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Merck & Co., Inc. Increases Profits, to Slash 15% of Workforce and Save Up to $3B

February 16, 2010 | 
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Forbes -- A takeover may have helped boost fourth-quarter earnings for Merck, but the integration of Schering Plough is also coming with a 15% staff cut.
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