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Merck (MRK) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +50.00% and +1.69%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Investing.com -- Merck reported significantly better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter, while narrowing and raising its full-year revenue outlook.

Moderna posted a narrower per-share loss and higher revenue in its latest quarter, but shares were tumbling anyway. Moderna posted a loss of $1.97 a share, narrower than the loss of $2.01 Wall Street had anticipated, and slimmer than the per-share loss of $2.13 reported last year. The drugmaker reiterated its full-year guidance of 10% revenue growth, evenly split between U.S. and international sales.

MSD has outpaced rivals to market the first PCSK9 inhibitor in pill form for patients with high cholesterol.

Merck snagged the first-ever approval for a PCSK9 pill to lower LDL cholesterol, starting a new rivalry with injection-makers.

Johnson & Johnson stock is Monday's IBD Stock Of The Day. The medical bellwether will report its June-quarter earnings next week.

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Bio-Techne Corp. (NASDAQ:TECH) is one of the 9 Stocks Winning by Double Digits. Bio-Techne rallied for a third straight day on Thursday, surging 20.08 percent to close at $70.70 apiece, as investors gobbled up shares following news that it is merging with pharmaceutical giant Merck for $11.3 billion. In a statement, Bio-Techne Corp. (NASDAQ:TECH) said […]

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 were up in late-morning trading Thursday, while the Nas

The S&P 500 index was up about 0.3%, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.4%.

June 25 () - Merck KGaA has agreed to ‌acquire biotech firm Bio-Techne ‌Corp for $11.3 billion, the German science ​and healthcare firm said in a statement on Thursday.

Merck KGaA offered $73 a share in cash for Bio-Techne, representing a 24% premium to the U.S. lab-tools supplier’s closing price Wednesday.

U.S. stocks rose in early Thursday trading, rebounding from the previous session’s Fed-driven selloff as falling oil prices and optimism surrounding the Iran peace deal boosted investor sentiment.

The outlook lift comes on expectations of stronger momentum in the group’s life-sciences unit, resilience in healthcare, as well as its first-quarter performance and market conditions.