck (MRK)
at The Street - Tue Apr 29, 8:58AM CDT
Trade-Ideas LLC identified Merck (MRK) as an unusual social activity candidate

A Cloudy Earnings Picture - Ahead of Wall Street
Sheraz Mian - ZACKS - Tue Apr 29, 8:51AM CDT
Stocks ran up big last year in anticipation of earnings growth resumption down the road and that hope still remains unrealized.
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