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  "id": 17050472,
  "title": "Merck tops quarterly estimates, hikes profit outlook as new Keytruda form shows strength",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/merck-tops-quarterly-estimates-hikes-profit-outlook-as-new-keytruda",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-29T11:08:18.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/29/merck-mrk-earnings-q3-2026.html"
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  "summary": "Merck's immunotherapy Keytruda, including a newer injectable form of the drug, showed stronger-than-expected sales.",
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        "title": "Merck tops third-quarter estimates as Keytruda, Gardasil outperform",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/merck-tops-third-quarter-estimates-as-keytruda-gardasil-outperform",
        "published": "2026-10-29T10:42:50.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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