Lilly beats 2nd qtr forecasts, raises &#39;07 view
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Eli Lilly and Co.  on Tuesday  posted better-than-expected second-quarter earnings helped by  surging sales of its prescription drugs, including depression  treatment Cymbalta, and the company raised its 2007 profit  forecast.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on   Friday as declines in shares of Eli Lilly and Co. LLY.N   offset a report on personal income and consumption that raised   no new worries about interest rates going higher.
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Eli Lilly and Co.  on Tuesday posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings and raised its 2007 forecast, helped by surging sales of its prescription drugs, including depression treatment Cymbalta.
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Novartis and Wyeth reported that third-quarter earnings were hit by charges, while Eli Lilly beat expectations as sales of several of its drugs outpaced analystsâ estimates.
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The company said it earned $52 million in the fourth quarter on strong U.S. and international sales. Its shares climbed more than 7 percent in morning trading.
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AnnTaylor Stores Corp  reported better-than-expected earnings per share on Friday, helped by a lower share count from buybacks, and reaffirmed its full-year profit outlook, sending shares up 7 percent.
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Drug benefit manager Medco Health Solutions Inc.  on Wednesday reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on strong demand for mail-delivered generic medicines and raised its 2007 outlook, sending its shares to an all-time high.
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Drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc.  boosted its 2007 earnings forecast on Wednesday, citing better-than-expected sales of multiple products, including its cancer vaccine Gardasil and diabetes drug Januvia.
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Merck & Co. on Monday said second-quarter earnings rose on higher sales of its new vaccines and medicines, and the company raised its 2007 profit forecast amid continuing strong demand for the medicines.
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CVS Corp. , the No. 2 U.S. drugstore chain, posted a 2.7 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, driven by strong sales of prescription medications and greater use of generic drugs, which are more profitable for pharmacies.
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Pfizer Inc, Novartis AG and Wyeth all saw quarterly earnings hit by charges on Thursday, while Eli Lilly and Co exceeded Wall Street expectations as third-quarter sales of several of its drugs outpaced analysts' estimates.
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European shares hit new 2-1/2 year highs  on Friday, with British Airways up 1 percent after it raised  its revenue outlook and beat forecasts, and with the market  focusing on U.S. employment data due later in the day.
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Merck & Co  on Monday said its  third-quarter profit rose sharply, helped by sales of its  vaccines and cholesterol drugs, and raised its 2007 profit  forecast in view of strong current trends.
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Merck & Co.  on Wednesday stood by its forecast of flat earnings for 2006 and projected slightly higher 2007 results, in line with Wall Street expectations, as the drugmaker grapples with generic competition for a number of its medicines.
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Eli Lilly and Co.  said on Thursday it is on track to meet its 2006 growth forecast of 8 percent to 12 percent, but projected slower profit growth in 2007 though its revenues will grow at a faster pace next year.
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Eli Lilly and Co  on Tuesday  said fourth-quarter profit rose on higher-than-expected sales  of its medicines, including strong demand for its newer  treatments for depression, diabetes and cancer.
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Japan&#39;s Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose, led by KDDI Corp. and Marui Co., on expectations the government will boost its growth estimate for the world&#39;s second- largest economy on Friday.