Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)

Our Top 10 Stock Moves & News Items for the Week

Posted: June 15, 2019 at 10:35 am

A lot happened in the world of business during the week of June 14, 2019. The indexes might have been muted with less than 0.5% gains in the Dow and ...
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High Hopes and Expectations for Merck’s First Investor Day in Years

Posted: June 14, 2019 at 11:45 am

Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE: MRK) may still be up in 2019, and it may be better off for now than rival Pfizer, but the reality is that Merck shares ...
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Big Pharma Sees a Rising Tide in Short Interest

Posted: June 12, 2019 at 8:30 am

Pharmaceutical companies usually are involved in a lengthy process of getting their drug candidates to market through clinical trials. There is a fair amount of risk involved, should a study ...
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Big Pharma Short Sellers Hike Their Bets

Posted: May 28, 2019 at 8:50 am

Pharmaceutical companies usually are involved in a lengthy process of getting their drug candidates to market through clinical trials. There is a fair amount of risk involved, should a study ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alarm.com, Exxon, Goldman Sachs BDC, Merck, Pinterest, Shopify, Wendy’s, Zoom Video and More

Posted: May 13, 2019 at 8:55 am

Stocks were indicated to open handily lower on Monday as China retaliated with new tariffs of its own against the United States. Investors have seen multiple reasons that might justify ...
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Big Pharma Scares Off Short Sellers

Posted: May 10, 2019 at 10:15 am

Pharmaceutical companies usually are involved in a lengthy process of getting their drug candidates to market through clinical trials. There is a fair amount of risk involved, should a study ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: American Water, Arconic, Cree, Dell, Humana, Merck, Qualcomm, Square, Tesla, Zynga and More

Posted: May 2, 2019 at 9:00 am

Stocks were looking for direction on Thursday, a day after Fed Chair Jerome Powell promised to be patient on interest rates, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq have effectively hit ...
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Apple, McDonald’s, Pfizer and More Dow Stocks Reporting This Week

Posted: April 28, 2019 at 10:20 am

Five of the 30 Dow Jones industrial average components are scheduled to report their latest quarterly reports this week, with most coming out on Tuesday. The Dow is closing in ...
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Big Pharma Scares Off Short Sellers

Posted: April 26, 2019 at 8:45 am

Pharmaceutical companies usually are involved in a lengthy process of getting their drug candidates to market through clinical trials. There is a fair amount of risk involved, should a study ...
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15 Great Dividend Stocks Retirees Should Own in 2019

Posted: April 24, 2019 at 7:10 am

There are many types of investors in America. Whether you are in your twenties or retired, it is important to know what strategy is the best fit for your portfolio. ...
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Unbelievable Swings in Big Pharma Short Interest

Posted: April 10, 2019 at 9:40 am

Pharmaceutical companies usually are involved in a lengthy process of getting their drug candidates to market through clinical trials. There is a fair amount of risk involved, should a study ...
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Why Pfizer May Soon Make Up Lost Ground in Underperforming Against Merck

Posted: March 27, 2019 at 3:55 pm

Shares of drug giant Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) have lagged rival Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE: PFE). The gain of 23% for Pfizer from this time a year ago is ...
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Major Pharma Sees a Few Wild Swings in Short Interest

Posted: March 27, 2019 at 8:50 am

Pharmaceutical companies usually are involved in a lengthy process of getting their drug candidates to market through clinical trials. There is a fair amount of risk involved, should a study ...
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The 10 Companies Buying Back the Most Stock

Posted: March 25, 2019 at 12:10 pm

The two most common methods of returning capital to shareholders are via dividends and share buybacks. Dividends have a straightforward benefit because they are sending income back to their investors, ...
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As Recession Fears Grow, 15 Stocks to Survive a Stock Market Correction

Posted: March 22, 2019 at 1:45 pm

Friday brought on major selling in the stock market, with the Dow Jones industrials down over 400 points and the S&P 500 down almost 50 points earlier in the ...
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