Merck (MRK) came out with quarterly earnings of 2.28pershare,beatingtheZacksConsensusEstimateof2.16 per share. This compares to loss of 2.06pershareayearago.Thesefiguresareadjustedfornon−recurringitems.Thisquarterlyreportrepresentsanearningssurpriseof5.561.94 per share when it actually produced earnings of $2.07, delivering a surprise of 6.70%.Over the last four quarters, the company ha ...