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The Motley Fool March 9, 2009 Brian Orelli	Merck-Schering Trumps Pfizer-Wyeth The new Merck deal looks a lot better than a combined Pfizer plus Wyeth.
The Motley Fool September 1, 2009 Brian Orelli	Merck to Bride: Leave the Jewelry at Home The new Merck will look a lot like the old Merck at the top, even though about 40% of Schering's senior leaders will be headed to the new company.
The Motley Fool November 25, 2009 Brian Orelli	A Schizophrenic Move by Merck? Issue $29 billion in shares, buy back $3 billion. Say what? Merck increased its share count by almost 45% to pay for the acquisition of Schering-Plough. Now it's planning to buy some of that stock back.
The Motley Fool June 11, 2008 Brian Orelli	Dueling Fools: Pfizer Bull The bullish opinion on Pfizer is that this may be the best time to buy this stock.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2009 Brian Orelli	Merck and Schering: A Less Ugly Bride and Groom Merck and Schering-Plough are up today on "better than expected" earnings, but the bride and groom don't look all that great heading into the wedding.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2008 Brian Orelli	Best Stock for 2009: Pfizer Pfizer's languishing stock price has made the company so much more attractive; it could see a breakout in 2009.
The Motley Fool May 21, 2009 Brian Orelli	Not So Fast, Schering ... er, Merck ... er, Whoever You Are Merck got cute with its acquisition of Schering-Plough by setting up the merger so that Schering is technically merging with Merck and then changing its name to Merck. That seemingly schizophrenic move had a purpose.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	The Best Drug Stock for 2007: Pfizer Investors, this is a great company at a great price.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Costs of Being Pfizer With Pfizer having announced its intention to buy Wyeth this quarter, investors may have worried that the negotiating and pre-acquisition planning caused management to be distracted, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2009 Brian Orelli	Deja Vu All Over Again There's hardly anything to like about Pfizer's deal to buy Wyeth. This is what got Pfizer into its problem in the first place.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	World's Scariest Stocks: Pfizer For Pfizer, the big, scary unknown comes from whether it can integrate its recent acquisition of Wyeth.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2009 Brian Orelli	An Ode to Schering-Plough Mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry are cataloged in a poem.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2010 Brian Orelli	Surprise Us in a Good Way, Merck Keeping up productivity during plant closures won't be easy.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2009 Brian Orelli	Foolish Forecast: A Last Look at "Mini" Pfizer In advance of Pfizer's last earnings report before their acquisition of Wyeth, analysts expect a drop in sales and a bigger bottom line decrease.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Dueling Fools: Merck Bear Investors, because of its recent run-up, the risk/reward tradeoff is not very compelling. There are safer, more lucrative ways to invest in the space.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2010 Brian Orelli	Merck: Poised for Growth and Eager to Go Merck needs its new, stronger, post-acquisition pipeline to pay off.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	Bigger Size, Lower Returns History is not on Merck and Schering's side.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2011 Brian Orelli	Dividend? Buyback? Here's How to Get Both. But will there be enough to replenish the pipeline?
The Motley Fool January 28, 2010 Brian Orelli	Only the Strong Survive at Pfizer The culling of the pipeline isn't as bad as it sounds.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2009 Brian Orelli	Pfizer's and Merck's Loss Is These Companies' Gain Are Pfizer and Merck too busy integrating now to take advantage of additional acquisitions?
The Motley Fool January 23, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Pfizer Pfizzles Through 2006 The company is in a top-line pickle, but it expects things to get better. Current investors are now left standing until a rebound in growth, now targeted for 2009.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2009 Brian Orelli	Schering and Merck: A Match Made in Purgatory Until Merck can show that it's capable of growing sales again, investors should be leery of stepping in, even with the dividend yield pushing 6%.
The Motley Fool April 15, 2011 Brian Orelli	Dark Clouds Lift Over Pharma Dispute The case of who bought whom in the Merck -Schering-Plough deal has ended in a draw.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2009 Brian Orelli	Another Reason to Hate Big Pharma's M&A As we get closer to Pfizer and Merck wrapping up their deals, it looks like a new group is voicing their displeasure: external partners.
The Motley Fool March 26, 2009 Brian Orelli	Big Pharma's R&D Model Is Broken Bigger isn't always better.
The Motley Fool September 3, 2009 Brian Orelli	Now That's How to Grow a Company! Dear Pfizer and Merck, you really should take note of how Abbott Labs is growing.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2011 Brian Orelli	3 Things More Important to Pfizer Than Losing Lipitor It's not like we didn't see it coming.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2007 Brian Lawler	Dueling Fools: Pfizer Bear It's been a blue chip for years, but that doesn't mean it will stay that way forever. It's inconceivable for Pfizer's market capitalization to be valued at $188 billion four years from now, when its revenues could be 40% lower than they are today.
The Motley Fool March 24, 2009 Robert Steyer	Drugmakers Diversify -- Again Merck and Pfizer choose businesses they once eschewed.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	Chief Justice Roberts Sold Pfizer. Should You? Maybe, but not for the same reason.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Dueling Fools: Pfizer Bull The drug giant has ample firepower. The current company valuation largely ignores Pfizer's upside potential past 2008.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2009 Brian Orelli	This Baby Is a Nice Addition A month into an acquisition, and Merck already sees a benefit.
The Motley Fool August 14, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Schizophrenic Drug Approval Schering's drug gets a thumbs-up.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2010 Brian Orelli	Foolish Forecast: First Look at Pfizer Plus With the addition of Wyeth last quarter, there's no doubt Pfizer is larger, but whether that bigger size translates into savings that boosts profits remains to be seen.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Dueling Fools: Pfizer Bull Rebuttal The patent expirations are an issue, but the cash is what's really important. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Robert Barker	A Stimulant For Depressed Drug Stocks? For a bunch of can't-miss stocks, the big drugmakers sure did miss out on 2003's bull run. The dozen drug companies in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index have returned 10% this year, vs. the index' 22%. But the market is now failing to credit the companies' strengths.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Merck in the Balance These are troubled times for Merck. Restructuring charges, Zocor sales woes, and a new distribution program hamper earnings.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Brian Lawler	Dueling Fools: Merck Bull Rebuttal Plenty of cash. Big pipeline. Not to worry. The future can't be predicted, but Merck's history shows its ability to weather even the toughest pharmaceutical-development environments.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Dueling Fools: Merck Bear Rebuttal Yes, Merck is a good company, but investors can still do better.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Dueling Fools: Merck Bear Looking at other big pharma peers, Merck is dead last when it comes to expected three- to five-year EPS growth. Why buy a troubled pharma when better options exist?
The Motley Fool December 7, 2010 Brian Orelli	How Pfizer's New Chief Can Right the Ship Bigger is not always better.
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The Motley Fool August 18, 2010 Jordan DiPietro	How Long Will Merck's Dividend Last? Check out how Merck stacks up in this article.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Discerning Pfizer's Pfuture The company is undergoing a transformation, but that doesn't mean it isn't worth a look from investors.
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The Motley Fool July 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	It's Hard to Get Excited About 92% Revenue Growth Especially when revenue dropped on a comparable basis.
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The Motley Fool July 29, 2011 Brian Orelli	Merck's Making All the Right Long-Term Moves Job cuts, but they're not in research.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2008 Brian Orelli	Foolish Forecast: Will Pfizer Flounder Through Another Quarter? Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer releases earnings tomorrow morning. Let's take a look at what the numbers might say and, more importantly, what management might be able to say to get this stock out of its drug-induced coma.
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