The results highlight the difficult times that led Merck to drop its aversion to megamergers and do the Schering deal.

FORBES: Earnings

All the same sexy, but this time we've got a bit more info on the upcoming U1F 11.1-incher from ASUS. Of course, that LED backlight inside the 5mm thick LCD is the highlight, but there's plenty more to love inside this 18mm thick laptop (0.7-inches, though it tapers up to 1.1-inches thick).

ENGADGET: ASUS gets official with its LED-backlit U1F lappy

The highlight of the morning was a plenary session led by President Nicolas Sarkozy of France on the role of the G20 in global governance.

FORBES: Davos Notebook, Day 2: Mark Foster, Accenture