Merck says 3Q net income falls 28 percent

FRANKFURT - German drug and chemical maker Merck KGaA reported Monday that net income fell 28 percent to euro144 million (6 million) in the third quarter as weak demand hurt revenue, but said its chemicals and liquid crystals divisions were recovering. Merck, based in Darmstadt and unrelated to the U.S. company of the same name, said net income for the period compared with euro200 million in the July-September period of 2008. McGraw-Hill Says Profit Fell 14%, Cuts 2009 Revenue F

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