Merck posts earnings of 90 cents a share vs. 88 cents estimate

Analysts had expected the firm to post earnings of 88 cents a share on revenue of $10.67 billion. Known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, Merck operates in more than 140 countries and employed about 73,000 people, as of June 30, 2014. Also in October, federal prosecutors in New York charged a former Merck employee with conspiracy to commit fraud for...