Merck The German drugmaker releases third-quarter earnings today. It agreed to pay $17bn for US pharmaceutical company Sigma-Aldrich in September. The deal indicated that Merck, known for its cancer treatment Erbitux, is shifting away from the drugs market: Sigma-Aldrich is one of the biggest producers of speciality chemicals for research use. (FT)
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