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The company reported a profit of $557 million, or $3.33 a share, compared with a profit of $513 million, or $3.04 a share, a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Weeks earlier, in June 2024, the company’s stock had soared to its all-time high, valuing the drugmaker at $658 billion, according to FactSet.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
The final track here, “Sam on the Ganges,” is really that earlier album’s accessible hit, “Sombrero Sam.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Lilly’s tirzepatide came off the FDA’s drug-shortage list two months earlier than semaglutide, and Lilly kept pressing its advantage.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Speaking of observantness, I noticed that when you said bye earlier, you actually said, and I quote, “bye forever, I guess.”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
