

Merck (NYSE:MRK | MRK Price Prediction) reports third-quarter results on Thursday, Oct. 29. KEYTRUDA still anchors the business, but I'll be watching whether newer launches are growing fast enough to cushion the drug's 2028 patent loss.

Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC cut its holdings in shares of Merck and Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) by 97.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 694 shares of the company's stock after selling 31,477 shares during the period. Carolina Wealth


When a drugmaker's top product loses patent protection, the dividend usually takes the hit.

Merck CEO Rob Davis joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss leaked data of melanoma vaccine trials, the drop off the company's stock price and more.

Beneath the chaos surrounding Moderna and Merck's latest data on their personalized cancer vaccine, oncologists see something else: an important milestone in melanoma treatment. The companies on Thursday released detailed results from a Phase 3 trial on their mRNA-based shot after partial data leaked on social media platforms earlier that day.

Full late-stage results for the personalized melanoma vaccine from Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA | MRNA Price Prediction) and Merck (NYSE:MRK) came back positive, yet the selling hasn't stopped. Those numbers landed short of the loftiest hopes built into a long rally.
