April 25 (Reuters) - Royal Caribbean Group on Thursday raised its annual profit forecast for a second time, benefiting from record demand for cruises and robust on-board spending. It now expects annual adjusted profit between $10.70 and $10.90 per share, compared with its earlier forecast of profit between $9.90 and $10.10 per share. Analysts estimated annual earnings per share of...

April 25 (Reuters) - Lazard ( LAZ ) reported a higher first-quarter profit on Thursday buoyed by a growth in assets at the boutique investment bank. Profit attributable to Lazard ( LAZ ) was $36 million, or 35 cents per share, in the quarter, compared with a loss of $22 million, or 27 cents per share, a year earlier. ...

06:30 AM EDT, 04/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Pulse Seismic ( PLSDF ) overnight Wednesday reported steady first-quarter net earnings of $2.7 million, or $0.05 per share, compared with $2.9 million, or $0.05 per share, in the year-ago quarter. Revenue for the three months ended March 31 rose 4.8% to $8.8 million from $8.4 million. EBITDA was $6.2 million, or $0.12...

(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...