07:27 AM EDT, 08/08/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Martin Marietta Materials ( MLM ) reported Q2 earnings from continuing operations Thursday of $4.76 per diluted share, down from $5.60 a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $5.37. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $1.76 billion compared with $1.82 billion a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ...

07:23 AM EDT, 08/08/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Price: 161.13, Change: +0.38, Percent Change: +0.24 ...

NEW YORK/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - This week's huge selloff in global markets, triggered by an unwinding of yen-funded trades, is far from over and could eventually spread to credit markets, impair some banks and possibly hurt the U.S. dollar, fund managers say. By Thursday, market volatility had subsided but stock markets struggled for direction and investors tried to guess how many...

07:23 AM EDT, 08/08/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Merck ( MRK ) said Thursday that it halted the phase 3 trial of its experimental combination therapy to treat patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer based on the recommendation of an independent data monitoring committee. The company said the trial, which tested a fixed-dose combination of vibostolimab and its blockbuster cancer...