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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
... from making big bets before Friday's US jobs data. Though caution prevailed, shares of pharmaceutical companies such as Merck & Co and those of utilities rose, countering profit-taking among recently strong oil and technology shares. The Dow Jones industrial ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2007
... Ordinaries lost 28.9 points to 6427.8. NEW YORK - US stocks were driven higher by strong profits from large companies like Merck & Co and takeover news, turning around the sharp falls of the end of last week. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 92.34 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2007
... stocks rose on Friday with gains driven by solid profit outlooks from fast-food restaurant McDonald's Corp and drug maker Merck & Co. The advances came as merger and acquisition news overpowered a report revealing that consumer sentiment has plummeted ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
... Procter & Gamble Co and Altria Inc, the parent of cigarette maker Philip Morris. Health-care stocks also rose, with shares of Merck & Co up 2.5 per cent and among the Dow's biggest gainers, after the drug maker increased its 2007 earnings outlook. Shares ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2006
... gained three cents to $27.18. US stocks closed slightly higher overnight as a sharp drop in oil prices countered a plummet in Merck & Co following negative legal news surrounding the drugmaker's Vioxx product. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2006
... points at 5,017.2. NEW YORK - US stocks closed slightly higher overnight as a sharp decline in oil prices offset a plummet in Merck & Co following negative legal news surrounding the drugmaker's Vioxx product. Stocks have risen four days in a row, with ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2006
... finance data. NEW YORK - US stocks were mixed as investors were cautious a day before the monthly jobs report and shares of Merck dropped after a legal setback. A strong payrolls report for March could raise concerns that the Federal Reserve will keep ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2005
... quarter earnings, reporting a profit of $NZ199 million. NEW YORK - US stocks rose for the second day in a row as Dow component Merck rose after a jury decided in its favor in a liability trial while reports on labor productivity and retail sales lifted ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2005
... helped drive stocks down sharply on Thursday, also weighed on the Dow. Shares of major drug companies, including Pfizer and Merck, declined as the sector faces generic competition and legal concerns about key medicines. The Dow Jones industrial average ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar still up; Wall Street slow

... anticipation of losses on Wall Street. In NEW YORK, stocks skidded on Wednesday as disappointing earnings from drug maker Merck & Co Inc and other large companies prompted investors to sell and lock in their profits from the recent run-up in share prices. ...