During Wednesday’s Afternoon trade, Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK), lost -0.20% to $57.59.
Merck & Co., known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, declared the results of a recent on-line survey about women’s views on relationships and sex, which found that women are less assertive about initiating discussions about their sexual health than they are about other important areas of their lives. That’s why Merck is launching an educational campaign called “Rule the Real Talk” with Dr. Logan Levkoff, relationship and sex expert, and Dr. Rebecca Brightman, OB/GYN and women’s health expert, to assist women spark important conversations about sexual health, counting birth control options, with both their partners and their health care providers.
According to the survey, nearly one-third (31%) of women in a relationship rarely or never talk to their partner about sexual health, and six in ten (62%) of those who do have these discussions admit they don’t initiate them. Additionally, one-fifth of all women (22%) say they feel uncomfortable discussing their sexual history with their partner.
Merck & Co., Inc. provides health care solutions worldwide. The company offer therapeutic and preventive agents to treat cardiovascular, type 2 diabetes, asthma, nasal allergy symptoms, allergic rhinitis, chronic hepatitis C virus, HIV-1 infection, fungal infections, intra-abdominal infections, hypertension, arthritis and pain, inflammatory, osteoporosis, male pattern hair loss, and fertility diseases.
Finally, United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI), gained 0.91%, and is now trading at $89.57.
Jefferies lowered United Rental’s price target to $120 from $130 with a “buy” rating.
As Sunbelt Rentals, the second largest North American equipment rental provider, has stated 27% rental revenue growth in three months to April 2015, Jefferies made implications for United Rentals.
The firm reduced 2015 estimates to $8.04 earnings per share from $8.34, and reduced EBITDA to $2.90 billion from $2.95 billion, according to the analyst note.
United Rentals, Inc., through its auxiliaries, operates as an equipment rental company. It operates in two segments, General Rentals; and Trench Safety, Power and HVAC (heating, ventilating and air conditioning), and Pump Solutions.
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