At 12.4%, Merck's net cash position is almost double that of runner-up AstraZeneca and 12 times the average for companies in the pharmaceutical sector.

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At 12.4%, Merck's net cash position is almost double that of runner-up AstraZeneca (nyse: AZN - news - people ) and 12 times the average for companies in the pharmaceutical sector.

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Despite fears of a double-dip recession, industrial goods companies are the biggest overweight position for hedge funds.

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Moreover it is in a great position to gain from rising income levels and double-digit growth rates in emerging economies such as China and India.

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After Quins had surged into a 10-0 lead with their quick-fire double, Hull were slow to respond and struggled to gain any significant field position.

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Rick Ankiel, signed by the Mets earlier in the day after clearing waivers and playing against the team that revived his career as a position player, just missed a diving catch on Ty Wigginton's pinch-hit bloop double to shallow center off Scott Rice (1-3) to open the seventh.

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