International Business News - LLY http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Alkermes Inc. shares rose Friday after an analyst predicted stronger sales of its schizophrenia drug Risperdal Consta and good clinical data for a diabetes drug candidate. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/alkermes-rises-as-analyst-names-it-a-top-pick.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 17:19:37 EDT Eli Lilly & Co. said giving advanced lung cancer patients its Alimta drug after chemotherapy increased patients' survival without tumor recurrence or progression. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/eli-lilly-says-alimta-helps-lung-cancer-patients.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 12:50:32 EDT Pfizer Inc. late Wednesday said that it named Garry A. Nicholson to head the drug maker's new oncology business unit. Nicholson's responsibilities within the franchise include clinical development, commercial development, sales and marketing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/pfizer-names-head-of-oncology-business-unit.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 07:39:26 EDT Legislation that would require prescription drug makers to disclose payments to doctors got a boost Tuesday when Eli Lilly and Co., broke ranks with the industry and endorsed the bill. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/disclosing-drug-makers-payments-to-docs-gets-boost.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 16:57:36 EDT Shares of OSI Pharmaceuticals rose Wednesday, a day after the biotechnology company beat Wall Street expectations on higher sales of its cancer drug Tarceva. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/osi-shares-rise-after-posting-1q-profit-on-cancer-drug-sales.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 16:56:27 EDT Positive earnings reports from Schering-Plough Corp. and GlaxoSmithKline PLC lifted big pharma stocks Wednesday after several days of mixed results from their peers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080423/sector-snap-schering-plough-glaxo-boost-pharma-stocks.htm Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:51:22 EDT The pharmaceutical sector slipped lower Tuesday, as drugmaker Wyeth said its first-quarter profit declined and generic competition slashed sales of blockbuster heartburn drug Protonix by 66 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080422/sector-wrap-pharma-sector-down-wyeths-protonix-sales-drop.htm Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:41:07 EDT Major drug companies saw their bottom lines buoyed by a weak dollar, one-time gains and other temporary items, but their shares still fell because of basic economic problems hurting the industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080421/analysts-drug-maker-earns-get-temporary-lift-amid-problems.htm Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:13:04 EDT Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080421/bofa-eli-lilly-mattel-national-city-big-market-movers.htm Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:05:21 EDT Wall Street had a mixed performance Monday as investors regained a cautious stance after disappointing news from Bank of America Corp. and Midwest bank National City Corp., and after another record-breaking tear in oil prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080421/stocks-mixed-after-bank-america-profit-falls-short.htm Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:50:24 EDT Wall Street pulled back Monday as investors, who sent the major market indexes up 4 percent last week, reacted to a weaker-than-expected profit report from Bank of America Corp. and disappointing news from a smaller bank, National City Corp. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080421/stocks-dip-after-bank-of-america-profit-falls-short.htm Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:10:00 EDT The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Bush administration to weigh in on a long-running fight between states and big business over whether states can be held liable for patent infringement. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080421/court-asks-governments-views-on-states-patent-liability.htm Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:48:30 EDT Wall Street pulled back Monday after a weaker-than-expected profit report from Bank of America Corp. stirred concerns about the health of corporate earnings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080421/stocks-decline-after-bank-of-america-profit-falls-short.htm Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:36:27 EDT Among the earnings stories for Monday, April 21, from the AP Financial Desk: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080421/earnings-roundup-merck-eli-lilly.htm Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:35:55 EDT Shares of large pharmaceutical companies opened lower Monday as Eli Lilly & Co.'s first-quarter profit disappointed investors and the broader market declined on wider corporate earnings concerns. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080421/pharma-stocks-open-lower-as-broader-market-falls.htm Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:12:23 EDT Drug maker Eli Lilly and Co. said strong sales for Cymbalta and Cialis helped double its first-quarter profit, but results missed Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080421/eli-lilly-1q-profit-doubles-but-falls-short-of-expectations.htm Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:46:08 EDT Biotechnology company Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Monday its first-quarter loss widened on higher marketing costs for diabetes drugs Byetta and Symlin and preparations to market the once weekly diabetes drug exenatide. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080421/amylin-1q-loss-grows-as-marketing-and-research-costs-rise.htm Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:54:32 EDT Eli Lilly says first-quarter profit doubled on strong growth in sales of depression treatment Cymbalta and impotence drug Cialis, as well as fewer charges. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080421/eli-lilly-1q-profit-doubles-as-cialis-cymbalta-sales-rise.htm Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:56:49 EDT Shares of large pharmaceutical companies closed higher Friday as the broader market gained ground on positive earnings reports from Citigroup Inc. and Google Inc. The American Stock Exchange's Phar... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/closing-glance-large-cap-pharma-stocks-close-higher.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:41:13 EDT Eli Lilly & Co. reports earnings for the first quarter on Monday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. OVERVIEW: Legal expenses could continue na... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/earnings-preview-eli-lilly-seen-posting-positive-1q-results.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:03:07 EDT