* Preliminary 2024 profit up 15%, outlook remains good * MFE secured 3.4 billion euros financing for M&A drive * Ready to take on challenge at European level, CEO says (Recasts, adds CEO quotes in paragraph 3, shares and analysts comments in paragraph 6) By Elvira Pollina MILAN, Feb 27 (Reuters) - MFE-MediaforEurope, the commercial TV group of Italy's Berlusconi...

05:37 AM EST, 02/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ( CM ) reported fiscal Q1 adjusted earnings Thursday of 2.20 Canadian dollars ($1.53) per diluted share, up from CA$1.81 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected CA$1.97. Revenue for the quarter ended Jan. 31 was CA$7.28 billion compared with CA$6.22 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed...

05:45 AM EST, 02/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Baidu ( BIDU ) and Contemporary Amperex Technology, or CATL, have signed a strategic partnership focusing on digital intelligence and autonomous driving, multiple media outlets reported Thursday. The parties will jointly explore the development of driverless vehicles and new business models, according to the media reports. As part of the partnership, Baidu (...

Feb 27 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on Thursday: ** Australia approved Qatar Airways buying a 25% stake in Virgin Australia from U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital, posing a challenge for national flag carrier Qantas that has long dominated Australian air routes. (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Kamal Choudhury in...