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Merck to ramp up Gardasil vaccine production, flags 'tempered' sales growth in 2020

Merck & Co Inc said on Tuesday it intends to ramp up production of its top-selling vaccine Gardasil in 2023 and warned of a slowdown in revenue growth next year as demand for the therapy outpaces supply.



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Amazon's one-day delivery is the next big threat to retail industry, Morgan Stanley says

E-commence giant Amazon's one-day shipping is poised to pose a big threat to retailers, according to Morgan Stanley.

6 years ago

S&P 500 flat on mixed earnings reports; Alphabet weighs on Nasdaq

The S&P 500 hovered near its record high on Tuesday, lifted by upbeat earnings from drugmakers Merck and Pfizer, while a disappointing quarterly profit from Google-parent Alphabet kept the Nasdaq firmly in the negative territory.



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Boeing CEO faces tough questions from U.S. lawmakers at hearing

Boeing Co Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg, at the start of two days of testimony before U.S. lawmakers, faced tough questions on Tuesday on the crashes of two 737 MAX planes that killed 346 people and sparked calls for reforms.



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India's IndiGo places historic order for 300 Airbus planes

Indian budget carrier IndiGo has placed an order for 300 Airbus A320neo-family jets worth at least $33 billion at recent catalog prices, handing the European planemaker what could be its biggest ever order from a single carrier.



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Air Canada sees year-end capacity up despite 737 MAX grounding, shares jump

Air Canada said on Tuesday it expects higher capacity and revenues during the last three months of 2019, after reporting lower-than-expected third-quarter profit in the wake of the grounding of Boeing Co's 737 MAX jets.



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U.S. consumer confidence slips in October

U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in October amid household concerns about the short-term outlook for business conditions and job prospects.



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Pfizer raises 2019 forecast as sales of cancer drug, heart medicine surge

Pfizer Inc posted third-quarter profit well above analysts' estimates on higher sales of cancer drug Ibrance and new heart medicine Vyndaqel, encouraging the largest U.S. drugmaker to lift its earnings forecast for the year.



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Russia's Sberbank to buy stake in Mail.ru to expand in digital economy

Sberbank has agreed to buy Gazprombank's holding stake in internet company Mail.ru as Russia's largest lender continues its transformation under Chief Executive German Gref into a banking-to-online services company.



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GM earnings beat lifts shares but U.S. strike weighs on outlook

General Motors Co on Tuesday slashed its earnings forecast for 2019, saying that a 40-day U.S. labor strike by the United Auto Workers union that brought virtually all of its North American operations to a standstill would cost it around $3 billion in profits this year.



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Merck sees ongoing Keytruda strength as its sales top $3 billion in quarter

Merck & Co Inc on Tuesday said it expected immunotherapy Keytruda to continue its market dominance as an initial treatment for advanced lung cancer as sales of the drug topped $3 billion in a quarter for the first time, beating lofty Wall Street estimates.



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Tesla filing shows U.S. third-quarter sales dropped 39%

Tesla Inc's third-quarter revenue fell 39% in the United States, a regulatory filing showed https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459019038256/tsla-10q_20190930.htm on Tuesday.



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World stocks cling to gains on trade optimism, mixed earnings knock Europe

World stocks hovered near a 15-month high on Tuesday underpinned by cautious hopes over a China-U.S trade deal and expectations of another dose of policy stimulus from the Federal Reserve, with safe havens such as gold and yen on the back foot.



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Trump, Xi meeting date is still fluid: White House official

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to finalize a trade agreement on the sidelines of next month's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Chile, but the date is still fluid, a White House official said on Tuesday.



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China woes persist as pressure point for U.S. corporate profits

The U.S.-China trade war persists as an impediment to the growth of U.S. companies, even as the two countries appear close to clinching a limited agreement.



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