Merck Drug Co. Announces Falling Earnings for Second Straight Yearhttp://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/11/05/merck-earnings.aspxMerck, the world’s third largest drug company, announced that its earnings have fallen for the second year in a row. They will be cutting close to 4,500 jobs as a result. Merck was reportedly hurt by falling sales of their arthritis drug Vioxx, alongenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)