01:17 PM EDT, 07/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Merck ( MRK ) lowered its 2024 earnings guidance to reflect the costs tied to its Eyebiotech acquisition despite slightly raising its revenue outlook midpoint, while posting stronger-than-expected second-quarter results. The drugmaker now expects full-year adjusted earnings per share in the $7.94 to $8.04 range, down from between $8.53 and $8.65 previously predicted....

01:17 PM EDT, 07/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Superior Drilling Products ( SDPI ) said Tuesday that its shareholders approved its acquisition by Drilling Tools International ( DTI ) . The company said over 99% of the shares voted at its special meeting of shareholders were in favor of the deal. The final vote results will be filed with the US...

01:19 PM EDT, 07/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Apple ( AAPL ) has been using chips developed by Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google ( GOOG ) to create its artificial intelligence platforms, a research paper released by Apple ( AAPL ) shows. The research report released Monday describes how the company's Apple Foundation Models were pre-trained on v4 and v5p Cloud TPU...

01:18 PM EDT, 07/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Stryker (SYK) said Tuesday it has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for its Q Guidance System with Spine Guidance 5 Software featuring Copilot. The company said the spine guidance software with the Copilot technology aims to provide various feedback modalities to support bone resection, pedicle preparation, and screw delivery...