Monday, April 16, 2007

Lilly quarterly profit falls, hurt by charges

(Reuters) - NEW YORK, April 16 - Eli Lilly and Co. reported lower first-quarter profit on Monday as special charges offset higher sales of the company's array of prescription medicines.

Earnings fell to $508.7 million, or 47 cents per share, from $835 million, or 77 cents per share, a year earlier.


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