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The Motley Fool April 17, 2007 Brian Lawler	Merck Raises the Earnings Roof Shares of Merck soar after it raises 2007 earnings guidance.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 Brian Lawler	Merck Gets the Combo Merck gets marketing approval for a diabetes combination drug. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2007 Brian Lawler	Merck Plays the Waiting Game New acquisitions may help the drugmaker weather tough times. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2007 Brian Orelli	Merck Stays Conservative Merck sets the bar low with its 2008 guidance. Is the company being overly cautious?
The Motley Fool October 22, 2008 Brian Orelli	Merck's a Bloated Garbage Heap of Stale Drugs Now Merck is planning on cutting 12% of its workforce in the hopes of saving $4 billion through 2013.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2008 Brian Orelli	One Last Look at Pre-Enhance Merck Investors show they care more about Merck's future than its Q4 results.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2007 Brian Orelli	Old Merck on New Drugs It looks like the old Merck is back, with new drugs driving double-digit sales growth in the third-quarter.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2007 Brian Lawler	Merck Not Hurt Merck repeats another nice quarter of bottom-line growth despite growing concerns about generic competition.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2007 Brian Lawler	FDA Keeps Novartis Waiting The pharmaceutical experiences a regulatory setback in the U.S. for one of its top drug candidates. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 25, 2006 Brian Lawler	Merck's Positive Contribution Bad press from Vioxx shouldn't overshadow the company's new offering. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Brian Lawler	Merck Mints Money The pharmaceutical hangs on, despite ongoing Vioxx woes. Conservative investors may do best to stay away from Merck until a lower share-price opportunity presents itself, now that shares are no longer sporting such a large Vioxx discount.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	It's Hard to Get Excited About 92% Revenue Growth Especially when revenue dropped on a comparable basis.
The Motley Fool December 31, 2007 Brian Lawler	Big Pharma 2008 Forecast Roundup Investors, take a look at what 2008 has in store for big pharma.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2009 Brian Orelli	Schering and Merck: A Match Made in Purgatory Until Merck can show that it's capable of growing sales again, investors should be leery of stepping in, even with the dividend yield pushing 6%.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2008 Brian Orelli	Foolish Forecast: How Quickly Can Merck Turn It Around? Views you can use to get clues on the news.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Wait for a Bad Day at Merck Merck has value as a going concern, but investors should wait for some bad news to make the stock cheaper.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2007 Brian Orelli	What's Merck Doing? With a nice solid pipeline Merck is on its way to its goal of double-digit EPS growth through 2010.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Brian Lawler	Dueling Fools: Merck Bull What you are getting with Merck is one of the best-managed pharmas out there that will be experiencing solid double-digit earnings growth in the not-too-distant future with a smart dividend payout.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2008 Brian Orelli	Will Merck Make It? Merck releases first-quarter results and says it can meet its previous guidance.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2010 Brian Orelli	Merck Gets a Pass, for Now Its first quarter looks promising, but not as good as could be hoped.
The Motley Fool December 3, 2010 Brian Orelli	Merck Smartens Up The acquisition of SmartCells looks like an intelligent move.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Merck Looks for Soft Landing Despite a tough year, the business isn't falling apart, and the pipeline has some near-term gems. This should give investors reason to expect that better things could be on the way.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2008 Brian Orelli	Merck Could Double Potential Customers Merck's HPV vaccine, Gardasil, which is now recommended for girls and women is also shown to benefit boys and men.
The Motley Fool November 6, 2007 Brian Orelli	Getting Vaccinated Alongside Mom Merck presents data supporting use of its HPV vaccine in older women. The drugmaker may have a tough marketing job ahead of it.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2007 Brian Orelli	Merck: Case Closed? Now that Merck has settled its lawsuit, it can get back to business, focusing on continued growth from its cholesterol drugs, new diabetic medication, and cervical cancer vaccine. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2011 Brian Orelli	Get Ready for Merck's Bumpy Ride Long-term earnings guidance gets thrown out the window.
The Motley Fool June 26, 2008 Brian Orelli	The FDA's Latest Victim Merck fails to get its Gardasil vaccine approved to treat older women.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2008 Brian Orelli	Good Luck in 2010, Merck It's not just one problem for Merck, but a whole series of issues that have turned the company into a heap of stale drugs.
The Motley Fool April 30, 2011 Brian Orelli	No Long-Term Guidance? No Problem! Looking good, Merck.
The Motley Fool April 4, 2007 Brian Lawler	Novartis Gets Nicked Novartis pulls one of its top-selling drugs from the market. Investors should come to expect drug delays or similar issues popping up from time to time when doing their analysis of large pharmas.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2011 Brian Orelli	When Getting Beat Down Is No Big Deal Merck is getting smacked down by Vertex Pharmaceuticals in the hepatitis C market, but it has the bulk to take a beating.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2010 Brian Orelli	Is Merck a Buy? Short term it's hard to say, but for the long term, its pipeline looks strong.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2009 Brian Orelli	The HPV Vaccine Wars of 2010 Merck and GlaxoSmithKline human papillomavirus vaccines were both approved by the Food and Drug Administration for different indications.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Wait for More Bad News on Merck Vioxx lawsuits will be an ever-present headline risk for a while, but I still believe it's highly unlikely that they'll do lasting damage to the business. That said, the nearly 30% rise in this stock since late '05 has taken a lot of the easy money off the table.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Dueling Fools: Merck Bear Looking at other big pharma peers, Merck is dead last when it comes to expected three- to five-year EPS growth. Why buy a troubled pharma when better options exist?
BusinessWeek April 21, 2011 Tom Randall	Merck's Risky Bet on Research CEO Frazier, who made his name fighting drug lawsuits, is investing billions to churn out new medicines.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Brian Lawler	Dueling Fools: Merck Bull Rebuttal Plenty of cash. Big pipeline. Not to worry. The future can't be predicted, but Merck's history shows its ability to weather even the toughest pharmaceutical-development environments.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Merck Marking Time There won't be much good news for this pharmaceutical's investors until new products hit the market. If you already own Merck, you probably understand that patience will be the order of the day here.
BusinessWeek July 30, 2007 Arlene Weintraub	Is Merck's Medicine Working? Spurred by the Vioxx fiasco, CEO Clark is trying to revamp the drug giant's culture. Analysts expect Merck's top line to grow 4%, to $23.5 billion this year, an achievement considering that sales growth had flatlined even before Vioxx imploded.
The Motley Fool June 17, 2010 Brian Orelli	Merck Needs to Get Busy While waiting for the FDA to approve the expanded age range, sales of Merck's Gardasil have gone to sleep.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2010 Brian Orelli	Doubled Revenue, but Not High Growth An acquisition and some rearrangements make Merck's revenue line sound better than it is.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2010 Kris Eddy	Drugmakers Finally Recognize the Next Big Opportunity Drug companies seem to be increasing efforts to address female health problems.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2005 Brian Gorman	Merck's New Innovation Pending FDA approval, the company's experimental shingles vaccine will probably be a steady earner. In the near term, the stock isn't going to see huge gains, but the company is here to stay and will keep innovating.
The Motley Fool April 7, 2005 Brian Gorman	Merck Soldiers On The drug company's experimental HPV treatment has significant potential. Investors should not overlook the company's positive developments.
The Motley Fool April 4, 2007 Brian Lawler	GlaxoSmithKline Gets Ready for the Vaccine Wars British pharmaceutical powerhouse GlaxoSmithKline submits a marketing application to the FDA for its HPV vaccine. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 7, 2005 Brian Gorman	Merck's Tricky Sell A vaccine for human papillomavirus clears scientific hurdles, but marketing could prove its biggest obstacle.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Prognosis Good for Merck The pharmaceutical weathered a tough year but should ride out its Vioxx troubles. While strict value investors may be put off, risk-tolerant investors can buy these shares today.
The Motley Fool April 6, 2011 Brian Orelli	Merck Inspired to Eye Growth A bolt-on acquisition of eye-care specialist Inspire.
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The Motley Fool September 25, 2007 Brian Orelli	Cold HIV Vaccine Gets Frozen Phase 2 clinical trials of Merck's HIV vaccine were frozen, leaving the door open for other drugmakers that have vaccines of their own in early trials. Investors, take note.