Merck profit beats expectations
(Reuters)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20090203/2009_02_03t081112_450x335_us_merck.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=qK3a3r7re0F731tluEK_IA--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="A Merck facility in Rahway, New Jersey in a file photo. (Jeff Zelevansky/Reuters)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090203/bs_nm/us_merck)Reuters - Merck & Co reported better-than-expected fourth quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by cost controls and sales of its diabetes drugs.</p><br clear="all"/>
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