(Reuters) - Merck & Co ( MRK ) on Thursday raised its annual profit and revenue forecast on the back of strong sales for its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil. The New Jersey-based drugmaker said it expected earnings of $8.53 and $8.65 per share, up from its previous prediction of $8.44 to $8.59, and sales...

(Reuters) - Bombardier reported higher first-quarter cash burn on Thursday as the Canadian planemaker builds up inventory to support increased production of business jets amid resilient demand for private flying. Cash burn for the quarter through March was $387 million, compared with $247 million a year earlier. The Montreal-based company is facing pressure from rival General Dynamics' ( GD )...

April 25 (Reuters) - Self-driving technology firm Mobileye Global ( MBLY ) beat market expectations for quarterly revenue on Thursday as it benefited from higher orders for its driver assistance chips amid a wave of investment in automation by carmakers. The company reported first-quarter revenue of $239 million, compared with analysts' average estimate of $231.6 million, according to LSEG data....

(Reuters) -Lazard ( LAZ ) reported a first-quarter profit on Thursday, compared with a loss a year earlier, buoyed by a growth in assets at the boutique investment bank. The company's asset management revenue rose 4% to $295 million. Lazard's ( LAZ ) assets under management rose to $250 billion in the first quarter from $232 billion a year earlier....