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Merck Reports Huge Drop in Third-Quarter Profit

October 29, 2010
Merck & Co. posted a 90 percent drop in third-quarter profit, due to large charges for its $41.1 billion acquisition last year of Schering-Plough Corp. and a legal reserve set up because of a federal investigation.
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