Stock Futures Drop After Merck News
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U.S. stocks futures tumbled on  Thursday after drug company Merck & Co. MRK.N announced it  was recalling a key drug, indicating the market would open  lower.
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U.S. stocks looked to open lower on  Thursday after drug company Merck & Co.MRK.N said it was  withdrawing a key drug, sending Dow Jones industrial futures  tumbling and dragging the broader market down as well.
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U.S. blue chips were lower on Thursday  after drug company and Dow component Merck & Co.MRK.N said it  was withdrawing a key drug, casting a dark mood over the market  as oil prices remained above $49 a barrel.
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The share price of US drugs giant Merck falls to an eight-year low after it announces that it has been forced to withdraw a key drug on side effect fears.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a  slightly lower open on Tuesday as investors take a step back  after last week's three-day rally, with shares of drug maker  Merck & Co. MRK.N under pressure as regulators step up  investigations into the company's withdrawal of its pain  reliever, Vioxx.
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The blue-chip Dow Jones average fell  on Thursday after drug maker Merck & Co.MRK.N withdrew its  widely used Vioxx painkiller after evidence showed the drug  could increase risk of heart attack and stroke.
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NEW YORK - Investors on Thursday will weigh the sharp retraction in stocks the day before as well as fears that the corporate profit picture is deteriorating.    Dow Jones futures fell 4 points recently, while Nasdaq futures were down 3 points and S&P futures dropped 0.20 points...
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Merck & Co. on Wednesday maintained its forecast of flat earnings for 2006 and slightly higher 2007 results as the drugmaker grapples with generic competition, sending its shares down about 1.4 percent.
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Stock index futures fell on Tuesday, suggesting a lower start for Wall Street, after Citigroup Inc  reported a wider-than-expected quarterly loss.
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Stock futures fell on Friday, as bond yields rose and lingering credit worries looked set to drag on financial stocks.
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U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday, with the Dow poised to be knocked back below its 14,000 milestone, after bellwether stocks Caterpillar Inc.  and Google Inc  posted disappointing earnings.
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Stock index futures fell before the start of Wall Street trading on Thursday with the focus on quarterly earnings from agriculture company Monsanto , jobs data and the Iowa presidential election caucuses.
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Shares in US drug maker Merck tumbled nearly 10% on Monday after a press report suggesting the firm may have ignored problems with one of its drugs.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) - US stock futures were tracking lower on Monday, indicating expectations for a weaker start despite a couple of anticipated deals.
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Stock index futures fell on Wednesday as recession worries persisted and a weak profit outlook from iPod maker Apple Inc hurt technology shares, pushing the Nasdaq composite index toward a bear market.
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Merck reduced its 2004 forecast by 50 cents to 55 cents because of lost revenues. The move followed the recall of Vioxx from the global market on September 30th, due to its association with increased risk of heart attacks.
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Merck &amp; Co. Inc. (MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , reeling from the recent withdrawal of its Vioxx arthritis drug, on Wednesday said 2005 earnings will decline to