May 2 (Reuters) - Amgen ( AMGN ) reported a slightly lower first-quarter profit on Thursday, citing higher operating and interest expense from its recent acquisition of rare disease drugmaker Horizon Therapeutics, partially offset by double-digit revenue growth. The biotechnology company's adjusted profit fell 1% to $3.96 per share, which still beat the average analyst estimate of $3.88 per share,...

May 2 (Reuters) - Jack Dorsey-led Block posted a jump in first-quarter profit on Thursday as the payments firm benefited from resilient consumer spending and its own cost cuts. Adjusted net income rose to $542.9 million, or 85 cents per share, in the three months ended March 31, from $271.2 million, or 43 cents per share, a year earlier. ...

SAO PAULO, May 2 (Reuters) - Latin America e-commerce giant MercadoLibre ( MELI ) said on Thursday its first-quarter net profit surged 71% from a year earlier, beating analysts' estimates as its performance in Brazil and Mexico offset some negative effects in Argentina. MercadoLibre ( MELI ), which operates a marketplace in 18 countries and also owns the fintech Mercado...

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