(04-29) 05:13 PDT , (AP) -- Merck & Co. says its first-quarter profit more than tripled despite only slightly higher sales because of much lower restructuring and merger costs. The results beat Wall Street expectations....
By LINDA A. JOHNSON, AP Business Writer, San Francisco Chronicle: Business
Fri, 04/29/2011 - 5:13am
(04-29) 05:13 PDT , (AP) -- Merck & Co. says its first-quarter profit more than tripled despite only slightly higher sales because of much lower restructuring and merger costs. The results beat Wall Street expectations....