Fears of tariff-related higher prices have motivated consumers to buy cars early, but it's also contributing to a hesitance to buy and a hunger for deals.
Patients flocked to those Ozempic, Wegovy copycats when the branded drugs were in short supply, or if they didn't have insurance coverage for the treatments.ย
The guidance revisions include the estimated impact of current tariffs on U.S. products shipped to China, but not Trump's planned pharmaceutical tariffs.
Merck said the expected tariff charge primarily reflects levies between the U.S. and China, but does not account for Trump's planned pharmaceutical tariffs.