Corner-side drug-peddler Merck saw its profit plunge 28% last quarter so its laying 7,200 heads on the chopping block. For Merck, $1.09 billion in profit was an embarrassment (its customers are addicted after all) so the only solution is layoffs. Well, not really, but it’s the route they’re taking.

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[ Yahoo Finance ] Merck 3Q net drops 28 percent; to cut 7,200 jobs