Merck (MRK) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.58 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$2.36 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.57 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +9.32$2.01 per share when it actually produced earnings of $2.13, delivering a surprise of +5.97%.Over the last four quarters, the comp ...